Rare Rare Champagne (Gift Box) 2013

Name: Rare Rare Champagne (Gift Box) 2013
Brand: Rare
SKU: OATRAR1
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About this Wine

98 POINTS - Jeb Dunnuck
"Originally a part of the legendary Piper-Heidsieck Champagne house Rare is moving their Champagne Millésime to a new brand and want it to stand alone. (Think Delamotte and Salon.) The 13th vintage for this cuvée the 2013 Champagne Millésime is a blend is 70% Chardonnay with the rest Pinot Noir with the majority of the blend coming from the Montagne de Reims Grand Cru and Premier Cru. A bright yellow hue its aromatics are exquisite and well-balanced with fresh notes of key lime candied apple fresh croissant dough fresh pineapple and honeysuckle. Medium to full-bodied it fills the palate with a rounded and supple texture and a pillowy mousse. It’s long on the palate and has a silky personality as well as a long pristine finish. It has fantastic balance of decadence and freshness and I could drink this all day. It’s going to have a long drinking window. Drink 2024-2044 and beyond. Disgorged December 2022."

95 POINTS - Wine Spectator
"There's a sense of finesse to this elegant Champagne with the plushly creamy mousse carrying a finely-meshed yet concentrated range of blackberry puree and poached apricot with blood orange peel salted pistachio and aromatic accents of verbena chalk and oyster shell. Mouthwatering acidity carries the complex profile on the long long finish. Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Drink now through 2038."

The effervescence of Rare Millésime 2013 is tinged with an intensely bright light golden color. The nose at first subtle and clean emerges in two stages combining tonicity and elegance. It all begins with the delicacy of white flowers a hint of black tea and touches of citrus kiwi and kumquat. Then notes of lime blossom green tea and fern give way to aromas of white fruits such as greengage plums. Touches of chestnut honey sweet spices vanilla and marzipan round off the wine's rich bouquet. The two facets of Rare Millésime 2013 are confirmed in the mouth: smooth and vibrant indulgent and dynamic. After hints of meringue whipped cream and marzipan kumquat blood orange and kiwi then provide a refreshing tonicity. On the finish the comforting texture of Rare Millésime 2013 appears as an aromatic and smoky indulgence punctuated by a freshness and a subtle bitterness. Rare Champagne's iconic signature of tropic minerality is expressed differently in Rare Millésime 2013 extended by a plump and prolonged aftertaste.

Type	Champagne & Sparkling
Varietal(s)	Chardonnay
Country	France
Region	Champagne
Brand	Rare
Vintage	2013

Wines from Champagne

Associated with luxury, celebration, Champagne is where the world’s most prized sparkling wine originates. In the past it was very common for people to confuse the term Champagne and sparkling wine as they are so synonymous. By EU law however, only sparkling wine made in the Champagne region and under strict quality standards can legally be called by that name.

Sparkling wine produced the Champagne way, goes through secondary fermentation in the bottle. This is known as méthode champenoise or outside of Champagne it is called the traditional method. When the yeast inside the bottle have finished working, they die and become lees. The lees remain in contact with the wine until the winemaker decides to take them out, creating texture, richness, and complexity in the wine.

In comparison, the other popular way of fermenting sparkling wine is called the Charmat method where the fermentation happens en masse in a large tank and extended lees contact does not happen. . This is cheaper and rather than emphasizing richness and complexity, the tank method enhances clean fruit and aromatics, making wines that are youthful and easy drinking.

The principal grapes that go into making champagne include: Chardonnay (white), Pinot Noir (red) and Pinot Meunier (red). A Champagne made exclusively from Chardonnay will be labelled Blanc de blancs while ones comprised of only red grapes will be called Blanc de noirs. Whether it be white or rose however, most Champagne is made from a mix of both red and white grapes.

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Critic reviews

Wine Enthusiast – The Champagne's name is just right. It has a rare finesse that gives it a wonderful tense character. Poised between dryness great maturity and dense fruit the wine is ready to drink

James Suckling – Such a pleasingly elegant and multifaceted Champagne with salty creamy and toasty elements all wound together. Plenty of apricot pastries pears brown butter fennel and salted almonds with some iodine. It’s silky on the palate with soft and supple bubbles while remaining fresh and on edge. 70% chardonnay and 30% pinot noir from 11 cru villages mostly in Montagne de Reims with Cotes de Blancs.

Decanter – The nose opens with an initial whiff of creaminess followed by hints of creamy polenta and tart yet aromatic citrus and chalk. The palate is immediately striking with saltiness and savouriness. The foam is rich and tiny bubbles burst releasing the citric charm of lemon and white grapefruit. There is something driven vertical and precise on the taut body softened by that creamy generosity and subtle oyster shell appeal of the mousse. The finish holds a delicious frisson of white pepper and grapefruit zest spice. A very straight-laced wine for now that will unfold in its long future.