Community Tasting Note

ChateauShiny wrote:

Friday, September 15, 2023 - On a quest to try out all of the sub $30 Champagne from K&L, and this was the one of the cheapest at $24.99/btl. No discernible disgorgement date anywhere on the bottle.

Pours a pale straw with a few fine bubbles. Medium to faint nose of buttered croissant, caramelized apples and pears, and some floral elements. Medium heavy bodied, fairly acidic, and more sweetness than I was expecting. Palate of pears, apples, yeast, and a bit of citrus peel. The finish is long with lemon oil, lemon pith. But then peach pit clash with the pleasant lemon elements. At the very end of the finish, overtoasted hazelnut and bread show up and stay past their welcome.

The finish is what turns me off and drives my score down. Seems sweeter than what I would expect for a 9g/l dosage. While not bad for $25, it's not something I'd grab again.

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