Ayala A/18 Le Blanc de Blancs - Champagne

Prisen er pr. flaske

Champagne - 75cl. Leveres i kartoner á 6 flasker

VINBESKRIVELSE:

AYALA er en pioner inden for lavdoserede champagner. Allerede i 1865 lancerede huset verdens første ”dry champagne”, og har siden forfulgt en stil defineret af Chardonnay, præcision og minimal intervention.

Chardonnay er hjertet i Ayala og udgør mere end 50% af alle cuvéer. Chardonnay-fundamentet giver husets vine deres karakteristiske renhed og balance. Vinifikationen foregår i 120 små rustfrie ståltanke, der bevarer integriteten af hver enkelt cru, og lagringen overstiger konsekvent appellationens minimumskrav. Selvom huset har eksisteret siden 1860, er Champagne Ayala et moderne champagnehus, hvor gennemsnitsalderen på medarbejderne – fra vinmager til marketing – ligger i trediverne.

Familien bag Champagne Bollinger købte Champagne Ayala i 2005. Overtagelsen markerede en ny æra for Ayala, og Bollinger har siden investeret massivt i at genskabe husets historiske prestige.

Denne nye cuvée, der udelukkende består af Chardonnay fra Grands og Premiers Crus, indfanger renheden fra kalkjorden i både Côte des Blancs og Montagne de Reims i årgangen 2018.

Julian Gout, Cellar Master at Maison AYALA:

"Bright, with fine, dynamic bubbles. On the nose, AYALA Le Blanc de Blancs A/18 reveals elegant aromas of pear, grapefruit and jasmine, followed by honeyed tones. On the palate, the wine is forthright and open with notes of blood orange and pastry. An extremely vivacious wine with beautiful bitter notes and the chalky minerality that is so characteristic of Maison AYALA’s signature cuvée"

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Chardonnay

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RATINGS:

93 point DECANTER

93 point James Suckling

91+ point PARKER, der skriver:

"Vinified entirely in steel and disgorged in July 2024 with a dosage of five grams per liter, Ayala’s 2018 Le Blanc de Blancs A/18 is sourced from the villages of Chouilly, Cramant, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Oger, Bisseuil and Cuis. The wine rises from the glass with a flamboyant bouquet of pear, peach and grapefruit zest mingling with quince and cherry plum. On the palate, it is full-bodied and broad-shouldered, ample and textural, defined by a powerful musculature and a generous fruit core underpinned by ripe acidity, concluding with an enveloping finish. As is often the case in this vintage, a touch more tension would lend greater balance, yet its open-knit profile delivers immediate charm and promises a generous drinking window."