Ayala Blanc de Blancs 2012 (750ML)

93 WE / 92 WA / 90 WS / 17 JR

Produced from fruit grown on the Côte des Blancs, the heart of Chardonnay in Champagne, this wine is both richly mineral and deliciously fruity. Dry and tense, this vintage wine should be aged further. Drink from 2020. - Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast

Disgorged with six grams per liter dosage after six years on the lees, Ayala's 2012 Brut Blanc de Blancs is a pure, generous wine, bursting from the glass with expressive aromas of brioche, crisp yellow orchard fruit, beeswax and dried white flowers. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, fleshy and vibrant, with a broad, attractively vinous attack, brisk acids and a fine, youthfully exuberant mousse, concluding with a long finish. - William Kelley, Wine Advocate

A fresh version, with a fine and creamy bead, this offers hints of poached pear, ground ginger, biscuit and candied lemon peel. Features a subtle, smoke-tinged finish. Drink now through 2025. 220 cases imported. - Alison Napjus, Wine Spectator

100% Chardonnay from the Côte des Blancs. Minimum 6 years on lees. Dosage <6 g/l.
Mid gold. Richness of doughy, bready lees, with a marked marine, oyster-shell note and creamy apple aromatics. Linear and focused palate, with direct citrus and apple, nutty, bready lees and a fine mousse. Crisp acidity nicely balanced by the dosage. Fine length. (TJ) - Jancis Robinson