Dehours et Fils La Croix Joly

“1,1 g dosage og ren reserve perpetuelle påbegyndt i 2013 og inkluderende frem til og med 2020. Tirage i juni 2023 og degorgeret december 2024 – altså meget kort tid på bærmen. Hvorfor? Fordi man vil have lieu-dit’et La Croix Joly så tydeligt og friskt som muligt frem i lyset. Dyb og nøddepræget, dråber af gæret kirsebær, tydeligt roséfarvet, klart macereret/infuseret, har mindelser om poulsard med tilfældige bobler, Selosse-cognac, indtagende surbitter tranebær og gærede ribs, markant bittert touch i eftersmagen. Aldeles fremragende. Kompleksitetsgivende niveau af oxidation. Faktisk en let rødvin med bobler. Bemærk lige: Den vil muligvis skille vandene – jeg er klart fan.” – 96 point, René Langdahl

“From a historic site in Troissy, planted with Pinot Meunier in the 1960s on land once cultivated for fruit trees, the NV Troissy La Croix Joly Réserve Perpétuelle has yet again delivered superb results. The fruit for this bottling comes from low-yielding, northeast-facing vines mid-slope, and gains its delicate pink hue via infusion, with the grapes macerating with their bunches in the press for a full day. Disgorged in October 2023 with just 1.1 grams per liter dosage, the wine conveys a palpable, almost chewy sucrosité from the fruit. It opens with a bouquet of red cherry, mandarin zest, wild raspberry, rose petals and Timut pepper, with subtle nuances of rye bread and rooibos. Medium- to full-bodied, with a concentrated core of fruit, it is supported by racy acidity and concludes with a long, sapid finish. As with Brisefer, the individual perpetual cuvée—initiated in 2013 and stored in wooden vats—is refreshed following each bottling with the most recent vintage (2019, for this particular release). The incoming 2019 wine, having already undergone eight months of élevage in small oak barrels, then spends an additional year harmonizing with the existing blend, which now incorporates vintages from 2013 through 2019, prior to bottling.” – 95 point, Wine Advocate