Solid performer. Lots of green apple and spice notes, especially cinnamon. Dosage feels a touch high for my taste, so serve chilled if you want to lessen that sensation of sweet. Very enjoyable though.
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2019 base, disgorged early 2023. Complex and delicious. Combines the best of a floral and citrusy champagne with toasty and nutty notes. The large amount of reserve wines in the blend really shows through, as does the low dosage. A contender for my favorite champagne.
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Half bottle, full body, good bubbles, lots of complex flavors, golden color, drank easily, very balanced, drank with Peking duck, would drink again, drank with Bollinger PN VZ 15 and it held its own with a bit more fruit and less precise flavor.
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Lemon-gold hue. Aromas of apple, brioche, citrus, cream, peach, pear, and strawberry. Grapefruit and minerals on the palate. Med body and med-plus acidity. Soft, rounded, and elegant.
Apple, lemon, and toast. Creamy bubbles and moderate acidity. This Champagne can be enjoyed now without cellaring. An easily enjoyable entry-level Champage from Billecart- Salmon.
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Luis goes to Kenwood II (The Kenwood): Hmm, my 15th note for this NV champagne.... Great entry level champagne. Toast, yeast, brioche, mineral and lots of acidity.
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Luis Tasting (The Kenwood): Very good QPR! B-S always excels, and this was no exception! Lots of yeast and brioche with seashell, chalk, stone fruit, citrus and pear. Very nice! Solid 92!
I really like this wine. I’ve had it in the past but maybe this has matured after sitting in the wine fridge for a couple of years, purchased it in Feb '22. Brioche and yeasty aromatics, full bodied, creamy bubbles, like a yummy loaf of bread just out of the oven. Not much citrus which is a plus for me. Super good value for quality bubbles.
Consumed during OSU vs Michigan game. Game didn't go my way, but the Champagne was delicious, and eased the pain from the loss. Bright, with some creamy brioche, notes of patisserie and umami. Green apple and spice. Nice and creamy on the generous finish. Very good.
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This is certainly one of the better NV Champagnes. It is very acidic, fresh, mineral and even tight, but also very intensive and sufficiently fruity, with nice notes of e.g. apples and lemon. This serves excellently as an aperitif, but also e.g. with many kinds of seafood.
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Opened and tasted alone and then with some cheese and bread. Light color. Bread notes and some fresh apple. Enjoyable, albeit not particularly outstanding.
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Very elegant but 'light'. It's certainly harmonious with nothing harsh. Hints of apple, and definitely brioche and pastry coming out, especially after an hour. Interesting that other reviewers have also noted that the sweet spot seems to be after that first hour. Will easily go with a light starter or great on its own.
Very good Brut reserve this year. Excellent for a base level champagne. This and the 2010 Rose (special vintage rose this year). Buy if find a good price. K&L Tent Champagne tasting
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Le Tour de Champagne tasting (Amsterdam, NL): Nice base champagne with a good mousse structure. Blend made from 30% Pinot Noir from the Montagne de Reims and the Grande Vallée de la Marne, 30% Chardonnay sourced from throughout the Champagne region and 40% Meunier from the Vallée de la Marne and the southern slopes of Epernay. 8g/l dosage, 30 months sur lie
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Plenty of tiny bubbles. Aromas of green apple, pear, grapefruit, brioche. Medium+ acidity, round, creamy. Taste of green apple, pear, grapefruit, honey.
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France Trip: Paris, Champagne, Burgundy; 9/3/2023-9/17/2023 (Paris, Champagne, Burgundy): Light gold color. Drank a glass from mag with lunch at Calsis in Ay. Just gorgeous to go along with a spectacular view of the hillsides in Ay a the strart of vendanges. So bright, apple, very floral, melon, citrus, creamy, elegant and long. One of the best examples I've had of this.
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Pale yellow. Youthful, pronounced aromas of red apple, bread, honey, pear. Dry, agressive mousse, high acid, med(-) body, med alcohol, long finish. Very classic champagne with a good balance of fruits and yeast. Fruits are mostly stone fruits, which are on the riper side. It also has a slightly bitter finish. Honestly this is decent but lacks characters and I personally like it more constrained, but as intensity is there, this could be much better after 5 to 10 years. 91.
Day 2: this wine got much better. The brioche note surging but it is well integrated with fruits. Now this wine gets much better rating, 94. I’d be interested in buying a few bottles and aging ~10 years. Either ways I will decant this champagne next time.
Perfect pairing with Stockmann’s Skagen on a slice of rye-wheat sourdough bread from Kanniston Leipomo.
Had a lot of wine from this maker over many years. Happy for their success but I think QPR has gotten away from them. That said, this is a solid effort, very sharp with strong lemon on the front and pleasant yeast notes at the end. This was a gift but I have equal or better efforts in my cellar for well less than $100. I am glad I have some of the B-S 1999 lodged away though. That was bought back in the day!
PnP at outdoor musical to have with our picnic. Very nice. Enjoyed more by itself after the food (able to apreciate the nuances). Liking these more than some of the recent blanc de blanc we have tried. Would buy again
One of the best NV champagnes I’ve had. Nose of brioche and lemon. Palate is the perfect balance of acidity and sweetness. I love the Rose too but I think this is better QPR now.
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On Qatar flight. Another good showing of this very good NV Champagne even though I prefer their Sous Bois release. Good balance and weight, a touch sweetness and brioche. Nice. 90
2019 Louis Michel etc. (Chicago, IL): Never been a champagne that I've been particularly keen about; this bottle was no exception. Quite sweet but also angular and not showing good integration (at least this bottle). Fine, but for the same money you can probably get the Charles Heidsieck.
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straw yellow, yeast, flora and citrus aroma, good acidity, fresh • 30% Pinot Noir from the Montagne de Reims and the Grande Vallée de la Marne • 30% Chardonnay sourced from the best Crus in the Champagne region • 40% Meunier from the Vallée de la Marne and the southern slopes of Epernay good balanc!!
Pale gold colour, aroma is a fairly simple blend of green apple and toast. Upon tasting, this Champagne reveals a dry, medium-bodied profile with a hint of citrus zestiness. As it opens up over time, its complexity deepens, unveiling notes of yeast and brioche that culminate in a lovely, lingering finish. I can recommend decanting this wine, as it benefits from aeration in my own assessment and have noticed that several reviews recommend enjoying it on the second day.
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Creamy and delicious with bready elegance and fine biscuit on the tongue, accompanied by refreshing fizzy acidity and strong spine. Really lovely with omelets at Oliver Lee State Park, NM.
Very pleased with this restaurant pop and pour. Everything put together from the start. Finely balanced with knife edge acidity, light to medium bodied, medium nose of citrus, brioche, and tree fruit. Also decent QPR at least where we were. I will def order this bottle at a restaurant again. I will also note that I found it more pleasing than the Billecart Rose.
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Half bottle. A blend of 40% Meunier, 30% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay. Quite a smart wine - in the sense of soigné, well presented. Not a hair is out of place. Spicy generosity from the 70% Pinot, zesty citrus from the 30% Chardonnay; crisp acidity and bright minerality are rounded off nicely by the ripeness of the fruit and well-judged dosage. Gentle bitters provide subtle grip on the complete finish. Elegant and stylish - just as you would expect from Billecart-Salmon.
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Always a solid sparkler on the edge of being too sweet, with a bright, cutting lemon note on the palate and a nose that's nondescript. A wine that no one should have a serious problem with, but one that is at the same time just too generic to stand out. Much better options available in this price range. 15/20
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Chilled in fridge, pulled out for 20 mins or so the popped and poured into flutes. Really excellent. Not a connoseuoer but probably the best I've had. Definitely a re-buy.
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NYE 2023. Slightly too much acidity for my taste. Overall lacking fruit as I get mostly brioche, apricot nut and cardboard flavors. Totally dry but just loaded with acidity to the point where my throat hurt.
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House favorite at that price that doesnt fail. Citrus, yeast and yellow apple on the nose. Palate is lemon forward that finishes more towards yellow apple. Good texture and mousse that makes it feel slightly lush relative to some more restrained cousins with finer mousse. Medium-long finish.
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…citrus notes and bread on the nose; in mouth there was a gentle sweetness to the yeast and a rather racy acidity with a persistent green apple core with lemony edge. checks most of the boxes most people may have in the "big marque french champagne" category.
no idea on disgorge date or possible base vintage (sorry)
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Served at 40 degrees. I get citrus from this and this wine comes off as bright as a result. Not grapefruit but tart like grapefruit, perhaps quince or peach? Lot of activity at side of tongue. Fine and medium spaced bubbles, with some large bubbles rising faster. It's almost a subtle pear flavor also. Fooling me big time. But not at all harsh. Quite nice in fact. Had with strong flavored salami and cheese so it could chase those flavors away. Not top shelf but very nice. Some champagnes start off bitter. Not this one. Its dialed down. Warming up a bit, revealing more of everything previously described. None of the flavors are excessively sharp, which speaks of balance to me. Now 3 hours open. Sharper, more acid. More reactive on palate. even said, still feels balanced. Ready now or could have lasted another 5 years perhaps. Recommended and worth buying again.
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Great start w/ calamari at our table of 9 tonight at Chianti Grill in Roseville MN. I'm never gaga over this cuvee but I'm always satisfied & never disappointed. Balanced, elegant, weightless, energetic & tasty champagne! 91+
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B-S was my #2 affordable champagne after Bollinger SC. This bottle was quite disappointing, lacked the yeast and brioche I prefer. Average finish. It is well made. This particular issue is also too young, will improve with time. The rating reflects the level of enjoyment for current drinking. I liked it, unlikely to rebuy it. My conclusion based on other notes is other tasters are drinking older bottles.
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I get apples and toasted white bread on the nose, the palate is clean and chiseled, showing beady flavors of green apple, ginger, yeast and mineral, totally focused, detailed and racy, amazing and balanced, epic really
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I found this more enjoyable compared to the Billecart-Salmon Rose, which many of our friends found lacked "identity" or uniqueness. This crisp Champagne by Billecart-Salmon was a perfect pairing with Stoke in Damansara Height's Cappelini starter with a generous drizzle of Aged Yuzu!
Pale straw yellow colour, very fine bubbles were apparent, and has a great freshness and a beautiful mouthfeel. Crispy green apple notes start to develop as it evolves too.
A blend of 40% Pinot Meunier, 30% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay from three different years.. really delightful!
Stoked, KL - Malaysia, 23 Sep 2022
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Not much bouquet. Lemon and honeysuckle with some toasted almond. Small bubbles with brioche finish.
Only downside with BS is that they do not give any information about the disgorgement other than a lot number at the bottom of the bottle. Would be nice to compare dosage of different NV bottles.
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Last glass! This had broadened out to an impressively smooth minerally briochey appley salmony fruity palate with excellent length+perlage. 12%. I toast Charles 111's reign.
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91/93. Maybe the most impressive NV Champagne so far. Improves with 30-60 mins aeration. A bit stylish +has high Pinot thats why I like it! Has a complex chalky biscuity/almondy salmon/stone fruits and veggies nose. Its dry medium bodied supple, layered bready, saline elegant chalky salmony nicely complex middle has lovely mousse and freshness. Lovely length. 12.%. Improves on days 2+3 to a 92/93.
This was tasted alongside a Vilmart Cellier d'Or, a wine that's about 50% more expensive. So perhaps not a fair comparison, but the Billecart was quite outclassed tonight.
Pours a pale gold, with a frothy mousse. White peaches and misc orchid fruit, with a bit of minerality. A hint of green apple Jolly Rancher.
Tasted a tad fat to me but not totally out of balance. A bit of bitterness on the finish. Medium length. I can see this being a great crowd pleaser and is a solid wine -- perhaps best as an aperitif -- but for me it's lacking structure. I think this wine's 'creaminess' works much better in the NV rose.
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Pale white gold. Nose of full white flowers, citrus, stone. Tactile, bready layers of granny apple and flinty white grapefruit falling upon the palate with fizzy acidity that cannot disguise the fine wine beneath. Long finish of tart white fruit, romping acidity, and satisfying stoniness. Perfect with made to order sushi from Skai Sushi within walking distance from our campground in Birch Bay SP. Half bottle.
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All in Good Time; 6/15/2022-6/17/2022 (Elche - España): Once again predominate dry, mineral, acid and always complicated to be chosen champagne of the year. With no cutthroat date, he is a young man who offers little for what he really is.
De nuevo predominio seco, mineral, ácido y siempre complicado para ser elegido champán del año. Sin fecha de degüello, es un joven que ofrece poco para lo que realmente es.
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A top, highly consistent NV for us that comes alive with air and warmth. White fruits, baguette, nice minerality, linear, prefect acidic balance, and a finish that just falls short of vintage. Remarkable QPR.
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Next sparkler from Mag! bottle slept some 3+ years in my cellar, chalky nose, baked fruit, bread crest, very, very creamy flow, full of elegance and with a very good structure, the acid lively still, but all components beginning to integrate with the air, candied pom fruit, white warm bread, chalk, long convincing finish, may I recommend to enjoy Champagne more often from Mag? ***-(****), an easy 92 for today
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Root Day - Lovely on the nose and palate. This is a new purchase - disgorged mid 2021. Much better with some air and when it warmed up a bit in the glass. Brioche, pear, mineral, white peach and citrus on both nose and palate.
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Very tasty, consumed at the end of opening day at a new business location. Bright, citrus and apple, with faint notes of warm bread crust and chalk. Tight and racy in the otherwise delicate finish.
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This just joined my top 3 NV Champagnes (together with Bollinger and Roederer) in this price range!
Received this half bottle as a gift at our splendid new years eve dinner at Hallmann & Klee Restaurant in Berlin, Germany 6 weeks ago.
Made from 30 % Pinot Noir (Montagne de Reims and Grande Vallée de la Marne), 30 % Chardonnay (Marne), and 40 % Pinot Meunier (Vallée de la Marne and Coteaux Sud d’Épernay). 50-60% reserve wines. 30 months on the lees. 8 g/L dosage (7.8 g/L TA).
Palate driven by pears, yeast, balanced acidity, and minerals. Brilliant!
90/100 - Wine Enthusiast - September 2020 90/100 - Wine Spectator - December 2019
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Shows its red fruit pedigree for sure. Strawberry, red cherry, autolytic notes. Brioche hints. Palate has plenty, arguably a tad much, RS - but the acid and mineral and fruit support it and keep it from being cloying. Plenty of mineral, great balance. Nice wine.
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Pear, citrus, and elderberry. Vibrant, small bubbles. Not too much bread and yeast, but not too little either. Elegant mineral notes and fine acidity. Very, very good!
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Nectarine nose with a hint of peaches. A sweet touch on the vibrant and fruity palate. A metallic note on a quite short ending but still very satisfying.
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NobleRottersSydney - blind 17 Chard & 14 Shiraz (Fix, St James, Sydney): {12%} [Greg] Powerhouse, attractively pungent nose of yeast and sourdough. Medium-bodied palate of developing chardonnay fruit, sitting in the middle of the tongue, not so much at the back. Medium-sized, creamy bubbles with a dusty dry finish. Very impressive, with the
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Pale gold color. Drank two glasses over 90 minutes. Very fresh on the nose, wind swept sea air, apple blossoms, green apple, oyster shell and chalk on the nose. The palate comes off rather finessed and lively with a distinct pure green apple on the mid palate, plenty of well delineated chalk, yeast and more sour citrus finish. This was poised and drank with class the first night. Day two brought a more linear sour citrus driven palate steeped in chalky minerality and not the same finesse. Thanks to Joe and Khem for this bottle. Much appreciated. 91+pts.
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Really good. Bruised orchard fruits and toasted buttered bread. Fine bead. Here you really feel that the wine is dominated by red grapes (60% pinot noir and meunier); I was in fact surprised when I learned that it had that much Chardonnay in the blend (40%). The dosage felt high and it is indeed on the higher side, so you better serve it cold if you don't like that, but for me it was not a problem (9.8g/L).
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An alright champagne but it seemed like the “billecart-salmon” had been extracted and it was a run of the mill champagne for me. Bought for $45 and it seems about right. There was a moment in a single sip like 40 minutes in that I thought - great ! But that was it then back to average. It’s like this grapes were not selected but left over. Grosset Grand Reserve is in the same price range but it’s a far better bottle.
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Very good. This is steely, structured, tight and mineral in style, but also fruity enough, displaying pleasant notes of e.g. apricot, lemon and apple. This is certainly one of the best NV Champagnes, at least among the ones that I have tasted.
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Quite saline and mineral, slightly rounded acidity (full malo), only a touch of autolysis, spice of meunier also apparent. A touch reticent on the nose.
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This bottle of NV Billecart from the cellar shows good complexity with an array of red apple, wild strawberry, lemon and brioche notes on the nose and reflected on the well structured palate that lingers beautifully. Always reliable this remains high quality NV.
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Needed quite some time and air to come around, was very closed in the beginning. On the nutty / toasty side of the spectrum, quite ripe fruit, straight forward, not a lot of complexity. Fine perlage, short finish, easy drinking. Solid. 15.5/20
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Cantalupo Aged Nebbiolo Masters (NY Vintners): The standard brut reserve but had been disgorged about 5 years ago. I don’t know that I would have picked that up if I hadn’t been told, but I might say that it prob has a bit less baby fat than if it was a younger wine. None of the older aged characteristics here though. The best comparison I can make is spring water. Very easy to drink and very satisfying but light and not super flavorful if that makes sense.
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Robert's Get-Together at Margaux's Table: Very nice Champagne that offers a pretty good QPR. Showed lots of toast and pear with a slight sea breeze on the nose. Palate showed toasty notes, pear, apple and some minerality, with a lightly bitter finish, which I though detracted from otherwise very good wine. The bitterness did disappear with some additional time in the glass. I would not turn this down, and actually wish I had some in my cellar! 91+ for me.
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Mixed Wines at Margaux's Table (Margaux's Table, White Bear Lake, MN): Light gold color. Drank a glass over 30 minutes. Dang, I haven't had this in almost 2 years. That's a crime, or at least a shame. Always solid, and this was no different. I think with a couple years of age on it also. Toasty in style, full bodied, pain grille, pear, baking spice, hints of red fruits and nice mineral definition. Well made and classy. 91+ to 92pts.
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Gourmetklubbens fyrtioåttonde middag (Tema: Dekadens) (A+N, Duvbo): (Disgorged in 2004) Lovely yellow colour with a fine stream of bubbles and a maturing nose showing vanilla, butterscotch and roasted coffee notes in a delicious way. Smoothing acidity on the maturing palate with a lovely creaminess on the mid and with a lengthy balanced finish showing a citrus zesty bitterness. (Still showing a nice freshness with 15 years extra cellaring)
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Citrus in the nose, not the most intense in beads but elegant and soft, candied lemon and mineral in the mouth, balanced, simple and enjoyable, pretty nice with buttered popcorn actually
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Pale yellow in color, showcasing a firm mineral structure with toasted almonds, a green apple tartness as well white stone fruit. Nice acidity and a taut texture, very enjoyable champagne.
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Bliss.. Gingery, aromas of notes of baked apple, candied lemon peel, crystalized ginger, nut, brioche, pastry and hint of floral. The palate is toasty, opulent and stylish, with a bloomy mousse and long finish.
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Retail $65. 40% Pinot Meunier, 30% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay. Consistent notes (with the only exception being that there is less room to load up the new Tesla Model 3 than the Prius. Although, there is the frunk…
12% alcohol. PM 40%, PN 30%, C 30%. Dosage 8 g/L. The MLF has taken place, and there is at least 50% of reserve wines. No info on base vintage or disgorgement date. Pale golden colour. The fizz is abundant to start with, but with very fine bubbles; good persistance. Fresh nose with verbena, fresh apple and some biscuity component; completely free of oxidative notes. The mouth is similarly engaging with good grip and little intrusion of the dosage until the very end; good length. Went well with lobster. A classy NV Champagne with a good bit of elegance.
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Out of 375. Toast, brioche, citrus and apple underneath. More of a full, creamy mouthfeel, medium weight. Decent acidity keeps this from being too heavy. Benefited from a little air. A bit more going on than your average entry level champagne.
Retail $65. 40% Pinot Meunier, 30% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay. My local H-E-B grocery store (I love my H-E-B) has this for an every day price of $43 and change. Buy six bottles (of anything)? 10% off. Thus, this comes in at just shy of forty bucks before tax. Nice. While I tend to shy away from predominantly Meunier Champers, this is quite lovely. Pale straw in the glass with a fruity nose of ripe peach, marzipan, hazelnut, and a whole lot a verve. Yowza (and almost a Whoa). The palate is clean, tart, precise, but also has a bit of swagger that one would expect form one of the more respected large houses in Champagne. While this group is perhaps more lauded for their Brut Rosé, this wine is no slouch. And for forty bucks? Load up the Prius (hopefully soon to be a Tesla). OK. Whoa.
Opulent nose of buttered toast, chalk and lemon curd. Richness follows through on the extremely civilised palate of brioche and citrus with a languid perlage. Mineral acidity leads into a long, slightly saline finish. Absolutely lovely NV that feels boutiquey even though it is a large house.
Birthday Dinner with Popiah Party (Jade Palace, Forum Galleria, Singapore): Fresh and lively, this was a nice NV to start the dinner off with. The nose was classic Billecart, with easygoing aromas strawberries, apples and a light dusting of earth and florals. Quite pretty. The palate was simple, but yummy and very nicely balanced, with soft acidity and a gentle mousse swathed around a core of apple and gentle lemon notes. There was just a little hint of mineral and a shade of dried florals at the end. Simple but yummy; this slipped down the throat very easily indeed - just what you would want for an NV at this level.
A happy easter Magnum bottle! first of all this one is really refreshing, a great punch of zesty citrus, full of energy and with a great persistence! Overall a lively appearance with a chalky fresh mouthfeel, very long, will improve by 3-5 + years in your cellar, **(*-****), around 90, 91(+) potential
this is lovely. Probably my favourite entry level champagne at the moment - considering the price etc it's simply great. Obviously not a tete du cuvee with all the appropriate complexity, etc, but a lovely clean champagne. This, alongside their NV Rose - just brilliant.
I enjoyed this champagne for its yeasty notes and small bubbles. Notes of brioche, lemon, white flowers. It is has a gentle exuberance in the mouth. Very enjoyable. WS 91 pts was on to something
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Bought in May 2017 and cellared since. Bright medium yellow gold. Citrus, grapefruit, stone fruit, ripe, bruised apple, nuts, biscuit, toast, chalk, and a flinty fire stone note on the finish, with fresh, lively acidity, creamy mousse, and very good length. Ripe for B.-S., yet fresh and fairly balanced. Warmer base vintage, apparently. Normally a fan of B.-S., this has never been my favourite batch.
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Classic and pronounced traditional flavors with bread, brioche and apples. Mild bubbles, smooth balance (nothing edgy or tart), long finish. Great value.
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These B-S Champagnes strike me as feminine, fruity, and chalky. Not alot of depth in flavors or aromas, rather straightforward but very, very good. Precise and tight on the linear finish.
A bottle purchased in 2010 so likely disgorged in late '00s. I didn't really expect to find much here but was pleasantly surprised as this was very much alive. Bread dough and hints of red berry with a nice creamy texture.
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Punches above it's weight for a NV. Decent ripeness of fruit and you can see the assemblage has been done artfully well with no angular poky issues sticking out re the balance of components. The inestimable Mr Auerbach has nailed the description to a T.
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Billcart-Salmon’s NV Rosé is a benchmark as far as NV Rosé is concerned. The Brut Reserve, while a fine enough Champagne, is less memorable. Delicate best describes it. Tiny bubbles that dissipate quickly. The nose is fairy muted. Granny Smith and rhubarb on the palate. The finish is short. No disgorgement data.
Quite Pinot-heavy (40% Pinot Meunier, 30% Pinot Noir), and together with full malo, 50%-60% reserve wines and a dosage of 8 gr/l this results in a rich and rounded, silky and spicy wine, but there is a lovely minerally energy too and the finish is lively and fresh with flowers and citrus from the 30% Chardonnay. Sumptuous (at cellar temperature) and beautifully balanced. Very lovely.
Pale yellow in color with a very fine, constant & intense perlage. Full, fragrant & attractive nose of ripe fruit aromas of pears, citrus notes of lemons/limes & apple with overtones of floral & yeasty/toasty notes, minerals, stony & hints of marzipan & roasted hazelnuts. Light bodied with a good concentration of well balanced & smooth texture, zesty ripe fruit flavors of pears, apples and citrus notes of lemons/limes with yeasty/toasty, creamy & minerals. Lingering dry finish. Drinks quite well at present & has been known to gain further complexity from a few additional years of aging.
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Good mousse with mid-sized bubbles. Lemon, yeasty bouquet. Harmonious fruit/acid balance on the palate with lively white fruit flavor and creamy texture. A refreshing Champagne without tartness in its medium length. Everything you could ask for in a standard NV Champagne. Billecart-Salmon non-vintage Champagne is on a par with comparable versions of Pol Roger, Bollinger, and Roederer. I purchase whichever has the best price. Made from 40% Pinot Meunier, 30% Chardonnay, and 30% Pinot Noir.
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Stupendo champagne! Schiuma abbastanza cremosa e compatta, in bocca bolla molto fine. Color giallo paglierino tendente al dorato. Al naso note di frutta rossa con elegantissimi sentori di lievito tipo pane. In bocca grandissima acidità e molto beverino, ben dosato e di una lunghezza straripante. Pronto da bere. 40% Pinot Meunier 30% Chardonnay 30% Pinot Noir 🍇
Light yellow color. served cold but soon opened up. Some lime and citrus, nuts and salty tones - light but nice bitter aftertaste. Medium long. Brillant for the price range.
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From 375ml, disgorgement date unknown. Generous and radiant, with ripe green fruit taking center stage, and everything else in the right place. I always adjust expectations downward a bit for smaller formats of Champagne, but there was no need to for this bottle.
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Mouthfilling and delicious! Notes of red apples, candied and pickled ginger, salted butter, oyster shells, and chalk. This had been laid down for over 10 years, and the age has been kind to it.
Salty and sweet popcorn flavours on the nose. Leaning more towards the sweetness on the palate but overall very fresh with light honeysuckle and Werther’s Originals. Great aperitif or brunch champagne.
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Purchased in 2009. Did not seem to be holding up as well as I hoped. Still quite effervescent but the palate was a little thin. Notes of red apples, candied ginger, and oyster shell. Bitter, flinty finish—similar to a lesser expensive champagne.
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A blend of 40% Pinot Meunier, 30% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay. Undisclosed disgorgement date. Half bottle. Broad aromatic expression, gingerbread, red apple, citrus, brioche, crème patissière, ripe and rounded but fresh, silky texture with gentle bitters, good flavour intensity and length. At wine bar Petit Caron, Amsterdam, NL.
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End of Summer get together: This wine is slightly toasty, very rich and creamy, and has significant acid. The entire package presents itself as quite balanced and fresh, which I know is the hallmark of this producer. With all the acid, this goes better with food, but you can drink it on it's own if you have to.
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Invited by our friends Job and Carli at restaurant Groenendaal, Heemstede: a lovely dinner that started with this champagne; 40% meunier gave a bit edgy style and a firm midtaste. It is a pure and honest champagne with a certain personality.
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Enjoyed this 375ml bottle with sushi tonite, with my sons. It was gorgeous, bright, lemons and apples, chalk and a hint of bread. Elegant, tense, fine bubbles and a long and palate-cleansing finish. Better than last few bottles.
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30% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay, 40% Pinot Meunier, 50% to 60% reserve wines, dosage 8g/l, aged 30 months on lees. Was cellaring this for two years what is usually helpful. Small bubbles, brioche with a hint of yellow fruits, good mouth feel and acidity, creamy, medium+ length, superb balance, 91+. Reasonable price for a Champagne at this quality, all loved it.
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Tasted blind together with 2011 Exton Park Britagne Blanc de Blancs, 2008 Dom Pérignon Champagne and NV Billecart-Salmon Champagne Brut Réserve with friends. The English sparkling Exton had the sharpest taste, very acidity, but the nose was pronounced with bread, chalk, grapefruit, lemon. It was better compared to Prosecco and price-wise relatively cheaper than Champagne. It was ranked last of the 3 which was expected. The Billecart had a more diluted nose compared to Exton, its taste is rounded and less acidity. There's also bread, chalk, grapefruit but less pronounced. Most had guess Billecart was the DOM which leaves them surprised. The DOM was the wine for me for the night. The nose was pronounced, with grapefruit, mineral, chalk, apple, fresh. High acidity. This 2008 DOM has the potential to match up with 1996 DOM if given more time to evolve.
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For a NV champagne this is excellent value and nicely balanced. A light to medium gold colour, with a fresh, zippy energy to it, but with enough body and creaminess to keep it balanced. A fine mousse of bubbles, and flavours of green apple and citrus fruits upfront, developing into warmer stone fruits and a touch of brioche on a pleasantly long finish. Very enjoyable for very reasonably priced champagne.
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MG-fun: drunk after the Moncuit, this one has enormous freshness, grip, chalky, lightbodied, with a mouthwatering acidity, little brioche, very well structured, still young, great QPR, 68€ per MG at a Hamburg retailer, **(*-****), 91(+)
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12% alcohol. PM 40%, PN 30%, C 30%. No info on disgorgement date or base year, although this can possibly be inferred from the lot number. Very pale colour. The fizz is vigorous, forming a strong narrow column with very fine bubbles. Good nose, mineral with yellow fruit aromas. The mouthfeel is excellent. Yellow fruit again and vg grip, but without any rough edges. There is a relaxed, civilised quality to this wine, and the dosage is perfectly judged for my taste. A superb companion to smoked salmon (of course). In the top tier of NV Champagnes in my opinion. A repeat purchase.
PS: the next day, after a night in the fridge with the original cork back on, the wine is in perfect condition, including a virtually unchanged flow of fizz.
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I believe firmly in aging champagne. This bottle, which has been sitting in the cellar for a couple of years, at least, is a paragon: Deliciously mellow, balanced but without the ulcerating acidity of young champagnes, fine bubbles, lovely apple flavor.
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Light yellow and transparent but with a goldish tinge about it. The nose gave out aromas of fresh baked bread and vanilla cupcakes, and after a bit of air some interesting ripe cherries emerged. Good acidity with a medium to medium-light body. At the front of the mouth there were flavors of sweet red apples, but it became savory as it moved towards the back.
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cant really say if I like it... when I did a vertical tasting I really liked the brut reserve... I kind of liked the extra brut as well... but when trying the recent brut reserve I feel a bit puzzled.
Overall decent quality... possible to discern green apple and a nice creamy texture but also at first some quite pushy acidity... bubbles are ok but not near as fine as in the rosé. Some slight phenolic bitterness as an aftertaste.
After some time it slowly integrates ok, acidity is balanced with fruit and bitterness is gone. definitely use a wider glass... riedel prosecco / rose is fine... More narrow than this and the champagne tastes a bit skewed.
So difficult to judge, better than some candied champagnes , better than some defective vintages but not so exciting either. I suspect an unlucky base vintage.
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June 2017: Clean, balanced, graceful. Not necessarily light, or lean. But with enough of a backbone. Had as an aperitif, and it was good. Also did well with some weird Mediterranean food. Should go with just about anything.
47% Pinot Meunier, 30% Chardonnay and the rest Pinot Noir
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Firmly in the orchard fruit spectrum with lots of ripe apple with some pastry and apple skins as well. Medium bodied, with nice density on the finish, although with such a fine palate, I'd appreciate a slightly more precise and fine mousse.
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Nothing wrong here, but somewhat boring. Perhaps this suffered badly by following a Bereche cuvee reserve, but at about the same price I'd go with the Bereche all day every day. On the other hand, this was right down the middle of the fairway in all aspects. So if you want a nice, crowd-pleasing big house champagne, this might be just what you're looking for in that department.
PnP on New Years Eve. We had previously drunk a 375ml of this a few weeks beforehand and the smaller bottle had more brioche, toastiness and length than this full bottle. I’m unable to find the disgorgement date from the code etched on the bottle so it could be that this spent less time on the lees than the previous half bottle.
Beautiful full floral fragrant nose upon opening. This lovely nose held steady thru the bottle. Nose of Lemon. Flavor of grapefruit w/lovely finish. Went very well w/Sushi appetizer & Lobster entree. A most enjoyable champagne.
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Really nice champagne. Bouquet of lychee with honeysuckle opening. After being open for a while a pineapple flavor comes through. Clean crisp and a litttle brioche gives this champagne a nice ending.
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Light yellow colour. Nice round and mellow yeasty nose. Nice small bubbles with a clean fresh crisp finish. Better having been opened for 30 minutes or so. Perfect on Christmas Day 2019!
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This is a really good and convincing Champagne. It is very dry, structured, firm, fresh, intensive and fruity, with refined flavors of apple, citrus and minerals.
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Nice, and very solid. Clean, focused and linear. Good bubbles, lemon oil, a touch of richness. Excellent acidity, good fruit and lift, and a clean finish.
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Good bubbles. Nice, fresh nose. Clean flavors tending to green apple when cold and riper green apple with s Chardonnay twistas it warms. Very pleasant juice.
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A year or more of cellaring has seen this wine mature significantly but although that does mean added weight, this is still a very enjoyable fizz, just a bit more suited to food than as a aperitif
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MNB: Sparkling II (Home (Noe st)): Pale yellow. Slight baguette and fresh raw green apple on the nose. Reductive-leaning? Feels pretty standard Brut RS (7g), high acid, moderately-fine bubbles. Medium finish - crisp green apples.
- Dosage : 8g/l - Vinification in stainless steel tanks - Malolactic fermentation - 50% to 60% reserve wines - Ageing on lees : 30 months - 30% Pinot Noir from the Montagne de Reims and the Grande Vallée de la Marne - 30% Chardonnay sourced from the best Crus in the Champagne region - 40% Pinot Meunier from the Vallée de la Marne and the southern slopes of Epernay
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Nice refreshing champagne. Had as a welcome amenity at hotel. Watermelon and citrus, fairly strong acidity. Went nicely with fresh tropical fruits. Good.
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A bottle I bought in October 2016. Shared with Larissa in celebration of our wedding anniversary. Light gold in colour, with medium intense, very fine perlage. Floral notes, citrus and brioche on the nose. On the palate, the wine showed citrus, lemon effervescent powder, shy stone fruit flavours, pear, a hint of melon, lots of toast, brioche and a fire stone component, with fresh acidity and superb length. The combination of sweet fruit, close to tart acidity and chalky minerality was quite intriguing. Medium- to light-bodied, incredibly balanced, very integrated and very complete. A lovely champagne!
Pale honeysuckle yellow. Fine continuous bubbles. Nose and taste of brioche pastry, green apples, hazelnut, Spanish almonds and kiwi. Semi tart dry style. Strong acidity. Love their rose and it’s a go to for special occasions. This is pretty good too. About 89-90.
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Light golden color. Split bottle over 2 hours. Ordered this off the list at Finn's Table in Kinsale. Very fine bottle and always one of our favorite N/V's year in and year out. B-S has a deft hand and always seems to deliver an elegant wine with good depth and complexity. This was no different, green orchard fruits, apple panna cotta, yeast, baking spice and limestone minerality on a medium body. Very clean and bright. Great mousse with excellent texture as well.
This bottle was disgorged 4/21/2016. Good, decently concentrated, and well balanced - but not particularly memorable. Notes of grapefruit, apple, and lemon are detectable, good acidity, and pleasant finish. Yet, we prefer, e.g., Bollinger, Taittinger, and Pierre Peters comparable entry-level NV offerings.
P: Med body; RNDISH entry with NICE, ALMOST swtish frt off set by an acidity which sets the parameters into & through the quite LONG, tangy/swt finish. A versatile style that strikes me as being adept as either a quaff or with food. My EXC; [TOTALLY uncharacteristically, this vendor's $45.95 puts it in the TOP of the wine-searcher's BOTTOM quartile.]
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One of the better non-vintages. Solid carbonation, light minerality, slight chalk, moderate toast and yeast. Not exceptionally memorable but a solid and safe choice.
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This wine is slightly tasty, very rich and creamy, and has significant acid. The entire package presents itself as quite balanced, which I know is the hallmark of this producer. With all the acid, this goes better with food, but you can drink it on it's own if you have to.
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Pale yellow with brioche and lemon oil notes on the nose. Yeast and lemon on the palate with deicate bubbles that feel slightly tired. Rounded mouthfeel with a long-, tapering finish.
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Nice nose with oak and some hints of yeast aromas.thin bubles ,nice yellow gold color and a sharp taste with long aftertaste.perfect for pairing with chinese food.in its peak.
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Middle of the road Champagne, not mineral and steely, no nutty oxidative notes, not bone dry, the dosage I would guess is about 9 g. Mild lemon tang so quite appealing to the palate but nothing very compelling here: inoffensive and of good quality.
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Dinner at Pressoir d’argent Gordon Ramsay, Bordeaux. Fresh and lively with toasty, citrusy notes. Nice complexity, which is surprising for a NV. Very refreshing. For an NV this is seriously good.
Bought in May 2017. No formal notes. Opened with with Jeremy, Sylvia and Larissa as aperitif before dinner w. Not the mesmerizing experience I made with bottles bought in 2016; dry and tart, but fresh and balanced, with fine mousse. A good aperitif.
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A fresh nose of toast, yeast, apples and butter. Palate gives me fresh, lovely tart fruit. Balanced, concentrated and with a long finish. Hints of cherries. 50+5+12+15+8 (90p)
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Very good champagne. There are standard cuvees from other houses with more individual traits, but this one is strikingly balanced and classic. Lively but not sharp, aromatic but not heavy, gently fruity, but with a nice touch of age, elegantly discreet but not boring. Not a hair out of place.
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Billecart is one of the very best NV champagnes, and with NV as good as this, I rarely bother with prestige cuvees. I have a habit of ageing NV champagne for a few years as I like the honeyed, bready complexity it gives. So I have drunk 6 of these over the last year with similar notes, all stored in a wine fridge at 55 degrees. Lovely nose of citrus, honey, quince and toast, very well balanced and refreshing, without the overt sweetness of many NV and with more power and depth than most. A lovely drink any day in balmy Singapore.
Compared to the 07 Roederer Ermitage, this one seemed to have a bit more power although I'm not so sure that it means it was any better overall. Straw yellow pour. Mouthfeel with slightly "bigger" bubbles than the Ermitage. These notes are mostly pear and apple with a hint of honey. Finishes with less tart fruit than the Ermitage but overall I think that the finish of this champers was a little more unidimensional to peach.
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Served to a group of friends on arrival and before the meal. Pale straw. Not too heavy on the nose. Soft, fresh and clean on the palate. Nothing too challenging. Certainly got better as it warmed up, with more toasty notes, more length (still very little aftertaste) and the magnum disappeared quickly.
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Served after dinner. Bright citrus notes, crisp and nicely layered. Full bodied but not as dry as I expected from a Brut Reserve. An excellent value that I plan to buy again.
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Borgogno Barolo Riserva vertical tasting at Jeroboams, Knightsbridge. Served as an apéritif on arrival. First noted at Mossiman's 18 months ago - this (perhaps) was the maturer bottle that I was hoping to find! Ripe apple and pear core fruit, lime zest and restrained acidity. Foaming prickly mousse. Dry rather than Brut. Exceedingly moreish. In this condition well worth the 3 extra points. Worth the premium price for NV champagne. Probably at its best 3+ years after bottling date.
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Basic bitch champagne (Chicago, IL): Served double blind. From half-bottle. Lots and lots of bread here. There's an interesting spicy candied ginger note, but the palate is a touch sweet and not too complicated. There's still plenty to like in terms of the scale here -- nice and broad, and pretty viscerally tasty.
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Not a bad Saturday afternoon: Rich and nutty on the nose, lemon curd, slate, and a little nutty on the palate, pretty and satisfying with nice crispness.
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Very fine. Straw coloured with a deep biscuity nose. Rich Chardonnay-leaning flavour, but with a delicate balance and a beautiful mousse. My favourite NV at this price point.
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Winter is Coming (Rocknroller's (Kevin & Vicki's Place)): Light gold color. Drank a glass over 30 minutes. This bottle had an additional 4 years of cellar aging since obtaining it. Really nice, poised, toasty, creamy texture, medium full bodied, well matured, delightful minerality - lithe and fresh with understated citrus fruit. Very classical character with more subtle fruit, crisp acid and minerality and an elegant feel. Loved it with the extra age.
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From a magnum. Really cold and had that great snap. A yeasty appley nose and the apples and pears carry over to the mouth. Not a complex wine but a very nice drink.
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375ml. Drank out of a Gabriel Glas. Marginally oxidative notes of yeast, brioche and roasted nuts. Fine mousse and good depth. Enjoyed this NV champagne.
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(Disgorged in the mid-1990s) Light golden colour with a maturing nose showing dried fruit and flowers and deeper notes of butterscotch and burnt sugar. Opens up in the glass showing notes of dark chocolate as well. Mature palate with acidity and delicious notes of citrus and butterscotch combined with a lengthy finish with grapefruit peel bitterness.
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(Disgorged in 2015) Still youthful on the nose with citrus and minerals and opens up with notes of oysters and some cinnamon. Palate with a nice balance of fruitiness and citrus acidity and the finish is very intense and nice with a buttery note. Billecart with a couple of extra years of cellaring is such a lovely treat and it should be able to reward further cellaring as well. (Probably best with 3-10 years extra cellaring)
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A very nice, easy-going Champagne, with lemon and quince notes dominating. Some decent mousse/crema, with a bit of brioche and vanilla on the tail end. Softer edges, which makes for really easy drinking. Not the best firework show in the universe, but a perfect bubbly to finish out the day. Hell, it was served with homemade Macarons at the St. Regis in Bora Bora, so who’s complaining?!
Very light on it's feet with a fine mousse. Not an intense expression with only mild toast and yeast notes. Frankly I prefer Pol Roger for a NV at this price point.
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Mildly toasty, with chalk, faint citrus, and a nice acidic cut. Light-to-medium bodied and clean on the finish. Certainly enjoyable, but not on the same level as their rosé.
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Pale amber color with a concentration of many fine, vigorous bubbles and a very delicate mousse. Ripe pear, honey, roasted almond nose. Unripe peach, lime zest and a savory vanilla croissant round out the palate. A nice, clean wine that can be drunk socially or with an array of food.
Just an absolute fav of ours.....brings back so many memories of BDX last fall when this was served to us before nearly every meal. Light, faintly toasty, slightly sweet, a faint creaminess and glorious bubbles. Enjoyed by all before dinner out tonight.
