Cuvee William Deutz 2008

The Cuvee William Deutz is one of the great classics of Champagne, which never disappoints and in 2008 is of such class that one wonders how discreetly the house has to work so that such a champagne is not the talk of the town. 62 % Pinot Noir from Ay, Ambonnay, Bouzy and Verzenay, 34 % Chardonnay from Avize and Mesnil and 4 % Pinot Meunier from Pierry make up the composition of the cuvee. It is a champagne of classic structure, complexity and depth that will develop wonderfully long, but already has its charm: Yellow fruits such as peach and mirabelle are complemented by discreetly yeasty, nutty notes, which then transition into the mineral, citrusy, long finish. The fine mousse initially supports a creamy palate sensation, but then moves on to chalky minerality and racy acidity.

96(94) Richard Juhlin champagneclub.com Half bottle. Obviously not as grand as it will be at a later launch on regular bottle or even better on magnum, but I like the initiative to give us a pretaste of great wines with little simpler faster development curve of half bottles. Creamy and soft at the moment. When the regular bottle was released 2020 we realized that its a completely different wine. So grand and so closely related to the legendary 1996. Perhaps an inch more opulent and lower in acidity, otherwise the same type of fantastic slow developing structure and composition.

750 mL

12.5

Champagne

Pinot Noir & Chardonnay

Sulphites

• Brut

France

Champagne Deutz, 6 Rue Jeanson, 51160 Aÿ-Champagne, Frankreich