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2013 Launois "Special Club" Brut Blanc de Blancs Champagne (Ships as a 1.5L Due to Bottle Size/Shape)

2013 Launois "Special Club" Brut Blanc de Blancs Champagne (Ships as a 1.5L Due to Bottle Size/Shape)

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Gary Westby

Gary Westby

K&L Buyer
I found the wine to be open and generous aromatically, with small white wild flowers and white nectarine fruit. In the mouth I loved the sourdough savor and dried fruit complexity of this rich blanc de blanc. What makes this wine great is the finish- it is one of those special wines that swell up on the back end, with fabulous freshness, chalk and a repeat of all the bread, flowers and fruit that I tasted and smelled moments before. It went very well with our food (Cinnamon cooked California halibut with a miso glaze, empress rice and Mizuna greens to go with it) and I think it could go with all manner of fish and seafood, or just as well on its own as an aperitif.

Staff Reviews

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Lilia McIntosh

Lilia McIntosh

I love new vintage of special Club! It is as mineral and powerful as previous but the aromas are more floral and so captivating! It immediately catches your attention. Palate is fresh, crunchy and has a touch of brioche and lovely lingering citrus on the finish. This Champagne is extremely enjoyable now and will also age gracefully!

Notes

Without a doubt, this is one of the best Champagnes we carry at any price. The Launois Club is made from Chardonnay vines planted in 1951 from a site just behind their house, amusingly named le derrière de la maison. It just so happens that out the back of the house is the mid slope of the Grand Cru of Mesnil, and one of the best plots in the whole village. These vines not only produce Launois’ most profound wine, they are the source for their massal selection that they propagate themselves for re-plantations. Drinking this you get a chance to experience the mother vines of Launois. This wine is not fermented in stainless steel, or in wood- it is done in the old enamel lined iron tanks that Bernard Launois has lovingly kept up for decades. I like to describe them as being like Le Creuset on a massive scale. - Gary Wesbty, K&L

Details

TypeSparkling Wine
VarietalChardonnay
OriginChampagne, France
Bottle Size750 mL
SKU1520586