(Dom Riunart “Blanc de Blancs” Brut Millésime (Reims) Disgorged July 2014) The 2004 Dom Riunart Blanc de Blancs is a lovely and youthful example of this fine vintage, wafting from the glass in a blend of apple, pear, brioche, a touch of nuttiness, a fine base of chalky soil tones and a hint of butter in the upper register. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and nascently complex, with lovely balance and focus, a rock solid core, elegant mousse, bright acids and a very long, very refined and still quite youthful finish. This is still a youthful wine and far more complexity will emerge with some extended cellaring, but it is impeccably balanced and really is already quite easy to drink with great pleasure. High class juice. (Drink between 2016-2045)
