The 2012 J. Lassalle Special Club is made from 60% Pinot Noir & 40% Chardonnay. The vines average 50 yrs old. Hails from Chigny-Les-Roses. Winemakers Chantal Decelle-Lassalle and Angéline Templier farm using the practice of Lutte Raisonnée, which means they fall just short of organic. Sustainable but use minimal chemicals. Rain during and at the end of the season when Mother Nature doesn’t dry the grape clusters, chemicals are often necessary to prevent mold. This isn’t Sauternes!
Texturally, it is quite nice. Beautiful fine mousse and micro oxygenation. Lively but not aggressive acidity.
Green & golden apples, pear, pineapple, lime/lemon with zest, orange citrus blend, green melon & kiwi. White spice, bread dough, nougat, limestone bits, thick chalky powder, graham cracker crust, melted caramel, vanillin, saline, sea fossils, understated herbaceous notes, fruit blossoms, spring flowers with an elegant, smartly polished, well balanced, nicely structured-crafted finish that lasts 90 seconds & lands on volcanics & spice on the long set.
You could make case for 94 here. Perhaps fully with a few more yrs of bottle age.
Pairs well with the Jasper Hill Farms Limited Edition of their Champagne washed Harbison soft white. — 11 days ago
Just about perfect w/oysters in San Diego! — 4 months ago
Had the 2014 vintage in July 2025. Delicious, smooth to celebrate friends V and B gathering in K, — 6 months ago
Jeroen Koenen
All 2020 grapes. Equal parts CH/PN/PM.
Deg. 161224
Beautiful wine! — 12 days ago