Name Champagne brut Grand cru
Vintage Non-vintage
Producer Benoit-Lahaye
Appelation Champagne brut
Grapes Pinot noir (85%), Chardonnay (15%)
Alc./vol. 12%
Other info None
Price 259,- Nkr.


Tasting notes

Bouzy, 85% PN, 15% chardonnay. Straw colour. Clean, mineral and floral nose. Yellow flowers --> almost Franciacorta-like (in a good way). But more chalky and mineral. Fresh and quite fullbodied, typical PN-dominated in the mouth. Drinking quite nicely now. Nice floral and mineral depth. The mousse could be finer, but really this is a very fine Champagne that is a great value.

Arnt Egil Nordlien
Tasting note:April-06


This bottle has degorgement-date 10/2005. Golden colour. Medium fine mousse. Nose shows toasted bread, yeast, chalk. Powerful and more PN-dominated in the mouth with more red fruits. Fine acids. But a little closed and not showing as much as the previous bottling. Young and quite aggressive Champagne. Needs time to settle.

Arnt Egil Nordlien
Tasting note:July-06

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