Pehu-Simonet Extra Brut Champagne Fins Lieux #3 Mailly 2012

93 points Jeb Dunnuck: "[$119 list] The 2012 Champagne Blanc de Noirs Fins Lieux #3 Les Poules Mailly Extra Brut is 100% Pinot Noir, and is pure with a concentrated liqueur of marasca cherry, umami notes of shitake, and a bit of cocoa. The palate is dry and inviting, with orange zest, salty earth, and a refreshing feel. I like the energy of this wine, which feels like an elegant Pinot Noir with a savory touch. Drink over the next 10-15 years. Drink: 2022-2037. (11/7/22)"

92 points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "This particular bottle of the 2012 Pehu-Simonet “Fins Lieux #3” (a single vineyard pinot noir from the vineyard of les Poules in the village of Mailly) was disgorged in January of 2021, so was given an additional two years on its fine lees than the bottle I tasted a year ago. This was also given just a touch more dosage at two grams per liter, than the previous iteration, which was finished with 1.5 grams. The nose is starting to stir nicely and shows off a lovely synthesis of 2012’s ripe and pure fruit and a lovely mineral drive from its Mailly origins. Scents of apple, patissière, a discreet touch of nutskin, a beautiful base of complex soil tones, dried flowers and a gently smoky topnote all jump from the glass. On the palate the wine is bright, full-bodied, focused and complex, with a fine core, excellent mineral drive, a lovely girdle of acidity, frothy mousse and a long, youthful and beautifully balanced finish. I really like the backend of this wine, as the filigree of minerality, ripe fruit and just a perfect touch of dosage gives the wine a drinkability today that is very attractive, without undermining its potential to evolve beautifully in the cellar. Fine juice. 2021-2045. (Sep/Oct 2021)"