Doyard 'Cuvée Vendémiaire' Blanc de Blancs Premier Cru Brut, Champagne, France

VARIETAL 
Chardonnay 

 

TASTING NOTES

 

94pts - James Suckling

"Spices, candied lemons, toasted bread and pastry on the expressive, layered nose. Soft and round on the palate yet quietly complex, with a creamy mousse, generous depth and a long, harmonious finish. Polished and complete."

 

93pts - Wine Spectator

"A graceful Champagne, with a satiny mousse, revealing ripe apricot, mirabelle plum, preserved lemon, white blossoms and a streak of salty minerality enriched by hints of toasted hazelnut and pastry cream, all framed by well-knit, chiseled acidity on the long finish. Disgorged March 2023. Drink now through 2026. 500 cases imported."

 

91pts - Wine Advocate

"Doyard's latest NV Brut Blanc de Blancs Vendémiaire, disgorged in March 2024 with four grams per liter dosage, is based on the 2019 vintage, with 30% from 2018 and 20% from 2017. Sourced mostly from Vertus (65%), it incorporates fruit from Avize, Oger, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger and Cramant and is vinified in almost equal parts in stainless steel (60%) and oak. Unfurling from the glass with aromas of peach, toasted nuts and pear mingling with lemon zest, it is full-bodied, ample and rather gastronomic, with vibrant acidity and a pillowy mousse, concluding with an expansive finish."

 

(Practicing Organic)