Champagne Event
Wine Exchange in Santa Ana
Tasted Sunday, November 17, 2019 by Frank Murray III with 201 views
Introduction
$40 for about 20 wines. I limited my tasting to the French producers.
Wine Exchange in Santa Ana
Tasted Sunday, November 17, 2019 by Frank Murray III with 201 views
$40 for about 20 wines. I limited my tasting to the French producers.
NV Dehours Champagne Grande Réserve Brut
France, Champagne
For some reason my notes from yesterday said 2013. Disgorged 02/2018, 4.5 g/l dosage and a blend of 70 PM, 20 Chard, 10 PN. Some bitter citrus pith, saline and some astringence. There was some fruit in here, what I wrote down as light amounts of apple and strawberry but overall I didn't care for this wine.
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NV Billecart-Salmon Champagne Brut Rosé
France, Champagne
No back label info. Zesty, good acidity but came off just kind of burly to me, a bit rough. In my view, for what this costs, there are numerous other examples of really fine Rose out there.
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2012 Pierre Paillard Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Noirs Extra Brut Les Maillerettes
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Disgorged 05/2017, 100% PN with just under 2 g/l dosage. Good structure here with pear and zippy strawberry woven through it. Acidity is bright, some minerality too. This can use some time in the bottle of aeration.
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NV Pehu Simonet Champagne Grand Cru Face Nord Brut
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Chewy and full of mineral. Smells like flowers and crushed rocks, tastes of apple. A delicious, mineral-driven wine.
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NV Chartogne-Taillet Champagne Cuvée Sainte Anne
France, Champagne
Disgorged 01/2019, with about 5 g/l dosage and a mix of Chard, PN and PM. This was one of the best wines of the tasting for me. Dried herb, green apple, leesy aromas, some chalk and strawberry. Fruit is nicely present with good structure, clean minerally finish. Terrific. I had bought a bunch of these on pre-release and glad I did.
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2013 Vilmart & Cie Champagne Premier Cru Grand Cellier d'Or
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
My WOTD for the tasting. Green apple, some toast from the wood with a cool mineral note running through the palate and finish. Has the beautiful Vilmart acidity running through it, complementing the fruit, rendering an elegant balance that is excellent. Picked up a few more of these for the cellar, as this is a great vintage for GCdO.
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2007 Taittinger Champagne Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut
France, Champagne
For what this costs, which I think was selling for $125 yesterday at the event, it's just not worth the money for me. The Vilmart GCd'O that was being poured, for me that wine blew away the Comtes. Smells toasty with apple, nectarine and some lemony citrus, with good length and light imprint of slate. I know plenty of people like this cuvee, but I'm just not all that wowed here.
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