Jacques Lassaigne, Blanc Blancs Brut Nature

Jacques Lassaigne, Blanc Blancs Brut NatureNA

The 2013 Chardonnay Bien Nacido Vineyard has gorgeous honeyed apricots

blackberry liqueur and crème de cassis

Fresh yet deep nose

all wrapped in a focused and lingering finish that also is ever-so-mildly warm and austere

it is built on its minerality with very fine intensity to the medium weight plus flavors that also culminate in an impressively long but still quite compact finish

and it will be best over the next 2-3 years while it still offers a core of fruit

A very pretty and ultra-fresh nose consists of various white orchard fruit and plenty of citrus and spice nuances

There is a noticeable shift in aromas compared with the 2007

indeed even delicate

There is a really lovely mouth feel to the refined middle weight flavors that exude a discreet bead of minerality that adds a bit of lift to the intense

but it also has the pedigree and beautiful inner structure for long cellar aging

menthol and licorice all build in this structured