94pts Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

Disgorged as an extra-brut with 3.5 grams per liter of dosage, the 2019 Extra-Brut Blanc de Noirs Grand Cru Noces de Craie reveals a ripe, pure bouquet of spices, white flowers, ripe orchard fruits and pastry. Medium to full-bodied, rich and vinous, it has a fleshy core of fruit, bright acids, a pinpoint mousse and a saline, delicate mid-palate, concluding with a long, delicately bitter, gastronomic finish. This is 100% Pinot Noir from a massal selection planted in the commune of A .

94pts The Wine Independent

Noce de Craie Grand Cru 2019 is a 100% Pinot Noir from Aÿ with an Extra Brut four gram per liter dosage. Rapt with aromatic tension, the nose reveals oxidative toasty notes alongside fresh Mirabelle plum, spiced apple compote, and raw almonds then leads to a medium to full-bodied palate full of crushed cherries and poached pear bathed in stimulating acidity. Salinity and a twist of lemon peel define the finish and leave you thirsty for more. Disgorged March 2021 with a four gram per liter dosage. Alcohol 12.5%. Drink: 2023-2035.

93pts Jeb Dunnuck

All from A , the medium yellow 2019 Champagne Grand Cru Blanc De Noirs Noces De Craie reveals a more layered profile on the nose, with more brioche notes coming through, as well as ripe cherries, grapefruit, and a hint of almond. Medium-bodied, it fills the palate with its broader shoulders, but it retains its refined definition and has a clean finish that slowly tapers. Drink this highly enjoyable wine over the coming 15 or so years.

92pts Vinous

The 2019 Extra Brut Blanc de Noirs Noces de Craie, 100% Pinot Noir, is especially vinous and textured in this release. Orchard fruit, spice, dried flowers, kirsch and nuts all build in the glass as the 2019 gains resonance with time in the glass. Silky contours wrap it all together in style. Dosage is 4 grams per liter. Disgorged: January 11, 2023.

91pts Wine Spectator

Minerally smoke and chalk notes are a savory thread lacing the walnut bread, cassis, preserved lemon and sassafras flavors as they ride the zesty bead of this refreshing Champagne, with clean-cut acidity. Disgorged November 2023. Drink now. 50 cases imported.

Tasting Notes

It presents brioche-like aromas of lemon, apple, and white flowers. It finishes with mineral notes.

Winery History

In 1963, Marc Herbart founded his Champagne estate in Mareuil-Sur-Aÿ. Today run by his son, Jean-Paul Hébrart, the house has always aimed to produce its own champagnes.

With 90% of its wines sold abroad, the heart of this estate, located exclusively in Mareuil-Sur-Aÿ, revolves around Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.

It is with the respect he has for his terroir that he makes balanced, generous, and fine wines.

Grape Varietal: 100% Pinot Noir

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