Description
François Lecompte, Premier Cru
There’s a reason we’ve been devout followers of Lecompte over the years: their creamy and deliciously textured Premier Cru Champagnes come in far under the market rate. Today, we’ve wrangled a tiny allocation of their 2012 release, a vintage that has earned deserved comparisons to the legendary years of 1996, 1990, and even 1947. In our humble opinion, these gems consistently compete for the market’s top vintage-dated value because they are (1) a masterful blend of all three noble grapes, (2) hand-crafted with 100% Premier Cru fruit, and (3) aged for an exceptionally long time prior to release. How long? Seven years pass before their vintage bottlings leave their cellar! This is the fullest, richest wine of the bunch, one that explodes with immensely creamy and nutty textures.
