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Salon Le Mesnil 1988

RegionChampagne
Subregion France > Champagne
ColourWhite
TypeSparkling

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Tasting Notes

A laser beam. Beautifully focused, intense and densely flavored with lime, honey and chanterelles in butter. So rich it's almost too much, but the vibrant acidity keeps everything in check and driving through the long finish. Drink now through 2010. 700 cases imported.

96
Bruce Sanderson, WineSpectator.com, November 2000

Disgorged 2010 with 5-6 g/l dosage.
Pale gold. Very hard to describe this aroma. A little honeyed and bready but also with a more oxidative butterscotch quality without the sweetness that suggests. So vibrant on the palate, a little hint of ginger and bitter orange. Fabulous balance between intense and refined purity and then that depth and length, very very long. 2013 - 2025

18
Julia Harding MW, JancisRobinson.com, April 2016
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