2008 | Thienot 'Cuvee Alain Thienot' | Champagne Marques De Valor Denis Dubourdieu consultant

Denis Dubourdieu consultant

This is actually quite aromatically similar to the Fichots with perhaps just a bit more sauvage character

and a lingering

The Grand Vin 2020 Chateau Beychevelle is a tiny selection representing just 55% of the total production of the estate

2008 | Thienot 'Cuvee Alain Thienot' | Champagne Marques De Valor Denis Dubourdieu consultantLots of strawberry and lemon aromas with some stone undertones, following through to a full body with a dense, layered palate with medium bubbles that give the wine form and tension. Very vinous and intense. Comes across dry and structured. Drinkable now, but better in a year or two. 95 Pts James Suckling