2012 R & L Legras Cuvée St-Vincent Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru
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100% Chardonnay from grand cru Chouilly. It might just be me suffering from conservative conditioning when it comes to champagne, but I would not have expected this gold-punted bottle with an ultra-modern, funky, playful label looking like a hand-painted homage to retro comic books to contain £130-worth of vintage champagne. The wine is most definitely not playful. Bone dry, a little smoky, lots of iodine. Very serious. Very marine. Dramatic and fierce. I’d love to try this with sashimi – there is something about the wine that echoes seaweed and soy, pickled ginger, yuzu and sesame. No rush to drink this. (TC)
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Tamlyn Currin, jancisrobinson.com
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The 2012 Brut Cuvée Saint Vincent Grand Cru is a pure Chardonnay from Chouilly. A shy nose gives a serene note of wheat bran and chalk, which appear far more defined and concentrated on the fresh palate. Lovely acidity provides a straight and upright backbone, making the mouth water with lovely citric intensity, while evolved autolysis and fruit lend a pleasant edge to caramelized Mirabelle. Lasting, with some 2012 drama in the fruit. Freshness contrasts with subtle, delicious umami notes. Disgorged: June, 2023. - Anne Krebiehl MW