Complex with caramel and light ginger notes. A slightly flabby taste brings the complexity down a notch but it went great with raw oysters in red wine and shallot vinagerete that Mike surprised me with on Valentines day. Drink now with food and it will be fine. Don't over chill it or you'll lose some nice aged notes.
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7 Expensive Champagnes (Lafayette, Ca.): Very few bubbles of medium size, very simple, touch of honey, touch of apples, lots of acid on the finish, no balance.
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1/1/2021 - PGMwine234 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Minimized bubbles, nice golden color. Nice intensity and beautifully balanced.
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8/22/2020 - CTJ wrote:
Was flat and bitter
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7/5/2008 - old tractor wrote: 89 Points
Very toasty, yeasty. Golden hue. Definite older wine characteristics showing. Sabered at a dinner party.
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2/21/2008 - dino_mike wrote: 85 Points
Complex with caramel and light ginger notes. A slightly flabby taste brings the complexity down a notch but it went great with raw oysters in red wine and shallot vinagerete that Mike surprised me with on Valentines day. Drink now with food and it will be fine. Don't over chill it or you'll lose some nice aged notes.
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1/26/2008 - joelbkaplan wrote: 80 Points
was not good.
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1/2/2008 - joelbkaplan wrote: flawed
did not open soon enuf. the 1990 was super. bummer.
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1/1/2006 - austinteddy wrote:
Too late...low bubble, sour taste. Too bad. Happy New Year.
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10/30/1997 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 82 Points
7 Expensive Champagnes (Lafayette, Ca.): Very few bubbles of medium size, very simple, touch of honey, touch of apples, lots of acid on the finish, no balance.
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12/1/1994 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 90 Points
Great mousse, sweet fruit, slightly watery, creamy fruit, simple fruit, great acid, long, long finish.
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