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I am psyched to be able to include his Ambonnay blanc, a bottling that I think of as being a bit of a flagship from the Domaine holdings, in Magnum this year!! And not a tiny bit of Magnums…..so get it while the gettin’ is good y’all!!!! Miam miam!!!
“Of the Champagne Marguet villages level bottlings, the Ambonnay, of course, is made from the domaine’s own vineyards. Consequently, this is always one of the finest of this level from Benoît and the stunning 2017 is no exception. The wine is composed from a blend of sixtynine
percent pinot noir and thirty-one percent chardonnay in this vintage and was aged three and a half years sur latte prior to its disgorgement in March of 2022. The wine is precise and very refined on the nose, jumping from the glass in a mix of apple, pear, a touch of fresh nutmeg, patissière, chalky minerality and a discreet foundation of buttery oak. On the palate the wine is bright, full-bodied and rock solid at the core, with superb mineral undertow, laser-like focus, elegant mousse and a long, complex and impeccably balanced finish. A simply stunning wine. 2027-2055. 95.” John Gilman for the 2017, NOT THE 2018 OFFERED HERE
