Champagne Barons de Rothschild Rare Collection Blanc de Blancs 2014
£635.00
This Blanc de Blancs Champagne offers refined precision with citrus, white peach, and delicate brioche notes. The palate is vibrant and structured, delivering fine mousse and elegant minerality with a long, polished finish that reflects its vintage character and meticulous craftsmanship.
Food Pairing: Pairs best with oysters, caviar, grilled seafood, sushi, or light creamy cheeses.
94 Points – Decanter
Barons de Rothschild’s prestige cuvee is focused entirely on the maison’s favoured Cote des Blancs, unfolding in the crisp, approachable and serene 2014 vintage with layered, classical maturing Chardonnay characters of dried lemon, roasted pineapple, nuts in honey and sweet tart pastry. This is all presented on a gliding, smooth palate with a fine sense of the sort of driving intensity possible in the grand cru villages of Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Cramant, Avize and Oger. Nevertheless its not an imposing or difficult new release, but rather fragrant and giving compared to the more chiselled 2013, despite an evident capacity for further development.
94 Points – James Suckling
This has attractive aromas of orange blossoms, honey, toast, walnuts and grapefruit. Its silky and voluptuous on the palate, with very fine bubbles and a long, lightly honeyed and delicious finish. Drink or hold.
94 Points – Robert Parker Wine Advocate
The 2014 Rare Collection Blanc de Blancs is 100% Chardonnay, sourced from four villages Avize, Cramant, Oger and Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, and reveals a delicate, perfumed bouquet of ripe orchard fruits, almonds, lemon oil and spices. Medium to full-bodied, delicate and vinous, its broad and dense with a fleshy core of fruit and a delicate, ethereal mousse. Matured for eight years on the lees, followed by 12 months after disgorgement, this rendition perfectly captures the house style.
Description
This Blanc de Blancs Champagne offers refined precision with citrus, white peach, and delicate brioche notes. The palate is vibrant and structured, delivering fine mousse and elegant minerality with a long, polished finish that reflects its vintage character and meticulous craftsmanship.
Food Pairing: Pairs best with oysters, caviar, grilled seafood, sushi, or light creamy cheeses.
94 Points – Decanter
Barons de Rothschild’s prestige cuvee is focused entirely on the maison’s favoured Cote des Blancs, unfolding in the crisp, approachable and serene 2014 vintage with layered, classical maturing Chardonnay characters of dried lemon, roasted pineapple, nuts in honey and sweet tart pastry. This is all presented on a gliding, smooth palate with a fine sense of the sort of driving intensity possible in the grand cru villages of Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Cramant, Avize and Oger. Nevertheless its not an imposing or difficult new release, but rather fragrant and giving compared to the more chiselled 2013, despite an evident capacity for further development.
94 Points – James Suckling
This has attractive aromas of orange blossoms, honey, toast, walnuts and grapefruit. Its silky and voluptuous on the palate, with very fine bubbles and a long, lightly honeyed and delicious finish. Drink or hold.
94 Points – Robert Parker Wine Advocate
The 2014 Rare Collection Blanc de Blancs is 100% Chardonnay, sourced from four villages Avize, Cramant, Oger and Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, and reveals a delicate, perfumed bouquet of ripe orchard fruits, almonds, lemon oil and spices. Medium to full-bodied, delicate and vinous, its broad and dense with a fleshy core of fruit and a delicate, ethereal mousse. Matured for eight years on the lees, followed by 12 months after disgorgement, this rendition perfectly captures the house style.
