2008 Lanson "Gold Label" Brut Champagne
SKU #1420711
95 points
Wine Enthusiast
From a great vintage, this wine both reflects the year and also shows the producer's trademark crisp style that keeps the wine's natural acidity. That approach lends itself to aging and this wine, now 11 years old, is still intensely fresh. It only just shows signs of maturity and toast. That means it will age further... (RV)
(12/2019)
94 points
James Suckling
This has seen more than six years of ageing in the cellar and has attractive concentration and nicely played complexity. The nose is as fresh as you'd expect from Lanson with all yellow grapefruit and lemon but some pastry too. The palate, meanwhile, has a refreshing sweep of acid-driven, lemon fruit and is super pure, fresh and long. A great-value wine here.
(10/2016)
94 points
Wine Spectator
Notes of oyster shell, graphite and spice are a fresh and aromatic entry for this vibrant Champagne, layered with firm, focusing acidity and flavors of poached apricot, black cherry, lemon curd and slivered almond. Offers a lovely, creamy texture and a juicy quality to the mineral-laced finish. Disgorged February 2016. (AN)
(12/2019)
93 points
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
In all probability the finest rendition of this cuvée since 1996, Lanson's 2008 Brut Vintage Gold Label is an impressive wine in the making, unwinding in the glass with aromas of white flowers, lemon oil, orange rind, apple and freshly baked sourdough. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, racy and incisive, with a concentrated but tight-knit profile that exemplifies the house's non-malo style, concluding with a long and penetrating finish. It's a terrific value in the world of seriously age-worthy Champagne. (WK) 93+
(8/2019)
92 points
Wine & Spirits
Sustaining purity and freshness as it ages past the decade mark, this has lovely depths of golden apple and a silky weave of chalk and lemon. There’s a crisp, quinine-like bitterness to the wine’s minerality, with chalk dust adding another layer of complexity. (Disgorged 2/16)
(12/2019)
K&L Notes
This entirely grand cru vintage Champagne is composed of 49% Chardonnay from Avize, Cramant, Oger, and Mesnil, and 51% Pinot Noir from Ay, Verzenay, and Bouzy. Given how fresh the 1976 tastes now, this vintage should be one for the ages -- if you can keep your hands off of it! (Gary Westby, K&L Champagne Buyer)