Domaine Vincey Oger Grand Cru Extra Brut

Score

93

"Fermented spontaneously in oak, this spent 12 months on its gross lees before tirage, then 36 months on lees under cork in what Marine Zabarino calls an ‘oxido-reductive terroir Champagne’ style. Hand-riddled, hand-disgorged, just 4,845 bottles made. Creamy hazelnut aromas with notes of lemon and the scent of apple pip. Lovely clarity, drive and chalky depth, an oak-kissed roundness with a markedly fine, creamy mousse. Without malolactic fermentation, this is a great blend of sumptuousness and verticality, and deserves more bottle age to reveal more of its depth."