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The March 2025 Auction: Part 3
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Estimate: $140
Degorgee en Avril 2011
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"The 2007 Blanc de Blancs Roses de Jeanne La BolorĂ©e is fabulous. This is the first vintage I can remember where the BolorĂ©e is more interesting than the Haute-LemblĂ©e, although that is a very fine distinction at this lofty level. La BolorĂ©e is made from a tiny parcel planted with 50 year-old Pinot Blanc, an extreme rarity in Champagne. The 2007 is a gorgeous, sumptuous wine laced with expressive tropical fruit, flowers and chalk. The wine shows tons of intensity and depth in a textured, expansive style that is totally irresistible. Disgorged April 2011 . . . . CĂ©dric Bouchard remains at the forefront of innovation in Champagne. Yields are minuscule, even by the most exacting definition. The wines are fermented with indigenous yeasts and are bottled unfined and unfiltered with no dosage. Bouchard is adamant that he wants to stay at a size where he alone can do all of the work, so readers should not expect production to increase in a meaningful way, at least not any time soon . . . . Unfortunately the already tiny production is down by as much as 50% for the 2007 La BolorĂ©e, Haute-LemblĂ©e and Creux dâEnfer because of hail damage, so the wines will be harder to find than usual."
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"The 2007 Blanc de Blancs Roses de Jeanne La BolorĂ©e is fabulous. This is the first vintage I can remember where the BolorĂ©e is more interesting than the Haute-LemblĂ©e, although that is a very fine distinction at this lofty level. La BolorĂ©e is made from a tiny parcel planted with 50 year-old Pinot Blanc, an extreme rarity in Champagne. The 2007 is a gorgeous, sumptuous wine laced with expressive tropical fruit, flowers and chalk. The wine shows tons of intensity and depth in a textured, expansive style that is totally irresistible. Disgorged April 2011 . . . . CĂ©dric Bouchard remains at the forefront of innovation in Champagne. Yields are minuscule, even by the most exacting definition. The wines are fermented with indigenous yeasts and are bottled unfined and unfiltered with no dosage. Bouchard is adamant that he wants to stay at a size where he alone can do all of the work, so readers should not expect production to increase in a meaningful way, at least not any time soon . . . . Unfortunately the already tiny production is down by as much as 50% for the 2007 La BolorĂ©e, Haute-LemblĂ©e and Creux dâEnfer because of hail damage, so the wines will be harder to find than usual."
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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.