2015 A Margaine Special Club

With this year's release, the 2015 Champagne Special Club Blanc De Blancs Brut packs in a balance of power and electricity. Raised predominantly in stainless steel tank with 27% in barrel for 60 months, its pale yellow hue leads to classic aromas of pure green apple, candied lime, flinty crushed stones, and fresh honeysuckle. Lively and herbaceous on the palate, it offers a spritely mousse with loads of ripe grapefruit-noted citrus and a long, persistent core of acidity, well-balanced with ripe fruit and a stony mineral texture. This fantastic and age-worthy example from the 2015 vintage has the structure to cruise across the coming 15 or more years. Disgorged in January 2023, it has the addition of 8 grams per liter dosage. A member of the Club Trésors de Champagne (Special Club), A. Margarine is based in the village of Villers-Marmery in the Vallée de la Marne. It is a village uniquely suited to Chardonnay rather than the more common Meunier of the region, as there is a higher proportion of chalk in their soils than that of their neighbors. Annual production is roughly 70,000 bottles from 6.5 hectares, predominantly within Villers-Marmery, with 90% planted to Chardonnay and the rest to Pinot Noir.