The Pommery Cuvee Louise is a vintage champagne characterized by low dosage, a Brut Nature in the case of the 2004 vintage. After almost two decades of age, this champagne reveals a complex nose of confit lemons and white flowers with an ever-present minerality. The palate is straight and tense, leaving behind delicious flavors of toasted hazelnuts and freshly baked brioche.
The 2004 Brut Cuvée Louise offers up delicate aromas of honeyed orchard fruit, flowers and caramel, followed by a medium to full-bodied palate that's crisp and incisive, with a tight-knit core, a pinpoint mousse and a moderately persistent finish. While the wine needs a little bottle age to open up, I was hoping for more concentration and mid-palate presence.