Tasted Monday, November 7, 2022 by BradE with 233 views
Solid bottle and terrific. I liked it a lot (as I do most vintages of CdC).
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Excellent, as it usually is. One of the stars of the vintage, and always has been.
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In the company of other 96's this was not impressive.
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Excellent. Interestingly, this bottle had more acidity and less evolution than typical.
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Acidic, showing its age, and somewhat less fruit than expected. A beautiful bottle, in fine shape, that was very good on its own and even better as part of a vertical.
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Simply fantastic and WOTN for me. A vintage of La Tache that I love.
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Tonight's bottle was very good, but more a wine of the future. 1996 is a funny vintage, in that you never really know what will show up. Fortunately it's always very good, just variable.
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A perfect provenance bottle the owner bought on release and kept in his cellar since then. It was good, in perfect shape, and showed well. It was not comparable to La Tache (what we were drinking that night), but it was a fun blind addition to the flight.
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Always a standout, and a great bottle. Got better and better over the night, which implies a three or four hour decant next time.
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Sexy, beautiful, and intoxicating. As it typically does, this showed perfectly.
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Full bodied and lovely. Presented a touch younger than typical.
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Vibrant, concentrated, and excellent. This vintage has kicked in an extra gear.
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Another outstanding bottle. More brioche than usual. A fantastic vintage.
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My first bottle of 2012. Showed very well, with a touch of maturity, and I sense this will be a beauty over time.
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Tighter than previous bottles, but this is a great vintage.
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Very approachable, fruity, and beautiful. Presented like the 07's did early on. Worth seeking out for the price.
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1996 Billecart-Salmon Champagne Le Clos Saint-Hilaire
France, Champagne
Candy, cloying, sweet. Not my cup of tea.
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1996 Gosset Champagne Brut Grand Millésime
France, Champagne
From Mag. On the lighter side, solid palate. Good.
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