2013 Marie-Noëlle Ledru Champagne Grand Cru Cuvée du Goulté Blanc de Noirs Brut

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 93.2 points

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  3/29/2023 - kakpoo Likes this wine: 96 Points

  Aromas of Wheat Chex cereal, vanilla custard, ginger, almonds, key lime pie and age (If I had smelled this blind I would have guessed it was from 2002ish) Attack is zippy on the front of the tongue with lime zest followed by a powerful explosion of tart citrus fruit medley. Normally, I would expect this amount of citrus and acid would lead to an intensely sour finish. But what is unique about this wine, is that the longer it sits on the tongue before swallowing, the softer and rounder this wine gets. The acid and slight sourness returns late on the finish but in a diminished capacity. This is an exceptional Champagne. It would be interesting to compare this to a vintage cuvées from Selosse, Salon, Egly and see who rises to the top. If I had these in my cellar, I’d probably wait 10 years before popping the next bottle.

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  1/18/2023 - joshabramson Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Nice complexity, great acidity, precision and cut. Really enjoyed this one!

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  3/9/2022 - Vas19 wrote: 93 Points

  Restaurant bottle. Drinking well from the get go. Great balance of richness and elegance.

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  7/15/2021 - finediningnyc Likes this wine: 94 Points

  This was more open and giving than the 2014 I had in May, which although was very enjoyable and likely eventually the better wine, was tight as a drum and took lots of time to coerce out if its shell. In hindsight with the ‘14, I wish I had decanted. But ‘13 is another story. Ready and raring to go right on the pnp. The ‘13 is showing to be for early drinking while the ‘14 is for the long haul. Her wines are always such a treat, especially the coveted BdN.

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  1/25/2021 - french16 wrote:

  Drinking really well. Much leaner than usual, vintage is showing. Citrus fruits, elegant autolytic character. Touch of honey.
  Not for the long term.

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