2013 Gusbourne Blanc de Blancs
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Great autolytic impact on the nose – really captures the champenois ideal with its bready notes and dry, refreshing palate. Sophisticated and balanced on the palate, and the fragrant green apple fruit has great persistence. One of their best releases, and eminently ageable. (RH)
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Neal Martin
Richard Hemming MW, jancisrobinson.com
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The 2013 Blanc de Blancs has a crisp, quite austere but quintessentially Blanc de Blancs style bouquet that is full of energy. The palate if fresh, quick out of the blocks with Granny Smith apples and fresh lime. This feels brisk and lively, an English sparkler with commendable weight and very good persistence. You can feeling this Blanc de Blancs tingling long after its slate-like finish. This is the best of three examples I tasted from Gusbourne and it comes highly recommended.
Sweeter, riper fruit than the 2013 Brut Reserve. Quite austere in some ways – the fruit is tart and piqued, but has a wonderful compact intensity on the palate. This is a great candidate for ageing – and with time in the glass, the flavour range is becoming more and more expressive with toast, salt and smoke. Still needs time in bottle to evolve. (RH)
The 2013 Blanc de Blancs has a crisp, quite austere but quintessentially Blanc de Blancs style bouquet that is full of energy. The palate if fresh, quick out of the blocks with Granny Smith apples and fresh lime. This feels brisk and lively, an English sparkler with commendable weight and very good persistence. You can feeling this Blanc de Blancs tingling long after its slate-like finish. This is the best of three examples I tasted from Gusbourne and it comes highly recommended. Jun 2017, www.robertparker.com