Champagne Pierre Moncuit Cuvée Millésime Grand Cru Mesnil Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut 2008

• Size: 750ml
• Vintage: 2018
• ABV: 12.5%
• Origin: Les Mesnil/Champagne/ France
• Grapes:  Chardonnay 

Description

Le Mesnil is one of the greatest villages in the Cote du Blanc, home to the likes of Krug and Salon

The Moncuit family has been making superb grower champagne in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, in the heart of the Côte des Blancs, for more than 100 years. Pierre Moncuit had recognised the intrinsic quality of his terroir and, together with his wife Odile, strove to make the best possible champagnes from his grapes.

Nicole Moncuit and her brother Yves, along with her daughter Valérie, are now in charge of the domaine and make sublimely complex, delicate wines from 20 hectares of Grand Cru vineyards

94pts. The 2008 Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru is a fabulous wine from this great Champagne vintage. Given the extended time on the lees (more than ten years) the 2008 shows quite a bit of complexity that has developed in bottle. Baked apple tart, spice, apricot, orange peel, spice, hazelnut and coffee are some of the many aromas and flavors that shape this wonderfully complex Champagne from Moncuit. The 2008 is in an ideal place for drinking now, as it offers a great deal of complexity. Dosage is 7 grams per liter. Disgorged November 2020. Antonio Galloni, Vinous