Mixed Champagnes with Munskänkarna
Stockholm
Tasted Monday, May 13, 2013 by Vintomas with 493 views
Introduction
The tasting included twelve wines, of which two were sparkling wines of other origins, and they were served two and two for pairwise comparison.
2010 Ridgeview Bloomsbury 82 Points
United Kingdom, England, Sussex, West Sussex
The nose is fruity with apples, white currants, some citrus, some flowery notes, rater ripe fruit, slightly bready. Fruity attack on the palate, sweetness of fruit and almost a sec-like impression, rather good concentration of fruit, good acidity, green apple and citrus, some bitterness in the aftertaste. Fruity, quite OK but somewhat simple in style, the bitterness reduces the score.
Similar to the 2009 in style, but I'd say this is slightly better.
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NV de Castellane Champagne Brut 84 Points
France, Champagne
Smoky nose, rather biscuity, with apple and citrus, slightly flowery. A yeasty/”sur lie”-influenced and chalky nose. Palate with a fruity attack, also slightly noticeable dosage, green and some yellow apple, good acidity, a hint of bitterness. Definitely has the Champagne aromas and shows that it is the real stuff, but slightly simple in style and with some coarseness that indicates that the grapes used are probably not of the very best class.
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NV Ca' del Bosco Franciacorta Cuvée Prestige Brut 87 Points
Italy, Lombardia, Franciacorta DOCG
Fruity nose with ripe apples, other yellow fruits (perhaps white peach?), some mineral, very light smoky notes. Fruity palate, some sweetness of fruit in the attack, after that a dry and mineral mid-palate, rather high acidity, a light bitterness that combines well with the minerality, which lasts into the aftertaste. Good but not Champagne-styled, since it is too fruity and doesn’t have the typical aromas.
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NV Delamotte Champagne Brut 87 Points
France, Champagne
Smoky nose, yellow apples, biscuits, hints of nuttiness. Pleasant Champagne aromas and rather developed nose for a standard Champagne, more like they usually are with some extra bottle age. On the palate apple, citrus, rather high acidity, some mineral, hints of bitterness. Rather firm, good balance.
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NV Pierre Péters Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Cuvée de Réserve 86 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Nose with green apple, some smoke, slightly herbal, with some citrus and white flowers. On the palate green apple with some unripe apples, high acidity, mineral, fresh and green-apply finish with some bitterness. Slightly more herbal and unripe than expected, but otherwise rather good.
Although green apple aromas are quite natural for a blanc de blancs, I usually don’t find Pierre Péters this herbal and unripe, and it tends to perform better than this. I get an impression that there should be a colder, not quite ripe vintage in the blend. This bottle came directly from a shop.
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NV Henri Giraud Champagne Brut Esprit Blanc de Blancs 87 Points
France, Champagne
The nose is smoky with green and yellow apples with ripe apple character, slight wool notes with hints of oak. Slightly more than medium bodied on the palate with notes of ripe green apple (perhaps a well-waxed Granny Smith?), some spice, high acidity. Could probably develop with cellaring, 87+ p.
Good substance, but slightly one-dimensional on the palate, otherwise I would have scored it 1-2 points higher. The oak was not at all noticeable on the palate.
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2008 Marie Courtin Champagne Efflorescence Extra Brut 89 Points
France, Champagne
Nose with ripe green and yellow apples with hints of winter apples, discrete notes of perfume and honey, mineral, definitely elegant. Palate with good concentration, dry, green apple, citrus, noticeable mineral notes, high acidity. Young, could probably develop, 89+ p.
Elegant nose, but a surprising dominance of green apples for something produced from 100% Pinot Noir. It does have the substance to be balanced also at a low dosage.
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NV André Clouet Champagne Silver Brut Nature 87 Points
France, Champagne
Smokey nose with some stone dust, apple including green apple, some mineral, some development. Medium bodied, dry palate, green apples, high acidity, some spice. Rather young on the palate, 87 p.
Good aperitif style, and perhaps a “good major Champagne house style”, although Clouet is not a major Champagne house. Less full-bodied than I usually find the "regular" André Clouet (Grande Réserve).
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NV Françoise Bedel Champagne Entre Ciel et Terre 88 Points
France, Champagne
Nose with ripe apple including green apple, hints of honey, some flowery notes. Fruity on the palate, good concentration, yellow apple and other ripe yellow fruit, a hint of honey, good acidity, mineral.
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NV Mailly Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Pinot Noir 85 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Slightly smoky nose, apple, slightly herbal notes, some perfume. The nose comes across as slightly atypical for a blanc de noirs, with almost a slightly unripe impression. Palate with apple and apple compote, rather good concentration, rather noticeable bitterness.
This one was less good than Mailly’s Champagnes usually are, with its herbal nose and bitterness on the palate. Could there be a poor vintage in the blend? In any case, this is not really up to the standard I expect of a blanc de noirs from a grand cru village.
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NV Billecart-Salmon Champagne Brut Réserve 88 Points
France, Champagne
Nose with ripe apple, some peach, slightly perfumed, some smoke. The palate is fruity but still dry with green and yellow apple, good minerality, some spice, rather high acidity. A foody style, almost vintage-level concentration.
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NV Jacquesson & Fils Champagne Cuvée No. 736 89 Points
France, Champagne
The nose is smoky with stony mineral notes, apple, some citrus. Dry, medium bodied with citrus, green and yellow apple, noticeable stony mineral notes, a slight hint of spice and smoke. Firm and rather elegant, has the potential to develop, 89+ p.
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