Champagne Salon, Delamotte, Blanc De Blancs n.V.

40.00 €

Succesful Bid
This lot was part of our auction «Mai Auktion Nr. 5» on 16.05.2021.
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Champagne Salon, Delamotte, Blanc De Blancs, 0

2 x 0.750L
Champagne
perfect
perfect
into neck
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89 / 100 Robert Parker
The NV Brut Blanc de Blancs is soft, generous and very pretty in its expression of varietal fruit. Full malolactic fermentation and base of 2002 wine makes this an especially round Blanc de Blancs. This bottling is mostly sourced from vineyards in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger (2/3) with the rest coming from Avize and Cramant. This wine sees 5 years on the lees instead of 7 for the vintage. The NV Blanc de Blanc is not imported into the US, but is available in other markets. This bottle was disgorged in early 2008. Delamotte is one of Champagne’s oldest houses. The domaine lies next-door to its sister estate, Salon, which makes one of Champagne’s most iconic wines. Both properties are run by General Manager Didier Depond, and the winemaking is overseen by chef de caves Michel Fauconnet. The wines at both properties are made separately, but in years in which Depond and Fauconnet decide to forgo making Salon, that wine is sometimes added to the Delamotte bottlings.
Wine Advocate #180 Dec 2008
91 / 100 Wine Spectator
A subtle version, more impressive today for showing fine balance and texture, as well as chalk-tinged, minerally drive to the hints of creamed apple, lemon parfait, orchard blossom and slivered almond. Very pretty. Drink now through 2020.
http://www.winespectator.com/wine/detail/source/search/not..
17.5 / 20 Jancis Robinson
Magnum. Le Mesnil-sur-Oger. Based on the 2008 vintage, disgorged June 2013, dosage < 7 g/l. Subtle but distinctive – delicately lemon and floral, with a just a hint of sage - and very gently creamy with the merest hint of yeastiness. Well defined and beautifully fresh. Small, tight bubbles. Lots of tension but plenty of refined citrus, too. Elegant, very long with a slight grip that adds to the length.
http://www.jancisrobinson.com/tastings/search?keywords=del..
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