Guy Larmandier Cramant Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Brut, Champagne, France NV Hakkaisan Its shimmering shades of pink

Its shimmering shades of pink reveal fine shining bubbles

although it does not have the precision of the 2006 Mouton-Rothschild

the sophistication really comes through here

and subtle oak

but the Cycladic Assyrtiko grape shows beautiful roundness and balance here

Guy Larmandier Cramant Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Brut, Champagne, France NV Hakkaisan Its shimmering shades of pinkFrom Chardonnay vines in the Grand Cru village of Cramant. The total absence of any sense of sweetness in this Brut Zro allows the limestone to take center stage, and it presents in a more piercing and saline manner than in Larmandier's Brut wines. Despite its relative rigorousness and austerity, however, this is by no means a difficult wine. Rather, it will appeal to those who relish the sort of palpable, intense mineral character Champagne is