Ayala Le Blanc de Blancs A/18 - Champagne Blanc de Blancs
Ayala
Description
The 2018 vintage featured a rainy winter, a mild spring and a sunny dry summer, all of which heralded optimal conditions for an early, generous harvest with near-perfect sanitary conditions, particularly for the Chardonnays. For the Cellar Master, a little something seemed to be missing and, for the first time, he decided to leave out of the cuvée's specifications only "Premier and Grand Cru" Chardonnays from Côte des blancs (Chouilly, Cramant, Mesnil-sur-Oger, Oger ...), integrating Chardonnay from "Premier Cru" Bisseuil and Cuis from Montagne de Reims, where we have less of this chalky austerity, which gives fatness and creaminess. The wines will remain 6 years aging on lees before disgorgement and a light dosage at 5g/L. This Blanc de blancs is therefore an Extra brut endowed with beautiful aromatic complexity and creamy effervescence. The color, brilliant, is a beautiful pale yellow with white gold highlights, and adorned with fine, dynamic bubbles. The nose is subtle and engaging, with its delicate notes of white flowers and pear, intense jasmine and grapefruit, and greedy light honey and frangipane. The palate is round and voluminous, in perfect continuity with the sensations of the nose. We find white flowers, citrus, blood orange and pastry notes. The finish is silky and airy, carried by beautiful bitters, saline and iodized... characteristic of great Chardonnays. This Blanc de blancs A/18 from Maison Ayala is a great purity and freshness. It's a perfect match for scallop carpaccio with lemon caviar and basil, but will also light up your most refined aperitifs.