Mailly, Exception Blanche Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Brut Champagne 2009, France

Tasting Note: A Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Champagne that delivers on the promise of its classification and on a very special day.

Medium-intensity lemon in color, this wine has an aromatic, medium-plus-intensity nose of caramelized apple, green pear, bread dough, brioche, lemon-citrus peel.

On the palate the dry, medium-bodied Champagne has medium-plus-intensity flavors suggested on the nose supported by medium-plus acidity and completing with a medium-plus finish.

The wine has a lemon-citrus midpalate with fruit rising above autolytic notes towards the end of the taste.

Bright with some airiness.