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I cellared this bottle for about two years. The wine was pale yellow-gold in colour and offered stone fruit, intense brioche, some smoke and some vanilla on the nose. On the palate, the wine showed stone fruit, lemon zest, toast, brioche, smoke and vanilla, completed by chalky mineral notes on the finish, with creamy mousse, smooth acidity and superb length. This Billecart-Salmon was very complete tonight, almost otherworldly! Its lovely, super-smooth texture stood out. An amazing bottle of champagne! I guess the two years in the cellar did the trick. I recommend not to serve it too cold. *Highly recommended!*
Light amber colour in the glass. Vanilla aromas with hint of buttered toast. Subdued, fine bubbles. Have had this bottle for quite some time and it feels slightly past its peak, but actually very pleasant with a bit less fizz. Apple, gooseberry, and pear-drop notes on the palate with toffee and creme brulee finish. Excellent, but may have been even better if opened a bit earlier.
God champagne, fin syra med finstämda äpplen och vit choklad bakom. Bra längd med en härlig eftersmak. Detta kan jag tänkas dricka igen fast på en helflaska. God champagne som gärna provas igen!
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Old bottle, probably from the late 1970s or early '80s ("1818-1978 160e anniversaire" on the label). Very slight brown-apple oxidative streak, but in good shape overall. Rich, honeyed, appley, custardy aroma. Good acidity. Lemony, saline, savory/brothy, tasty. Surprising amount of freshness left, and no significant problems; held up well.
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Excellent. A wine to look forward to drinking again. 40% Pinot Meunier 30% Pinot Noir 30% Chardonnay 12.0 ABV 8 g/l dosage Champagne PC $$$ WVR 32.99 | Good value at the price point.
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4th Saturday Group brown bagger (Our house): Enjoyed with m/m tlv and a pre-tasting snack of domestic sturgeon and salmon caviars. Bright and citrusy, with mineral and green apple as well. Racy and focused. Excellent.
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By the glass at the Bubbles Wine Bar in the airport, kicking off our 10th anniversary celebration. Bright and citrusy at first, turning to green apple and mineral. Medium bead. Crisp and focused. 92+ pts.
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Bought and cellared back in 2012, so it has 6 years on its back, and this is when it happens. Great showing! Nose with biscuits, lemon flowers, a touch honey, apples, pears and minerals. Tropical candied fruits, bread, honey, apples, pears, creamy and mineral infused with very good acidity and balance. Very fresh and clean, with good length.
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NV BILLECRT-SALMON BRUT RESERVE- in magnum; impressive and elegant; lightly mineralised citrus and stone fruit notes, bright acidity, crisp and refreshing on the palate and a cleanser for all upcoming wines; it was best with a good chill.
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A private dinner (Restaurant Umi Sushi **, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan): Deliciously plush and creamy, fruity and spicy, energetic and fresh. This bottle in Tokyo is very similar to my recent experiences with this wine in the Netherlands. This is truly consistency on a global scale.
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Benefitting from 2 years in the cellar after purchase this wine shows good complexity with an array of red apple, wild strawberry, lemon and brioche notes on the nose and reflected on the well structured palate that lingers beautifully. This is lovely NV Champagne.
Lunch with Reni and Rainer at our place. The bottle was bought in November 2016. Quick note only: This champagne offered citrus, lemon, apple, roasted almond, biscuit, brioche and smoke on the nose and palate, with high acidity, creamy if still slightly aggressive mousse and very good length. The dry, medium-bodied champagne was balanced and had good concentration. The Billecart-Salmon never disappoints!
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Blind "20 Questions" wine Dinner (Jason and Mariellen's): Drank blind, I should have been able to guess this, but I didn't. It had that classic balance and freshness, but lack of complexity. This was decent, but I'm started to appreciate other champagne that have more to offer in complexity.
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This was part of a single blind tasting. Most guessed it was a vintage Champagne, which speaks well for this producer. Unfortunately, no one guessed the producer, but a lot of "Oh yeah's" once it was revealed.
Very nice Champagne with tight bubbles and fresh acidity. On the nose, straw and citrus dominated. On the palate, yeasty bread, apple and citrus. This is lively Champagne for those who enjoy crispness and acidity in their Champagne. It went well with the popcorn, the caviar and the smoked salmon.
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A nose full of green apple, apricot and white peaches. The mouthfeel was creamy with fine bubbles. Flavors match the nose with a crisp acidity and only a perfect amount of "biscuit".
Drank from a 1.5L
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The worst Billecart NV that i have ever had - and i have had my fair share. Thin, weedy and insipid. A bad base vintage? Cellared for at least 3 years.
45% Pinot Meunier. Medium plus nose shows high complexity, brioche, lovely citrus, white pear, yellow apple, very pretty, fresh. Palate similar, fruit driven as the brioche notes fall away, white pear, lemon peel, fresh bubbles, bright style, finishes nicely dry, balanced. Very solid.
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P: MF body; RNDISH, enchanting entry with ALMOST swtish frt offset by acidity. The LONG, tangy/swt finish should go VERY well with food. LOVELY stuff for now & the next several yrs... min. :) [As of late Mar '20, wine-searcher still shows NUMEROUS sources from $40-$50].
Addendum: Also tasted on 6/1/19
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Chalk, chalk powder, green vegetation/grass and even some earth, touch of musky/Eastern spice perfume. Fairly big and round in the mouth, savoury, slightly saline. Not our style. But also it's too big without showing any yeast/butter/toast/oak or (slightly higher) dosage that would work with the bigness on the palate. Might be better with age, but is a reminder of why I avoid B-S
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Etihad Business CLass & Lounges; 9/24/2017-9/29/2017 (Sydney, Abu Dhabi, Frankfurt): Dry chardonnay fruit fizz; stone fruit, hint of grapefruit, medium acid, medium/full weight. Fine bubbles, with lots of palate presence. Dry, with a medium finish. Satisfying ‘main course’ champagne, with fine, persistent bubbles. Good effort, although not showing much age or development. Still, has an inherent richness and sense of dependability! Addendum: having drunk this on 4 planes over 5 days, I was surprised at the variability of it; occasionally quite flat.
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Tasted blind. Appearance is clear, pale intensity, lemon colour. Legs. Fine bubbles. Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of sweet white florals, citrus honey lemon, stony minerality. Developing. On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium- alcohol , medium body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of soft chalk, limestone minerality, sweet citrus lemon, lime, nutty brioche and biscuit. Long finish. Feels like a pretty good quality NV champ. Refreshing with good fruit sweetness and interesting minerals.
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Flashing Alicante 4; 9/8/2017-9/10/2017 (Alicante - España): Served by the glass from a yesterday opened bottle. Absolutely ready accompanying this vintage actually but with acidity and good length. It will still progress in the next few years. Dosage 8 g/l.
Servido por copas de una botella abierta ayer. Muy listo acompañando a la añada pero con acidez y buena longitud. Todavía progresará en los próximos años.
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Flashing Alicante 4; 9/8/2017-9/10/2017 (Alicante - España): Predominance of calcareous aromas inviting totally my nose. Red fruits anf yeast in the mouth. Very very young. The date of disgorgement is unknown. Unlike her sister Rosé, it's usually never my choice.
Predominancia de aromas calcáreos que invaden totalmente la nariz. Frutas rojas en levadura en boca. Muy muy joven. No se sabe la fecha de degüelle. Al contrario que su hermana rosé, normalmente nunca es mi elección.
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Just a delightful champagne....served multiple times this week on our Bordeaux trip at multiple chateaux. clean, crisp, light, floral, citrus, tiny bubbles, ever so sweet and lively on the tongue. This is a beauty of a champagne. Buy all you can.
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Pale yellow, plentiful bubbles, balanced, sufficiently tart, bone dry, citrus up front and finishes with ripe Golden delicious apples. Drank from a half bottle.
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Presentation with Eric Calzolari, so I suggest the wine was a recent disgorgement. 45% meunier, dosage 8gr. All B-S wines are perfectly balanced and seamless, elegant and clean. They always deliver high quality product. This entry level wine of the house is fruit dominated with fresh acidity and sweet underground. Rich, long, tasty and boring.
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P: MF body; Rndish entry with NICE frt superbly balanced by an acidity which morphs into a very LONG, tangy finish that should be REMARKABLE with food! GREAT stuff! :) [As of late Mar '20, wine-searcher still shows NUMEROUS sources from $40-$50].
Addendum: Also tasted on 12/2/17 & 6/1/19
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Base wine from 2013 including 50% reserve wine, blend of 40/30/30 PM/CH/PN, creamy, good weight, balanced more on the complex side than the fresh one. Very good NV champagne.
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A: pale lemon green N: Apple, meyer lemon, lime, grapefruit and biscuit. Youthful P: Dry. High acid, medium body, medium alcohol, medium (+) intensity and medium finish. Flavors much the same as nose but with a little drop of toffee C: BLIC? Points for length and intensity. Am wavering on balance here. I will give it a mark but the acidity feels quite high. Very Good Quality wine. I think it would be a little more interesting after some bottle aging. Fresh and clean and thankfully not plagued by the over generous sugar seen in many Brut champagnes from the grand marque. $40.49 isn't an awful price but better CMs available at the price. This NM is usually reliably good but i am a touch underwhelmed.
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This was an energetic and flavoursome bottle of Champagne without great complexity. Quite floral fruit with strawberry touches on the lead in and then zesty lemon, nougat and bread on the finish. Energetic without that extra lift.
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Mosimann's, Bentley Room for dinner with family and friends. Minimal note taking. A champagne that has eluded me until now. Very steely mineral fruit core: apples and hint of zest. Enjoyable enough but felt very young to my palate and might gain from a year or two in cellar to allow the flavours to emerge fully.
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Last of my older auction bottles, this was firing on all cylinders. Deeper golden color, beautiful mature yellow fruit with a bit of quince character, still a really nice acid backbone. Just stellar.
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Much better than last time tried 7 months ago. Some time in the cellar has helped. Still very pale like water in color and mostly bread on the nose. Nice mousse and bead. Palate much better of brioche, apple and lemon. Nice acidity.
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The wine was light gold in colour, with light, fine perlage. It offered apple, biscuit and a car tire component on the nose; and apple, citrus, biscuit, brioche and a hint of smoke on the palate, with creamy mousse, medium-plus acidity and superb length of the salty and pleasantly bitter finish. The medium-bodied sparkling wine was balanced and drank well, even if this bottle did not show quite as well as the bottle I had in June last year, which I bought around the same time but from a different source.
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We popped this for a friend upon quitting her job. My wife and I were both not fans, and we usually like Billecart: we had a tour and tasting at the winery in Sept. However, this bottle seemed dull and lifeless. Wondering if this was a storage issue. This was purchased at a Whole Foods during one of their 20 or 25% off wine sales.
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New Year's Day Champagne Celebration (Brad & Marcia's Place, St. Paul, MN): Always a crowd pleaser and tonight was no different. When you can get this at sub 40 it really is a steal. This was just a step behind the Cuvee Nicolas tonight. Always crisp and fresh with great balance, red apple, fresh cut pear. 91+ to 92pts.
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One of my favourite NV Brut Champagne. I love the balance, not too tart, not too rich and one of the most consistent House styles. Lovely both on its own or with food.
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Munskänkarna Göteborg Champagne-class, Session 9, flight 1.
Clean and Classic champagne. Green apples and fresh herbs on the nose. On the palate medium bodied, integrated and balanced. Fresh apple-fruit, some nuts and with time in the glass this wine started leaning towards a bready-feeling. Nice!
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A very dry, elegant and steely style of Champagne with lively bubbles. It lacks fruitiness, though, and does not offer toast bread aromas and flavors, either.
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At $47 a bottle, my buy of the night at a tasting of 38 sparklers, chiefly Champagnes. Small, vigorous, and flavorful bubbles that also had a wonderful release in the mouth when sipped. Very fruity and delicious lemon taste. Wonderfully penetrating and persistent. One of the most reliably excellent Champagnes made every year.
Light nose of grilled hazelnuts, hint of butter... yellow apple, freshly cut grass, very nice Champagne that could benefit 2-3 year more in the cellar!
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Minerally nose with notes of snow and cracker. Intense effervescence. Good acidity. I wish it had more soul and yeast profile though. Chalk it up to being NV. I would love to try the 2002.
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Tight at first, very clean, then developing aromas and palate of bitter lemon drop. Nice yeasty/doughy note, very subdued, and adds complexity. Clean and delicious.
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GMs - 1995 Bordeaux Tasting: Pencil, lemon, pineapple and apple. Refreshing palate cleanser, there is some sweetness but it is pretty held back overall. Decent length.
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NobleRottersSydney - Blind Shiraz Options 2004-06 (360 Bar & Dining, Sydney): {cork, 12%} {Bruce} Beautiful developing brioche-and-bakery nose, with a sweetly berried pinot twist. Really smells wonderful. The palate is no let-down; despite being crisply acidic it’s also rich with polished ripe chardonnay fruit, understated lees character but still a fruit-driven character. Medium/full-bodied, with a long, even palate. Hugely more-ish. Excellent.
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Yum - More fruit than I would have expected, very well balanced, lovely soft persistent mousse - very hard not to love this - everyone oohed and aahed. Sensuous.
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Never disappoints. Quintessential nose of bread, yeast, sea salt and floral notes. Creamy on the palate, with great effervescence from front to back. Almost round on the finish. Excellent.
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After ~3 years of aging since 2013, let's see how this champagne performed; wow, more attractive and elegant nose, with loads of cantaloupes, grapefruits, peaches, pineapples, and honey; still lots of dancing bubbles; complex, creamy, and juicy on the palate, with various citrus fruits and peels, plus some breadcrumbs and yeasts; very long and somewhat oily finish; overall, 92-93 points at this stage; who said NV champagne could not evolve and improve?
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Drank with a cheese tray and a light dinner. Light gold with beautiful super-fine bubbles. Nose of apple, pear, yeast, and lees. Bright refreshing palate of apple, pear, bread, and citrus. Excellent length. Mouthwatering acidity. Smooth texture. No hard edges or angularity. Wonderful Champagne that punches above its weight class.
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Opened a 375ml bottle as a starter, lots of honey, lemon/lime, and slate, more of the same on the palate, mouth filling with honey taste, lots of bubbles created a great mousse, very tasty on a hot summer day after walking the Farmer's market, medium body, honey and sweetness but bone dry, and a long finish.
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Opened a 375ml bottle to start Friday night dinner, nose of honey, wet shale, more of the same on the palate, mouth filling with honey taste, lovely mouse with lots of small/medium size bubbles, medium body, good acid, touch simple but delicious with a turkey sandwich, and a long dry finish.
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This lovely, medium-bodied champagne was very balanced and offered lots of apple, citrus, lemon, biscuit, some brioche and a hint of smoke, complemented by salty mineral notes on the finish, with creamy mousse, fresh, lively acidity and incredible length. Top!
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Brought to a dinner. Just love this bottling for the pricepoint. Red apple, flowers, little lemon undertone, hint of yeast. Great balance, nice acids. So enjoyable.
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The claim they are a gastronmic champagne about purity and freshness - no oak not not a oxyidative style. TOtal sourcing is around 250 hecares, and then from that they only produce ... in cases. No second press. Only premier and grand cru. It is parcel by parcel fermentation. 55 parcels here, 40% Meunier, 30 / 30 chard, pinot. THe reserve wine - base '11, '10,down to 8. The main thing is to do the last three years. Dosage 7 g /L.
Good acidity and freshness, long time on the lees 3 to 3.5 years, leading the good length I am being told and that is true.
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A Wet Spanish Wine Wednesday (Rocknroller's (Kevin & Vicki's Place)): Light gold color. Drank 2 glasses over 45 minutes; 18 months cellar time. I always enjoy this wine. Today was certainly no different as this was in top form. Showing a perfect amount of yeast on the nose with pear, apple and mineral. The palate is elegant, wonderful mousse, delicate pear flavors with apple, clean minerals, and a bright finish. Such a good N/V. 91+ to 92pts.
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Absoutely delicious! Full flavoured and rich, creamy and crisp at the same time. Truly a pleasure to drink. Will buy again at some point for $30 for the half bottle.
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This was really interesting. Bottle purchased about two years ago and on initial pour the colour suggests some further age.
Initially probably a little cold. This was consumed over 3 hours. Intoxicating nose of brioche, lemon zest, white peach and hints of brine. Over time I also got creamed honey. Creamy mousse (although this didn't persist in the glass too long). Acid has softened slightly but seems really well balanced with excellent texture and medium plus length.
This wine got better with a little time after opening and as it warmed up slightly. If you had this just straight up out the fridge and consumed immediately I think you'd be a little disappointed. In the end a really interesting wine that's good, but not great. At the price paid ($40 AUD) I'm a happy camper.
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Valentine's Day at home with gooey, funky cheese, tart apples and fresh French Epi in the afternoon. High acidity riding over slightly bitter apple core. Did the job well enough, but there are finer examples to be found. Went decently well with the steamed mussels, but the high point was dessert when paired with Cantele de Bordeaux.
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"That's it?" -- is all I could think of in the middle of the first glass. Entirely forgettable and lacking any identity to me. Wife liked it, though, and she's pretty choosy.
At Al Forno, that wonderful restaurant in Providence RI. A slightly odd experience for one of my favorite "value" Champagnes. Delicious on opening and at the end of the evening, but a metallic aftertaste in its middle development. No way that would discourage further purchase.
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A private lunch (Restaurant Breda, Amsterdam, NL): Vibrant, silky, lovely definition, flowers, green apple and citrus from the Chardonnay, good weight of spicy Pinot Noir fruit, marries intensity and finesse, good length.
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We drank a glass on a Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong to Paris. A delightful bubbly, bubble pre and post-takeoff really helps to settle our nerves before a very long and, no matter where you sit in the bus, less than comfortable 12+ hours. Perfect either for that purpose or events with friends who know enough that you will not serve something cheap (Moet!)...because you want something reasonably priced and cheerful!
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This was a gift, which we were very grateful to receive. Unfortunately, I was very let down by the bottle. It was, at best, just a decent bottle of Champagne from a major house. Nothing very interesting or impressive to my mind. Perhaps it hadn't been stored well – who knows – but not up to the standard one expects for Billecart.
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As always, one of the best in it’s class. Nose with minerals, citrus and apples, some bread and nuts as well. Palate is clean, fine ripe citrus fruit, apples and fine minerals. Creamy and balanced, good acidity. I like this, especially with a few extra years of cellaring after release. Had with a sea food starter, and it was a real good combo (89 – 90+)
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Airy, floral nose, lemon-lime, mixed with baguette and almond. Rich palate but precise acid and a persistent sourness mixed with minerality pervades the wine. Apples, glazed pears, almond, buttered flaky biscuits, mixed with salty, chalky and mineral-driven elements. Nice concentration but precise as well. It cut through some creamy leek and bacon soup quite well and the wife loved it, so that's always a plus. Happy New Year!
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750ml; PnP; translucent pale lemon color; aromas of sea air, lemon blossoms, and hints of baked pastry; flavors of slightly salted lemon-lime aid with just a bit of sweetness; good acidity keeps the mouth watering; a bit sweet but a nice young champagne for any occasion.
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Clean, clear, small and medium sized bubble Yeasty, buttery, nutty nose Tastes much like it smells. Buttered brioche. Fresh, crisp, tight, astringent. Some floral hints: jasmine
MAGNUMS are better!!!!!
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Champagne - 100 Vintage and NV Champagne; 12/15/2015-12/15/2020: Nose very much in the citrus, lime and flower spectrum with the typical bakery component in the background. This continues on the palate where we have a fresh Campagne with may be a bit too much dosage for my taste. Did well with the crowd.
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Drank over two nights and this improved significantly on night number 2. First night, it seemed kind of thin and very average 87pts. Tonight it had filled out and was much more expressive and rich.... 91pts. 89pts overall, for me. I like this for the $38 I paid if, I could count on it drinking like night #2. Solid but, not inspirational like a NV Veuve Fourny for $5-$10 more.
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Tasting pour, a bit less balanced tonight with some rough edges, perhaps the temp is off too, so that's not helping. Good, but not the wine I expected. 90pts.
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Good, not great. I've enjoyed various renditions of this in the past, but am feeling like a bit of a hostage to houses that won't clearly label disgorgement dates. I understand THEIR point of view, but what about the consumer's? Deep yellow, almost golden, sweeter than I would have liked, and very different from previous versions. Baked apple, easy upfront appeal, and not much more than that. On bottle: L404A462. On Diam cork: 7D10144. Any ideas anyone as to how old, and which vintage this mostly comprises?
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Bruised/baked apple with malic freshness and cotton candy aromas..imagine this is exceedingly versatile with food given the somewhat chunky yet plush, coating midpalate.
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Birthday at the Ocho (SF): Crisp green apple, smells like the inside of a baguette on the nose- showing lovely autolytic notes. Light and elegant in the mouth.
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Visually, this wine has a straw color, very fine and constant bubbles, and a nice mousse. The nose has some pretty distinctive characteristics that I have never had in other champagnes. In particular, there is a very slight nose of grape sour candies (those vibrant purple sour grape candies). More prominent on the nose is red cut apples, fresh cut white flowers (this is probably where the candy smell comes from), some red berries, and some lime zest. On the palate, I get a touch of hay, a bit of lime, some ripe pear, peach, fresh red apples like on the nose, and crushed stone. This wine has a good amount of acidity and a very long finish. Overall, this is a very complex for a non-vintage Champagne and I would not hesitate to recommend it to anyone looking for something a little different.
Upon opening, this wine is a little tight but develops into a more luxurious wine after just 30 minutes of being open. Also, this wine should be served a little warmer than I would normally serve Champagne. When it is too cold, it looses some of its complexities.
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Very solid NV Champagne that seems to fly under the radar a bit, perhaps overshadowed by their rosé. A little more rich and ripe than mineral driven, but still a classic Champagne profile. It probably gets an extra point because it came from a magnum.
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Had at the beach with friends to celebrate their purchase of a new condo. Drank with a roasted chicken and rice. Plenty of bubbles; very light gold in color. Delicious notes of apple, citrus and minerals.
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I found 2 bottles of this with the older white label, dusty, and slightly underpriced in a wine shop. So I couldn't resist buying them, wondering if they would be amazing or completely shot. Well, the first one was somewhere in between, and definitely not as good as fresher bottles I've had. The color resembles apple juice. The flavor has a caramelized, tinny quality, and almost no bubbles. It tastes like old champagne in a completely unremarkable and slightly elderly way. If the second bottle drinks the same, I'm returning it.
We lost our power during a severe 8/29/15 storm and had this when neighbors came over for a “Syrah by candle light” tasting. It had a fragrant, expressive bouquet of smoke, pear, brioche, anise, spice and mineral aromas. The palate was rich, round and dry with flavors that followed the nose.
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Pale yellow in color with a very fine, constant & intense mousse. Fragrant & attractive nose of ripe fruit aromas of pears, citrus notes of lemons/limes & apple with some floral notes, yeasty/toasty, minerals, stony and hints of marzipan & roasted hazelnuts. Light bodied with a good concentration of balanced, smooth textured & zesty ripe fruit flavors of pears, apples and citrus notes of lemons/limes with yeasty/toasty, creamy & minerals. Lingering dry finish. Drinks quite well at present and has been known to gain further complexity from a few additional years of aging.
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Gary's Famous Ribs (Judith's House): Consistent with previous note. -1 point for slightly less complexity on the palate, although it did improve. Drank a small glass at a tasting, perhaps if I had sat with a larger amount for longer, I might have coaxed out that extra point.
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Gary's Famous BBQ Ribs Event (Judith's House, WI): light gold color. Drank 1 glass over 30 minutes. Opens nicely over the course of 20 minutes and reveals a very floral nose with pear, light quince, and mineral. The palate is light, very creamy mousse, light apple and pear, mineral, light quine spice. Medium finish.
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Fruit-forward nose of green apple, pear, and lemon. Mineral heavy in the mouth, creamy, with an austere finish. Drink now through 2020. (Disgorged 2014)
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With a wonderful nose full of fruit, maybe apple and grapefruit, it was nicely crisp, fruity and a tad on the sweet side. Not sure of disgorge date, but was told it had been in the cellar for a few years. Still a little on the young side for me, but a pleasant way to start the evening.
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No formal TN, but quite delicious. Carried with me via plane to a seminar in SLC, and enjoyed in the hotel room prior to wrapping up the evening. Comes across a bit sweeter with notable residual sugar tonite.
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Lighter color. The nose shows elegant aromas of citrus, orchard fruits, toast, flowers and minerals. This is medium light bodied on the palate with very good concentration and good finesse. The medium plus length finish features a mineral element.
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Bordeaux Confidential SF (SF): Pale straw in the glass with reflections of green - moderately concentrated color. The nose is addictively good, with a fresh brioche (autolytic) character, ripe pear, ripe green apple. In the mouth there is a slight pillow of RS, showing the dosage (the rep said 8-10g/L, a bit higher than the extra brut level: 6-8g). Beautiful elevated to high acidity, mostly tart malic. Fine bubbles with elegant balance. Speaks quietly, but this is super good. Score: Around 9.
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Crisp, clean and dry, with just enough richness to keep it interesting. Lime zest, minerals, pear, just a touch of yeast. Great apertif that held up to a pork chop.
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From a disgorgement at least two years past but no later than four years. Toasty and rich but bordering on oxydiavtive, likes its about to go over the hill. But just opened. Maybe it will blow off.
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So good, tasty, well balanced, thick and rich on mid palate with nice acid cut and med length apple and pear finish. Dependable, nice, high quality. Drink through 2020+.
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From auction, older bottle with a cream color label. Matured color in the glass but not on the palate. Still quite fizzy and pleasant but a bit simplistic and lacking real depth or complexity. Happy First Anniversary Nodoguro!
Degorged fall of 2014. Light yellow colour in the glass. Showing minerals, flint and lemon in a youthful style. After some time it opens up with some hazelnuts and hints of marzipan as well. Very mineral-driven palate and with an acidic palate and rather harsh finish. Needs some extra cellaring to smooth things a bit. Best with 3-5 years extra cellaring.
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Opened a 375ml bottle to start the Easter Holiday, enjoyed with salad and grilled turkey burgers, nose of honey, mango, blood orange, wet shale, more of the same on the palate, mouth filling with honey taste, OK mousse with some tiny bubbles in the glass featuring a lovely bronze/salmon color, delicious, medium body, and a long sweet finish.
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Color is a beautiful super pale apple green. Aromas of almonds, slight yeast, and a certain sea-saltiness. However, the bead is dying. Just an occasional bubble hear and there. No fine and constant bead which was so disappointing and surprising. This resulted in a somewhat flabby taste sensation. Kind of reminded me of a champaign or sparkling that sat overnight and came to room temperature. I guess I will drink earlier or stick with the Rose.
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Poured right before lunch as an apertif. Not a bad champagne, but just didn't hold up very well to the rest of the wines that we were drinking that day. Standard bubbles.
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Clear bright gold color. Full persistent mousse. Nice intensity to the aromas- caramel-apple & pear, with biscuit, wheat, white flowers, and chalk. Dry on the palate with bright acid and lemon, apple skin, sweet bread and chalk. Nice complexity, good length, well balanced. Very nice.
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Opened a 375ml bottle to enjoy with salad a grilled sirloin steak dinner. nose of honey, wet shale, and citrus, more of the same on the palate, mouth filling with honey sweetness, nice mousse, richer than the last half bottle, refreshing with the salad after grilling the meat, medium body, and a long sweet finish.
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Opened a 375ml bottle to enjoy with dinner after a 5 hour drive from Orange County to my home, nose of honey, and citrus, more of the same on the palate, lots of honey, some medium size bubbles, nice mousse, tasty, past its best, medium body, and a long honey finish.
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Opened a 375ml bottle to enjoy with dinner and the Oscars, nose of honey, and citrus, more of the same on the palate, lots of honey, hint of minerals, tasty and available to toast Glen Campbell's song, showing fully mature age, very tasty, medium body, and a long finish.
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The wine looks straw colored. The legs are fast. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like grapefruit, cantaloupe, honeysuckle, diacetyl (butter) and biscuity. The body is medium. The wine has bright texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has low acidity. Too shellfish-tarte
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Opened a 375ml bottle to enjoy with a turkey breast sandwich while watching Suits, delicate mousse, nose of honey, and citrus, more of the same on the palate, lots of honey, hint of yeast and minerals,the acid helps with being almost crisp but showing fully mature age, very tasty, medium body, provided two nice glasses and a long finish.
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Mature bottle from 375. Bubbles are fading and the nose is very secondary. Nice mouthfeel and length, palate is also very secondary. Might be fading, but still very enjoyable.
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Opened a 375ml bottle to enjoy with the Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breast and the Tennis Finals after my salad, lots of tiny bubbles and a few medium size ones, delicate mousse and straw gold in the glass, nose of honey, pear. citrus, and spring flowers showed this bottle was more alive than the last, more of the same on the palate, lots of honey, sweet chardonnay as evidenced by the acid, almost crisp but still showing its age, paired well with the Stuffed Chicken and green beans, very tasty, medium body, and a long finish. The second glass was paired with the Chardonnay Butter Brickle from Clos du Val for dessert and really hit the spot.
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Nice straw color with very intense bubbles. Lemons and apples with some minerality. There were bready and vanilla flavours. Dry but focused, lean and crisp. A very good and respectable NV champagne.
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Belle robe dorée bien limpide. Le nez est dominé par des notes de crème fraîche, une pointe de fruit exotique (ananas) & un peu de brioche. L'ensemble est frais & invitant. La bouche est bien supporté par une belle acidité, petite pointe rancio en finale agréable. Texture agréable, bulle très fine. Très bien!
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Elegant yet appealing to a popular taste with its rounded ripe flavors of soft pear and a splash of tangerine. Lots of brioche and hints of vanilla. Lots of complexity, concentrated ripe fruit, and med+ length as well as excellent balance.
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Opened a 375ml bottle to enjoy during the Grammys, more tiny bubbles and better mousse than the last bottle, straw gold color in the glass, nose of honey and pitted sweet citrus, more of the same on the palate, very smooth and tasty, medium body, long finish.
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A blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier and Pinot Noir which were sourced from some of the best sites in the Champagne region. Bright ripe fruit on the nose with enticing floral aromas. Lively acidity on the palate with well-integrated notes of brioche and minerality. A lengthy and complex finish.
Food pairing: Perfect as an aperitif or with scallops
Opened another 375ml bottle, tiny amount of very fine bubbles, yellow/orange/gold in color in the glass, nose of honey, touch of pear, more of the same on the palate, very smooth and tasty, medium body, went well with the Chinese Basil Salmon, long finish.
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375ml bottle, medium amount of very fine bubbles, straw gold in color in the glass, light mousse, nose of honey, pitted fruit, more of the same on the palate, very rich, creamy, lots of honey but not overly sweet, medium body, peaked, went well with the Chinese Basil Salmon, long finish.
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Opened by LostVerse from Magnum. 2nd time I have had this in the last couple months. A very consistent bottle. Strong bead. Notes of marconi almonds, citrus and minerals. 91 points.
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TLV's Birthday Dinner (Anvil Club): From magnum, opened by thelostverse. Pale in color with a soft mousse and notes of lemon, apple and ginger with a cracker/biscuit undertone. Bright acidity with a medium bead and flavors of almond, ginger and limestone. Finishes well.
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I am very curious about the notes that read green apple, and citrus - are we sampling the same NV Billecart Brut Reserve? The color is a deeper yellow approaching gold. The nose has a prominent butterscotch, peach, with mineral and approaches orange dreamsicle. The bubbles are fine. On the palate, caramel with levity, a hint of rye, stone fruits, and a touch of fried plaintain. The finish goes on and on. Enjoy!
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Medium yellow colour. Initially, the nose felt dominated by green apple and mineral, and our guesses (it was served blind) actually went in the blanc de blancs direction. Given a bit more time, the nose shows ripe apple (not just green apples), a hint of peach, some smoke and mineral, just a tiny hint of green notes, and a bit of perfume (that may have led us in the Granny Smith direction). The palate is rather fruity with a lot of green apple, some citrus fruits, good minerality, rather high acidity, and a fresh aftertaste with green apples and citrus. A fine NV Champagne that would benefit from some time in the cellar, 88(+) p.
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Popped this just before midnight on New Year's Eve 2014~5. Crisp, dry brut-ness. Slight hint of bitterness up front, perhaps from the blend. Overall really solid bottle of bubbles.
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It may not be vintage…(it wasn't), so it had not developed the finesse that you find in older bottles, but this was a delicious wine. Beautiful nose and right balance of acidity and tension on the palate. This was not an overly aggressive acid champagne: you could actually taste that this was wine (which isn't the case in much champagne). Avoided overly yeasty nose or overly sharp bubbles. A really nice bottle that should please a lot of champagne drinkers.
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A clear pale lemon. Clean and light on the nose, the aromas are very subtle. not a lot of yeasty bready aromas, but citrus, lime zest, and lemons. It is dry, high acid, and light bodied. Citrus flowing through, and a very clean flavour. A little grapefruit? A medium finish, this is a very good champagne. I really enjoyed it.
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Always a pleasure, great aperitif, and I love the fruit forward style of Billecart that makes you salivate and grave for another glass. This bottle was a bit better then other recent experiences with this from standard bottle.
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So, just to be clear, I love this wine. I wish there was a disgorgement date on it. The nose shows off aromas of lemon zest, green apple, yeast and bread crust, chalk and rocks. Nice soil signature. The palate reveals a full bodied wine, rich in texture and silky mouthfeel, with a vigorous mousse, bright and zesty citrus fruit, and finishing with med+ acid and a longish finish that repeats tart lemons, green apple skin, nuts, toast and rocks. The dosage is noticeable, but poignantly balanced to deliver on the fine line between precision and richness. This is an fantastic Brut NV...I hesitate to think of one I prefer to the Billecart Salmon bottling. It is drinking beautifully now, and will continue to do so through 2020 or so. Utterly delicious.
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light golden colour with elegant effervescence and a slightly floral nose of pastries, green apples, and whiffs of stone fruits. pleasant sweetness in the mouth with a good acidic backbone for the layers of white fruit and hints of nuttiness. nice long finish.
felt somewhat mature; enough to be enjoyed by itself – which i did prior to takeoff but also with a light breakfast.
Monthly Tasting Group: Champagne and Sushi (Sushi Fix, Wayzata, MN): This was excellent again, as expected. Bright, fresh, mineral, floral, tart, pear, and apple. Just delightful stuff. Not a bad tariff on sale and worth a buck or two more for the quality and complexity.
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The wine is clear and bright with a medium lemon colour and presence of many medium-sized bubbles. The nose is clean and developing, showing medium intensity aromas of walnuts, bread dough, cream, butter, lemon peel, green apple and hints of fresh apricots. The wine is off-dry with a medium(+) refreshing acidity. It has a medium alcohol and a medium body with a creamy mousse. It has medium(+) intensity flavours of green apple, lemon peel, bread, cream, walnuts and hints of fresh apricots. The finish is medium(+).
Can drink now, but it has enough acidity and flavour concentration to develop more complex tertiary aromas in the 3-5 years following disgorgement date.
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Birthday's Eve Dinner (Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand): Very good wine. Impeccable winemaking, great balance, good intensity, some complexity, fresh bottle. The wine delivers excellence but does not have (to my taste) that extra dimension that marks out outstanding champagne. Certainly very elegant.
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Lively and fresh NV with pleasing mousse and some depth.
One for everyone, as it stands somewhere in the middle between the fresh, acide side and the rich aroma loaded side. Probably a little bit closer to the acid side.
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Billecart-Salmon Tasting Dinner at La Belle Vie (La Belle Vie, Mpls): Light gold color. Drank 2 glasses over 45 minutes. This was quite good, very elegant and fine, lemon chiffon nose, pear, mineral nose and becoming floral over time. The palate is elegant, pear, lemon chiffon, a little earthiness and a very lovely minerality on the finish. This was really nicely balanced and suave. The minerality was so appealing, very distinct but not at all harsh or overly chalky.
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K&L Champagne Tent Event (K&L Hollywood): Great fruit on the nose, but more brioche than I remember with this in the past, pushing toward yeasty. Good minerality and good acidity, but the bubbles were coarser than, say, the Ruinart.
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Lovely NV with plenty of green and red apples, bread with hints of honeysuckle on both nose and palate. Crowd pleasing tasty. Not too complex but perfect for the wedding dinner celebrations.
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Bede Birthday Party: Bede birthday party: this was the "basic beverage" for the night. Delicious champagne, with lovely fine bubbles and notes of apple, pear, lemon and almonds, best with the quail eggs and caviar on toast and with the beggars purses (lobster and black truffles in crepes).
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Classic nose with sweet liquorice, some roasted almonds, pear and lemon juice. My girlfriend said that the champagne was a bit "in your face" at first. On the palate the champagne is calm, easy with an everlasting power. I would say that the wine is somewhat elegant. Roasted and salted almonds, creamy pear sorbet and zingy lemon juice. Some grape fruit comes along in the end.
I find the style classy and stylistically pure. Like Pierre Peters cuvee reserve, the wine has that zingy acid balanced with smooth, creamy fruit. I have found a new favorite among Pierre Peters.
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Had both from normal bottle (first) and then from magnum. Usual Billecart Salmon, fresh easy drinking style, always a crowd pleaser. From standard bottle I would give it 88 Points and from Magnum 2 Points higher, hence the blended score of 89 Points.
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Soft, golden appearance, with a small bead and soft foam. The nose is restrained but shows good ripeness and notes of caramelized pears, red delicious apples, and brioche. Tremendously poised and focused, with flavors of Meyer lemon, ripe, red apples, minerals, and nuts that glide effortlessly across the palate. Good length on the finish. This is really elegant.
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Lunch with Chris and Joey; Non-Blind (Bin 75): From magnum; love the balance of richness and finesse of this; almost seems like some new oak, lees, green apple, graphite, full mouthfeel, and clean finish; very good.
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7D09112 dis'g. More enjoyable than the disgorgement I had 2 years ago. Somewhat dull, medium straw color with vibrant mousse. Very yeasty bouquet, like a cross between sourdough and Hawiian Kings bread, accompanied by some freshly poured concrete smeared with hot butter. Medium body and tartness that has nice, elegant grip with a generous mouthfeel. Smooth and clean, average length finish. 4+11+16+9=90
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750mL, NV, $50, Total Wine Rancho Cucamonga. High carbonation, soda fizz, small legs. Clear, consistent star bright core. Carbonation tapers off after 20 minutes. Nose opens up as it warms from green apple and CO2 to marzipan, yellow cake, pineapple, cake batter, Taste up front is tart pineapple. Mid body is bland with only soda carbonation. Finish is extremely sour and all lactic with a phlegm inducing yogurty palate. Long finish, total lactic. Mild green apple and high sourness. Definitely blanc de blanc with no Pinot balance. Good, but I'm not a blanc de blanc fan.
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Nice bubbles and nose. Crisp, complex, nicely balanced. Considerable toast and body to complement food, but good by itself. Just a hint of sweetness at the end of a long finish.
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Chugged down from magnum and rather delicious for it. Sure, I like the rose better, but the rose is also more expensive. Great house here - precise yet with lots of layers and richness.
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Straw yellow at the eye. Blend made with Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier from three different years. Slowly rising bubbles in a delicate mousse. At the nose floral freshness of fresh fruit and ripe pears. At the palate a fine freshness with some pleasant acidity typical of orange peel. Good minerality. Although well executed, not impressive and a little bit anonymous.
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Very nice standard Champagne. White flowers and pears on the nose, with some lemons and fresh green apples. On the palate a balanced and creamy body, with good minerals and acidity, green apples, pears, sweet lemons with a medium + finish. Good basic bubbles.
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Yep. My only objection was that this was painfully young and just a little sharp. All the raw materials are there - wish I had the space to stash some away.
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A beautiful dessert or aperitif, soft texture and nice fizz. Several steps above an average bubbly. Compare to Ruinart Rose. However, was $75 on sale from $100 -- pricey.
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Light in color. Nose shows breadcrust and apple. The wine has a good length and intersting flavors. The only negative is a bit the acidity. Good base Champagne from B-S.
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No disgorgement noted on the label, unfortunately. Pale straw in color, showing an aggressive pattern of fine bubbles and a frothy mousse. The nose shows off citrus and apple, minerality, perhaps a hint of yeasty aromas, but light and ethereal. The palate shows off a slightly sweet wine, with rather full body and a creamy texture, med(-) alcohol (listed 12.5%). The flavors are quite complex and changing, showing off pear, lemon drops, green apple skin, rich caramel notes, nectarine, chalk, warm bread crust. An enticing and encapsulating mouthfeel and flavor profile, makes me go back for another glass. Great med(+) acidity and a med(+) finish, echoing notes from the palate, leaving a tad of sweetness reminiscent on the palate in the finish. Just gorgeous. This is a high quality Champagne, drinking nicely now, and will probably improve over the next few years and drink beautifully through 2020+.
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I enjoy this producer's rose, but this 375ml Brut Reserve was a disappointment. It tasted like a good apple cider. Light green apple flavors. Nothing more nor is there anything inviting you into the wine. One dimensional. Nice but clearly not outstanding.
Christmas & New Year 2013; 12/20/2013-1/1/2014: Half. Four years of post purchase cellaring. Lovely. Nicely maturing with a biscuit character, retaining its freshness and vibrancy. Splendid for a half of nv. ****
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Champagne Tasting at Gordon's (Gordon's Fine Wine & Liquors): 50% Chardonnay, 40% Pinot Noir, 10% Pinot Meunier. More expressive on the nose than the rosé at this tasting. Yeastiet, lots of apple especially sour cooking apple, fresh mustard seed, bready and warm. Less acid than the rosé but to my mind more polished. $45-60.
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2013 K&L Annual Champagne Tasting (K&L San Francisco Store): K&L Tasting. Nose of baked bread with a slab of butter, Jonathan apple, with hints of minerals and yeast, more of the same on the palate, tasty, almost mouth filling with a long, pleasant finish.
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Champagne Tasting: Apple, ginger, mandarin and biscuit. Sweet fruit on the palate, there is probably a fair bit of dosage as well. Appealing for drinking now and without too much thought.
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Pale light yellow. Small medium-intense mousse. Very fresh nose of green apples, citrus and minerals. On the palate there is a steely, almost saline minerality again as well as fresh citrus. Medium-bodied with a medium-high refreshing acidity and a fresh, medium-intense mousse. Very nice, fresh and long finish. A superb NV-champagne from one of the top-producers. It's all about freshness and elegance. This has been one of my favorite NV Blanc de Blancs for years.
