While I slightly preferred Vouette et Sorbée’s Fidèle over the Blanc d’Argile Extra Brut, this saturating Champagne has as much magnitude and depth as the former. On opening, all I could think of was…fresh old-fashioned buttermilk doughnuts, golden delicious apples, and crushed stones. Full and weighty on the palate, with an ultra-fine mousse, it presents a round and vinous countenance…very fleshy and intense, but it ends well, with chalky, citrusy tension. Disgorged 10.12.2012
9.1 Points