Description

The Le Brun Servenay “Mélodie en C” Extra Brut is composed entirely of chardonnay, but it is not listed as a Blanc de Blancs on the label. The wine is from the base year of 2013 and spent three years aging sur latte prior to its disgorgement and finishing with a very modest dosage of three grams per liter. The bouquet is excellent, wafting from the glass in a blend of pear, delicious apple, limestone minerality, fresh almond, hints of the pastry cream to come, white flowers and gentle upper register smokiness. On the palate the wine is brisk, full-bodied and rock solid at the core, with a youthful personality, slightly coarse mousse, fine focus and grip and a long, nascently complex finish. The aromatics here are first class and I would expect the wine to open up nicely on the palate with a bit more bottle age.