2017 Chartogne-Taillet Chemin de Reims Extra Brut
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From soils of iron rich sand, the 2017 Champagne Chemin de Reims Extra Brut is also 100% Chardonnay. The nose is broad, with more peach and yellow orchard fruit, flowers, and tangerine. There is a richer mineral structure on the palate that feels angular and is also saline and long, with orange pith and savory richness. Drink over the next 10 or more years.
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Jeb Dunnuck
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The Extra-Brut Chemin de Reims, 100% Chardonnay from Merfy, is a dense, mineral, savory wine. The more muscular side of Chardonnay comes through in this potent, brooding Champagne. The Chemin de Reims is the most structured and most 'red-wine feeling' of the Alexandre Chartogne's Chardonnays. It requires time and attention, as there is a lot of wine here. Aeration brings out the wine's compelling interplay of fruit depth and minerality. Disgorged: February, 2022.
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