NV Mouzon-Leroux Extra Brut L'Atavique Tradition Grand Cru
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The NV Champagne L'Atavique Tradition Brut Nature is a Pinot Noir-based blend with 40% Chardonnay, comprising 55% from 2021 and the rest reserve wines. In the glass, it showcases fabulous red fruit character with richness and purity, complemented by savory and delicate toast and oak that gently frame the wine. Medium-bodied, it is pure and refreshing, with a supple, stony texture, featuring notes of grapefruit, orange pith, and sea spray. The mousse is elegant and rounded, with a delicate creaminess that also enhances the wine. Drink from 2025 to 2035. Disgorged in October 2024, with a dosage of 1.5 grams per liter. A total of 33,368 bottles were produced.
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The NV Champagne L'Atavique Tradition Extra Brut is 65% Pinot Noir and the rest Chardonnay, with 50% from the 2018 vintage. It was raised in 80% French oak and 20% stainless steel. It is vinous and savory with mineral expression, with dark notes of plum, wet asphalt, and broth. The palate is balanced and crunchy, with wet rock, kirsch, and hay. Offering persistence and density without feeling heavy, its gastronomic style has a lightly natural feel. Drink over the next 10 years.
Disgorged in February 2021 with two grams per liter dosage, the NV Extra-Brut L’Atavique Tradition offers up aromas of mint, lime zest, crisp orchard fruit and vanilla pod. Medium-bodied, taut and linear, it's chalky and incisive, with racy acids, a pillowy mousse and a long, saline finish.