93 points Antonio Galloni (Vinous): "Laherte's NV Brut Nature Blanc de Blancs is one of the great under the radar wines in Champagne. It marries precision, tension and depth. Citrus peel, crushed rocks, mint, dried flowers and white pepper race across the palate. The Blanc de Blancs is a Champagne of tremendous stature and class that blends the best attributes of sites in Epernay and the Côtes des Blancs. Best of all, it's an insane value. The current release is 60% 2018 and 40% reserve wines from 2017 and 2016. No dosage. Disgorged: March, 2021. Drink: 2021-2028. (Nov 2021)"
93 points Falstaff (5/28/21).
92+ points Sarah Mayo (The Wine Independent): "Based on the 2020 vintage, the Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature NV is a delicately textured champagne fermented for seven months in foudre and barrel with regular stirring of the lees and partial malo-lactic. Fragrant and fresh aromas of quince, star fruit, candied ginger and honey lead into a finely knit, light to medium-bodied palate with a pinpoint, chalky mousse that delicately amplifies a ripe citrus mid-palate lifted by brisk acidity and a long, thirst-slaking finish. Disgorged April 2021 and finished with zero dosage. Drink: 2023-2033. (11/26/23)"
92 points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The current release of Laherte Frères’ Blanc de Blanc Brut Nature is from the base year of 2020 and was disgorged in January of 2023. The vins clairs are all barrel-fermented for this wine and aged seven months in cask prior to bottling up for secondary fermentation, with partial malo. The bouquet is beautifully pure and precise, wafting from the glass in a mix of apple, pear, raw almond, chalky soil tones, bread dough and a topnote of white flowers. On the palate the wine is brisk, full-bodied, focused and complex, with a lovely core of fruit, fine soil signature and grip, elegant mousse and a long, young and very nicely balanced finish. To my palate, with zero dosage, this wine still needs several years in the cellar to allow the acids to back off a bit more. For Brut Nature purists, it is already very tasty. 2028-2045. (Jul/Aug 2022)"
91 points William Kelley (Wine Advocate): "Based on the 2018 vintage and disgorged this year, the NV Brut Nature Blanc de Blancs derives from vines growing in the chalky Côteaux Sud d’Épernay. Unwinding in the glass with notions of crisp green apple, nougat, fresh bread and Meyer lemon, it's medium to full-bodied, chiseled and chalky, with tangy acids and a long, saline finish even in this demonstrative vintage. Drink: 2021-2033. (Sep 2021)"
91 points Wine & Spirits: "You have to love acidity to appreciate this wine, its fruit on the underside of ripeness, so brisk it might make you shudder. The austerity—some would say bitterness—is cushioned by touches of fresh cream, almond and crunchy apple flavors. For oysters."
93 points Falstaff (5/28/21).
92+ points Sarah Mayo (The Wine Independent): "Based on the 2020 vintage, the Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature NV is a delicately textured champagne fermented for seven months in foudre and barrel with regular stirring of the lees and partial malo-lactic. Fragrant and fresh aromas of quince, star fruit, candied ginger and honey lead into a finely knit, light to medium-bodied palate with a pinpoint, chalky mousse that delicately amplifies a ripe citrus mid-palate lifted by brisk acidity and a long, thirst-slaking finish. Disgorged April 2021 and finished with zero dosage. Drink: 2023-2033. (11/26/23)"
92 points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The current release of Laherte Frères’ Blanc de Blanc Brut Nature is from the base year of 2020 and was disgorged in January of 2023. The vins clairs are all barrel-fermented for this wine and aged seven months in cask prior to bottling up for secondary fermentation, with partial malo. The bouquet is beautifully pure and precise, wafting from the glass in a mix of apple, pear, raw almond, chalky soil tones, bread dough and a topnote of white flowers. On the palate the wine is brisk, full-bodied, focused and complex, with a lovely core of fruit, fine soil signature and grip, elegant mousse and a long, young and very nicely balanced finish. To my palate, with zero dosage, this wine still needs several years in the cellar to allow the acids to back off a bit more. For Brut Nature purists, it is already very tasty. 2028-2045. (Jul/Aug 2022)"
91 points William Kelley (Wine Advocate): "Based on the 2018 vintage and disgorged this year, the NV Brut Nature Blanc de Blancs derives from vines growing in the chalky Côteaux Sud d’Épernay. Unwinding in the glass with notions of crisp green apple, nougat, fresh bread and Meyer lemon, it's medium to full-bodied, chiseled and chalky, with tangy acids and a long, saline finish even in this demonstrative vintage. Drink: 2021-2033. (Sep 2021)"
91 points Wine & Spirits: "You have to love acidity to appreciate this wine, its fruit on the underside of ripeness, so brisk it might make you shudder. The austerity—some would say bitterness—is cushioned by touches of fresh cream, almond and crunchy apple flavors. For oysters."
| Product SKU | 343193 |
| Producer | Laherte Frères |
| Country | France |
| Region | Champagne |
| Varietal | Chardonnay |
| Vintage | NV |
| Size | 1.5L |
| Color | White |
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