Champagne Delamotte Brut 37.5cl

One of the oldest Champagne houses, Delamotte’s wines remain hand crafted and of fantastic quality. The high proportion of Grand Cru Chardonnay grapes gives this non-vintage blend a lovely balance of fresh, well-rounded rich fruit and floral notes. Winner of a Silver Medal at The Drinks Business, Champagne Masters 2019. Based in the Côte des Blancs in the village of Le Mesnilsur-Oger – perhaps the greatest grand cru of all – the House of Delamotte is an unapologetic champion of the chardonnay grape. The local in-joke refers to it as ‘the other great blanc de blancs’– a wink to legendary sister house Champagne Salon, with whom it shares so much DNA, as well as its elegant headquarters, ownership and management team. But Champagne Delamotte needs no starry guarantor, even one as impeccable as Salon, to attest to the quality and refinement of its wines.

Some reductive, almost meaty notes here with an array of toasted-nut and nougat aromas. The palate has attractive lemon and white peaches in a fleshy, flavoursome and fruit-focused style