Revue de Presse - Press Review DEUTZ - July 2017

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Amour de Deutz rosé 2006
A new king has ascended in the great kingdom of Deutz rosé, a brand new release, replacing William Deutz Rosé with an
intentionally more elegant style and inadvertently offering a profound insight into the motivation of this house and its
president. A few weeks before I visited in late 2014, Fabrice Rosset made the tough and costly decision never to release the
entire 14,768 bottle production of amour de Deutz rosé 2005. He poured me an exclusive tasting of that never-to-be-released
cuvée (94 points). Goodness, many reputable houses would release (and have) lesser prestige cuvées. I have long
respected Deutz, and at that moment it won an all-new respect.
It takes all the wizardry and resources of Deutz to create a new rosé of such thrilling, towering magnificence. It is at once
ethereal in its elegance, precise in its definition and fairy light on its feet, yet there is grand presence and depth of fruit power
driving it long and full breathtakingly graceful elegance elevates it to another spiritual plane. Exquisite purity of red cherries,
wild strawberries, rose hip, pink pepper and pomegranate define an impeccably crafted shape of exuberant yet immaculate
refinement, and mesmerizing persistence. A triumph, and an instant addition to Champagne's top rosé tier - and who else
can claim that with a new cuvée ?
William Deutz 2002
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There is both a depth and a breadth to 2002, encapsulated in an incredible display of the freshness of Deutz, amplified by the intensity if
pinot noir, elevated and energized by ultra-fine, chalk-rich minerality and set resolutely in a mature mould. This is a wine of contrasts and
contradictions, but, profoundly, it maintains seamless persistence and breathtaking lightness. Youthful endurance is declared in vibrant
lemon zest and young summer-fruit freshness, while the grand maturity of a dozen years in the cellar is articulated quietly in a depth of
brioche, gingernut biscuits, vanilla nougat, toast and honey. Prominent, silky chalk structure is the highlight of a mesmerizing finish. It's
ready to drink now, and anytime in the next decade.
Deutz Brut Millésimé 2008
Only in the great 2008 vintage can supermodel curves, ballerina daintiness, gymnastic muscle and Olympian energy all
coexist in one desperately precise body. Fairy-footed grace of rose petal and lemon blossom fragrance find a breathtaking
tension with exceptional fruit depth, epic persistence and breathtakingly chalk-fine, frothing salt minerality. Another thrilling
performance from the most enduring vintage since 1996.
Deutz Blanc de Blancs 2008
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The sublime 2008 season plays precisely to Deutz's brief of precision and minrality. Embedded deeply in the two most confident
chardonnay grand crus, this is a cuvée that encapsulates the ultra-elegance and coiled-up power and intensity that define this vintage. Its
chalk minerality is breathtaking, surging and frothing with the seaspray of its terroirs. Freshness shines as pure and stark as high-noon
daylight in lemon, crunchy pear and yellow mirabelle plum, with all the accumulated knowledge of seven years of age proclaimed in fresh
almonds, brioche and nougat. It's at once energetic and tense, yet intricately balanced and gentle, concluding in a crescendo of
astonishing persistence. Ready to go now, it will deepen with unrelenting resolve for decades.
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Deutz Brut Rosé Millésimé 2009
I was completely besotted when Deutz's ultra-sensual 2008 Rosé walked onto the scene, and I never expected to fall for the
2009 in quite the same way but, gosh it's silky, long-legged and downright gorgeous. This is grace in a salmon-crimson silk
ballgown; a ravishing celebration of pinot noir in all its red cherry and strawberry succulence, trailing a smooth acid train and
friendly chalk mineral texture. There's a seamlessness to this vintage that beckons you to dance all night, albeit without the
fast moves and stiletto tension of 2008;
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Deutz Brut Millésimé 2007
A very impressive vintage, with a pinot noir lead reflected in a full straw hue and magnificent depth of enticing yellow mirabelle plums
and rich figs. Its maturity is declared in a panoply of burnt butter, toast, honey, brioche, butterscotch and mixed spice, drawn out
effortlessly by lively acidity, a creamy bead and fine chalk mineral structure.
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