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The April 2022 Auction: Part 4
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Estimate: $275
OWC. DĂŠgorgĂŠ au mois de Mars 2019.
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"Disgorged in March 2019 without dosage, Baron's 2015 Brut Nature Le Dessus du Bois Marie is showing beautifully, unfurling in the glass with a deep and inviting bouquet of red apple, clear honey, linden, beeswax and lily pollen. On the palate, it's full-bodied, vinous and textural, with a low-pressure pinpoint mousse, ripe but racy girdling acidy and a pillowy, enveloping profile. Concentrated and penetrating, this is a beautifully balanced wine that's showing superbly. I immensely enjoyed reviewing Christophe Baron's wines during my brief time covering Washington State for The Wine Advocateâso it was a great pleasure to be able to continue our association in Champagne. Baron began producing Champagne with old-vine Pinot Meunier fruit from his family's holdings in the Marne Valley with the 2014 vintage, which he released last year, and this year he'll release his 2015s. He's now producing four single-vineyard cuvĂŠes, all bottled exclusively in magnum and disgorged without dosage. Vinification is in barrel and demi muid. These first wines are remarkably accomplished and are well worth a special effort to seek out and taste."
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"Disgorged in March 2019 without dosage, Baron's 2015 Brut Nature Le Dessus du Bois Marie is showing beautifully, unfurling in the glass with a deep and inviting bouquet of red apple, clear honey, linden, beeswax and lily pollen. On the palate, it's full-bodied, vinous and textural, with a low-pressure pinpoint mousse, ripe but racy girdling acidy and a pillowy, enveloping profile. Concentrated and penetrating, this is a beautifully balanced wine that's showing superbly. I immensely enjoyed reviewing Christophe Baron's wines during my brief time covering Washington State for The Wine Advocateâso it was a great pleasure to be able to continue our association in Champagne. Baron began producing Champagne with old-vine Pinot Meunier fruit from his family's holdings in the Marne Valley with the 2014 vintage, which he released last year, and this year he'll release his 2015s. He's now producing four single-vineyard cuvĂŠes, all bottled exclusively in magnum and disgorged without dosage. Vinification is in barrel and demi muid. These first wines are remarkably accomplished and are well worth a special effort to seek out and taste."
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The world's most influential fine-wine producer and the benchmark for Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne and the Rhone. Its appellation (AOC) system codifies geography, grape and method, and its wines set the global standard for age-worthiness and terroir expression.
The northerly region that gives its name to the world's most celebrated sparkling wine, made by secondary fermentation in bottle from Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier. Chalky soils and a cool climate yield wines of finesse and longevity.
The sole appellation for true Champagne, producing sparkling wines of finesse and complexity by traditional method from Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier.
A key Champagne grape lending fruitiness, roundness and approachability to blends alongside Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.