'Les Blanches Voies' Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut

Score

97

"The 2013 Blanc de Blancs Les Blanches Voies is every bit as magnificent as it was last year. It's a quintessential 2013 that marries fruit intensity with energy and structure, the classic signatures of this great, late-ripening vintage. Citrus, tropical overtones, spice, graphite and exotic flowers infuse the palate with tremendous depth. The 100% new oak is impeccably balanced. Dosage is 4 grams per liter. Disgorged: April 2021."

Score

96

"The 2013 Extra-Brut Blanc de Blancs Les Blanches Voies is stunning today, revealing a deep, complex bouquet of white flowers, pastry, baked bread, lemon oil and ripe orchard fruits. Full-bodied, muscular and chiseled, it's seamless and layered, with terrific depth at the core, a crystalline texture and a multidimensional, elegant and endless finish. Laurent Champs crafted a superb 2013 vintage. Kudos. Made from south-facing vines planted in the lieu-dit Les Blanches Voies and vinified in oak barrels crafted by the cooper Rousseau using oak from Rilly-la-Montagne, it was matured for 10 months in barrels, followed by seven years in bottles on the lees."