Champagne Mouzon-Leroux - L'Ascendant Solera Extra Brut NV
Price: $84.99
| Producer | Champagne Mouzon-Leroux |
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| Country | France |
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| Region | Champagne |
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| Varietal | 60% Pinot Noir, 40% Chardonnay |
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| Sku | 32291 |
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Wine Advocate: 94 Points
Disgorged in March 2021 with 1.5 grams per liter dosage, Mouzon's latest NV Extra-Brut L'ascendant Solera is based on the 2016 vintage, complemented by 50% reserve wines drawn from a solera established in 2010. Exhibiting aromas of citrus oil, crisp green orchard fruit, nashi pear, macadamia nuts and nougat, it's medium to full-bodied, seamless and fleshy, with fine depth at the core, racy acids and a long, mineral finish. This has turned out very nicely. Best After 2021
Jeb Dunnuck: 92 Points
The NV Champagne L'Ascendant Solera Extra Brut is 60% Pinot Noir and the rest Chardonnay, raised in used French oak. This bottling brings into focus a more complete picture and added depth, as you would expect from the solera. Offering notes of graham cracker, ginger, and orange peel., the palate is dry and saline, with a crystallin, pure textural feel. I like this one a lot. Drink over the next 15 or so years. Best after 2022.
