Crété Chamberlin Champagne Grand Cru CDB Blanc de Blancs

Have to agree with CSIMM. It was a different (and I still have a bit of COVID recovery going on) but hits the lime train and while it falls shorter on the finish than I would like- it still is a great juice and 100% worth the price of entry.

There is a compelling key lime pie (crust and filling) note here that does everything right to make this more than just another BdB. It’s a little funky in flavor but also distinctly dialed in and focused. It’s pretty chiseled at first pass, but relaxes quickly, for both better and worse actually. The finish is tingly and electric, lingering for a handful of seconds, but it does smooth out just ahead of where I’d ideally prefer it to hang with …