Prestige Champagne tasting with Munskänkarna - blanc de blancs and 1995s

Stockholm
Tasted Monday, April 22, 2013 by Vintomas with 344 views

Flight 1 - Blanc de blancs of different styles (4 Notes)

The latest available vintage/release of three blanc de blancs with different vinification style, plus a additional vintage (1999) of Comtes de Champagne to allow comparison to the 1999 Salon.

  • 2004 Taittinger Champagne Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut 92 Points

    France, Champagne

    Nose with mineral, ripe citrus including zest, green apple, some flowers, and a hint of oak. The palate is very dry, mineral and stony, with green apple, high acidity, and some spice. Young and strict, 92+ p.

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  • 1999 Salon Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut 92 Points

    France, Champagne

    Nose with mineral, rather stony character, some smoke, some apple and citrus, discrete flowery notes. Very dry on the palate, mineral, citrus and in particular grapefruit, high acidity. Long and firm grapefruit-dominated aftertaste. Definitely young, very firm and elegant, 92++ p.

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  • 1999 Taittinger Champagne Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut 92 Points

    France, Champagne

    Nose with ripe yellow apples, some winter apples, rather strong toasted notes with toasted hazelnuts, some other nutty notes and honey. Dry on the palate, yellow apples, high acidity, some spice. The aftertaste shows some nuts, spice plus green apples and grapefruit.

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  • NV Jacques Selosse Substance 93 Points

    France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru

    Nose with sherry notes – almost fino sherry-type notes – and hazelnuts, dried fruit, ripe apricots, flowery and aromatic with some sort of “scented oil” impression. Quite concentrated on the palate, spice, high acidity, green apple and nuts, long green appel-y aftertaste. Could probably develop some more, 93(+) p.

    Disgorged July 2012

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Flight 2 - 1995s (4 Notes)

  • 1995 Moët & Chandon Champagne Cuvée Dom Pérignon 93 Points

    France, Champagne

    Clearly toasted nose, slightly perfumed, some peach, yellow apple, rather ripe fruit, winter apples, mushroom, definitely mature notes and some elegance. Palate with mineral, almost a fizzy tablet-like impression, high acidity, yellow apple, strong citrus notes. Aftertaste with grapefruit and mineral. Developed and definitely elegant.

    It wasn’t really too powerful next to the other wines, but it showed the fine minerality and balance that is usually found in Dom Pérignon from better vintages. On the palate I actually found some similarities to the 2002, while the nose showed quite developed and mature notes, and I liked that combination. Most developed character in this flight, and the only one with clearly mushroomy notes.

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  • 1995 Henriot Champagne Cuvée des Enchanteleurs Brut 92 Points

    France, Champagne

    Nose with smoky and toasted notes, hazelnuts, yellow apple, a hint of honey, some flowers. Rather obvious developed notes. Palate with mineral, citrus and in particular grapefruit, green apples, quite high acidity, firm aftertaste. Young palate and developed nose.

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  • 1995 Taittinger Champagne Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut 93 Points

    France, Champagne

    Nose with toasted notes, slightly nutty and spicy, yellow apple, and some hints of oak. Rather full-bodied, yellow apple, some winter apples, quite high acidity, mineral. Firm aftertaste with mineral. Rather developed but can take more cellaring.

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  • 1995 Krug Champagne Vintage Brut 94 Points

    France, Champagne

    Nose with ripe fruit, peach, some flowery and perfumed notes, biscuit, some oak, mineral – elegant. Full-bodied palate, clear mineral notes, green and red apple, citrus. Long aftertaste dominated by citrus and accompanied by mineral. Developed, but can take more cellaring, 94+ p.

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