Disgorged after more than a decade sur lattes with three grams per liter dosage, the 2000 Brut Liesse d'Harbonville is showing beautifully, offering up an expressive bouquet of fresh peach, citrus oil and green apple mingled with hints of freshly baked bread, toasted nuts, woodsmoke and orange zest. Medium to full-bodied, deep and incisive, its elegantly fleshy core of fruit is built around a racy spine of acidity, complemented by a delicate pinpoint mousse. As usual, this is a Chardonnay-dominant blend that's vinified in barrel without malolactic fermentation.
WA94