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2005 Champagne Tarlant, La Lutétienne, Brut Nature
- White
- Very Dry
- Medium Bodied
Ready - mature
(Drink 2011 - 2023)
- Antonio Galloni
- 93/100
- Jeb Dunnuck
- 94/100
- James Suckling
- 95/100
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Description
This special multi site blend is a blend of 80% Chardonnay, 20% Pinot Noir selected from five sloping lieu-dits around Oeuilly & Celle-les-Condé. spontaneous fermentation and maturation in large oak barrel, gaining complexity prior to secondary fermentation. Golden foam supports a palate of stone fruit, exotic saffron like spices with a chewy crumb of cardamom bun. Vinous depth. Vibrant core with soft edges. Disgorged November 2021. 0 gram dosage.
Davy Zyw, Senior Buyer, Berry Bros. & Rudd (September 2023)
Colour White
Sweetness Very Dry
Vintage 2005
Alcohol % 12%
Maturity Ready - mature
(2011 - 2023)
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Champagne Tarlant
Critics reviews
Antonio Galloni 93/100
The 2005 Brut Nature Prestige Millesime La Lutétienne is a very good wine in what has proven to be an inconsistent vintage. Hints of pear, spice, dried flowers, chamomile and lemon oil all meld together nicely. There’s terrific creaminess and texture, achieved by long ageing in the cellar on the lees. There is perhaps a bit of evolution, but then again, the 2005 is nearly 20 years old. Even so, I would not push my luck too much on ageing.
The blend is 80% Chardonnay and 20% Pinot Noir. Disgorged: November 24, 2021.
Drink 2022 - 2030
Jeb Dunnuck 94/100
The 2005 Champagne La Lutetienne Brut Nature is 80% Chardonnay and the rest Pinot Noir and was aged for 15 years on the lees before disgorgement in November 2021. A medium yellow hue, the nose is sunny and rounded, with sunny fruit of apricot, almond, and chamomile. It is pillowy and ripe on the palate, with somewhat more modest acidity levels, and has a note of dried flowers and peach.
Drink 2022 - 2037
James Suckling 95/100
It is so ripe, rich and toasty that you only realize it’s bone-dry when it has rolled a long way over the palate. Very long, savoury and mineral finish with so much drive. Still so energetic, despite the complex, mature character, I can imagine this ageing for many more years.
A blend of 80% Chardonnay and 20% Pinot Noir that was wild-fermented in wooden casks with no malolactic. Disgorged February 1st, 2021.
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