Vinous: 94 Points
The NV (2017) Cuvée La Rue des Noyers is a gorgeous wine especially for the year. The 2017 bristles with energy and complexity as it opens with aeration. Apricot tangerine peel spice ginger lemon confit and a touch of oak all build in the glass. A closing flourish of tropical fruit and spice linger on the subtle close. This ample expressive Champagne is lights out. No dosage. Disgorged: April 6 2022. - By Antonio Galloni on November 2022 Benoît Déhu has a pretty intriguing set of new releases this year. The top wines remain La Rue des Noyers (Meunier) and Cuvée L?Orme (Pinot Noir) both of which are impressive especially considering the challenges of 2017. There is also a collection of single-rootstock bottlings from Rue des Noyers in this case all 2014s. Those are interesting wines to taste but perhaps releasing them in the same vintage as the Rue des Noyers might have provided a greater opportunity for comparative tastings. Biodynamic farming is the norm. The wines are fermented and aged in neutral wood with blocked malolactic fermentation and bottled with no dosage. These remain some of the most distinctive Champagnes readers will come across.
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