Doyard Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut
Tasted 12 February 2022
Champagne · Grand Cru
What a difference a vintage makes. The 2012 was beautifully creamy and silky, while this 2013 is electrifying and superbly nervy. Like biting into a fresh green apple coated with sea salt and lemon crystals, the 2013…
Much improved from last year's stricter and more linear performance, this bottle was undulating all sorts of honeydew melon, mint, lemon, travertine, and white/yellow pear flavors. Still a tad…
Linear, sterile, barely giving way to any fruit expansion, and slightly vegetal. Air did very little to offer relief from the strait-laced profile. Clipped finish. Drinkable, but not enjoyable. This…
Continues to impress. Knocking out a Henri Giraud Fut de Chene in the first round, the Doyard maintained a heightened freshness and brightness that the Giraud lacked. Lemon and chalk highlight the…
