Cedric Bouchard Les Ursules 2012

The 2012 Blanc de Noirs Les Ursules is showing beautifully, wafting from the glass with an expressive bouquet of pear, honeycomb, smoke, tangerine, fresh peach and jasmine. Full-bodied, pillowy and enveloping, it's ample but incisive, with a deep and concentrated core of fruit, pristine balance and a delicate, pearly mousse. Long, penetrating and defined, it exemplifies how Bouchard routinely attains concentration without weight, picking at neither less nor more than full maturity.