1988 Jacquesson Signature

Very bright, subtle nose of toast, minerals, spices, mushroom and earth. Penetrating, crisp and very dry, with racy acids giving the mineral and toast flavors rapier-like definition. Very cool, stony flavors: like walking into a blizzard. With its powerful minerality and bracing acids, this stylish Champagne reminded me of a top 1993 white Burgundy. Will never be a particularly pliant wine, but should gain in complexity over the next decade.