NV Champagne Lacourte-Godbillon Brut Terroirs d’Écueil 1er Cru

Pro Reviews

Wine Spectactor (WS)

Racy acidity firms this tightly knit Champagne, while the fine texture softens some of the angularity and helps to show the range of the white raspberry, ground ginger, chalk and pink grapefruit pith flavors. Balanced overall, this should open nicely with short-term cellaring. Disgorged October 2016. Best after 2019. 3,300 cases made. –AN, November 2017

Wine Advocate (WA)

The NV Brut Premier Cru Terroirs d’Ecueil is a blend of 85% Pinot Noir and 15% Chardonnay, all fermented in stainless steel. This cuvée is based on the 2014 vintage and contains 36% reserve wines from the 2013 vintage. Bottled in July 2015 and disgorged in November 2017 with a dosage of six grams per liter, the Terroirs d’Ecueil offers a very clear, pure, fresh and fruity nose and palate. It is a very filigreed, rather light and finessed yet intense and chalky Champagne with good tension, grip and lingering salinity. Straight yet fine and complex.Tasted April and August 2018. – Stephan Reinhardt – 31-08-2018