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Champagne Ayala Blanc De Blancs 2016 750ml

size
750ml
country
France
region
Champagne
DC
93
JS
93
BH
93
JD
93
WE
92
VM
90
Additional vintages
DC
93
Rated 93 by Decanter
Lime, smoke, and hazelnut aromas, with a lovely brown tarty pastry note and some dried tropical fruits and cocoa. Fresh acidity with flavours of lemon, lime juice, basil, apple and a bit of white pepper. Toasty and rounded. ... More details
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Champagne Ayala Blanc De Blancs 2016 750ml

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Professional Ratings
DC
93
JS
93
BH
93
JD
93
WE
92
VM
90
DC
93
Rated 93 by Decanter
Lime, smoke, and hazelnut aromas, with a lovely brown tarty pastry note and some dried tropical fruits and cocoa. Fresh acidity with flavours of lemon, lime juice, basil, apple and a bit of white pepper. Toasty and rounded.
JS
93
Rated 93 by James Suckling
This is really delicious, with buttered-brioche and bread-dough character. It's full bodied but not heavy. Just rich and plush. Creamy and round-textured. Extremely long aftertaste. Pure chardonnay. Aged six years on the lees. 5 g/l dosage. Drink now.
BH
93
Rated 93 by Burghound
Very bright and ultra-fresh aromas are comprised by plenty of citrus and yeast elements along with background nuances of Granny Smith, spice and a cool floral top note. The mousse supporting the equally bright and racy flavors is quite firm but not what I would describe as aggressive as the bead is refined, all wrapped in an agreeably dry, crisp and sneaky long finish. This is lovely and while clearly still quite young, it could certainly be enjoyed today even though my advice would be to let it slumber for another 5ish years.
JD
93
Rated 93 by Jeb Dunnuck
A tricky vintage and an especially complicated vintage for Pinot Noir in 2016, the 2016 Champagne Le Blanc De Blancs is a bright silver-yellow hue and offers an airy and springy floral bouquet in its pastoral notes of white flowers, honeysuckle, fresh pear, and dewy earth. Medium-bodied, it’s more rounded on the mid-palate, with a fluffy mousse and supple notes of quince and fresh brioche dough. It’s elegant and approachable, with its citrus profile lasting on the clean finish. It has more substance but remains elegant and refreshing and does not feel dilute. Drink 2024-2034. Dosage was 5 grams per liter and it was disgorged in November 2022.
WE
92
Rated 92 by Wine Enthusiast
A blend of fruit from the Côte des Blancs, this fine, crisp apple-flavored Champagne is taut, tightly textured and with plenty of aging potential. Drink from 2025.
VM
90
Rated 90 by Vinous Media
The 2016 Le Blanc de Blancs is one of the better wines I have tasted here of late. Exuberant and quite expressive, the 2016 soars with cents of lemon confit, marzipan and sweet spice, all in a forward, open-knit style that offers good near-term appeal. All this needs is a bit more focus in its bouquet, but is still a big step up from the past. Light tropical accents linger on the close.
Winery
Right from the start, this wine is fresh and lively, it shows a dazzling youthful character, followed by a broad and appetizing palate of white fruit and acacia honey with subtle pastry and brioche overtones. The finish is long and persistent, revealing a touch of chalky minerality, a signature of the Côte des Blancs, along with hints of grapefruit, blood orange and a delicate salinity.
Product Details
size
750ml
country
France
region
Champagne
Additional vintages
Overview
This is really delicious, with buttered-brioche and bread-dough character. It's full bodied but not heavy. Just rich and plush. Creamy and round-textured. Extremely long aftertaste. Pure chardonnay. Aged six years on the lees. 5 g/l dosage. Drink now.
green grapes

Varietal: Champagne Blend

There are few areas in the world with a reputation quite as famous and respected as that of Champagne in France, and almost every wine region on earth has imitated or has been influenced by the careful process mastered by the wineries of Champagne. However, it is in the grape varietals which thrive in this region where the secrets to the Champagne's success can be found – the acidic, flavorful Chardonnay grapes meeting the characterful Pinot Noir varietal, and coming together to produce something wonderful in the bottle. There are actually seven varietals allowed by French wine law for the production of Champagne wines, all of which are used by wineries to accentuate each others finest points and maintain the reputation of this very special region, the home to some extremely high quality grapes.
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Region: Champagne

The beautiful north-easterly region of Champagne in France is famous around the world for the production of the exquisite sparkling white wines which characterize the region. All over the globe, bottles of wine from Champagne are celebrated and enjoyed, and their fame has come about through generations of expertise and experimentation, and a dedication to quality which raises the bar for producers of sparkling wines everywhere. The vast majority of grapes grown in this special region are of the Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Petit Meunier varietals, the principle grapes used for the production of Champagne sparkling white wines. The region itself is far cooler than many other important French wine regions, but this hasn't stopped the dozens of wineries in Champagne from making their distinctive and much-loved produce.
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Country: France

French winemakers are subjected to several laws and regulations regarding the wines they produce, and how they can be labeled and sold. Such procedures are designed to increase the overall quality of the country's produce, and also to ensure that wines made in each particular region or appellation are of a character and type which is representative of the area. Thankfully for consumers of wine world-wide, the French have a particularly high reputation to uphold, and seem to do so flawlessly. Every year, wineries from all over France produce millions upon millions of bottles of fine wine, making the most of their native grape varieties and the excellent terrain which covers most of the country. From the expensive and exquisite red wines of Bordeaux and Burgundy, to the white wines and cremants of central France, the French are dedicated to providing the world with wines of the highest quality and most distinctive character.
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