The 2010 Cuvée des Caudalies Grand Cru Extra Brut shows a very clear, complex, expressive and highly mineral (or chalky) nose that dominates the ripe and concentrated yet very delicate fruit (100% old vines Chardonnay...
The 2010 Cuvée des Caudalies Grand Cru Extra Brut shows a very clear, complex, expressive and highly mineral (or chalky) nose that dominates the ripe and concentrated yet very delicate fruit (100% old vines Chardonnay from the Côte des Blancs) and gives this cuvée its unique expression. Intense, round and fruity on the palate, this is a highly finessed and elegant yet persistent and mineral Caudalies that reveals great purity, finesse and freshness on the finish. This is not powerful at all but is delicate, fresh, refined and charming, leaving the palate with a stimulatingly salty purity and tensioned minerality. This is a great, highly charming and seductive Blanc de Blancs that was bottled in July 2011 and disgorged in January 2017 with a dosage of four grams per liter. Tasted in Reims, April 2018.- SR