Funky, weird, and good. A little wild and woolly but has that champagne method feel. Better than those oversweet CA sparkling wines at the same price point.
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Nuts, lychee and yuzu on the nose, quite enticing. On the palate there's brioche, apple and salted lemon. Quite lively with a wonderful balance of salinity, acidity and minerality. Really fascinating.
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Der macht's richtig, bringt Spaß in die Sache. Aufmüpfige Nase, man will gleich mehr wissen. Dann durchaus komplex, feine Frucht, schön integrierte Säure. Knackig und frisch, sonderbar & wunderbar!
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Lemon, lime, gooseberry, minerals, a little grass/herbs. Pretty expressive nose in an acid-driven style, not overly complex on the palate but very crisp and refreshing and of good quality. Bone-dry, not food-friendly, more of an appetizer with crisps. Serve not too cold.
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Periwinkle Iron Somm Competition. This very tasty sparkling Chenin Blanc is a great value. Very fine bubbles, ripe lemon, green apple. The palate is very dry, tart and clean, with a savory minerality on the cleansing finish. It is fine by itself but should be excellent as an accompaniment to seafood and creamy cheeses. Drink now, not intended for aging.
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Wine Tasting Group - Natural Wines - Oct 14, 2018 (Katie Aspen's Home): 90% Chenin Blanc, 5% Cab Franc & 5% Chardonnay. Pet-nat w 8-9 on lees in bottle before disgorgement. No dosage. Aromas of apples, mild citrus, wool and herbs. Palate is similar but with added brioche/bready flavors and tart grapefruit. Mid-weight with nice acids. Fun and delicious.
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Une bulle qui est fine mais c'est pas mal acide.Sûrette style bonbon.Pomme verte. Une finale qui est par contre bien digeste . Plus fin que les deux autres. 88 pts
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Bu au resto AVV La Suite de Sherbrooke avec les FOUDUVIN.CA, Bulle et FrançoisD. Fait de Chenin blanc : 90 %, Cabernet franc : 5 % et Chardonnay : 5 % Il y a une quantité impressionnante de bulles très fines qui perdure longuement. Le nez est très salin et citronné. Un peu d’amandes et d’herbes aussi. En bouche, c’est spécial et assez différent. Un vin assez masculin qui s’affirme sans pour autant être trop ferme. C’est hyper sec et assez acide, on s’en attend avec le zéro-dosage. On goute des citrons, du sel et des pommes sures. Seul, c’est pour les amateurs avertis…ce sont des bulles sur mesure pour les repas, avec les fromages c’était bien mais avec les fruits de mer ou un beau poisson à chair blanche ça doit être extra! Bel article de Chris Kissack (en anglais) http://www.thewinedoctor.com/weekend/thierrygermainbullesderochenv.shtml
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Fantastic nose, showing ripe melon and sea salt, but some spicy herbal notes too; hard to describe and not like a lot of other sparklers I've tried. Good crisp acidity on the palate, showing some cab franc like Sauvage notes. Nice finish. Bubbles are a bit coarse, but a very good sparkler.
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Bu au RESTO L'IMPÉRIAL de Granby...super carte de vins en passant...Merci François!!! Super beau avec les fruits de mer, cocktails de crevettes et Pétoncles au beure citronné. Nez sur les amandes et les coquillages. En bouche, ample et généreux, brioche, pommes et poires avec un brin de noisettes. Belle longueur et délicieux
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De bien belles bulles. Assez spécial, il est fait de Chenin blanc : 90 %, Cabernet franc : 5 % et Chardonnay : 5 %. Vraiment originale et différent, c`est vif, frais et minéral, poires et citrons confits, pas mal de matière et d`amplitude ici, a sa place avec les poissons et suschis! Beau produit de Vins BALTHAZARD!
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In my opinion the Bulles de Roche is one of the best sparkeling wines, ther Loire-Valley has to offer. This bottle was bought in 2009, so the NV may be seven years old. The Bulles de Roche has a wonderful ripeness and freshness. It starts with ripe apples, grapefruit, yellow pears, salt, herbs and stone. On the palate the wine is focused, dry, a not too fine but nice mousseux, very fresh and persistant. Wonderfull!
