Champagne releases Vintage Region New? Rating Château d’Avize (Leclerc Briant) 2014 Champagne No 96 Clos Lanson (Lanson) 2010 Champagne No 97 Clos des Goisses (Philipponnat) 2015 Champagne No 98+ Clos des Goisses L. V. (Philipponnat) 1999 Champagne No 96 Clos des Goisses Juste Rosé (Philipponnat) 2014 Champagne No 96 Barons de Rothschild Blanc de Blancs 2014 Champagne No 94 Barons de Rothschild Rosé 2014 Champagne No 92 *La Vigne aux Gamins (Thiénot) 2013 Champagne No 97 * – an exclusivity of the négociant CVBG Chateau d’Avize Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut 2014 (Champagne; 100% Chardonnay; dosage of 2.7 g/l; disgorged in xx; 12% alcohol). Very leafy and fresh. Grapefruit and gooseberry. Very youthful, hyper crisp and existentially fresh. A little bread but no toast. A hint of cinnamon. This has a wonderful crushed lime zestfulness and the oil it releases. Viscous. Very saline. A touch of oyster shell. Truly excellent. 96. Clos Lanson Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut 2010 (Champagne; 100% Chardonnay; just 1 hectare; dosage of 3g/l; 12.5 % alcohol). More classic. Richer. Fresh and lifted. Delicate and floral. Just a little suggestion of white truffle. Brioche. A hint of yeast too. Long and rippling on the finish. Exquisite. Very pretty. A lovely almost grippy fine mousse – autumn mist! 97. Clos des Goisses (Philipponnat) 2015 (Champagne; 78% Pinot Noir; 22% Chardonnay; dosage of 4.5 g/l;
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