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NV Camille Savès Champagne Grand Cru Brut Carte Blanche Bouzy - France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru (10/04/2023)
This is the basic house fizz as I understand it, but it's really rather nice.
75/25 PN/C all from Bouzy GC. No disgorgement or dosage info except "Brut".
The nose is rather forward: sweet lemons, on swirling I get menthol, and a candied note that I'm finding hard to name.
On the palate there's a rich yeasty brioche, then a crisp citrus bite, which lingers on the finish which is quite clean and moderately long. There's quite a rounded mouthfeel but without it getting cloying.
For me this works well when chilled as an aperitif, but as it warms it's better with food. In my case it's going down well with a salmon poké bowl.
At the ~US$35 that I paid this is definitely a repeat buy. (90 points)
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