Adrien Dhondt Champagne Grand Cru Blaise Oger

Monumental champagne to close off a great dinner night. Probably would have been best served at the start, but not many occasions to try this one. If you can find it, drink it!

Hate to do this but I have to refer to CSIMM’s note below as it’s both entirely spot on and I’m in the midst of a champagne tasting assault and am close to useless. I will add that this is casually MASSIVE. Maybe bottled at 2-3 atmospheres, which helps this be sneaky in terms of depth. Suddenly you realize how much there is here and it’s freaking glorious. Be sitting down when tasting.

Another success from Adrien Dhondt’s namesake label, the Blaise Oger sports a beautiful core of yellow, green, and white fruit and mineral elements that make for an excitingly fresh and full profile. Like the other 2018s and 2019s, the Blaise is so complete; carrying both tangier and broader elements, it has the lift and breadth to fully form a near-flawless execution, especially for such a young presenting Champagne. Bosc and green Anjou pear, lemon juice and pith, green and yellow …

Beige gold with a touch of green On the nose, sandalwood, bruised Granny Smith, magnolia, Manuka honey The palate is mostly honey+ Granny Smith Med++ finish VIEILLES VIGNES PLANTÉE EN 1964 OGER GRAND CRU SOLS CRAYEUX EXPOSITION EST VINIFICATION EN BARRIQUES FERMENTATION MALOLACTIQUE AUCUNE FILTRATION NI COLLAGE ELEVAGE & NOIS SUR LIES ENTIERS MISE EN BOUTEILLE: MAI 2019 DEGORGEMENT : FEVRIER 2022 DOSAGE: 1.5 g/L

Dinner with winemakers (Po restaurant) : 100% C, vines planted 1964, bottled: May 2019, Disgorged Feb 22, Dosage: 1.5g/l. Exploding aromas of citrus, honeysuckle, complex on the palate with med body with minty long finish. Prefer this to the Nogers as this had the edge on the nose.