Delamotte

Champagne Pierre LEGRAS

Cuvvée Spéciale Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Brut Chardonnay

Rich, toasty, saline, vinous, a little oxidative, more mature than the Delamotte BdB — 6 years ago

Steven Perlman
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Delamotte

Le Mesnil-Sur-Oger Brut Blanc de Blancs Champagne 2018

Cena Jean Marc Roulot y Jeremy Seysses de Dujac — 25 days ago

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Delamotte

Le Mesnil-Sur-Oger Brut Champagne Blend

Jeff S
9.5

Very fruit forward and sumptuous. You can tell this wine had a method behind the craftsmanship. Delicious with apple/pear juices. Very dry and delicious. — 3 years ago

Delamotte

Le Mesnil-Sur-Oger Brut Champagne Blend

Very nice for the price. Buy it again — 7 years ago

Launois Père et Fils

Cuvée Reservée Brut Champagne Blend

Somm David T
9.4

Beautiful stuff that I simply cannot stop enjoying. Folks...it's hard to find but when an allocation comes in, grab all you can at $34.99. You'll thank me. So...goooood! If you drink VC, Frank Bonneville, Delamotte etc., you should be drinking their Grand Cru cuvées and Special Club. Green apples, lime zest/juice, pineapple, slightly bruised pear, ginger, creme soda. It's got beautiful chalk, acidity, balance, length and finish. After a few hours of being open but capped, it develops a brioche, nut, toffee aka Krug quality. — 9 years ago

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April Wang

April Wang

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Somm David T

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When you have the definite answer please share it as I could go on and on with speculation/debate.
April Wang

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Delamotte

Le Mesnil-Sur-Oger Brut Blanc de Blancs Champagne

Dan R
9.1

Excellent purity and focus, with good mouth presence. — 5 years ago

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Laurent-Perrier

Cuvée Rosé Brut Champagne

Somm David T
9.2

On the nose, strawberries, cherries, black cherries, blood oranges, soft, unstated chalkiness, volcanic minerals and fresh red & pink roses. On the palate, its delicate, fruit driven. More fruit concentration that the Billecart-Salmon but less than the Ruinart Rosés. Strawberries, cherries, black cherries, blood oranges, tangerines, nice chalkiness, round acidity, brioche & pink roses. It's much more floral than the Billecart or the Ruinart. However, the finish is not quite as long as the other two as well. But, it's still very nice. A little history on the house. Laurent-Perrier was founded in 1812 and is the main company of the Laurent-Perrier Group, whose other properties include; Salon, De Castellane and Delamotte & Chateau Malakoff. Laurent-Perrier was founded in 1812 when a former cooper and bottler, Alphonse Pierlot purchased two parcels of land named "Plaisances" and "La Tour Glorieux" in Tours-sur-Marne. When Pierlot passed he willed the company to his cellar master, Eugene Laurent, who ran it with his wife, Mathilde Emilie Perrier. In 1925 Veuve Mathilde died, and left the company to Eugenie Hortense Laurent. Eugenie sold the company to Mary-Louise Lanson de Nonancourt in 1939. In 1949 Bernard de Nonancourt became the owner of the company and saw it become one of the largest family-owned Champagne houses. The de Nonancourt family still retains majority ownership today. Check out those old moldy bottles in the small photo on the left. They've remained untouched for a very long time. — 8 years ago

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Jody Scharf

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Great notes David
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@Jody Scharf Thank you Jody...appreciate your note.