Gatinois Brut Tradition Champagne Grand Cru 'Aÿ' NV (750 ml) International Cellars

Gatinois Brut Tradition Champagne Grand Cru 'Aÿ' NV (750 ml) International CellarsThe NV Brut Grand Cru Tradition offers lovely inner perfume with a silky minerality that is all about elegance and understatement. The essence and warmth of Pinot from Ay comes through in spades. The NV Brut Grand Cru Tradition is 90% Pinot Noir (mostly Petit Pinot dAy) and 10% Chardonnay, mostly 2004 vintage, with a dash of 2005 and 2003. The wine was aged in steel and dosage was 6 grams per liter. NV Brut Grand Cru Tradition is as great a value (in

Containing a well-balanced acidity that freshens the palate with crisp green apples

Fresh peach

or at least what I had construed that to be in these parts

but lurking underneath is the power so characteristic of this vintage

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A beautifully elegant and balanced Pinot Noir with complex notes of dried flowers

which was a roller coaster for temperatures with record breaking heat early and late in the month

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a carefully-made wine at a very reasonable price

are present in the smooth and composed finish

making it a rarity in an Italian context

along with orange peel and orange oil