The NV Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs Premier Cru is a huge wine. It boasts serious depth and textural richness for an entry-level NV bottling. Juicy peaches apricots flowers and mint are all woven together beautifully in this dramatic sweeping wine. Flinty notes frame the finish. The Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs is 100% Chardonnay predominantly from Vertus a Premier Cru village although 30% of the juice is from the Grand Cru villages of Cramant Avize and Oger. This year's version is 60% 2008 and 40% reserve wines from 2007 and 2006. Dosage was 4 grams per liter. This is Lot # LBB80211. Disgorged February 2011. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2018. -Antonio Galloni