2012 CHAMPAGNE THIÉNOT X PENFOLDS CHARDONNAY PINOT NOIR CUVÉE «««« Drink now to 2025.

Pale yellow. Attractive white peach, toasted nut, marzipan and pistachio aromas with tonic water notes. Plentiful white peach, apricot, toasted almond and marzipan flavours, fine loose-knit al dente texture and long fresh acidity.

50 percent chardonnay and 50 percent pinot noir. Vertus (25 percent), Verzenay (15 percent), Le Mesnil-sur-Oger (15 percent), Tauxières-Mutry (15 percent), Aÿ (10 percent), Cramant (10 percent), Cumières (5 percent) and Avenay-Val-d Or (5 percent).

2012 CHAMPAGNE THIÉNOT X PENFOLDS BLANC DE NOIRS GRAND CRU «««« Drink now to 2028.

Pale yellow. Fresh brioche, light cherry and white apricot aromas with delicate floral and mineral notes. Light red cherry, white apricot, lemon curd and tonic water flavours, bitter chalky textures and a fine pure-crisp acidity. Refined and elegant in style with a mouth-watering crisp finish. Very linear but will develop more richness with bottle age.

100 percent pinot noir. Aÿ (Chambre aux Loups).

2012 CHAMPAGNE THIÉNOT X PENFOLDS BLANC DE BLANCS GRAND CRU ««««« Drink now to 2030.

Pale yellow. Lovely camomile and white peach aromas with herb garden, yeast and light marzipan notes. Generous white peach, white apricot and grapefruit flavours, lemon curd notes, fine-laced texture and a long and persistent fresh-crisp acidity. Finishes bittersweet. Well-balanced with attractive symmetry of texture and flavour.

100 percent chardonnay. Avize.

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