Guiborat 'Prisme' Grand Cru 2019

Guiborat 'Prisme' Grand Cru 2019Guiborat's Prism is all about chalk. A rich, racy and layered Chardonnay with breadth and length, and a myriad of complex aromas and flavors for the true Cote des Blancs lover. 92pts Vinous The NV Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs Prisme Grand Cru (2019 base) is terrific. I admire its dynamic energy and verve, both of which are on full display. White pepper, chalk and mint cut through a sizzling core of Cte des Blancs fruit. The blend of sites in Chouilly

This wine finds its best matches at the table

Crushed red berry fruit

but it also presents a solid core of cherry fruit and blackcurrant

The significant temperature fluctuations during the growing season contribute to the complexity and depth of this wine

All indigenous wild yeast fermentation

Les Regards D’Avize Lieu-dit Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Avize Brut Nature Champagne 2015

It offers plenty of Montefico signatures

silky to the core

soaring from the glass with a bouquet of beeswax

until a short spell of wet and cold weather just on flowering meant that some decrease in yield was certainly to be expected

the wine is full-bodied

pastries and tangerine zest