2013 Roger Coulon Blanc de Noirs Brut Millesime
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From two vineyards: one in Vrigny with Meunier vines planted in 1959 on their own roots and the other in Gueux. 50% Meunier, 50% Pinot Noir. Disgorged October 2022. Dosage 3 g/l. 8,000 bottles made. This is a heartbreaker! Sweet and exquisite. A concerto of flowers, underpinned by honeyed intensity of rich, ripe, glowing fruit. Honeysuckle, blackcurrant blossom and blackberry blossom. Quince and persimmon and deep-gold apples. The energy vibrating through the wine seems to have its own forcefield. Such a clear sense of chalk and crushed stone minerality as well. Acidity that threads through it all like silvery gossamer. Rather extraordinary. Stunning, in fact. (TC)
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Tamlyn Currin, jancisrobinson.com
Jeb Dunnuck
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Coming from two plots, one planted to Pinot Noir in Vrigny on clay soils (50% of the blend) and the other from ungrafted vines of Meunier planted after World War II, the 2013 Champagne Millésime is fresh and lifted with aromas of strawberry compote, fresh bread dough, and fresh roses. The palate is pure, long, and focused, its compact structure balancing the ripeness of the domaine with energetic acidity and the supple texture of its mousse. There’s a wonderful energy to this wine, and it’s going to have a long life ahead of it. Drink 2024-2044. 3 grams per liter dosage.
The 2013 Millesime is one the most engaging Champagnes I have tasted from Coulon in a long time, maybe ever. It's a blend of equal parts ungrafted Meunier and old-vine Pinot Noir. Rich and exuberant, the 2013 possesses tremendous richness from start to finish. Red plum, spice, crushed flowers, tangerine peel, hazelnut and chamomile are some of the notes that build into the huge, palate-staining finish. Dosage is 3 grams per liter. Disgorged: July 2022.
Disgorged in October 2021 with three grams per liter dosage, Coulon's 2013 Blanc de Noirs Millésime is a blend of ungrafted Pinot Meunier and old-vine Pinot Noir growing in sandy soils (which explains why the Meunier has been spared by phylloxera). Wafting from the glass with aromas of crisp golden orchard fruit, mirabelle plum, clear honey, freshly baked bread and buttery pasty, it's medium to full-bodied, pillowy and layered, with superb intensity without weight, racy acids and an attractive pinpoint mousse. Concluding with a long, intensely saline finish, this is a brilliant effort for this singularly underrated producer!