Champagnedagen 2012
Grand Hotel, Stockholm
Tasted Monday, April 16, 2012 by Vintomas with 1,521 views
Introduction
Annual Swedish trade tasting of Champagne
Grand Hotel, Stockholm
Tasted Monday, April 16, 2012 by Vintomas with 1,521 views
Annual Swedish trade tasting of Champagne
NV Ayala Champagne Brut Majeur 86 Points
France, Champagne
86-87 p.
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NV Ayala Champagne Brut Nature 86 Points
France, Champagne
86-87 p.
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NV Ayala Champagne Brut Rosé Majeur 86 Points
France, Champagne
86-87 p.
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NV Ayala Champagne Cuvée Rosé Nature 87 Points
France, Champagne
87-88 p.
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2004 Ayala Champagne Blanc de Blancs 87 Points
France, Champagne
87-88 p.
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2002 Ayala Champagne Perle d'Ayala 91 Points
France, Champagne
Peach, ripe fruit, definitely concentrated, good acidity. Young. 91-92 p.
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NV Bollinger Champagne Special Cuvée Brut 88 Points
France, Champagne
88-89 p.
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NV Bollinger Champagne Brut Rosé 87 Points
France, Champagne
87-88 p.
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2002 Bollinger Champagne La Grande Année 92 Points
France, Champagne
Nose: ripe fruit, peach, some herbs, oak barrels, perfume, rather typical Aÿ style.
Palate: powerful, red apple, peach, good acidity, spice, long aftertaste. 92-93 p.
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2002 Bollinger Champagne Vieilles Vignes Françaises 95 Points
France, Champagne
Nose: very perfumed and powerful, peach, mineral, herbs, Aÿ-styled.
Palate: incredibly powerful and concentrated, wild strawberries and red apple, herbs, mineral, balancing acidity. Young, but accessible now. 95-96 p?
The definite high point of the tasting, since I hadn't had the opportunity to try VVF before. It's probably one of the most powerful Champagnes I've ever tasted. The lady next to me associated to truffle and described the overall impression as "strawberry truffle".
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NV Egly-Ouriet Champagne Grand Cru Tradition Brut 87 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Ripe fruit - peach, pear, some oak, good concentration, good acidity, spicy, powerful, a light bitterness. 87-88 p.
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NV Egly-Ouriet Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Noirs Les Crayères 93 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Nose: Heavily perfumed, very ripe fruit, peach, some herbs, spice.
Palate: Quite concentrated, quite spicy, discrete herbal notes, mineral, balancing acidity. Young. 92-93+ p.
49 months on the yeast, disgorged August 2009. (So the base wine should be 2004-dominated, I assume.)
A good example of a wine with a power sufficient to handle the oak treatment, and in my opinion it outshines the two vintage wines (1999 & 2000) tasted at the same time.
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2000 Egly-Ouriet Champagne Grand Cru Brut Millésimé 90 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Nose: mature peach, hint of perfume, dried fruit, rather elegant
Nose: good fruit, balancing acidity, some spice. 90-91 p.
Slightly more elegant in the nose than the 99, but lighter on the palate.
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1999 Egly-Ouriet Champagne Grand Cru Brut Millésimé 91 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Nose: very perfumed, heavy nose, spice, oak.
Palate: good power, spice, balancing acidity, ripe fruit, slight bitterness from oak. 91-92 p.
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NV Veuve Fourny & Fils Champagne Premier Cru Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature Vertus 87 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Apple, some mature fruit, smoke, good fruitiness, mineral, very dry. 87-88 p.
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NV Veuve Fourny & Fils Champagne Premier Cru Grande Réserve Brut 88 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Some oak, apple, mineral, good fruitiness, spice, good acidity. 88-89 p.
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NV Veuve Fourny & Fils Champagne Premier Cru Blanc de Blancs Brut 89 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Some vanilla (oak barrel notes), mineral, citrus, good acidity. Young. 89-90 p.
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NV Veuve Fourny & Fils Champagne Premier Cru Extra Brut Cuvée "R" 92 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Discrete oak notes, very mineral, good concentration, good acidity, long aftertaste with salinity and gravel character. Rather young. 91-92+ p.
Vinified in small oak barrels, base wine from 2008 and 2007.
