2017 Champagne Pierre Gimonnet Cuvee Fleuron Brut 1er Cru Blanc de Blancs

From: Côte des Blancs, Champagne, FranceBlend: 100% Chardonnay (Blanc de Blancs)Taste & Critical Acclaim: Pierre Gimonnet’s 2017 Cuvee Fleuron is ridiculously good right now. With aging capability and already developed generous textures and flavors, it’s the best of all worlds. Frankly, I’d say that this particular vintage is especially beloved in certain wine circles where this shows as an impressive, standout champagne for palates who look for nuance, subtlety, and class. In the glass, captivating, exotic aromas of satsumas, calamansi, starfruit, apple blossom, and Japanese honey toast open to wildflower blossoms, lemon meringue, orange, and citrus cream that rides on oceanic, rocky shore notes. Those exotic fruits and spice notes meet honeyed Perry and Asian pear in a seamless sphere of elegance. The palate shows off generous fruit that’s not over the top; it’s just perfectly balanced and already shows itself as a complete whole. While this champagne's unfolding floral, fruit, a