Lanson Extra Age Blanc de Blancs MV

£69.95

£72.95

Per Bottle
£74.95

Factsheet

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Description & Technical Information

To mark its 250th anniversary, Champagne Lanson created a range of cuvées, Extra Age. The range was created by chief winemaker Jean-Paul Gandon to celebrate the history of the house. Extra Age Blanc de Blancs is a blend of 100% Chardonnay grapes from Premier and Grand Cru vineyards Avize, Cramant, Oiry, Oger, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger and is a blend from the 2004, 2005 and 2006 vintages.

Technical Information:
Vineyards: Verzenay, Bouzy, Avize, Chouilly, Cramant, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger
Grape Varieties: 100% Chardonnay
Ageing: A minimum of 5 years
Dosage: 8 g/l
Disgorged: June 2012
Drink: Now to 2038

Tasting Note: A light golden colour with a fine stream of bubbles. On the nose a bouquet of citrus and white flowers lead to a palate full of rich fruits, pears and lemons. The mid-palate has a balanced mineral freshness and opens until the finish. A stunning representative of the Extra Age range.

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Expert Reviews

86/100

Essi Avellan MW

“With this wine my notes have varied significantly and one factor, no doubt, is its clear glass bottle allowing light taint to spoil it easily. Now, after having been on the markets for a few years already, the inaugural cuvée (05, 04, 03) is starting to show evolution and a mellow side of itself. Its nose is rather advanced with vanilla, baked apple and nutty notes but the palate is still very fresh and tight bringing contrast to it. This one has two ripe vintages in it, which comes across strongly but the 2004 brings a welcome addition of freshness. ”

16.5 → /20

Jancis Robinson MW

“Fine filigree texture. Competent and not sweet. Pretty good for an NV. Though it fades a little fast.”

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News Articles

Lanson: 2018 Vins Clairs Tasting and Clos Lanson Vertical 2014-2006

June 13, 2019
Lanson Chef de Cave Hervé Dantan is a huge fan of vintage 2018, telling us: "It was a dream, this harvest." We visited the house in Reims earlier this year to sample the vins clairs and conduct a vertical tasting of all the Clos Lanson vintages from 2006-2014.
Lanson: Old Vintage Collection Magnums

August 4, 2018
The Lanson Vintage Collection - old magnums kept on the lees and late-disgorged to express newfound complexity - comprises champagnes more than a century old. Every year, a few magnums from 1976 and subsequent vintages are released to a limited circle of enthusiasts and connoisseurs.
Lanson: 2017 Vins Clairs and old Vintage Collection Magnums

May 14, 2018
Our vins clairs visit to Champagne ended at Lanson, with Chef de Cave Hervé Dantan. Here we tasted a comprehensive range of base wines, current champagne releases and some stunning magnums of Vintage Collection, from 1979-1990.
Time-Travelling with Lanson: from 2016 to 1959

October 6, 2017
The first ever Noble Cuvée Blanc de Blancs and Brut vintages; Black Label NV blends based on the last vintage of the previous six decades; and a comparison of vintage and prestige cuvée. Our recent trip to Lanson had it all.
Lanson: New 2017 Extra Age Range

April 25, 2017
Champagne Lanson have just released the new Extra Age range! An exciting blend of the 2004, 2005 & 2006 vintages, we tasted them with Lanson UK Managing Director, Paul Beavis at 67 Pall Mall and were seriously impressed with their affordable quality.
Champagne Lanson: Vive la Révolution

April 2, 2017
Big changes have occurred at Champagne Lanson since Chef de Caves, Hervé Dantan took the reins two years ago. We sampled the 2016 Vins Clairs, the latest Black Label NV blend and Clos Lanson 2016 as Hervé talked us through the new developments.
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