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2005 Veuve Fourny & Fils Champagne Premier Cru Brut Blanc de Blancs Millésime 90 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Ripe fruit, discrete oak notes, fruity taste, good concentration, minerally, high acidity. 90-91 p.
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2002 Pierre Gimonnet & Fils Champagne Premier Cru Blanc de Blancs Brut Fleuron 90 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Nose: Citrus, some dried fruit, some development.
Palate: Good concentration, citrus, good acidity. Rather accessible. 90-91 p.
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1999 Pierre Gimonnet & Fils Champagne Premier Cru Special Club 90 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Nose: discrete development with cocoa powder and some dried fruit.
Palate: high acidity, good fruit, some mineral, some spice. Rather accessible. 90-91 p.
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NV Palmer & Co Champagne Brut Réserve 84 Points
France, Champagne
84-85 p.
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NV Palmer & Co Champagne Brut Rosé 84 Points
France, Champagne
84-85 p.
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2006 Palmer & Co Champagne Blanc de Blancs 88 Points
France, Champagne
Citrus, mineral, rather elegant nose, good taste, slight bitterness, young. 88-89 p.
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2005 Palmer & Co Champagne Vintage Brut 86 Points
France, Champagne
86-87 p.
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2000 Palmer & Co Champagne Vintage Brut 86 Points
France, Champagne
86-87 p. From magnum.
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1997 Palmer & Co Champagne Blanc de Blancs 87 Points
France, Champagne
87-88 p. From magnum.
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NV Palmer & Co Champagne Amazone de Palmer Brut 88 Points
France, Champagne
88-89 p.
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NV Thierry Perrion Champagne Tradition Brut 89 Points
France, Champagne
Red apple, citrus and mineral in the nose, quite noticeable minerality on the palate, good (but not high) acidity. Young. 88-89+ p.
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NV Thierry Perrion Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Noirs Brut 89 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Some herbs, mineral, good acidiy, spice and mineral on the palate. Rather young. 88-89+ p.
Base wine from 2008, from magnum.
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NV Thierry Perrion Champagne Cuvée Maurice 91 Points
France, Champagne
Nose: aromatic, some flowery notes, herbal, noticeable minerality.
Palate: slightly more than medium bodied, definitely a minty minerality, quite herbal, good acidity. Gives a slighly hard impression with its lack of dosage. Young. 90-91+ p.
100% Pinot Noir from old vines planted 1932 (apparently the oldest in Verzenay), base wine from 2004, no dosage.
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NV Pierre Péters Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Cuvée de Réserve 87 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
87-88 p. Standard bottle presumably with 2008 base year.
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NV Pierre Péters Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Cuvée de Réserve 88 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
88-89 p. Magnum with 2006 base year.
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NV Pierre Péters Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut 87 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
87-88 p. Base year 2004.
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NV Pierre Péters Champagne Brut Rosé for Albane 87 Points
France, Champagne
87-88 p
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2006 Pierre Péters Champagne Grand Cru l'Esprit 89 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
89-90 p
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2004 Pierre Péters Champagne Grand Cru Cuvée Speciale Blanc de Blancs Les Chetillons 92 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Nose: ripe yellow fruit - apple, peach, some herbal notes, discrete perfume, elegant
Palate: slightly more than medium bodied, citrus, peach, other yellow fruit, high acidity, pronounced mineral note, good length. Elegant! Young. 91-92+ p.
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NV Pommery Champagne Brut Royal 85 Points
France, Champagne
85-86 p.
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NV Pommery Champagne POP 83 Points
France, Champagne
83-84 p. Tasted from a regular tasting glass, without straw.
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NV Pommery Champagne Pink POP 82 Points
France, Champagne
82-83 p.
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NV Pommery Champagne POP Earth 85 Points
France, Champagne
Rather developed, good mineral note. 85-86 p
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NV Pommery Champagne Rosé Springtime 84 Points
France, Champagne
84-85 p.
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NV Pommery Champagne Blanc de Blancs "Summertime" 86 Points
France, Champagne
86-87 p.
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NV Pommery Champagne Falltime 85 Points
France, Champagne
85-86 p.
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NV Pommery Champagne Blanc de Noirs "Wintertime" 86 Points
France, Champagne
86-87 p.
