In Bond Fine Wine. NV Delamotte, Champagne, France. White champagne in 6x75cl. Top critic score: 93/100 (WK). Drinking window: 2013–2036. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
David Schildknecht (DS) — 92/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 30/11/2013 · Drink 2013-2017
Based on vintage 2007 - with reserve components principally from two predecessors - Delamotte's NV Brut Blanc de Blancs L16612 incorporates fruit from Mesnil as well as Avize, Cramant and Oger, and spends four years on its bottle lees. Persian melon, raw almond and apple are garlanded with orange blossom and peony and tinged with orange rind and chalk. The seven grams of residual sugar are very s…
William Kelley (WK) — 93/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 23/09/2021 · Drink 2021-2036
The latest rendition of Delamotte's NV Brut Blanc de Blancs is drinking very well out of the gates, offering up aromas of crisp orchard fruit and citrus zest mingled with hints of fresh bread and wet stones. Medium to full-bodied, pillowy and precise, with bright acids and chalky grip, concluding with a dry finish, this is a classy, seamless wine that will offer a broad drinking window.