2014 Ulysse Collin Les Enfers Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut
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I'm trying to conserve my few bottles of Collin's NV Extra-Brut Blanc de Blancs Les Enfers (2014) 60 months, but temptation got the better of me as I wound down my barrel tastings of the Côte d'Or's 2022s this December. If anything, this wine has only become more spectacular since my initial review, and it's certainly even more expressive. Wafting from the glass with complex aromas of pear, hazelnuts, honeycomb, buttered toast, pomelo, iodine and smoke, it's full-bodied, deep and vinous, with a satiny attack that segues into a seamless, layered palate of striking intensity, concluding with an immensely long, sapid finish. Its greatness is testament both to Collin's unstinting work ethic and remarkable vision for vineyards that, a decade ago, no one had heard of.
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Jancis Robinson MW
William Kelley, Wine Advocate
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This version of the blend, which contains 15% 2013 wine, had 48 months on the lees though there was an earlier release after 36 months. Collin pointed out that the extra year made an enormous difference. The very distinctive nose had notes of milk, blue cheese and then segued into something mushroomy. On the finish it all tightened up into something neat and convincing. (JR)