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Another decent daily champagne with its own distinct characteristics; very nice nose full of cantaloupes, grapefruits, peaches, pineapples, and wet pebbles; the palate, quite creamy and fruity with lots of bubbles dancing around plus some bread and yeast flavors; the finish, also creamy and fruity with candied berries, dried licorice, and some mouth-watering rock salt; overall, 91-92 points; heard this bottle was released this year so should benefit from a few years of aging.
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This is a benchmark bottle of bubbles. Great minerality and pear notes. Subtle texture, rounded midpallet - clean finish. Everything good champagne should be.
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Nose of lemon meringue pie and hints of brioche and green apple. Velvety palate with white peach, lemon with balanced acid and excellent length.
The nose was not hugely pronounced and suspect this bottle is not a prime example of this wine. When will the champagne houses put disgorgement dates on the bottles!?
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Onboard KLM long haul. Good acid back bone and some fine elements. Appley aromas from the too small glass. Elegant on the palate yet also a little clumsy. Acids M+, fruit is fine, some earth on the finish. Simple, easy drinking Champagne with super short finish. One glass.
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In the glass, white gold in color. On the nose, a mix of yeast, honeysuckle, and fresh cut grass. On the palate, a crisp, smooth, clean champagne, with notes of pear and apricot. Not particularly complex, but also quite smooth and well integrated.
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A light, floral nose, maybe a touch of lemon peel in there. Lighter than I expected, it gains weight over the palate. The mousse is very fine and persistent and there is quite a distinctive citrus character on the finish.
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Crisp, clean and razor sharp - the Brut Réserve delivers and abundance of fresh green apples, citrus tones and structure. The palate offers a very nice texture and actually quite a few hard edges, including a close to saline minerality. Vivid mousse and a pleasant acidity puts the dot over the i. A very nice Champagne which is superb apéritif. (score is 90+)
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Toasted walnut, bakers dough, lily pedal, and a slight hint of orange zest fade into a chalky finish. Bold champagne with good minerality; bracing acidity doesn't overpower. Very enjoyable for my tastes. If you prefer a more prominent citrus flavor, this might not be for you.
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A wonderfully complex nose with lifted peach, savoury nectarine and brioche.
The palate shows layers of complexity and is made in an oxidative style with plenty of spice to go with the stone fruits and a touch of green apple.
Billecart is a wonderfully consistent NV that is worthy if the accolades bestowed on it year after year. Review Link - www.winereviewer.com.au (drink from 2013-2015)
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BSA, 40% Meunier, 2009/2010, primaire, léger rancio, acidité classique, plaisant mais pas très propre, d'habitude plus frais et plus précis. Bouteille non representative?
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Nose of fruit and dough...definitely toasty on the finish. The finish has a bit stronger flavor than a lot of the more fruity blanc de blancs. I enjoyed the bottle. Try one to see if you like the taste before stocking up on this one.
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It's good with some finesse, but somehow lacking material and thin to me. Maybe my palate as evolved, and I am asking more from my champagne now ! Still not bad at all and glad to have it.
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Light yellow colour with medium-sized bubbles. The nose shows a hint of stone, sulphur and yellow fruits. The palate show a long, rich and pleasant taste of citrus and yellow plums.
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Mixed Champagnes with Munskänkarna (Stockholm): Nose with ripe apple, some peach, slightly perfumed, some smoke. The palate is fruity but still dry with green and yellow apple, good minerality, some spice, rather high acidity. A foody style, almost vintage-level concentration.
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Jaune Pâle clair. Nez de levure , pain brioché et pomme verte. En bouche, franche acidité, très complet et la mousse est vive. En laissant reposer le verre , il gagne en finesse et le tout devient plus balancé et moelleux. Très bon QP. Coup de coeur. 90+
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Doftar lite småmogna äpplen och brödig jästighet. Lite anonymt. Sticker inte ut varken åt det ena eller andra hållet. Gör sitt jobb, och passar till maten, men inget extra.
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Super yeasty nose of sourdough bread dough, but lifted by notes of apple and citrus with a very round mouthfeel overall and medium body. Lots of flavor here. Remarkable quality.
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I enjoyed this much more than my last bottle. Although it is certainly a featherweight champagne, this showed some nice lemon drop candy. Bright but creamy with some good chalkiness. But not very complex.
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Billecart is mostly known for their rose, but their Brut Reserve is also a very nice non-vintage champagne. Especially if you can find this for $40 per bottle or less. This is clearly a very pinot centric champagne (both pinot noir and meunier) and is relatively heavy with nice sappy flavors of honey, bread, yeast, vanilla, allspice, apple, and peach. The only complaint I have is that the finish is relatively short and the bubbles don't seem to last very long. This will go over well with anyone who leans toward pinot based champagne's and likes a heavier/leesy style.
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Pale yellow color with perhaps even a tinge of rose (imagination?). Mostly pinot munier and pinot noir, which showed in the brioche and yeast-focused nose supported by ripe pear, baked apple, lemon, and a hint of earth. Delicious, fine bubbles and enough acid to balance the fruit. Was an amazing match with lentil soup.
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Still remembering that fantastic Billecart Salmon Rose a couple years ago, I was once again not too impressed with the Brut Reserve. Very light color with a lean and dry palate. Not my prefered style of Champagne
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Bevuto a tutto pasto con astice e scamponi a capodanno. Molto morbido, burroso, accattivante, dalla beva piacevole e semplice. Champagne un po' più "piacione" di quel che credevo, ma per la verità anche molto piacevole. Si lascia bere con estrema disinvoltura, ma non evoca particolari emozioni (diciamo così). Il prezzo non è di certo nazional-popolare, ma in bocca e nel bicchiere è perlomeno Pop.
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Poured alongside an NV Ayala, this was the more serious, "wine drinker's wine" of the two. Very toasty, dry and complex. Improved a lot with air. I liked quite a bit. 91-92.
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I really like this wine. Yellow color. Nose: Slightly aroma of bread, light floral fragrance with notes of grapefruit and apple. Taste: Dry, very fresh, slightly taste of bread with hints of grapefruit and apple.
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Appley nose with ripe yellow tones, vanilla cream, almond bisquit and smoke. Dry, medium bodied, quite refreshing and smooth with golden apple, lemon curd, pineapple and smooth mid-sized moussé opening to some grapefruity bitter notes, minerality and and creamy vanilla. Slight nuttiness in the mid-length aftertaste. Once I had this quite often, but now this feels just pretty basic. Thoroughly pleasent though.
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This bottle was courtesy of Raffles Hotel in Singapore as E and I celebrated our 4th Anniversary there. I thought it was decent, a bit simple really, but a good enough drink which went surprisingly well when paired with some mild Indian curries. The nose showed lots of yeast, a touch of earth and mineral and then little apple and white fruit aromas. Dry on the palate, with bright acidity and fine mousse against a backdrop of white fruit and just slightly oxidative apple and mushroom notes, this was a very serious, very classic Brut Champagne. Nothing really very interesting about this, but it was well-made and nicely drinkable. For the same price though, the Billecart-Salmon NV Rose delivers quite a bit more bang-for-the-buck.
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A Champagne Weekend; 11/30/2012-12/1/2012 (San Francisco): Medium color. Citrus aromas. Very yeasty palate with fresh citrus and some red fruit, low dosage. Medium weight, moderately long, mineral finish. Good bottle of Billecart.
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Light gold. Fine effervescence. Nose of yeast, white flowers, and apple. Elegant palate of pear, apple, yeast, and a little citrus. Excellent length. Refreshing acidity. Delicious, balanced Champagne.
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From a magnum. Relative to the Bollinger Special Cuvee that came after it, this showed somewhat tight with more mineral and flowery profile, which didn't appeal to some as much as the fruit forward Bollinger. I thought this could use some time in bottle and that it has the potential be the more interesting of the two down the road, although not necessarily better. B+
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From .375. Never had the regular brut, but always been a fan of the rose. Pale yellow color with hints of copper. Fairly restrained nose with hints of bread dough, marzipan, and citrus. Medium-full bodied, with a nice creamy mousse and a medium-short finish. Nice but not my favorite in its price range.
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"Mr. & Mrs. White" Birthday Dinner (Private Room, Caprice Restaurant, Four Seasons Hotel, Two IFC, Hong Kong): From magnum. Good mousse followed by a huge number of languid and persistent streams of pinsprick bubbles. Nose is very lightly toasted fresh white sandwich bread…..lifted but bready….a very nice nose indeed. Palate is similar toasty white bread straight from the oven….very enjoyable….and a chalky dry attractive finish. Actually, the palate doesn’t quite match the promise of the nose. Outclassed by the preceding Cristal 2002....surprise, surprise.....but an enjoyable more-ish Champagne and nicely light on alcohol.
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Still love this wine. Strong notes of honey and brioche. Full mouth feel, creamy, nice citrus notes, almond nutty flavor, apricot, pear. Excellent for half bottle.
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L39202204221M. Pale color. Mineral, grapefruit, apple, vanilla creme and lemon zest aromas. Medim bead with terrific apple, biscuit, pear, citrus and vanilla flavors on the palate. Bright acidity with a long finish. 92+ pts.
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L39202204221M. Aromas of grapefruit, lemon chiffon, mineral and Granny Smith apple. Medium bead; flavors of intrusive, apple and mineral with bright acidity.
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Half bottle. Medium yellow. Citrus on the front end followed by dry, slightly austere minerality. Very good. It has come full circle from showing excessive sweetness in the bottlings from the early 2000s.
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on the nose - yeast, bread, appricot, peach and grass? fine bubbles, smooth and very pleasant to drink. i think i had it too young, but definitely the best NV that I have had in some time.
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Really elegant and light, with lightly toasted brioche, lemon, pear, and white flowers. Lovely acidity and delicate bubbles. I read that this is mostly Pinot Meunier and Pinot Noir, but it really doesn't drink that way to me - I would have guessed a much higher proportion of Chardonnay.
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Champagne of Champions event at home. A blend of unknown percentages of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier, albeit I suspect the Pinot Noir has the largest representation given the almost tannic feel on the palate. Yellowish straw to the eye with a pleasant, not over-bearing nose. I "feel" the Pinot Noir far too much for much expectation. Although a very drinkable champagne, it is not a drop I would seek to purchase.
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Tasted like aged champagne with Birosche, apples, pears and apricots. Creamy full mouth feel. It really helped to allow it to breath which I didn't do the previous bottle.
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Light straw color, sparse and lazy mousse. Modest nose high on yeasty properties, cashew, and marshmallow. Balanced down the middle with a bit more citrus showing up on the palate. Low acidity leaves a bit of flab but a smooth finish saves the day. 4+10+17+7 = 88
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medium lift nose - displaying modest autolytic character - yeast, macadamia nut, grapefruit, lemon, ginger. generous mousse with slightly creamy midpalate. rich but displays linearity as well. flavors were quite precise.
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Well round, on the light side, 12% Alchohol. Gout anglais style. Light on the fruit, a touch of a sweet side for a Brut. closer to a blanc de noirs in style. Enjoyable but lacks a bit of definition. 89-90
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Led by restrained versions of lemon, grapefruit and pear, flower undertones emerge. It makes for a sweet, rather than a typically sour experience from the citrus. As the flavours travel down my tongue, I notice that it is quite a rich champagne with good yeasty characteristics. However there is a complementary marriage between the sweet and richn flavours. It is sublimely smooth, leaving me with long-lasting flavours and a creamy finish. Overall, I very much like the champagne although I wonder if it would benefit from slightly less sugar. I tend to err on the side of dry than sweet and although I wouldn’t class this as ‘sweet’ champagne, it is a tad sweeter than I would normally drink. www.fortheloveofchampagne.blogspot.com
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Drank this 1/2 bottle over brunch with friends. Was a little funky upon opening, but quickly settled in. Nice mix of fruit and yeasty brioche. I detected a little green apple, lemon. Nose was clean, with a little lemon. After initial tastes, no bitterness to the ending. Crisp acidity--a food champagne.
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Mother's Day Weekend Champagnes (San Francisco): Light yellow. Brioche. Medium weight, apple fruit with cyanic bitterness to finish. Comes through as rather austere and jarring at the moment.
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Nice, tight bubbles in the glass. A nose of slight minerals, toast, and grapefruit, followed by cirtus, apricot and yeast notes on the palette. Pretty solid, brut. I'm partial to their Brut Rose, but this does shine on its own.
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At restaurant. Nice balance but a rather dry and relatively lean style here - or is it just me just recovering from a cold...? Prefered the Billecart-Salmon rose I had some time ago
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KL 427 AMS 2 DXB: Medium(-) lemon, very persisitent mm-scale,bubbles, very lively. Medium(-) developed nose of yeast, lemon, nougat/almonds and green apple. Dry, high acidity, medium(-) alcohol and body, medium flavours of lemon zest, raspberries, green apple and toasted bread. Lovely delicate mousse, lightly-woven, good balance, medium(+) length and refreshing acidity in finish. A decent aperitif.
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Half bottle. Tangerine and yeast. Medium to full bodied. Off dry but balanced. I have not had Billecart in a while, and this was superb in a slightly sweeter style than the current rage of austere, zero dosage Champagnes.
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HDH auction tasting at Tru (Chicago, IL): Pale golden colour. Somewhat coppery, metallic nose, with some notes of yeast and apricot. Not particularly brilliant on the palate, this is light on its feet and quite pleasant, but lacking concentration. Slightly metallic flavours again on the palate.
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Biscuit, yeast, toast, very much full mouth feel, very, very nice. Good but relatively high acidity with some apple nectar, pear nectar notes. Didn't really take the time. Just sat back and enjoyed.
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Pale hue. Nose shy with fresh crushed apples. Fine bubbles. Elegant, light bodied, but perfect balance. This champagne is for a student wine lovers fisrt 'rendez vous'. Very good drinkability. Imperceptible dosage. Buy it and find your first love.
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Rather disappointing experience. Too many and dense bubbles that hide a medium-bodied wine which lacks complexity and personnality. High acidity, refreshing.
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A bit dissapointing after tasting a week before their brilliant Brut Rose. It has toasty and clean fruity nose with a mineral component. Pure and medium bodied taste has notes of ripe citrus, toast and pear. Mousse is delicate and acidity is lively. It is a good champagne, but just not my favourite style.
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From a magnum stored for at least 3 years but still very youthful. Numerous fine beads. Butter, yeast, minerals and sour apples. Medium bodied. Tight palate with citrus, brioche and metallic minerals. Medium to long length. Needs time for the elements to come together but lovely all the same.
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Uncorked for one hour, served chilled. Color: Pale Yellow. Nose: Lemon, Grass, Toast, Green Apple, Floral notes. Palate: see nose. Finish: Medium. Acidity: High. Alcohol: 12 % well integrated. Light bodied mouthfeel of refreshing initial citrus notes. Mid-palate includes grass and green apple transitioning into a toasty finish with underlining floral notes. A lemon bomb as I like to call this style suited well for hot summer days on the porch. Considerably dry on the palate with great minerality. A bit one-dimensional for the price and finishes slightly weak to go crazy about. 88-89 points.
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Fine and plentiful bubbles with aromas of poached pear, yellow stone fruit, bread, yeast, white flowers and minerals. Ripe fruit on the palate, but with very good acidity keeping it well balanced with pear, citrus and almond on the palate. Good length with a minerally finish.
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Hazelnuts and toast wrapped around a core of stone fruit. Hints of oxidation. Rich with medium full body and balancing acidity. Medium+ length. To the powerful side rather than to the elegant.
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This 375 was in the fridge too long. If t were a 750 and in there shorter I am sure it would have been better. It's still very god but not quite as good as it could have been.
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Norberto's & Grace's 6th Anniversary Dinner (Auberge du Soleil): Notes of lemon peel, minerals, citrus and biscuit. Lovely balance, with a fine and persistent bead with flavors of mineral, citrus, dough and Granny Smith apple. Nice acidity with a terrific citrusy finish. $64/half bottle off the wine list. 91+ pts.
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Pale straw, fine mm-size bubbles, consistent. Aromas of yeast, baked bread, green apple, lemon and some marzipan. Dry, high acidity, lemon, pineapple, and toast. Light-medium body, very fluid mousse, delicate yet not as finely structured as the B-S Brut Blancs de Blanc. Medium long finish, high on acidity yet never biting. Value/money = 9, a good value champagne for frequent use.
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2011 Masters of Wine Champagne Tasting (San Francisco, CA): Light golden color. Biscuity apple aromas. Medium-full bodied palate: apple, lemon, minerals, and a light almond nuttiness. Medium-long finish. Good value – though the price has gone up and the quality slight down a bit over the past few years. Nonetheless, still one of my benchmarks for non-vintage Champagne!
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HDH auction tasting at Tru (Chicago, IL): Golden colour. Mineral and green-apple-driven nose, with some aromas of biscuit as well. On the palate, this is quite simple to approach, with some juicy yellow stone fruit notes, as well as notes of anise and brioche. Lovely stuff, but it'd be better warmer and decanted.
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Right away, impressed with the wine’s small bubbles. Extraordinarily aromatic nose – served on a flight, and I could smell it coming my way! Light, fresh, and alluring -- white flowers & green apples. On the palate, a light-bodied champagne – elegant and soft, and (unfortunately) lacking any brioche-like notes. Simpler than I would like, but a delightful way to start a 22-hour journey from Washington DC to South Africa.
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I have not had a bottle of this in several years, so I don't really remember that much from my last experience, but this was a nice little surprise. In fact, it was one of the more complex NV wines that I have had in a long time. Part of that may be due to the fact that this particular bottles has an additional 2+ years of cellar aging since I bought it, but it still performed well. It is clearly a pinot based wine with a nice sappy flavor that is a little bit heavy, but not in an obstrusive way. I got notes of vanilla, bread and honey. The finish lasts for about 20 seconds. Overall this was very enjoyable and blows the door off of other more common NV's like Veuve Yellow label and the like. This wine is a great buy at $40 or less.
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Light golden color. Small bubbles. Beautiful toasty aromas. Medium-full bodied palate: apple, lemon, and nuts with a nice minerality. Medium-long finish. A great value when priced around $40. It’s been a few years since I last tasted, but this remains one of my favorite non-vintage Champagnes. Excellent!
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Even this is just a regular NV (non reserve) I kind of like it. Good body and and nice balance of lime and cream, and a bit toast too. Bubble is good, not the busting type that attacks your mouth. It may be true you there are other good NV at this price range but this one is certainly one of my favoriates in this price range.
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this is one of the higher-tier nv champagne houses. Good effervescence, clean, tight bubbles with racy acidity and mild but delicious complexity in the mid pallet. Clean finish. Solid all around.
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Light yellow in colour with plenty of fine bubbles. Nose was very high toned, especially when first opened showing mostly minerals and a whiff of smoke with a bit of toast and citrus. The flavours developed over time to round out with some nice biscuity flavours, creaminess and some lemon. Good acidity and decent finish.
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Blunden's Grand Marque Shampoo Tasting (London): Another favorite house, although I feel quality has fluctuated slightly in the new millennium. They suddenly seemed to be released very young. This specimen is very good but needs time. A bit four-square but the promise is there.
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As always, this is really nice but I just wish this was much less expensive. No idea on when this was disgorged (and I also wish they would mention this info on the bottle), this bottle clearly needed more time. Rather shy nose, some citrus and hint of red berries and elegant yeastiness, a little more expressive onthe palate. Bubbles are lightly too agressive but everything seems to gain balance with time. Light refreshing bitterness, long finish.
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Champagne, Champagne for Everyone! (K&L Wine Merchants, San Francisco, CA): I wonder if this was tasted a little too cold. The nose initially showed very little which opened up slightly in the glass to reveal subtle hints of honey and a nice creaminess. On the palate, some honey and cream, but still fairly closed. A little light in style, a bit hollow, and a short finish. Again, I think this needed some time to open up but was fairly disappointed with this showing.
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Very good standard cuvee, would recommend to anyone who seeks for a bit more powerful champagne. It exposses great notes of toast, butter and nuts along with nice integrated fruit (red apple, orange). Good champagne no fuzz! Had it with lobster ravioli, very good combo! Nice food champagne!
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Half. 2 years post purchase. Has developed nicely over the course of the last year. Initially quite fresh, but rounding out and showing some biscuity development whislt retaining a whiff of smoke. Very satisfying. ***1/2
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Great Champagne. Lemon in colour with fine bubbles. Clean citrus and toast on nose. Dry, nice acidity, med body, citrus and green apple on palate. Nice wine.
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on the nose, faint jammy apricots, wet seaweed, dark caramel notes, nose is reticent however. after glazing the glass, the pinot notes shine through in pure sour cherry pie. this wine explodes in its texture, and though the wine was poured cold, its got great lovely creaminess and richness, though it does finish in a lemony smoky note. slightly salty, and reinforces the sea breeze notes. perfect pairing for slightly more substantial shellfish. I'd avoid anything too minerally
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Pretty nose but a little tight. Hints of toast and berries and a little green apple. To me the this was all red fruit on the palate, with a little sour apple on the finish. Nice mousse and good mouthfeel. Long finish. Liked it but like the yeasty profile of other champagnes better than this.
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Love the complexity and balance of this. Brioche, green apple, lemon, hint of walnut, all in harmony. Broadly engages the palate while maintaining cut and freshness. Really tasty and my wife's go-to NV.
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Have to 100% agree with"Gnosis" on the QPR versus the rest of the NV pack--this is clearly a step better than most of those. Crisp and lively--good fresh fruit to start with enough complexity on the backend--a real pleasure to drink. We really enjoyed this thoroughly--a step above the regular Veuves, Perrier J, etc bottlings
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Robe très pâle. Arôme très net de pomme au premier abord, structure assez ronde en bouche mais peu vineuse, très agréable avec les huîtres mais trop léger pour le foie gras. Un champagne très fin pour ouvrir le repas mais pas le bon choix pour soutenir tous les plats.
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7.5/10 - Slightly reticent aromas of toast and green pears. On the palate, this hits most of the right notes of a NV Champagne. Cream on minerals with tight acidity and fine mousse. Drier and less fruity than some, but as an apertif, it whets the appetite quite a bit. Believe this deserves a slightly higher CT score!
Drank at Uncle Rennie's for Christmas
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This is a fine bit of bubbles that normally retails for $45 or so, that during the doldrums of the 2009 champagne recession was being dumped for about $33. I bought half a case and should have bought more. Relatively dark hue. Tiny bubbles, ultra fresh acidity and nose of sliced apples. Palate is full and round without being overbearing.
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At Nick and Sunnys Christmas eve, drank, once again, from weak flutes. Still on the disappointing side of good. Mid yellow color, moderate bubbles, decent champagne flavor profile, but llow on fruit and a little high on tannin/bitterness. Maybe an off or old bottle.
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Beautiful NV champagne. More complex due to blend, lovely integration, fine bubbles, elegant and tending to the fuller side without anything aggressive. Light biscuit, almond, very gentle yeast, apple. The aromas build with time open. Clean finish of freshness and apple, yet with the lingering aromas. Easy on its own as aperitif or with food, though probably more on its own. Quite enjoyable, a fave for NV blend, worth few dollars more over the NV pack. Disagree with taster who said it was not.
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On the occasion of Dulcie's birthday we celebrated at Courtrights (well deserving of a Michelin star but cruelly too far from the Chicago epicenter for the gastronomes to visit). Greeted at the table by a bottle of the Billecart-Salmon chilling in a bucket. Slightly surprised to see such a low average CT score for this wine for it surely exceeds many of its more illustrious brethren. Straw yellow, fine persistent bead, quite pronounced aroma of fruit mingled with some yeasty/toasty notes, nice and creamy on the palate, smooth and lush. I'm speculating more PN in the blend. I would take this over the Veuve in a heartbeat.
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Billecart-Salmon tasting at Brown Trading Co. (Portland, Maine): Basic Champagne that offers expected scents of fresh baked bread and hints of green apple and citrus. At this point in time I have a hard time paying the retail price for a wine of this quality...but it is still Very Good
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very disappointing as the previous bottles were very good. May be this one is from the most recent vintage Anyhow it was way too young and was screaming for a year or two in the cellar before being opened. The other bottles will follow in a while. Thank goodness I know this can be good, otherwise I would have thought that it was not worth spending money for it. In anycase this was rather bitter citrus acidity, rather flat and quite metallic. Not very inviting yet, but will be in sometime.
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(home tasting) Nice string of bubbles, clean cut nose, subtle mouth, round and firm, short to medium aftertaste. Good alternative for something different.
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This is a very tight and integrated champagne with delicate mousse notes and a almost berry ice-cream element. The palette is creamy, delicate and balanced.
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I stored this about three years before opening it and those three years seem to have made a real difference compared with previous bottles. While this champagne is always good, today it was really strutting its stuff: a nice toasty after taste, a fine mouse and excellent poise for a champagne that didn't strike me as particularly dry. WBA and will definetly lay down before opening.
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Medium to fuller styled champagne. Notes of vanilla, bisquit and green apple. Well balanced in the mouth. I enjoy this style, but there are better nv champagnes $10 cheaper.
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Varied appley notes mixed with earthy nuances, liquorice, smoke and nuts. Dry and medium bodied on the palate with pretty soft moussé and a very nice balance between the green and yellow appley fruit, crisp citrusy acidity, slight bitterness, profound minerality and the not-too-obvious sugar component. Medium length with nice nuttiness. One of my favourite basic Champagnes.
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Apple, yeast and a hint of acid on nose, lovely pale colour. Yeast, toast, balanced acid on palette, well balanced and put together, pick of the sub $100 crop?
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A great combination of focused mineral and citrus flavors with a deeper yeasty undertone and touch of residual sugar. Fantastic finish length. Will definitely get more.
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The Brut reserve is made from Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier. Pale gold color with slowly rising bubbles. Fresh fruit and pear flavors and aromas. Rich and fresh, perfect aperitif Champagne.
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A fruity nose (green and red apples) that also after a while shows some fatty tones (nuts) and a hint of minerality. The taste was excellent with good grip. Maybe a bit too sour?!
An aperitif champange with lots of grip. It needed some time in the glass to smoothen out. I could definately buy it again if I needed an bitey aperifite champange.
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Lewis's tasting group at FW&C: Good nose. Yeasty with subtle fruit undertones. Palate was nice with good length that had fabulous complexity on the finish. It just seemed to keep going and going. Would buy again.
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Light yellow color in the glass, clear hue throughout with fine and steady beading. Nose of pears, apples and a bit of bread. Flavors of yellow apples, yellow pears and a bit of cherry. Bright acidity, medium body. No note on disgorgement but seemed to be a fairly new release based on profile.
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Just stunning Champagne. Lively spritz but a palate that just opened out in the mouth showing breadth and length. Again opened as part of a celebration so didn't really think too much about the finer points
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half bottle. Just lovely, quite young but will undoubtedly get better. Slight oxidative aspect to it, which gives it more depth than other nv's. Still my favourite NV.
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Half bottle. Still on the young side - mid mushroom cork. Fresh, crisp apple and lemon fruit, good mousse, some prickle and a fairly long, positive finish. Still a baby. ***
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Bready brioche and pear on the nose. Rather "non-fruity", crisp taste. Pretty straightforward apertif taste but paired wonderfully with the Petit Tourtain-cheese
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Much enjoyed by the Team Galloway group at out farewell breakfast. This is absolutely ideal for large parties. Very fruity, delicious, no harsh acidity, high dosage.
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Very light. Complex nose of lemon, herbs, and green tea. Terrifically focused, lean, dry, and precise with lemony fruit and a great undercurrent of minerality. My last few experiences with Billecart NV Brut have found a much richer, rounder wine than this, but this time, I had an eerily similar impression to a bottle tasted at the beginning of 2008. I had honestly forgotten it could be so crisp and elegant. I'll take this style over other recent bottles, please.
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I wanted to like this a lot, since I am fond of the house style, and I did. Not as delicate as the blanc de blancs yet at least as flavorable. Nicely balanced between the CH and the PN. Just about medium weight. Gentle touch of yeast and citrus; not too sweet and not too acidic. Lovely basic.
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Flinta , tidig mogna dofter, fortfarande ljus i färgen, måste legat max 4-5 år (gamla etiketten jag gillade den här skarpt och fick lite Comtes associationer
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Very pale color, very funky nose. Smells like butter simmering in a pan, with a touch of toast as well. I normally prefer blanc de blancs, but this is really nice and interesting. Great acidity and very lively in the mouth. Love it!
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Some Pre-Holiday Champagnes (SF Wine Trading Company): Ever so slightly deeper in color than the Moncuit. Fuller, toastier nose with some citrus and even a touch of tropical fruit. Full bodied and a little bitterness on the finish. Balance could be better.
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Black label: nice aromas of toast and fruit. Dry with upfront notes of apples and pears. The finish gets bigger and lingers with some nice hints of bread dough.
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(black label) both lemony and creamy. Light on its feet, this still exhibited a weighty midpalate/finish of lemon rind and spice. paired well with chicken/sweet potato curry. disg code: 23308M
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Gramercy Tavern with Maddy (Gramercy Tavern NYC): Low-intensity nose of baguettes and ripe pear. In the mouth it was light+ bodied with good pear flavors, strong acidity (malic) and a fine, strong mousse. Elegant and cleansing. 84-6
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Purchased off the list at Wood Tavern. Paired with pork sugo pappardelle. No written notes but a sense memory of clean sparkling juice with strong taste of almond / walnut. Good to Very Good.
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One of my favourite NV champagnes. Nose is a mix of yeast, sweet pear and some tropical fruits. Mostly mango. Elegant bubbles in the mouth with tropical fruit but also a lot of yeasty tones. Brioche flavours is nicely integrated in the mid-palate and aftertaste. Medium length with decent acidity. Very enjoyable and almost to easy to drink :-)
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At Cree and Saras, weak flutes may have been the fly in the ointment. Not what I remembered from the first bottle on New Years. Massive bubbles in the glass and pleasant bread / yeast aromas and flavors. Good acidity and some tannin on the palate. Lacking fruit. Seems younger than the previous bottle, more astrigent, less giving. All in all, still very good and would consider buying again.
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Sushi: Expressive nose of lemon drop candy and taosty yeast; great gold color, good bubbles, persistent; nice, good, creamy, went amazingly w/salmon sashimi.
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Robert Chadderdon Selections (Denver, CO): Nearly pale in the glass with a nose of toast, minerals and apple. This is a bit austere on the palate with too many hard edges and a simple finish. Maybe 6 mos. in the bottle will help it along some. Approx $49 (new, '09 price)
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Rich in color and rich in aroma and flavor, too. This was a young bottle, apparently with a new label, and it packed a lot of power for a NV. Piecrust aromas and flavors, with baked apple and fresh apple notes, and just a little lemon. I could enjoy this frequently and not get tired of it.
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Very light yellow color. Nice nose of dough, yeast, apple. Pallet similar. The pallet sneaks up on you. It starts off as elegant, not overpowering but definitely elegant. Then you think it's going to fade away, but it keeps going. Actually gets bigger and more full as time goes by. This is a great combination of elegance and power, but at $50 retail, even $35 discount, we prefer the Heidsick Monopole Blue Top at the same price.
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Medium straw color and a light touch of yeast and an even light touch of citrus with a little nuance of minerality. Great entry and light to medium grip at mid palate that had a very nice hang time...engaging and I dare say a touch elegant. Nice stuff...
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below my expectations, wondering if my bottle has not been properly stored... I am surprised by other comments, in particular one saying this NV being better than Bollinger or Krug
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last year's N.V., this has softened some and was served to guests as they arrived for the night's full tasting. fairly unremarkable sparkler, approx $35
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This is my first bottle and it vastly exceeded expectations. Yeast and bread dough lept from the bottle the second the cork popped. Pouring it into a stem revealed an overly generous mousse and a mid golden color which I take as a sign of age, although I just bought this 3 weeks ago. Dominate yeast and bread dough followed through on the palate along with slight flavors of summer fruit. This is the best NV I have ever had, including Bolly's and even better than Krug NV. You know what they say, there is no great wine, just great bottles. I shared this with a friend who totally agreed with this impression. I wonder if this bottle had some bottle age from sitting on the retailers shelf. I certainy intend to go back for more. Oh yeah, the balance and structure were both perfect. I feel deranged, but I am niow sniffing the empty bottle this moring as I write this note. It is just that good.
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A very nice NV champagne that offers good value for the buck. Nice aromas of citrus and yeast, with understated flavours of grapefruit, lemon, yeast. Nice minerality and crispness. Fresh and clean.
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At first, I thought this might be a touch sweet, but that impression vanished in a couple of minutes. Instead, this is a totally dry, authoritative, gingery wine that makes a strong palate impression, especially for a basic. Not at all a delicate, shy, flavor-challenged champagne like all too many entry level cuvees from some of the Grande Marques (or small grower) offerings. I like the energy and intensity but it lacks just a bit of distinction to be outstanding. I'd like to age thiis a year or three and see if it becomes even more interesting.
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Purchased off the list as a glass at Wood Tavern, Oakland. Clean, dark, nutty tastes with some flour notes. But the acidity seemed a little flat. Probably due to the bottle being opened and served by the glass.
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Consumed from Magnum. Bottle purchased at auction, purportedly some 20 years old, although from the fizz and mouth you'd never know it. Comparing NV SB from today and 20 years ago seems like comparing apples and oranges, doesn't it? This was nice, with subtle nutty overtones.
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Very fine, one the best NV in my opinion, quality is as good as Bollinger SC, good value at 27€ (bought in Reims) can't wait to drink other cuvées from this house.
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Nose of mostly green apple, fairly straightforward fruit on the palate, short mineral finish. Little yeast or brioche notes. Not bad, but would not buy again.
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Excellent – consistent with my previous note. Opens with a toasty nose, tiny bubbles, and a nice moderate mousse. The medium-full bodied palate features upfront lemon notes followed by more dominant flavors of almond dough with minerality throughout. Good medium-long finish. Over the past couple of years the price has gone up making this wine not quite the steal it was in the past. Nonetheless, this continues to offer tremendous quality for the price and remains a solid value. Still a personal favorite of mine, outstanding!
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Pale yellow with a good mousse and beautiful streamers-aromas of bitter almond, lemony citrus, and a touch of fruit-a defined lemon expression with green apple and stonefruit nuances and moderate acidity that softens to the finish. A delicious specimen with a touch of toasted almond. It's full bodied and slightly acidic yet softens as I said, on the finish.
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The Blind Drunks monthly tasting (Chateau Lay): Pale color. Notes of apple, citrus and mineral, developing a nutty quality with time in the glass. Terrific citrus and apple tones on the palate, with mineral and cashew butter tones with time. Good underlying acidity with a nice finish.
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this is a great NV champagne, very full-bodied. BUt in the last couple of years it has gone from $25 to $40 and beyond. I just don't think it is worth $40.
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Pale golden color. Notes of dough and yeast with subtle citrus and floral aromas. Flavors of lemon peel, dough and apple, with a nice long creamy finish. Delicious, and paired well with this course.
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Appealing with nicely layered notes of preserved citrus, yeasty dough, and fruit cake. Fruity and on the sweeter side, this really expands on the medium bodied palate, finishing nicely with a lingering note of buttered toast.
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At Gunther's. Golden yellow, with a nice, widespread mousse. Lovely, fruity champagne. Apple and bread yeast on the nose, slightly sweeter, fruity palate, lovely balance and nice finish. This particular bottle has obviously been graced with some age. Great value.
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bready and full bodied and some nice dimensions that I in my naivete believe to have come from ageing this NV a few years. More chilled the regular grape and freshness dominates in an equally pleasant manner. Lovely and once again, one of my absolute favourite big house NV champagnes!
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Noodle World: Brought the 375; Very tasty, great character typicity; slightly higher dosage, creamy, richer than most; some nice ripe pear-apple fruit in there w/touch min. and yeast. Yummy! 1/2 not enough.
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Very light straw color...and with eight of us sharing at the table I caught the first wafting of a touch of yeast in the air before we even were able to say a toast. The nose was light and clean as was the entry that quickly firmed at mid palate...showing an early sense of single demensionality that did finally change, revealing a few layers and notes of fruit structure. Clean and crisp...from beginning to end with a light medium finish. Pleasing to all at the table.
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This was a recently released black label. Pale color. Very lively, fine mousse. Clean, lemony nose with a touch of brioche carries through to a light, highly focused palate with minimal sweetness. Seems like a Blancs de Blancs in Brut's clothes. Lovely, refreshing, and youthful. Terrific basic cuvee.
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Friends recommended.Delighted I bought 3.Lemony,green apples,pineapple taste.crisp Lovely and long finish.Nice beads-totally enjoyed.Recommend as a enjoyable NV.
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Lean and closed upon popping, gained weight and fruit with air. Perfectly fine but not exceptional and not nearly as good as the first bottle from this batch.
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TB: Tasted as part of winodepot.com's August Tasting With Friends. Fantastic champagne showing a light ginger-like color as someone else mentioned. Nice subtle notes of brioche, lemon, and flowers. Lemon and dough were dominant on the palate while the medium to long finish brought in a huge taste of pizza dough, lemon, and apple. I'm a big fan of this style of wine.
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Light clear color. Good nose with lemon, brown apples and yeast. Very good and lively acidity and bubbles that stay for a long time in the mouth. Tastes of autumn apples and yeast.
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Pale; good fizz. Very young, still slightly green apple, very tight, good acidity. Needs a year or two. Little interest at the moment. 'Full mushroom' cork.
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Not sure why this 375 was not in my inventory, but regardless wanted this note...Light refreshing, crisp, clean and super refreshing...This is the perfect light champagne before dinner
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Very impressive! A highly respectable non-vintage Champagne. Subtle nose. Medium-to-full bodied style with apple and lemon dominating alongside flavors of almonds and restrained toast. Surprisingly flinty and minerally with only a very subtle yeastiness. Incredibly crisp palate leads its long finish. Superb QPR, perhaps the best value in mid-tier N.V. French bubbly.
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Had at Pinot Provence for 1st anniversary dinner.. with oysters, beets and other starters... lots of nice fruit, medium mouthfeel, great balance, nice... as it warmed, more of the yeast showed and it got even better. A good alternative to our usual Moncuit NV....LC 4.0
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Second bottle in a week, and this confirmed my impression of last Sunday, namely, very austere style, tasted like zero dosage, minerally and serious, but I prefer something more generous.
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SUL DA FRANÇA (ICI BISTRÔ): Extremamente refrescante. De coloração amarelo rosado, apresenta aromas marcantes de fermento, pão tostado e um fundo mineral misturado com frutas citricas. Na boca mousse rica e macia, frutas brancas e excelente acidez que acompanhada do perlage intenso e constante dá muito frescor. Excelente.
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Very faint nose, but whats there has hints of citrus and mineral. Creamy, soft citrus with finish yielding to granny smith apples. For the price, a very nice champagne.
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The Five Levels of Northern Rhone Drinking (Triomphe): Impressive depth and mineral definition for an NV. Flint/graphite/gravel scents and flavors battle for domination with an intense toastiness, not really of the bready variety but a pretty vivid sensation of scorched oak barrels.
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Phoenix Vacation; 2/25/2007-3/2/2007 (JW Mariott Desert Ridge): Golden color with lots of tiny bubbles leads to the classic flavors of biscuit, lemon peel, and apple. The finish was long and enjoyable. Good Champagne. This paired beautifully with sweet chile glazed blue nose grouper.
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Lot# L60957211105A. Yellow/gold color, with a healthy mousse and abundant beading. Notes of biscuit, lemon peel, citrus, white flowers and maybe some mineral. Very nice weight and texture to this wine, with a softness to the bead. Flavors of citrus, apple, honey and almond. Lengthy finish.
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Tomado informalmente. Extremamente refrescante. De coloração amarelo rosado, apresenta aromas marcantes de fermento, pão tostado e um fundo mineral misturado com frutas citricas. Na boca mousse rica e macia, frutas brancas e excelente acidez que acompanhada do perlage intenso e constante dá muito frescor. Diferente da garrafa anterior apresentou-se mais austero e seco, mas ao mesmo tempo muito elegante. Excelente.
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NM. Amarelo com traços rosados, perlage média a fina, numerosa e constante. Aromas destacado de fermento, brioche, casca de pão, além de frutas brancas. Mousse muito volumosa, ótima acidez e frescor. Bastante seco e austero. E.
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Not very yeasty. Subtle pineapple nose and taste. Tart apple on the back of the tongue and in the throat. Creamy. Nora found a long finish; Nick didn't.
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De coloração palha rosado. Pouco perlage porem bastante fino. Destacam-se na boca e no nariz frutas brancas perfumadas como o pessego e a pera, flores,e algo me lembrou tambem morango. Bem estruturado, leve e elegante com uma ponta residual de açucar. Eu daria talvez um ponto a mais se fosse mais seco. Traz um fundo mineral no final. Excelente.
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Friends brought a bottle to dinner at the Anvil Club. Notes of grapefruit, toast, almond and citrus. Good texture, crisp, nice bead. Apple and citrus flavors dominate on entry, with nutty, biscuit flavors coming through on the finish. Billecart is quickly becoming my favorite Champagne house.
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Still old label, this one about three years from purchase. Mellow, quite a rich, toasty nose. Rich and satisfying. With bottle age, one of my favourite NVs. Still good.
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Mid colour; cork straight, this is one of the old-label bottles approx 4 to 5 years old. Lovely deep rich nutty and biscuity nose; rich mature flavours follow through to palate. Quite soft and rounded, lacking a bit of zing - probably a year or so past its peak. Still nice but a little lacking. One of AP's to celebrate Az job.
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Pale yellowish straw color. Toasty mineral citrus and slightly galvinized nose. Apple, pear, and nutty-toasty flavors in the mouth. The yeasty/toasty flavours were rather like those small browned and glazed pastries in the window of a french patisserie. Subtle and rather straight-forward rather than high complexity; texture was big but pleasing. Acidic side of balanced but well done. Very satisfying, drank a couple glasses in the kitchen before a party and couldn't be happier.
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Restaurant 375ml to open the meal. It's been awhile since we've had this. Drinking this bottle makes me wonder why it hasn't been our regular Champagne choice. Our bottle was relatively full and rich, with very well balanced acidity. Rather than sour apple or citrus, it was tart tatin: baked apple (along with fresher notes of pear and even stone fruits), pastry, with faint nuttiness and baking spices. Not as complex as truly great champagnes, but exceptionally enjoyable. Fair champagne value, too. Will buy more to have at hand at home.
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Opened after the first bottle was corked. This bottle included touches of green apples and citrus. There was also a yeasty note but I'm not sure this one has an identifiable style. Lively and fresh but missing some body. It is a very good NV champagne but at $39.99 retail was pushing the limits of what I like to pay for NV. [$39.99 on release]
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NV Billecart-Salmon Brut Champagne Réserve WIML90,NOWA,WS86/91 Tasted February 11, 2006 at an offline. Opened and served immediately in a Reidel Vinum Champagne flute. Light yellow to yellow color in the glass. Light toast notes on the nose with apples and citrus fruits on the palate. Solid value, good house champagne. Drink over the short term.
