Champagne Brut Blanc de Blancs Le Mesnil Salon 2015

Tasting Notes

Initially reduced on the nose, this opens with air to reveal rich notes of toasted brioche and smoked hazelnut layered with white peach, baked pineapple and tangerine sorbet flavors, plus a minerally underpinning of oyster shell and chalk. The plush mousse offers a luxe, cashmerelike feel while carrying the rich range of flavors, trimmed nicely by chiseled, lemony acidity. Drink now through 2040. (Alison Napjus,winespectator.com)