Community Tasting Note

David Paris (dbp) wrote:

Monday, March 10, 2008 - This is honestly my first decent champagne I've really sat down and tried to analyze, but I'm enjoying it. It's a nice beverage to sit and contemplate, with its fine bubbles. Nose shows lots of yeasty dough (like making pizza dough from scratch), and perhaps some squash! Very luscious mouthfeel that almost feels like dense air as I splash it around, and showing what seems to be cherry menthol cough drops (but this is quite pleasing), and non-artificial maraschino cherries (as if they existed). Finish is like eating strawberry jelly toast with a thin layer of butter before the jelly goes on. Very delicious. There is quite a bit of acidity present as well so I think this will hold for a while. I will definitely be seeking out more. Bottle Note: this bottle is green with block "CHAMPAGNE" writing on the pink foil. Just picked up four bottles at another store that are clear with cursive writing on a brighter pink foil. According to the importer, what's in the bottle is identical and disgorged weeks apart; just some of his customer's prefer the clear bottle to show off the beautiful color, and others prefer the dark bottle to preserve it better. The cursive foil is an experiment by Jean Francois (the grandson) to streamline some details (though the label from the 1800s remains), and plans on sticking with the cursive.

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