Marie Courtin Extra Brut Efflorescence 2017 750ML

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The primary difference between Dominique Moreau’s Efflorescence Blanc de Noirs bottling and her Résonance is that the vins clairs for the Efflorescence cuvée are barrel-fermented and raised in older oak casks, rather than stainless steel tanks. The 2017 Efflorescence was disgorged in November of 2023, after five and a half years aging on its fine lees, and is, of course, non-dosé. It delivers a really lovely bouquet of white peach, apple, bread dough, chalky soil tones a touch of buttery oak and a topnote of dried flowers. On the palate the wine is bright, full-bodied and still quite snappy structurally, with a fine core of fruit, good soil signature and grip, pinpoint bubbles and a long, well balanced and youthfully complex finish. To my palate, this still needs a few years in the cellar to further soften up its acids, but it will a very tasty drink once it is ready to go.

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