Elegance of Champagne Diebolt-Vallois
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From the Diebolt-Vallois family, an artisanal grower producer, this Blanc de Blancs Prestige is 100% Chardonnay from the Grand Cru villages of Cramant, Chouilly and Le-Mesnil-sur-Oger in the Cรดte de Blancs. This particular champagne is comprised of base wines from 2009-2015 vintages and aged in large, neutral oak barrels for between 1-7 years. Aged sur lie for 36 months and bottled in February of 2019. This Extra Brut has a final dosage of 4 g/L
Side note I had the immense pleasure of meeting Isabelle Diebolt-Vallois at an event hosted by @tyson_stelzer. A lady of class, elegance and grace (post to follow)
In the glass the champagne gleams light gold color with a with a persistant stream of tiny uniform bubbles. A buoyant nose of yellow orchard fruits, honeysuckle, chalky goodness, flint, biscuit, orange blossom, burnt honey and orange zest. The soft mousse brims with yellow apple, white peach, pear, lemon curd, saline minerality and cream. The reserve wines bring rich complexity and roundness to the palate of notes peach pit, toasty brioche, smoke and toffee. The long, silky finish on anise, ginger and hazelnut is so clean and bouncy with energy.
An enchantress of a Blanc de Blancs to be sure - so bright, succulent and rich, a perfectly balanced bubbly.
