Pierre Moncuit Delos Blanc de Blancs Brut Champagne 375mL

 This "Grower Champagne" The nose shows more cream than the last time we tasted this, joined with precise citrus flavors. The palate is exactly where it should be with mineral lemon zest and a non-rich butter cream. This delos continues to wow us for the price. 

Nicole and Yves Moncuit have guided this excellent domaine, located in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, since they took over from their father Pierre in 1977. Nicole, the winemaker and grower, and Yves, in charge of the commercial side, are the latest generation in a line of vignerons that stems back more than a century. The Moncuit siblings own fifteen hectares of vines surrounding Mesnil, mostly old vines that average thirty years of age. Their high percentage of old rootstock is a rarity in Champagne, where vines are routinely replanted once they reach their twenty-fifth birthday.