98 points Tyson Stelzer (The Champagne Guide): "(disgorged July 2018; new cuvée; 100% pinot; Meurtet in Aÿ, purchased by William Deutz in 1838, the year of the founding of the house, an east south-east facing slope of 25-year-old vines, just 200 metres from Côte Glacière, sharing the same thin clay above belemnite chalk, yet distinct in altitude, slope and exposure; aged 5 years on lees; 7.5g/L dosage; cork). A daring and glorious new venture for Deutz, and a grand statement of the pinnacle of the vineyard resources of this distinguished house. This is an enigma, at once reverberating with the depth and colour of pinot noir in a full straw hue with a blush tint, and yet singing with the elegant restraint that is Deutz. It is in this tension that it captures the regal personality that defines Aÿ, at once deeply succulent and simultaneously lighter than air. A luscious core of the most gloriously precise red cherry fruit is graced with juicy mirabelle plum, layered with mixed spice and fragranced with delicate rose petals. Its gorgeous fruit core is infused seamlessly with the subtle almond nougat of five years of lees age. A finish of impeccably focused line and undeviating length rides on a magnificent sea of chalk minerality of super-fine structure, the very voice of Aÿ itself. Drink it as you would the finest rosé. (2020-2021)"
| Product SKU | 342327 |
| Producer | Deutz |
| Country | France |
| Region | Champagne |
| Varietal | Champagne / Sparkling Blend |
| Vintage | 2012 |
| Size | 750ml |
| Color | White |
| Blend | 100% Pinot Noir |
| ABV | 12.0% |
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