Champagne Jean Laurent Blanc de Blancs Réserve NV | 750 ml.

SP90 Wine Spectator Dec 15, 2014

"A lithe Champagne, bright and lively on the palate, with a delicate array of poached quince, lemon pound cake, chopped almond, spun honey and ground spice flavors. Expressive, without excessive weight. Disgorged December 2013. Drink now through 2019. 2,500 cases made." (90 pts.)

WE91 Wine Enthusiast 12/1/2022

"A blend of four vintages, this fine, mineral-driven Champagne has a taut character. The beginnings of softness are discernible as the bottling ages. It’s likely to be a delicious wine, from 2023. (Roger Voss)" (91 pts.)

ST90 Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar Nov/Dec 2013

"(disgorged March, 2013): Light yellow. Spicy orange pith and pear aromas are complicated by hints of toasty lees, sweet butter and ginger. Racy citrus and orchard fruit flavors gain flesh and weight with air, picking up deeper melon and nectarine qualities. A floral note gains strength with air and carries through a long, gently chewy finish, which echoes the pear note." (90 pts.)

RP88 Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate 29th Nov 2013

"Jean Laurent’s NV Brut Blanc de Blancs Disg. 3/2013 leads with a greenhouse-like sense of flowering and leafing things along with toast, lemon zest, and a whiff of outright yeastiness. Generously apple-y and lemony on a polished palate and with a discreet note of perfectly supportive sweetness, this finishes with toast-, salt, bitter herb- and apple pip-tinged fruit juiciness, bound to give pleasure over at least the coming year." (88 pts.)