Fonplegade Vintage:2016 Both 2013 Cabernet Sauvignons are

Both 2013 Cabernet Sauvignons are in bottle

A brooding nose is comprised of dark cherries

pure and lacy and exhibit largely the same components as the Montée de Tonnerre

and sure enough recent vintages displayed modest levels

Since Clos des Goisses is already arguably Champagne's longest-lived wine

Fonplegade Vintage:2016 Both 2013 Cabernet Sauvignons areA touch tight and even reduced at first, it takes a moment to clear to reveal dense layers of black fruits, graphite and bristling tannins. Concentrated and intense, clearly a reflection of the impressive structural clout of this particular vintage, not huge amounts of charm even at 10 years old needs longer, wait at least another two years. 85% new oak.