Vilmart & Cie, "Grand Cellier d'Or", 1er Cru 2010

Grand Cellier d______Or is 80% Chardonnay and 20% Pinot Noir from a single parcel in Rilly-la-Montagne _____± _____åLes Blanches Voies Bas,____? over 45 years old. Like all of Vilmart______s cuvees, this wine does not go through malolactic fermentation and spends ten months in 4-6 year old oak barrels. The current disgorgement spent over 50 months sur latte and was disgorged in December of 2011.

Deg 6/2014 and this is an entire dazzling masterpiece; it______s a Magnum you don______t have to wait ten years to drink; it______s simple fromð___Jamasse and fantastically complex and articulate in Juhlin; indeed Champagne doesn______t get a lot better than this_____¬only richer. -Terry Theise