Opens up with lemon and a hint of vanilla. I have not encountered vanilla like this in these wines before, or maybe I mistook it for something else. Anyway, a bit rounded in the corners, fruit just starting to develop. Very good now, great future ahead. — 4 years ago
Great price, but I did not love it enough to adopt as my every day white. — 5 years ago
#champagne with De Leaceys — 5 months ago
Warm, smooth, not too buttery — 4 years ago
Powerful and dense, nicely juxtaposed by the racy chalkiness and snap of its acidity. Some post-disgorgement age has brought great balance and complexity. There’s ripe/baked apple, asian pear, orange peel, white strawberry, fresh dough, chalk, nutmeg, salt, some honey. Can clearly sense the 50/50 CH/PN and their respective terroirs. Kudos for purity given its low-to-no SO2 upbringing, which I find particularly hard to execute in Champagne. 5/2016 disgorgement. — 5 years ago
Very nice Chardonnay from the Bourgogne region. Rich in texture with citrus and apple notes. Pairs wonderfully with poultry, fish and cheese. Drank in November 2025 — 6 months ago
Very tight and reduced upon opening. Needs air time but a very pretty wine. Triage no. 1. — 4 years ago
Somm David T
Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator
Time to open one of these 2017’s.
This very pleasant. Nicely Rounded out with 7 yrs or so in bottle.
The mouthfeel shows nice viscosity. It is round & a little waxy. Shows beautiful honeysuckle notes, golden apple, Meyer lemon, light lime juice, not quite pineapple syrup, green apple is late to the party, pink grapefruit w/ a light sprinkle of sugar, mango, some green melon, marmalade fruits quality-orange peel, yellow peaches, dryish apricots, warm caramel, dry chalk-limestone powder, fine grain, grey volcanic minerals, saline, soft flintiness, hints of white pepper, sea fossils, light saline, warm, well done toast, white flowered, yellow lilies, excellent acidity with a round, lush, well balanced, elegant finish that lasts two-minutes and lands on beautiful minerals.
Really excellent with the Jasper Hill Farms Champagne Washed Harbison. Limited release. Might be the best pair w/ this cheese to date. — 4 months ago