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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.2 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 31 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by KenK on 6/1/2021 & rated 92 points: Golden yellow with very light fine mousse and bubbles. Intense sweet sour lemon lime flavor adds vibrancy to a clearly mature wine. Drink up as bubbles fading fast, but flavor profile is still so very good. (1141 views) | | | Tasted by ciaovito on 11/12/2019 & rated 95 points: Opened last night with Thai food and great friends. Fantastic showing. Complex, deep and quite rich with great acidity. We actually drank this at cellar temperature which really showed the fruit well. As one migfht imagine, not a vibrant mousse at all but the wine was so good that the little bubbles left were just perfect. Drink away. Not getting better but proving that this was really well made. (1250 views) | | | Tasted by RolfT on 5/4/2019 & rated 93 points: Fantastic concentration and acidity. Long finish. I blind guessed old krug Grande cuvee. Would give this 95 points had it not been for the musty old cellar smell of a champagne past peak, when first opened. Luckily this almost disapeared completely with some time in glas. (1417 views) | | | Tasted by AusTxJim on 6/8/2018 & rated 84 points: Past it’s peak (2031 views) | | | Tasted by etyc on 10/6/2017: MSD GC theme'd dinner @ Summer Pavilion.
TBU... (2132 views) | | | Tasted by astroman on 10/6/2017: Well developed nutty nose, creamy on the palate with sweet lingering finish. This is the first vintage of celebris and drinking at good point now. (2351 views) | | | Tasted by Burgundy Al on 8/23/2017 & rated 89 points: Wilson Daniels Dinner (Blackbird - Chicago IL): Fully mature with good concentration, good orchard fruit and plenty of toasted bread and roasted almonds. Moderate power. (2302 views) | | | Tasted by KenK on 12/22/2015 & rated 93 points: Pretty aromas of sweet-sour lemon-lime with a hint of nuttiness. In a very good place showing both hints of age adding complexity to solid wall of pure citrus fruits. Nice elements of acid bite and long rich finish. Quite good, but would probably suggest drinking up over next couple of years. (2749 views) | | | Tasted by Nicholas81 on 8/1/2015 & rated 94 points: A huge wine. Upon the first pour, the nose had huge scents of ginseng, mushrooms, hazelnuts, honey, citrus and apples with a smattering of creaminess. The palate was as big as the nose and had lots of acidic fruits (lemons, lime, oranges), nuttiness and white flowers. It was backed up by lots of creaminess and a backbone of acidity. The finish was very broad and expansive. A pleasure to drink it but in small doses. It can be pretty overwhelming if drunk too much. (2357 views) | | | Tasted by mui tak set on 9/21/2014 & rated 94 points: Very nice Champagne. The nose is fine and complex, the mouth is beautiful, balanced and so tasty. Vinous too. Granny Smith, hazelnut, lemon, combined with classic chardonnay notes. Really long finish.
Just note that this wine need to be open at least 2 hours before drinking. (2983 views) | | | Tasted by Vstalam on 4/13/2013 & rated 87 points: Might have been cooked, barely any fruit or yeast notes overpowered by mushroom and oxidative profile. I actually don't mind the oxidative style of champagne, but not really the quality I was expecting. Tasted better as a still wine after some time in the decanter where some notes of honey and pears balanced out the tertiary flavors a bit. (3673 views) | | | Tasted by vindictive on 12/6/2012 flawed bottle: cooked, grim (4047 views) | | | Tasted by LJT on 12/31/2011 & rated 94 points: Fresh taste. Great bouquet of apples and other fruit. (3526 views) | | | Tasted by kleal on 4/3/2011 & rated 91 points: Very open nose ripe red apples, hints of biscuit, cinnamon and vanilla. In the mouth the ripe red apples, marmalade, dried fruits, fine bead and moderate acidity. Medium to long finish. Ready to drink now. (3727 views) | | | Tasted by KeithAkers on 1/28/2011 & rated 92 points: nose: gorgeous and flowing nose of white florals, mineral tones, apples and caramel notes as well. Very well balanced and showing a mix of maturity and freshness
taste: polished medium feel with medium+ acidity that is noticeable but not intruding. Well balanced with refined tones of white florals, citrus tones, minerals, apples and caramel tones
overall: This is in a real interesting place right now. There is still a freshness to it that it brings but also shows a maturity to it as well (2962 views) | | | Tasted by KeithAkers on 1/2/2011 & rated 94 points: Ringing in the New Year; 12/31/2010-1/2/2011: nose: lush and deep nose filled with tones of bread, warm honey, navel oranges, fresh picked citrus tones, sliced lemons, mineral tones, bits of roasted kernals, and nougat. Very complex, but still fairly distinct on the nose as well as it fills up the glass
taste: creamy medium/full feel and medium+ acidity along with very well balanced tones of brioche, warm honey, fresh picked citrus', mineral tones and a touch of nougat. The acidity is still kicking a bit
overall: a great bubbly. Secondary tones are starting to show while there is still some freshness of fruit as well. This is one that will have to be revisited as much as possible over the next 10 years (3284 views) | | | Tasted by honest bob on 6/26/2010 & rated 94 points: Restrained biscuit and straw aroma gives little hint of the flavour bomb to follow. Superb lemon-acidic entry passes seamlessly to an intense layered apple palate (think of the finest Normandy cider, only infinitely more concentrated and refined...) with more than a touch of hay and wild flowers; perfect balancing acidity. Glorious tiny-bubble mousse, never interfering with the supreme quality of the wine itself. Very long resonant finish, to be measured in minutes rather than seconds. If there is a flaw, it is a slight hitch in the palate just before swallowing, where the peacock's tail of flavour turns monochrome before opening out again on the finish. Fantastic Champagne, well worth its high price, au point today. 94P (2588 views) | | | Tasted by Shorepower on 2/28/2010: mogen, intialt lite svag på näsan men tydliga toner av Aÿ pinot. (2543 views) | | | Tasted by jpijg on 1/3/2010 & rated 92 points: Deep yellow colour, very fine bubbles. Nose of citrus with small hints of nuts. In the mouth, the wine is opulent. Bubbles are fine and delicate and compliment fine and precise aromas of citrus. The wine exhibits an elegantminerality with hints of limestone which develop in the finale.
