Champagne Barons de Rothschild
Gert Crum (Twitter and Facebook.)
Published: March 17th 2020
In my book “Champagne – The Future Uncorked”, you will find the profile of Champagne Barons de Rothschild on pages 389-392. And some things are progressing. For example, I write in the book that the annual production is 300,000 bottles and that the goal is 500,000 in the near future. Apparently, that near future has already arrived, because 500,000 bottles per year have now become a reality.
In the book I also write three lines about vintage 2008, a Brut Blanc de Blancs, then still sur lattes, but no longer.
Incidentally, the fact that it is a BdB is not clearly communicated on the bottle. It is only on the ‘robe’, the capsule, and in the enclosed booklet. The booklet states that the grapes come from Cramant, Avize, Oger and Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, so it is a Grand Cru.
The wine spent almost 8 years sur lattes and was disgorged on June 23, 2017. De Brut has a “light dosage”, without further detail.
Colour and nose
…clearly show that it is now 12 years old: golden yellow and powerful, opulent, expressive, ripe aromas of noisette in honey, yellow stone fruit (apricot, peach).
On the palate
…it is a sturdy and youthful 2008: mineral, fresh, chalky and vigorous with a firm, but well integrated mousse. A wine with length, balance, maturity, fresh robustness and complexity. Very good.
In the Netherlands, most of these wines will go to fine dining restaurants.
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