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Lanson Champagne Gold Label 2008  - First Bottle

Reviews

94 James Suckling -
This has seen more than six years of ageing in the cellar and has attractive concentration and nicely played complexity. The nose is as fresh as you'd expect from Lanson with all yellow grapefruit and lemon but some pastry too. The palate, meanwhile, has a refreshing sweep of acid-driven, lemon fruit and is super pure, fresh and long. A great-value wine here.
92 Decanter -
It’s thanks to wines like this, that the 2008 vintage has attracted such attention. True to the traditional Lanson style, developed over 250 years, Champagne Lanson Gold Label 2008 is light, elegant and vibrant, but also long, persistent and full. The blend is 53% Pinot Noir and 47% Chardonnay all of which is sourced from Grand Cru vineyards. Crystallised white fruit, honey and nougat lead on the nose and palate, with brioche and cream to the fore on the finish. Pinpoint balance and extremely more-ish. Drinking Window 2016 - 2026
91+ Robert Parker's Wine Advocate -
The 2008 Gold Label Vintage Extra Brut is a 50/50 Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Fresh, lean and intense, this is a very elegant, pure and refined classic with a lovely mineral expression; it has refreshing lemon flavors in the very good finish. This is made in a lean and complex style. Excellent, although it needs a few years of ageing. Disgorged in July 2015.

Technical Details

  • Blend53% Pinot Noir and 47% Chardonnay
  • CountryFrance
  • RegionChampagne
  • AppellationChampagne

Lanson Champagne Gold Label 2008

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JS94, D92, WA91+

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94 POINTS! $269.70 for a six-pack DELIVERED! How’s that? More than 50% off retail (released at $100!), from the crazy-good 2008 vintage and all from grand cru vineyards -- wow! One of the very oldest and original Champagne houses, Lanson was founded in 1760 (!) by Francois Delamotte and stayed a very traditional producer for centuries. The 2008 (one of the best vintages of the last decade) is a serious, complex, intellectual champagne, with beautiful minerality, racy freshness they are known for, and deeply layered lemon, citrus rind, pastry and almond notes. 6 years on the lees has paid off here, this is an incredible value! Wonderful stuff!

About the Producer

The House of Lanson was founded in 1760 by Francois Delamotte, an influential character in Reims society. The joint owner, alongside his wife, of a not-insubstantial vineyard in Cumieres and Ay, he decided to found his own Champagne house – one of the very first ever to exist.

In 1798, Nicolas-Louis Delamotte, his younger son, took over from his father. Having been admitted as a knight of the Order of Malta at a very young age, he decided to use the Maltese Cross as the House’s emblem. Now revised, the Lanson cross has become the icon of the company.