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INSTANTANÉE EXTRA BRUT CHAMPAGNE 2008 AC
Vintage Assessments Tasting Note Producer HURÉ FRÈRES
Forward bright light yellow colour. Intense, complex, toasty, spicy baked lemon-apple nose with some doughy brioche notes. Very dry, medium to medium-full bodied, fairly dense, intense, high acid, slightly tart, lemon-apple flavours with a lingering, complex, fairly toasty finish with lots of effervescence. Has 12% alcohol and 5 g/L residual sugar. TONY ASPLER / 89.5-points - Pale straw; chalky, apple and white blossoms with a mineral note; medium-bodied, dry, green apple and lemon with earthy note; somewhat tart on the finish. CSPC 491761
Type Champagne
Agent Bur Dir
Country France
Region Champagne
Rating ***(91 points)
Very Dry, Intense, Toasty
LCBO Text Status A Vintage Assessments Explorer's Selection!
TASTING NOTE: Produced in every single year, the 2008 Instantanée Extra Brut reflects the \"snapshot of the year,\" as winemaker François Huré puts it. Based on Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Meunier (equal parts), the 2008 aged for six years on the lees and was disgorged in October 2015 with a dosage of 3.5 grams per liter. The golden-coloredcuvée shows a deep, ripe and chalky-mineral flavor on the pretty complex nose. Light and very delicate, but intense on the palate, this is a highly elegant and persistent Brut with a firm, salty finish. Very promising and really elegant. Drink Date: 2016-2026. Score - 91 (Stephan Reinhardt, robertparker.com, June 29, 2016) Price $ 64.95
Bottle Size 750 mL
Tasting Date vintages release - August 5, 2017
Cases bought 15 (12 bottles per case)

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