Champagne Pommery Brut Grand Cru Royal Millesime 2008

50% Chardonnay, 50% Pinot Noir

Exclusively from Grand Cru vineyards in the Côte des Blancs and Montagne de Reims.  Pale gold with delicate golden hues, offering exceptional brilliance and very fine effervescence.  The nose offers Delicate floral scents of honeysuckle and acacia flower.  Nuances of dried figs, frangipane, pear, apricot, and crushed fresh strawberries.  The palate offers juicy fruit notes including crunchy green pear, Meyer lemon peel, tangerine, peach, and blood orange.  12.5% ABV

95pts James Suckling