Les Mottelettes, Blanc de Blancs, Bouzy, Grand Cru
    Pierre Paillard

    Les Mottelettes, Blanc de Blancs, Bouzy, Grand Cru, 2016

    95/100
    The Wine Independent
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    1. Last Few

      2016

      75cl

      DP

      £93.52

    Broking
    1. 2016

      6x75cl

      DP

      £511.93

    2. 2016

      6x75cl

      DP

      £535.93

    Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

    A lovely deep but fresh citrus oil nose, a note of chalk and something approaching verbena, almond cream, then as it opens, more of the oyster shell and savoury mineral notes. Excellent crisp precision on the palate, more of the scratched citrus oil, pomelo notes, a lovely saline line to finish things. This is both very refreshing and tonic but also has some real depth of fruit to it. Dry but beautifully balanced. Bottled with 2 grams of dosage. Disgorged Feb 2021 after 42 months sur lie. Motelettes is a rare Bouzy Chardonnay vineyard, grown on the warm south facing slope Bouzy. The vines were planted in 1961, and today act as the mother block for all the Paillard selections massales.

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    Critic Reviews

    95/100
    Lisa Perrotti-Brown,
    The Wine Independent
    The 2016 Les Mottelettes Blanc de Blancs Bouzy Grand Cru Extra Brut is 100% Chardonnay. Disgorged in February 2021, it has 1 g/L dosage. Pale, youthful lemon-gold in color, it races out with vivacious scents of fresh grapefruit, lemon zest, tangerine peel, and jasmine, followed by suggestions of Marcona almonds, wet pebbles, and brine, plus a waft of warm croissant. The palate is the eye-popping real deal, sporting intense, tightly wound mineral and citrus fruit layers with a very fine, persistent mousse to support, lifted ever-so-slightly by seamless freshness, finishing with incredible length and minerally, fruity, savory sparked depth. It's shimmery and spectacular to drink right now, but be sure to keep a few bottles for a decade or two, when I imagine it's going to kick the complexity up a notch or two.
    drinking window 2022 - 2042
    date of review 11/2022

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    Specifications

    Country:
    France
    Region:
    Champagne
    Appellation:
    Champagne
    Grape Variety:
    Chardonnay/Pinot Noir
    abv:
    12.5%

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