A decade in the making,\u00a0Champagne Lanson releases its limited edition \u2018Clos Lanson\u2019 – and just a few bottles\u00a0are coming to duty-free shops.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s been years in the making, but finally The House of Lanson has\u00a0announced the release of its limited edition \u2018Clos Lanson\u2019 to travel retail. This prestige cuv\u00e9e Blanc de Blancs has been maturing for nine years, since the decision was made by Wine-Maker, Herv\u00e9 Dantan to release this year the 7,870 Clos Lanson 2006 bottles – from which a small allocation will be reserved for Travel Retail and duty-free stores.<\/p>\n
With a price tag of \u20ac200, each bottle is individually numbered and is beautifully presented with a unique label that depicts the unique plot where Clos Lanson was grown \u2013 opposite the Notre Dame de Reims Cathedral, surrounded by tall protective walls that date back to the 18th Century. The addition of the famous House of Lanson cross on the neck ensures the bottle is instantly recognisable.<\/p>\n
Olivier De La Giraudi\u00e8re, Travel Retail Director of Lanson Champagne comments, \u201cThis is something really very special. We are thrilled that we are finally releasing this exceptional cuv\u00e9e, one that everyone at Champagne Lanson has been watching mature over the past decade. For [travel] retailers looking for the very best of the best, the Clos Lanson is the perfect addition to prestige airport outlets.\u201d<\/p>\n
Made separately, the wines from the Clos Lanson have rare, unique characteristics that have always appealed to the Wine-Makers of the House. The Clos Lanson is a vintage Champagne whose juice, which comes exclusively from the first pressing, is vinified for several months in oak barrels. After lengthy ageing in cellars, a precious wine is obtained: radiant, rich and extremely elegant.<\/p>\n
After a long maturation, the Clos Lanson 2006 has all the attributes of a very fine Chardonnay that has benefited from a controlled fermentation in wooden barrels and optimum development in the House\u2019s Cellars. In the glass, the wine is a pale golden colour with a fine stream of bubbles. It has a wide range of delicately woody aromas where ripe fruit intertwines with notes of butter, vanilla, patisserie and hazelnut, punctuated with a soup\u00e7on of smoke. The palate is rich, with concentrated fruit flavours combined with toasted, biscuity notes. The finish remains fresh, with an impressive length of flavour reflecting the noble origins of the grapes.<\/p>\n