Ungrafted Champagne

(2006) Chartogne Taillet Les Barres Parcelle de Merfy Extra Brut;

Straw yellow, elegant bubbles. Very pure nose from this 100% Pinot Meunier on ungrafted vines. Average age is 60 years, non dosage wine. Very ripe gooseberries, touch of woody notes, like wet bark in the forest, very mineral, yellow apples, plaster and almost terracotta like minerality. Elegant mousse, perfectly balanced, elegant acidity, fresh and youthfull, not as sharp as most Extra Brut/ non dosage, creamy texture in the aftertaste, very long length. Only 1995 bottles made. 94