Community Tasting Note

IrisTable wrote:

Wednesday, April 17, 2024 - April Basanti (blind): 80% Chard, 20% PN, from 5 plots in Oeuilly, all on "lutetienne" (aka Parisian) limestone. Spont. fermented for 6 mo, no malo, bottled May 2006 w/ 0 dosage.
Brought this bottle to the tasting, so it wasn't blind to me. Loads of brioche, obviously aged. Lemon, green apple, some gentle spice (maybe nutmeg? hard to place) and a hint of toasted almond. Finish isn't very long. To be honest, my impression the night of is that it lacked complexity for the amount of time it spent on the lees.

Finished the bottle two days later, and it seemed to have more brioch-y nutty notes. I stand by my assessment that this is on the less complex side, but the price point is reasonable for such aging. While it is not falling apart (like some other champagnes I have had recently), there doesn't seem to be a lot of upside in keeping it.

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