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Saturday, November 11, 2017

NV Nathalie Falmet Le Val Cornet Brut

Disgorged October 2016. 12% abv. Zero dosage.

My first foray with this producer. Pop and pour. Blend of pinot noir and pinot meunier.

Impressive. Beautifully lithe, elegant palate is the first thing that strikes you. Very harmonious tonality. Crisp but not sharp. Simply dances on the tongue with tiny bubbles of red fruit (small berries, as Marius would say).  Saline minerality on the attractive dusty finish indicates an added degree of complexity in the offing with further cellaring.  This should go very well with food a bit later today. Honeyed, yeasty nose that is again finely presented....
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A bit later...This is a delightful wine.  Settled into an irresistible groove of crystalline pleasure that reminded me of a great Chablis... possibly the influence of half the blend being pinot meunier... also being zero dosage contributes to the alluring dryness of the wine...

I think that Rob Lloyd mentioned his wife, Alice, being fond of pinot meunier based Champagne... if this Le Val Cornet is an indication of what that varietal can do, then I am a fan...

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