Larmandier-Bernier: Champagne Terre de Vertus Premier Cru Brut Nature 2017

ØKOLOGISK

: Chardonnay 100%

: hvid, tør; Fermentering på flaske; Perling; 12,5% Vol.; Modenhed til at drikke: 2027–2047

: frisk syrlighed; fuld & rund; mineral

: Lobenberg: 94+/100; Parker: 93/100; Jeb Dunnuck: 93+/100

: Frankrig, Champagne, Côte des Blancs

: Allergener: Sulfitter,

Tapperi / Importør: Champagne Larmandier-Bernier, 19 Avenue du Général de Gaulle, 51130 Vertus, FRANKREICH

Naturligvis biodynamisk dyrket, som alt hos Larmandier. Terre de Vertus fra kommunen af samme navn i den sydlige del af Côte de Blancs er krydret, kølig, blomsteragtig og stålsat. Modnet i brugte fade, mindre og større. Kraftfuld og fast i munden, den har en tæt tekstur, utrolig koncentreret og dyb. Meget koncentreret Chardonnay, føles som flydende kridt. Grapefrugt og citronskal, mynte, meget rig, men alligevel elegant. En mere end elegant Chardonnay og en perfekt ledsager til mad med sin polerede kraft.

Parker om: Champagne Terre de Vertus Premier Cru Brut Nature

The 2017 Brut Nature Blanc de Blancs Terre de Vertus, which derives from two east-facing plots within the same lieu-dit in Les Barillers, located mid-slope, imparts a very mineral, almost crystalline character. A vineyard that rarely produces powerful wines, even in the context of 2017, it has retained its personality, though it’s a little more generous and slightly less focused than the 2016 rendition. Unfurling from the glass with aromas of lemon peel, honeysuckle and oyster shell, it is medium-bodied, racy and saline-tinged and can be approached before the last year’s release. It was disgorged in May 2023.

Jeb Dunnuck om: Champagne Terre de Vertus Premier Cru Brut Nature

The medium yellow 2017 Champagne Premier Cru Terre de Vertus Brut Nature offers notes of fresh pineapple, salty earth, preserved lemon, and nutty fresh pastry. Medium to full-bodied, it has a chalky and structured feel, with more persistence, structure, and a savory aroma, and it would be more tightly bound, though it retains the broad depth of the vintage as well. The mousse is spicy and peppery and accents the structure. It feels nervous, and I wouldn't be surprised to see this show even better in a few more years.

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