Moussé Fils
Les Deux Lieux-Dits Anecdote Chardonnay
Champagne, France
For the most part, I’ve had nearly exclusively 100% Pinot Muenier from Mousse & Fils. My first 100% Chardonnay from them.
Not to beat a dead horse, but this is labeled Extra Brut at 1.5g, which is technically a nature. Amazing how often Champagne is missed label given French wine laws. Just goes to show you, you need to check them if you have a sweetness preference.
Mousse & Fils makes really nice cuvées if you haven’t had them. For many years really great QPR’s. They have increased their prices points but it’s reasonable, just not as good as they once were. But what is today!
The palate has it all. Beautiful mousse. Bruised Bosc pear & apple to cider, lime zest/pulp, lemon with meringue, pineapple juice, tropical melons, graham cracker crust, whipped cream, white spice w/ some palate heat, yeasty bread dough to baguette crust, limestone minerals with crumbled chalk, grey volcanic minerals, touch of dry herbs, yellow flowers, jasmine & spring flowers, grand, lively acidity, nice structure/tension, excellent balance with a smartly polished/elegant finish that lasts minutes and lands on volcanics & spice.
For the most part, I’ve had nearly exclusively 100% Pinot Muenier from Mousse & Fils. My first 100% Chardonnay from them.
Not to beat a dead horse, but this is labeled Extra Brut at 1.5g, which is technically a nature. Amazing how often Champagne is missed label given French wine laws. Just goes to show you, you need to check them if you have a sweetness preference.
Mousse & Fils makes really nice cuvées if you haven’t had them. For many years really great QPR’s. They have increased their prices points but it’s reasonable, just not as good as they once were. But what is today!
The palate has it all. Beautiful mousse. Bruised Bosc pear & apple to cider, lime zest/pulp, lemon with meringue, pineapple juice, tropical melons, graham cracker crust, whipped cream, white spice w/ some palate heat, yeasty bread dough to baguette crust, limestone minerals with crumbled chalk, grey volcanic minerals, touch of dry herbs, yellow flowers, jasmine & spring flowers, grand, lively acidity, nice structure/tension, excellent balance with a smartly polished/elegant finish that lasts minutes and lands on volcanics & spice.