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Manage Subscriptions2012 Delamotte Champagne Blanc de Blancs Millésimé
Chardonnay
- France
- Champagne
Community Tasting Notes 86
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bon vivant wrote: 93 points
May 9, 2024 - Golden color, surprisingly rich and creamy with ample mousse and exotic fruit and baked goods. Smooth and mouth filling with a fair amount of ripe yellow fruit which comes across with a surprising hint of sweetness. Much more so than previous great vintages such as the 02 and 08 at this age. This last point makes me wonder if a little less dossage would have made this a little more precise. That said it was well liked and at a good place right now. Perfectly stored bottle since release and If this was typical, then (unless this was a slightly advanced bottle, as bottle to bottle variations are not uncommon) I would say- drink now, and in the next few years rather then trying to age it longer -the jury is out, need to try again.
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GuanYu Likes this wine: 92 points
January 5, 2024 - Shiny pale yellow-gold with green tint, and with small refined bubbles. Lemon, green apple, brioche, nuts, white flowers, honeysuckle, and minerality. High acidity, medium structure, medium finish. Fresh and youthful. Lots of finesse and seductive. This bottle would need more years to reach optimal drinking window.
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Mrbuzz Likes this wine: 95 points
January 5, 2024 - This one is still rockin the party, but now starting to calm and show a little more class. Bright beam of citrus, with a slight tinge of tropical exotics…LOVE the crushed rock minerality and salted caramels…white flower florals…such a lazerbeam of precision, yet has that pillow soft gingery mousse that creams it up nicely. Shows a wonderful purity and subtlety…I’d drink this all day long if I could!
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drwine2001 wrote:
November 23, 2023 - Thanksgiving 2023 (Los Gatos, California): Light, fresh lemon and mineral, low dosage. Excellent and youthful.
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grafstrb wrote:
September 22, 2023 - -- tasted non-blind over approx. 1.5 hrs. --
No longer tight, but still presents as very young. Bright and crisp, but not austere. Gives the impression it has a long life ahead.2 people found this helpful Comment
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By Amy Wislocki
Delamotte Blanc de Blancs 2012 launch, 12/2/2020 (link)(Delamotte, Blanc de Blancs, Champagne, France, White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
12/2/2020 (link)(Delamotte, Blanc de Blancs Champagne White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Hemming, MW
11/4/2020 (link)(Delamotte, Blanc de Blancs Brut Champagne White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Allen Meadows
Oct-19, Issue #76 (link)(Delamotte Brut - Blanc de Blancs Champagne/Sparkling) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Gilman
Sep/Oct 2019, Issue #83, Recently-Tasted Champagne Autumn 2019(Delamotte Blanc de Blancs Brut Millésime (Mesnil-sur-Oger)) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
7/10/2019 (link)(Delamotte Champagne Blanc de Blancs, Sparkling, France) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
The 2019 Champagne Summer Preview (Jul 2019), 7/1/2019 (link)(Delamotte Blanc De Blancs Sparkling White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2012
- Type White - Sparkling
- Producer Delamotte
- Varietal Chardonnay
- Designation Blanc de Blancs Millésimé
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Champagne
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation Champagne
- UPC Codes 0720815543201, 089419785265, 3418760001002, 3418760001316, 3418760010004, 452421517504
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 330 (8%)
- In Cellars 2,668 (67%)
- Consumed 966 (24%)
Food Pairing
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