Oeil de Perdrix Extra Brut

Score

95

"The NV Extra Brut Oeil de Perdrix is a stellar wine, quintessential Dehours. This release is 74% Meunier, 15% Chardonnay and 11% a perpetual reserve that goes back to 1989. Rich yet light on its feet, the Oeil de Perdrix is spellbinding in its beauty. Kirsch, rose petals, white flowers, mint, white pepper and crushed rocks are some of the many notes that grace this exquisite, ethereal Champagne. What an absolute joy it is. No dosage. Disgorged: September, 2022."

Score

94

"Pale salmon pink, the NV Champagne Oeil De Pedrix Extra Brut is showing beautifully today with aromas of shortbread, almondine, and peaches. Consistently my favorite in the lineup, I enjoy the more complete nature and elegance this wine shows off, with a chalky texture that feels reigned in. Raised without oak, it's an attractive and doughy, with a refined and pillowing mousse. This will be lovely to drink over the next 10-15 years."

Score

93

"NV Extra-Brut Oeil de Perdrix—entirely from the 2021 vintage and disgorged in April 2024 with a dosage of 1.1 grams per liter—is dominated by Pinot Meunier, complemented by 20% Chardonnay and 1.5% still Pinot Noir, which lends its very delicate rose hue. Vinified entirely in stainless steel, it bursts from the glass with vivid aromas of cranberry, dry apricot and tangerine zest, mingling with Granny Smith apple and rooibos. On the palate, it is medium-bodied, simultaneously concentrated and taut, underpinned by incisive acidity and concluding with a saline finish. Despite the mildew challenges of the 2021 growing season, which saw Dehours retaining only a third of the crop, the wine is unburdened by those difficulties and expresses appreciable depth and tension."

Score

93

"A rich Champagne defined by well-honed acidity, with pastry cream and marzipan notes underscoring flavors of baked blackberry and black cherry fruit, crystallized honey, lemon preserves and toast. Meunier and Chardonnay. Disgorged January 2022. Drink now through 2028. 80 cases imported."