VINOUS WINE MEDIA 91 POINTS -"The NV Brut Resérve is another stellar wine from Lallement. All the hallmarks of Verzenay Pinot Noir are dialed up in a Champagne that offers a compelling mix of textural richness and vibrancy. Apricot, plum, chamomile, honey, spice and hazelnut build into the creamy, expansive finish."
Jean-Luc Lallemet’s Champagnes are stellar examples of the distinctive terroir of the northern Montagne de Reims. In this part of the Montagne the slopes have a more northerly exposure and the soil is more calcareous, with a lot less clay content than is typical for the rest of the region. The result is a more taut and refined Champagne than one is apt to find in Bouzy or Ambonnay. So while this Brut's effusive black raspberry, cherry and currant candy aromas clearly announce that this is a black grape Champagne, its palate has the sleekness and crystalline minerality that is more suggestive of a Côte de Blancs Champagne. Even by grower standards Lallement is a tiny house with a total production of just 1,700 cases, so you know that our allocation can’t hold out very long once the word gets out about this gem.
Jean-Luc Lallemet’s Champagnes are stellar examples of the distinctive terroir of the northern Montagne de Reims. In this part of the Montagne the slopes have a more northerly exposure and the soil is more calcareous, with a lot less clay content than is typical for the rest of the region. The result is a more taut and refined Champagne than one is apt to find in Bouzy or Ambonnay. So while this Brut's effusive black raspberry, cherry and currant candy aromas clearly announce that this is a black grape Champagne, its palate has the sleekness and crystalline minerality that is more suggestive of a Côte de Blancs Champagne. Even by grower standards Lallement is a tiny house with a total production of just 1,700 cases, so you know that our allocation can’t hold out very long once the word gets out about this gem.
