Alfred Gratien, Brut other_regions

Alfred Gratien, Brut other_regionsThe 2012 Champagne Brut Millsime is lifted and refreshing with lime zest, white flowers, and pear. Medium bodied, with bright citrus and chalky texture, it is fresh and easy drinking, with a vibrant mousse. Disgorged July 2020. Drink 2022 2030.

is a blend of 45% Touriga Franca

More hedonistic and voluptuous than the 2010

Charles admits it’s difficult to say which he prefers (vintage or tawny)

juicy fresh red currant and red raspberry laced with lemon and orange rinds and perfectly set off by close to ten grams of residual sugar

lily-like floral sweetness inform a long

but with nice cut and persistence

and succulence

Shows excellent length but patience is required

Powerful and structured to the core

859 cases produced

My only real criticism of Roederer is the estates insistence on using lot numbers that resemble missile launch codes in their complexity

silky style as well as pedal-to-the-metal aromas and flavors of crème de cassis