-
94
/ 100
Jeb Dunnuck -
93
/ 100
James Suckling -
93
/ 100
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate -
92
/ 100
Vinous
Sparkling
Classification
Chardonnay
Variety
2007
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
France
Country
Champagne,
Region
14.0%
Alcohol %
15 Plus Years
Cellaring
Scores
94 / 100"The standout in the lineup was the 2007 Brut Blanc De Blancs Le Mesnil-Sur-Oger which is 100% Chardonnay all from grand cru vineyards. It offers a ripe, sexy, full-bodied style as well as classic notes of baked apples, brioche, buttered citrus, and hazelnut. With roughly 70-80% of the blend going through full malolactic fermentation, this powerful, concentrated beauty is drinking terrific today"
- Jeb Dunnuck
93 / 100
"Some light toffee and lemon blossom aromas make for an attractive nose, with plenty of lemon citrus, white peach and grilled hazelnuts, too. The palate has a clean, dry and finely detailed texture. Lemon peel and fresh grapefruit flavors hold super fresh."
- James Suckling
93 / 100
"Disgorged in May 2015, Delamotte's white-golden colored 2007 Blanc de Blancs (dosage Brut) opens with a pure, fresh, intense and smoky/chalky bouquet with white fruit aromas, orange/lemon, brioche, nut and toffee flavors. Pure, fresh and elegant on the palate, this is a concentrated, complex and juicy yet finessed and tensioned Chardonnay from the Côte des Blancs. It is tight but creamy and harmonious and reveals concentrated lemon juice flavors in the long, mineral finish."
- Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
92 / 100
"Delamotte’s 2007 Blanc de Blancs is deep, fleshy and seductive, with lovely textural depth and nuance throughout. The 2007 is a relatively soft, open-knit Delamotte that will drink well upon release. I especially admire the wine's sense of balance and overall proportion, two of the many qualities that give the 2007 its considerable appeal."
- Vinous
Tasting Notes
This 2007 vintage Blanc de Blancs' reveals in its appearance alone, the house's classic profile: Soft gold with green reflections its glow accentuated by its countless small bubbles then the pure sensuality of its aromatics : white flowers, orange blossom, jasmine, hints of Williams pear and uplifting spearmint ‚– all elements that the very best chardonnays of the Cote des Blancs can offer. The Delamotte style is revealed on the palate in all its complexity and elegance, in the power of a wine simultaneously mature and youthful as it lingers in the mouth ; in its delicacy, at once honeyed and spiked with citrus that give the wine its supreme self-assurance, harmony and balance. The result is Delamotte blanc de blancs 2007, eternally seductive. For, after six years on the lees in Delamotte's cellars, this wine will continue to develop and refine its charms way into the future ‚– way beyond 2030 without a doubt.
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity
- Smooth
- Complex