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baked pears & apples with touch of sweet spices. yellow plums and quince. earthy notes. wonderful purity creamy texture, granny smith apple acidity, pear, earthy, bruised apple, long length. Delicious and well priced!
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Yes, yes yes! Molly Bloom kind of wine! I think it retails under $20, outstanding sparkling vouvray, Saumur. Could swear it was top shelve vintage champagne if i took it blind.
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Excellent sparkling wine - definitely a worthwhile alternative to Champagne. The acidity is very powerful, but it's perfect for an aperitif as it makes your mouth water.
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4/10/2021 - murkybird Likes this wine: 89 Points
Funky, weird, and good. A little wild and woolly but has that champagne method feel. Better than those oversweet CA sparkling wines at the same price point.
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12/31/2020 - PatrickO33 wrote: 90 Points
Nuts, lychee and yuzu on the nose, quite enticing. On the palate there's brioche, apple and salted lemon. Quite lively with a wonderful balance of salinity, acidity and minerality. Really fascinating.
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11/24/2020 - Tony Molester Likes this wine:
Great sparkling chenin with well balanced rich flavours of brioche, honey and a bit of oak.
Drink or hold
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9/25/2020 - ToBolt Likes this wine: 91 Points
Der macht's richtig, bringt Spaß in die Sache. Aufmüpfige Nase, man will gleich mehr wissen. Dann durchaus komplex, feine Frucht, schön integrierte Säure. Knackig und frisch, sonderbar & wunderbar!
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10/30/2019 - arvidpalmqvist wrote:
Lemon, lime, gooseberry, minerals, a little grass/herbs. Pretty expressive nose in an acid-driven style, not overly complex on the palate but very crisp and refreshing and of good quality. Bone-dry, not food-friendly, more of an appetizer with crisps. Serve not too cold.
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11/8/2018 - TannicBeast Likes this wine: 91 Points
Periwinkle Iron Somm Competition. This very tasty sparkling Chenin Blanc is a great value. Very fine bubbles, ripe lemon, green apple. The palate is very dry, tart and clean, with a savory minerality on the cleansing finish. It is fine by itself but should be excellent as an accompaniment to seafood and creamy cheeses. Drink now, not intended for aging.
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10/14/2018 - James Kim Likes this wine: 90 Points
Wine Tasting Group - Natural Wines - Oct 14, 2018 (Katie Aspen's Home): 90% Chenin Blanc, 5% Cab Franc & 5% Chardonnay. Pet-nat w 8-9 on lees in bottle before disgorgement. No dosage. Aromas of apples, mild citrus, wool and herbs. Palate is similar but with added brioche/bready flavors and tart grapefruit. Mid-weight with nice acids. Fun and delicious.
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10/16/2017 - phil the agony wrote: 88 Points
Une bulle qui est fine mais c'est pas mal acide.Sûrette style bonbon.Pomme verte.
Une finale qui est par contre bien digeste . Plus fin que les deux autres.
88 pts
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10/9/2017 - nadecesse wrote:
Un crémant d'un bel équilibre, un peu simple mais doté d'une jolie fraîcheur et d'une bulle plutôt fine. Très bon.
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10/6/2017 - maxima wrote: 90 Points
Bu au resto AVV La Suite de Sherbrooke avec les FOUDUVIN.CA, Bulle et FrançoisD.
Fait de Chenin blanc : 90 %, Cabernet franc : 5 % et Chardonnay : 5 %
Il y a une quantité impressionnante de bulles très fines qui perdure longuement.
Le nez est très salin et citronné. Un peu d’amandes et d’herbes aussi.
En bouche, c’est spécial et assez différent. Un vin assez masculin qui s’affirme sans pour autant être trop ferme.
C’est hyper sec et assez acide, on s’en attend avec le zéro-dosage. On goute des citrons, du sel et des pommes sures.
Seul, c’est pour les amateurs avertis…ce sont des bulles sur mesure pour les repas, avec les fromages c’était bien
mais avec les fruits de mer ou un beau poisson à chair blanche ça doit être extra!
Bel article de Chris Kissack (en anglais)
http://www.thewinedoctor.com/weekend/thierrygermainbullesderochenv.shtml
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9/22/2017 - ant-1 Likes this wine:
Aucunes notes mais c'est délicieux, poire avec une belle acidité. J'en ai racheté pour mieux l'analyser haha.
