Jacques Lassaigne

Autour de Minuit "Clos Sainte-Sophie" Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs Chardonnay

9.57 ratings
9.62 pro ratings
France
Chardonnay
Duck, Shellfish, Goose, Mushrooms, Manchego & Parmesan, Game, Pork, Squash & Root Vegetables, Chicken, Turkey, Cheddar & Gruyere, Meaty & Oily Fish, White Fish, Shellfish, Crab & Lobster, Cream Sauces
Top Notes For
Seth Morgen Long

Broker • Arterberry Maresh / Winemaker • Morgen Long

10

Easily the most wonderfully unique and complexly wild bottle of Champagne I’ve had. 100% Chardonnay from Clos Saint-Sophie aged in one 1986 Ganevat Vin Jaune barrel for 3 years, topped sometimes.
Curry, celery, coriander before citrus, stones, spice and chalk. Wow.
At once reductive and oxidative, yet is neither. It is fresh, complex and faceted with a “memory of oxidation”.

Easily the most wonderfully unique and complexly wild bottle of Champagne I’ve had. 100% Chardonnay from Clos Saint-Sophie aged in one 1986 Ganevat Vin Jaune barrel for 3 years, topped sometimes.
Curry, celery, coriander before citrus, stones, spice and chalk. Wow.
At once reductive and oxidative, yet is neither. It is fresh, complex and faceted with a “memory of oxidation”.

1 person found it helpfulMar 24th, 2018
Roel van der Burg

Sommelier at Restaurant Entrepot

One more bottle to round off. Champagne! A Lassaigne cuvée that is inconnu? Open it up! The grapes that are harvested from Clos Sainte Sophie are aged either in an old Vin Jaune barrel from Ganevat, a barrel from Mâcon-Solutré or a barrel that used to age Cognac. Which one did we have @Théo Cauchois? @ Saturne

One more bottle to round off. Champagne! A Lassaigne cuvée that is inconnu? Open it up! The grapes that are harvested from Clos Sainte Sophie are aged either in an old Vin Jaune barrel from Ganevat, a barrel from Mâcon-Solutré or a barrel that used to age Cognac. Which one did we have @Théo Cauchois? @ Saturne

Feb 4th, 2016
Rosemary Gray

Consultant/Educator RS Productions, Specialist Flatiron Wines

9.2

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Feb 13th, 2018
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Aug 2nd, 2016