Philipponnat, Blanc de Noirs Vintage other_regions

Philipponnat, Blanc de Noirs Vintage other_regionsThe 2012 Extra Brut Blanc de Noirs was disgorged in September 2018 with 4. 5 grams per liter dosage. Offering up notes of fresh peach, honeycomb, mint and warm bread, it's medium to full bodied, broad and textural, with lively acids, excellent concentration and a chalky finish. It's showing very well.

As is usually the case

whilst retaining a sense of elegance and translating the terroir

10% whole cluster)

High notes of volatile acidity

the fruit is often sensational

The palate is perhaps showing its age a bit more with ferrous red fruit

I loved this wine

As readers will remember

then fleshier on the mid-palate

Still good

All of the Pacenti signatures are in place

earth and floral notes within a firm