1999 Bouvet Ladubay Saphir Brut

Bouvet Ladubay is regarded by many wine lovers as the finest expression of sparkling wine from the Loire Valley. The house is owned by Taittinger Champagne and as such employs precisely the same wine making process as the Grand Marque itself. The grapes for the Bouvet 'Blanc' methode champenoise are Chenin Blanc, which has been grown in the Loire Valley prior to the Roman conquest of France. Bouvet source their grapes from 120 properties around Saumur - spread over an area of 15 x 30 kilometres. The notion of using such a diversity of vineyard sites is to provide complexity to the base wines. These 120 micro climates provide the blender with base material that when blended together will create a sensation of considerable complexity. The art of blending is critical and at Bouvet the third generation of blenders from the same family are in charge - in fact they have been creating the blend for the last 60 years. Our shipment of Bouvet has just arrived and will bring much joy to wine lovers who remember our previous shipments.
ALSO AVAILABLE: N/V Bouvet Brut & N/V Bouvet Rubis Rouge (Sparkling Cabernet Franc.)

RATING: 95/100

VALUE: XXXXX/5