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Nose of lemon meringue and tart green apples. Fine bead, with lemon, not quite ripe apple, and light yeasty nuances in the mouth. Creamy 20+ second finish. Nice and unique. Good stuff.
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Hmm, I seem to be differing from people who know far more than I do, but.... I thought this sparkler had a nice full body, a creamy lemon nose, and a hint of bread dough. This was not as bracing or crisp as the reviews seem to indicate, but rather a smooth, not as frothy, richer Champagne. I really enjoyed it.
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New Year's Eve champagne. Nice match with tempura and sushi (esp. the tempura). Yeasty, buttered toast nose with maybe a little pear hiding in there somewhere. Nice taste. Pleasant finish.
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Not my style of Champs, although have to agree that after a while the Pinot came through and it developed some nice stone and slight rasberry notes. I liked the Pol Roger better at the same price tag
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Struck me as very competent, but unexceptional fizz, not too much acidity or sweetness. But given my difficulties in tasting the two Dom Perignon's that followed, perhaps I was having a tasting blank on sparkling wines this evening.
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Red Carpet: Lively, fresh; sweet yeast/angel cake; beaut. smooth, bal. mth; nice acidity, grt fin.; lemon cake in there too. After the GRAND champ., this seemed more simple & lite.
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$34.99 full retail. No formal note. On the lean / acidic side - more so than usual. Certainly not a bad wine, but, surprisingly, the standard cuvee from P-J, tasted later, showed more character. Billecart usually impresses me more than this... This was the new label - perhaps this was recently-arrived and needs some time to settle in...? I'll definately give it the benefit of the doubt...
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I was a little disappointed in this, but Cherry enjoyed it. Bubbles were a little large and seemed to go away quickly. Light golden in color. There just didn't seem to be much "there" there to me. Cherry thought it was citrusy/lemony. I didn't pick up much of anything.
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My first experience with Billecart Salmon and it will certainly not be my last. This was a very fresh and lively champagne. Upon opening, this showed a strong chardonnay profile with citrus, a touch of honey, peach, and pear with good acidity but a slight bitterness on the finish. The bitterness dissipated with time and after 1.5 hours the profile begin to show a noticable shift towards pinot with some toast, spice, and red fruits on the nose that carried over to the palate with strawberry, raspberry, and light cherry.
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With K and Miranda celebrating my new job at Haight, Gardner. Nice golden color. Great legs. Fine bead. Aroma took a few minutes to come around. When it did, it was very pretty, with a great chalky/limestone character. Palate also unfolded into a full-bodied, flavorful wine. Rich and satisfying. 5-10-15-7: 87/100.
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4/13/2024 - melzar wrote: 91 Points
Excellent NV Champagne. Just a little yeasty for my personal taste. Good fruit, acidity, and bubbles.
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4/2/2024 - EK Wine Cellar Likes this wine: 92 Points
Fresh, green apple, pear, slightly salty, some biscuit. Prefer their Rose
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3/30/2024 - Bjweiss Likes this wine: 90 Points
Solid performer. Lots of green apple and spice notes, especially cinnamon. Dosage feels a touch high for my taste, so serve chilled if you want to lessen that sensation of sweet. Very enjoyable though.
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2/25/2024 - Morten Andersen Likes this wine: 91 Points
nice blend. Nuts and toast and a hint of bitterness.Good.
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2/16/2024 - Sinclelz Likes this wine: 93 Points
2019 base, disgorged early 2023. Complex and delicious. Combines the best of a floral and citrusy champagne with toasty and nutty notes. The large amount of reserve wines in the blend really shows through, as does the low dosage. A contender for my favorite champagne.
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2/3/2024 - LittleLeaguer wrote: 90 Points
White flowers. More tropical than citrus fruit. Much brioche.
Taste is fresh with lots of fruit. Then comes reduced apple pie. Salty booger
Feels fresh. Had it at Mi Piace in Half bottle. Deg. 2022
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1/7/2024 - zagtoong Likes this wine: 90 Points
맛있다. 피노뫼니에 비율이 높아 쌉쌀함
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12/31/2023 - mwneil Likes this wine: 92 Points
Half bottle, full body, good bubbles, lots of complex flavors, golden color, drank easily, very balanced, drank with Peking duck, would drink again, drank with Bollinger PN VZ 15 and it held its own with a bit more fruit and less precise flavor.
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12/27/2023 - tadams66 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Wow. Lovely brioche and finish. Great value for this quality
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12/27/2023 - Morten Andersen Likes this wine: 92 Points
BdB. lots of fruit on the nose with lemons, white stone fruit. Mousse quite serious and long. Lovely mouth feel and quite long aftertaste. very good.
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12/25/2023 - Bostonwino28 Likes this wine:
Christmas Day in Aruba,
Creamy lemon, almond, yellow and red pear.
This is so champagne meaning it is so stylistically champagne. Ticks all of the boxes and is delicious!
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12/25/2023 - belfast taxman wrote: 91 Points
Christmas Eve bubbles - aside from Krug, this is a strong contender for the most consistent NV Champagne. Consistently very very good.
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12/25/2023 - Sanh@ Likes this wine: 90 Points
사과, 꿀, 브리오슈, 이쁜 산도
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12/24/2023 - WhooskeyWine Likes this wine: 92 Points
Lemon-gold hue. Aromas of apple, brioche, citrus, cream, peach, pear, and strawberry. Grapefruit and minerals on the palate. Med body and med-plus acidity. Soft, rounded, and elegant.
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12/9/2023 - djscipio Likes this wine: 90 Points
Apple, lemon, and toast. Creamy bubbles and moderate acidity. This Champagne can be enjoyed now without cellaring. An easily enjoyable entry-level Champage from Billecart- Salmon.
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12/8/2023 - galewskj wrote: 92 Points
Luis goes to Kenwood II (The Kenwood): Hmm, my 15th note for this NV champagne.... Great entry level champagne. Toast, yeast, brioche, mineral and lots of acidity.
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12/7/2023 - MN Wine Junkie Likes this wine: 92 Points
Luis Tasting (The Kenwood): Very good QPR! B-S always excels, and this was no exception! Lots of yeast and brioche with seashell, chalk, stone fruit, citrus and pear. Very nice! Solid 92!
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12/6/2023 - Collector1855 wrote: 88 Points
Nose of citrus, fresh, but relatively simple and not with a lot of stuffing. I prefer the sous bois NV.
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12/1/2023 - DrBad Likes this wine: 93 Points
I really like this wine. I’ve had it in the past but maybe this has matured after sitting in the wine fridge for a couple of years, purchased it in Feb '22. Brioche and yeasty aromatics, full bodied, creamy bubbles, like a yummy loaf of bread just out of the oven. Not much citrus which is a plus for me. Super good value for quality bubbles.
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11/27/2023 - rossi.wine wrote: 89 Points
Very balanced champagne - good fruit, good acidity, not too ripe or lean in any way. Hint of bready notes, yeast. Medium complexity and length. 88-90
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11/25/2023 - drrobvino wrote: 92 Points
Consumed during OSU vs Michigan game.
Game didn't go my way, but the Champagne was delicious, and eased the pain from the loss.
Bright, with some creamy brioche, notes of patisserie and umami. Green apple and spice.
Nice and creamy on the generous finish. Very good.
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10/28/2023 - lkilpio Likes this wine: 92 Points
This is certainly one of the better NV Champagnes. It is very acidic, fresh, mineral and even tight, but also very intensive and sufficiently fruity, with nice notes of e.g. apples and lemon. This serves excellently as an aperitif, but also e.g. with many kinds of seafood.
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10/28/2023 - t_moderne wrote: 89 Points
Opened and tasted alone and then with some cheese and bread.
Light color.
Bread notes and some fresh apple.
Enjoyable, albeit not particularly outstanding.
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10/22/2023 - shallIshantI Likes this wine: 90 Points
Very elegant but 'light'. It's certainly harmonious with nothing harsh. Hints of apple, and definitely brioche and pastry coming out, especially after an hour. Interesting that other reviewers have also noted that the sweet spot seems to be after that first hour. Will easily go with a light starter or great on its own.
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10/21/2023 - peternelson Likes this wine:
Very good Brut reserve this year. Excellent for a base level champagne. This and the 2010 Rose (special vintage rose this year). Buy if find a good price. K&L Tent Champagne tasting
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10/13/2023 - Somm David T Likes this wine: 92 Points
The body creamy, layered, nice c02, bruised golden & green apple, ripe Bosc pear, pineapple flesh, tropical melons-mango driven, lime & lemon zest, cream soda, cream, white spice-ginger, bread, yeast, brioche, soft but grainy moist chalkiness, sea spray/fossils, slightly chard sourdough toast, wet/softened alluvial, limestone, wet river stone, notes of flintiness, yellow lilies, white orchids, fruit blossoms, jasmine, rainfall acidity, excellent balanced fruit & earth, tension, structure with a juicy two-minute polished finish that falls onto beautiful minerality.
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10/11/2023 - sjfunkenhauser wrote: 91 Points
Light lemon colour.
Pronounced aromas of lemon, yellow apple, honey, marmalade, white peach, white blossoms.
Pronounced palate.
Medium (-) body, high acidity, delicate mousse, long finish.
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10/9/2023 - ThijsV wrote: 89 Points
Le Tour de Champagne tasting (Amsterdam, NL): Nice base champagne with a good mousse structure. Blend made from 30% Pinot Noir from the Montagne de Reims and the Grande Vallée de la Marne, 30% Chardonnay sourced from throughout the Champagne region and 40% Meunier from the Vallée de la Marne and the southern slopes of Epernay. 8g/l dosage, 30 months sur lie
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9/14/2023 - Livonietisr Likes this wine: 91 Points
Plenty of tiny bubbles. Aromas of green apple, pear, grapefruit, brioche. Medium+ acidity, round, creamy. Taste of green apple, pear, grapefruit, honey.
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9/9/2023 - rocknroller wrote: 93 Points
France Trip: Paris, Champagne, Burgundy; 9/3/2023-9/17/2023 (Paris, Champagne, Burgundy): Light gold color. Drank a glass from mag with lunch at Calsis in Ay. Just gorgeous to go along with a spectacular view of the hillsides in Ay a the strart of vendanges. So bright, apple, very floral, melon, citrus, creamy, elegant and long. One of the best examples I've had of this.
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9/8/2023 - Njbern wrote: 88 Points
Lemon cur, lemon bar, mandarin orange, a little too one note for me
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8/30/2023 - Papies wrote: 89 Points
By the glass at the Anassa Terrace , Cyprus.
Soft , polished. , round and with a good palate feel. Good NV , dependable and on point. That’s all. 89
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8/27/2023 - belfast taxman wrote: 91 Points
Lively but wonderfully balanced Champagne.
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8/13/2023 - Takao wrote: 94 Points
Pale yellow. Youthful, pronounced aromas of red apple, bread, honey, pear. Dry, agressive mousse, high acid, med(-) body, med alcohol, long finish. Very classic champagne with a good balance of fruits and yeast. Fruits are mostly stone fruits, which are on the riper side. It also has a slightly bitter finish. Honestly this is decent but lacks characters and I personally like it more constrained, but as intensity is there, this could be much better after 5 to 10 years. 91.
Day 2: this wine got much better. The brioche note surging but it is well integrated with fruits. Now this wine gets much better rating, 94. I’d be interested in buying a few bottles and aging ~10 years. Either ways I will decant this champagne next time.
Perfect pairing with Stockmann’s Skagen on a slice of rye-wheat sourdough bread from Kanniston Leipomo.
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8/12/2023 - jdporter3 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Had a lot of wine from this maker over many years. Happy for their success but I think QPR has gotten away from them. That said, this is a solid effort, very sharp with strong lemon on the front and pleasant yeast notes at the end. This was a gift but I have equal or better efforts in my cellar for well less than $100. I am glad I have some of the B-S 1999 lodged away though. That was bought back in the day!
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7/30/2023 - Irish_Wine Likes this wine: 92 Points
Refined and delicious. Great intensity with lemon, apple, brioche and nougat notes. Persistant finish.
Disgorged 2021
WSET notes:
Pale lemon. Creamy mousse.
Pronounced on the nose with lemon, apple, brioche, nougat, and hazelnut. Developing.
Pronounced and dry on the palate. High acidity, medium minus body, medium alcohol, long finish.
Can drink now but has potential for aging.
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7/23/2023 - Steve Simmons Likes this wine: 91 Points
PnP at outdoor musical to have with our picnic. Very nice. Enjoyed more by itself after the food (able to apreciate the nuances). Liking these more than some of the recent blanc de blanc we have tried. Would buy again
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7/14/2023 - mikelikewine Likes this wine: 92 Points
One of the best NV champagnes I’ve had. Nose of brioche and lemon. Palate is the perfect balance of acidity and sweetness. I love the Rose too but I think this is better QPR now.
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6/28/2023 - pavel_p Likes this wine: 90 Points
On Qatar flight. Another good showing of this very good NV Champagne even though I prefer their Sous Bois release. Good balance and weight, a touch sweetness and brioche. Nice. 90
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6/17/2023 - buymoreredsdrinkmorewhites wrote:
Cherry notes with lemon/lime citrus notes wrapped up with a yeasty finish. Definite Champagne flavors and tones and very tasty.
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6/16/2023 - drrobvino wrote: 92 Points
Beautiful Champagne to celebrate Cassie's grad from Palmer.
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6/16/2023 - acyso wrote: 88 Points
2019 Louis Michel etc. (Chicago, IL): Never been a champagne that I've been particularly keen about; this bottle was no exception. Quite sweet but also angular and not showing good integration (at least this bottle). Fine, but for the same money you can probably get the Charles Heidsieck.
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6/16/2023 - brianwu0812 Likes this wine: flawed
straw yellow, yeast, flora and citrus aroma, good acidity, fresh
• 30% Pinot Noir from the Montagne de Reims and the Grande Vallée de la Marne
• 30% Chardonnay sourced from the best Crus in the Champagne region
• 40% Meunier from the Vallée de la Marne and the southern slopes of Epernay
good balanc!!
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6/9/2023 - Sean Tay wrote: 93 Points
Medium nose intensity with notes of yeast, lemon, bread, pear, apple. high acidity.
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4/29/2023 - gparker777 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Pale gold colour, aroma is a fairly simple blend of green apple and toast. Upon tasting, this Champagne reveals a dry, medium-bodied profile with a hint of citrus zestiness. As it opens up over time, its complexity deepens, unveiling notes of yeast and brioche that culminate in a lovely, lingering finish. I can recommend decanting this wine, as it benefits from aeration in my own assessment and have noticed that several reviews recommend enjoying it on the second day.
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4/27/2023 - chatters wrote:
En Primeur campaign for the 2022 vintage Day Six (Bordeaux): Lemon, a little cherry/apple, plenty of yeast and brioche. Juicy, fleshy, crisp mousse, slight texture, fresh with being sharp. Yum.
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4/26/2023 - DougLee wrote: 92 Points
Creamy and delicious with bready elegance and fine biscuit on the tongue, accompanied by refreshing fizzy acidity and strong spine. Really lovely with omelets at Oliver Lee State Park, NM.
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4/22/2023 - El_Dougo Likes this wine: 91 Points
Very pleased with this restaurant pop and pour. Everything put together from the start. Finely balanced with knife edge acidity, light to medium bodied, medium nose of citrus, brioche, and tree fruit. Also decent QPR at least where we were. I will def order this bottle at a restaurant again. I will also note that I found it more pleasing than the Billecart Rose.
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4/16/2023 - ilcaustico Likes this wine:
Buonissimo
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4/4/2023 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 91 Points
Half bottle. A blend of 40% Meunier, 30% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay. Quite a smart wine - in the sense of soigné, well presented. Not a hair is out of place. Spicy generosity from the 70% Pinot, zesty citrus from the 30% Chardonnay; crisp acidity and bright minerality are rounded off nicely by the ripeness of the fruit and well-judged dosage. Gentle bitters provide subtle grip on the complete finish. Elegant and stylish - just as you would expect from Billecart-Salmon.
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3/25/2023 - JCherniak Likes this wine: 90 Points
Nice, light champagne. Mostly apple.
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2/25/2023 - tadams66 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Beautiful brioche and finish. Really wonderful. Great price as well
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2/18/2023 - ploher wrote:
Always a solid sparkler on the edge of being too sweet, with a bright, cutting lemon note on the palate and a nose that's nondescript. A wine that no one should have a serious problem with, but one that is at the same time just too generic to stand out. Much better options available in this price range. 15/20
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2/17/2023 - ethanwade Likes this wine:
Such a great QPR and especially so for a NV bubbly. Great, delicate but persistent mousse, dry but supple body with really fresh acidity.
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1/1/2023 - Giller63 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Chilled in fridge, pulled out for 20 mins or so the popped and poured into flutes. Really excellent. Not a connoseuoer but probably the best I've had. Definitely a re-buy.
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12/31/2022 - tomoem wrote: 89 Points
NYE 2023. Slightly too much acidity for my taste. Overall lacking fruit as I get mostly brioche, apricot nut and cardboard flavors. Totally dry but just loaded with acidity to the point where my throat hurt.
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12/20/2022 - azscot Likes this wine: 92 Points
Excellent all round champagne. On this occasion paired nicely with lobster ravioli with a lobster cream sauce.
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12/6/2022 - wabi47 wrote: 90 Points
this has some mouth texture to play off the bubbles and crispness--a nice mix
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12/4/2022 - Knukir Likes this wine: 91 Points
House favorite at that price that doesnt fail. Citrus, yeast and yellow apple on the nose. Palate is lemon forward that finishes more towards yellow apple. Good texture and mousse that makes it feel slightly lush relative to some more restrained cousins with finer mousse. Medium-long finish.
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11/26/2022 - WindFlyer Likes this wine: 90 Points
pre-holidays Champagne tasting (K&L Redwood City): …tough to follow the "Cuvee Louis", but at this point it was about keeping the fun vibe going (even if it was a tad warm)…
…citrus notes and bread on the nose; in mouth there was a gentle sweetness to the yeast and a rather racy acidity with a persistent green apple core with lemony edge. checks most of the boxes most people may have in the "big marque french champagne" category.
no idea on disgorge date or possible base vintage (sorry)
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11/20/2022 - Sookin1 Likes this wine: 89 Points
Good Champaign. Just doing the job
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11/16/2022 - Sean Tay wrote: 92 Points
Nose of yeast, lemon, bread. Slight toast, high acidity. Easy drinking.
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11/12/2022 - pmarlo Likes this wine: 90 Points
Served at 40 degrees. I get citrus from this and this wine comes off as bright as a result. Not grapefruit but tart like grapefruit, perhaps quince or peach? Lot of activity at side of tongue. Fine and medium spaced bubbles, with some large bubbles rising faster. It's almost a subtle pear flavor also. Fooling me big time. But not at all harsh. Quite nice in fact. Had with strong flavored salami and cheese so it could chase those flavors away. Not top shelf but very nice. Some champagnes start off bitter. Not this one. Its dialed down. Warming up a bit, revealing more of everything previously described. None of the flavors are excessively sharp, which speaks of balance to me. Now 3 hours open. Sharper, more acid. More reactive on palate. even said, still feels balanced. Ready now or could have lasted another 5 years perhaps. Recommended and worth buying again.
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11/10/2022 - vino vidi vici Likes this wine:
I like this very much - lean and clean. Delish.
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11/6/2022 - rocknroller wrote: 92 Points
Monthly Tasting Group: Far North & Far South Italy (Chianti Grill, Roseville, MN): Literally got the last little pour, and I'm glad I did. This always has a lovely presence, creamy pear, lively. Wish I'd had a full glass.
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11/6/2022 - chablis28 wrote: 91 Points
Great start w/ calamari at our table of 9 tonight at Chianti Grill in Roseville MN. I'm never gaga over this cuvee but I'm always satisfied & never disappointed. Balanced, elegant, weightless, energetic & tasty champagne! 91+
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10/30/2022 - jnewman77 Likes this wine:
Always a reliable bubbly; enjoyable from magnum at a Halloween party
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10/27/2022 - drrobvino wrote: 91 Points
Nice wine this evening. No formal TN, it was bright with good acidity and a long and slate-driven finish.
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10/25/2022 - drwine2001 wrote:
Friends of Musique et Vin Gala (French Club, San Francisco): Magnum. Medium weight, crackling citrus, very good finish.
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10/18/2022 - Chris@77 Likes this wine: 88 Points
B-S was my #2 affordable champagne after Bollinger SC. This bottle was quite disappointing, lacked the yeast and brioche I prefer. Average finish. It is well made. This particular issue is also too young, will improve with time. The rating reflects the level of enjoyment for current drinking. I liked it, unlikely to rebuy it. My conclusion based on other notes is other tasters are drinking older bottles.
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10/13/2022 - Vera Wind Likes this wine: 88 Points
Straightforward multi-vintage champagne. Vigorous mousse. Grilled lemon, apple, almond, some complexity.
Nice on a Thursday.
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10/13/2022 - whits Likes this wine: 93 Points
I get apples and toasted white bread on the nose, the palate is clean and chiseled, showing beady flavors of green apple, ginger, yeast and mineral, totally focused, detailed and racy, amazing and balanced, epic really
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9/23/2022 - Juliansi Likes this wine: 90 Points
I found this more enjoyable compared to the Billecart-Salmon Rose, which many of our friends found lacked "identity" or uniqueness. This crisp Champagne by Billecart-Salmon was a perfect pairing with Stoke in Damansara Height's Cappelini starter with a generous drizzle of Aged Yuzu!
Pale straw yellow colour, very fine bubbles were apparent, and has a great freshness and a beautiful mouthfeel. Crispy green apple notes start to develop as it evolves too.
A blend of 40% Pinot Meunier, 30% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay from three different years.. really delightful!
Stoked, KL - Malaysia, 23 Sep 2022
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9/15/2022 - azscot Likes this wine: 92 Points
Not much bouquet. Lemon and honeysuckle with some toasted almond. Small bubbles with brioche finish.
Only downside with BS is that they do not give any information about the disgorgement other than a lot number at the bottom of the bottle. Would be nice to compare dosage of different NV bottles.
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9/10/2022 - jlgnml Likes this wine: 90 Points
Fresh, youthful color, not disappointing. Drink/hold.
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9/10/2022 - macaujames Likes this wine: 93 Points
Last glass! This had broadened out to an impressively smooth minerally briochey appley salmony fruity palate with excellent length+perlage. 12%. I toast Charles 111's reign.
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9/2/2022 - Deadhead wrote: 91 Points
Me love you long time...
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8/26/2022 - macaujames wrote: 92 Points
91/93. Maybe the most impressive NV Champagne so far. Improves with 30-60 mins aeration. A bit stylish +has high Pinot thats why I like it! Has a complex chalky biscuity/almondy
salmon/stone fruits and veggies nose. Its dry medium bodied supple, layered bready, saline elegant chalky salmony nicely complex middle has lovely mousse and freshness. Lovely length. 12.%. Improves on days 2+3 to a 92/93.
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8/24/2022 - galewskj wrote: 91 Points
This bottle was consistent with most of my experiences of this wine. One of my favorite NV's, I love the freshness and the liveliness.
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8/2/2022 - A_rytter wrote:
Nose of bread crust, red fruits. M+ body, fresh red apples
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7/30/2022 - Bluth Likes this wine: 89 Points
Light to medium body. Dry but Yeasty on the nose and palate with good balance.
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7/23/2022 - Ghoulardi wrote: 88 Points
This was tasted alongside a Vilmart Cellier d'Or, a wine that's about 50% more expensive. So perhaps not a fair comparison, but the Billecart was quite outclassed tonight.
Pours a pale gold, with a frothy mousse. White peaches and misc orchid fruit, with a bit of minerality. A hint of green apple Jolly Rancher.
Tasted a tad fat to me but not totally out of balance. A bit of bitterness on the finish. Medium length. I can see this being a great crowd pleaser and is a solid wine -- perhaps best as an aperitif -- but for me it's lacking structure. I think this wine's 'creaminess' works much better in the NV rose.
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7/1/2022 - DougLee wrote: 92 Points
Pale white gold. Nose of full white flowers, citrus, stone. Tactile, bready layers of granny apple and flinty white grapefruit falling upon the palate with fizzy acidity that cannot disguise the fine wine beneath. Long finish of tart white fruit, romping acidity, and satisfying stoniness. Perfect with made to order sushi from Skai Sushi within walking distance from our campground in Birch Bay SP. Half bottle.
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6/17/2022 - Harley1199 wrote:
All in Good Time; 6/15/2022-6/17/2022 (Elche - España): Once again predominate dry, mineral, acid and always complicated to be chosen champagne of the year. With no cutthroat date, he is a young man who offers little for what he really is.
De nuevo predominio seco, mineral, ácido y siempre complicado para ser elegido champán del año. Sin fecha de degüello, es un joven que ofrece poco para lo que realmente es.
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6/9/2022 - trumpet60201 Likes this wine: 91 Points
A nice champagne - pretty fruity on the nose in a somewhat simplistic way, but the finish has nice persistency.
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5/22/2022 - DrinkerTrev Likes this wine: 93 Points
This was a magnum and it was fantastic. Dry light flavours. Light yeast flavours. Sweet wine with a beautiful light acidic aftertaste.
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5/22/2022 - punter wrote: 92 Points
A top, highly consistent NV for us that comes alive with air and warmth. White fruits, baguette, nice minerality, linear, prefect acidic balance, and a finish that just falls short of vintage. Remarkable QPR.
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5/19/2022 - christian.tellvik@limab.se Likes this wine: 92 Points
Light yellow color. Matured, long and elegant. Should have had more of this.
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4/29/2022 - RED AND BLACK wrote: 91 Points
One of the best NVs on the market
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4/23/2022 - AllRed wrote:
Opening day dinner at the club. Racy and bright, with almond, orchard fruit, and mineral tones. Medium bead.
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4/17/2022 - fc1910 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Next sparkler from Mag!
bottle slept some 3+ years in my cellar,
chalky nose, baked fruit, bread crest,
very, very creamy flow, full of elegance and with a very good structure, the acid lively still, but all components beginning to integrate with the air, candied pom fruit, white warm bread, chalk,
long convincing finish,
may I recommend to enjoy Champagne more often from Mag?
***-(****), an easy 92 for today
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3/20/2022 - biggie wrote:
Root Day - Lovely on the nose and palate. This is a new purchase - disgorged mid 2021. Much better with some air and when it warmed up a bit in the glass. Brioche, pear, mineral, white peach and citrus on both nose and palate.
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2/24/2022 - drrobvino wrote: 91 Points
Very tasty, consumed at the end of opening day at a new business location.
Bright, citrus and apple, with faint notes of warm bread crust and chalk.
Tight and racy in the otherwise delicate finish.
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2/19/2022 - -Tim- Likes this wine: 91 Points
This just joined my top 3 NV Champagnes (together with Bollinger and Roederer) in this price range!
Received this half bottle as a gift at our splendid new years eve dinner at Hallmann & Klee Restaurant in Berlin, Germany 6 weeks ago.
Made from 30 % Pinot Noir (Montagne de Reims and Grande Vallée de la Marne), 30 % Chardonnay (Marne), and 40 % Pinot Meunier (Vallée de la Marne and Coteaux Sud d’Épernay). 50-60% reserve wines. 30 months on the lees. 8 g/L dosage (7.8 g/L TA).
Palate driven by pears, yeast, balanced acidity, and minerals. Brilliant!
90/100 - Wine Enthusiast - September 2020
90/100 - Wine Spectator - December 2019
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2/14/2022 - lake.vino Likes this wine: 93 Points
Shows its red fruit pedigree for sure. Strawberry, red cherry, autolytic notes. Brioche hints. Palate has plenty, arguably a tad much, RS - but the acid and mineral and fruit support it and keep it from being cloying. Plenty of mineral, great balance. Nice wine.
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2/13/2022 - Miccog Likes this wine: 92 Points
Pear, citrus, and elderberry. Vibrant, small bubbles. Not too much bread and yeast, but not too little either. Elegant mineral notes and fine acidity. Very, very good!
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2/13/2022 - hbay Likes this wine: 90 Points
Brunch
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2/13/2022 - A_rytter wrote:
Quite powerful nose. Red apples, autumn forrest floor. Full body, rounded fruit, fine acidity.
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2/11/2022 - Kriz wrote: 90 Points
Always a great champagne. Good nose, body with frehness and a long tasty finish.
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2/10/2022 - A1002 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Golden grey with lots of fine bubbles.
Nectarine nose with a hint of peaches. A sweet touch on the vibrant and fruity palate. A metallic note on a quite short ending but still very satisfying.
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2/2/2022 - graemeg wrote:
NobleRottersSydney - blind 17 Chard & 14 Shiraz (Fix, St James, Sydney): {12%} [Greg] Powerhouse, attractively pungent nose of yeast and sourdough. Medium-bodied palate of developing chardonnay fruit, sitting in the middle of the tongue, not so much at the back. Medium-sized, creamy bubbles with a dusty dry finish. Very impressive, with the
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1/22/2022 - Thirsty1 Likes this wine:
Sabered a 3 litre bottle of this last night, and that was fun. Green apple and a touch of yeast. Nice acidity at the finish and always good.
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1/19/2022 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Inspiration 1818: apparently they have been making thi sfor a long time but never exported it. Crisp, powerful, yet with some richness on the palate.
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1/13/2022 - rocknroller wrote: 91 Points
Pale gold color. Drank two glasses over 90 minutes. Very fresh on the nose, wind swept sea air, apple blossoms, green apple, oyster shell and chalk on the nose. The palate comes off rather finessed and lively with a distinct pure green apple on the mid palate, plenty of well delineated chalk, yeast and more sour citrus finish. This was poised and drank with class the first night. Day two brought a more linear sour citrus driven palate steeped in chalky minerality and not the same finesse. Thanks to Joe and Khem for this bottle. Much appreciated. 91+pts.
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1/8/2022 - Jrpom23 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Tropical fruit on the nose
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1/4/2022 - Krugalex Likes this wine: 92 Points
Really good. Bruised orchard fruits and toasted buttered bread. Fine bead. Here you really feel that the wine is dominated by red grapes (60% pinot noir and meunier); I was in fact surprised when I learned that it had that much Chardonnay in the blend (40%). The dosage felt high and it is indeed on the higher side, so you better serve it cold if you don't like that, but for me it was not a problem (9.8g/L).
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1/1/2022 - Golf_Wine Likes this wine: 85 Points
An alright champagne but it seemed like the “billecart-salmon” had been extracted and it was a run of the mill champagne for me. Bought for $45 and it seems about right. There was a moment in a single sip like 40 minutes in that I thought - great ! But that was it then back to average. It’s like this grapes were not selected but left over. Grosset Grand Reserve is in the same price range but it’s a far better bottle.
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1/1/2022 - racerchris Likes this wine:
Shared with friends in the afternoon after a New Years Day walk in the woods. Perfect for the occasion.
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1/1/2022 - christian.tellvik@limab.se wrote: 92 Points
Perfect this day!
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12/31/2021 - Mmoellern Likes this wine: 90 Points
Happy New year 21/22!
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12/31/2021 - lkilpio Likes this wine:
Very good. This is steely, structured, tight and mineral in style, but also fruity enough, displaying pleasant notes of e.g. apricot, lemon and apple. This is certainly one of the best NV Champagnes, at least among the ones that I have tasted.
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12/24/2021 - matlee89 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Excellent with caviar. Refreshing, balanced, with a pure line of salinity. Toasty brioche but not overwhelming.
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12/18/2021 - EastBayPhil Likes this wine: 93 Points
Very focused, very linear. Enjoyed with caviar service and a smoked salmon appetizer. What a treat!
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12/12/2021 - LingonTuvan Likes this wine: 92 Points
Good, balanced, pretty complex
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12/7/2021 - lightning wrote:
Quite saline and mineral, slightly rounded acidity (full malo), only a touch of autolysis, spice of meunier also apparent. A touch reticent on the nose.
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11/27/2021 - Sean Tay wrote: 92 Points
Nose of yeast, breast, toast, green apple, lemon. High acidity.
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11/27/2021 - FransS wrote: 88 Points
Le Tour de Champagne-Perswijn-Amsterdam-11/22-2021: a bit shy bouquet, but well structured in the (after)taste.
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11/23/2021 - Sean Tay wrote: 92 Points
Nose of yeast, lemon, bread. Slight toast, high acidity. Easy drinking.
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11/12/2021 - cjsadler Likes this wine: 91 Points
With some age on it (don’t see a disgorgement date)— excellent.
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11/2/2021 - drjb Likes this wine: 91 Points
This bottle of NV Billecart from the cellar shows good complexity with an array of red apple, wild strawberry, lemon and brioche notes on the nose and reflected on the well structured palate that lingers beautifully. Always reliable this remains high quality NV.
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11/2/2021 - Bellissimo wrote:
Really crisp, lots of chalk, toast, red apple. Always a crowd pleaser and can be found for under $50 regularly. Recommended!
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10/29/2021 - ploher wrote:
Needed quite some time and air to come around, was very closed in the beginning. On the nutty / toasty side of the spectrum, quite ripe fruit, straight forward, not a lot of complexity. Fine perlage, short finish, easy drinking. Solid. 15.5/20
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10/25/2021 - andrewdodd86 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Same. Light tart apple and yeasty. Delicious
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10/18/2021 - TheFoodieTraveler wrote: 92 Points
Perfect pairing w Thai/Japanese fusion at Kinkan
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10/11/2021 - jkvedar Likes this wine: 89 Points
Straight forward champagne. Better with air and time. Paired well with grilled shrimp , rice and garden salad .
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10/8/2021 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Cantalupo Aged Nebbiolo Masters (NY Vintners): The standard brut reserve but had been disgorged about 5 years ago. I don’t know that I would have picked that up if I hadn’t been told, but I might say that it prob has a bit less baby fat than if it was a younger wine. None of the older aged characteristics here though. The best comparison I can make is spring water. Very easy to drink and very satisfying but light and not super flavorful if that makes sense.
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10/4/2021 - galewskj wrote: 91 Points
This bottle was consistent with most of my experiences of this wine. One of my favorite NV's, I love the freshness and the liveliness.
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10/2/2021 - I'd Rather Be Drinking Wine Likes this wine: 91 Points
Robert's Get-Together at Margaux's Table: Very nice Champagne that offers a pretty good QPR. Showed lots of toast and pear with a slight sea breeze on the nose. Palate showed toasty notes, pear, apple and some minerality, with a lightly bitter finish, which I though detracted from otherwise very good wine. The bitterness did disappear with some additional time in the glass. I would not turn this down, and actually wish I had some in my cellar! 91+ for me.
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10/2/2021 - rocknroller wrote: 91 Points
Mixed Wines at Margaux's Table (Margaux's Table, White Bear Lake, MN): Light gold color. Drank a glass over 30 minutes. Dang, I haven't had this in almost 2 years. That's a crime, or at least a shame. Always solid, and this was no different. I think with a couple years of age on it also. Toasty in style, full bodied, pain grille, pear, baking spice, hints of red fruits and nice mineral definition. Well made and classy. 91+ to 92pts.
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10/2/2021 - StewartWent wrote: 88 Points
I wonder what makes it “reserve”? A more traditional style for mine and certainly less fruit fwd. Older fruits, some honey, biscuits.
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9/21/2021 - Jd6725 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Great bottle, had 5-6 years of age on it. Really balanced and showed quite well with everything.
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9/18/2021 - Sean Tay wrote: 91 Points
Medium nose intensity with notes of lemon, apple, grapefruit, toast and mineral. Medium mousse and medium+ acidity. Drank from magnum.
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9/14/2021 - BigBoy_Sonoma Likes this wine: 94 Points
Acidity tropical fruit, minerality finishes with some complexity. A
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9/11/2021 - thewiz Likes this wine: 93 Points
Gourmetklubbens fyrtioåttonde middag (Tema: Dekadens) (A+N, Duvbo): (Disgorged in 2004)
Lovely yellow colour with a fine stream of bubbles and a maturing nose showing vanilla, butterscotch and roasted coffee notes in a delicious way. Smoothing acidity on the maturing palate with a lovely creaminess on the mid and with a lengthy balanced finish showing a citrus zesty bitterness.
(Still showing a nice freshness with 15 years extra cellaring)
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9/4/2021 - whits wrote: 87 Points
Citrus in the nose, not the most intense in beads but elegant and soft, candied lemon and mineral in the mouth, balanced, simple and enjoyable, pretty nice with buttered popcorn actually
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8/30/2021 - Conocedora Likes this wine: 90 Points
Pale yellow in color, showcasing a firm mineral structure with toasted almonds, a green apple tartness as well white stone fruit. Nice acidity and a taut texture, very enjoyable champagne.
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8/21/2021 - Sean Tay Likes this wine: 93 Points
Pronounced nose intensity with notes of bread, nut, toast, yeast. High acidity but balance on the palate.
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8/21/2021 - RowenaT Likes this wine: 91 Points
Bliss.. Gingery, aromas of notes of baked apple, candied lemon peel, crystalized ginger, nut, brioche, pastry and hint of floral. The palate is toasty, opulent and stylish, with a bloomy mousse and long finish.
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8/13/2021 - Superswede69 wrote:
Chalky, red berry and brioche. Fresh. Licqurice and munt.
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8/9/2021 - drrobvino wrote: 90 Points
Delicious and bright, citrusy and patisserie.
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8/3/2021 - gresch Likes this wine: 93 Points
From memory. Fine mousse. Very well balanced with hints of cream. A wine w/ body and verve.
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7/25/2021 - Wino133 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Really nice. Clean, straw yellow, well balanced. Big fan of it.
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7/17/2021 - The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine:
Retail $65. 40% Pinot Meunier, 30% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay. Consistent notes (with the only exception being that there is less room to load up the new Tesla Model 3 than the Prius. Although, there is the frunk…
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7/2/2021 - Eudemis Likes this wine:
12% alcohol. PM 40%, PN 30%, C 30%. Dosage 8 g/L. The MLF has taken place, and there is at least 50% of reserve wines. No info on base vintage or disgorgement date. Pale golden colour. The fizz is abundant to start with, but with very fine bubbles; good persistance.
Fresh nose with verbena, fresh apple and some biscuity component; completely free of oxidative notes. The mouth is similarly engaging with good grip and little intrusion of the dosage until the very end; good length. Went well with lobster.
A classy NV Champagne with a good bit of elegance.
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6/25/2021 - Maphill01 wrote:
Out of 375. Toast, brioche, citrus and apple underneath. More of a full, creamy mouthfeel, medium weight. Decent acidity keeps this from being too heavy. Benefited from a little air. A bit more going on than your average entry level champagne.
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6/19/2021 - Nanda wrote: 90 Points
The Roots Fund Grand Cru Charity Dinner (Home): From jero. A complete and well balanced Champagne with fruit, mineral and toast interplay. Nicely energetic.
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6/19/2021 - Burgundy Al wrote: 88 Points
The Roots Fund Charity Grand Cru Dinner (House of Nanda - Chicago IL): From 3L. Fun as always, this was subtlety floral with lots of berry character and good weight and good enough textures.
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6/16/2021 - The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 93 Points
Retail $65. 40% Pinot Meunier, 30% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay. My local H-E-B grocery store (I love my H-E-B) has this for an every day price of $43 and change. Buy six bottles (of anything)? 10% off. Thus, this comes in at just shy of forty bucks before tax. Nice. While I tend to shy away from predominantly Meunier Champers, this is quite lovely. Pale straw in the glass with a fruity nose of ripe peach, marzipan, hazelnut, and a whole lot a verve. Yowza (and almost a Whoa). The palate is clean, tart, precise, but also has a bit of swagger that one would expect form one of the more respected large houses in Champagne. While this group is perhaps more lauded for their Brut Rosé, this wine is no slouch. And for forty bucks? Load up the Prius (hopefully soon to be a Tesla). OK. Whoa.
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6/11/2021 - heidoanddave wrote: 94 Points
Outstanding!
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6/11/2021 - Somm David T Likes this wine: 92 Points
Beautiful mouthfeel/mousse. Sour lemons w/ hints of meringue, lime zest- candy, kiwi, pear, white peach/nectarine, understated notes of pineapple juice, beautiful, soft grey volcanics, edgy, soft chalkiness, yeast, soft, melted, salted caramel, white spice, sea spray, cream, spring flowers, jasmine, some yellow & white lilies excellent soft acidity with a smartly polished & well balanced finish lasting minutes.
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5/31/2021 - KAT9 wrote: 90 Points
Apple strudel, lemony, zesty. Medium plus acidity. Unremarkable.
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5/1/2021 - Weinberg Falls wrote: 91 Points
Opulent nose of buttered toast, chalk and lemon curd. Richness follows through on the extremely civilised palate of brioche and citrus with a languid perlage. Mineral acidity leads into a long, slightly saline finish. Absolutely lovely NV that feels boutiquey even though it is a large house.
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4/30/2021 - csimm wrote: 87 Points
3 days in Napa: Arkenstone, Memento Mori, Maxem, The French Laundry, Christopher Tynan, Kinsman, Harlan, Vice Versa, Accendo, Fairchild, Macdonald, and a truckload of others (Napa): Lemon seed and yeast. Rides high and angular, finishing sharp. Would pair well with oyster shells on the half shell, with more shells, topped with shells.
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4/29/2021 - tjb12 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Apple, citrus, and nice minerality
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4/14/2021 - Paul S wrote: 90 Points
Birthday Dinner with Popiah Party (Jade Palace, Forum Galleria, Singapore): Fresh and lively, this was a nice NV to start the dinner off with. The nose was classic Billecart, with easygoing aromas strawberries, apples and a light dusting of earth and florals. Quite pretty. The palate was simple, but yummy and very nicely balanced, with soft acidity and a gentle mousse swathed around a core of apple and gentle lemon notes. There was just a little hint of mineral and a shade of dried florals at the end. Simple but yummy; this slipped down the throat very easily indeed - just what you would want for an NV at this level.
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4/6/2021 - Kriz wrote: 91 Points
Beautiful champagne in a style I like. Apple, a squeeze of lemon, minerality, fresh but not too acidic and a nice hint of bitterness.
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4/5/2021 - Morten Andersen Likes this wine: 91 Points
Pale yellow. Good but not overly agressive bubbles. Hints of citrus and nuts. Lovely long aftertaste.
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4/4/2021 - fc1910 Likes this wine: 91 Points
A happy easter Magnum bottle!
first of all this one is really refreshing, a great punch of zesty citrus, full of energy and with a great persistence!
