In a nice spot now. High acidity that has tamed with the years in bottle a bit. Some crunchy red berry fruit, very vinous. Good now and will hold for 2 decades on the acidity.
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It was a tough day in many ways. I had to attend a CPR class that was monotonously painful. My football team experienced a painfully embarrassing defeat. And my son blatantly lied to my face. Repeatedly. Ugh. After my wife returned from her orchestra concert (which I could not attend), I decided to pull this. It was our anniversary, after all. Amber in color, almost an aged Sauternes, with no pink, just an orangish brown. But this is still vibrant in sparkle, with a nose dominated by caramel and almond—intense and deep. Whoa. On the palate? Holy cow. This is precisely why you should age Vintage Champagne. Rich, lucious, nutty, decadent. Whoa. 97. thedrunkencyclist.com
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Retail $200. A faded orange, almost brown in the glass with that oh so classic older champagne aroma of Sherry--slightly oxidized, even caramalized. The fizz is slight, as one might expect and the primarily fruit is all but faded. What is left is a cooked molasses without the sweetness, a tart caramel with just a slight bubble. I may have waited too long, but man, this is delightful. Whoa. thedrunkencyclist.com
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12/3/2020 - BenBlu Likes this wine: 93 Points
In a nice spot now. High acidity that has tamed with the years in bottle a bit. Some crunchy red berry fruit, very vinous. Good now and will hold for 2 decades on the acidity.
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10/26/2018 - The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 97 Points
It was a tough day in many ways. I had to attend a CPR class that was monotonously painful. My football team experienced a painfully embarrassing defeat. And my son blatantly lied to my face. Repeatedly. Ugh. After my wife returned from her orchestra concert (which I could not attend), I decided to pull this. It was our anniversary, after all. Amber in color, almost an aged Sauternes, with no pink, just an orangish brown. But this is still vibrant in sparkle, with a nose dominated by caramel and almond—intense and deep. Whoa. On the palate? Holy cow. This is precisely why you should age Vintage Champagne. Rich, lucious, nutty, decadent. Whoa. 97. thedrunkencyclist.com
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3/10/2018 - 911henrik wrote: 93 Points
Last bottle. Still good fruit (strawberries). Could have lasted longer but great timing anyway.
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9/10/2017 - The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 93 Points
Retail $200. A faded orange, almost brown in the glass with that oh so classic older champagne aroma of Sherry--slightly oxidized, even caramalized. The fizz is slight, as one might expect and the primarily fruit is all but faded. What is left is a cooked molasses without the sweetness, a tart caramel with just a slight bubble. I may have waited too long, but man, this is delightful. Whoa. thedrunkencyclist.com
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2/14/2016 - dkwins Likes this wine: 93 Points
This is an excellent champagne. Tight bubbles, not very complex but sweet and well balanced. Sorry my last bottle.
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