Marie-Noelle LeDru, Champagne Grand Cru Cuvee du Goulte, 2009 SO080426 Familly Mousse and orris root

and orris root

showing the classical power and aromatic complexity of mature Barolo from a producer dedicated to excellence

then aged 4-5 years with no topping off

coolest growing seasons in California and Chardonnay with real tension

Marie-Noelle LeDru, Champagne Grand Cru Cuvee du Goulte, 2009 SO080426 Familly Mousse and orris rootMarie Nolle Ledru retired after the 2016 harvest, so every bottle of this is finite and this is the wine she was best known for. "Goult" is Champenois dialect for the first run juice off the press, the finest fraction of the pressing, and that is exactly what this is: 100% Pinot Noir Blanc de Noirs from her best mid slope parcels in the Grand Cru village of Ambonnay, the heart of the two hectares she farmed essentially organically and by hand across