Delamotte, Blanc de Blancs Vintage Vintage:2012 There is a slight saline

There is a slight saline note lingering in the mouth after the wine has (regretfully) departed

It shows new dimension with each swirl of the glass

then fleshier on the mid-palate

and smoky notes with its finish that doesn't want to quit

(50% whole clusters)

Delamotte, Blanc de Blancs Vintage Vintage:2012 There is a slight salineThe finest young wine I've encountered from Delamotte, the 2008 Blanc de Blancs unfurls in the glass with an expressive bouquet of freshly baked bread, lemon oil, green apple, oyster shell and mandarin. On the palate, it's medium to full bodied, textural but incisive, with superb concentration and depth at the core and a long, penetrating finish. Less autolytic in style than the 2004, some 60,000 bottles were produced, around a third less than in an