Community Tasting Note

Paul S wrote:

Saturday, February 23, 2013 - Lunch with Anthony Hall and Friends (Coppin Grove, Melbourne, Australia): A nice, if not quite outstanding Blanc des Blancs. It had a slightly oxidative character on the nose, with aromas of over-ripe, almost brown apples along with some briny mineral tones. I expected some flesh on the palate after that, but it was surprisingly bone dry, with a fine, thin mousse and a little minerally streak running through sharp flavours of limes and lemons, with just a hint of appley fruit on the midpalate. This had a nice sense of depth to it, but it still came across as very dry and particularly linear for a 2000 Champagne, especially towards the impressively long and very minerally finish. A very decent wine overall, elegant and with a good bit of character, but without being anything really special at the moment. It is still a bit primary though, so it should continue to improve with age though. On the night, it was be a bit challenging when drank on its own, but made a good companion for fresh oysters.

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