Quick note (11 wines in 30 minutes): Sharper than the Doquet with citrus peel, spice. This has excellent acidity and drive. Delicious. Nose - 5/6, Palate - 5/6, Finish - 5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1/2 = 16/20.
Quick note (11 wines in 30 minutes): Bready, spicy, apple, pear, ginger. I found this less focused, lively, and compelling than the NV Reserve. I'm 0 for 2 with 07 Champagnes. I say forget them. No formal score, but 14.5/20.
Quick note (11 wines in 30 minutes):Not a big fan of 03 but here we go. Big deep brown, nuts, saline, fat, rich, sweet, nutty excellent. This won me over. Nose - 5-5.5/6, Palate - 5.5/6, Finish - 5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1.5/2 = 17-17.5/20.
Quick note (11 wines in 30 minutes): A lively GC showing citrus, malt , bready, spice on the nose - quite complex. The palate is rich and zingy with citrus peel, good acid and minerals. I love the GC when it is like this - the perfect combo of richness and liveliness. Nose - 5.5/6, Palate - 5.5/6, Finish - 5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1.5/2 = 17.5/20.
Quick note (11 wines in 30 minutes): Holy shit, this smells like sparkling Red Burgundy on the nose: berries, meat, funk, mushrooms, earth, sous bois, sharp, perfumed, spices. Tiny berries on the palate, sweet and sharp, with spices, metal - just a great mouthfeel. This is nothing like when I had it before, and by far the best Rose I have every had. Wow! Nose - 5.5-6/6, Palate - 5.5-6/6, Finish - 5.5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1.5-2/2 = 18-19.5/20.
Quick note (11 wines in 30 minutes): Showing better than last year, but still meh. Malt, spice, mineral. The palate is deep, funky and malty. Nose - 5/6, Palate - 4.5/6, Finish - 4.5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1/2 = 15/20.
Quick note (11 wines in 30 minutes): This has mellowed some in the past year - not a monster anymore. The nose is rich with citrus, minerals, malt and apple. It's thick and sweet on the palate - malty and bubbly. Good, but still to heavy a style for me. Nose - 5/6, Palate - 4.5-5/6, Finish - 5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1/2 = 15.5-16/20.
Quick note (11 wines in 30 minutes): Very odd showing - nowhere near as good as the last time I had it. The nose is showing little, some oak, some citrus peel, but not much else. It is much more rich and burly on the palate than I remembered - apple, pear, spice. Not loving this. Nose - 5/6, Palate - 4.5/6, Finish - 4.5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1/2 = 15/20.
Quick note (11 wines in 30 minutes): Some herbs and perfume on the nose - minerals, stones, good acid. Savory and intriguing on the palate with lip smacking acid - malic? green apples. Nose - 5/6, Palate - 5/6, Finish - 5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1-1.5/2 = 16-16.5/20.
NV Pascal Doquet Champagne Premier Cru Arpège Blanc de Blancs 91 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Quick note (11 wines in 30 minutes): Spicy bready, good richness - quite tasty. Nose - 4.5/6, Palate - 5/6, Finish - 5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1/2 = 15.5/20.
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NV Roger Pouillon et Fils Champagne Brut Réserve 92 Points
France, Champagne
Quick note (11 wines in 30 minutes): Sharper than the Doquet with citrus peel, spice. This has excellent acidity and drive. Delicious. Nose - 5/6, Palate - 5/6, Finish - 5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1/2 = 16/20.
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2007 Roger Pouillon et Fils Champagne Premier Cru Les Blanchiens 89 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Quick note (11 wines in 30 minutes): Bready, spicy, apple, pear, ginger. I found this less focused, lively, and compelling than the NV Reserve. I'm 0 for 2 with 07 Champagnes. I say forget them. No formal score, but 14.5/20.
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2003 Krug Champagne Vintage Brut 94 Points
France, Champagne
Quick note (11 wines in 30 minutes):Not a big fan of 03 but here we go. Big deep brown, nuts, saline, fat, rich, sweet, nutty excellent. This won me over. Nose - 5-5.5/6, Palate - 5.5/6, Finish - 5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1.5/2 = 17-17.5/20.
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NV Krug Champagne Brut Grande Cuvée 95 Points
France, Champagne
Quick note (11 wines in 30 minutes): A lively GC showing citrus, malt , bready, spice on the nose - quite complex. The palate is rich and zingy with citrus peel, good acid and minerals. I love the GC when it is like this - the perfect combo of richness and liveliness. Nose - 5.5/6, Palate - 5.5/6, Finish - 5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1.5/2 = 17.5/20.
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2004 Dom Pérignon Champagne Rosé 98 Points
France, Champagne
Quick note (11 wines in 30 minutes): Holy shit, this smells like sparkling Red Burgundy on the nose: berries, meat, funk, mushrooms, earth, sous bois, sharp, perfumed, spices. Tiny berries on the palate, sweet and sharp, with spices, metal - just a great mouthfeel. This is nothing like when I had it before, and by far the best Rose I have every had. Wow! Nose - 5.5-6/6, Palate - 5.5-6/6, Finish - 5.5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1.5-2/2 = 18-19.5/20.
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2006 Dom Pérignon Champagne 90 Points
France, Champagne
Quick note (11 wines in 30 minutes): Showing better than last year, but still meh. Malt, spice, mineral. The palate is deep, funky and malty. Nose - 5/6, Palate - 4.5/6, Finish - 4.5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1/2 = 15/20.
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2004 Ruinart Champagne Dom Ruinart Blanc de Blancs 91 Points
France, Champagne
Quick note (11 wines in 30 minutes): This has mellowed some in the past year - not a monster anymore. The nose is rich with citrus, minerals, malt and apple. It's thick and sweet on the palate - malty and bubbly. Good, but still to heavy a style for me. Nose - 5/6, Palate - 4.5-5/6, Finish - 5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1/2 = 15.5-16/20.
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2006 Taittinger Champagne Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut 90 Points
France, Champagne
Quick note (11 wines in 30 minutes): Very odd showing - nowhere near as good as the last time I had it. The nose is showing little, some oak, some citrus peel, but not much else. It is much more rich and burly on the palate than I remembered - apple, pear, spice. Not loving this. Nose - 5/6, Palate - 4.5/6, Finish - 4.5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1/2 = 15/20.
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NV Taittinger Prelude 90 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Quick note (11 wines in 30 minutes): Rich nose - apple, pear, sweet, golden, ripe, florals, rich and somewhat clunky - applely dough. Nose - 5/6, Palate - 4.5/6, Finish - 4.5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1/2 = 15/20.
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2009 Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut 92 Points
France, Champagne
Quick note (11 wines in 30 minutes): Some herbs and perfume on the nose - minerals, stones, good acid. Savory and intriguing on the palate with lip smacking acid - malic? green apples. Nose - 5/6, Palate - 5/6, Finish - 5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1-1.5/2 = 16-16.5/20.
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