September 1, 2021 - A bit of apple, citrus, short finish.
December 10, 2020 - Terrific Champagne. I love that Cedric Bouchard's Champagnes are more wine like. The pinot noir fruit here is delicious. This was the 2007 vintage disgorged in 2014. Went fast.
September 6, 2020 - Brilliant color, yeasty, very dry finish. SELL
January 20, 2020 - Meursault & Morey Saint Denis (Imperial Treasure Shanghai @ Taka): Highly expressive aromas with super floral note. It is pretty normal that most can’t imagined this is a Champagne with Zero dosage with its rounded, almost creamy on the palate but with underlying tension to keep everything in check with no sharp edge at all. Getting toward more saline to the finish. Drinking beautifully now.
December 28, 2019 - Creamy, raspberry mousse, fine bead and balance
February 24, 2018 - Champagne - Blinded by the Quality (The Winery, Newport Beach, CA): Blind: Steve and I looked at each other and said "oily nose" at the same time. It must be then. Dark gold and light ox. Flint note with the oil. Light pear and a hint of tin at the finish. I said this would be a very good sparkling riseling because it sure behaved like a German.
February 22, 2018 - Blind Champagne Tasting (The Winery Restaurant in Newport Beach, CA (The OC)): Poured blind as part of a Bouchard flight. We neither knew the vintages nor the lieux-dits. Disgorge date of 04/2011. When this first hit my glass, it gave off a sherried nose, which caused me to pause. With air, like with the reduction we saw on 2004 Parcelle, it too went away. White flowers, even something that seemed jasmine-like to me. Honey, tangerine, with a citrusy lemon-lime richness.
December 3, 2017 - Not quite at the level of the last bottle, but still very nice. Had a very compelling raspberry note in the midpalate and a creamy palate feel. Missing some of the depth on the nose of a prior bottle. Still very good, and should continue to get better. One of my favorite grower producers.
June 11, 2017 - This shows some flor like oxidative qualities around the edges like lighter Jura which is to be somewhat expected with a Bouchard Champagne. There is also some toast and stone fruit on the nose, the latter with air. The palate is a bit austere and shows better on night two. There is also some grippiness that dries the palate out a bit which is rare in a Champagne. This could be closed a bit though it doesn't feel like a wine that needs to unfold a lot. The fruit concentration just really isn't there. It's a nice wine but certainly not for Bouchard can command. It's also different in ways that a non wine geek may not approve of. Would be best with interesting cheeses likely.
March 28, 2017 - Chalk, fruit, and autolytic notes delivered with complexity and light weight. Again, lots of energy in a Bouchard. Could probably last a while longer, but drinking very well now with several hours of air. Excellent.