Ponson La Petite Montagne Premier Cru Extra Brut (750ML)

92 Points, John Gilman, View from the Cellar: "The newly-arrived Petite Montagne bottling from Maxime Ponson hails from the base year of 2015 and is made from its customary blend of forty percent pinot meunier, thirty-five percent chardonnay and twenty-five percent pinot noir. The wine was disgorged in October of 2019 and given some additional bottle aging in the cellars prior to release. The nose is pure and quite refined in profile, wafting from the glass in a mix of peach, apple, fresh-baked bread, a complex base of soil tones and a smoky topnote. On the palate the wine is bright, full-bodied and \nfocused, with a fine core, excellent soil signature, pinpoint bubbles and lovely length and grip on 155 the crisp and complex finish. I have the sense that with every passing vintage, Maxime’s wines are getting more refined. 2021-2040." 07/21