NV Benoît Lahaye Champagne Blanc de Noirs - France, Champagne (5/5/2023)
– popped and poured –
– tasted non-blind over a couple hours –
– 100% Pinot Noir –
– Disgorgement: November 2020 –
NOSE: yellow and red fruit mix; strawberry on the aromatic finish; chalky; green/grassy note.
BODY: brassy color, with a hint of rose gold; medium-light bodied.
TASTE: high acidity; juicy – almost sweet – strawberry; interesting green olive note on the finish; bit chalky; saline on the finish; probably fairly divisive, depending on palate preferences, but mine loves it! This disgorgement is a Drink or Hold right now — it has fleshed-out in positive fashion since my last bottle in October 2021, but seems to be in no danger of declining in the near term.
