93 points
"The Le Brun Servenay Vieilles Vignes bottling is made entirely from chardonnay grown in three parcels that the family owns, two in Avize and one in Cramant. The oldest vines that go into this cuvée are now one hundred years of age. The vins clairs are fermented and raised in stainless steel and do not go through malolactic fermentation. The wine was disgorged in April of 2023, after fully ten years aging sur latte and was finished with a dosage of 4.5 grams per liter. It offers up a deep and precise bouquet of pear, hazelnut, brioche, complex limestone minerality, dried flowers and a gently smoky topnote. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, focused and complex, with a lovely core of fruit, excellent mineral undertow, pinpoint bubbles and lovely balance on the long and vibrant finish. This is drinking beautifully today, but has decades of life ahead of it. Fine juice.
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VFTC
Issue 113