N/V Violaine Brut Nature Grand Cru, Benoît Lahaye (Disgorgement 2020)

N/V Violaine Brut Nature Grand Cru, Benoît Lahaye (Disgorgement 2020)

Critic score
92/100 info

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Wine details

  • Region & country
    Champagne, France
  • Colour
    White
  • Sweetness
    Dry
  • Style
    Sparkling
  • Unit Volume
    Bottle (75cl.)
  • ABV
    12%

Tasting notes

Based on the 2015 vintage and complemented by fully 50% reserve wines, Lahaye's NV Brut Nature Grand Cru is derived from holdings in Bouzy (which represents 80% of the blend) and Ambonnay, which he feels are better blended than bottled separately. Offering up a complex bouquet of yellow orchard fruit, toasted nuts and dried white flowers, the wine is medium to full-bodied, racy and precise, with fine depth at the core, a delicate mousse and a chalky, sapid finish.

William Kelley, Wine Advocate (March 2020)
92+/100