Benoit Dehu La Rue des Noyers Base Vintage 2015

The NV (2015) Extra Brut Cuvée La Rue des Noyers speaks with real authority, and yet the 2015 is one of the more delicate versions of this cuvée so far. Time in the glass allows the wine to blossom nicely. Dried pear, smoke, herbs and dried flowers fill out the wine's creamy frame effortlessly. Once again, the Rue des Noyers is one of the most distinctive wines in Champagne. Dosage is 1 grams per liter. Disgorged: July 2017.

A hugely characterful, complex Meunier with aromas of cooked lime, greengage and white pepper spice, lifted up with details of nut skin and blossom. Frankly dry, but beguilingly well balanced, the oaky richness finds a rare and daring balance in this fascinating cuvée. 100% Pinot Meunier from a single plot in Fossoy in the Vallée de la Marne.