Overall a lively appearance with a chalky fresh mouthfeel, very long, will improve by 3-5 + years in your cellar, **(*-****), around 90, 91(+) potential
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3/29/2021 - Wino133 Likes this wine: 92 Points
this is lovely. Probably my favourite entry level champagne at the moment - considering the price etc it's simply great. Obviously not a tete du cuvee with all the appropriate complexity, etc, but a lovely clean champagne. This, alongside their NV Rose - just brilliant.
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3/19/2021 - hbay Likes this wine: 90 Points
Stenbiderrogn
Oliven og semidried tomater
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3/6/2021 - rahul_d_chatter@yahoo.com Likes this wine: 88 Points
I enjoyed this champagne for its yeasty notes and small bubbles. Notes of brioche, lemon, white flowers. It is has a gentle exuberance in the mouth. Very enjoyable. WS 91 pts was on to something
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2/23/2021 - MadeiraLev Likes this wine: 90 Points
Classic, elegant notes of toast, brioche, yeast. Great fizz. Enjoyed with a home made pizza. Sublime pairing.
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2/18/2021 - PSPatrick wrote: 90 Points
Bought in May 2017 and cellared since. Bright medium yellow gold. Citrus, grapefruit, stone fruit, ripe, bruised apple, nuts, biscuit, toast, chalk, and a flinty fire stone note on the finish, with fresh, lively acidity, creamy mousse, and very good length. Ripe for B.-S., yet fresh and fairly balanced. Warmer base vintage, apparently. Normally a fan of B.-S., this has never been my favourite batch.
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2/16/2021 - Scar510 Likes this wine: 92 Points
2-16-21. Pregame before Canoe House. Pretty good.
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2/15/2021 - Costes76 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Classic and pronounced traditional flavors with bread, brioche and apples. Mild bubbles, smooth balance (nothing edgy or tart), long finish. Great value.
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2/5/2021 - drrobvino wrote: 90 Points
These B-S Champagnes strike me as feminine, fruity, and chalky. Not alot of depth in flavors or aromas, rather straightforward but very, very good. Precise and tight on the linear finish.
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1/30/2021 - bill00 wrote: 90 Points
A bottle purchased in 2010 so likely disgorged in late '00s. I didn't really expect to find much here but was pleasantly surprised as this was very much alive. Bread dough and hints of red berry with a nice creamy texture.
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1/28/2021 - crazywineguy Likes this wine: 91 Points
Punches above it's weight for a NV. Decent ripeness of fruit and you can see the assemblage has been done artfully well with no angular poky issues sticking out re the balance of components. The inestimable Mr Auerbach has nailed the description to a T.
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1/25/2021 - thesternowl wrote: 88 Points
Billcart-Salmon’s NV Rosé is a benchmark as far as NV Rosé is concerned. The Brut Reserve, while a fine enough Champagne, is less memorable. Delicate best describes it. Tiny bubbles that dissipate quickly. The nose is fairy muted. Granny Smith and rhubarb on the palate. The finish is short. No disgorgement data.
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1/21/2021 - Susaninaustin Likes this wine: 92 Points
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1/16/2021 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 91 Points
Quite Pinot-heavy (40% Pinot Meunier, 30% Pinot Noir), and together with full malo, 50%-60% reserve wines and a dosage of 8 gr/l this results in a rich and rounded, silky and spicy wine, but there is a lovely minerally energy too and the finish is lively and fresh with flowers and citrus from the 30% Chardonnay. Sumptuous (at cellar temperature) and beautifully balanced. Very lovely.
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1/1/2021 - Vinnut Likes this wine: 91 Points
Pale yellow in color with a very fine, constant & intense perlage. Full, fragrant & attractive nose of ripe fruit aromas of pears, citrus notes of lemons/limes & apple with overtones of floral & yeasty/toasty notes, minerals, stony & hints of marzipan & roasted hazelnuts. Light bodied with a good concentration of well balanced & smooth texture, zesty ripe fruit flavors of pears, apples and citrus notes of lemons/limes with yeasty/toasty, creamy & minerals. Lingering dry finish. Drinks quite well at present & has been known to gain further complexity from a few additional years of aging.
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1/1/2021 - VinhoVerde Likes this wine: 90 Points
Good mousse with mid-sized bubbles. Lemon, yeasty bouquet. Harmonious fruit/acid balance on the palate with lively white fruit flavor and creamy texture. A refreshing Champagne without tartness in its medium length. Everything you could ask for in a standard NV Champagne.
Billecart-Salmon non-vintage Champagne is on a par with comparable versions of Pol Roger, Bollinger, and Roederer. I purchase whichever has the best price. Made from 40% Pinot Meunier, 30% Chardonnay, and 30% Pinot Noir.
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12/31/2020 - Manuel10 wrote: 95 Points
Stupendo champagne! Schiuma abbastanza cremosa e compatta, in bocca bolla molto fine.
Color giallo paglierino tendente al dorato.
Al naso note di frutta rossa con elegantissimi sentori di lievito tipo pane. In bocca grandissima acidità e molto beverino, ben dosato e di una lunghezza straripante. Pronto da bere.
40% Pinot Meunier 30% Chardonnay 30% Pinot Noir 🍇
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12/31/2020 - Chris Likes this wine: 94 Points
Love this stuff. For the price point especially, its excellent.
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12/25/2020 - lake.vino Likes this wine: 92 Points
Nose yeasty and toast and rich red fruit. Palate likewise. Almost a touch of rs. But well supported by acid. Paired well with foie gras.
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12/25/2020 - boston617 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Very yeasty and bright
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12/25/2020 - belfast taxman wrote: 92 Points
Another beautiful bottle - superb mousse, delicate flavour, a lovely accompaniment to smoked salmon on Christmas Eve.
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12/25/2020 - Morten Andersen Likes this wine: 91 Points
Light yellow color. served cold but soon opened up. Some lime and citrus, nuts and salty tones - light but nice bitter aftertaste. Medium long. Brillant for the price range.
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12/24/2020 - ItsNotMe wrote:
Very nice. Crisp and not yeast-driven. Need to pick up more plus the rose.
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12/21/2020 - isaacjamesbaker wrote: 90 Points
Sabred this in a backyard of a new house and it was delicious. Buttery, biscuits but chalky, bright, too. Fun, crushable stuff.
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12/12/2020 - Tobinski Likes this wine:
From 375ml, disgorgement date unknown. Generous and radiant, with ripe green fruit taking center stage, and everything else in the right place. I always adjust expectations downward a bit for smaller formats of Champagne, but there was no need to for this bottle.
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12/6/2020 - HHerr Likes this wine: 92 Points
One of my favorites in this price range. Very refreshing and well balanced. It will disappear fast.
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12/5/2020 - DocDocBooze wrote:
Light, citrus, dry. Honestly nothing to write home about
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11/17/2020 - belfast taxman wrote: 91 Points
Same as last time!
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11/11/2020 - Paul Lin wrote: 92 Points
Mouthfilling and delicious! Notes of red apples, candied and pickled ginger, salted butter, oyster shells, and chalk. This had been laid down for over 10 years, and the age has been kind to it.
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11/8/2020 - KipGordon wrote:
Delicious. Would love to get again. Drank when we brought Marion home from the hospital.
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11/2/2020 - bavaur wrote: 90 Points
Salty and sweet popcorn flavours on the nose. Leaning more towards the sweetness on the palate but overall very fresh with light honeysuckle and Werther’s Originals. Great aperitif or brunch champagne.
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10/26/2020 - SimonG wrote: 89 Points
Four or five years post disgorgement ageing. Diam cork, stays straight. Quite fresh, a touch of biscuit. Decent length and line. ***
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10/25/2020 - Russell Faulkner wrote:
Quite a recent release. This was light, crisp citrus and some honeysuckle. Perfectly acceptable if unexciting.
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10/11/2020 - Amberissey Likes this wine: 89 Points
Powerful peach scent on the nose, alongside weirdly strawberry. Maybe some almond too. Well balanced and full bodied on the palette
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10/3/2020 - Paul Lin wrote: 85 Points
Purchased in 2009. Did not seem to be holding up as well as I hoped. Still quite effervescent but the palate was a little thin. Notes of red apples, candied ginger, and oyster shell. Bitter, flinty finish—similar to a lesser expensive champagne.
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9/11/2020 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 91 Points
A blend of 40% Pinot Meunier, 30% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay. Undisclosed disgorgement date. Half bottle. Broad aromatic expression, gingerbread, red apple, citrus, brioche, crème patissière, ripe and rounded but fresh, silky texture with gentle bitters, good flavour intensity and length. At wine bar Petit Caron, Amsterdam, NL.
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9/6/2020 - Andrew H wrote: 92 Points
Ample mousse, medium bubbles. Light straw. Generous pastry crust, hint of ripe pear, a bit of saline, touch of oak.
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9/6/2020 - Château de Farmer Likes this wine: 88 Points
Bit of a disappointing bottle compared to previous tastings of this. Didn't show much richness or complexity. Smooth and easy and funky nose.
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9/6/2020 - galewskj wrote: 91 Points
End of Summer get together: This wine is slightly toasty, very rich and creamy, and has significant acid. The entire package presents itself as quite balanced and fresh, which I know is the hallmark of this producer. With all the acid, this goes better with food, but you can drink it on it's own if you have to.
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9/1/2020 - FransS wrote: 89 Points
Invited by our friends Job and Carli at restaurant Groenendaal, Heemstede: a lovely dinner that started with this champagne; 40% meunier gave a bit edgy style and a firm midtaste. It is a pure and honest champagne with a certain personality.
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8/29/2020 - sethebarlow wrote: 93 Points
Very nice. Yeast, jasmine, apple, orange blossom. Among the best entry-level bottles.
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8/29/2020 - drrobvino wrote: 92 Points
Opened a 3.0L during my son's grad party from OSU.
Delicious, bright, elegant, long finish and just made a great end to a wonderful evening.
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8/29/2020 - hbay Likes this wine: 89 Points
Aperitif
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8/28/2020 - hbay Likes this wine: 89 Points
Aperitif
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8/26/2020 - drrobvino wrote: 92 Points
Enjoyed this 375ml bottle with sushi tonite, with my sons.
It was gorgeous, bright, lemons and apples, chalk and a hint of bread. Elegant, tense, fine bubbles and a long and palate-cleansing finish.
Better than last few bottles.
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8/25/2020 - Sean Tay wrote:
Apple, lemon, chalk, mineral. Paired it with Italian food; seafood and pasta.
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8/1/2020 - Miceri Likes this wine: 94 Points
Light straw yellow; really nice refreshing, lots of bubbles and citrus; elegant with lots of taste
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7/22/2020 - Sean Tay wrote:
Nose is medium with apple, grapefruit, mineral and chalk. High acidity. Taste > nose. Pair with Japanese food at Kisho Singapore.
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7/18/2020 - amateur62 Likes this wine: 91 Points
30% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay, 40% Pinot Meunier, 50% to 60% reserve wines, dosage 8g/l, aged 30 months on lees.
Was cellaring this for two years what is usually helpful. Small bubbles, brioche with a hint of yellow fruits, good mouth feel and acidity, creamy, medium+ length, superb balance, 91+. Reasonable price for a Champagne at this quality, all loved it.
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7/6/2020 - affordableCollector wrote: 92 Points
base: 2015. tiny rapid bubble stream. straw, in color. apple, strawberry, raspberry, lemon, pear, toast, mousse, mineral. abundant acidity. texture driven finish.
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7/4/2020 - brigcampbell wrote:
I brought this and had a small tasted before it evaporated. Nice bottle.
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6/20/2020 - hbay Likes this wine: 89 Points
Aperitif
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6/19/2020 - Sean Tay wrote:
Tasted blind together with 2011 Exton Park Britagne Blanc de Blancs, 2008 Dom Pérignon Champagne and NV Billecart-Salmon Champagne Brut Réserve with friends. The English sparkling Exton had the sharpest taste, very acidity, but the nose was pronounced with bread, chalk, grapefruit, lemon. It was better compared to Prosecco and price-wise relatively cheaper than Champagne. It was ranked last of the 3 which was expected. The Billecart had a more diluted nose compared to Exton, its taste is rounded and less acidity. There's also bread, chalk, grapefruit but less pronounced. Most had guess Billecart was the DOM which leaves them surprised. The DOM was the wine for me for the night. The nose was pronounced, with grapefruit, mineral, chalk, apple, fresh. High acidity. This 2008 DOM has the potential to match up with 1996 DOM if given more time to evolve.
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6/19/2020 - PFLK wrote: 82 Points
A bit disappointed lack focus and depth to this price. Too big production
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6/14/2020 - Hendmo Likes this wine: 90 Points
For a NV champagne this is excellent value and nicely balanced. A light to medium gold colour, with a fresh, zippy energy to it, but with enough body and creaminess to keep it balanced. A fine mousse of bubbles, and flavours of green apple and citrus fruits upfront, developing into warmer stone fruits and a touch of brioche on a pleasantly long finish. Very enjoyable for very reasonably priced champagne.
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6/3/2020 - Thirsty1 Likes this wine:
Billecart is one of my favorites. It always delivers.
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5/31/2020 - fc1910 wrote: 91 Points
MG-fun: drunk after the Moncuit, this one has enormous freshness, grip, chalky, lightbodied, with a mouthwatering acidity, little brioche, very well structured, still young, great QPR, 68€ per MG at a Hamburg retailer, **(*-****), 91(+)
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5/24/2020 - tanglenet wrote:
Same note as last time. Average drinking experience.
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5/14/2020 - Eudemis Likes this wine:
12% alcohol. PM 40%, PN 30%, C 30%. No info on disgorgement date or base year, although this can possibly be inferred from the lot number. Very pale colour. The fizz is vigorous, forming a strong narrow column with very fine bubbles. Good nose, mineral with yellow fruit aromas. The mouthfeel is excellent. Yellow fruit again and vg grip, but without any rough edges. There is a relaxed, civilised quality to this wine, and the dosage is perfectly judged for my taste.
A superb companion to smoked salmon (of course). In the top tier of NV Champagnes in my opinion. A repeat purchase.
PS: the next day, after a night in the fridge with the original cork back on, the wine is in perfect condition, including a virtually unchanged flow of fizz.
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5/13/2020 - Thirsty1 Likes this wine:
Delicious - a benchmark NV brut.
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5/6/2020 - talbot61 Likes this wine: 91 Points
I believe firmly in aging champagne. This bottle, which has been sitting in the cellar for a couple of years, at least, is a paragon: Deliciously mellow, balanced but without the ulcerating acidity of young champagnes, fine bubbles, lovely apple flavor.
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5/1/2020 - timothynbond Likes this wine: 92 Points
Light yellow and transparent but with a goldish tinge about it. The nose gave out aromas of fresh baked bread and vanilla cupcakes, and after a bit of air some interesting ripe cherries emerged. Good acidity with a medium to medium-light body. At the front of the mouth there were flavors of sweet red apples, but it became savory as it moved towards the back.
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4/19/2020 - ChDonath wrote: 88 Points
Score 88-89...
cant really say if I like it... when I did a vertical tasting I really liked the brut reserve...
I kind of liked the extra brut as well... but when trying the recent brut reserve I feel a bit puzzled.
Overall decent quality... possible to discern green apple and a nice creamy texture but also at first some quite pushy acidity... bubbles are ok but not near as fine as in the rosé.
Some slight phenolic bitterness as an aftertaste.
After some time it slowly integrates ok, acidity is balanced with fruit and bitterness is gone. definitely use a wider glass... riedel prosecco / rose is fine...
More narrow than this and the champagne tastes a bit skewed.
So difficult to judge, better than some candied champagnes , better than some defective vintages but not so exciting either.
I suspect an unlucky base vintage.
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4/10/2020 - hbay Likes this wine: 89 Points
Hvide asperges m. vinegret og serano skinke
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4/10/2020 - ovenmitt wrote: 90 Points
Good QPR at $37.
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4/3/2020 - Thirsty1 Likes this wine:
Consistent
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3/28/2020 - Riccardo Vigoli Likes this wine: 83 Points
Yeasty aroma. Apple flavor. Acidic on the tongue but not acute. Finish of 6 seconds.
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3/19/2020 - drrobvino wrote: 91 Points
Consumed from a 375 ml bottle.
Very pretty Champagne, light and feminine, crisp acidity and a med+ length finish.
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3/4/2020 - Chris Likes this wine: 94 Points
My favorite champagne. Smaller sized bubbles, excellent bread like flavor. Very nice.
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2/29/2020 - dnnk88 Likes this wine: 92 Points
SS BBQ & Wine Night: Green apples, poached pears, almond notes. Enjoyed this with BBQ food tonight.
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2/18/2020 - elyaz wrote:
June 2017: Clean, balanced, graceful. Not necessarily light, or lean. But with enough of a backbone. Had as an aperitif, and it was good. Also did well with some weird Mediterranean food. Should go with just about anything.
47% Pinot Meunier, 30% Chardonnay and the rest Pinot Noir
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2/16/2020 - belfast taxman wrote: 91 Points
Consistent because consistency is what BS consistently achieve.
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2/9/2020 - hbay Likes this wine: 89 Points
Afternoon tea
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2/4/2020 - depechemoroder Likes this wine: 90 Points
Firmly in the orchard fruit spectrum with lots of ripe apple with some pastry and apple skins as well. Medium bodied, with nice density on the finish, although with such a fine palate, I'd appreciate a slightly more precise and fine mousse.
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1/31/2020 - peternelson wrote: 88 Points
Decent, passable regular brut. Heritage Wine Blind Tasting Finals after-party at Jean-George Las Vegas
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1/18/2020 - hbay Likes this wine: 88 Points
Grillet brød m. tomat og gedeost
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1/2/2020 - sleepyhaus wrote:
Nothing wrong here, but somewhat boring. Perhaps this suffered badly by following a Bereche cuvee reserve, but at about the same price I'd go with the Bereche all day every day. On the other hand, this was right down the middle of the fairway in all aspects. So if you want a nice, crowd-pleasing big house champagne, this might be just what you're looking for in that department.
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1/1/2020 - rocknroller wrote: flawed
New Years Day: Vrai Champagne, Fourth Annual Edition (Brad & Marcia's Place, St. Paul, MN): Deep yellow color. This bottle had the old B-S label on it. IT was OLD - and VERY TIRED.
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1/1/2020 - azscot wrote: 90 Points
PnP on New Years Eve. We had previously drunk a 375ml of this a few weeks beforehand and the smaller bottle had more brioche, toastiness and length than this full bottle. I’m unable to find the disgorgement date from the code etched on the bottle so it could be that this spent less time on the lees than the previous half bottle.
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1/1/2020 - casaallora Likes this wine: 92 Points
Beautiful full floral fragrant nose upon opening. This lovely nose held steady thru the bottle. Nose of Lemon. Flavor of grapefruit w/lovely finish. Went very well w/Sushi appetizer & Lobster entree. A most enjoyable champagne.
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12/31/2019 - SMagowan Likes this wine: 92 Points
Solid upper tier NV champagne. Definitely a re-buy.
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12/29/2019 - Chris Likes this wine: 93 Points
A solid premium French champagne. Has all the qualities you want. Bread/Brioche flavor, tiny bubbles, etc... Very nice.
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12/27/2019 - azscot wrote: 93 Points
Really nice champagne. Bouquet of lychee with honeysuckle opening. After being open for a while a pineapple flavor comes through. Clean crisp and a litttle brioche gives this champagne a nice ending.
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12/25/2019 - gmbdds wrote: 90 Points
Dry, clean and linear. Lemon stands out, the rest is subtle.
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12/24/2019 - Bouddi26 wrote: 92 Points
Light yellow colour. Nice round and mellow yeasty nose. Nice small bubbles with a clean fresh crisp finish. Better having been opened for 30 minutes or so. Perfect on Christmas Day 2019!
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12/23/2019 - hbay Likes this wine: 89 Points
Fejring af Flow
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12/16/2019 - lkilpio Likes this wine: 92 Points
This is a really good and convincing Champagne. It is very dry, structured, firm, fresh, intensive and fruity, with refined flavors of apple, citrus and minerals.
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12/6/2019 - David J Cooper wrote: 86 Points
Decent for on a plane or at a NYE party but not very interesting. Too bad.
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12/1/2019 - Madera16 wrote:
Floral apple, floral lemon. Interesting, light, and balanced. Very good.
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11/29/2019 - Rupert wrote:
At Jules Verne: correct, not too austere, decent showing
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11/27/2019 - Bathtub58 Likes this wine: 90 Points
En magnum.
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11/27/2019 - Aravind Asok wrote:
Nice, and very solid. Clean, focused and linear. Good bubbles, lemon oil, a touch of richness. Excellent acidity, good fruit and lift, and a clean finish.
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11/15/2019 - pyrat40 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Delicious, classic Champagne with just the right yeasty-brioche flavor.
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11/12/2019 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Purity of fruit and focused and Pretty darn good stuff if you can find it at a hot price.
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10/30/2019 - Gen NY Likes this wine: 91 Points
Excellent campagne. Clean and crisp.
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10/29/2019 - Sourdough Likes this wine: 90 Points
Good bubbles. Nice, fresh nose. Clean flavors tending to green apple when cold and riper green apple with s Chardonnay twistas it warms. Very pleasant juice.
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10/20/2019 - Golf_Wine Likes this wine: 89 Points
a good champagne
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10/14/2019 - Riccardo Vigoli Likes this wine: 92 Points
Golden apples and pears. Soft foam. Oranges, too. Sweetness is so balanced. Good value.
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10/12/2019 - Miss T wrote: 91 Points
Fantastic
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10/10/2019 - Alykhan V Likes this wine: 92 Points
Strawberry, green apple, brioche, rich full and textured mouthfeel, between dry and subtly off-dry, medium+ finish
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10/5/2019 - belfast taxman wrote: 91 Points
A year or more of cellaring has seen this wine mature significantly but although that does mean added weight, this is still a very enjoyable fizz, just a bit more suited to food than as a aperitif
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9/27/2019 - zanzabar Likes this wine: 91 Points
Bready yeasty nose. Great balance with simple acidity, good creaminess. Will buy again.
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9/23/2019 - RajivAyyangar wrote: 88 Points
MNB: Sparkling II (Home (Noe st)): Pale yellow. Slight baguette and fresh raw green apple on the nose. Reductive-leaning?
Feels pretty standard Brut RS (7g), high acid, moderately-fine bubbles. Medium finish - crisp green apples.
- Dosage : 8g/l
- Vinification in stainless steel tanks
- Malolactic fermentation
- 50% to 60% reserve wines
- Ageing on lees : 30 months
- 30% Pinot Noir from the Montagne de Reims and the Grande Vallée de la Marne
- 30% Chardonnay sourced from the best Crus in the Champagne region
- 40% Pinot Meunier from the Vallée de la Marne and the southern slopes of Epernay
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9/22/2019 - drrobvino wrote: 89 Points
Consumed out of a 375ml, over a few days. No formal TN, tasty but not special on this occasion.
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9/18/2019 - novocane Likes this wine: 90 Points
Nice refreshing champagne. Had as a welcome amenity at hotel. Watermelon and citrus, fairly strong acidity. Went nicely with fresh tropical fruits. Good.
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9/14/2019 - RolandMillie Likes this wine: 90 Points
Champagne Tasting: Brioche and spicy/toasty notes against red berries, white citrus and bright acidity. Seemed to have less finesse than the others.
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9/3/2019 - PSPatrick wrote: 93 Points
A bottle I bought in October 2016. Shared with Larissa in celebration of our wedding anniversary. Light gold in colour, with medium intense, very fine perlage. Floral notes, citrus and brioche on the nose. On the palate, the wine showed citrus, lemon effervescent powder, shy stone fruit flavours, pear, a hint of melon, lots of toast, brioche and a fire stone component, with fresh acidity and superb length. The combination of sweet fruit, close to tart acidity and chalky minerality was quite intriguing. Medium- to light-bodied, incredibly balanced, very integrated and very complete. A lovely champagne!
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9/2/2019 - RockyII Likes this wine: 90 Points
Pale honeysuckle yellow. Fine continuous bubbles. Nose and taste of brioche pastry, green apples, hazelnut, Spanish almonds and kiwi. Semi tart dry style. Strong acidity. Love their rose and it’s a go to for special occasions. This is pretty good too. About 89-90.
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8/11/2019 - gkpaoli wrote:
Very elegant sparkler, but lacks personality
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7/30/2019 - rocknroller wrote: 92 Points
Light golden color. Split bottle over 2 hours. Ordered this off the list at Finn's Table in Kinsale. Very fine bottle and always one of our favorite N/V's year in and year out. B-S has a deft hand and always seems to deliver an elegant wine with good depth and complexity. This was no different, green orchard fruits, apple panna cotta, yeast, baking spice and limestone minerality on a medium body. Very clean and bright. Great mousse with excellent texture as well.
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7/5/2019 - andrewdodd86 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Tart apple, yeasty and grapefruit
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7/4/2019 - dkwins Likes this wine: 90 Points
Decent champagne, but not memorable.
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7/3/2019 - NickA wrote: 87 Points
The Crus of Puligny-Montrachet (Berry Bros & Rudd): Perhaps served a touch too warm. Pleasant mousse, grippy with citrus and stones. A smoky, exotic scent - vetiver? Overall unexciting.
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7/3/2019 - finewinebuff57 wrote: 90 Points
Restaurant by the glass. Have given BS NV a miss latterly after a couple of disappointingly immature examples. This is good and what you'd hope for.
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6/22/2019 - Apollo5710 wrote: 90 Points
This bottle was disgorged 4/21/2016. Good, decently concentrated, and well balanced - but not particularly memorable. Notes of grapefruit, apple, and lemon are detectable, good acidity, and pleasant finish. Yet, we prefer, e.g., Bollinger, Taittinger, and Pierre Peters comparable entry-level NV offerings.
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6/1/2019 - srh Likes this wine:
Champagnes & Sparkling Wines (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA): N: Bread dough, but almost richly so?
P: Med body; RNDISH entry with NICE, ALMOST swtish frt off set by an acidity which sets the parameters into & through the quite LONG, tangy/swt finish. A versatile style that strikes me as being adept as either a quaff or with food. My EXC; [TOTALLY uncharacteristically, this vendor's $45.95 puts it in the TOP of the wine-searcher's BOTTOM quartile.]
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5/8/2019 - adciobanu Likes this wine: 91 Points
One of the better non-vintages. Solid carbonation, light minerality, slight chalk, moderate toast and yeast. Not exceptionally memorable but a solid and safe choice.
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4/27/2019 - galewskj wrote: 91 Points
This wine is slightly tasty, very rich and creamy, and has significant acid. The entire package presents itself as quite balanced, which I know is the hallmark of this producer. With all the acid, this goes better with food, but you can drink it on it's own if you have to.
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4/17/2019 - CMN wrote: 89 Points
Pale yellow with brioche and lemon oil notes on the nose. Yeast and lemon on the palate with deicate bubbles that feel slightly tired. Rounded mouthfeel with a long-, tapering finish.
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4/13/2019 - tcarter Likes this wine: 91 Points
Simple, clean, very nice but nothing exceptional.
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3/31/2019 - Binkey Likes this wine: 90 Points
Nice nose with oak and some hints of yeast aromas.thin bubles ,nice yellow gold color and a sharp taste with long aftertaste.perfect for pairing with chinese food.in its peak.
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3/29/2019 - wilypod Likes this wine: 89 Points
Middle of the road Champagne, not mineral and steely, no nutty oxidative notes, not bone dry, the dosage I would guess is about 9 g. Mild lemon tang so quite appealing to the palate but nothing very compelling here: inoffensive and of good quality.
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3/24/2019 - dvansteenderen Likes this wine: 88 Points
Sunday lunch aperitif. Decent value Champagne Brut...
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3/23/2019 - SGoenophile Likes this wine: 92 Points
Dinner at Pressoir d’argent Gordon Ramsay, Bordeaux. Fresh and lively with toasty, citrusy notes. Nice complexity, which is surprising for a NV. Very refreshing. For an NV this is seriously good.
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2/27/2019 - weiny Likes this wine: 97 Points
Ungemein fruchtig und frech. Geil
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2/24/2019 - drrobvino wrote: 91 Points
Drank this pretty wine with white chicken chili this evening.
Delicious, refreshing, tense and complete.
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2/14/2019 - PSPatrick wrote: 91 Points
Bought in May 2017. No formal notes. Opened with with Jeremy, Sylvia and Larissa as aperitif before dinner w. Not the mesmerizing experience I made with bottles bought in 2016; dry and tart, but fresh and balanced, with fine mousse. A good aperitif.
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2/14/2019 - Shiaxonna wrote: 90 Points
A fresh nose of toast, yeast, apples and butter. Palate gives me fresh, lovely tart fruit. Balanced, concentrated and with a long finish. Hints of cherries. 50+5+12+15+8 (90p)
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2/8/2019 - Eric Becker Likes this wine: 91 Points
Very good champagne. There are standard cuvees from other houses with more individual traits, but this one is strikingly balanced and classic. Lively but not sharp, aromatic but not heavy, gently fruity, but with a nice touch of age, elegantly discreet but not boring. Not a hair out of place.
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1/25/2019 - Mark Dignam Likes this wine: 92 Points
Billecart is one of the very best NV champagnes, and with NV as good as this, I rarely bother with prestige cuvees.
I have a habit of ageing NV champagne for a few years as I like the honeyed, bready complexity it gives. So I have drunk 6 of these over the last year with similar notes, all stored in a wine fridge at 55 degrees. Lovely nose of citrus, honey, quince and toast, very well balanced and refreshing, without the overt sweetness of many NV and with more power and depth than most. A lovely drink any day in balmy Singapore.
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1/20/2019 - wabi47 Likes this wine: 91 Points
nice balanced mix of biscuit, citrus and clean stone. Smooth going down with fine bubbles.
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1/20/2019 - ravikalaga Likes this wine: 90 Points
Perfect glug glug bubbles!
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1/18/2019 - klundeen wrote:
Drink by 2020
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1/11/2019 - DrinkBordeaux wrote: 90 Points
A very solid NV champagne, with lots of apple and brioche to go around. Maybe a bit sharp on the finish, but overall, very enjoyable.
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1/1/2019 - mflesh wrote: 93 Points
Compared to the 07 Roederer Ermitage, this one seemed to have a bit more power although I'm not so sure that it means it was any better overall. Straw yellow pour. Mouthfeel with slightly "bigger" bubbles than the Ermitage. These notes are mostly pear and apple with a hint of honey. Finishes with less tart fruit than the Ermitage but overall I think that the finish of this champers was a little more unidimensional to peach.
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12/25/2018 - SimonS wrote:
Made very fine bucks fizz on Xmas morning!
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12/25/2018 - shallIshantI Likes this wine: 90 Points
Served to a group of friends on arrival and before the meal. Pale straw. Not too heavy on the nose. Soft, fresh and clean on the palate. Nothing too challenging. Certainly got better as it warmed up, with more toasty notes, more length (still very little aftertaste) and the magnum disappeared quickly.
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12/24/2018 - NaturalizedTexan Likes this wine: 92 Points
Served after dinner. Bright citrus notes, crisp and nicely layered. Full bodied but not as dry as I expected from a Brut Reserve. An excellent value that I plan to buy again.
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12/12/2018 - NickBurwood Likes this wine: 92 Points
Borgogno Barolo Riserva vertical tasting at Jeroboams, Knightsbridge.
Served as an apéritif on arrival. First noted at Mossiman's 18 months ago - this (perhaps) was the maturer bottle that I was hoping to find! Ripe apple and pear core fruit, lime zest and restrained acidity. Foaming prickly mousse. Dry rather than Brut. Exceedingly moreish. In this condition well worth the 3 extra points. Worth the premium price for NV champagne.
Probably at its best 3+ years after bottling date.
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12/9/2018 - acyso wrote: 88 Points
Basic bitch champagne (Chicago, IL): Served double blind. From half-bottle. Lots and lots of bread here. There's an interesting spicy candied ginger note, but the palate is a touch sweet and not too complicated. There's still plenty to like in terms of the scale here -- nice and broad, and pretty viscerally tasty.
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12/8/2018 - MikeATL wrote: 91 Points
Not a bad Saturday afternoon: Rich and nutty on the nose, lemon curd, slate, and a little nutty on the palate, pretty and satisfying with nice crispness.
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12/3/2018 - Vino Me wrote: 90 Points
Retailer tasting. No formal notes but this was richer and creamier than many of the other Champagnes poured. 90-91 points
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12/1/2018 - Bearbus Likes this wine:
Dough, floral (hyasinth, jasmine), apple, pear, lemon. Better when the fizz settles. Pricey for what it is, but good
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12/1/2018 - Weinberg Falls Likes this wine: 92 Points
Very fine. Straw coloured with a deep biscuity nose. Rich Chardonnay-leaning flavour, but with a delicate balance and a beautiful mousse. My favourite NV at this price point.
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11/24/2018 - rocknroller wrote: 92 Points
Winter is Coming (Rocknroller's (Kevin & Vicki's Place)): Light gold color. Drank a glass over 30 minutes. This bottle had an additional 4 years of cellar aging since obtaining it. Really nice, poised, toasty, creamy texture, medium full bodied, well matured, delightful minerality - lithe and fresh with understated citrus fruit. Very classical character with more subtle fruit, crisp acid and minerality and an elegant feel. Loved it with the extra age.
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11/24/2018 - mattdathan Likes this wine: 92 Points
Great - as always, but better in magnum!
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11/21/2018 - repoper wrote: 90 Points
From a magnum. Really cold and had that great snap. A yeasty appley nose and the apples and pears carry over to the mouth. Not a complex wine but a very nice drink.
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11/17/2018 - Burgundy Al wrote: 87 Points
Orchard fruit on nose and palate with good+ textures, moderate weight and a bright finish.
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11/10/2018 - GregMHD wrote:
Great
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11/2/2018 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 91 Points
A private lunch (Restaurant Noble *, Den Bosch, NL): Citrus and red fruit, toast and a hint of nuts, creamy and fresh, complex and impeccably balanced.
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10/26/2018 - Bellissimo Likes this wine:
Really like this. Can usually find low $40s at sale time. Crisp acids, fine mousse, brioche lemon and white fruits.
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10/21/2018 - vagrantone Likes this wine: 89 Points
Exactly what I expected.
Moderate yeast autolysis character. Bright citrus fruit, excellent freshness and acidity. Moderate length. clean finish. A textbook Champagne.
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10/17/2018 - vinhonotte wrote: 89 Points
SIA Wine Week; 10/15/2018-10/19/2018 (Singapore Airlines): pale lemon; nose of subtle elderflower and limestone; lemon, peach, stone, brine
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10/14/2018 - Isaac L Likes this wine: 91 Points
375ml. Drank out of a Gabriel Glas. Marginally oxidative notes of yeast, brioche and roasted nuts. Fine mousse and good depth. Enjoyed this NV champagne.
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10/1/2018 - DrinkerTrev Likes this wine:
"Dry with light yeast and fruity nose
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9/29/2018 - thewiz Likes this wine: 92 Points
(Disgorged in the mid-1990s)
Light golden colour with a maturing nose showing dried fruit and flowers and deeper notes of butterscotch and burnt sugar. Opens up in the glass showing notes of dark chocolate as well. Mature palate with acidity and delicious notes of citrus and butterscotch combined with a lengthy finish with grapefruit peel bitterness.
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9/29/2018 - thewiz Likes this wine: 90 Points
(Disgorged in 2015)
Still youthful on the nose with citrus and minerals and opens up with notes of oysters and some cinnamon. Palate with a nice balance of fruitiness and citrus acidity and the finish is very intense and nice with a buttery note. Billecart with a couple of extra years of cellaring is such a lovely treat and it should be able to reward further cellaring as well.
(Probably best with 3-10 years extra cellaring)
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9/20/2018 - csimm wrote: 91 Points
A very nice, easy-going Champagne, with lemon and quince notes dominating. Some decent mousse/crema, with a bit of brioche and vanilla on the tail end. Softer edges, which makes for really easy drinking. Not the best firework show in the universe, but a perfect bubbly to finish out the day. Hell, it was served with homemade Macarons at the St. Regis in Bora Bora, so who’s complaining?!
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9/17/2018 - drrobvino wrote: 91 Points
A pretty Champagne, see prev TNs.
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9/16/2018 - cweiss Likes this wine:
In Chatham. Good depth and excellent cut. not synergistic with scrambled eggs, but not diminished byt he match.
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9/7/2018 - g-man wrote: 90 Points
Very light on it's feet with a fine mousse. Not an intense expression with only mild toast and yeast notes. Frankly I prefer Pol Roger for a NV at this price point.
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9/3/2018 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 93 Points
Capped off a really nice weekend. Had with mixed cheeses. Decent nose, excellent bubbles, citrus, lively, reasonably complex, nicely finished.
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8/25/2018 - skurtz Likes this wine: 91 Points
A pleasure, as always. To celebrate Peter and Michael's 22nd birthday, paired with carrot cake. Delicious.
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8/24/2018 - EMTAME wrote: 90 Points
Mildly toasty, with chalk, faint citrus, and a nice acidic cut. Light-to-medium bodied and clean on the finish. Certainly enjoyable, but not on the same level as their rosé.
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8/23/2018 - 4markb Likes this wine: 86 Points
Easy drinking, a little toasty but with bright fruit. Good for holidays.
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8/13/2018 - jvphoto Likes this wine: 90 Points
Pale amber color with a concentration of many fine, vigorous bubbles and a very delicate mousse. Ripe pear, honey, roasted almond nose. Unripe peach, lime zest and a savory vanilla croissant round out the palate. A nice, clean wine that can be drunk socially or with an array of food.
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7/8/2018 - Mark1npt Likes this wine: 93 Points
Just an absolute fav of ours.....brings back so many memories of BDX last fall when this was served to us before nearly every meal. Light, faintly toasty, slightly sweet, a faint creaminess and glorious bubbles. Enjoyed by all before dinner out tonight.
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7/6/2018 - PSPatrick wrote: 92 Points
I cellared this bottle for about two years. The wine was pale yellow-gold in colour and offered stone fruit, intense brioche, some smoke and some vanilla on the nose. On the palate, the wine showed stone fruit, lemon zest, toast, brioche, smoke and vanilla, completed by chalky mineral notes on the finish, with creamy mousse, smooth acidity and superb length. This Billecart-Salmon was very complete tonight, almost otherworldly! Its lovely, super-smooth texture stood out. An amazing bottle of champagne! I guess the two years in the cellar did the trick. I recommend not to serve it too cold. *Highly recommended!*
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6/30/2018 - APJS70 wrote: 92 Points
Light amber colour in the glass. Vanilla aromas with hint of buttered toast. Subdued, fine bubbles. Have had this bottle for quite some time and it feels slightly past its peak, but actually very pleasant with a bit less fizz. Apple, gooseberry, and pear-drop notes on the palate with toffee and creme brulee finish. Excellent, but may have been even better if opened a bit earlier.
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6/15/2018 - bubbachumps wrote: 91 Points
Consistent with my prior notes
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6/5/2018 - ohne_musik wrote: 90 Points
From 375. Always delivers. Fresh, lemon zesty, linear, high quality bubbles.
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6/2/2018 - Bearbus wrote:
Lemon sherbet, florals. Crisp, lemony
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5/28/2018 - Vicc3 Likes this wine: 89 Points
God champagne, fin syra med finstämda äpplen och vit choklad bakom. Bra längd med en härlig eftersmak. Detta kan jag tänkas dricka igen fast på en helflaska. God champagne som gärna provas igen!
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5/18/2018 - Beerzebub Likes this wine:
Old bottle, probably from the late 1970s or early '80s ("1818-1978 160e anniversaire" on the label). Very slight brown-apple oxidative streak, but in good shape overall. Rich, honeyed, appley, custardy aroma. Good acidity. Lemony, saline, savory/brothy, tasty. Surprising amount of freshness left, and no significant problems; held up well.
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5/14/2018 - sh6k wrote: 93 Points
Elegant. Gentle acidity. Fruit. Lemon zest. Toast.
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5/4/2018 - fmiskolc Likes this wine: 95 Points
Excellent. A wine to look forward to drinking again.
40% Pinot Meunier 30% Pinot Noir 30% Chardonnay 12.0 ABV 8 g/l dosage
Champagne
PC $$$ WVR 32.99 | Good value at the price point.
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4/28/2018 - AllRed wrote: 92 Points
4th Saturday Group brown bagger (Our house): Enjoyed with m/m tlv and a pre-tasting snack of domestic sturgeon and salmon caviars. Bright and citrusy, with mineral and green apple as well. Racy and focused. Excellent.
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4/26/2018 - AllRed wrote: 92 Points
By the glass at the Bubbles Wine Bar in the airport, kicking off our 10th anniversary celebration. Bright and citrusy at first, turning to green apple and mineral. Medium bead. Crisp and focused. 92+ pts.
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4/14/2018 - Ramberg wrote: 91 Points
Bought and cellared back in 2012, so it has 6 years on its back, and this is when it happens.
Great showing!
Nose with biscuits, lemon flowers, a touch honey, apples, pears and minerals.
Tropical candied fruits, bread, honey, apples, pears, creamy and mineral infused with very good acidity and balance.
Very fresh and clean, with good length.
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3/31/2018 - Susaninaustin Likes this wine: 91 Points
2.5
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3/28/2018 - mwneil Likes this wine: 91 Points
Golden color, good fruit with balance, some complexity, consistent bubbles, enjoyed with cheese, would drink again.
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3/24/2018 - Papies wrote: 89 Points
Very welcoming and staright to the point well made champagne. Round , good ripe fruit, soft but also vibrant and versatile. Very good 89
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3/22/2018 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 91 Points
A private dinner (Restaurant Kamimura *, Niseko, Hokkaido, Japan): This is very well distributed in Japan and the style and consistency are exemplary every time. Delightful.
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3/19/2018 - Blake Brown Likes this wine:
NV BILLECRT-SALMON BRUT RESERVE- in magnum; impressive and elegant; lightly mineralised citrus and stone fruit notes, bright acidity, crisp and refreshing on the palate and a cleanser for all upcoming wines; it was best with a good chill.
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3/16/2018 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 91 Points
A private dinner (Restaurant Umi Sushi **, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan): Deliciously plush and creamy, fruity and spicy, energetic and fresh. This bottle in Tokyo is very similar to my recent experiences with this wine in the Netherlands. This is truly consistency on a global scale.
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3/14/2018 - Zweder wrote: 91 Points
Monthly Tasting Group HWS #127; Champagne plus some extra's (By AH): Yeast, citrus and brioche in the bouquet. On the palate focused and dry. Beautifully fresh acidity, citrus, some almonds and green impressions. Harmonious wine with a good length.
