James Suckling 95 pts!  Attractive nose of hazelnuts, apricots, peach pits, walnuts, lemons and pie crust. Crisp and tangy with a creamy, broad mousse. Fresh and all in balance. Structured and vinous Blanc de Blancs. Saline notes at the end. Lengthy and mineral. From chardonnay planted in 1960. Disgorged March 2021. 0g/L dosage. Drink now or hold.

Antonio Galloni 94 pts! The 2012 Extra-Brut Dizy Corne Bautray bristles with energy and tension. Long aging on the lees and bottling with no dosage result in an unusually stark, reticent 2012. There’s a ton of vibrancy, but all of that is bundled together, wrapped around a core of steely fruit that should start to emerge in another few years’ time. This potent, vinous Champagne just needs time to come together fully. I find the no dosage style a bit too severe in this bottling, although a few hours of aeration helps quite a bit. Disgorged: March, 2021. (Drink between 2024 - 2032)