Beaufort, Andre 2005 Champagne Polisy Brut Nature

The vintage Champagnes of Andre Beaufort are complex, full-bodied wines, fermented with wild yeasts and bottled after very long sur-lie aging. "We keep our wines sur-lie as long as possible before release, so one can taste a Champagne of ten years of age with mature aromas, having conserved some traits of youth - thus, disgorgement is always recent, with the date inscribed on the label." The 2005 Brut Nature was disgorged in January 2024 after 18 years on the lees. Surprisingly sprightly on the nose and palate for an almost 20 year old wine, the notes skew more marine and mineral with citrus, seashells, slight salinity, lush acidity and rounded body.