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Thursday, April 8, 2021 - Cedric Bouchard Roses de Jeanne Champagne Cote de Bechalin Blanc de Noirs v 2013

Very clear. Beautiful pale straw or watered down ginger ale. Persistent small bead effervescence that quickly decreases.

Bouquet comes out of the glass and is intense even 10 inches away immediately after opening. Buttered toast, croissants, flint, yeast, lemon, vanilla, sprite, vegetal lentils. Butterscotch and grilled tropical fruits take over after a couple hours decanted as the reductive notes fade.

Body is a flood of complexity. Minerality with strong and clean acidity bolsters lemon curd, berries, tangy yogurt, white pepper, Fresca bubbles in the mouth. Reduction burns away after time open and the palate rounds out nicely with flat ginger ale and more tropical fruit.

Hard to believe this is BdN in the best possible way. Almost too many flavors to keep track of as it overwhelms the palate. The first sip is bafflingly complex but time and increased temperature focus the singularity of the terroir and manifests flavors and aromas with incredible clarity. This has a sense of place more akin to the climats of Chablis than typical Champagne.

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