Community Tasting Note
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Frank Murray III wrote:
June 5, 2023 - The November 2021 disgorgement, which may be the final and most recent disgorgement for this vintage of Concordance. 100% Pinot Noir, this is the non-sulfured cuvee. I've had many bottles of this now and the bottle yesterday (and with the retaste tonight), it's truly something special. Showing some of the same more golden color as past bottles, yet the wine shows fresh and clean. And, this bottle has the smoky/reductive quality that some of the past bottles have beautifully shown, too. Yellow apple and black cherry. Gorgeous with a saline finish. Retasted again using the last few ounces I maintained from yesterday, damn this is good. I mean really good. It takes me back to the very first bottle I had of this a few years ago and the impact that bottle had on my senses. The tactile feel of the wine, with the minerality component is such a cool driver of the wine's profile, then the fruit wraps around it, like a smoky apple and strawberry. It's at one moment savory then the next feeling rich, yet it's in balance. I need to track down a few more of these and put them back into my cellar--what a killer bottle of Champagne.
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6 Comments
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fingers commented:
6/5/23, 8:39 PM - Just a fantastic note, Frank. Thank you so much for the perspective.
I have two ;)
Cheers
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Frank Murray III commented:
6/6/23, 8:07 AM - This is a terrific wine. Try one. see what you think. Certain wines really ring my bell, for sure this one. But, each person's bell is different so it's good to have several perspectives to really figure out a wine like this one. Hope you are doing well.
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Theamateurwinesnob commented:
8/14/23, 11:31 PM - Hi Frank, fantastic note! Thank you for the well written detail of your experience. I notice that you have tasting notes on nearly all of champagnes that I’m interested in, so I must ask, what 2-3 other champagnes (if it’s possible to narrow down) ring your bell like this did?
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Frank Murray III commented:
8/15/23, 8:59 AM - Hi. Appreciate your reply. That 16 Concordance is on fire when it's on. Before I log you a few wines to answer your question, please do share back. I'd like to know your answer to the same question that you asked me, as that helps me understand. By the way, regarding your comment about the Seattle area (in your profile), do you know Warren Taranow? He is around Bellingham and he drinks a fair amount of Champagne and other good things. Maybe you know him already. Good man. As for a few more Champagnes from me, I really like the Laherte Freres Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature. I need to get more of that as I am out, and when it's priced well, you can find it for under $50. The 'Brut Nature' tag may scare some people away but for me, it's never been scary. It has texture, acid and great presence, and is a smashing value. I also like Vilmart Emotion, which is the top shelf Rose he makes. We had the 2014 this past week and it stood up as another high class wine again. It is though expensive at usually around $130, especially relative to the Laherte Freres BdB BN. I also like the Marie Courtin Resonance and Efflorescence (the 2014 is gorgeous). Her wines have been a little sparse to find the past several months, although she told me that some should arrive soon into the US. The 2019 Resonance has been consistently good year after year, priced very similar to the Laherte Freres too.
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Theamateurwinesnob commented:
8/15/23, 7:42 PM - Hi Frank, thank you for sharing some of your favorites with me! For full disclosure, I only recently began diving into Champagne, so I can't say that I have any "favorites" yet. With that said, I recently had Pierre Paillard's Les Parcelles and Terres Roses - really enjoyed both of them! Also liked Chartogne-Taillet's Sainte Anne. Just purchased Vilmart Emotion 14, Courtin Concordance 16, and Effloresence 15 (couldn't find the 14) per your suggestions. I already have the Courtin Indulgence, which I'm excited to try someday. Will look for Laherte Freres BdB BN this week. I do not know Warren Taranow but I'd like to meet him! I go to Bellingham regularly because my sister and her family live there and now my parents.
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Frank Murray III commented:
8/15/23, 7:49 PM - Very good work. You are off to a great journey here. On the Indulgence, that is a very unique wine, it will make you think. Nothing like the Emotion, yet both are Rose--it's how fascinating Champagne can be.