2014 Chevreux-Bournazel Coteaux Champenois Blanc La Parcelle

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  5/25/2021 - forceberry wrote: 94 Points

  From a nano-winery that has started operations in 2012 with a tiny 0,4-hecater parcel in the far reaches of the Marne Valley. 100% Pinot Meunier harvested on September 18th 2014, fermented spontaneously, aged for 34 months in oak casks, bottled unfiltered on July 26th, 2016. Bottle #293/500. 11,5% alcohol.
  
  Lemon yellow color. Savory, somewhat woody and slightly funky nose with a vibrant, fruity undercurrent of cloudberries and mirabelle plums, some spicy red apple, light creamy tones, a little bit of developed dried fruits, autumnal hints of damp leaves and a touch of smoke. Despite the obvious - but not overdone - oak influence, the nose feels very seductive and full of character. The wine feels firm, acid-driven and quite electric on the palate with a medium-to-moderately full body and intense flavors of pronounced salinity, steely minerality, tart lemony citrus fruits, some creamy oak tines, a little bit of wild waxy funk, light pithy notes of grapefruit and a hint of crunchy white currants. The bracing acidity lends tremendous sense of focus and structure to the wine. The finish feels very long, noticeably salty and very mouth-watering with crisp, lean flavors of lemon juice and apple peel bitterness, some steely minerality, a little bit of creamy oak, light waxy tones, a sharp hint of key lime and a touch of sweet oak spice.
  
  An excellent, enormously intense and impressively complex Coteaux Champenois with the hallmark acidity and pronounced salinity of the appellation, wonderful depth of flavor and noticeable length. Although you can taste the prolonged period the wine has stayed in oak, the use of oak feels very judicious here - it doesn't overwhelm anything, only complements the fruit and adds to the complexity. Feels remarkably youthful for its age - I can expect this wine to age wonderfully for a long time. Not particularly affordable at 70€, but is one of those few Coteaux Champenois wines that can deliver for that price. An outstanding wine, highly recommended.

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