2017 Robert Moncuit Coteaux Champenois Blanc Le Mesnil-sur-Oger

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  5/14/2021 - forceberry wrote: 93 Points

  100% organically farmed Chardonnay. Aged in oak barrels for 9 months. Bottled unfiltered. 12% alcohol.
  
  Pale yellow-green color. The nose feels fresh and crunchy yet at the same time somewhat oaky with aromas of Granny Smith apple, some creamy oak tones, a little bit of toasty caramel character, light leesy notes of yeast, a sweet hint of ripe white fruits and a touch of chalk dust. Despite the somewhat oak influence, the overall feel is very harmonious and quite attractive. The wine comes across ripe, juicy and even somewhat concentrated on the palate with a medium body and lively - even slightly Burgundian - flavors of sweet golden apples, creamy oak, some ripe lemony citrus fruit tones, a little bit of savory wood spice, light reductive notes of gunpowder smoke, mineral hints of chalk and salinity and a touch of vanilla. The racy acidity lends great - almost electric - intensity to the sleek mouthfeel of the wine. The finish is long, crisp and mouth-cleansing with layered flavors of tart lemony citrus fruits, some apple peel bitterness, light creamy oak tones, a little bit of tangy salinity, light toasty oak tones and a sweeter hint of ripe white fruits.
  
  A harmonious, classically built and wonderfully crisp Coteaux Champenois that feels like it has one foot in Burgundy while the other is firmly in Champagne. There's some Burgundian or even Chablisienne quality to the wine with its somewhat noticeable yet not overdone oak influence and subtly smoky reductive nuances, yet the sharpness of the lemony citrus fruit, intensity of the acidity and the saline mineral tones make it obvious that this is from Champagne. Overall the wine feels still very youthful and even somewhat nervous; while quite enjoyable already now, I'd say this will benefit a lot from further aging. Let the wine wait for at least a handful of years, although I have a hunch this won't be showing its best until 10-15 years from the vintage. Fine stuff, priced according to its quality at 49,95€.

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