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• OttawaB Likes this wine: 93 points

  October 4, 2023 - Darker yellow with some brownish tinges. Good mousse. Aromas of baking bread, citrus, ripe apples. Some oxidation noticeable. Flavours showing ripe and bruised apples, lemon and lemon pithiness. Some grapefruit, apricots, and nuttiness. Nice wine overall. Tasty. Some good complexity.

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• Kim Gerner wrote: 93 points

  December 31, 2021 - New years eve dinner (At home): Tasted Marguet 2006 (disgorged autumn 2011) against Comtes de Champagne 2006 and Benoit Lahaye Violaine NV (disgorged 09/2016)
  Both Marguet and Benoit Lahaye are typical Grower style: Bone dry and oxidative style.
  Benoit Lahaye NV: Very complex but dominated by Extremely overripe apple and tons of hazelnut. Also toffee and coffee. Autolysis aromas are very subdued (almost no yeast aromas). The finish is extremely long and is highly dominated by the hazelnut. Delicate mousse. Fully developed. Drink now, nut suitable for further ageing I believe. 93+
  Marguet 2006: Same style as Lahaye but less mature and still developing. Less oxidative notes at the moment. Slightly overripe apple, a little nutty (but not near Lahaye) and a little coffee. Creamy mousse. Can drink now but I would keep it another couple of years. 93+
  Comtes de Champagne 2006: Completely different style. Usually Comtes is one of my favourites but as the 3. wine after Lahaye and Marguet Comtes was not a good experience. It seems like they work against each other in the same way as a wrong food/wine match. What a shame, Comtes de Champagne felt too rich, not complex and dominated by coffee. A lot more intense both in nose and palate. Creamy mousse. Can drink now but has further ageing potential. 91+

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• David J Cooper wrote: 91 points

  November 12, 2021 - Clear light gold, medium mousse. Biscuit, apple, pear and lemon nose with just a hint of oxidation. Dry baked apple, lemon and cream flavours and a dry lemon and caramel finish.

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• GGinSF wrote: 92 points

  June 15, 2020 - Big body, very rich. This was too young (for my tastes) in 2013, but six years later it's rounded out but still has great backbone. Excellent.

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• dandiephouse wrote: 89 points

  January 18, 2019 - Initial wiff of bread with some grapefruit/citrus. Still has great texture and acid. But, doesn’t seem to have a lot of secondary characteristics, and it seemed kind of simple for a 12 year old wine.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2006
• Type White - Sparkling
• Producer Marguet
• Varietal Champagne Blend
• Designation Brut Millésimé
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Champagne
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Champagne Grand Cru
• UPC Code 3511300005017

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