A beautifully complex and moderately yeasty nose of primarily floral and citrus aromas that complements well the delicious and equally complex flavors that are crisp without being aggressive and the effervescence is relatively fine on the vibrant and lingering finish. While I wouldn't go so far as to call this a Champagne of finesse there is a certain delicacy of expression here but in the end it's the complexity that distinguishes it.

Based on the 2015 vintage, complemented by fully 50% reserve wines, the NV Brut Premier Cru Platine ferments in recently used barrels with native yeasts and sees more than six months on the lees before tirage. Offering up aromas of crisp yellow orchard fruits, beeswax, almond paste and white flowers, it's medium to full-bodied, vinous and concentrated, with lovely depth at the core, brisk acids and a long, sapid finish. It was disgorged in November 2019 with six grams per liter dosage. - William Kelley

(92+ points) The Platine Premier Cru is 54% Pinot Noir, 26% Chardonnay, 20% Pinot Meunier which is a blend proportionate with Nicolas Maillart’s vineyard plantings, and this bottling is based on the 2018 harvest. Opening with clean and inviting mineral aromas of oyster shell dust plus morello cherry, poached apple and a minty note, the medium to full-bodied palate lights up with refreshing acid tension and textured concentration of ripe citrus and red fruit. Well-balanced throughout, it is Extra Brut with one gram per liter dosage and finishes with loads of charm and length. The bottle tasted was disgorged May, 2023. - Sarah Mayo

From premier cru vineyards on the Montagne de Reims, this Champagne is driven by the Pinot Noir in the blend. It is a dry style, packed with apple and citrus fruits and a youthful vivacity that might be even better after some more bottle age. Drink from late 2021. - ROGER VOSS

91+ The non-vintage Brut version of Platine from Nicolas Maillart has as bit different cépages than the Extra Brut bottling of the same name, as this wine is eighty percent pinot noir and only twenty percent chardonnay. In addition to grapes from Écueil, Monsieur Maillart also uses grapes from the villages of Bouzy and Villers Allerand, with forty percent of the blend comprised of reserve wines. The wine spends a year less on its fine lees than the Extra Brut version and is finished with a dosage of eight grams per liter. The bouquet is excellent, showing quite a bit of pinot noir personality in its blend of tangerine, white peach, plenty of smokiness, a lovely base of soil tones, brioche, a touch of lavender and a topnote of fresh nutmeg. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and complex, with a good core, lovely focus and balance, impressive mineral drive, refined mousse and fine grip on the long and snappy finish. This is still a puppy, and though it is certainly quite approachable today, two or three years’ worth of bottle age will really let this wine relax a bit structurally and dazzle on the palate. Lovely juice.

Very firm yet balanced with black cherry and candied black currant flavors that show subtle hints of whole-grain toast cream honey and Chai tea spices. Open-knit with fine texture and a mouthwatering finish. Disgorged May 2011. Drink now through 2018. -AN