GIMMONET Blanc de Blancs 'Oger' Grand Cru Extra Brut (Recoltant-Manipulant) Cote des Blancs 2016 Bottle 12.5%abv

Description

Didier Gimonnet's cult Blanc de Blancs releases from the Côte des Blancs are amongst the most thrilling, cellar-worthy expressions of grower Champagne. Significantly, they offer some of the most compelling value in the region, including sought-after Grand Cru releases.

“The style of Gimonnet is built on freshness and elegance on the one hand, and an intense but refined fruit which is always intertwined with the chalky minerality of the top terroirs the domaine cultivates. Champagnes from Gimonnet can age terrifically well.”
Stephan Reinhardt, Wine Advocate.

"Striking nose of candied orange peel with a touch of red berry and delicate bread dough notes. Generous and ripe with some real power on the palate, the fruit pouring over the palate in one great wave, the chalky minerality almost under the waterline, but deftly supporting the long finish. Bottled on the 27 April 2017 and disgorged in November 2022. Drink or hold" 95 points, Stuart Pigott for James Suckling.