2015 Louis Roederer Brut Vintage (gift boxed)

Roederer`s newly released 2015 Brut Vintage is a strong effort, offering up aromas of freshly baked bread, citrus oil, pastry cream, dried white flowers and verbena, followed by a medium to full-bodied, fleshy and pillowy palate framed by bright acids and concluding with chalky grip. This can`t quite match the tension or plenitude of fruit of the last few releases, but it is a lovely Champagne. It`s a blend of Pinot Noir from Verzy and Chardonnay from Chouilly. 93 points