An odd one this. The estate was much more set up for tasting than most we visited and seemed much busier too. However, the wines were pretty underwhelming. Not sure why this one appears more popular with tourists. It just goes to show the poor relationship between popularity/price and quality with grower Champagnes.
1. Cuvee Prestige
70% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay. 9g of sugar/litre
Good but nothing special. Light, quite elegant. The main problem is tasting it after the Maurice Vesselle extravaganza just before.
Now that my palate is reacclimatising this wine has grown on me. However, it just feels a little underwhelming - at the price there are many better wines we tasted... all available within a few hundred metres!
2. Cuvee Brut Reserve
80% Pinot Noir, 20% Chardonnay
Funny nose (I really didn't like it). However, on the palate I prefer this to the previous one. It feels "rougher" than the previous wine... However, the previous wine felt like it was trying, and failing, to be something it wasn't. This was feels honest.
3. Brut Oeil de Perdrix
100% Pinot Noir
This name means "Eye of the partridge", similarly to the Tuscan Vin Santo. This wine had a very light pink colour, floral notes and unusual texture. Good acid and length. Feels like more of a food wine.
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