Delamotte - Brut Blanc de Blancs Champagne 2007
Jeb Dunnuck: 94 Points
The standout in the lineup was the 2007 Brut Blanc De Blancs Le Mesnil-Sur-Oger which is 100% Chardonnay all from grand cru vineyards. It offers a ripe, sexy, full-bodied style as well as classic notes of baked apples, brioche, buttered citrus, and hazelnut. With roughly 70-80% of the blend going through full malolactic fermentation, this powerful, concentrated beauty is drinking terrific today, yet will certainly keep for another 10-15 years.
Wine Advocate: 93 Points
A View from the Cellar: 92 Points
The 2007 Delamotte Blanc de Blanc Brut Millésimé is comprised of grapes from the villages of Mesnil-sur-Oger, Cramant, Avize and Oger. The wine wafts from the glass in a deep and still quite youthful blend of lemon, apple, chalky minerality, spring flowers, gentle smokiness and a touch of the crème patissière to come with further bottle age. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied and still youthfully snappy, with a fine core, lovely soil signature, refined mousse and a long, brisk and very promising finish. This is certainly approachable today, but it really deserves three or four years in the cellar to blossom a bit more from behind its racy structural attributes. Fine juice. (Drink between 2018-2030)
Price: $125.00
Sale Price: $105.00
