VILMART & Cie 'Les Blanches Voies' Brut Blanc de Blancs 1er Cru 2012 Bottle
Champagne & Sparkling Wines | France | Champagne | 75cl
£195.00 / £1,170.00 case
ABV: 12.5%
Size: 75cl
Closure Type: Cork
Country: France
Region: Champagne
Wine Style: Champagne - Dry
Grape: Chardonnay
Description
The 2012 Vilmart & Cie Blanches Voies is a remarkable single-parcel Champagne from sixty-year-old Chardonnay vines, representing the third vintage of this top cuvée. Limited to just 5,800 individually numbered bottles, it showcases astonishing verve and saline precision, with a nose of crushed rocks, white pepper, mint, and lemon peel. On the palate, it is chiseled, finely cut, and vibrant, with a long finish hinting at brioche and fresh hazelnut. Critics highly praise its brilliance: VINOUS awards 95 points, describing it as ideal for aging with exceptional energy and clarity. Disgorged in June 2020, it is poised to develop beautifully from 2024 through 2032.
*****
VINOUS 95 points - "The 2012 Extra-Brut Les Blanc de Blancs Blanches Voies is stellar. It offers tons of brilliance and energy, especially for a year in which most wines are quite a bit more radiant. It’s a style that works quite well here, though. Crushed rocks, white pepper, mint and lemon peel all build as the 2012 shows off its alluring, saline-infused personality. This is an especially chiseled, finely cut 2012. I loved it. Disgorged: June, 2020. [Antonio Galloni, 15/12/2022]."