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2/27/2018 - Derek Darth Taster wrote: 89 Points
Dinner at La Barca.
Very much similar to my last tasting note. Citrus lemon-lime, limestone minerality, and light brioche. Easy drink.
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2/27/2018 - drjb Likes this wine: 92 Points
Benefitting from 2 years in the cellar after purchase this wine shows good complexity with an array of red apple, wild strawberry, lemon and brioche notes on the nose and reflected on the well structured palate that lingers beautifully. This is lovely NV Champagne.
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2/24/2018 - trastevere Likes this wine: 90 Points
Smooth with fine mousse, green apples, yeasty brioche, moreish.
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2/23/2018 - GGLT wrote:
Excellent mid range NV Champagne for a special but not extr special occasion.
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1/21/2018 - isaacjamesbaker Likes this wine: 89 Points
Another tasty bottle that disappeared too quickly.
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1/20/2018 - PSPatrick wrote: 91 Points
Lunch with Reni and Rainer at our place. The bottle was bought in November 2016. Quick note only: This champagne offered citrus, lemon, apple, roasted almond, biscuit, brioche and smoke on the nose and palate, with high acidity, creamy if still slightly aggressive mousse and very good length. The dry, medium-bodied champagne was balanced and had good concentration. The Billecart-Salmon never disappoints!
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1/20/2018 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 91 Points
A private lunch (Restaurant Tribeca **, Heeze, NL): Identical to my previous note. The current batch of this wine (in the Netherlands at least) seems to be in fine fettle.
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1/20/2018 - Barolo Raymond wrote: 90 Points
Billecart-Salmon never disappoints. Excellent.
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1/20/2018 - galewskj wrote: 89 Points
Blind "20 Questions" wine Dinner (Jason and Mariellen's): Drank blind, I should have been able to guess this, but I didn't. It had that classic balance and freshness, but lack of complexity. This was decent, but I'm started to appreciate other champagne that have more to offer in complexity.
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1/17/2018 - For the Love of Wine Likes this wine: 90 Points
This was part of a single blind tasting. Most guessed it was a vintage Champagne, which speaks well for this producer. Unfortunately, no one guessed the producer, but a lot of "Oh yeah's" once it was revealed.
Very nice Champagne with tight bubbles and fresh acidity. On the nose, straw and citrus dominated. On the palate, yeasty bread, apple and citrus. This is lively Champagne for those who enjoy crispness and acidity in their Champagne. It went well with the popcorn, the caviar and the smoked salmon.
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1/17/2018 - rocknroller wrote: 91 Points
Drinking Blind at Jason's (Jason P's, St. Paul, MN): Light gold color. Drank 1 glass blind over 30 minutes. Very nice, fairly elegant, white fruits, yeast and light biscuit notes.
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1/7/2018 - WineGuyL Likes this wine: 92 Points
Rich, creamy, medium acidity. Great with caviar.
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1/2/2018 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 91 Points
A private lunch with friends (Restaurant Noble *, Den Bosch, NL): A lovely bottle, with plush fruit (apricot, peach), a creamy texture and Pinot Meunier spice, all balanced by energetic freshness and minerality.
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1/1/2018 - AllRed wrote: 91 Points
Persistent mousse and bead. Apple and pear with almond undertones. Citrus and chalk with a subtle dried yeast note.
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1/1/2018 - AusJohn Likes this wine: 90 Points
Lovely bead. Toasty. Creamy
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1/1/2018 - DavilaDC Likes this wine: 92 Points
A nose full of green apple, apricot and white peaches. The mouthfeel was creamy with fine bubbles. Flavors match the nose with a crisp acidity and only a perfect amount of "biscuit".
Drank from a 1.5L
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12/31/2017 - asparagus wrote: 86 Points
The worst Billecart NV that i have ever had - and i have had my fair share. Thin, weedy and insipid. A bad base vintage? Cellared for at least 3 years.
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12/8/2017 - drrobvino wrote: 91 Points
Nice Champagne, drank out of a 375ml that I brought to FL to drink after a seminar.
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12/6/2017 - GTFreek wrote:
45% Pinot Meunier. Medium plus nose shows high complexity, brioche, lovely citrus, white pear, yellow apple, very pretty, fresh. Palate similar, fruit driven as the brioche notes fall away, white pear, lemon peel, fresh bubbles, bright style, finishes nicely dry, balanced. Very solid.
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12/2/2017 - srh Likes this wine:
Champagnes (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA): N: CLOSED; Some yeast & toast?
P: MF body; RNDISH, enchanting entry with ALMOST swtish frt offset by acidity. The LONG, tangy/swt finish should go VERY well with food. LOVELY stuff for now & the next several yrs... min. :) [As of late Mar '20, wine-searcher still shows NUMEROUS sources from $40-$50].
Addendum: Also tasted on 6/1/19
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11/24/2017 - Thewinevine1 wrote:
Very fruitful and dry finish. Wonderful wine.
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11/23/2017 - mpsocal Likes this wine: 90 Points
I enjoyed this one. Fine bubbles with nice acidity. I could drink this all day, but that would be a problem for tomorrow.
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11/4/2017 - Bearbus wrote:
Chalk, chalk powder, green vegetation/grass and even some earth, touch of musky/Eastern spice perfume. Fairly big and round in the mouth, savoury, slightly saline. Not our style. But also it's too big without showing any yeast/butter/toast/oak or (slightly higher) dosage that would work with the bigness on the palate. Might be better with age, but is a reminder of why I avoid B-S
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11/4/2017 - galewskj wrote: 89 Points
Billecart Salmon Tasting (France 44): This was rather shy today. The palate is creamy with good mousse. There is a fair mount of acidity. 89?
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10/22/2017 - Rupert wrote:
Bracing rather than austere, on form I thought.
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10/17/2017 - drrobvino wrote: 91 Points
Quite delicious, enjoyed the whole damned 375ml bottle myself and loved every drop.
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9/24/2017 - graemeg wrote:
Etihad Business CLass & Lounges; 9/24/2017-9/29/2017 (Sydney, Abu Dhabi, Frankfurt): Dry chardonnay fruit fizz; stone fruit, hint of grapefruit, medium acid, medium/full weight. Fine bubbles, with lots of palate presence. Dry, with a medium finish. Satisfying ‘main course’ champagne, with fine, persistent bubbles. Good effort, although not showing much age or development. Still, has an inherent richness and sense of dependability! Addendum: having drunk this on 4 planes over 5 days, I was surprised at the variability of it; occasionally quite flat.
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9/23/2017 - Derek Darth Taster wrote: 90 Points
Tasted blind.
Appearance is clear, pale intensity, lemon colour. Legs. Fine bubbles.
Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of sweet white florals, citrus honey lemon, stony minerality. Developing.
On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium- alcohol , medium body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of soft chalk, limestone minerality, sweet citrus lemon, lime, nutty brioche and biscuit. Long finish.
Feels like a pretty good quality NV champ. Refreshing with good fruit sweetness and interesting minerals.
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9/8/2017 - Harley1199 Likes this wine:
Flashing Alicante 4; 9/8/2017-9/10/2017 (Alicante - España): Served by the glass from a yesterday opened bottle. Absolutely ready accompanying this vintage actually but with acidity and good length.
It will still progress in the next few years. Dosage 8 g/l.
Servido por copas de una botella abierta ayer. Muy listo acompañando a la añada pero con acidez y buena longitud.
Todavía progresará en los próximos años.
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9/8/2017 - Harley1199 wrote:
Flashing Alicante 4; 9/8/2017-9/10/2017 (Alicante - España): Predominance of calcareous aromas inviting totally my nose. Red fruits anf yeast in the mouth. Very very young. The date of disgorgement is unknown.
Unlike her sister Rosé, it's usually never my choice.
Predominancia de aromas calcáreos que invaden totalmente la nariz. Frutas rojas en levadura en boca. Muy muy joven. No se sabe la fecha de degüelle.
Al contrario que su hermana rosé, normalmente nunca es mi elección.
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9/7/2017 - Mark1npt Likes this wine: 93 Points
Just a delightful champagne....served multiple times this week on our Bordeaux trip at multiple chateaux. clean, crisp, light, floral, citrus, tiny bubbles, ever so sweet and lively on the tongue. This is a beauty of a champagne. Buy all you can.
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8/20/2017 - MarcoNahuel Likes this wine: 92 Points
Light & dry.
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8/6/2017 - drrobvino wrote: 92 Points
Delicious.
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7/15/2017 - CWang wrote: 91 Points
Just to add a short note that the recent release of this champagne continued to perform well, as expected; overall, 91-92 points at this young stage.
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7/9/2017 - belfast taxman wrote: 91 Points
Very satisfying
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7/9/2017 - fanglangzhe Likes this wine: 89 Points
Green apple & other white pulp fruits, a bit of smoky mineral, slight bready note. Good flavor concentration. 89-90.
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6/10/2017 - Deadhead wrote: 90 Points
Tasty as always!
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6/7/2017 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 92 Points
Pale yellow, plentiful bubbles, balanced, sufficiently tart, bone dry, citrus up front and finishes with ripe Golden delicious apples. Drank from a half bottle.
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6/2/2017 - rama wrote:
Dominated by lees and cheese on the nose.
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5/28/2017 - NoelB Likes this wine: 95 Points
Lovely drop. Buy more.
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5/25/2017 - Doblk Likes this wine: 91 Points
Well structured with much more depth and complexity than most at this price point. Get more!
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5/25/2017 - Mark V Likes this wine: 90 Points
A good sparkling for the price point with an enjoyable finish
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5/24/2017 - belfast taxman wrote: 92 Points
I think I said it all last time well worth the extra % cost from the more well known Champagne marques
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5/22/2017 - r.o.man Likes this wine: 91 Points
Presentation with Eric Calzolari, so I suggest the wine was a recent disgorgement. 45% meunier, dosage 8gr. All B-S wines are perfectly balanced and seamless, elegant and clean. They always deliver high quality product. This entry level wine of the house is fruit dominated with fresh acidity and sweet underground. Rich, long, tasty and boring.
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5/21/2017 - rocknroller wrote: 91 Points
Monthly Tasting Group: Champagne and Fried Chicken Taste Off (Brad & Marcia's Place, St. Paul, MN): Drank a small glass over 15 minutes. Nice power and depth, citrus, stone fruit, creamy mousse, nice minerality and clean medium plus finish.
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5/13/2017 - srh Likes this wine:
NV Champagnes (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA): N: INTRIGUING melange of lemons & bread dough
P: MF body; Rndish entry with NICE frt superbly balanced by an acidity which morphs into a very LONG, tangy finish that should be REMARKABLE with food! GREAT stuff! :) [As of late Mar '20, wine-searcher still shows NUMEROUS sources from $40-$50].
Addendum: Also tasted on 12/2/17 & 6/1/19
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5/8/2017 - chatters wrote:
Another fresh, crisp Champagne with citrus undertones. A touch anonymous for me. Went well with smoked salmon.
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5/8/2017 - andrewdodd86 Likes this wine: 94 Points
From a 6L bottle - Bready, apple, yeasty, grapefruit. Amazing as always. - Drank at Dos Perros for Kristen's 30th birthday party
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5/6/2017 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 93 Points
From a 6 liter bottle at a birthday celebration. In great shape. Lovely crisp citrus flavors. Nice bubbles. Beautifully done.
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4/27/2017 - Dmiller3 wrote: 91 Points
Lovely - mellowed with age - a bit yeasty - really went well with our meal
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4/23/2017 - Lyubomir Lefterov Likes this wine: 91 Points
Base wine from 2013 including 50% reserve wine, blend of 40/30/30 PM/CH/PN, creamy, good weight, balanced more on the complex side than the fresh one. Very good NV champagne.
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4/21/2017 - Heynetty Likes this wine: 88 Points
A: pale lemon green
N: Apple, meyer lemon, lime, grapefruit and biscuit.
Youthful
P: Dry. High acid, medium body, medium alcohol, medium (+) intensity and medium finish.
Flavors much the same as nose but with a little drop of toffee
C: BLIC? Points for length and intensity. Am wavering on balance here. I will give it a mark but the acidity feels quite high. Very Good Quality wine.
I think it would be a little more interesting after some bottle aging.
Fresh and clean and thankfully not plagued by the over generous sugar seen in many Brut champagnes from the grand marque. $40.49 isn't an awful price but better CMs available at the price. This NM is usually reliably good but i am a touch underwhelmed.
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4/13/2017 - drjb Likes this wine: 89 Points
This was an energetic and flavoursome bottle of Champagne without great complexity. Quite floral fruit with strawberry touches on the lead in and then zesty lemon, nougat and bread on the finish. Energetic without that extra lift.
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4/8/2017 - NickBurwood Likes this wine: 89 Points
Mosimann's, Bentley Room for dinner with family and friends. Minimal note taking.
A champagne that has eluded me until now. Very steely mineral fruit core: apples and hint of zest. Enjoyable enough but felt very young to my palate and might gain from a year or two in cellar to allow the flavours to emerge fully.
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4/5/2017 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 91 Points
A private dinner (Restaurant Voltaire, Parc Broekhuizen, Leersum, NL): As delightful as always, silky and stylish, the rich Pinot Noir character noted in particular this time.
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3/23/2017 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 93 Points
Lemon, tart, great bubbles, nice depth reasonably priced, from a half bottle
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3/10/2017 - schwank Likes this wine:
Last of my older auction bottles, this was firing on all cylinders. Deeper golden color, beautiful mature yellow fruit with a bit of quince character, still a really nice acid backbone. Just stellar.
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2/25/2017 - cos82 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Much better than last time tried 7 months ago. Some time in the cellar has helped. Still very pale like water in color and mostly bread on the nose. Nice mousse and bead. Palate much better of brioche, apple and lemon. Nice acidity.
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2/24/2017 - AllRed wrote: 88 Points
Short mousse, medium bead. Orchard fruit with yeasty/doughy undertones. Simple.
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2/19/2017 - PSPatrick wrote: 91 Points
The wine was light gold in colour, with light, fine perlage. It offered apple, biscuit and a car tire component on the nose; and apple, citrus, biscuit, brioche and a hint of smoke on the palate, with creamy mousse, medium-plus acidity and superb length of the salty and pleasantly bitter finish. The medium-bodied sparkling wine was balanced and drank well, even if this bottle did not show quite as well as the bottle I had in June last year, which I bought around the same time but from a different source.
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1/22/2017 - drrobvino wrote: 92 Points
Delicious bottle (375mL size), fresh and energetic bubbles.
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1/20/2017 - Barolo Raymond wrote: 90 Points
Francine''s birthday dinner (Herdsman's Inn): Billecart-Salmon never disappoints.
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1/11/2017 - tanglenet wrote:
We popped this for a friend upon quitting her job. My wife and I were both not fans, and we usually like Billecart: we had a tour and tasting at the winery in Sept. However, this bottle seemed dull and lifeless. Wondering if this was a storage issue. This was purchased at a Whole Foods during one of their 20 or 25% off wine sales.
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1/2/2017 - swarup wrote: 92 Points
Perfect balance of dryness and fruit.
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1/1/2017 - rocknroller wrote: 92 Points
New Year's Day Champagne Celebration (Brad & Marcia's Place, St. Paul, MN): Always a crowd pleaser and tonight was no different. When you can get this at sub 40 it really is a steal. This was just a step behind the Cuvee Nicolas tonight. Always crisp and fresh with great balance, red apple, fresh cut pear. 91+ to 92pts.
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1/1/2017 - Bellissimo Likes this wine:
Brought to a gathering, no formal notes taken. Always feel this over delivers for the price point. Red apple, lemon, citrus. Really crisp and clean.
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12/31/2016 - Mark Brandon Likes this wine: 91 Points
Excellent QPR - Balance, slightly on the subtle side, but good on every front. Great bottle to have if you want something quality to open on a whim.
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12/28/2016 - drrobvino wrote: 93 Points
Delicious, from a 375mL format. Loved it, showing off lemon peel, mild spice, deft vanilla and breadiness.
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12/25/2016 - mpsocal Likes this wine: 91 Points
This was a tasty champagne. Dry with subtle lemon notes and soft bubbles. Might be my new favorite NV champagne under $50.
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12/25/2016 - belfast taxman wrote: 92 Points
One of my favourite NV Brut Champagne. I love the balance, not too tart, not too rich and one of the most consistent House styles. Lovely both on its own or with food.
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12/16/2016 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 92 Points
Straw in color.! Nice small bubbles, subtle brioche, apple and some lemon tartness.
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12/7/2016 - Blauweiss Likes this wine: 90 Points
Munskänkarna Göteborg Champagne-class, Session 9, flight 1.
Clean and Classic champagne. Green apples and fresh herbs on the nose. On the palate medium bodied, integrated and balanced. Fresh apple-fruit, some nuts and with time in the glass this wine started leaning towards a bready-feeling. Nice!
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12/6/2016 - lkilpio wrote: 89 Points
A very dry, elegant and steely style of Champagne with lively bubbles. It lacks fruitiness, though, and does not offer toast bread aromas and flavors, either.
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12/5/2016 - Mossrose wrote: 93 Points
At $47 a bottle, my buy of the night at a tasting of 38 sparklers, chiefly Champagnes. Small, vigorous, and flavorful bubbles that also had a wonderful release in the mouth when sipped. Very fruity and delicious lemon taste. Wonderfully penetrating and persistent. One of the most reliably excellent Champagnes made every year.
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12/4/2016 - Danthejuiceman Likes this wine:
Fresh and light. Lemon and muted minerals. Found it more interesting than the Extra Brut.
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11/23/2016 - Philippe_C wrote: 91 Points
Light nose of grilled hazelnuts, hint of butter... yellow apple, freshly cut grass, very nice Champagne that could benefit 2-3 year more in the cellar!
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11/13/2016 - galewskj wrote: 89 Points
"Mike needs Surgery" Celebratory Dinner (Jason and Mariellen's): Drank a small glass to start a wine dinner. There was some nice yeast, unripe pear, and good energy, but overall light and a bit tart. Other bottles have been better.
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11/5/2016 - Doc90 wrote: 90 Points
Minerally nose with notes of snow and cracker. Intense effervescence. Good acidity. I wish it had more soul and yeast profile though. Chalk it up to being NV. I would love to try the 2002.
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10/25/2016 - danielk168 wrote:
h285
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10/23/2016 - sawira wrote: 91 Points
Bottle #6 of 6. Consistent with previous note. Superb, complex.
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10/20/2016 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Clean and crisply cut showing off its fruit.
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10/10/2016 - aChave wrote: 91 Points
Lovely fresh, persistent Champagne with a touch of lemon high notes on top of light brioche. Nicely balanced. Perfect condition 375ml.
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10/3/2016 - sawira wrote: 91 Points
Bottle #5 of 6. Consistent with previous notes. Crisp, deep, layered beautiful doughy citrus, nice minerality. Best bottle yet
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9/16/2016 - startinoz wrote: 91 Points
Juicy, soft. Little chicory.
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9/12/2016 - sawira wrote: 90 Points
Tight at first, very clean, then developing aromas and palate of bitter lemon drop. Nice yeasty/doughy note, very subdued, and adds complexity. Clean and delicious.
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9/9/2016 - CamWheeler wrote: 88 Points
GMs - 1995 Bordeaux Tasting: Pencil, lemon, pineapple and apple. Refreshing palate cleanser, there is some sweetness but it is pretty held back overall. Decent length.
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9/5/2016 - graemeg wrote:
NobleRottersSydney - Blind Shiraz Options 2004-06 (360 Bar & Dining, Sydney): {cork, 12%} {Bruce} Beautiful developing brioche-and-bakery nose, with a sweetly berried pinot twist. Really smells wonderful. The palate is no let-down; despite being crisply acidic it’s also rich with polished ripe chardonnay fruit, understated lees character but still a fruit-driven character. Medium/full-bodied, with a long, even palate. Hugely more-ish. Excellent.
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8/28/2016 - sawira wrote: 91 Points
Clean and tasty.
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8/27/2016 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 91 Points
Great bubbles, citrus, orange, some brioche, good length
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8/23/2016 - winot Likes this wine: 92 Points
Yum - More fruit than I would have expected, very well balanced, lovely soft persistent mousse - very hard not to love this - everyone oohed and aahed. Sensuous.
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8/17/2016 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 93 Points
Marvelous , tart, citric, great bubbles and really complemented the savory seafood dishes at Husk in Charleston SC.
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8/16/2016 - andrewdodd86 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Apple, yeast, grapefruit
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8/13/2016 - Sonoma Duck Likes this wine: 92 Points
Really delicious, a cut above
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8/3/2016 - Vinum Deorum wrote: 88 Points
A simple and sapid champagne, well balanced. Slightly creamy texture. Good value.
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7/22/2016 - vino_per_tutti Likes this wine: 92 Points
Never disappoints. Quintessential nose of bread, yeast, sea salt and floral notes. Creamy on the palate, with great effervescence from front to back. Almost round on the finish. Excellent.
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7/21/2016 - CWang wrote: 92 Points
After ~3 years of aging since 2013, let's see how this champagne performed; wow, more attractive and elegant nose, with loads of cantaloupes, grapefruits, peaches, pineapples, and honey; still lots of dancing bubbles; complex, creamy, and juicy on the palate, with various citrus fruits and peels, plus some breadcrumbs and yeasts; very long and somewhat oily finish; overall, 92-93 points at this stage; who said NV champagne could not evolve and improve?
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7/21/2016 - Wink Likes this wine: 93 Points
Drank with a cheese tray and a light dinner. Light gold with beautiful super-fine bubbles. Nose of apple, pear, yeast, and lees. Bright refreshing palate of apple, pear, bread, and citrus. Excellent length. Mouthwatering acidity. Smooth texture. No hard edges or angularity. Wonderful Champagne that punches above its weight class.
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7/16/2016 - AllRed wrote: 91 Points
Citrus, almond and dried dough. Fine bead with almond, apple, mineral and citrus.
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7/16/2016 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 93 Points
Toast, citrus and vanilla on the nose and palate. Great bubbles. Good balance. Drank from a split. Excellent way to finish a busy day.
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7/15/2016 - bubbachumps wrote: 91 Points
Nose of vanilla, touch of green apple and fresh bread. In the mouth, wonderful texture, vibrant creamy bubbles cascading across my palate. Very nice!
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7/10/2016 - jerrymilton wrote:
Cote du Porc
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7/3/2016 - skurtz Likes this wine: 91 Points
Crisp yeasty deliciousness. Fine bubbles, well balanced.
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7/1/2016 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 93 Points
Nice bubbles, tart lemon, nice body well done. Great with sushi!
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7/1/2016 - andrewdodd86 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Apple & grapefruit. Stellar as always.
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6/26/2016 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 90 Points
Opened a 375ml bottle as a starter, lots of honey, lemon/lime, and slate, more of the same on the palate, mouth filling with honey taste, lots of bubbles created a great mousse, very tasty on a hot summer day after walking the Farmer's market, medium body, honey and sweetness but bone dry, and a long finish.
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6/26/2016 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 90 Points
Opened a 375ml bottle to start Friday night dinner, nose of honey, wet shale, more of the same on the palate, mouth filling with honey taste, lovely mouse with lots of small/medium size bubbles, medium body, good acid, touch simple but delicious with a turkey sandwich, and a long dry finish.
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6/20/2016 - camben Likes this wine:
Out of a 3litre
Tastes better in a big bottle
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6/18/2016 - partylikeakennedy wrote: 92 Points
Digging this a lot more now than my last tasting note. Brioche, marzipan, grilled lemon.
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6/15/2016 - scyrene Likes this wine: 88 Points
No detailed notes as served in bar. Round, balanced, quite creamy. Good standard NV. [£10/glass, The Bon Vivant, Edinburgh]
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6/12/2016 - PSPatrick wrote: 92 Points
This lovely, medium-bodied champagne was very balanced and offered lots of apple, citrus, lemon, biscuit, some brioche and a hint of smoke, complemented by salty mineral notes on the finish, with creamy mousse, fresh, lively acidity and incredible length. Top!
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6/11/2016 - andrewdodd86 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Nice, yeasty, bready, Apple. Love it.
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6/10/2016 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 91 Points
A business lunch (Restaurant Noble, Den Bosch, NL): Delicious and stylish as always - a treat as an aperitif on the terrace.
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5/28/2016 - cos82 wrote: 87 Points
Very pale, almost like water. Good mousse and bead. Bland palate of mostly bread. Lacking acidity and oomph. Not one to write home about.
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5/23/2016 - galewskj wrote: 91 Points
Monthly group Barolo Tasting (Aqua White Bear Lake): Consistent with previous notes. I love this champagne. Light yet substantial. Great energy, great character. 91-92.
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5/22/2016 - Bellissimo Likes this wine:
Brought to a dinner. Just love this bottling for the pricepoint. Red apple, flowers, little lemon undertone, hint of yeast. Great balance, nice acids. So enjoyable.
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5/18/2016 - Vinum Deorum Likes this wine: 88 Points
Nice classical Champagne. Well balanced, nice acidity and fine bubbles. Quite simple and forward, but enjoyable.
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5/13/2016 - thelostverse wrote: 91 Points
Purchased off the list at Boulder. Consistent with prior bottles.
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4/23/2016 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 91 Points
A private dinner (Restaurant Neige d'Été *, Paris, France): Silky, stylish, subtle, seamless, flowers and red apple, gentle mousse, pure flavours, lovely length. On top form.
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4/22/2016 - skurtz Likes this wine: 90 Points
Well balanced, soft and round. Not too tart.
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4/5/2016 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
The claim they are a gastronmic champagne about purity and freshness - no oak not not a oxyidative style. TOtal sourcing is around 250 hecares, and then from that they only produce ... in cases. No second press. Only premier and grand cru. It is parcel by parcel fermentation. 55 parcels here, 40% Meunier, 30 / 30 chard, pinot. THe reserve wine - base '11, '10,down to 8. The main thing is to do the last three years. Dosage 7 g /L.
Good acidity and freshness, long time on the lees 3 to 3.5 years, leading the good length I am being told and that is true.
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3/30/2016 - rocknroller wrote: 92 Points
A Wet Spanish Wine Wednesday (Rocknroller's (Kevin & Vicki's Place)): Light gold color. Drank 2 glasses over 45 minutes; 18 months cellar time. I always enjoy this wine. Today was certainly no different as this was in top form. Showing a perfect amount of yeast on the nose with pear, apple and mineral. The palate is elegant, wonderful mousse, delicate pear flavors with apple, clean minerals, and a bright finish. Such a good N/V. 91+ to 92pts.
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3/30/2016 - Mattshank wrote: 91 Points
Nose: Lemons and some chalk. Palate: Very lively w/ lemons, acid and minerals all in perfect balance. Nice.
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3/21/2016 - Ombibulous Likes this wine: 91 Points
Absoutely delicious! Full flavoured and rich, creamy and crisp at the same time. Truly a pleasure to drink. Will buy again at some point for $30 for the half bottle.
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3/12/2016 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 92 Points
Nothing new to add, just consistent,reliable and good
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3/10/2016 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 92 Points
Crisp lemon, good bubbles, refreshing, lovely.
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3/6/2016 - AV2012 wrote: 79 Points
Brutish, lacking in elegance and overall balance, sweetish finish. Red fruits, almost a rose character. Didn't like.
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3/5/2016 - jmoore431 wrote: 91 Points
Deep straw to slightly golden colored; citrus, good verve and hints of toffee. This bottle had been aged for a few years. Excellent
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2/28/2016 - wp_drinkers Likes this wine: 90 Points
This was really interesting. Bottle purchased about two years ago and on initial pour the colour suggests some further age.
Initially probably a little cold. This was consumed over 3 hours. Intoxicating nose of brioche, lemon zest, white peach and hints of brine. Over time I also got creamed honey. Creamy mousse (although this didn't persist in the glass too long). Acid has softened slightly but seems really well balanced with excellent texture and medium plus length.
This wine got better with a little time after opening and as it warmed up slightly. If you had this just straight up out the fridge and consumed immediately I think you'd be a little disappointed. In the end a really interesting wine that's good, but not great. At the price paid ($40 AUD) I'm a happy camper.
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2/26/2016 - drwine2001 wrote:
An excellent, full bodied, yeasty Billecart of moderate dosage, very good minerality, and succulent orange fruit.
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2/15/2016 - drrobvino wrote: 91 Points
Delicious and refreshing.
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2/14/2016 - al-Zabba wrote:
Valentine's Day at home with gooey, funky cheese, tart apples and fresh French Epi in the afternoon. High acidity riding over slightly bitter apple core. Did the job well enough, but there are finer examples to be found. Went decently well with the steamed mussels, but the high point was dessert when paired with Cantele de Bordeaux.
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2/5/2016 - Papies wrote: 87 Points
A relatively straight forward and decent NV. Straight forward and not in any way bad but also in now way a memorable wine. 87
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2/4/2016 - Adrian Chmielarz wrote: 85 Points
"That's it?" -- is all I could think of in the middle of the first glass. Entirely forgettable and lacking any identity to me. Wife liked it, though, and she's pretty choosy.
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1/31/2016 - demiurg wrote: 91 Points
Very nice NV champagne
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1/22/2016 - bags wrote:
At Al Forno, that wonderful restaurant in Providence RI. A slightly odd experience for one of my favorite "value" Champagnes. Delicious on opening and at the end of the evening, but a metallic aftertaste in its middle development. No way that would discourage further purchase.
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1/16/2016 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 91 Points
A private lunch (Restaurant Breda, Amsterdam, NL): Vibrant, silky, lovely definition, flowers, green apple and citrus from the Chardonnay, good weight of spicy Pinot Noir fruit, marries intensity and finesse, good length.
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1/4/2016 - BuzzzzOff Likes this wine: 89 Points
We drank a glass on a Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong to Paris. A delightful bubbly, bubble pre and post-takeoff really helps to settle our nerves before a very long and, no matter where you sit in the bus, less than comfortable 12+ hours. Perfect either for that purpose or events with friends who know enough that you will not serve something cheap (Moet!)...because you want something reasonably priced and cheerful!
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1/2/2016 - sawira wrote: 89 Points
Very clean, in the best sense of the word. Brighter and better than previous bottle.
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1/1/2016 - Nojomoschwa wrote: 87 Points
This was a gift, which we were very grateful to receive. Unfortunately, I was very let down by the bottle. It was, at best, just a decent bottle of Champagne from a major house. Nothing very interesting or impressive to my mind. Perhaps it hadn't been stored well – who knows – but not up to the standard one expects for Billecart.
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12/31/2015 - Ramberg wrote: 90 Points
As always, one of the best in it’s class.
Nose with minerals, citrus and apples, some bread and nuts as well.
Palate is clean, fine ripe citrus fruit, apples and fine minerals.
Creamy and balanced, good acidity.
I like this, especially with a few extra years of cellaring after release.
Had with a sea food starter, and it was a real good combo
(89 – 90+)
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12/31/2015 - Deadhead wrote: 92 Points
Always popular. Crisp. Nice fruit.
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12/31/2015 - DBunk Likes this wine: 92 Points
Always so solid. More please.
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12/31/2015 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 92 Points
Zesty lemon, good bubbles, some toast, consistently good!
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12/31/2015 - andrewdodd86 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Grapefruit, lemon zest, peach, honey, vanilla, toast. Love it.
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12/31/2015 - markydecker Likes this wine: 90 Points
Toast, brioche, touch of butter, minerals, beautiful acidity and effervescence. Go to bubbly for me, it’s my house champagne, it never disappoints.
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12/31/2015 - isaacjamesbaker wrote: 90 Points
Airy, floral nose, lemon-lime, mixed with baguette and almond. Rich palate but precise acid and a persistent sourness mixed with minerality pervades the wine. Apples, glazed pears, almond, buttered flaky biscuits, mixed with salty, chalky and mineral-driven elements. Nice concentration but precise as well. It cut through some creamy leek and bacon soup quite well and the wife loved it, so that's always a plus. Happy New Year!
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12/28/2015 - JOsgood wrote:
Great stuff. Delicious Champagne. Crisp and vibrant.
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12/27/2015 - Necowine wrote: 89 Points
Initial intense salinity and intense grapefruit mellowing out and bringing in apple and bready flavors. Acidity on pitch throughout. Delicious.
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12/27/2015 - Thirsty1 Likes this wine:
Great NV. Body, texture, fruit - all very good and consistent.
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12/26/2015 - NYWineBear wrote: 93 Points
Wonderful! Brioche and lime followed by perfect balance of citrus and mineralogy. Really beautiful.
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12/25/2015 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 91 Points
Used to get things going for Christmas dinner. Excellent bubbly for the price! Went well with appetizers.
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12/23/2015 - BornToRhone Likes this wine: 90 Points
750ml; PnP; translucent pale lemon color; aromas of sea air, lemon blossoms, and hints of baked pastry; flavors of slightly salted lemon-lime aid with just a bit of sweetness; good acidity keeps the mouth watering; a bit sweet but a nice young champagne for any occasion.
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12/19/2015 - Genghis88 Likes this wine: 90 Points
ANNUAL X-MAS GATHERING @ CHEZ CARMICHEL'S
Clean, clear, small and medium sized bubble
Yeasty, buttery, nutty nose
Tastes much like it smells. Buttered brioche. Fresh, crisp, tight, astringent. Some floral hints: jasmine
MAGNUMS are better!!!!!
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12/16/2015 - Thirsty1 Likes this wine:
Consistent with previous notes.
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12/16/2015 - Collector1855 wrote: 91 Points
Champagne - 100 Vintage and NV Champagne; 12/15/2015-12/15/2020: Nose very much in the citrus, lime and flower spectrum with the typical bakery component in the background. This continues on the palate where we have a fresh Campagne with may be a bit too much dosage for my taste. Did well with the crowd.
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12/13/2015 - peternelson wrote: 90 Points
Good, crisp, solid sparkler but lacks character. Nothing wrong here. 40 PM, 30 PN, 30 chard 7g/l.
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12/12/2015 - JOsgood wrote:
This is a solid base level Champagne. Lovely fruit and balance.
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12/8/2015 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
FOr all that big meunier its smells like delicious Champagne. Darn that is good, crisp toasty and great pinot fruit to it.
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12/5/2015 - chablis28 wrote: 89 Points
Drank over two nights and this improved significantly on night number 2. First night, it seemed kind of thin and very average 87pts. Tonight it had filled out and was much more expressive and rich.... 91pts. 89pts overall, for me. I like this for the $38 I paid if, I could count on it drinking like night #2. Solid but, not inspirational like a NV Veuve Fourny for $5-$10 more.
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12/3/2015 - rocknroller wrote:
Tasting pour, a bit less balanced tonight with some rough edges, perhaps the temp is off too, so that's not helping. Good, but not the wine I expected. 90pts.
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12/1/2015 - nic.fcn Likes this wine: 91 Points
Always a pleasure with its fine bubbles
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11/22/2015 - chablis28 wrote: 90 Points
No way to go wrong with this wine. Loved it!
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11/22/2015 - sawira wrote: 88 Points
Good, not great. I've enjoyed various renditions of this in the past, but am feeling like a bit of a hostage to houses that won't clearly label disgorgement dates. I understand THEIR point of view, but what about the consumer's? Deep yellow, almost golden, sweeter than I would have liked, and very different from previous versions. Baked apple, easy upfront appeal, and not much more than that. On bottle: L404A462. On Diam cork: 7D10144. Any ideas anyone as to how old, and which vintage this mostly comprises?
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11/21/2015 - andrewdodd86 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Great wine as always. Apple with great mousse and toast. Love it.
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11/21/2015 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 92 Points
Very good bubbles. Lots of Apple, citrus and toast. Consistent. Easy to keep drinking!
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11/20/2015 - pauljenson Likes this wine: 90 Points
Delicious as always!! A go to for consistency.
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11/15/2015 - theRealPepe Likes this wine:
This may seem trite, but drunk on the night of November 13 as a salute to a great country. Vive le France.
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11/11/2015 - Gargantua wrote:
Bruised/baked apple with malic freshness and cotton candy aromas..imagine this is exceedingly versatile with food given the somewhat chunky yet plush, coating midpalate.
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11/6/2015 - JOsgood wrote:
A good base Champagne. Crisp and dry.
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10/30/2015 - Claret & CdP Gang Likes this wine: 90 Points
always refreshing & crisp, our go to bubbly
90
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10/28/2015 - Thirsty1 Likes this wine:
Consistent with previous.
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10/16/2015 - RayOB wrote: 90 Points
Drank at Tate (Magnum)
This really is a lovely Champagne for the price point. No wonder the French adore it.
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10/10/2015 - hankj wrote: 92 Points
Cellared this for 6 years and it really took the age well and blossomed. This label stands near the top on my big house NV priority list.
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10/3/2015 - RajivAyyangar wrote: 88 Points
Birthday at the Ocho (SF): Crisp green apple, smells like the inside of a baguette on the nose- showing lovely autolytic notes. Light and elegant in the mouth.
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9/23/2015 - Sanfoan Likes this wine: 90 Points
Visually, this wine has a straw color, very fine and constant bubbles, and a nice mousse. The nose has some pretty distinctive characteristics that I have never had in other champagnes. In particular, there is a very slight nose of grape sour candies (those vibrant purple sour grape candies). More prominent on the nose is red cut apples, fresh cut white flowers (this is probably where the candy smell comes from), some red berries, and some lime zest. On the palate, I get a touch of hay, a bit of lime, some ripe pear, peach, fresh red apples like on the nose, and crushed stone. This wine has a good amount of acidity and a very long finish. Overall, this is a very complex for a non-vintage Champagne and I would not hesitate to recommend it to anyone looking for something a little different.
Upon opening, this wine is a little tight but develops into a more luxurious wine after just 30 minutes of being open. Also, this wine should be served a little warmer than I would normally serve Champagne. When it is too cold, it looses some of its complexities.
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9/19/2015 - Seafoam Manor wrote: 92 Points
Very solid NV Champagne that seems to fly under the radar a bit, perhaps overshadowed by their rosé. A little more rich and ripe than mineral driven, but still a classic Champagne profile. It probably gets an extra point because it came from a magnum.
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9/8/2015 - FransS wrote: 85 Points
A bit milky (?) in the bouquet, doesn't impress me.
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9/5/2015 - wculpepper Likes this wine: 91 Points
Had at the beach with friends to celebrate their purchase of a new condo. Drank with a roasted chicken and rice. Plenty of bubbles; very light gold in color. Delicious notes of apple, citrus and minerals.
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9/1/2015 - galewskj wrote:
I found 2 bottles of this with the older white label, dusty, and slightly underpriced in a wine shop. So I couldn't resist buying them, wondering if they would be amazing or completely shot. Well, the first one was somewhere in between, and definitely not as good as fresher bottles I've had. The color resembles apple juice. The flavor has a caramelized, tinny quality, and almost no bubbles. It tastes like old champagne in a completely unremarkable and slightly elderly way. If the second bottle drinks the same, I'm returning it.
And I did return the 2nd bottle.
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8/29/2015 - garambler Likes this wine: 91 Points
We lost our power during a severe 8/29/15 storm and had this when neighbors came over for a “Syrah by candle light” tasting. It had a fragrant, expressive bouquet of smoke, pear, brioche, anise, spice and mineral aromas. The palate was rich, round and dry with flavors that followed the nose.
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8/23/2015 - Vinnut Likes this wine: 91 Points
Pale yellow in color with a very fine, constant & intense mousse. Fragrant & attractive nose of ripe fruit aromas of pears, citrus notes of lemons/limes & apple with some floral notes, yeasty/toasty, minerals, stony and hints of marzipan & roasted hazelnuts. Light bodied with a good concentration of balanced, smooth textured & zesty ripe fruit flavors of pears, apples and citrus notes of lemons/limes with yeasty/toasty, creamy & minerals. Lingering dry finish. Drinks quite well at present and has been known to gain further complexity from a few additional years of aging.
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8/22/2015 - SimonPh Likes this wine: 93 Points
Lovely NV champagne - great benchmark
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8/18/2015 - galewskj wrote: 91 Points
Gary's Famous Ribs (Judith's House): Consistent with previous note. -1 point for slightly less complexity on the palate, although it did improve. Drank a small glass at a tasting, perhaps if I had sat with a larger amount for longer, I might have coaxed out that extra point.
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8/16/2015 - Rupert wrote:
Everything's in the right place, sweeter and richer than some recent Billecart NVs which I've found a bit austere
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8/15/2015 - rocknroller wrote: 91 Points
Gary's Famous BBQ Ribs Event (Judith's House, WI): light gold color. Drank 1 glass over 30 minutes. Opens nicely over the course of 20 minutes and reveals a very floral nose with pear, light quince, and mineral. The palate is light, very creamy mousse, light apple and pear, mineral, light quine spice. Medium finish.
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8/11/2015 - peternelson wrote: 89 Points
Good, solid, clean brut, decent value; stainless steel.
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8/9/2015 - rlove wrote: 88 Points
Fruit-forward nose of green apple, pear, and lemon. Mineral heavy in the mouth, creamy, with an austere finish. Drink now through 2020. (Disgorged 2014)
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7/24/2015 - LJD Likes this wine: 89 Points
With a wonderful nose full of fruit, maybe apple and grapefruit, it was nicely crisp, fruity and a tad on the sweet side. Not sure of disgorge date, but was told it had been in the cellar for a few years. Still a little on the young side for me, but a pleasant way to start the evening.
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7/24/2015 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 92 Points
Good bubbles. Lots of earth , toast and apples. Good with with shrimp.sushi.
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7/11/2015 - RayOB wrote: 90 Points
Drank in Ireland
Quite dry with lots of brioche and yellow fruit on the nose. Long smooth length.
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7/10/2015 - drrobvino wrote: 91 Points
No formal TN, but quite delicious. Carried with me via plane to a seminar in SLC, and enjoyed in the hotel room prior to wrapping up the evening. Comes across a bit sweeter with notable residual sugar tonite.
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7/9/2015 - aajder wrote: 90 Points
Lighter color. The nose shows elegant aromas of citrus, orchard fruits, toast, flowers and minerals. This is medium light bodied on the palate with very good concentration and good finesse. The medium plus length finish features a mineral element.
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7/1/2015 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 90 Points
Light straw. Crisp,tart,apples and citrus. Nice bubbles. Drank from a split. Drank with tuna fish on English muffins with melted cheddar cheese. Nice!
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6/8/2015 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
from half bottle the L 157352 is starting to be very caramel. Time to drink up I believe.
