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Besserat De Bellefon Champagne Extra Brut NV 750ml

size
750ml
country
France
region
Champagne
WA
92
WE
90
JS
90
WA
92
Rated 92 by Wine Advocate
Disgorged in October 2015 and tasted in October 2018 from lot L6S920703 again, the golden-yellow NV Cuvée des Moines Extra Brut blends 56% Chardonnay with 44% Pinot Noir and offers a deep, rich and elegant bouquet with pure chalk aromas intertwined with ripe and aromatic Kirsch and Chardonnay-driven tropical fruit expressions as well as as brioche and mushroom aromas, which indicate a certain maturity. On the palate, this is a rich, complex yet pure, refined, mineral-fresh and beautifully matured Extra Brut with lots of brioche, bread and mushroom flavors and highly elegant, mineral-driven acidity. The vibrant, stimulating finish is pure, fresh and persistently salty. This is an excellent Extra Brut, and readers can serve it today or during the next 10 years. ... More details
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Besserat De Bellefon Champagne Extra Brut NV 750ml

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Professional Ratings
WA
92
WE
90
JS
90
WA
92
Rated 92 by Wine Advocate
Disgorged in October 2015 and tasted in October 2018 from lot L6S920703 again, the golden-yellow NV Cuvée des Moines Extra Brut blends 56% Chardonnay with 44% Pinot Noir and offers a deep, rich and elegant bouquet with pure chalk aromas intertwined with ripe and aromatic Kirsch and Chardonnay-driven tropical fruit expressions as well as as brioche and mushroom aromas, which indicate a certain maturity. On the palate, this is a rich, complex yet pure, refined, mineral-fresh and beautifully matured Extra Brut with lots of brioche, bread and mushroom flavors and highly elegant, mineral-driven acidity. The vibrant, stimulating finish is pure, fresh and persistently salty. This is an excellent Extra Brut, and readers can serve it today or during the next 10 years.
WE
90
Rated 90 by Wine Enthusiast
This bone-dry Champagne has had some bottle age before release, adding a nutty character to the ripe fruit and intense acidity. It is a crisp wine with added richness to sustain its dryness. Drink this bottling from 2019.
JS
90
Rated 90 by James Suckling
A more citrusy style here on the nose with a gently biscuity, flinty and almost reductive edge. The palate has a smooth build of sorbet-like citrusy fruits, rolling out nice and even thanks to a handy pastry-like build all the way to the balanced dry finish. Drink now.
Vinous Media
Pale gold. Aromas of dried pear, lemon pith and quinine, with a buttery brioche nuance adding depth. Sappy and smooth in texture, offering musky orchard and pit fruit flavors and a hint of anise. A bitter cherry quality comes up on the finish, which shows good energy and a touch of white pepper.
Winery
Aspect: Deep yellow I Matte gold Bouquet: Reserved I Opulent I Macadamia nut I Corinth raisins I Zante currants I Smoke and toast Palate: Rich pastry I Yet racy I Superb length Assemblage: Chardonnay I Pinot Noir
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size
750ml
country
France
region
Champagne
Overview
Disgorged in October 2015 and tasted in October 2018 from lot L6S920703 again, the golden-yellow NV Cuvée des Moines Extra Brut blends 56% Chardonnay with 44% Pinot Noir and offers a deep, rich and elegant bouquet with pure chalk aromas intertwined with ripe and aromatic Kirsch and Chardonnay-driven tropical fruit expressions as well as as brioche and mushroom aromas, which indicate a certain maturity. On the palate, this is a rich, complex yet pure, refined, mineral-fresh and beautifully matured Extra Brut with lots of brioche, bread and mushroom flavors and highly elegant, mineral-driven acidity. The vibrant, stimulating finish is pure, fresh and persistently salty. This is an excellent Extra Brut, and readers can serve it today or during the next 10 years.
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Varietal: Champagne Blend

The sparkling wines of Champagne have been revered by wine drinkers for hundreds of years, and even today they maintain their reputation for excellence of flavor and character, and are consistently associated with quality, decadence, and a cause for celebration. Their unique characteristics are partly due to the careful blending of a small number of selected grape varietals, most commonly Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. These grapes, blended in fairly equal quantities, give the wines of Champagne their wonderful flavors and aromas, with the Pinot Noir offering length and backbone, and the Chardonnay varietal giving its acidity and dry, biscuity nature. It isn't unusual to sometimes see Champagne labeled as 'blanc de blanc', meaning it is made using only Chardonnay varietal grapes, or 'blanc de noir', which is made solely with Pinot Noir.
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Region: Champagne

The region of Champagne in the north-easterly part of France has, for hundreds of years, been known for the production of high quality, elegant and characterful sparkling white wines. Champagne wines continue to dominate the market for sparkling wines, and are the envy of many countries, with plenty of producers attempting to emulate their unique practices. The chalky, mineral-rich soils of this high altitude region are ideal for growing the Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Petit Meunier varietal grapevines which cover the region and are usually blended together in the production of Champagne wine. The climate of Champagne is far cooler than other famous wine regions in France, but the wineries which are found all over the area have generations of expertise, and have no problems in producing vast quantities of their famous produce for the world market.
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Country: France

It is widely understood and accepted that the finest wines in the world come out of France. Whether you are drinking a vintage bottle from one of the famed Grand Cru wineries of Bordeaux - such as Chateau Margaux or Chateau Lafite-Rothschild - or a more simple and affordable bottle from one of the lesser known appellations in Burgundy, the likelihood is that the wine is packed full of intense and interesting flavors, and has a fine, balanced structure typical of almost all French produce. This reputation for excellence is taken extremely serious by the French, with dozens of regularly updated laws and regulations ensuring the quality and accurate labeling of wines. Such dedication and passion for fine wine, representative of the region in which it is produced, means customers can be assured that when they buy a bottle from France, they are buying something almost certain to please and delight.
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