Emmanuel Brochet, Haut Chardonnay Extra Brut Millesime

Baked apple and lemon rind with some salinity. Quite rich and vinous but dangerously drinkable!

Another Sunday service at Jade Court (Chicago, IL) : 4 g/L dosage. This bottle seems a hair advanced for such a young wine, with its slight leaning towards browning apples. But overall, this has a sappiness that I've generally found in Brochet's champagnes and what makes me find them relatively compelling versus most other growers.

Very tasty with green apple, lemon, mango, grapefruit that have a bit of a taffy/AirHeads candy touch to them.

Very nice taste of ripe pear, white flowers, minerality and some brioche. Long finish and nice acidity. Definitely can cellar longer.

Excellent rendition of this bottling. Really elegant, with some body, a touch of spice (first time picking up on that), and some bitter notes. Better in a year or two as somewhat reticent now.

This is 80% from 2014 vintage and the rest reserve wine, 37% Pinot Meunier, 33% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay. It spent 11 months in oak on lees and 30 months in bottle. Small dosage of 4g. Expressive notes of ripe pear, also some dried apricot, white flowers, crushed almond and a touch of smoke, nice minerality. It's pretty full-bodied, with high acidity cutting through the slightly creamy texture and smaller and not too many bubbles. Overall a very vinous …