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2004 Pommery Champagne Brut Millésimé 89 Points
France, Champagne
89-90 p
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1999 Pommery Champagne Cuvée Louise Brut 90 Points
France, Champagne
Nose: bready, developed, some cocoa powder, some dried fruit and a hint of some flower. Palate: medium bodied, good acidity, again dried fruit, some development. Elegant nose but not quite "prestige palate" in my opinion. 90-91 p
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NV Louis Roederer Champagne Brut Premier 87 Points
France, Champagne
87-88 p.
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2005 Louis Roederer Champagne Vintage Brut 89 Points
France, Champagne
Nose: rather good development, some smokiness, ripe apple.
Palate: good concentration and fruitiness, good acidity, young. 89-90 p.
From magnum.
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2004 Louis Roederer Champagne Vintage Brut 90 Points
France, Champagne
Nose: smokiness, mineral, apple and citrus, good fruitiness
Palate: citrus, high acidity - more citrus and mineral than the 05, young. 89-91+ p.
Of the three vintages tasted (03, 04, 05), this is closed to being a "mini-Cristal" in style.
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2003 Louis Roederer Champagne Vintage Brut 90 Points
France, Champagne
Nose: smokiness, development and cocoa powder.
Palate: rather fruity, ripe apples, mineral, a hint of bitterness, good acidity. Rather ready to drink, good balance for an 03. 90-91 p.
From magnum.
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2007 Louis Roederer Champagne Vintage Brut Rosé 89 Points
France, Champagne
88-89+ p.
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2004 Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut 94 Points
France, Champagne
Nose: obvious smokey notes, discrete fruit notes of red apple, some peach.
Palate: very mineral, grapefruit, red apple, high acidity, very elegant, long aftertaste. The aftertaste and length adds to the score. Young. 93-94+ p.
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NV Pol Roger Champagne Brut Réserve 87 Points
France, Champagne
87-88 p.
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NV Pol Roger Champagne Pure Brut 87 Points
France, Champagne
87-88 p.
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2000 Pol Roger Champagne Vintage Brut 90 Points
France, Champagne
Good development and breadiness, good fruitiness and acidity. 90-91 p.
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2000 Pol Roger Champagne Blanc de Blancs 90 Points
France, Champagne
Citrus, some flower, good concentration, good acidity. 90-91 p.
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2004 Pol Roger Champagne Brut Rosé 88 Points
France, Champagne
88-89 p.
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1999 Pol Roger Champagne Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill 91 Points
France, Champagne
Nose: slightly flowery, ripe fruit (peach), a touch of vanilla.
Palate: good concentration, some dried fruit, balancing acidity, spice, good length. 91-92 p.
This wine tasted last of all, could have been unfair to it in my scoring since my nose may have been slightly exhausted at that time.
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NV Union Champagne de Saint Gall Champagne Premier Cru Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut 86 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
86-87 p.
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NV Union Champagne de Saint Gall Champagne Brut Rosé 85 Points
France, Champagne
85-86 p.
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2004 Union Champagne de Saint Gall Champagne Premier Cru Brut 90 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Nose: some rather clear development, noticeable minerality.
Palate: quite good acidity, very mineral ("gravel pit minerality"), strict and elegant, still young on the palate. 90-91 p.
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1998 Union Champagne de Saint Gall Champagne Grand Cru Cuvée Orpale Blanc de Blancs 92 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Nose: development with some cocoa powder, mineral
Palate: good concentration, some fruitiness with hints of sweetness of fruit, high acidity and clearly present minerality. Young, but more accessible than the 04. 91-92+ p.
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NV Delamotte Champagne Brut 88 Points
France, Champagne
88-89 p. From magnum, base vintage 2008.
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NV Delamotte Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut 89 Points
France, Champagne
89-90 p. From magnum, base vintage 2006.
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NV Delamotte Champagne Brut Rosé 88 Points
France, Champagne
88-89 p.
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2002 Delamotte Champagne Blanc de Blancs Millésimé 91 Points
France, Champagne
Nose: very mineral, hints of flower, green apple.
Palate: very mineral, high acidity, hints of peach. Still clearly young. 91-92 p.
