2008 Joseph Perrier Brut Cuvée Josephine

A blend of roughly equal parts Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, the 2008 Brut Cuvée Joséphine was disgorged after ten years sur lattes. Offering up a reserved bouquet of warm biscuits, dried citrus rind and yellow apple, it's medium to full-bodied, with a somewhat firm and compact profile, missing the plenitude that characterizes some of the house's more recent offerings. This is a creditable but somewhat conservative effort that seems to have more to do with the house's past than its future.