Lanson Champagne Brut Organic Green Label

95 Points James Suckling This is very vinous with dried-strawberry, mineral and stone undertones. Some white pepper, too. Full-bodied with a creamy texture. So fine. Flavorful finish. Intense. Needs food. From biodynamically grown grapes. A blend of 50% pinot nor, 30% pinot meunier and 20% chardonnay. Demeter certified.

92 Points Jeb Dunnuck From the 2018 vintage with 10% reserve wine, and pouring a bright silver-yellow hue, the NV Champagne Le Green Bio-Organic Extra Brut offers more focused and citrus-driven aromatics of lemon-lime zest, saline, and white flowers. This continues to the palate with a linear feel and retains significant freshness, with floral notes of fresh bread dough coming through on the finish. It has a chalky texture, a lively, focused mousse, and a lasting drive of tension. It will improve with another couple of years in the cellar.

91 Points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate Offering up notes of crisp yellow orchard fruit, fresh bread, white flowers and citrus zest, Lanson's March 2018 disgorgement of the NV Brut Green Label continues to show well. Medium-bodied, pillowy and precise, with racy acids and a pinpoint mousse, it concludes with a chalky finish. This has hardly evolved in the year that has elapsed since I last encountered

91 Points Wine & Spirits In 2010, Lanson purchased 32 acres in Verneuil from Leclerc Briant, which had farmed the parcels under biodynamics since 2002. Lanson has since added ten acres in Verneuil to the property they call Domaine de la Malmaison. The vineyards are organically certified, providing the fruit for Lanson’s new Green Label. This first release is rich and direct, presenting its clean red-cherry flavors with a perfumed, floral lemon note to the acidity. A touch of smoky lees adds toastiness to the finish—a classical aperitif Champagne with an organic pedigree.