Champagne Coessens Largillier Blanc de Noirs NV

All of Coessens's champagnes come from the lieu-dit of Largillier. All are made of pinot noir, exclusively from vines over 30 years old, and all come from a single year, with no reserve wine included in the blend. These are rich, full-bodied champagnes, demonstrating the bold ripeness and broad flavors of Côte des Bar pinot noir, but at the same time, they are marked by a powerful expression of Kimmeridgian soils, giving the wines a strongly saline, flinty intensity. "I'm looking for depth [of fruit]," says Coessens, "but this must also be balanced with minerality." The wines benefit significantly from ample post-disgorgement aging, and Coessens tries his best to keep them in the cellar as long as possible before release, although with such a tiny production, this is not always easy. The NV Largillier Blanc de Noirs Brut is a pure single-vineyard Pinot Noir with a deep and intense bouquet of ripe, concentrated fruits but also complex mineral and salty expressions (marl soils) that remind me of Jura and Chablis. Pure, highly finessed and fruity on the palate, this is a very elegant and balanced Pinot Noir with remarkable finesse and elegance. Very expressive but also charming. This is a pure 2013 vintage that was fermented in stainless steel

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