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2014 Pierre Péters Champagne Grand Cru Cuvée Speciale Blanc de Blancs Les Chetillons
5/26/2024 - Ghoulardi Likes this wine: 95 Points
Disgorged July 2021. Dosage between 2.5-4.5 g/l according to the QR code on the label. From three different parcels inside Les Chetillons in Mesnil Sur Oger.
Shared with friends at dinner and thus no formal notes taken, but the table was enraptured by this -- even the non champagne drinkers -- and the bottle went quickly. Brilliant, dynamic blanc de blancs with incredible chalkiness and minerality, but showing some complexity and perhaps a touch of oxidation that made some think it was older than 2014. Supremely balanced, and in a great place.
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2016 Emmanuel Brochet Champagne Les Hauts Meuniers
5/21/2024 - Ghoulardi Likes this wine: 94 Points
Wow, stunning meunier. My first single varietal from
Brochet after having several bottles of the Le Mont Benoit cuvée. This has added freshness and depth, and a purity of fruit that I haven't found in those other bottlings. Reminiscent of Prevost, if a bit more lively. Very primary, but best on night 1 as the structure faded more than expected on night 2.
From the label:
-- Vines planted in 1962, Selection Massale
-- Native yeast
-- Vinification & élevage 11 months in barrel
-- 1509 bottles
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2017 Clos Rougeard (Foucault) Saumur-Champigny
5/19/2024 - Ghoulardi wrote:
Poured a small taste. My first Clos Rougeard. I found this enjoyable if a bit simple... for me this was not convincing that it's worth the premium over other top tier Loire Cab Franc.
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