Jeaunaux Robin, Eclats de Meuliere Brut Nature NV

"I like the freshness and bone-dry minerality here. Notes of dried grapefruit, biscuits, sea shells and salted almonds. Delicate, fine bubbles, all well integrated with a fresh finish." - James Suckling

"From the hillsides of the Valée du Petit Morin, Cyril Jeaunaux's NV Brut Nature Éclats de Meulière (previously called Sélection Zéro Dosage) is an assemblage of Pinot Meunier (60%), Pinot Noir (30%) and Chardonnay (10%) grown on chalky clay soils mixed with marl and small flint. From vines averaging 45 years of age, this golden-yellow colored wine offers pure, earthy, very elegant fruit on the nose, intermixed with some iodine notes. Light and fresh on the palate, with a remarkable citrus juice flavor on the finish, this is a lean, elegant and fine cuvée from the Marne Valley that goes well as an aperitif and with raw fish. Disgorged (most likely) in November 2017, tasted far too young in April 2018. The wine is improving enormously in the opened bottle!" - Wine Advocate