2013 Gimonnet Gonet ‘l’Identité’ Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs
Tasting Notes ~
The 2013 l'Identité Blanc de Blanc sees over three years lees aging leading to an incredibly fine and delicate bubble structure. Chalky minerality and citrus dominate the palate. The fruit (100 percent Chardonnay) is sourced from Grand Cru vineyards in the villages of Cramant and Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, the latter of which is home to the famous Blanc de Blancs, Salon.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
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“The 2009 Brut Vintage blends 60 percent Pinot Noir and 40 percent Chardonnay from 20 grand and premier cru villages in the Montagne de Reims and the Côte des Blancs. Fermented in stainless steel with each variety and each village kept separate and malolactic completed, the 2009 aged eight years in the cellars before being hand-riddled and disgorged. Disgorged in October 2017 and tasted in June 2018, the 2009 shows an intense, concentrated, pretty vinous and profound bouquet of ripe fruit, chalk, brioche and nutty/almond notes. Full-bodied and rich but fresh and even refined on the palate, this is a very elegant, round, charming yet well-structured and vinous Vintage Brut with a clear, fresh, structured and remarkably persistent finish. It drinks already very well today, but its aging potential is most probably stunning.”
Decanter
95 ~
A fine straw-gold colour with great finesse of bubble flow and mousse. Joyful aromas of apple blossom and ripe pear. A full, defined palate demonstrates richness that will help to give this a long life in the cellar.
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
90 ~
This sensational non-vintage Barcino Cava was made from a solera system where the dosage was started in the 1940s. A blend of 55 percent Xarello, 25 percent Macabeo and 20 percent Parellada, from vines planted in 1995, this crisp, delicious, dry sparkler spent 12 months on its lees. Attractive notes of honeyed brioche, poached pear and caramelized grapefruit jump from the glass of this zesty, light-bodied, exceptionally well-crafted, pure, fresh cava. Only 5,000 cases produced.
