PRESS COMMENTS
AYALA
Aÿ, Champagne
Ayala Brut Majeur
There's a firm, chalky edge to this minerally Champagne, and mouthwatering flavors
of candied lemon peel, green apple, crystallized honey and biscuit. This has an elegant texture and an overall sense of style. Drink now through 2020.
Laurie Woolever, Wine Spectator
December 2011
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Ayala, Brut Majeur
Aÿ being the capital of pinot noir, this noble grape is always central in the blend of Ayala thus the fullness and the intensity of the wine. Chardonnay gives elegance, liveliness and finesse, and pinot meunier adds a delicate fresh and fruity note. Overall this is fantastic Champagne.
Giles Fallowfield, Imbibe
November 2011
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Ayala, Brut Nature
Soft floral nose. White fruits with zesty citrus and lively acidity. Bone dry
Decanter
1 October 2011
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Ayala Zero Dosage
To show the exceptional quality of their Champagnes, Ayala have created Zero Dosage. Pale gold in colour with a fine mousse. The wine is rich and aromatic on the nose. On the palate, it is dry and shows great finesse and complexity. Pinot Noir gives the wine richness and a long finish while Chardonnay, from the finest soils of the Cotes des Blancs, adds delicacy, liveliness and freshness, Pinot Meunier, mainly from the Marne Valley, gives the wine an appealing fruitiness.
N.D John, Swansea Life
1 August 2011
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Ayala Brut Nature
The new trend for champagne production without the added “make-up” of the usual dose of sugar can be done well or, if it’s too tart, less successfully. Ayala get the grapes ripe enough for the wine to speak for itself. This is a seriously good, bone-dry champagne of full-flavoured complexity, and superbly refreshing
Anthony Rose, Champagnedirect.co.uk.
4 May 2011
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Ayala Rosé Champagne
This is one of the dreamiest and seductive of wines: full of delicious strawberry fruit and streams of decadent bubbles, it’s guaranteed to get pulses racing.
Romsey Advertiser
4 February 2011
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Ayala Brut Majeur
Lithe, bright, alert and refreshing. Each mouthful of this Bollinger-owned Champagne seems filled with anticipation, which is why it’s a favourite style of mine for Christmas drinking. The blend is 40% pinot noir, 40% chardonnay and 20% pinot meunier.
Victoria Moore, The Daily Telegraph,
Top 50 Wines for Christmas
November 2010
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Ayala Brut Millesime 1999
Succulent rich and silky with lots of fruit on the palate. Powerful yet elegant. Still young and tight. (18.5).
Margaret Rand, Decanter
December 2010
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Ayala Rose Majeur
'Rosé champagne is really quite a bargain. This is a pale rosé, more ballet shoes pink than raspberry rosé but there is plenty of flavour lurking in the glass. Elegance, complexity and a superb finish make this wine a very attractive deal.'
Christine Austin, Yokshire Post
31 July 2010
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Ayala Brut Majeur
‘The sister house of Bollinger is known for its pure, fresh champagnes, and this one is complex and lemony with lovely elegant fruit. A refined fizz that goes well with grilled langoustines, it would make any party sparkle.’
Jamie Goode, Sunday Express
12 September 2010
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Ayala Brut Nature, Zero Dosage
'Clean and fresh with a fine mousse and a slight bitterness, it’s delicious as an aperitif and is a wonderful marriage with oysters, seared scallops or crab meat.'
Samantha Wylie Harris, East Anglian Daily Times
2 October 2010
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Ayala, Cuvée Perle d’Ayala 2000
“Literally the pearl of the Ayala range, this prestige vintage cuvée from a Champagne house now under the stewardship of Bollinger is so immediately seductively toasty you have to resist knocking it back, but taking time to savour every sip of this full-flavoured fizz with its complexity of aromas and mouthwateringly appley bite will reap its own rewards.”
Olly Smith, www.thewinegang.com
April 2009
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Ayala Blanc de Blancs 2002
“Champagne and caviar is a classic match and bubbles also happen to be fine with oysters. Do look to something that is poised and mineral rather than rich. Ayala’s Brut Majeur will give you pleasure on its own, while allowing the quality of your caviar and oysters to shine.”
Hamish Anderson, Daily Telegraph
14 February 2009
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