2020 Cedric Bouchard Roses de Jeanne Val Vilaine
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Bouchard's NV Blanc de Noirs Côte de Val Vilaine (2020) is a worthy follow-up to the 2019, and time will tell which is the better of the two vintages. Unfurling in the glass with aromas of pear, green apple, crisp stone fruit and bread dough, it's medium to full-bodied, pillowy and precise, with a beautifully refined but intensely flavored palate that's finer-boned than the richer, more powerful 2019 rendition. Long and penetrating, this is another brilliant wine from Cédric Bouchard. (WK)
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The 2020 Blanc de Noirs Val Vilaine is pretty rich and heady. The Val Vilaine is typically pretty appealing in its youth; this is a rare vintage I would be tempted to cellar, such is its richness. Dried pear, spice, crushed flowers and chamomile are amplified. I don't think I have ever tasted a Val Vilaine with this much sheer density. What a wine! Disgorged: 2022. (AG)
The 2020 Blanc de Noirs Val Vilaine is pretty rich and heady. The Val Vilaine is typically pretty appealing in its youth; this is a rare vintage I would be tempted to cellar, such is its richness. Dried pear, spice, crushed flowers and chamomile are amplified. I don't think I have ever tasted a Val Vilaine with this much sheer density. What a wine! Disgorged: 2022.