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93 Points - Wine Spectator Magazine:
"Rich and toasty, this is a textbook Blanc de Blancs, with firm acidity, a creamy, refined texture and flavors of hazelnut, toasted brioche, apple pastry, lemon meringue, ground spice and subtle, smoky mineral. A finely tailored wine. Drink now through 2020." –AN (Nov 30, 2011)

93 Points - Wine Enthusiast Magazine:
"This is great Champagne, in the bottle-aged Henriot style. It’s a classic Chardonnay, ripe, creamy, packed with yellow fruits, and finely balanced with a great waft of toast. A high percentage of older vintages in the blend gives this wine richness, maturity, without ever losing its crisp edge." — R.V. (12/1/2009)

92 Points - Allen Meadows' Burghound:
"A pretty and perfumed nose of high-toned citrus, floral and subtle brioche aromas leads to detailed, crisp and equally pretty flavors that are underpinned by firm effervescence and fine finishing depth on the notably dry backend. This is really quite good and I am pleased to see that the quality has not wavered since my review of this cuvée two years ago. Excellent quality in an understated style plus it will repay aging." (Oct 01, 2009)

90 Points - Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar:
" Light, bright yellow.  High-pitched aromas of lime, orange zest and green apple, with notes of dried rose, honeysuckle and a hint of smoky lees.  Lively and precise but also richer than the straight Souverain Brut. Offers smoky citrus and orchard fruit flavors that are underscored by tangy minerality.  The smoky note lingers on a long, sappy and sharply focused finish, which features a hint of vanilla." - Josh Raynolds (Dec '10)

90 Points - Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine:
"Lighter in manner and meeting the slightly austere norms of the Blanc de Blanc style, this Champagne Chardonnay is brisk and lively with mildly lemony, citrus-like fruit played against touches of chalk and stones. Its energetic, pinpointy bubbles run right to the end, and its cleansing finish is firmed by just the right touch of enlivening acid." Reviewed: December 2009

90 Points - Wine & Spirits Magazine:
"Delicate floral scents highlight the rich flavors of pear and cream. It's supple in the middle, clean and elegant in the end. For roast sea bass with lemongrass and ginger."

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