Jérôme Prévost Champagne La Closerie Extra Brut Les Beguines
Tasted 15 October 2023
France · Champagne
A bit more savory and oxidative than the LC13, and certainly less spicy and vivacious than the LC17 I had not too long ago, this LC14 is a comparative belly-showing Labrador once it gets a bit of O2 in its lungs. I…
Perhaps one of the best mature expressions of Pinot Meunier I’ve had in recent memory, this bottle of 2013 Beguines is much improved from the slightly more baked and oxidized bottle I had last year.…
A little less wlld and spunky than the LC17, this LC13 is still equally spicy, but with dialed down power and a more refined classicism to its profile. Red apple skin and flesh, as well as ginger…