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1999 Salon Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut 93 Points
France, Champagne
Nose: discrete flower, hint of vanilla (can't say if it indicates oak, which shouldn't be present, or a hot year), ripe fruit, peach, mineral (but the nose isn't really extremely minerally), some smoke, definitely elegant.
Palate: clearly minerally attack, with both the gravel and sparkling water type, high acidity (but not extremely high), hints of ripe apple, citrus and some peach, very elegant. Young, but accessible for a Salon at this stage. 93-94 p?
From magnum.
In this case I must say that the vintage character has probably made its mark in the style, and created a Salon that is more "user friendly" already on release compared to what is usually the case.
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NV Taittinger Champagne Brut Réserve / La Française 85 Points
France, Champagne
85-86 p.
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NV Taittinger Champagne Brut Prestige Rosé 86 Points
France, Champagne
86-87 p.
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NV Taittinger Prelude 89 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
89-90 p.
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NV Taittinger Champagne Les Folies de la Marquetterie 89 Points
France, Champagne
89-90 p.
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2004 Taittinger Champagne Brut Millésimé 89 Points
France, Champagne
89-90 p.
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2000 Taittinger Champagne Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut 92 Points
France, Champagne
Nose: ripe apples, some honey, hints of vanilla, obvious toasted notes.
Palate: good concentration and fruitiness, good acidity and citrus notes mid-palate, rather noticeable spice, good minerality in the finish. Rather accessible, but somewhat young. 92-93 p.
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2004 Taittinger Champagne Comtes de Champagne Rosé Brut 93 Points
France, Champagne
Nose: flowery, ripe citrus fruit, citrus zest, discrete notes of wild strawberry and spice, some vanilla, a hint of oak.
Palate: fruity, wild strawberries, peach, citrus, noticeable mid-palate minerality, spice, high acidity, the finish is both mineral and spicy with some discrete hints of tannin. Quite elegant, rather young. 93-94 p.
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NV de Venoge Champagne Brut Sélect Cordon Bleu 86 Points
France, Champagne
86-87 p.
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NV de Venoge Champagne Brut Blanc de Noirs 87 Points
France, Champagne
87-88 p.
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NV de Venoge Champagne Brut Rosé 84 Points
France, Champagne
84-85 p.
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2000 de Venoge Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut 88 Points
France, Champagne
88-89 p.
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1998 de Venoge Champagne Brut Sélect Cordon Bleu 88 Points
France, Champagne
88-89 p.
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1993 de Venoge Champagne Brut Grand Vin des Princes 91 Points
France, Champagne
Nose: dried fruit, bready, some development, mineral.
Palate: rather good concentration, dried fruit, good acidity and mineral. Elegant, rather fully developed. 91-92 p.
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2002 de Venoge Champagne Extra-Brut Rosé Louis XV 91 Points
France, Champagne
Nose: wild strawberry, citrus, mineral.
Palate: good concentration, spice, good acidity and mineral, wild strawberry. Young. 91-92 p.
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NV Vranken Champagne Demoiselle Tete de Cuvée EO Brut 84 Points
France, Champagne
84-85 p.
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2000 Vranken Champagne Demoiselle La Parisienne 88 Points
France, Champagne
88-89 p.
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NV Heidsieck & Co. Monopole Champagne Blue Top Brut 84 Points
France, Champagne
84-85 p.
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2006 Lilbert-Fils Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Millésimé Cramant 91 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Mineral in the nose, possibly some dung heap note (of the Burgundian type), quite noticeable acidity, minerally on he palate, some spice. Impressive, but young. A hard style which remind me of Avize, since Cramant (where Lilbert is located) is supposed to give a softer blanc de blancs style. 90-91+ p.
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NV Michel Arnould & Fils Champagne Grand Cru La Grande Cuvée 88 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
88-89 p. Actually a 2002.
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NV Paul Bara Champagne Grand Cru Brut Réserve 86 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
86-87 p
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2002 Comte Audoin de Dampierre Champagne Grand Cru Grand Vintage 89 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
89-90 p
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NV R. & L. Legras Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Brut 87 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
87-88 p
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NV Leclerc Briant Champagne Premier Cru Brut Les Crayères 88 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
88-89 p
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NV José Michel & Fils Champagne Brut Pinot Meunier 87 Points
France, Champagne
87-88 p
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