Ayala

Blanc de Blancs 2008 | Bottle 75cl - Box

Description

This Blanc de Blancs d'Ayala Grand Cru comes from the exceptional 2008 vintage. Produced in limited quantities, it perfectly expresses all the nobility of Chardonnay from the Grands Crus of the Côte des Blancs. Its long ageing in the cellar, its structure marked by a remarkable minerality and its low dosage (6g/L) make it an exceptional wine.

Caroline Latrive, cellar master at Ayala, shares her expertise on this grand cru: "Pale gold, luminous and brilliant, with fine, abundant bubbles. It is both open and intense, and immediately generous, with delicate, noble notes of hawthorn, mirabelle plum, white peach, almond and exotic fruit. On the palate, a precise attack gives way to an ample, voluminous and dense palate of remarkable intensity and depth. The notes of white-fleshed fruit and citrus are precise and well-balanced, with a strong chalky minerality. The finish is fine and delicate, offering aromatic persistence and concentration of rare length."

This Blanc de Blancs is ideal as an aperitif, but also goes perfectly with a variety of white fish such as turbot, sea bream or saint-pierre. Ideal with sea bass with lemon beurre blanc, scallop carpaccio with pink berries or lobster with vanilla.