Paul Lebrun Cuvée Inspirée par Marie Louise Vintage Blanc de Blancs Cramant Grand Cru (Sparkling white)

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    Paul Lebrun Cuvée Inspirée par Marie Louise Vintage Blanc de Blancs Cramant Grand Cru (Sparkling white) 2015 - Highly RecommendedTasted by Elizabeth Gabay MW & Ben Bernheim

    Pale lemon. Hints of toasty, smoky oak on the nose with leafy peppery notes. Quite weighty oaked toffee flavours coming through on the palate, balancing the crisp white lemon fruit giving this a big, broad, smooth-talking vanillin richness and hints of exotic fruit. As the wine opens up these sweet tropical notes come more to the fore with ripe pineapple, orange and pomelo acidity. A firm mineral structure, a hint of a whisper of oaked tannins more subtle pepperiness and a hint of cedar phenolics on the finish. Overall neutral elegance with beautifully integrated fruit, acidity and weight. The bubbles are really quite ephemeral, the fruit a pleasing combination of delicacy and structure and a lovely blanc de blancs character.

    Tasted October 2022
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We’re mother and son duo Elizabeth Gabay MW and Ben Bernheim. Between us, we’ve been involved in the wines of southern France for over 30 years. Elizabeth started working with the wines of Provence back in 1986, and for the past 20 years has lived on the eastern edge of south-east France. We’ve worked on three books on rosé: Rosé Understanding the Pink Wine Revolution (2018), Elizabeth Gabay’s Buyers Guide to the Rosés of Southern France (2021 e-guide) and, most recently Rosés of Southern France (2022).

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