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Jean Milan
Brut Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs
'Spécial' Non-Vintage
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| VARIETAL: | Chardonnay
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The village of Oger - Champagne
| | PRICE: | $60.00/ 750 ml bottle
$37.00/ 375 ml bottle | | FORMAT | 6 x 750 ml
12 x 375 ml | | AVAILABLE: |
20 six-packs of 750ml bottles
3 twelve-packs of 375ml bottles
| | DRINKABILITY: | Now through 2020 |
Please note that the current disgorgement has not yet been reviewed. The press below is from a previous disgorgement.
91 POINTS - Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar "Pale, green-tinged yellow. Powerful, smoke-accented aromas of pear skin, melon and truffle, with a hint of anise gaining strength in the glass. Juicy and expansive on the palate, showing hefty orchard and pit fruit flavors and a refreshing kick of bitter lemon. Finishes toasty and long, with solid punch and cut."
December 2012
92 POINTS- Wine Advocate
"The NV Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Speciale, equal parts 2009 and 2008, bristles with considerable energy, focus and tension. Lemon, lime, white flowers, crushed rocks all jump from the glass in a gorgeous expression of Chardonnay from Oger. There is a crystalline purity in the Speciale I find hugely appealing. Readers who like tense, wiry Champagnes will love this Blanc de Blancs."
erobertparker.com #1112
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Jean Milan Sélection « Transparence » Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs 2006
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| VARIETAL: | Chardonnay
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The village of Oger - Champagne
| | PRICE: | $78.00/ bottle | | FORMAT | 6 x 750 ml | | AVAILABLE: |
4 six-packs
| | DRINKABILITY: | Now through 2020 |
Please note that the current disgorgement has not yet been reviewed. The press below is from a previous disgorgement, though it is from the same vintage.
91 POINTS - Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar
"Pale yellow. Precise, high-pitched aromas of lime, lemongrass, mint and minerals. Lively and strikingly precise, showing a very firm spine to its citrus and floral flavors without coming off as austere. Quite nervy, even metallic, on the pure, incisive, long finish. Not a Champagne for those who want richness."
Nov/Dec 2010
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PURITY AND FOCUS
The Milan family owns 6 ha of Grand Cru vineyards from which they bottle beautifully pure wines from the heart of the Cotes de Blancs. The family has produced champagne since 1864, but have grown fruit for some rather prestigious estates, most notably Krug, in their history. In fact Henri and his son Jean started pressing grapes for Krug, which is how they learned to make champagne. It is awfully tough to top this kind of training in Champagne!
Today the estate operates under the Négociant-Manipulant (NM) designation rather than the Récoltant-Manipulant (RM), but they are still grower Champagne to the core. They purchase a small amount of fruit from family and trusted friends, but only from the Grand Cru Village of Oger to maintain the terroir reflective wines that the estate has always produced.
Winemaking utilizes a traditional wooden Coquard basket press. The wines are fermented in stainless steel, with some of their top selections in oak barrels. The reserve wines are stored in ceramic tanks prior to blending. The resulting wines are flowery, ripe, and chalky with remarkable texture and racy, precision.
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