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Delamotte : Blanc de Blancs 2018

Champagne

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Parker | 92

J. Suckling | 93

Wine Spectator | 95

Vinous - A. Galloni | 91

The Wine Independent | 93

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ALL VINTAGES OF THIS WINE

2014

All Delamotte champagnes

Marks and reviews

/100

Wine Spectator

Alison Napjus

Like a prima ballerina, this elegant Champagne shows effortless precision and grace. The lacy mousse carries a layered range of creamed apple, yellow plum, pickled ginger and lemon curd flavors, aligned with more subtle hints of rich vanilla-infused pastry cream and brioche. Long and creamy, with a succulent quality to the well-cut acidity and a mineral-driven finish of smoke, chalk and oyster shell. Drink now through 2038. 6,000 cases made, 400 cases imported.

/100

James Suckling

Subtle aromas of apple pie, lime, white flowers and reductive flint. Medium body, with some phenolics that frame the wine nicely. Flavors of bitter lemon, lemon and a hint of brioche. A little short now. Better in a year or two.

/100

Vinous

Antonio Galloni

The 2018 Brut Blanc de Blancs is a blend of fruit from Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Avize, Oger, Cramant, Chouilly and Oiry, six villages in the Côte des Blancs. Crushed rocks, mint, slate, lemon peel and green pear lend notable freshness. Like most wines in this vintage, the Blanc de Blancs is airy and medium-bodied in structure, but it shows lovely tension and fine balance. There's plenty of Delamotte class, in an understated style. Dosage is 6 grams per liter.

/100

Jeb Dunnuck

Audrey Frick

Medium-bodied, the 2018 Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut is a more approachable vintage, very appealing and detailed, with more length, making it a refreshing and elegant wine. It has a refined sensibility, with notes of lemon-lime sherbet, fresh shortbread, and a hint of salty earth that comes through on the sides of the palate, as well as smoky, wet stones. True to the estate, it maintains all its classic freshness, finishing with notes of powdery chalk and fresh almond. It should have a wide window for peak enjoyment. Drink 2025-2045.

/100

La RVF

A lovely nose poised between white flowers, citrus and the more exotic fruit notes of Chardonnay. The wine hasn’t fully opened up yet, but the vintage’s character brings breadth through the mid-palate.

/100

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

Yohan Castaing

The Delamotte 2018 Blanc de Blancs is showing well today, evoking a gourmand, complex bouquet of pastry, almonds, ripe orchard fruits, spices and spring flowers. Medium to full-bodied, layered and chiseled, it’s enveloping and round with a fleshy core of fruit, though not as fleshy as the 2012, concluding with a tense and long finish.

Description

Characteristics and Tasting Notes for Delamotte's Blanc de Blancs 2018

Tasting Notes

Appearance
A beautiful pale gold hue, the color is enhanced by a fine effervescence.

Nose
Opening with intense fruity aromas (Williams pear, citrus zest), the nose reveals notes of hawthorn, fresh hazelnut and sweet spices as it airs.

Palate
A crisp, subtly lemony attack precedes a vibrant palate. Ripe fruit, vine peach and roasted hazelnuts blend harmoniously into a rich, lingering finish.

Food and Wine Pairing

This Delamotte Blanc de Blancs 2018 pairs beautifully with Cantonese steamed dumplings filled with seafood, sea bream ceviche with leche de tigre, or an "oreiller de la belle aurore" (a blend of meats and game cooked with black truffle, encased in a crisp puff pastry).

Serving

For optimal enjoyment, serve at 8°C in an elegant tulip-shaped wine glass.

Aging Potential

This exceptional champagne can be cellared for around 15 years to fully reveal its aromatic range.

The Purity and Precision of a Vintage Blanc de Blancs Champagne

The Estate

Founded in 1760, the House of Champagne Delamotte is one of the five oldest houses in Champagne. Located in the heart of the Côte des Blancs, in Mesnil-sur-Oger, Delamotte shares the same ambition for excellence as its legendary neighbor, Salon. Under the direction of Didier Depond, the two sister houses share the same sales team, a single vineyard division, and one cellar master overseeing their shared destiny. Delamotte is thus one of the rare négociants who work, with passion and respect for the environment, to express this unique Champagne terroir.

The Vineyard

This 2018 vintage of Delamotte Blanc de Blancs is crafted from a rigorous selection of Grands Crus from the Côte des Blancs, namely Cramant, Mesnil-sur-Oger, Oger, Avize, Chouilly and Oiry. Situated on hillside slopes, these iconic Champagne terroirs owe their distinctiveness to their chalky soils, lending this cuvée delicacy, vivacity and persistence.

The Vintage

Particularly wet and cold, the winter was marked by frost episodes in late February and early March. Mild spring weather then encouraged rapid vine growth, followed by a historically hot and dry summer. Despite these extreme conditions, the impact on the vines was limited thanks to the substantial water reserves built up in the soil during winter. The vineyard's health was excellent overall, and the grapes were of outstanding quality, giving rise to a 2018 vintage champagne of rare freshness and elegance.

Winemaking and Aging

Disgorged during the 4th year of aging. This Blanc de Blancs champagne has a dosage of 5g/liter.

Blend

Chardonnay (100%).