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6/6/2015 - Normann wrote: 88 Points
Små bobler, grønne epler, sitrus. God balanse, en god champagne
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5/16/2015 - RajivAyyangar Likes this wine: 90 Points
Bordeaux Confidential SF (SF): Pale straw in the glass with reflections of green - moderately concentrated color. The nose is addictively good, with a fresh brioche (autolytic) character, ripe pear, ripe green apple. In the mouth there is a slight pillow of RS, showing the dosage (the rep said 8-10g/L, a bit higher than the extra brut level: 6-8g). Beautiful elevated to high acidity, mostly tart malic. Fine bubbles with elegant balance. Speaks quietly, but this is super good.
Score: Around 9.
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5/15/2015 - galewskj wrote: 92 Points
Consistent with previous notes.
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5/12/2015 - KeithSurg wrote: 91 Points
Crisp, clean and dry, with just enough richness to keep it interesting. Lime zest, minerals, pear, just a touch of yeast. Great apertif that held up to a pork chop.
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5/10/2015 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
From a disgorgement at least two years past but no later than four years. Toasty and rich but bordering on oxydiavtive, likes its about to go over the hill. But just opened. Maybe it will blow off.
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5/3/2015 - Thirsty1 Likes this wine:
Consistent with previous
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5/3/2015 - dkwins Likes this wine: 91 Points
dark golden hue, pleasant tiny bubbles. Excellent value.
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4/30/2015 - drrobvino wrote: 93 Points
So good, tasty, well balanced, thick and rich on mid palate with nice acid cut and med length apple and pear finish.
Dependable, nice, high quality. Drink through 2020+.
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4/28/2015 - schwank wrote:
From auction, older bottle with a cream color label. Matured color in the glass but not on the palate. Still quite fizzy and pleasant but a bit simplistic and lacking real depth or complexity. Happy First Anniversary Nodoguro!
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4/26/2015 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
From a disgorgement about two years old. And really showing well. Developed, brioche, rich, milk chocolate. Perfectly satisfying.
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4/25/2015 - partylikeakennedy wrote: 89 Points
For the price point....I expect a LITTLE more complexity.
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4/19/2015 - thewiz Likes this wine: 88 Points
Degorged fall of 2014. Light yellow colour in the glass. Showing minerals, flint and lemon in a youthful style. After some time it opens up with some hazelnuts and hints of marzipan as well. Very mineral-driven palate and with an acidic palate and rather harsh finish. Needs some extra cellaring to smooth things a bit. Best with 3-5 years extra cellaring.
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4/18/2015 - TayoW Likes this wine: 92 Points
From Magnum. Medium straw colour, wonderful creamy vanilla biscuit aroma and mouth feel.
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4/13/2015 - andrewdodd86 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Good as always, toasty, yeasty, bready, golden, awesome!
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4/11/2015 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 90 Points
Great as a starter and also as a palate cleanser halfway through a red wine tasting. Really good bubbly for the price.
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4/10/2015 - drrobvino wrote: 92 Points
Delicious, one of my NV favorites.
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4/6/2015 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 90 Points
40% Le Mesnil, each 30% Chouilly and Avize, base 2008 and 2009
Brioche, roasted toast, fresh, clean, but for me the dosage appears too high despite the minerality
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4/5/2015 - thelostverse wrote: 92 Points
Consistently excellent. Green apples, brioche and pears.
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4/3/2015 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 90 Points
Opened a 375ml bottle to start the Easter Holiday, enjoyed with salad and grilled turkey burgers, nose of honey, mango, blood orange, wet shale, more of the same on the palate, mouth filling with honey taste, OK mousse with some tiny bubbles in the glass featuring a lovely bronze/salmon color, delicious, medium body, and a long sweet finish.
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4/1/2015 - pizzamaker wrote: 88 Points
Color is a beautiful super pale apple green. Aromas of almonds, slight yeast, and a certain sea-saltiness. However, the bead is dying. Just an occasional bubble hear and there. No fine and constant bead which was so disappointing and surprising. This resulted in a somewhat flabby taste sensation. Kind of reminded me of a champaign or sparkling that sat overnight and came to room temperature. I guess I will drink earlier or stick with the Rose.
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3/28/2015 - MC2 Wines wrote:
Poured right before lunch as an apertif. Not a bad champagne, but just didn't hold up very well to the rest of the wines that we were drinking that day. Standard bubbles.
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3/20/2015 - MattMauldin Likes this wine: 90 Points
Clear bright gold color. Full persistent mousse. Nice intensity to the aromas- caramel-apple & pear, with biscuit, wheat, white flowers, and chalk. Dry on the palate with bright acid and lemon, apple skin, sweet bread and chalk. Nice complexity, good length, well balanced. Very nice.
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3/15/2015 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 90 Points
Opened a 375ml bottle to enjoy with salad a grilled sirloin steak dinner. nose of honey, wet shale, and citrus, more of the same on the palate, mouth filling with honey sweetness, nice mousse, richer than the last half bottle, refreshing with the salad after grilling the meat, medium body, and a long sweet finish.
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3/12/2015 - drrobvino wrote: 93 Points
So delicious. See previous TN. Enjoyed with sushi at the finish of a 21 day cleanse.
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3/1/2015 - camdawg Does not like this wine: 84 Points
Really unremarkable to me-tastes like American sparkling wine with a better mouthfeel. Not worth the price.
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2/26/2015 - DBunk Likes this wine: 91 Points
Wonderful balance of crisp tart apple, tang of citrus, sea air, and salt (salinity?). Maybe even a hint of baking spices on the finish. Good stuff.
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2/26/2015 - jlgnml Likes this wine: 90 Points
Ch Latour Birthyear Wines with Friends (Goosefoot Restaurant Chicago, IL): Fresh, crisp, good mouthful and a great finish.
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2/25/2015 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 89 Points
Opened a 375ml bottle to enjoy with dinner after a 5 hour drive from Orange County to my home, nose of honey, and citrus, more of the same on the palate, lots of honey, some medium size bubbles, nice mousse, tasty, past its best, medium body, and a long honey finish.
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2/22/2015 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 90 Points
Opened a 375ml bottle to enjoy with dinner and the Oscars, nose of honey, and citrus, more of the same on the palate, lots of honey, hint of minerals, tasty and available to toast Glen Campbell's song, showing fully mature age, very tasty, medium body, and a long finish.
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2/20/2015 - Björn Sesoselak wrote: 92 Points
The wine looks straw colored. The legs are fast. There is no sediment in the bottle.
It smells like grapefruit, cantaloupe, honeysuckle, diacetyl (butter) and biscuity.
The body is medium. The wine has bright texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has low acidity. Too shellfish-tarte
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2/18/2015 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 91 Points
Opened a 375ml bottle to enjoy with a turkey breast sandwich while watching Suits, delicate mousse, nose of honey, and citrus, more of the same on the palate, lots of honey, hint of yeast and minerals,the acid helps with being almost crisp but showing fully mature age, very tasty, medium body, provided two nice glasses and a long finish.
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2/18/2015 - christyler wrote: 91 Points
Mature bottle from 375. Bubbles are fading and the nose is very secondary. Nice mouthfeel and length, palate is also very secondary. Might be fading, but still very enjoyable.
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2/15/2015 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 91 Points
Opened a 375ml bottle to enjoy with the Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breast and the Tennis Finals after my salad, lots of tiny bubbles and a few medium size ones, delicate mousse and straw gold in the glass, nose of honey, pear. citrus, and spring flowers showed this bottle was more alive than the last, more of the same on the palate, lots of honey, sweet chardonnay as evidenced by the acid, almost crisp but still showing its age, paired well with the Stuffed Chicken and green beans, very tasty, medium body, and a long finish. The second glass was paired with the Chardonnay Butter Brickle from Clos du Val for dessert and really hit the spot.
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2/15/2015 - Nicholas81 wrote: 90 Points
Nice straw color with very intense bubbles. Lemons and apples with some minerality. There were bready and vanilla flavours. Dry but focused, lean and crisp. A very good and respectable NV champagne.
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2/14/2015 - sidaga Likes this wine: 89 Points
Belle robe dorée bien limpide.
Le nez est dominé par des notes de crème fraîche, une pointe de fruit exotique (ananas) & un peu de brioche. L'ensemble est frais & invitant.
La bouche est bien supporté par une belle acidité, petite pointe rancio en finale agréable. Texture agréable, bulle très fine. Très bien!
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2/10/2015 - awinestory wrote: 89 Points
Elegant yet appealing to a popular taste with its rounded ripe flavors of soft pear and a splash of tangerine. Lots of brioche and hints of vanilla. Lots of complexity, concentrated ripe fruit, and med+ length as well as excellent balance.
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2/8/2015 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 89 Points
Opened a 375ml bottle to enjoy during the Grammys, more tiny bubbles and better mousse than the last bottle, straw gold color in the glass, nose of honey and pitted sweet citrus, more of the same on the palate, very smooth and tasty, medium body, long finish.
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2/6/2015 - wpattison Likes this wine: 92 Points
Fruity, dry, good acid. Damn good champagne.
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2/4/2015 - TasteWithStace Likes this wine: 92 Points
A blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier and Pinot Noir which were sourced from some of the best sites in the Champagne region. Bright ripe fruit on the nose with enticing floral aromas. Lively acidity on the palate with well-integrated notes of brioche and minerality. A lengthy and complex finish.
Food pairing: Perfect as an aperitif or with scallops
http://www.tastewithstace.com/portfolio-view/champagne-billecart-salmon-brut-reserve/
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1/31/2015 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 89 Points
Opened another 375ml bottle, tiny amount of very fine bubbles, yellow/orange/gold in color in the glass, nose of honey, touch of pear, more of the same on the palate, very smooth and tasty, medium body, went well with the Chinese Basil Salmon, long finish.
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1/25/2015 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 90 Points
375ml bottle, medium amount of very fine bubbles, straw gold in color in the glass, light mousse, nose of honey, pitted fruit, more of the same on the palate, very rich, creamy, lots of honey but not overly sweet, medium body, peaked, went well with the Chinese Basil Salmon, long finish.
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1/23/2015 - Vino Me wrote: 91 Points
Opened by LostVerse from Magnum. 2nd time I have had this in the last couple months. A very consistent bottle. Strong bead. Notes of marconi almonds, citrus and minerals. 91 points.
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1/23/2015 - thelostverse wrote: 92 Points
Opened at Anvil for birthday dinner out of magnum. Green apples with a touch of ginger on this night. I'll take this anytime.
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1/23/2015 - AllRed wrote: 91 Points
TLV's Birthday Dinner (Anvil Club): From magnum, opened by thelostverse. Pale in color with a soft mousse and notes of lemon, apple and ginger with a cracker/biscuit undertone. Bright acidity with a medium bead and flavors of almond, ginger and limestone. Finishes well.
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1/11/2015 - corposo Likes this wine: 93 Points
Fine bubbles, excelent flavour, well balanced and elegant.
Suitable for stand up reception.
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1/4/2015 - galewskj wrote: 92 Points
Great entry level champagne. Toast, yeast, brioche, mineral and lots of acidity.
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1/1/2015 - Queequeg77 Likes this wine:
I am very curious about the notes that read green apple, and citrus - are we sampling the same NV Billecart Brut Reserve? The color is a deeper yellow approaching gold. The nose has a prominent butterscotch, peach, with mineral and approaches orange dreamsicle. The bubbles are fine. On the palate, caramel with levity, a hint of rye, stone fruits, and a touch of fried plaintain. The finish goes on and on. Enjoy!
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1/1/2015 - mhudes Likes this wine: 90 Points
A nice champagne. Crisp apple with some peach, a bit of yeast on the palate. Fresh tasting and very enjoyable.
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1/1/2015 - Vintomas wrote: 88 Points
Medium yellow colour. Initially, the nose felt dominated by green apple and mineral, and our guesses (it was served blind) actually went in the blanc de blancs direction. Given a bit more time, the nose shows ripe apple (not just green apples), a hint of peach, some smoke and mineral, just a tiny hint of green notes, and a bit of perfume (that may have led us in the Granny Smith direction). The palate is rather fruity with a lot of green apple, some citrus fruits, good minerality, rather high acidity, and a fresh aftertaste with green apples and citrus. A fine NV Champagne that would benefit from some time in the cellar, 88(+) p.
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1/1/2015 - rustyRudy Likes this wine:
Toasted in the New Year. Very good !
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12/31/2014 - erikdahlin Likes this wine:
Popped this just before midnight on New Year's Eve 2014~5. Crisp, dry brut-ness. Slight hint of bitterness up front, perhaps from the blend. Overall really solid bottle of bubbles.
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12/31/2014 - gris Likes this wine: 92 Points
It may not be vintage…(it wasn't), so it had not developed the finesse that you find in older bottles, but this was a delicious wine. Beautiful nose and right balance of acidity and tension on the palate. This was not an overly aggressive acid champagne: you could actually taste that this was wine (which isn't the case in much champagne). Avoided overly yeasty nose or overly sharp bubbles. A really nice bottle that should please a lot of champagne drinkers.
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12/30/2014 - jsioris Likes this wine: 93 Points
I continue to love this champagne. Great with fish.
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12/27/2014 - bubbachumps wrote: flawed
Flawed.
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12/24/2014 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 93 Points
Never disappointing. Love the balance,citrus notes and complexity.
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12/24/2014 - Alandel wrote: 92 Points
A clear pale lemon. Clean and light on the nose, the aromas are very subtle. not a lot of yeasty bready aromas, but citrus, lime zest, and lemons. It is dry, high acid, and light bodied. Citrus flowing through, and a very clean flavour. A little grapefruit? A medium finish, this is a very good champagne. I really enjoyed it.
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12/22/2014 - Thirsty1 Likes this wine:
I am enjoying the citrus zest and stoney notes. Consistent.
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12/19/2014 - BenBlu Likes this wine: 91 Points
Always a pleasure, great aperitif, and I love the fruit forward style of Billecart that makes you salivate and grave for another glass. This bottle was a bit better then other recent experiences with this from standard bottle.
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12/19/2014 - rustyRudy wrote: 92 Points
Really nice way to start the holiday
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12/19/2014 - drrobvino wrote: 94 Points
So, just to be clear, I love this wine. I wish there was a disgorgement date on it.
The nose shows off aromas of lemon zest, green apple, yeast and bread crust, chalk and rocks. Nice soil signature.
The palate reveals a full bodied wine, rich in texture and silky mouthfeel, with a vigorous mousse, bright and zesty citrus fruit, and finishing with med+ acid and a longish finish that repeats tart lemons, green apple skin, nuts, toast and rocks. The dosage is noticeable, but poignantly balanced to deliver on the fine line between precision and richness.
This is an fantastic Brut NV...I hesitate to think of one I prefer to the Billecart Salmon bottling. It is drinking beautifully now, and will continue to do so through 2020 or so. Utterly delicious.
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12/15/2014 - Thirsty1 Likes this wine:
Consistent with previous.
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12/7/2014 - sabrage Likes this wine: 91 Points
Pale straw color. Lemon, marzipan and mineral nose. Lemon, green apple, toast and mineral palate. Excellent balance. Long finish. 12% ABV.
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12/3/2014 - WindFlyer Likes this wine: 91 Points
light golden colour with elegant effervescence and a slightly floral nose of pastries, green apples, and whiffs of stone fruits. pleasant sweetness in the mouth with a good acidic backbone for the layers of white fruit and hints of nuttiness. nice long finish.
felt somewhat mature; enough to be enjoyed by itself – which i did prior to takeoff but also with a light breakfast.
(with Vineet's spiced tomato scrambled eggs with curry leaf mushrooms sambhar)
QR701DOHNYC
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12/2/2014 - Rupert wrote:
Quite substantial, some yeast and earth on the nose, good
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11/26/2014 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 93 Points
Just a taste, served to others, wonderful as usual.
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11/24/2014 - wineotim wrote: 91 Points
Light straw color, silvery, supremely dry and austere citrus flavors, lime, very light on the palate. Tasted at B-21 event.
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11/23/2014 - rocknroller wrote: 92 Points
Monthly Tasting Group: Champagne and Sushi (Sushi Fix, Wayzata, MN): This was excellent again, as expected. Bright, fresh, mineral, floral, tart, pear, and apple. Just delightful stuff. Not a bad tariff on sale and worth a buck or two more for the quality and complexity.
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11/11/2014 - Vino Me wrote: 91 Points
At a retailer tasting. Pretty floral nose. Notes of citrus and bing cherries. 90-91 points.
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11/10/2014 - Wine Sparty wrote: 91 Points
Opened with grilled tilapia. Really nice and fresh, with a good lemon flavor.
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11/5/2014 - Tuskeny Raider Likes this wine: 92 Points
Good champagne. Always a nice drinker, especially with food.
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10/30/2014 - Man in Black wrote:
The wine is clear and bright with a medium lemon colour and presence of many medium-sized bubbles. The nose is clean and developing, showing medium intensity aromas of walnuts, bread dough, cream, butter, lemon peel, green apple and hints of fresh apricots. The wine is off-dry with a medium(+) refreshing acidity. It has a medium alcohol and a medium body with a creamy mousse. It has medium(+) intensity flavours of green apple, lemon peel, bread, cream, walnuts and hints of fresh apricots. The finish is medium(+).
Can drink now, but it has enough acidity and flavour concentration to develop more complex tertiary aromas in the 3-5 years following disgorgement date.
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10/26/2014 - Marc wrote: 88 Points
Birthday's Eve Dinner (Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand): Very good wine. Impeccable winemaking, great balance, good intensity, some complexity, fresh bottle. The wine delivers excellence but does not have (to my taste) that extra dimension that marks out outstanding champagne. Certainly very elegant.
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10/24/2014 - LIE-user wrote: 90 Points
Lively and fresh NV with pleasing mousse and some depth.
One for everyone, as it stands somewhere in the middle between the fresh, acide side and the rich aroma loaded side. Probably a little bit closer to the acid side.
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10/21/2014 - galewskj wrote: 92 Points
Billecart Salmon Champagne Dinner (La Belle Vie): Quite elegant and refined. Light and complex. Good acidity, slightly floral, lots of minerality.
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10/21/2014 - br_winelover Likes this wine: 91 Points
Really good QPR. Always a pleasure to drink.
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10/20/2014 - rocknroller wrote: 92 Points
Billecart-Salmon Tasting Dinner at La Belle Vie (La Belle Vie, Mpls): Light gold color. Drank 2 glasses over 45 minutes. This was quite good, very elegant and fine, lemon chiffon nose, pear, mineral nose and becoming floral over time. The palate is elegant, pear, lemon chiffon, a little earthiness and a very lovely minerality on the finish. This was really nicely balanced and suave. The minerality was so appealing, very distinct but not at all harsh or overly chalky.
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10/18/2014 - Aravind Asok wrote:
K&L Champagne Tent Event (K&L Hollywood): Great fruit on the nose, but more brioche than I remember with this in the past, pushing toward yeasty. Good minerality and good acidity, but the bubbles were coarser than, say, the Ruinart.
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10/18/2014 - Yme wrote:
Lovely NV with plenty of green and red apples, bread with hints of honeysuckle on both nose and palate. Crowd pleasing tasty. Not too complex but perfect for the wedding dinner celebrations.
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10/17/2014 - TashNYC wrote: 93 Points
Bede Birthday Party: Bede birthday party: this was the "basic beverage" for the night. Delicious champagne, with lovely fine bubbles and notes of apple, pear, lemon and almonds, best with the quail eggs and caviar on toast and with the beggars purses (lobster and black truffles in crepes).
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10/12/2014 - T.E.D. wrote: 90 Points
Very fresh and lively - good mousse, mouth feel dense with some acid, citrus, toast and mineral on the palate.
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10/4/2014 - theguy Likes this wine: 90 Points
Not much of a nose. Taste is low key apple and lemon with very low yeast. Refreshing.
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9/20/2014 - thelostverse wrote: 92 Points
Ordered off the list at Boulder. Consistent notes as previous bottles.
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9/20/2014 - Ripotz Likes this wine: 91 Points
Nice balance fine bubbles nose of grapevine and green tea nice nv
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9/12/2014 - Dovberg Likes this wine: 89 Points
From demi.
Classic nose with sweet liquorice, some roasted almonds, pear and lemon juice. My girlfriend said that the champagne was a bit "in your face" at first. On the palate the champagne is calm, easy with an everlasting power. I would say that the wine is somewhat elegant. Roasted and salted almonds, creamy pear sorbet and zingy lemon juice. Some grape fruit comes along in the end.
I find the style classy and stylistically pure. Like Pierre Peters cuvee reserve, the wine has that zingy acid balanced with smooth, creamy fruit. I have found a new favorite among Pierre Peters.
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9/6/2014 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 93 Points
Terrific way to end the day. Excellent after dinner drink.
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9/4/2014 - Thirsty1 Likes this wine:
All things the same, this is one of my top 3 NV Brut producers. Stunning.
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9/1/2014 - BenBlu wrote: 89 Points
Had both from normal bottle (first) and then from magnum. Usual Billecart Salmon, fresh easy drinking style, always a crowd pleaser. From standard bottle I would give it 88 Points and from Magnum 2 Points higher, hence the blended score of 89 Points.
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8/31/2014 - beezer6 wrote: 91 Points
Taste at FHE.
Nice light toasty nose. Light melon and peach, minerals, pear, tropical fruit. Touch of brioche.
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8/29/2014 - Baron Slick wrote: 91 Points
Soft, golden appearance, with a small bead and soft foam. The nose is restrained but shows good ripeness and notes of caramelized pears, red delicious apples, and brioche. Tremendously poised and focused, with flavors of Meyer lemon, ripe, red apples, minerals, and nuts that glide effortlessly across the palate. Good length on the finish. This is really elegant.
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8/25/2014 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 92 Points
Latest version of non vintage. Crisp, clean, toast and apples, good bubbles. Drank from split.
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8/1/2014 - Rezy13 Likes this wine:
Lunch with Chris and Joey; Non-Blind (Bin 75): From magnum; love the balance of richness and finesse of this; almost seems like some new oak, lees, green apple, graphite, full mouthfeel, and clean finish; very good.
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8/1/2014 - Yme wrote:
Dry, highly acidic but balanced bubbly with clean, crisp palate of lemons, green apples, chalk, brioche and hazelnuts. Still among my favourite NVs.
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7/20/2014 - ltadd wrote: 91 Points
Drank on Crystal Cruise as gift in our room. Enjoyable, dry...nice
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7/19/2014 - AlphaMikeFoxtrot wrote: 90 Points
Apples, pears, brioche. Great bubbles.
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7/18/2014 - Ibetian wrote: 90 Points
This is a light, clean, crisp, refreshing style of Brut, NV. It would work very well as an aperitif, or with light food. Tasty!
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7/5/2014 - mjf@ulkner wrote: 90 Points
Crisp light refreshing BdB. Light bodied, very young and spry. From magnum.
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6/29/2014 - fingers Likes this wine: 90 Points
7D09112 dis'g. More enjoyable than the disgorgement I had 2 years ago. Somewhat dull, medium straw color with vibrant mousse. Very yeasty bouquet, like a cross between sourdough and Hawiian Kings bread, accompanied by some freshly poured concrete smeared with hot butter. Medium body and tartness that has nice, elegant grip with a generous mouthfeel. Smooth and clean, average length finish. 4+11+16+9=90
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6/24/2014 - GT2 wrote: 91 Points
750mL, NV, $50, Total Wine Rancho Cucamonga. High carbonation, soda fizz, small legs. Clear, consistent star bright core. Carbonation tapers off after 20 minutes. Nose opens up as it warms from green apple and CO2 to marzipan, yellow cake, pineapple, cake batter, Taste up front is tart pineapple. Mid body is bland with only soda carbonation. Finish is extremely sour and all lactic with a phlegm inducing yogurty palate. Long finish, total lactic. Mild green apple and high sourness. Definitely blanc de blanc with no Pinot balance. Good, but I'm not a blanc de blanc fan.
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6/22/2014 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 93 Points
Nice bubbles and nose. Crisp, complex, nicely balanced. Considerable toast and body to complement food, but good by itself. Just a hint of sweetness at the end of a long finish.
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6/11/2014 - thegracchi wrote: 89 Points
Good champagne. Not complex. Goes well with salty food.
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5/30/2014 - Papies wrote: 90 Points
From magnum and a very good aperitif style champagne. Good and round, good fruit, good density and length. Good champagne.90-91
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5/26/2014 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Chugged down from magnum and rather delicious for it. Sure, I like the rose better, but the rose is also more expensive. Great house here - precise yet with lots of layers and richness.
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5/24/2014 - olracx62 wrote: 89 Points
Straw yellow at the eye. Blend made with Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier from three different years. Slowly rising bubbles in a delicate mousse. At the nose floral freshness of fresh fruit and ripe pears. At the palate a fine freshness with some pleasant acidity typical of orange peel. Good minerality. Although well executed, not impressive and a little bit anonymous.
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5/23/2014 - Wine_lvr wrote: 88 Points
Solid basic Champagne.
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5/11/2014 - Hanz Likes this wine:
Bit of a solvent note this time, although it's quite young. But still good.
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5/3/2014 - Ramberg wrote: 89 Points
Very nice standard Champagne.
White flowers and pears on the nose, with some lemons and fresh green apples.
On the palate a balanced and creamy body, with good minerals and acidity, green apples, pears, sweet lemons with a medium + finish.
Good basic bubbles.
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5/3/2014 - roybivens Likes this wine:
Really enjoyable.
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4/29/2014 - christyler Likes this wine: 91 Points
Yep. My only objection was that this was painfully young and just a little sharp. All the raw materials are there - wish I had the space to stash some away.
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3/30/2014 - r.o.man Likes this wine: 92 Points
Great!
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3/23/2014 - richardkim Likes this wine: 91 Points
Nice nose of biscuit. Finely delineated flavors of citrus and cookie dough, ending with a tight beam of minerality and acidity.
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3/16/2014 - rocknroller wrote: 91 Points
Monthly Wine Group: Domestic Cabs and Blends (Bloomington Chop House, Bloomington, MN): Had a half a glass pour. This was pale gold. Very crisp and fresh with good minerality, pear, good cut, a little earth, some nuttiness. Medium plus on the finish. Very good.
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2/16/2014 - weltonhong Likes this wine: 92 Points
on sweet side, super good
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2/16/2014 - Thirsty1 Likes this wine:
Enjoyed and consistent.
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2/15/2014 - Mrp2008 wrote: 87 Points
Lighter than expected. Not big, dry, or a yeasty champagne like expected. Almost like a California sparkling wine.
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2/15/2014 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 90 Points
A business dinner (Restaurant Bord'eau **, Amsterdam, NL): Complete, elegant, stylish, delicious NV.
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2/15/2014 - J0R0 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Loved it. Tiny bubbles. Just a hint of sweetness that makes this wine very versatile.
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2/9/2014 - andrewdodd86 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Love it as always. Light. Elegant. Great mousse. Floral. What's not to love?
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2/8/2014 - Livermore wrote: 88 Points
Nice tones of apple and grapefruit. Overall av pleasant Champagne.
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2/8/2014 - 1512tnw Likes this wine: 91 Points
A beautiful dessert or aperitif, soft texture and nice fizz. Several steps above an average bubbly. Compare to Ruinart Rose. However, was $75 on sale from $100 -- pricey.
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2/1/2014 - nic.fcn wrote: 91 Points
My favorite champagne. Very fine bubbles. Will drink again and again.
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1/24/2014 - Spl232 wrote:
Beautiful bubbles with nice acidity and bright fruits
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1/18/2014 - Wine_lvr wrote: 90 Points
Light in color. Nose shows breadcrust and apple. The wine has a good length and intersting flavors. The only negative is a bit the acidity. Good base Champagne from B-S.
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1/14/2014 - CondorKhan wrote: 89 Points
Dry, austere, mineral. Hints of green apple. This is not fat by any stretch of the word.
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1/14/2014 - dpc123 wrote: 91 Points
Fine bubbles, notes of apple and citrus. Great acidity, so it stands up to food.
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1/13/2014 - drrobvino wrote: 92 Points
No disgorgement noted on the label, unfortunately.
Pale straw in color, showing an aggressive pattern of fine bubbles and a frothy mousse.
The nose shows off citrus and apple, minerality, perhaps a hint of yeasty aromas, but light and ethereal.
The palate shows off a slightly sweet wine, with rather full body and a creamy texture, med(-) alcohol (listed 12.5%). The flavors are quite complex and changing, showing off pear, lemon drops, green apple skin, rich caramel notes, nectarine, chalk, warm bread crust. An enticing and encapsulating mouthfeel and flavor profile, makes me go back for another glass. Great med(+) acidity and a med(+) finish, echoing notes from the palate, leaving a tad of sweetness reminiscent on the palate in the finish. Just gorgeous.
This is a high quality Champagne, drinking nicely now, and will probably improve over the next few years and drink beautifully through 2020+.
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1/12/2014 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 92 Points
Great bubbles, fresh, complex,excellent QPR. Had last week, went back for more.
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1/1/2014 - John Dunlap wrote: 87 Points
I enjoy this producer's rose, but this 375ml Brut Reserve was a disappointment. It tasted like a good apple cider. Light green apple flavors. Nothing more nor is there anything inviting you into the wine. One dimensional. Nice but clearly not outstanding.
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12/31/2013 - RayOB wrote: 89 Points
Drank in Bordeaux (Magnum)
The french really do love this wine. Nice balance of dryness with some good green fruit showing through.
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12/29/2013 - MarcoAzevedo wrote: 92 Points
A Classic. Integral bred on the nose, Green Apple on the mouth. Very thin and persistent perlage, with a long finish. Great NV brut.
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12/27/2013 - SimonG wrote: 91 Points
Christmas & New Year 2013; 12/20/2013-1/1/2014: Half. Four years of post purchase cellaring. Lovely. Nicely maturing with a biscuit character, retaining its freshness and vibrancy. Splendid for a half of nv. ****
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12/25/2013 - jcasey555 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Crisp, traditional Brut
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12/20/2013 - Alex H wrote: 86 Points
High toned lemon fruits with fleshy lemon pulp and green apples. Quite powdery finish.
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12/16/2013 - nick&nora Likes this wine:
This was a very solid performer for the price.
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12/15/2013 - spillwine wrote: 90 Points
Superbe rqp
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12/8/2013 - Frank Murray III wrote:
Soft, yet has some tartness inside that helps pull along the apple and lemon flavors. Shows some richness in the finish, too.
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12/7/2013 - Benj wrote: 92 Points
Champagne Tasting at Gordon's (Gordon's Fine Wine & Liquors): 50% Chardonnay, 40% Pinot Noir, 10% Pinot Meunier. More expressive on the nose than the rosé at this tasting. Yeastiet, lots of apple especially sour cooking apple, fresh mustard seed, bready and warm. Less acid than the rosé but to my mind more polished. $45-60.
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12/6/2013 - Burgundy Al wrote: 88 Points
Vin Chicago Holiday Champagne Tasting (Chicago, IL): Tasting, brief note. Very pristine, very linear, but with good fruit showing richness on finish. Very easy to enjoy.
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12/4/2013 - jjou wrote: 88 Points
Pear, apple, toast. Tart.
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12/1/2013 - Kaerhoeg wrote: 91 Points
Wonderful standard champagne. Nuts and apples in the nose. Beats many vintage champagnes...
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11/22/2013 - PimpDaddy2Kool Likes this wine: 90 Points
Best widely available champagne in the $40ish price point.
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11/20/2013 - ManhattanBeach Likes this wine:
Keith's birthday dinner at Kitchen W8 (Kitchen W8, London): Very tight mousse, literally scrubbing the palate. Very dry, citrus, real sense of breadth & expansiveness.
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10/30/2013 - cglex Likes this wine: 91 Points
Very nice "full" style champagne.
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10/20/2013 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 90 Points
2013 K&L Annual Champagne Tasting (K&L San Francisco Store): K&L Tasting. Nose of baked bread with a slab of butter, Jonathan apple, with hints of minerals and yeast, more of the same on the palate, tasty, almost mouth filling with a long, pleasant finish.
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10/17/2013 - CamWheeler wrote: 89 Points
Champagne Tasting: Apple, ginger, mandarin and biscuit. Sweet fruit on the palate, there is probably a fair bit of dosage as well. Appealing for drinking now and without too much thought.
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10/12/2013 - Bschar Likes this wine: 94 Points
Fine bubbles, nutty and slightly sweet; a great example of the classic French style.
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10/5/2013 - NostraBacchus Likes this wine: 91 Points
Pale light yellow. Small medium-intense mousse. Very fresh nose of green apples, citrus and minerals. On the palate there is a steely, almost saline minerality again as well as fresh citrus. Medium-bodied with a medium-high refreshing acidity and a fresh, medium-intense mousse. Very nice, fresh and long finish. A superb NV-champagne from one of the top-producers. It's all about freshness and elegance. This has been one of my favorite NV Blanc de Blancs for years.
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10/4/2013 - Jowh Likes this wine: 89 Points
My favorite NV year to date. Very good and balanced acidity. Silky. Great aperitif.
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10/3/2013 - CWang wrote: 91 Points
Another decent daily champagne with its own distinct characteristics; very nice nose full of cantaloupes, grapefruits, peaches, pineapples, and wet pebbles; the palate, quite creamy and fruity with lots of bubbles dancing around plus some bread and yeast flavors; the finish, also creamy and fruity with candied berries, dried licorice, and some mouth-watering rock salt; overall, 91-92 points; heard this bottle was released this year so should benefit from a few years of aging.
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9/20/2013 - Thirsty1 Likes this wine:
This is a benchmark bottle of bubbles. Great minerality and pear notes. Subtle texture, rounded midpallet - clean finish. Everything good champagne should be.
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9/19/2013 - Burgundy Al wrote: 88 Points
Some Wine Tasted at the Zachys Auction; 9/19/2013-9/20/2013 (Smith & Wollensky - New York NY): Tasting. Apple and pear aromas and flavors. Fresh, lively, and steely, with textures of good minerality.
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9/18/2013 - wp_drinkers wrote: 90 Points
Deep straw.
Nose of lemon meringue pie and hints of brioche and green apple. Velvety palate with white peach, lemon with balanced acid and excellent length.
The nose was not hugely pronounced and suspect this bottle is not a prime example of this wine. When will the champagne houses put disgorgement dates on the bottles!?
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9/13/2013 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 90 Points
A private lunch (Restaurant &samhoud places **, Amsterdam, NL): Floral, fresh, elegant, energetic, mineral, subtle fruit, good length. Excellent NV as always.
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9/1/2013 - StefanAkiko wrote: 83 Points
Onboard KLM long haul.
Good acid back bone and some fine elements. Appley aromas from the too small glass.
Elegant on the palate yet also a little clumsy. Acids M+, fruit is fine, some earth on the finish. Simple, easy drinking Champagne with super short finish.
One glass.
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8/24/2013 - RayOB wrote: 89 Points
Drank in Bordeaux
This really is the standard table champagne in France. For the price point it is great.
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8/9/2013 - jshufelt wrote: 90 Points
In the glass, white gold in color. On the nose, a mix of yeast, honeysuckle, and fresh cut grass. On the palate, a crisp, smooth, clean champagne, with notes of pear and apricot. Not particularly complex, but also quite smooth and well integrated.
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8/8/2013 - Biggsy wrote: 88 Points
A light, floral nose, maybe a touch of lemon peel in there. Lighter than I expected, it gains weight over the palate. The mousse is very fine and persistent and there is quite a distinctive citrus character on the finish.
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7/26/2013 - Christoffer78 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Crisp, clean and razor sharp - the Brut Réserve delivers and abundance of fresh green apples, citrus tones and structure. The palate offers a very nice texture and actually quite a few hard edges, including a close to saline minerality. Vivid mousse and a pleasant acidity puts the dot over the i. A very nice Champagne which is superb apéritif. (score is 90+)
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7/16/2013 - Firefly78 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Elegant, complex with good acidity and subtle sweetness. Great bottle!
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7/15/2013 - lepetitchateau wrote: 92 Points
Tasty and youthful, this has a bit more umph than Taittiger but quieter than Krug. (Central Park)
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7/5/2013 - WMWG Likes this wine:
Toasted walnut, bakers dough, lily pedal, and a slight hint of orange zest fade into a chalky finish. Bold champagne with good minerality; bracing acidity doesn't overpower. Very enjoyable for my tastes. If you prefer a more prominent citrus flavor, this might not be for you.
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6/30/2013 - Magno Likes this wine:
simples, fresca, fácil de beber.
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6/29/2013 - Patrick - winereviewer.com.au wrote: 94 Points
A wonderfully complex nose with lifted peach, savoury nectarine and brioche.
The palate shows layers of complexity and is made in an oxidative style with plenty of spice to go with the stone fruits and a touch of green apple.
Billecart is a wonderfully consistent NV that is worthy if the accolades bestowed on it year after year.
Review Link - www.winereviewer.com.au (drink from 2013-2015)
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6/3/2013 - itsallaboutwine wrote:
BSA, 40% Meunier, 2009/2010, primaire, léger rancio, acidité classique, plaisant mais pas très propre, d'habitude plus frais et plus précis. Bouteille non representative?
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6/3/2013 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Even better on the second day. Rich toasty brioche notes, full bodied, delicious champagne.
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6/1/2013 - MemorialWineFan wrote: 91 Points
Nose of fruit and dough...definitely toasty on the finish. The finish has a bit stronger flavor than a lot of the more fruity blanc de blancs. I enjoyed the bottle. Try one to see if you like the taste before stocking up on this one.
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5/22/2013 - Rupert wrote:
At Kitchen: steely, powerful, fine
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5/22/2013 - Pierre-Yves wrote: 88 Points
It's good with some finesse, but somehow lacking material and thin to me. Maybe my palate as evolved, and I am asking more from my champagne now ! Still not bad at all and glad to have it.
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5/18/2013 - thewiz Likes this wine: 88 Points
Light yellow colour with medium-sized bubbles.
The nose shows a hint of stone, sulphur and yellow fruits.
The palate show a long, rich and pleasant taste of citrus and yellow plums.
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5/14/2013 - Enfant sauvage wrote:
Relatively light and dry. Very small bubbles. Enjoyable without much complexity.
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5/13/2013 - Vintomas wrote: 88 Points
Mixed Champagnes with Munskänkarna (Stockholm): Nose with ripe apple, some peach, slightly perfumed, some smoke. The palate is fruity but still dry with green and yellow apple, good minerality, some spice, rather high acidity. A foody style, almost vintage-level concentration.
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4/28/2013 - dedalover Likes this wine: 90 Points
Jaune Pâle clair. Nez de levure , pain brioché et pomme verte. En bouche, franche acidité, très complet et la mousse est vive. En laissant reposer le verre , il gagne en finesse et le tout devient plus balancé et moelleux. Très bon QP. Coup de coeur. 90+
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4/23/2013 - yofog wrote: 89 Points
Very direct, with ripping acidity.
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3/27/2013 - Gurto wrote: 84 Points
Doftar lite småmogna äpplen och brödig jästighet. Lite anonymt. Sticker inte ut varken åt det ena eller andra hållet. Gör sitt jobb, och passar till maten, men inget extra.
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3/12/2013 - cookie7 wrote: 89 Points
Yeast and almonds on the nose. Similar on the palate. Decent QPR.
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3/8/2013 - wirelesswine wrote: 92 Points
Super yeasty nose of sourdough bread dough, but lifted by notes of apple and citrus with a very round mouthfeel overall and medium body. Lots of flavor here. Remarkable quality.
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2/23/2013 - vinole wrote:
S FL WS Group tastes 1988 Bordeaux (and others) (Jupiter, FL): Did not taste as I was distracted by someone handing me a glass of SQN.
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2/21/2013 - Atreyu wrote: 85 Points
I enjoyed this much more than my last bottle. Although it is certainly a featherweight champagne, this showed some nice lemon drop candy. Bright but creamy with some good chalkiness. But not very complex.
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2/12/2013 - Krugman wrote: 90 Points
Billecart is mostly known for their rose, but their Brut Reserve is also a very nice non-vintage champagne. Especially if you can find this for $40 per bottle or less. This is clearly a very pinot centric champagne (both pinot noir and meunier) and is relatively heavy with nice sappy flavors of honey, bread, yeast, vanilla, allspice, apple, and peach. The only complaint I have is that the finish is relatively short and the bubbles don't seem to last very long. This will go over well with anyone who leans toward pinot based champagne's and likes a heavier/leesy style.
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2/8/2013 - Yngve Likes this wine: 90 Points
We drank the wine as aperitif
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2/1/2013 - strawbo wrote: 88 Points
Lots of apple along with some apricot. A pleaser.
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1/29/2013 - liberlibri Likes this wine: 91 Points
Pale yellow color with perhaps even a tinge of rose (imagination?). Mostly pinot munier and pinot noir, which showed in the brioche and yeast-focused nose supported by ripe pear, baked apple, lemon, and a hint of earth. Delicious, fine bubbles and enough acid to balance the fruit. Was an amazing match with lentil soup.
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1/7/2013 - pavel_p wrote: 87 Points
Still remembering that fantastic Billecart Salmon Rose a couple years ago, I was once again not too impressed with the Brut Reserve. Very light color with a lean and dry palate. Not my prefered style of Champagne
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1/1/2013 - drdebs Likes this wine: 90 Points
doughy with granny smith apple peels and a small/medium, active bead. I think I preserve the rose, but this is very nice if the price is right.
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12/31/2012 - mauropallido wrote: 89 Points
Bevuto a tutto pasto con astice e scamponi a capodanno.
Molto morbido, burroso, accattivante, dalla beva piacevole e semplice.
Champagne un po' più "piacione" di quel che credevo, ma per la verità anche molto piacevole. Si lascia bere con estrema disinvoltura, ma non evoca particolari emozioni (diciamo così).
Il prezzo non è di certo nazional-popolare, ma in bocca e nel bicchiere è perlomeno Pop.
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12/31/2012 - beaunehead wrote: 90 Points
Abundantly toasty and yeasty, with loads of pastry dough and apple tart aromas and flavors. Very good.
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12/31/2012 - Yagil wrote: 90 Points
elegant rich aroma
rich fruity flavours, dry, fine, well balanced, pleasant aftertaste.
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12/30/2012 - jmull wrote: 91 Points
Poured alongside an NV Ayala, this was the more serious, "wine drinker's wine" of the two. Very toasty, dry and complex. Improved a lot with air. I liked quite a bit. 91-92.
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12/28/2012 - Yngve Likes this wine: 89 Points
I really like this wine. Yellow color. Nose: Slightly aroma of bread, light floral fragrance with notes of grapefruit and apple.
Taste: Dry, very fresh, slightly taste of bread with hints of grapefruit and apple.
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12/28/2012 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 90 Points
A private dinner (Restaurant Opbuuren, Maarssen, NL): Seems to be slightly more forward and toasty than in days of yore. Lovely wine though, with the customary elegance and style.
