Marie Noelle Ledru, Cuvee Goulte Blanc de Noirs Brut Grand Cru

Pronounced aromas of honeysuckle, golden delicious apple, pear, apricot, brioche, ginger, toffee, toasted hazelnut, and wet stone. Medium+ acidity, fine creamy mousse, and long toasty and nutty finish. In a fantastic spot right now - still can’t stop thinking about it!

2016 vintage

Wow, what a distinct style! Oxidative, nutty, yeasty, with red apple and wild burning thyme smells. My wife’s first reaction was “This tastes like the champagne of yesteryear.” I guess that’s about as much of a vindication of old-school as it gets. Absolutely unique combination of ripe apple, light citrus, crushed rock minerality and that dried herbal note i’ve not encountered in a champagne before. By any standards, let alone 2007, brilliant. Score: 95. Relative to expectations : +++

2007 vintage

From magnum. Completely different style to the Filaine alongside, clearly Pinot-dominant with spicy red apple fruit but with a much more rustic, old-school feel. Slightly coarse and creamy with some ginger notes, quite a singular wine from a bygone era - just not sure if it is worth the current tariff.

2007 vintage

not blind I preferred the 2015 against 2016. Fresh and with a acidity backbone. Too young. 93

2016 vintage

At the winery , not blind, magnum Herbal , fresh, difficult vintage but with precision in the finish but misting a bit of length. 93

2007 vintage

not blind from Magnum Even in weak vintages Marie Noelle can make a gem. Herbal but very precise in the finish. Saline. Many years ahead. 93-94

2007 vintage

Perfect.

2007 vintage

Excellent showing. The nose is just beautiful, with creamy, sparkly red fruit and yellow gingery notes, and with a little bit of air, some prominent saline notes too. It's precise and detailed and understated on nose, refined and elegant. It shows some of the richness that accumulates with a bit of bottle age. All of this follows through to the palate, which is so bright and energetic, and whose flavors really resonate. The bead slows after 3 hours and maybe …

2007 vintage

La Festa del Barolo Gala Dinner (The Pool in NYC) : Champagne with dinner because one should always have champagne to start. This is in that mineral, chalky, crisp, super dry style. Very easy to drink. Didn't last past the first course but also because glasses were at a premium.

2016 vintage

yellow going to gold color , nose of honey , dry flowers , bread , still a nice acidity , full body , saline , long finish. Still in the drinking window but is good not to wait too much.

2007 vintage

Great showing. The nose is rich with dark fruit, and there are hints of roast almonds and pastry dough, and there is a strong sense of salt and chalk, even on the nose. After drinking several other wines by this producer on the same evening, it makes it easier for me to see that Goulte really is the top wine in the portfolio. Even on the nose this can be seen, in the breadth and complexity of aroma. The palate …

2007 vintage

Great showing of this. Starting to emerge. Supremely elegant and layered. Goulte has a different texture, smoother but with greater amplitude than the Brut natures.

2007 vintage

Bigger and richer than the Brut Nature wines earlier. The nose is spicy and full with tons of energy. In a good spot. Lots of ginger and spice. Lemon and ginger full but great acid and verve. Energy to burn. Salty finish. Nose - 5-5.5/6, Palate - 5.5/6, Finish - 5-5.5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1.5/2 = 17-18/20.

2007 vintage

Dracks blint Lite mörkare gul färg Röda äpplen, röda äpplen mustig, lite jura och oxiderat över den, fatad, konungskarameller, mycket kanderade apelsinskal. Min gissning föll på något från Bouzy eller där omkring med PN.

2007 vintage

Showing very well. Richness and detail, lovely fruit that is tempered with a wash of chalky saline minerality. Silky texture, and the wine spreads on the palate, feels broad and still focused. Lovely, still plenty of upside.

2007 vintage

Hasn't changed much since I had it 3 years ago, but this is fantastic nonetheless. Vibrant citrus and pear fruits framed by gingery spice and lots of sweeter doughy and brioche flavours, all conveyed with remarkable finesse and polish on the palate. Still quite youthful though - I'll leave my other bottles alone for some more time.

2007 vintage

Beautiful, with a huge attack of yeast, rich lemon, spice. Rich body, excellent acidity and minerality. Added even more yeast/brioche with time, and still young & improving. Very very nice.

2007 vintage

spektakulært god champagne fra bitteliten produsent i Ambonnay; utrolig typeriktig med autolyse, mynte, epler og blomster på duft. Fantastisk kremete og frisk i munnen. Går ned på høykant. Bedre blir det ikke.

2007 vintage

Maybe the best Champagne in the world for the price. Just kills

2007 vintage

Rik nese med søt brioche, sitronskall, kirsebær, røde epler og kalk. Et hint av sopp. Rik også i munnen, men ren, og med intens sitronsyre som balanserer. Modne røde epler og lekker mineralitet. Mye å gå på; masse kraft og spenning.

2007 vintage

big acid, zero fruit. Saline on the finish, but complex and delicious.

2007 vintage

Nice; Clean; Good character

2007 vintage

2hrs of air. Beautiful nose of lemon zest, chalk & brioche. Extremely focused on the palate, with tons of chalky/mineral goodness. Agree with others that this one could use a little time sideways to develop. Outstanding.

2007 vintage

Green apple, lemon peel, and plenty of biscuity autolysis notes. Not a shy wine, certainly, with a great attack, fruity and spicy, and after an hour begins to show more minerality and spice. Needs time.

2007 vintage

Great stuff. Starts out full of savoury doughy and brioche notes around a core of fresh lemon and pear fruit, and with air more exotic gingery spicy elements and minerally accents emerge. There's great balance, depth and a sense of purity to the flavours here and it's a wine I'm glad to have more of.

2007 vintage

This wine has really shut down hard in the last few months. Very shy, took a while to open. Very mineral and elegant while the bubbles were a little agressive. Then started to show more red berries with more elegant bubbles. Powerful but very elegant and restrained at the same time with a great minerality.

2007 vintage

Really a very promising wine, and this is not to say that isn't delicious now - it is absolutely delicious. It needs a bit of time to unwind. There are delicate pasty dough aromas but once the fruit emerges, it is more dominant on both the nose and the palate. And it is beautiful fruit, complex and fresh, and flecked through with refreshing citrus peel. The wine feels ample in the mouth and has a lovely silky texture, even on …

2007 vintage

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