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Champagne Collection Impériale Création No. 1 Brut Nature in Geschenkpackung
The aromatic complexity of this multi-vintage blend is dazzling, framed by a controlled and alluring reductive tautness of gunpowder, white pepper and charred citrus peel. Unfolds with a lengthy procession of poached strawberry, papaya and dried peach, eventually showing intruiging nuances such as cocoa, dried lime, nutty honey and sourdough. The gentle, resovled weight of age is apparent on the palate, yet the effect is surprisingly delicate and calm, and all the more nimble with zero dosage, refusing to feel either conclusively mature or youthful. Rather unique, this will be fascinating to follow, with further time on cork perhaps offering yet more smoothness and complexity. A blend of seven vintages, 42.5% of which is the 2013 Grand Vintage blend, followed by 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004 and 2000 reserves aged in oak foudres.