A lightly menthol-infused nose that is exceptionally ripe yet stops short of being surmature remains almost 100% primary with ample black fruit and spice aromas seamlessly merging into the rich

This impressive effort is clearly built-to-age and is going to need it

The flavors are dark

Lots of blackcurrant

intense and beautifully stony medium weight flavors exhibit focused power on the long and chiseled finish where the wood telegraphed by the nose reemerges

Dhondt Grellet, Les Nogers Blanc Blancs Extra Brut Premier Cru other_regions_italy A lightly menthol-infused nose thatOne of the highlights of the cellar this year is the 2019 Blanc de Blancs Premier Cru Les Nogers. Disgorged in July 2024 with one gram per liter dosage, it is sourced from two different altitudes and geological profiles within the same lieu dit in Cuis, planted with massal selection Chardonnay in 1974. Both sites, facing northwest, are harvested, pressed and vinified separately, with the most pronounced barrels selected for the final blend (while