NV Launois Pere et Fils Champagne Grand Cru Veuve Clemence Brut Blanc de Blancs

Community Tasting Notes (34) Avg Score: 90.4 points

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  2/27/2023 - thewiz Likes this wine: 91 Points

  (Probably disgorged in 2010 with base year 2006, 100% Chardonnay, dosage 7 gr/L)
  Maturing nose showing hazelnuts and yellow apples and some minerals on the discreet nose. Red apples maturity with lime minerals acidity and a pleasant finish showing a minerals saltiness on the lips. Still feeling a bit anonymous despite extra time in the cellar.
  (Best with 3-9 years extra cellaring)

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  10/24/2020 - elfez Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Medium dose, intensely bubbly. Lovely flavors, including some savory/buttery/maybe slightly oxidative. Happy to drink this but does not make my heart sing. Decent qpr though.

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  4/24/2020 - Somm David T Likes this wine: 94 Points

  It is only for variety that I drink any other N/V Blanc de Blanc Grand Gru Champange. For just under $45, this is extremely hard to beat.
  
  This is my style, primarily reductive with just the right amount of oxidative characteristics.
  
  The nose is fresh & ripe with green & golden apple, very, ripe pineapple, mango, ripe green melon, lemon & lime zest, excellent white spice, cream brulee w/ burnt top, light, salted caramel, touch of fresh herbs, pronounced chalkiness, grey volcanics, sea fossils, saline, bread dough, baguette crust, limestone with spring flowers, yellow lilies and jasmine.
  
  The palate is ripe, lush, lively & dazzling fresh. Shows gentle, beautiful mousse & micro oxygenation. Ripe with green & golden apple, very, ripe pineapple, mango, ripe green melon, lemon & lime zest, kiwi, grapefruit w/ a hint of sugar, white peach, honeycomb, excellent white spice with just the right even medium heat, cream brulee w/ burnt top, bruised Bosc pear, lemon meringue, vanilla bean, light, salted caramel, nougat, silvered almonds, touch of fresh herbs, pronounced chalkiness, grippy grey volcanics, sea fossils, saline, bread dough, baguette crust, limestone with spring flowers, yellow lilies and jasmine. The acidity is lively & simply perfect. The long, rich, well polished & balanced, finishes gently & persistently on the palate with soft spice in the long set.
  
  If you can receive wine shipments from K&L Wine Merchants in SF, you owe it to yourself to order some bottles of this cuvée. They are the only retailer in the US Launois allows to rep their cuvées. Guarantee you won’t regret it.
  
  Wine that bridges the palate from the end of white cheeses to vinaigrette salad.

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  4/26/2019 - AudunG wrote: 90 Points

  100 % Chardonnay. A lot of mousse, of the rather course type. Aromas of fresh bread and green apples. Vigorous, tart and focused in the mouth, with nice depth, concentration and acidity.

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  1/4/2019 - Somm David T Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Pound for pound, ounce for ounce, the best Blanc de Blanc champagne for the money and then some! IMHO!

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