Millésime Extra Brut

Score

95

"The 2015 Extra-Brut Millésime is another fabulous wine from Dehours. Rich with tropical overtones and ripe fruit, the 2015 is wild and exotic from the first taste. More importantly, it avoids the awkward notes that afflict so many wines in this vintage. The 2015 is rich and intense but also wonderfully light on its feet. The blend is equal parts Meunier and Chardonnay. Bottled with no dosage. Disgorged: May, 2022."

Score

94

"Disgorged in May 2022 without dosage, Dehours's 2015 Extra-Brut Millésime is a small cuvée, amounting to only some 3,000 bottles, but it has turned out beautifully. Wafting from the glass with aromas of pear, mint, white flowers and blanched almonds, it's medium to full-bodied, racy and chiseled, with terrific depth at the core, tangy acids and chalky structuring extract. Produced every year from the estate's best lots, its composition naturally varies from one vintage to the next."

Score

93

"The medium gold 2015 Champagne Millésime Brut is equal Meunier and Pinot Noir and reveals a deeper, more brooding richness on the nose, with aromas of toasty incense, toasted almond, cherries, and dried peach. It is mouthwatering and saline from the start, with a fully dry, more citrus orange-noted feel though it isn't overly bitter and just accents the wine nicely. Coming from this sunny vintage, Dehours did a nice job with this wine. Drink it over the coming 10 years. Disgorged May 2022; 0 grams per liter."