91 Vinous – The 2017 Extra Brut Efflorescence (100% Pinot Noir) displays good depth texturally and lovely persistence, but I would like to see more focus on the aromatics. Then again, this is a 2017. Zero dosage. Disgorged in March of 2023.
For Dominique, “Efflorescence” refers to “something that evolves in perpetuity” or a slow unfolding. Starting with the evolution encouraged by the small oxygen exchange in barrel, she feels that this wine in particular will reveal itself over time and is particularly ageworthy.