Blanc de Blancs Les Enfers Extra Brut 2016 Ulysse Collin

Professionele reviews

Vinous (96)

The Blanc de Blancs Les Enfers, based 2016, is superb. It marries all the signatures of the house style, namely intensely vinous fruit, searing minerality and tremendous persistence. Power with no excess weight. Readers who can find the Enfers should not hesitate, as it is fabulous. It is quite simply one of the most magical Champagnes I have tasted from Olivier Collin.

Robert Parker (99)

Disgorged after 60 months on the lees, which will now be the standard for this cuvée, Collin's NV Extra-Brut Blanc de Blancs Les Enfers (2016) unwinds in the glass with complex aromas of crisp Anjou pear and stone fruits mingled with pastry cream, toasted almonds and white flowers. Full-bodied, satiny and seamless, it's deep and complete, with racy acids, terrific texture and unerring precision. While my allegiance varies between Les Enfers and Les Roises, depending on the year and the disgorgement, in 2016 it's impossible to choose: both wines are benchmarks for contemporary Champagne.