NV Lanson Extra Brut 'Green Label'

Natty Champagne! 50% Pinot Noir, 20% Chardonnay and 30% Meunier, coming from the experimental Malmaison Estate single vineyard, which is certified organic and biodynamic. This is fruit mostly from the 2018 vintage with 10% reserve wine, fermented without malolactic (Lanson’s signature), aged in wood for four years sur lie, and dosed at an Extra Brut level of only 5g/L. 

95 points, James Suckling. "This is very vinous with dried-strawberry, mineral and stone undertones. Some white pepper, too. Full-bodied with a creamy texture. So fine. Flavorful finish. Intense. Needs food. From biodynamically grown grapes. A blend of 50% pinot nor, 30% pinot meunier and 20% chardonnay. Demeter certified."

94 points, The Somm Journal. "Salinity streaks through this upright, in fact stately, blend of 50% Pinot Noir, 30% Pinot Meunier, and 20% Chardonnay from an organically and biodynamically farmed estate vineyard spanning the villages of Verneuil and Vandières—all the way from the nose of sourdough toast, yellow and dried apple, Asian pear, and savory spice (including white pepper) to the palate, whose sinuous texture wraps around a backbone of snappy acidity. Apricot and yellow plum temper its mineral edge en route to a long, graceful finish."