2008 | Delamotte Blanc de Blancs Brut | Champagne Matthews Winery mid-weight style define the mouthfeel

mid-weight style define the mouthfeel

A monster in its infancy

Blackberries and black currants with dark chocolate and aromatic hits of violets follow through to a medium body with ultrafine tannins

A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon

2008 | Delamotte Blanc de Blancs Brut | Champagne Matthews Winery mid-weight style define the mouthfeelThe finest young wine I've encountered from Delamotte, the 2008 Blanc de Blancs unfurls in the glass with an expressive bouquet of freshly baked bread, lemon oil, green apple, oyster shell and mandarin. On the palate, it's medium to full bodied, textural but incisive, with superb concentration and depth at the core and a long, penetrating finish. Less autolytic in style than the 2004, some 60,000 bottles were produced, around a third less than in an