Enjoyed celebrating the results of the Presidential election. A very nice wine, yet doesnt have quite the tension of the 2010 vintage.... even though the Chardonnay component appears to be more dominant on the palate in the 2009 bottling...
1.5L format
Abv 12%
Disgorged January 2017
2 g/l dosage
50% Chardonnay 50% Pinot Noir
Flowery nose with hints of yeast, baking spice and marzipan. Gorgeous vinosity & texture that reminds me a bit of their Reflet d'Antan cuvee.
Succulent pear and apple palate underlain with mouthwatering salinity. Lovely complexity on a lengthy finish.
Don't drink too cold...
Producer notes :
"...Unusually, Raphaël and Vincent even take the single village approach with their vintage Champagne, Le Cran, equal parts Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from the best sites in Ludes, the domaine’s hometown on the Montagne de Reims.
Planted with old vines in two lieux-dits at the village’s chalky mid-slope “sweet spot”, Le Cran is a Champagne that, as Raphaël told Peter Liem “demonstrates that there is much more minerality in the mid-slope of a premier cru than at the base of the slope in a grand cru.” So magically intense and rich, yet not heavy, is Le Cran’s expression of Ludes that it is made every year as “a true picture of the terroir” in that particular growing season..."