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2/25/2017 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Darn that delicious. Pineapple and peach on the nose and then very dry.
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2/9/2017 - Aravind Asok wrote:
Fantastic nose, showing ripe melon and sea salt, but some spicy herbal notes too; hard to describe and not like a lot of other sparklers I've tried. Good crisp acidity on the palate, showing some cab franc like Sauvage notes. Nice finish. Bubbles are a bit coarse, but a very good sparkler.
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1/3/2017 - maxima wrote: 91 Points
Bu au RESTO L'IMPÉRIAL de Granby...super carte de vins en passant...Merci François!!!
Super beau avec les fruits de mer, cocktails de crevettes et Pétoncles au beure citronné.
Nez sur les amandes et les coquillages.
En bouche, ample et généreux, brioche, pommes et poires avec un brin de noisettes.
Belle longueur et délicieux
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12/28/2016 - Villon wrote: 90 Points
Délicieux avec les huîtres!
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10/24/2016 - maxima wrote: 90 Points
De bien belles bulles. Assez spécial, il est fait de Chenin blanc : 90 %, Cabernet franc : 5 % et Chardonnay : 5 %.
Vraiment originale et différent, c`est vif, frais et minéral, poires et citrons confits, pas mal de matière et d`amplitude ici,
a sa place avec les poissons et suschis!
Beau produit de Vins BALTHAZARD!
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10/14/2016 - Villon wrote: 89 Points
Très bon, dans un style assez austère, appuyé par l'acidité.
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9/16/2015 - originalverkorkt Likes this wine: 91 Points
In my opinion the Bulles de Roche is one of the best sparkeling wines, ther Loire-Valley has to offer. This bottle was bought in 2009, so the NV may be seven years old. The Bulles de Roche has a wonderful ripeness and freshness. It starts with ripe apples, grapefruit, yellow pears, salt, herbs and stone. On the palate the wine is focused, dry, a not too fine but nice mousseux, very fresh and persistant. Wonderfull!
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6/6/2015 - AndrewSGHall wrote:
Great street side quaff with cheese and baguette.
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3/31/2015 - JimmyBubbles Likes this wine: 86 Points
Espumoso natural del Loira. Muy recomendado por algunos amigos.
Nariz intensa, fruta blanca madura, un toque de rosas, herbaceos. Hay frescura y cierta opulencia. Mineralidad y levaduras de la mano.
Abierto durante 3 diás en lo unico que se ha resentido ha sido algo en el carbonico. Muy entero el condenao.
La boca es un tiro. Redonda y muy vertical. Sapida, muy agradable, mejor que la nariz, de trago largo. Carbonico muy bien puesto, crema.
Por 15 euros poco más se puede pedir. Aunque la rosas y los aromaticos que tiene en nariz en cansan un poco.
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10/10/2013 - Harley1199 Likes this wine:
Matching real Italian food (Restaurant La Piperna - Madrid): Mineral to the bone on the simple side.
Spices and good acidity as starter
Lack any complexity, just for fun.
Mineral hasta la médula.
Especiado y ácido para comenzar la cena
Carece de cualquier complejidad, bien para divertirse
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3/8/2013 - Clos & Cru Likes this wine: 90 Points
baked pears & apples with touch of sweet spices. yellow plums and quince. earthy notes. wonderful purity
creamy texture, granny smith apple acidity, pear, earthy, bruised apple, long length. Delicious and well priced!
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7/5/2012 - Glarange wrote: 90 Points
Yes, yes yes! Molly Bloom kind of wine! I think it retails under $20, outstanding sparkling vouvray, Saumur. Could swear it was top shelve vintage champagne if i took it blind.
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4/10/2011 - Byrner Likes this wine: 90 Points
Excellent sparkling wine - definitely a worthwhile alternative to Champagne. The acidity is very powerful, but it's perfect for an aperitif as it makes your mouth water.
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4/3/2011 - Rupert wrote: 90 Points
Tangy, ripe, moreish acidity, hard to pinpoint how this is so utterly unlike champagne - must be the ripeness of the fruit - it's gorgeous though
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