Trudon "Monochrome" Brut Champagne

Staff Reviews

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Gary Westby

Gary Westby

K&L Buyer

This all Meunier Champagne is made by Jerome Trudon, who used to make the wine at Roederer, both in Anderson Valley and in Reims. He returned to his family farm, and the Monochrome is his flagship. It is made entirely out of Meunier, aged for three years minimum on the lees and benefits from 1/3 reserve wines from older vintages. This is strikingly pure Meunier, with great white flowers and fresh bread on the nose and in the mouth. It is very fresh, as Jerome does not let the wine go through malolactic, and has very good length and quite a bit of minerality.

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Alex Leonardini

Alex Leonardini

The 100% Meunier Trudon "Monochrome" Brut Champagne is anything but monochromatic in it's flavor range. The wine maintains wonderful freshness by forgoing malolactic conversion, with red apple, rosewater, and raspberry flavors snapping into immediate focus on the palate. Four years on lees adds a complimentary pastry dough note that never quite turns to confectionary, instead staying on the savory side. Meunier has never looked so good.

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Dejah Overby

Dejah Overby

This beauty of a Champagne is tastiness in a glass. So complexed with just the right amount of toast, candied ginger and red apple. This lingers in the finish in a great way with stone fruits and texture. Another delicious addition to K & L's champagne category.

Notes

The Trudon "Monochrome" Brut Champagne is 100% Meunier from some of Jérôme Trudon's best plots. This Champagne has been aged three years on the lees, but has 1/3 reserves from past vintages added in for complexity and roundness. I found this wine to be strikingly pure, with generous aromas of white flowers framed by a touch of freshly baked bread. The finish is very bright, maybe the brightest I have ever tasted from an all-Meunier Champagne, and has yet to cross over into the savory mushroom-like character of other Meuniers. (Gary Westby, K&L Champagne buyer)