WTN: A lovely Champagne

Domaine Nowack Assemblage Sans Année Autre Cru is 2/3 Meunier and a third Chardonnay. Nowack is a Vigneron dating back to 1795 and recently has gone to the minimal intervention style with wild yeasts, no filtering or fining. And it smells wonderful. It's a pretty spicy style of dried apple. Small mousse. Bone dry but intense fruit and a really nice mix of red fruit and dried apple. It doesn't seem oxidative at all despite the apple aromas being more in the dried/bruised end of the apple spectrum. Very long and intense finish, fruity rather than mineral, and not harsh despite being an extra brut. Quite amazingly good. The only bad thing is the price at nearly 50€.

[David M. Bueker]

Sounds wonderful. Given what has been happening with Champagne prices, €50 isn’t so bad. One of my personal favorites, that until recently was $55, has shot up to $150+ in the last year.

[Jenise]

Yes, sounds great, Saina.

David, which one is that?

I haven't been paying attention to bubble prices; this is probably a major error on my part.

[David M. Bueker]

Cedric Bouchard Val Villaine