2005 Champagne Tarlant, La Lutétienne, Brut Nature

The 2005 Brut Nature Prestige Millesime La Lutétienne is a very good wine in what has proven to be an inconsistent vintage. Hints of pear, spice, dried flowers, chamomile and lemon oil all meld together nicely. There’s terrific creaminess and texture, achieved by long ageing in the cellar on the lees. There is perhaps a bit of evolution, but then again, the 2005 is nearly 20 years old. Even so, I would not push my luck too much on ageing. The blend is 80% Chardonnay and 20% Pinot Noir. Disgorged: November 24, 2021.Drink 2022 - 2030antonio_galloni, Vinous.com.com (November 2022)

The 2005 Champagne La Lutetienne Brut Nature is 80% Chardonnay and the rest Pinot Noir and was aged for 15 years on the lees before disgorgement in November 2021. A medium yellow hue, the nose is sunny and rounded, with sunny fruit of apricot, almond, and chamomile. It is pillowy and ripe on the palate, with somewhat more modest acidity levels, and has a note of dried flowers and peach. Drink 2022 - 2037JebDunnuck, JebDunnuck.com (November 2022)

It is so ripe, rich and toasty that you only realize it’s bone-dry when it has rolled a long way over the palate. Very long, savoury and mineral finish with so much drive. Still so energetic, despite the complex, mature character, I can imagine this ageing for many more years. A blend of 80% Chardonnay and 20% Pinot Noir that was wild-fermented in wooden casks with no malolactic. Disgorged February 1st, 2021. Drink or holdjames_suckling, jamessuckling_com (July 2022)