J.M. Labruyere Prologue Extra Brut Champagne NV

96 Points, James Suckling
“An uncompromising Champagne for a non-vintage wine with a lot of smoky character woven between the orange fruit. Concentrated and structured but beautifully balanced the mineral acidity and fine mousse counterbalancing the richness. Breathtakingly long complete finish in spite of being bone dry. A cuvee of 69% Pinot Noir and 31% Chardonnay from Verzenay and Verzy based on the 2018 vintage with reserve wines from 2016, 2015, and 2014. 20% of the base wine was vinified in oak casks, it went into the bottle for second fermentation on April 26th 2019 and was disgorged in November of 2022. Drink or hold.”

93 Points, Parker’s Wine Advocate
Dirgorged with 0.8 grams per liter dosage on November 4th, 2022, J.M.’s Prologue is based on the 2018 vintage, complemented by 27% reserve wines from three vintages (2013. 2014, 2015) and 7% vinified in oak. Exhibiting complex aromas of lemon, almonds, spring flowers, jasmine, red berries and pear with hints of spices and blood orange. It’s medium-bodied, seamless and complete, crstalline and pure, with a refined mousse. This blend of 69% Pinot Noir and 31% Chardonnay is disalarmingly easy to drink.

93 Points, The Wine Independent
Light burnished gold with fine bubbles, the Prologue NV Grand Cru is 69% Pinot Noir and 31% Chardonany from a 2018 vase vintage, with 27% reserve wines from 2014-2016. Fragrant and intriguing with ripe apple, lemon oil, warm clover, honey and hints of toffee, the medium-bodied palate has a vinous texture woven with an undercurrent of red fruit, cool mineral energy and vivacious, radiating acidty. Quite taut and precise, it finishes long and dry with an attractive savory note. Disgorged January 2023 with a finished with a nearly zero, 0.8 gram per liter dosage.