Deutz - Brut Classic Champagne NV (750ml)
Founded in 1838 by William Deutz and Pierre Gelderman, this honorable firm is based in Ay, one of the 17 top-rated Grand Cru villages of Champagne. Total production is about two million bottles with 75% of the grapes brought in from Grand and Premier Cru vineyards. Its estate is spread over five villages, including some of the most beautiful locations in all Champagne, and as such Deutz has developed a rich, round, fruit-filled style that is vinous yet refreshing. Each blend boasts the same elegant signature bottle, in which it was aged on its lees for a minimum of three years – a guarantee of quality from the Brut Classic to the prestige cuvees.
Deutz Description
The most "classical" of the Deutz cuvees is far from mundane. The three different champagne grapes are blended in equal and unchanging proportions, ensuring it shows perfect harmony. Its golden color scintillates in the glass, with a fine stream of bubbles rising gracefully to the surface. The first impressions on the nose are mellow and reminiscent of acacia flowers, confectionery, Reinette apples and brioche. The wine then gains in volume and its silky texture reveals a successful balance between the freshness of Chardonnay, t he fruitiness and structure of Pinot Noir and a touch of vinosity from the Pinot Meunier
Wine Spectator: 91 Points
A lively, mineral-driven Champagne, with crisp acidity animating flavors of grainy pear, white cherry, preserved lemon and toast point as they ride the finely detailed, vivid bead. Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier. Drink now.
James Suckling: 90 Points
A ripe and exotic style, showing stone fruit and yellow plums with peppery minerality and apple character. Almost frothy bubbles with light body and crisp acidity. A bit empty on the midpalate yet fruity in the finish. Drink now.
Vinous: 90 Points
The NV Brut Classic is bright, punchy and super-expressive. White flowers, pear, mint and crushed rocks are all nicely sculpted in this tense, vibrant Champagne from Deutz.
Wine Advocate: 90 Points
Open and expressive, the latest NV Brut Classic from Deutz offers up aromas of green pear, peach, pastry cream and flowers. Medium to full-bodied and fleshy but precise, it's elegant and charming, with a seamless profile and considerable immediate appeal.
