Louis Roederer Blanc de Blancs 2017

An exceptional vintage with precise execution and finesse. The nose is ripe with minerality and citrus, delicately balanced with white blossom and almond. The palate is creamy and soft, underpinned by with a distinctly saline finish. Oaky and smoky notes continue to draw out the wine, giving it extra length and concentration, a mouth-watering drop.

In their words - Bouquet of harvest (almonds), spring flowers (honeysuckle) and citrus (lemon). The aromas are harmonious and deep, with delicate notes of roasted almonds and roasting. Upon aeration, powdery and chalky nuances emerge, creating a refined reductive nose typical of exceptional Chardonnays.

Precise, juicy and deep on entry to the palate, this wine exudes a magnificent concentration of ripe fruit and floral aromas interwoven with a mineral freshness. The mouthfeel is creamy and chalky, almost powdery and drying, imparting a trim, finely honed quality to the palate. Juicy and rounded, the wine is drawn out into a fresh, powdery finish. The palate crescendos like a torrent of white mountain water, with a lingering sweetness from the wood ageing complementing the saline length and structure imparted by the white chalk of Avize.