26 January 2012

Le Mesnil Blanc de Blancs

le Mesnil-sur-Ogers, France. Chardonnay. 12%. Cork. Approx $A85

Quite delicious and certainly more pleasing than just about any other equivalently priced Champagne I can recall. Made by a co-op of growers from grapes growing in esteemed soil, this is layered and complex; the nose is all sour dough, mushrooms and citrus, while in the mouth it's beauty is clear. A superb blend of length, texture and fruit.

2 comments:

Josh Tuckfield said...

I had this last year and loved it.

Edward said...

Josh,

I tried a few glasses of the 06 Clover Hill moments before. The two are like chalk and cheese