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16/20
“80% of the grapes for this prettily packaged wine come from premier or grand cru villages. The blend is 90% Pinot Noir (including 8% still red from the Meurtet vineyard on the hill directly behind the winery in Aÿ) and 10% Chardonnay. After the blend is made it spends three years ageing on the lees, and a further six months following disgorgement with a dosage of 9 g/l. Note that the word Sakura, Japanese for cherry blossom, doesn't appear on either front or back label, although it is on the pink box in which the bottle is packaged. And there are no details of date of disgorgement or of the vintages in the blend. Numbers on the foil: 124776 and LA121D30919.
Extremely pale orangey smoked-salmon colour. Quite a broad nose reminiscent of buttery apple sauce. Marked acidity – much more than you would expect from the nose – but mouth-filling, with gentle mousse and still a little bite on the finish. You could drink this with or without food. A useful Valentine champagne?
Drink 2021 – 2023”
Extremely pale orangey smoked-salmon colour. Quite a broad nose reminiscent of buttery apple sauce. Marked acidity – much more than you would expect from the nose – but mouth-filling, with gentle mousse and still a little bite on the finish. You could drink this with or without food. A useful Valentine champagne?
Drink 2021 – 2023”