2009 Louis Roederer Vintage Blanc de Blancs
Prezzo di mercato
Opzioni di acquisto
Note di degustazione
The 2009 Blanc de Blancs Vintage is mainly from Avize (80%), but chef de cave Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon is aiming for 100% due to the forward pushed ripeness of Chardonnay. The wine offers a deep, intense and very elegant nose of ripe, but nobly discreet Chardonnay on chalk flavors, which are repeated on the palate. Think of white fruits, flowers and blossoms, hazelnuts, brioche and almonds - and you are almost there. The 2009 offers a mouthful of round, rich and very elegant, precisely defined Chardonnay that shows a lovely freshness and purity in the finish. The wine is silky, vinous and very long, and reveals an endless elegance. No malolactic fermentation, but a remarkably chiseled acidity.
Punteggi della critica
John Gilman, View From The Cellar
Stephan Reinhardt, Wine Advocate
Altre recensioni e punteggi
Roederer's 2009 Blanc de Blancs is absolutely delicious. Cool and nicely layered in the glass, with considerable restraint for the vintage, the 2009 offer striking balance and tons of personality. Lemon peel, flowers and white pepper all give the Blanc de Blancs its brightness, but overall, this is a soft, textured style of Blanc de Blancs that will drink well young. Hopefully more time in bottle will help some of the tightness on the finish to soften. Dosage is 9 grams/Liter.
It had been a bit over a year since I last tasted the 2009 Louis Roederer Blanc de Blancs Brut Millésime, and the wine has started to blossom nicely and is really starting to come into its own. As readers may recall, this wine was aged just under five years sur latte prior to disgorgement, with the vins clairs barrel-fermented in foudres and not undergoing malolactic fermentation. The finishing dosage is nine grams per liter. The bouquet is showing a bit more almond than it back in the summer of 2015, wafting from the glass in a superb blend of pear, apple, lovely nuttiness, a fine base of chalky minerality, gentle fruit blossoms, brioche and still that exotic (and truly captivating) topnote of lavender. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and already starting to blossom nicely, with a lovely core, fine focus and grip, elegant mousse and a very long, complex and classy finish. The warmer vintage character of 2009 has allowed this wine to come forward a bit quicker than I anticipated when I tasted the wine last and the wine is drinking very nicely today. It may not last quite as long as I anticipated when I tasted it soon after release, but it is now ready and showing beautifully. Nov 2016, www.viewfromthecellar.com, Drink: 2016-2030+.
The 2009 Blanc de Blancs Vintage is mainly from Avize (80%), but chef de cave Jean-Baptiste Lecaillon is aiming for 100% due to the forward pushed ripeness of Chardonnay. The wine offers a deep, intense and very elegant nose of ripe, but nobly discreet Chardonnay on chalk flavors, which are repeated on the palate. Think of white fruits, flowers and blossoms, hazelnuts, brioche and almonds - and you are almost there. The 2009 offers a mouthful of round, rich and very elegant, precisely defined Chardonnay that shows a lovely freshness and purity in the finish. The wine is silky, vinous and very long, and reveals an endless elegance. No malolactic fermentation, but a remarkably chiseled acidity. Jun 2016, www.robertparker.com