2008 Alain Thienot La Vigne aux Gamins Blanc de Blancs

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Score 95/100 · Drink 2021-2036, Jeb Dunnuck, Mar 2021

A gorgeous Champagne from this estate, the 2008 Champagne La Vigne Aux Gamins is 100% Chardonnay from a single parcel in Avize that saw 100% malolactic fermentation and 2.4 grams of dosage. This light gold-hued beauty has a classic nose of stone fruits, candied lemons, honeyed minerality, and brioche. Playing in the medium-bodied end of the spectrum, it has a balanced, elegant style, good acidity, and a layered, lengthy finish that keeps you coming back to the glass. It should drink nicely for another 15 years from cold cellars.

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95/100

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17
17/20

Jancis Robinson MW

95
95/100

Jeb Dunnuck

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17 points
Jancis Robinson MW
Score 17/20 · Drink 2020-2025, Jancis Robinson MW, Feb 2021

Striking stencilled front label rather reminiscent of an old madeira bottle. 100% old-vine Chardonnay from Avize. 100% malo. Disgorged September 2020. Dosage just 2.4 g/l. 3,745 bottles produced. Marked, rather glamorous autolysis on the nose. Fine bead and lots of citrus zestiness. Bracing but not austere. Certainly tense rather than broad but this would make a fine aperitif. Impressive length. (JR)

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Alain Thienot
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White

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Dry

Alcohol ABV%

12.5%

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Blanc de Blancs

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