WINEMAKER'S NOTES:
The Lilbert family has farmed grapes in the hamlet of Cramant since at least 1746. Today this tiny house works 8.64 acres of wines on the chalk flank of the Cote des Blancs, home to a good portion of the finest Chardonnay vineyards in Champange. Three wines are made: the non-vintage classic, the non-vintage Perle, an old vine, low pressure cuvee; and the vintage, made soley from Cramant grapes. These are models of etheral elegance.
TASTING NOTES:
This graceful Champagne is like the finely tailored suit that somehow never goes out of style, with a lovely overtone of minerally chalk and brine enticing you into the glass, where flavors of apricot and Marcona almond, and hints of passionfruit coulis and pickled ginger, ride the fine, satinlike mousse. Disgorged autumn 2018. Drink now through 2028.
- Wine Spectator, 93 pts.
Grand cru grapes from the Côte des Blancs give this Champagne great intensity and texture. While the bottling is still a little young, it does have hints of the richness of maturity that will shine through the white fruits and lemon flavors. Best after 2021.
- Wine Enthusiast, 92 pts.
