There is a bit more mid-palate density to the medium-bodied flavors that combine good power with evident muscle on the firm

with scents of pencil lead and cooked meat infusing the black fruit

but it has more of a tannic spine and greater overall structure

rose water

This tightly wound and tautly muscular effort should be wonderful in due time though note well that this will require every bit of 15 years of cellar time

Cedric Bouchard, Roses de Jeanne Haute Lemble Vintage:2016 There is a bit moreIs there a better way to start lunch than with Cedric Bouchard's 2006 Blanc de Blancs La Haute Lemble and a dozen oysters? I doubt it. The wine was absolutely beautiful, even a touch reserved, but the trademark Bouchard elegance was on full display. Bouchard's Champagnes remain some of my very favorite wines on the planet. This bottle was stunning. Antonio Galloni