March 31, 2024 - Dense and lemony with a rather gentle mousse for such a young champagne. Firm acidity.
March 1, 2024 - Medium+ nose intensity with notes of pear, apple, lemon, bread and toast.
February 23, 2024 - Champagne raffiné avec bulle fine. Sur le minéral, pomme et citron. Long en bouche. Dommage de le boire si jeune
January 7, 2024 - Def let this breathe - fairly indifferent until 1hr open
January 1, 2024 - Great balance. Uplifting acidity and fresh apple tastes. Can wait a few years to gain some complexity. Got better after an half hour open.
December 19, 2023 - Pale golden yellow in color with a very fine & constant perlage. Full, forward & fragrant nose of ripe fruit aromas of apples, citrus notes of lemons/limes/grapefruit with overtones of floral & yeasty notes, brioche, almonds, stony/chalky, minerals & a hint of oak. Medium light bodied with a very good concentration of well balanced & smooth textured, ripe fruit flavors of apples & citrus notes of lemons/limes/grapefruit with yeasty/toasty, roasted hazelnuts, stony & minerals. Long lingering finish. Drinks quite well at present although it should develop further with additional aging. An excellent Vintage Roederer!
November 30, 2023 - Pale gold color. M+ aromatic and flavor intensity. Blossom, red and yellow grapefruit, lemon, raspberry, red cherry, red and yellow plum, white pepper, wet stone, biscuit, toasted bread, pastry, brioche, bread dough, vanilla, honey, dried apple, dried apricot. Fruit is just-ripe, with a bit of dried. Creamy. Dry. H acid. M alcohol. M+/Full body. M+/Long finish. Very Good. Suitable for aging. -NVWA assessment, mostly
November 15, 2023 - 2015 Louis Roederer Champagnes (Flor Wines, Portland OR): This shows off more distinct autolytic tones with a good bit of warm pastry dough and fresh bakery notes that lean into tones of red apples, kumquat, toast, pears, and some biscuits. The Medium bodied feel is textured and balanced with integrated, high acidity. There is a mouthwatering quality to the acidity and the autolytics show through well. But, this really just lacks that extra gear of depth across the nose and palate that would greatly add to the wine.
November 14, 2023 - All Grand Cru. 2/3 Pinot Noir, 1/3 Chardonnay. And really darn good. The tension and seamlessness across the palate. Lively and wonderful. And just darn delicious. No malo.
October 28, 2023 - La Fête du Champagne Grand Tasting (Pier Sixty - New York NY): Walkaround tasting with the producers. Rich and fun, too. Good energy. 60% Pinot Noir, 40% Chardonnay.