(all pinot noir from Ambonnay; L10-12): Light gold. Spicy blood orange and strawberry on the nose, with subtle floral pastille and musky herbal character. Bitter cherry and orange pith flavors are impressively concentrated and focused. Aeration brings up a sweeter raspberry quality that carries through a long, incisive, smoke-tinged finish. This powerful Champagne could handle the richest cheeses and charcuterie with ease.

-- Josh Raynolds

– vinous.com, Dec 2013

Disgorged in April 2020 with four grams per liter dosage, the latest release of Rodez' NV Brut Blanc de Noirs is already quite expressive, offering up aromas of mirabelle plum, raspberries, toasted almonds, honeycomb and white flowers. Medium to full-bodied, fleshy and gourmand, with ripe but racy acids and an enveloping core of fruit that's complemented by a pillowy mousse, it's extroverted but precise. What's more, it will be even better with a year or two on cork.

Rodez's NV Blanc de Noirs Brut offers a clear and spicy Pinot bouquet with herbal and cherry aromas. Terribly clear, lean and fresh but with a stunningly long finish, this is a very pure, elegant, highly vital and finessed blend of six vintages (2007 to 2012) that was disgorged in June 2017. Bottled in spring 2013.

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– champagneclub.com, tested Apr 2016

Bottled spring 2014. Vintages 2013 back to 2008 in here. Dosage 3.5 g/l. Firm and even a little metallic on the nose. But lovely richness on the palate and you wouldn’t guess only 3.5 g/l dosage. Hint of baked apples. Kerpow! Real intensity and glamour. (JR)