The wine is at perfect maturity, no hints of oxydation. Can probably last another 5 years.
Tasted with a wonderrfull wagyu tartare (1849 views) | | | Tasted by dschneersohn on 1/2/2010 & rated 89 points: 1976 1st Growth tasting (Hong Kong (home)): Nice gold colour, strong yeast flavour, very very fine bubbles with some grapefruit or rather pomelo aromas (3416 views) | | | Tasted by Wrighty on 12/25/2009 & rated 93 points: Christmas lunch (At Home, Hong Kong): Probably the wine of the day. Started off fresh and crisp - lemon and limes. Ended up showing some nutty toastiness. Very good wine and one to find again. (3224 views) | | | Tasted by greavsie on 12/25/2009 & rated 92 points: Crisp clear citrus to start, which was pleasnt, and developed nicely into a gentle roast nut taste after over 4 hours in the bottle in the fridge. Well developed and probably drinking a few years beyond the CT drinking window (2817 views) | | | Tasted by SimonG on 5/8/2009: A magnum. Pale yellow, reasonable stream of bubbles and decent mousse. This is very clean and elegant with a mineraly, chalky quality to the attack with lemon and freshly-cut apple fruit. Mid-palate and finish is reasonably complex, clean and elegant. Quite long. This oozes class but feels as if it needs a while longer - think this has the potential to develop over the next five to ten years. ****(*) (2901 views) | | | Tasted by vendange on 12/23/2007 & rated 92 points: A rich, full-bodied Champagne that was more mature tasting than I would have guessed. On the nose, rising bread dough, honey, and nuts (almonds). Apple and pear with a little bit of red fruit too. Delicious. (3270 views) | | | Tasted by cousteau on 11/21/2006 & rated 93 points: Atra Deal Dinner (Vecchio Torino): What a way to start a dinner. Pale honey color, nose of toasted bread and light honey. Opened up by the minute and got more and more complex and deep. Nice nutty bread dough on the palate with a core of minerality and lively acidity.The slight oxidative nuances and aged elements were in great balance with it's body and freshness. Worth every penny. (4149 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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U.S. Importer (addt'l info)Champagne Blend"Champagne blend" is a classic grape blend that typically includes Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and/or Pinot Meunier in any proportions.
However, this blend can also include Arbane, Fromenteau (Pinot Gris), Petit Meslier and/or Pinot Blanc as well.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comChampagne Le Champagne (Le comité interprofessionnel du vin de Champagne) | Grandes Marques & Maisons de Champagne (Union des Maisons de Champagne)
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Champagne - The French region of Champagne (including the cities of Rheims, Épernay, and Aÿ) was the first region in the world to make sparkling wine in any quantity. Today, the name of the region is synonymous with the finest of all sparkling wines, and wine-making traditions of Champagne have become role models for sparkling wine producers, worldwide. Surprisingly, the region of Champagne is now responsible for only one bottle in 12 of all sparkling wine produced. Styles of champagne range in sweetness ranging from an extra brut or brut 0, to the basic brut to demi sec to doux; some houses produce single vintage champagnes and others produce non-vintage (or incorporate wines/grapes of multiple vintages), often to preserve a specific taste; combinations of grape varietals; and colors, including a rosé. There are several sub-appellations, including the Valley of the Marnes river running from Épernay west, Massif de Saint-Thierry north and west of Rheims, Valley of the Ardre, the Mountains of Rheims (between Rheims and Épernay), Côte des Blancs, Côte de Sézanne, and Côte des Bar in the South. Champagne wine only uses three grape varietals (cépages): Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier.ChampagneThe vineyards of Champagne on weinlagen-info |
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