2020 Clandestin Champagne Boreal Blanc de Noirs Brut Nature
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100% Pinot Noir from north-facing plots. Dosage 0 g/l. Disgorged July 2022. Very, very slightly pink. To my shock, it smelt like cigarette smoke at first! But only for a flash of time before the smokiness gave way to pecan nuts, roasted carrot tops, blood orange. Bold, punchy, lots of zigzags in those bubbles, big underlines of flavour, almost flagrant but I like the personality here. It's different; playful, capricious, a bit brazen. And I like the way that dainty sweet-peas and rose-petal floral notes dance above the smoky, peppery, rock-salt crunchy finish. (TC)
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Decanter World Wine Awards
Jancis Robinson
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100% Pinot Noir, a white wine with the palest shimmer of pink. Crunchy red and green apple on the nose, hints of pepper and cinnamon spice. Light and fresh with an admirably creamy mousse, given it had just two years on lees – produced from the warm 2020 harvest, disgorged in July 2022 without dosage – this estate’s second release will benefit from further bottle age.