Atlanta
Tasted Sunday, May 6, 2012 by Biskuit with 670 views
Started off with champagne, went into four interesting paired flights, then a one off "surprise" and a bonus white to wrap us up.
08 vs 09. Same grower - Grivot - but the 09 is Pascal Marchand (negociant). Both villages wines. While at first I liked the purity of the 08, after some time in the glass, the 09 beat the 08 for me, and I think it has more stuffing to go the distance as a very good villages wine.
Again, 08 vs 09. Voillot's Les Pezerolles kicked Marchand's Les Epenots' butt. The Les Pezerolles is just my kind of Pommard - elegant stuff.
Both 09s, both so young of course, the Serafin Vielles Vignes was bigger, meatier - I preferred the intrigue of the Combe Aux Moines from Marchand.
Two heavy hitters, both VERY impressive, both very young. The Dugat-Py edges out the Roty for me, but not by much.
The oldest wine of the night, and the only one (well, also the Champagne) that's in a perfect drinking spot right now. Love this. Great value too - the best bang for the buck of the night.
2002 Chartogne-Taillet Champagne Brut Millésimé 93 Points
France, Champagne
Love this grower champagne, I'm a sucker for this kind of distinctive blend of yeast and acidity and enough sugar to make it interesting. There's a yeasty caramel brownie quality to the nose, rich and crisp at once, touches of aged gouda, lemon cake, nice balanced acidity. From Epernay / Oger.
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