2012 Le Mesnil Sur Oger Grand Cru Millésime Blanc de Blanc
A great vintage, patiently aged, where ripe fruit meets the saline tension of the terroir. The richness of 2012 shows with restraint, in a rare balance of power and finesse.
- 2012 alone, Grand Cru Chardonnay from Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, 30% aged in oak.
- Thirteen years on lees, zero dosage, malolactic not completed.
- Roasted hazelnut, almond and ripe citrus; rich, taut and long.
- Vintage
- 2012
- Appellation
- Champagne Grand Cru, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger
- Grape
- 100% Chardonnay
- Soil
- Pure chalk with flint stones at the surface
- Exposure
- South-east, mid-slope
- Dosage
- Brut Nature, 0 g/l
Winemaking
Fermented in small dedicated stainless steel vats, with 30% aged in oak barrels. Malolactic fermentation is not completed. Made from the 2012 vintage only and aged in bottle on its lees for 13 years.
Tasting Notes
The nose shows a mineral note and toasted notes of roasted hazelnut and almond, followed by zesty ripe citrus. Both rich and taut, this 2012 is expressive and concentrated, with great aromatic intensity. The palate builds and persists, firm and directed, finishing fresh with an elegant bitterness.
Food
Smoked blue lobster; guinea fowl with fennel and orange.
Distributed in Australia by Principal Wine.