Nicolas Maillart Champagne Platine 1er Cru NV Jeroboam 3,0 l

66% Pinot Noir, 27% Chardonnay, 7% Meunier aus Villers Allerand 1er Cru, Ecueil 1er Cru, Bouzy Grand Cru; 
Durchschnittsalter der Reben: 30 Jahre; Größtenteils Ton-Kalksteinböden, etwas sandiger Kalk, 
Weinbergsarbeit nach biologischen, biodynamischen und wenn nötig klassischen Methoden; Dosage: 3,5 g/l

 - 95 Punkte DECANTER Panel Tasting "Great value Champagne made by growers", Prädikat OUTSTANDING: "MICHAEL 
EDWARDS: Opulent and finessed. SIMON FIELD MW: Fulsome colour and temperamentally big-boned , this is an impressive 
example. The six grams of residual sugar finely knit into a texture of ripe, red-berried fruit. The finish has an ethereal poise, 
brought down to earth by just a hint of spice. TIM HALL: Immediately vital in the mouth. Very chewy and demanding, a 
serious champagne but pretty exciting. Citrus character but with complex fruit and a pretty lingering finish. I like this!"

 - Gerhard Eichelmann in seinem Buch “456 Champagne”: "Die Champagner von Nicolas Maillart sind sehr eigenständig, sie 
besitzen Substanz und Kraft, Konzentration und Fülle. Und schon das Basisniveau ist hoch, die Cuvee Platine ist enorm 
zuverlässig, zeigt reife Frucht, feine Frische und Würze, weiße und gelbe Früchte, ist harmonisch im Mund, füllig, besitzt 
viel Frische, Frucht und Länge, ist ein feiner Aperitifchampagner mit Substanz;"

- 92 Punkte JEB DUNNUCK, Audrey Frick (12/2024): “ A rich copper/golden color, the NV Champagne Premier Cru Platine Extra Brut is pleasing and fresh on the nose, leading with notes of toasted bread, peach, floral perfume, and almond. It’s composed of 58% Pinot Noir, 31% Chardonnay and the rest Meunier, from the villages of Bouzy, Villers Allerand, and Ecueil, and was raised in barrel without going through malolactic fermentation. Medium to full-bodied and fully dry, it has a pleasing light spice on the palate with a chalky texture, and as it opens, it leans into its deeper red-fruited profile on the palate, with a rather long finish. It’s quite impressive and is a lovely wine once it opens, so give it some air if opening at this early stage and drink over the next 6- 8 years. It has the addition of 2.5 grams per liter dosage and was disgorged in January of 2024. 2024-2033“

 - 92 Punkte VINOUS, Anne Krebiehl MW (11/2023): "The NV Extra Brut Platine Premier Cru is a blend of 68 % Pinot Noir, 
27 % Chardonnay and 7 % Pinot Meunier across the vintages 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 picked in Eceuil, Villers Allerand 
and Bouzy. The nose is slightly reduced opening into a note of dark honey and russet apple. Very fine mousse on a rounded 
body is immediately apparent on the Pinot-led palate that still smolders with reductive smokiness. Yet there is a FLOW AND 
AN EASE to the body, beautiful chalky depth and rye bread autolysis. RESONANT, CLASSY, ELEGANT. Dosage is 3,5 g/l. 
Disgorged February 2022. 2023-2030."

 - 92 Punkte Robert Parkers WINE ADVOCATE, William Kelley: "Based on the 2015 vintage, complemented by fully 50% reserve 
wines, the NV Brut Premier Cru Platine ferments in recently used barrels with native yeasts and sees more than six months on 
the lees before tirage. Offering up aromas of crisp yellow orchard fruits, beeswax, almond paste and white flowers, it's medium 
to full-bodied, vinous and concentrated, with lovely depth at the core, brisk acids and a long, sapid finish. It was disgorged in 
November 2019 with six grams per liter dosage."

 - 92 Punkte WINE ENTHUSIAST, Roger Voss: "With vines on the Montagne de Reims, this producer has a good line in Pinot 
Noir, which forms 85% of the blend. The wine is rich while well balanced and ripe. Now with just the right amount of bottle 
aging, it is full in the mouth, showing attractive apple and ripe pear flavors. The aftertaste is soft and fresh."

 - REVUE DU VIN DE FRANCE: "Nez aux notes d'ananas, de petits fruits rouges et de zestes de citron et d'orange. Ce Brut 
trouve son équilibre entre la tendresse du fruit et la tonicité du millésime 2014 (base) . très gourmand."

 - Le Point: "Nez assez fruité, poire, pomme golden, bouche généreuse, belles saveurs automnales, crémeux, du fruit et 
de la fraîcheur."

 - Sally Hillman’s Top Ten Champagnes of 2021: „A classic blend of 50% Pinot noir and 50% Chardonnay from the Montagne 
de Reims, Extra Brut is Nicolas Maillart’s introductory cuvée, achieving elegant consistency and superb richness with each 
release. Boasting a high percentage of barrel-aged reserve wines and fresh Chardonnay accents, Extra Brut is festive and v
ersatile in its mesmerising ability to elevate all moments and experiences.“

 - Peter Liem: “A blend of 63 percent pinot noir, 23 percent chardonnay and 14 percent meunier, this contains 50 percent 
of reserve wine, and 55 percent of the total was vinified in barrel. It’s vivid and sappy, with a polished texture and 
voluptuous depth on the palate, and while it shows the ripeness typical of its base vintage, it remains clean and fruity. 
It finishes with excellent length, inviting you back for more. Last tasted: 1/20.“

 - JoS, verkostet im Februar 2021: „Mittelkräftiges Goldgelb, sehr feine, gleichmäßige Bläschen; offen und direkt, 
Aromen von gelben Früchten, nussige Anklänge, reife rote Äpfel, Kräuter, Schwarzbrotkruste, Gewürznoten; am 
Gaumen weinig, kraftvoll, intensiv, mineralisch unterlegt, balanciert, druckvoll, vielschichtig, mittlere Säure, 
langer Abgang. Sehr gut!“