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12/22/2012 - aekenback wrote: 86 Points
För hög dosage
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12/20/2012 - avp wrote:
Appley nose with ripe yellow tones, vanilla cream, almond bisquit and smoke.
Dry, medium bodied, quite refreshing and smooth with golden apple, lemon curd, pineapple and smooth mid-sized moussé opening to some grapefruity bitter notes, minerality and and creamy vanilla. Slight nuttiness in the mid-length aftertaste.
Once I had this quite often, but now this feels just pretty basic. Thoroughly pleasent though.
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12/17/2012 - asparagus Likes this wine: 92 Points
Amazing NV. On the nose - bread, green apple, citrus. On the palette, well integrated, smooth. My fave NV of 2012. Bravo!!!
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12/15/2012 - asparagus wrote:
Rated the wrong wine. Please ignore!!!
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12/15/2012 - Paul S wrote: 89 Points
This bottle was courtesy of Raffles Hotel in Singapore as E and I celebrated our 4th Anniversary there. I thought it was decent, a bit simple really, but a good enough drink which went surprisingly well when paired with some mild Indian curries. The nose showed lots of yeast, a touch of earth and mineral and then little apple and white fruit aromas. Dry on the palate, with bright acidity and fine mousse against a backdrop of white fruit and just slightly oxidative apple and mushroom notes, this was a very serious, very classic Brut Champagne. Nothing really very interesting about this, but it was well-made and nicely drinkable. For the same price though, the Billecart-Salmon NV Rose delivers quite a bit more bang-for-the-buck.
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12/3/2012 - socidelvino wrote: 89 Points
Tasted onboard KLM
Eye: light gold with lively bubbles. Nose: honey, apples, yeast. Palate: dry, citrus, medium body and finish.
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12/1/2012 - drwine2001 wrote:
A Champagne Weekend; 11/30/2012-12/1/2012 (San Francisco): Medium color. Citrus aromas. Very yeasty palate with fresh citrus and some red fruit, low dosage. Medium weight, moderately long, mineral finish. Good bottle of Billecart.
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11/27/2012 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Rather darn delicious if in a very big style. Lovely indeed.
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11/25/2012 - KeithSurg wrote: 92 Points
Pale yellow, fine beads of effervescense. Nose of fresh bread and pear. More pear and yeast on the palate, with refreshing acidity.
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11/23/2012 - Wink wrote: 92 Points
Light gold. Fine effervescence. Nose of yeast, white flowers, and apple. Elegant palate of pear, apple, yeast, and a little citrus. Excellent length. Refreshing acidity. Delicious, balanced Champagne.
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11/3/2012 - thelostverse wrote: 93 Points
Opened prior to CDP with Chris and Amy. Wonderful notes of green apples and brioche.
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10/28/2012 - asparagus Likes this wine: 89 Points
See previous notes
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10/23/2012 - cookie7 wrote: 90 Points
From a 375. Nutty, toasty and medium yeast on the palate. A hint of citrus as well.
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10/22/2012 - pifcho wrote:
From a magnum. Relative to the Bollinger Special Cuvee that came after it, this showed somewhat tight with more mineral and flowery profile, which didn't appeal to some as much as the fruit forward Bollinger. I thought this could use some time in bottle and that it has the potential be the more interesting of the two down the road, although not necessarily better. B+
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10/10/2012 - dkstar1 wrote: 89 Points
Pretty good, not incredible. Slightly toasty but reserved on the nose. Worth trying but there are better champs out there at this price point.
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9/26/2012 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 90 Points
Académie des Cinquante Bordeaux visit; 9/26/2012-9/29/2012: Fruity and elegant. Lovely style.
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9/24/2012 - Bryder Likes this wine: 90 Points
More smooth than crisp - reminds me of the Bollinger. Super elegant with a long finish, just don't serve too cold!
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9/20/2012 - GrapeScott wrote: 88 Points
From .375. Never had the regular brut, but always been a fan of the rose. Pale yellow color with hints of copper. Fairly restrained nose with hints of bread dough, marzipan, and citrus. Medium-full bodied, with a nice creamy mousse and a medium-short finish. Nice but not my favorite in its price range.
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9/19/2012 - vindictive wrote:
very enjoyable, lively ready.
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9/15/2012 - Goldstone wrote: 90 Points
"Mr. & Mrs. White" Birthday Dinner (Private Room, Caprice Restaurant, Four Seasons Hotel, Two IFC, Hong Kong): From magnum. Good mousse followed by a huge number of languid and persistent streams of pinsprick bubbles. Nose is very lightly toasted fresh white sandwich bread…..lifted but bready….a very nice nose indeed. Palate is similar toasty white bread straight from the oven….very enjoyable….and a chalky dry attractive finish. Actually, the palate doesn’t quite match the promise of the nose. Outclassed by the preceding Cristal 2002....surprise, surprise.....but an enjoyable more-ish Champagne and nicely light on alcohol.
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9/15/2012 - bronww wrote: 90 Points
Good acidity, mild yeast, creamy mouthfeel. Nicely balanced and overall very drinkable.
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9/1/2012 - BillyT wrote: 90 Points
Still love this wine. Strong notes of honey and brioche. Full mouth feel, creamy, nice citrus notes, almond nutty flavor, apricot, pear. Excellent for half bottle.
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8/30/2012 - BillyT wrote: 91 Points
Previous notes apply
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8/28/2012 - AllRed wrote: 92 Points
L39202204221M. Pale color. Mineral, grapefruit, apple, vanilla creme and lemon zest aromas. Medim bead with terrific apple, biscuit, pear, citrus and vanilla flavors on the palate. Bright acidity with a long finish. 92+ pts.
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8/25/2012 - AllRed wrote: 91 Points
L39202204221M. Aromas of grapefruit, lemon chiffon, mineral and Granny Smith apple. Medium bead; flavors of intrusive, apple and mineral with bright acidity.
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8/23/2012 - drwine2001 wrote:
Half bottle. Medium yellow. Citrus on the front end followed by dry, slightly austere minerality. Very good. It has come full circle from showing excessive sweetness in the bottlings from the early 2000s.
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8/23/2012 - asparagus wrote: 91 Points
on the nose - yeast, bread, appricot, peach and grass? fine bubbles, smooth and very pleasant to drink. i think i had it too young, but definitely the best NV that I have had in some time.
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8/18/2012 - BillyT wrote: 91 Points
Previous notes apply
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8/8/2012 - cartime wrote: 91 Points
Really elegant and light, with lightly toasted brioche, lemon, pear, and white flowers. Lovely acidity and delicate bubbles. I read that this is mostly Pinot Meunier and Pinot Noir, but it really doesn't drink that way to me - I would have guessed a much higher proportion of Chardonnay.
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8/6/2012 - BuzzzzOff Likes this wine:
Champagne of Champions event at home. A blend of unknown percentages of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier, albeit I suspect the Pinot Noir has the largest representation given the almost tannic feel on the palate. Yellowish straw to the eye with a pleasant, not over-bearing nose. I "feel" the Pinot Noir far too much for much expectation. Although a very drinkable champagne, it is not a drop I would seek to purchase.
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8/5/2012 - BillyT wrote: 91 Points
Tasted like aged champagne with Birosche, apples, pears and apricots. Creamy full mouth feel. It really helped to allow it to breath which I didn't do the previous bottle.
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8/5/2012 - cookie7 wrote: 90 Points
Yeast, biscuit and toast. Nice creaminess and a long finish. Very enjoyable.
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7/27/2012 - socidelvino wrote: 89 Points
Tasted onboard KLM
Eye: light gold color. Nose: floral, tropical. Palate: well-balanced, good fruit, full body, crisp, long finish.
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7/24/2012 - BillyT wrote: 91 Points
previous notes apply but much smoother and mellow with GREAT full mouth feel. Citrus and apple flavors with great minerality and acidity.
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7/22/2012 - fingers wrote: 88 Points
Light straw color, sparse and lazy mousse. Modest nose high on yeasty properties, cashew, and marshmallow. Balanced down the middle with a bit more citrus showing up on the palate. Low acidity leaves a bit of flab but a smooth finish saves the day. 4+10+17+7 = 88
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7/1/2012 - SLIMES wrote:
Had after the BOlly RD 1996, so tasted like Cava. Others really liked this and after a while you could see the quality in this bottle.
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6/23/2012 - mattyboy_ Likes this wine: 89 Points
medium lift nose - displaying modest autolytic character - yeast, macadamia nut, grapefruit, lemon, ginger. generous mousse with slightly creamy midpalate. rich but displays linearity as well. flavors were quite precise.
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6/10/2012 - Papies wrote: 89 Points
Well round, on the light side, 12% Alchohol. Gout anglais style. Light on the fruit, a touch of a sweet side for a Brut. closer to a blanc de noirs in style. Enjoyable but lacks a bit of definition. 89-90
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6/9/2012 - thewiz Likes this wine: 88 Points
(Served double-blind)
Youthful on the nose with minerals and lemon and with a long wonderful taste of grapefruit.
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6/9/2012 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 90 Points
As per usual.
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6/7/2012 - ForTheLoveOfChampagne wrote: 90 Points
Led by restrained versions of lemon, grapefruit and pear, flower undertones emerge. It makes for a sweet, rather than a typically sour experience from the citrus. As the flavours travel down my tongue, I notice that it is quite a rich champagne with good yeasty characteristics. However there is a complementary marriage between the sweet and richn flavours. It is sublimely smooth, leaving me with long-lasting flavours and a creamy finish. Overall, I very much like the champagne although I wonder if it would benefit from slightly less sugar. I tend to err on the side of dry than sweet and although I wouldn’t class this as ‘sweet’ champagne, it is a tad sweeter than I would normally drink. www.fortheloveofchampagne.blogspot.com
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6/7/2012 - mdobro wrote: 89 Points
ok, quite brut, but nose flat
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5/29/2012 - WineDoctors wrote: 89 Points
sea scallops with bacon (u10s) and slaw. nice medium body, medium bead, short finish. some grapefruit, hazelnut;
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5/27/2012 - Not647f wrote: 90 Points
Drank this 1/2 bottle over brunch with friends. Was a little funky upon opening, but quickly settled in. Nice mix of fruit and yeasty brioche. I detected a little green apple, lemon. Nose was clean, with a little lemon. After initial tastes, no bitterness to the ending. Crisp acidity--a food champagne.
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5/23/2012 - asukki wrote: 87 Points
Nice and crisp champangne, a flowery taste coming through, suitable for spring. However some alcohol coming through on palate.
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5/13/2012 - Sundbyberg wrote: 89 Points
Quite fruity, elegant, sparkling and charming, but there are better nv champagnes out there.
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5/12/2012 - drwine2001 wrote:
Mother's Day Weekend Champagnes (San Francisco): Light yellow. Brioche. Medium weight, apple fruit with cyanic bitterness to finish. Comes through as rather austere and jarring at the moment.
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5/11/2012 - etherscreen wrote:
was ok. not worth anywhere near $55.
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4/22/2012 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 90 Points
Sneak preview lunch (&samhoud places restaurant, Amsterdam): Clean and crisp, more powerful mousse than usual, elegant NV.
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4/14/2012 - mikeh2020 wrote: 90 Points
Nice, tight bubbles in the glass. A nose of slight minerals, toast, and grapefruit, followed by cirtus, apricot and yeast notes on the palette. Pretty solid, brut. I'm partial to their Brut Rose, but this does shine on its own.
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4/8/2012 - zscheiner Likes this wine: 91 Points
Toasty, nutty nose. Green apple and toast on the palate. Dry and crisp with great acidity. Nicely balanced, love it.
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4/8/2012 - johnnyrichardson wrote: 89 Points
Elegant, classy wine. Good value NV, I'm sure it would improve with a couple of years cellar time..
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4/1/2012 - french16 wrote:
Consistent with the house style. Balanced, good acidity with the right dosage. Slightly creamy, rich and mineral. A touch of pear. Yeasty. Good.
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3/14/2012 - pavel_p wrote: 89 Points
At restaurant. Nice balance but a rather dry and relatively lean style here - or is it just me just recovering from a cold...? Prefered the Billecart-Salmon rose I had some time ago
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2/23/2012 - Barolo Raymond wrote: 88 Points
KL 427 AMS 2 DXB: Medium(-) lemon, very persisitent mm-scale,bubbles, very lively. Medium(-) developed nose of yeast, lemon, nougat/almonds and green apple. Dry, high acidity, medium(-) alcohol and body, medium flavours of lemon zest, raspberries, green apple and toasted bread. Lovely delicate mousse, lightly-woven, good balance, medium(+) length and refreshing acidity in finish. A decent aperitif.
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2/21/2012 - Foodievines Likes this wine: 91 Points
Nice yeasty nose with some citrus and apricot. Excellent body and nice length in this wine. Such a classic champagne. Great acidity as well.
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2/21/2012 - drwine2001 wrote:
Half bottle. Tangerine and yeast. Medium to full bodied. Off dry but balanced. I have not had Billecart in a while, and this was superb in a slightly sweeter style than the current rage of austere, zero dosage Champagnes.
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2/16/2012 - Rani Likes this wine: 92 Points
Tasted blind. Brioche and golden delicious apples. Huge acidity. Fat but zesty. Very nice.
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2/10/2012 - aekenback wrote: 87 Points
Rich, slight mature smell. Medium/low acidity. Quite nice.
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2/4/2012 - acyso wrote: 88 Points
HDH auction tasting at Tru (Chicago, IL): Pale golden colour. Somewhat coppery, metallic nose, with some notes of yeast and apricot. Not particularly brilliant on the palate, this is light on its feet and quite pleasant, but lacking concentration. Slightly metallic flavours again on the palate.
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2/3/2012 - markellen.foodies@gmail.com wrote: 93 Points
Dinner Party w Berkshires Crew: Lauren & Cliff Wohl, Geri & Roy Liemer, and Sondra Simon & Sy Goldman (Home: ICON BRickell, 465 Brickell Ave, #3303, Miami, FL): Roy's Champagne. Delicious, Apropos beginning, celebrating our agreed to purchase of Weber's Fox Hollow Condo and prospectively joining the Berkshire Community.
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1/21/2012 - BillyT wrote: 90 Points
Yeasty, biscuit, toast, creamy, apricot, pear
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1/20/2012 - BillyT wrote: 91 Points
Biscuit, yeast, toast, very much full mouth feel, very, very nice. Good but relatively high acidity with some apple nectar, pear nectar notes. Didn't really take the time. Just sat back and enjoyed.
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1/7/2012 - dead puddle wrote: 90 Points
Pale hue. Nose shy with fresh crushed apples. Fine bubbles. Elegant, light bodied, but perfect balance. This champagne is for a student wine lovers fisrt 'rendez vous'. Very good drinkability. Imperceptible dosage. Buy it and find your first love.
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1/1/2012 - E1855 wrote: 89 Points
Rather disappointing experience. Too many and dense bubbles that hide a medium-bodied wine which lacks complexity and personnality. High acidity, refreshing.
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12/31/2011 - Mige wrote: 89 Points
A bit dissapointing after tasting a week before their brilliant Brut Rose. It has toasty and clean fruity nose with a mineral component. Pure and medium bodied taste has notes of ripe citrus, toast and pear. Mousse is delicate and acidity is lively. It is a good champagne, but just not my favourite style.
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12/31/2011 - Deadhead wrote: 92 Points
Excellent!
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12/31/2011 - jesperbjerggren wrote: 92 Points
Crisp and delicious
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12/25/2011 - Abundance wrote: 92 Points
Was drunk over Christmas lunch and was a plesure as always. One of, if not the best N.V Champagne in my opinion.
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12/24/2011 - Yme wrote: 89 Points
From a magnum stored for at least 3 years but still very youthful. Numerous fine beads. Butter, yeast, minerals and sour apples. Medium bodied. Tight palate with citrus, brioche and metallic minerals. Medium to long length. Needs time for the elements to come together but lovely all the same.
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12/19/2011 - Rupert wrote: 88 Points
At River Cafe: appears to have a bit of age here, classic unflashy Nv
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12/9/2011 - lator wrote: 88 Points
Uncorked for one hour, served chilled. Color: Pale Yellow. Nose: Lemon, Grass, Toast, Green Apple, Floral notes. Palate: see nose. Finish: Medium. Acidity: High. Alcohol: 12 % well integrated. Light bodied mouthfeel of refreshing initial citrus notes. Mid-palate includes grass and green apple transitioning into a toasty finish with underlining floral notes. A lemon bomb as I like to call this style suited well for hot summer days on the porch. Considerably dry on the palate with great minerality. A bit one-dimensional for the price and finishes slightly weak to go crazy about. 88-89 points.
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12/5/2011 - wickedwax wrote:
Fine and plentiful bubbles with aromas of poached pear, yellow stone fruit, bread, yeast, white flowers and minerals. Ripe fruit on the palate, but with very good acidity keeping it well balanced with pear, citrus and almond on the palate. Good length with a minerally finish.
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11/30/2011 - Dokken wrote: 89 Points
Hazelnuts and toast wrapped around a core of stone fruit. Hints of oxidation. Rich with medium full body and balancing acidity. Medium+ length. To the powerful side rather than to the elegant.
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11/22/2011 - curtr wrote: 90 Points
Enjoyed the style from this house.
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10/27/2011 - gfish wrote: 88 Points
This 375 was in the fridge too long. If t were a 750 and in there shorter I am sure it would have been better. It's still very god but not quite as good as it could have been.
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10/23/2011 - lozatron wrote:
Always a winner and the extra year in the cupboard under the stairs gives it added depth. Along with the roederer brut pretty much my favourite gm nv.
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10/10/2011 - dexterng wrote:
This bottle needs more time.
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10/5/2011 - AllRed wrote: 91 Points
Norberto's & Grace's 6th Anniversary Dinner (Auberge du Soleil): Notes of lemon peel, minerals, citrus and biscuit. Lovely balance, with a fine and persistent bead with flavors of mineral, citrus, dough and Granny Smith apple. Nice acidity with a terrific citrusy finish. $64/half bottle off the wine list. 91+ pts.
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10/2/2011 - suchitoto Likes this wine:
apple and acid, lovely light touch. ate with oysters, cauliflower soup, and crab salad.
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9/28/2011 - Barolo Raymond wrote: 89 Points
Pale straw, fine mm-size bubbles, consistent. Aromas of yeast, baked bread, green apple, lemon and some marzipan. Dry, high acidity, lemon, pineapple, and toast. Light-medium body, very fluid mousse, delicate yet not as finely structured as the B-S Brut Blancs de Blanc. Medium long finish, high on acidity yet never biting.
Value/money = 9, a good value champagne for frequent use.
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9/26/2011 - BrandrB wrote: 90 Points
2011 Masters of Wine Champagne Tasting (San Francisco, CA): Light golden color. Biscuity apple aromas. Medium-full bodied palate: apple, lemon, minerals, and a light almond nuttiness. Medium-long finish. Good value – though the price has gone up and the quality slight down a bit over the past few years. Nonetheless, still one of my benchmarks for non-vintage Champagne!
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9/17/2011 - acyso wrote: 90 Points
HDH auction tasting at Tru (Chicago, IL): Golden colour. Mineral and green-apple-driven nose, with some aromas of biscuit as well. On the palate, this is quite simple to approach, with some juicy yellow stone fruit notes, as well as notes of anise and brioche. Lovely stuff, but it'd be better warmer and decanted.
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9/11/2011 - vinole wrote: 91 Points
Mini Offline for Mareff (Il Mercato, Hallandale, FL): Light bodied, apple and lemon fruit, with plenty of acidity and carbonation. Not much yeastiness, but a well made lighter Champagne.
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9/10/2011 - davidwhitedc wrote: 87 Points
Right away, impressed with the wine’s small bubbles. Extraordinarily aromatic nose – served on a flight, and I could smell it coming my way! Light, fresh, and alluring -- white flowers & green apples. On the palate, a light-bodied champagne – elegant and soft, and (unfortunately) lacking any brioche-like notes. Simpler than I would like, but a delightful way to start a 22-hour journey from Washington DC to South Africa.
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9/8/2011 - dexterng wrote: 83 Points
This bottle could use more time. Saving another one later.
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9/1/2011 - Rob MacKay wrote: 88 Points
Golden color and lots of green apple flavors. I'd like a little more yeastiness but it's still quite tasty and I would definitely buy it again.
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8/29/2011 - RayOB wrote: 89 Points
A Horizontal Champagne Tasting of Moutard & Others in Bordeaux of all places
A nice refreshing Champagne - The french really love this baby - wow do they get animated about it.
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8/27/2011 - thewiz Likes this wine: 87 Points
Though minerals on the nose but with a nice aftertaste of lime peel that lasts. Always released very young and really benefits from more cellaring.
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8/27/2011 - Thirsty1 Likes this wine:
Deliciously consistent
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8/21/2011 - bobpsi wrote: 90 Points
Nice toasty, stone fruit nose. Really crisp. bread, apples, minerals and a hint of lemon on the palate.
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8/19/2011 - Deadhead wrote: 91 Points
Crisp and delicious with hints of apple. This bottle was purchased 4 years ago.
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8/17/2011 - Krugman Likes this wine: 90 Points
I have not had a bottle of this in several years, so I don't really remember that much from my last experience, but this was a nice little surprise. In fact, it was one of the more complex NV wines that I have had in a long time. Part of that may be due to the fact that this particular bottles has an additional 2+ years of cellar aging since I bought it, but it still performed well. It is clearly a pinot based wine with a nice sappy flavor that is a little bit heavy, but not in an obstrusive way. I got notes of vanilla, bread and honey. The finish lasts for about 20 seconds. Overall this was very enjoyable and blows the door off of other more common NV's like Veuve Yellow label and the like. This wine is a great buy at $40 or less.
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8/17/2011 - Genghis88 Likes this wine: 91 Points
very pale yellow hue
clean, non-aromatic nose
thin, light, few tiny bubbles
very crisp, high minerality, and very dry-some granny smith apple characteristics
good value
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8/15/2011 - Thirsty1 Likes this wine:
Consistent - Great with sushi.
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8/13/2011 - Thirsty1 Likes this wine:
Yummy.
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8/9/2011 - BrandrB wrote: 91 Points
Light golden color. Small bubbles. Beautiful toasty aromas. Medium-full bodied palate: apple, lemon, and nuts with a nice minerality. Medium-long finish. A great value when priced around $40. It’s been a few years since I last tasted, but this remains one of my favorite non-vintage Champagnes. Excellent!
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8/7/2011 - dexterng wrote: 87 Points
Even this is just a regular NV (non reserve) I kind of like it. Good body and and nice balance of lime and cream, and a bit toast too. Bubble is good, not the busting type that attacks your mouth. It may be true you there are other good NV at this price range but this one is certainly one of my favoriates in this price range.
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8/6/2011 - Thirsty1 Likes this wine:
this is one of the higher-tier nv champagne houses. Good effervescence, clean, tight bubbles with racy acidity and mild but delicious complexity in the mid pallet. Clean finish. Solid all around.
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7/17/2011 - kultcha wrote: 91 Points
Light yellow in colour with plenty of fine bubbles. Nose was very high toned, especially when first opened showing mostly minerals and a whiff of smoke with a bit of toast and citrus. The flavours developed over time to round out with some nice biscuity flavours, creaminess and some lemon. Good acidity and decent finish.
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7/9/2011 - Timbalimba wrote: 86 Points
Blunden's Grand Marque Shampoo Tasting (London): Another favorite house, although I feel quality has fluctuated slightly in the new millennium. They suddenly seemed to be released very young. This specimen is very good but needs time. A bit four-square but the promise is there.
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6/29/2011 - Tavastgatan wrote: 88 Points
Nice citrus and mineral notes. Good drink, but no complexity yet.
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6/14/2011 - french16 wrote:
As always, this is really nice but I just wish this was much less expensive. No idea on when this was disgorged (and I also wish they would mention this info on the bottle), this bottle clearly needed more time.
Rather shy nose, some citrus and hint of red berries and elegant yeastiness, a little more expressive onthe palate. Bubbles are lightly too agressive but everything seems to gain balance with time. Light refreshing bitterness, long finish.
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6/4/2011 - rentmp3 wrote: 84 Points
Champagne, Champagne for Everyone! (K&L Wine Merchants, San Francisco, CA): I wonder if this was tasted a little too cold. The nose initially showed very little which opened up slightly in the glass to reveal subtle hints of honey and a nice creaminess. On the palate, some honey and cream, but still fairly closed. A little light in style, a bit hollow, and a short finish. Again, I think this needed some time to open up but was fairly disappointed with this showing.
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5/15/2011 - Bar57 wrote: 90 Points
Very good standard cuvee, would recommend to anyone who seeks for a bit more powerful champagne. It exposses great notes of toast, butter and nuts along with nice integrated fruit (red apple, orange).
Good champagne no fuzz!
Had it with lobster ravioli, very good combo!
Nice food champagne!
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4/27/2011 - Filippo wrote: 91 Points
this is a very focused and precise champagne. Shows purity of taste, almost austere, with strong minerality, graphite.
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4/23/2011 - SimonG wrote:
Half. 2 years post purchase. Has developed nicely over the course of the last year. Initially quite fresh, but rounding out and showing some biscuity development whislt retaining a whiff of smoke. Very satisfying. ***1/2
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4/16/2011 - Mic Mac wrote: 90 Points
Beautiful toasty bready yeasty nose and complex lemon and cream palate with good acidity and bead.
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4/16/2011 - rexmerlot wrote: 90 Points
Great Champagne. Lemon in colour with fine bubbles. Clean citrus and toast on nose. Dry, nice acidity, med body, citrus and green apple on palate. Nice wine.
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3/26/2011 - 500174 wrote: 88 Points
Very good. Quite frothy but classic yeasty toasty brioche notes on the nose. A lovely way to celebrate a new job.
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3/12/2011 - slmshdyms wrote: 88 Points
a bit sharper/rougher than the last bottle but still drank fairly well
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3/1/2011 - THaas wrote: 90 Points
Rich mousse. Mild yeast notes, crisp and citric in the mouth. Nice persistance.
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2/21/2011 - igaf wrote:
No formal notes. Disappointing, nothing remarkable, somewhat flat. Not bad really, just too much overpriced.
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2/21/2011 - vintage_whine wrote: 88 Points
on the nose, faint jammy apricots, wet seaweed, dark caramel notes, nose is reticent however. after glazing the glass, the pinot notes shine through in pure sour cherry pie. this wine explodes in its texture, and though the wine was poured cold, its got great lovely creaminess and richness, though it does finish in a lemony smoky note. slightly salty, and reinforces the sea breeze notes. perfect pairing for slightly more substantial shellfish. I'd avoid anything too minerally
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2/17/2011 - bbrantley wrote:
Pretty nose but a little tight. Hints of toast and berries and a little green apple. To me the this was all red fruit on the palate, with a little sour apple on the finish. Nice mousse and good mouthfeel. Long finish. Liked it but like the yeasty profile of other champagnes better than this.
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2/17/2011 - kaudern wrote: flawed
This had definately gone over the top. Hints of vineager.
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2/13/2011 - zscheiner Likes this wine: 91 Points
Love the complexity and balance of this. Brioche, green apple, lemon, hint of walnut, all in harmony. Broadly engages the palate while maintaining cut and freshness. Really tasty and my wife's go-to NV.
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2/1/2011 - gfish wrote: 89 Points
Nose of pear and yeast.
Palate of lemon and pear, with bread-y yeast and good acidity.
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2/1/2011 - slmshdyms wrote: 92 Points
Have to 100% agree with"Gnosis" on the QPR versus the rest of the NV pack--this is clearly a step better than most of those. Crisp and lively--good fresh fruit to start with enough complexity on the backend--a real pleasure to drink. We really enjoyed this thoroughly--a step above the regular Veuves, Perrier J, etc bottlings
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12/31/2010 - Cashious wrote: 88 Points
Fine bubbles. Subtle flavors. Pleasant, but not particularly memorable.
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12/31/2010 - Miceri wrote: 90 Points
Light coloured; slightly toasted nose; soft, pleasant, inviting, flowers
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12/31/2010 - stadler wrote:
Robe très pâle. Arôme très net de pomme au premier abord, structure assez ronde en bouche mais peu vineuse, très agréable avec les huîtres mais trop léger pour le foie gras. Un champagne très fin pour ouvrir le repas mais pas le bon choix pour soutenir tous les plats.
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12/26/2010 - darren81 wrote:
7.5/10 - Slightly reticent aromas of toast and green pears. On the palate, this hits most of the right notes of a NV Champagne. Cream on minerals with tight acidity and fine mousse. Drier and less fruity than some, but as an apertif, it whets the appetite quite a bit. Believe this deserves a slightly higher CT score!
Drank at Uncle Rennie's for Christmas
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12/25/2010 - Magnolian wrote: 92 Points
This is a fine bit of bubbles that normally retails for $45 or so, that during the doldrums of the 2009 champagne recession was being dumped for about $33. I bought half a case and should have bought more. Relatively dark hue. Tiny bubbles, ultra fresh acidity and nose of sliced apples. Palate is full and round without being overbearing.
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12/25/2010 - vintage61 wrote: 86 Points
At Nick and Sunnys Christmas eve, drank, once again, from weak flutes. Still on the disappointing side of good. Mid yellow color, moderate bubbles, decent champagne flavor profile, but llow on fruit and a little high on tannin/bitterness. Maybe an off or old bottle.
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12/24/2010 - gnosis wrote:
Beautiful NV champagne. More complex due to blend, lovely integration, fine bubbles, elegant and tending to the fuller side without anything aggressive. Light biscuit, almond, very gentle yeast, apple. The aromas build with time open. Clean finish of freshness and apple, yet with the lingering aromas. Easy on its own as aperitif or with food, though probably more on its own. Quite enjoyable, a fave for NV blend, worth few dollars more over the NV pack. Disagree with taster who said it was not.
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12/21/2010 - Dulcie and Aylwin wrote:
On the occasion of Dulcie's birthday we celebrated at Courtrights (well deserving of a Michelin star but cruelly too far from the Chicago epicenter for the gastronomes to visit). Greeted at the table by a bottle of the Billecart-Salmon chilling in a bucket. Slightly surprised to see such a low average CT score for this wine for it surely exceeds many of its more illustrious brethren. Straw yellow, fine persistent bead, quite pronounced aroma of fruit mingled with some yeasty/toasty notes, nice and creamy on the palate, smooth and lush. I'm speculating more PN in the blend. I would take this over the Veuve in a heartbeat.
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12/16/2010 - Kirk Grant wrote: 85 Points
Billecart-Salmon tasting at Brown Trading Co. (Portland, Maine): Basic Champagne that offers expected scents of fresh baked bread and hints of green apple and citrus. At this point in time I have a hard time paying the retail price for a wine of this quality...but it is still Very Good
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12/10/2010 - swyang wrote: 85 Points
very disappointing as the previous bottles were very good.
May be this one is from the most recent vintage Anyhow it was way too young and was screaming for a year or two in the cellar before being opened. The other bottles will follow in a while. Thank goodness I know this can be good, otherwise I would have thought that it was not worth spending money for it. In anycase this was rather bitter citrus acidity, rather flat and quite metallic. Not very inviting yet, but will be in sometime.
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12/3/2010 - T.U wrote: 86 Points
helleres strohgelb; N: komplex, gereifte Aromen, leichte Hefenote; G: ssf, komplex, gereift, kurzer fruchtiger Abgang
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11/4/2010 - kostaslonis wrote: 87 Points
(home tasting) Nice string of bubbles, clean cut nose, subtle mouth, round and firm, short to medium aftertaste. Good alternative for something different.
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10/24/2010 - rjhilgers@gmail.com wrote: 88 Points
Autolytic on the nose, with tons of bread dough, alongside fresh nutmeg, spices and minerals. Lots of citrus intensity on the palate. Smaller bubbles.
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10/16/2010 - burgundybrooks wrote: 86 Points
toasty, apple, hazelnut
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10/13/2010 - Rupert wrote: 88 Points
This batch has proved a bit austere in the past, but today the richness came through - vital and harmonious
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10/11/2010 - AlexGarner Likes this wine: 92 Points
This is a very tight and integrated champagne with delicate mousse notes and a almost berry ice-cream element. The palette is creamy, delicate and balanced.
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9/13/2010 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 91 Points
Nice wine with minerals, apple, pear, dough and shells. Crisp and refreshing.
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9/6/2010 - SLIMES wrote: 90 Points
I stored this about three years before opening it and those three years seem to have made a real difference compared with previous bottles. While this champagne is always good, today it was really strutting its stuff: a nice toasty after taste, a fine mouse and excellent poise for a champagne that didn't strike me as particularly dry. WBA and will definetly lay down before opening.
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9/3/2010 - lomowest Likes this wine: 92 Points
Very good! Very interested to try its Rose!
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9/3/2010 - bubbachumps wrote: 89 Points
Medium to fuller styled champagne. Notes of vanilla, bisquit and green apple. Well balanced in the mouth. I enjoy this style, but there are better nv champagnes $10 cheaper.
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9/2/2010 - avp wrote:
Varied appley notes mixed with earthy nuances, liquorice, smoke and nuts.
Dry and medium bodied on the palate with pretty soft moussé and a very nice balance between the green and yellow appley fruit, crisp citrusy acidity, slight bitterness, profound minerality and the not-too-obvious sugar component. Medium length with nice nuttiness.
One of my favourite basic Champagnes.
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8/29/2010 - JustinMcDonald wrote:
Apple, yeast and a hint of acid on nose, lovely pale colour. Yeast, toast, balanced acid on palette, well balanced and put together, pick of the sub $100 crop?
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8/24/2010 - Old Tasting Notes wrote: 92 Points
Very balanced, with tiny bubbles and low acidity. Apples with a citrus (maybe grapefruit?). Really pleasant drinking.
Happy Birthday E!
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8/23/2010 - hc-cellar Likes this wine: 96 Points
Amongst The best of the best
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8/14/2010 - ezsobre wrote: 89 Points
Citrus, yeast/toast, and stone notes with an endless finish. Paired with oysters and pearls at FL. Great start to the meal.
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8/14/2010 - rhit wrote:
A great combination of focused mineral and citrus flavors with a deeper yeasty undertone and touch of residual sugar. Fantastic finish length. Will definitely get more.
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8/1/2010 - Barry Rothof wrote: 90 Points
The Brut reserve is made from Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier. Pale gold color with slowly rising bubbles. Fresh fruit and pear flavors and aromas. Rich and fresh, perfect aperitif Champagne.
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7/29/2010 - Frank Murray III wrote:
Ordered off the list while on vacation in MA. Tasted clean and pure, with green apple, some brioche.
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7/12/2010 - Jona wrote: 89 Points
A sporty champagne!
A fruity nose (green and red apples) that also after a while shows some fatty tones (nuts) and a hint of minerality.
The taste was excellent with good grip. Maybe a bit too sour?!
An aperitif champange with lots of grip. It needed some time in the glass to smoothen out. I could definately buy it again if I needed an bitey aperifite champange.
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7/10/2010 - gfish wrote: 89 Points
I liked it but I had a weird metallic taste in my mought so it damped the enjoyment. The metallic taste was NOT from this wine.
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6/26/2010 - bubbachumps wrote: 88 Points
Aged Bordeaux, Champagne, Chef Toby Joseph and a few miscellaneous wines (Casa Covolo): A fine NV Champagne with all the aspects you would expect from this style, but suffered from being consumed next to two vintage cuvees.
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6/15/2010 - swan64 wrote:
립엔~~
스테이크
지원장, 차판, 김판, 지판사와~~
medium sweet 리슬링 이후에
좀더 화이트, clear, sharp & dry
soft 한 버블보다는 미네랄~ finish는 그리 길지않지만 아주 짧지 않은~~ 중간정도.
컨디션 때문인지
그날의 red wine 보다는 도 좋았고```
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5/26/2010 - hiker_guy wrote:
Lewis's tasting group at FW&C:
Good nose. Yeasty with subtle fruit undertones.
Palate was nice with good length that had fabulous complexity on the finish. It just seemed to keep going and going. Would buy again.
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5/22/2010 - GalvezGuy wrote: 90 Points
CellarTracker Texas Offline; 5/21/2010-5/22/2010 (San Antonio): Nose of white flowers, toast, citrus, pear. On the palate, lemon, pear, toast, Crisp finish. Very nice. Outstanding
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5/21/2010 - wineismylife Likes this wine: 91 Points
CellarTracker Texas Offline - Part One (San Antonio, TX): WIML91? 92?
Light yellow color in the glass, clear hue throughout with fine and steady beading. Nose of pears, apples and a bit of bread. Flavors of yellow apples, yellow pears and a bit of cherry. Bright acidity, medium body. No note on disgorgement but seemed to be a fairly new release based on profile.
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5/21/2010 - gfish wrote: 89 Points
Liked this one slightly less than the first time I had it but still a very good sparkler that I like.
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5/18/2010 - lozatron wrote: 91 Points
Can't get enough of this lovely stuff - at £24 a bottle just amazing
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5/13/2010 - Pastis wrote: 85 Points
Belle bulle. Champagne assez typé et très délicat. Bel apéro sans trop de complexité.
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5/10/2010 - lozatron wrote: 89 Points
Really great stuff and amazing QPR at under £24 from the laithwaites sale.
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5/8/2010 - AllRed wrote: 92 Points
Floral, citrus, toast, smoke and stone notes. Flavors of mineral, pear and toasty brioche. Good acidity and texture. 92-93 pts.
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4/13/2010 - gfish wrote: 90 Points
On the nose: smells of toast, notes of vanilla
Palate: nice mellow toasty flavor from the lees, notes of pear, realy nice acidity.
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4/11/2010 - mreinitz wrote: 89 Points
Bread dough, lemon, and candied pear. Enjoyable but the flavors seemed slightly diluted.
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4/1/2010 - markfitz wrote:
Just stunning Champagne. Lively spritz but a palate that just opened out in the mouth showing breadth and length. Again opened as part of a celebration so didn't really think too much about the finer points
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3/31/2010 - MarkR wrote:
half bottle. Just lovely, quite young but will undoubtedly get better. Slight oxidative aspect to it, which gives it more depth than other nv's. Still my favourite NV.
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3/19/2010 - SimonG wrote:
Half bottle. Still on the young side - mid mushroom cork. Fresh, crisp apple and lemon fruit, good mousse, some prickle and a fairly long, positive finish. Still a baby. ***
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3/6/2010 - matage wrote: 87 Points
Bready brioche and pear on the nose. Rather "non-fruity", crisp taste. Pretty straightforward apertif taste but paired wonderfully with the Petit Tourtain-cheese
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2/28/2010 - Weston3220 Likes this wine: 89 Points
A: Mineral, Porcini Powder
T: Mineral, Porcini Powder, Cream Cheese, Ripe Green Apples, almost a peel
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2/27/2010 - sdr wrote: 89 Points
Much enjoyed by the Team Galloway group at out farewell breakfast. This is absolutely ideal for large parties. Very fruity, delicious, no harsh acidity, high dosage.
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2/6/2010 - 100pp wrote: 94 Points
Fine, elegant, mineral. Fine mousse.
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2/4/2010 - TiggerK wrote: 87 Points
Fresh and crisp Champagne, a cleaner style without too much big fruit. Aperitif style.
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2/4/2010 - drwine2001 wrote:
Very light. Complex nose of lemon, herbs, and green tea. Terrifically focused, lean, dry, and precise with lemony fruit and a great undercurrent of minerality. My last few experiences with Billecart NV Brut have found a much richer, rounder wine than this, but this time, I had an eerily similar impression to a bottle tasted at the beginning of 2008. I had honestly forgotten it could be so crisp and elegant. I'll take this style over other recent bottles, please.
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1/31/2010 - sdr wrote: 90 Points
Lovely light-middleweight, so easy to drink. This time I noticed the dosage was a little high, so as it warmed, it stopped just short of sweet.
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1/16/2010 - AllRed wrote: 92 Points
Consistently fine with elegant mineral, citrus and almond tones.
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1/10/2010 - sdr wrote: 91 Points
I wanted to like this a lot, since I am fond of the house style, and I did. Not as delicate as the blanc de blancs yet at least as flavorable. Nicely balanced between the CH and the PN. Just about medium weight. Gentle touch of yeast and citrus; not too sweet and not too acidic. Lovely basic.
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12/30/2009 - Shorepower wrote:
Flinta , tidig mogna dofter, fortfarande ljus i färgen, måste legat max 4-5 år (gamla etiketten jag gillade den här skarpt och fick lite Comtes associationer
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12/27/2009 - the godfather wrote: 90 Points
really nice vibrant champagne
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12/26/2009 - JOsgood wrote: 90 Points
Crisp with good stuffing and a dry finish.
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12/16/2009 - whits wrote: 90 Points
minerals, bread, lemon on the nose, nice spice, citrus, toast flavors, very dry, very balanced, outstanding Champagne
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12/12/2009 - christyler wrote: 92 Points
Very pale color, very funky nose. Smells like butter simmering in a pan, with a touch of toast as well. I normally prefer blanc de blancs, but this is really nice and interesting. Great acidity and very lively in the mouth. Love it!
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12/5/2009 - drwine2001 wrote:
Some Pre-Holiday Champagnes (SF Wine Trading Company): Ever so slightly deeper in color than the Moncuit. Fuller, toastier nose with some citrus and even a touch of tropical fruit. Full bodied and a little bitterness on the finish. Balance could be better.
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12/4/2009 - blackmistressdiva wrote: 90 Points
Black label: nice aromas of toast and fruit. Dry with upfront notes of apples and pears. The finish gets bigger and lingers with some nice hints of bread dough.
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11/19/2009 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 91 Points
Clean, pure and stylish.
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11/10/2009 - tarheel17 wrote:
(black label) both lemony and creamy. Light on its feet, this still exhibited a weighty midpalate/finish of lemon rind and spice. paired well with chicken/sweet potato curry. disg code: 23308M
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11/8/2009 - RajivAyyangar wrote: 85 Points
Gramercy Tavern with Maddy (Gramercy Tavern NYC): Low-intensity nose of baguettes and ripe pear. In the mouth it was light+ bodied with good pear flavors, strong acidity (malic) and a fine, strong mousse. Elegant and cleansing. 84-6
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11/7/2009 - tanglenet wrote:
Purchased off the list at Wood Tavern. Paired with pork sugo pappardelle. No written notes but a sense memory of clean sparkling juice with strong taste of almond / walnut. Good to Very Good.
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9/26/2009 - MauriceE wrote: 89 Points
Very good NV, fresh, nutty, rich.
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9/14/2009 - tplskylrk wrote: 86 Points
Cathay Pacific Flight - Jakarta to Hong Kong (35,000 Feet Over The South China Seas): Pale. Tight, acid pronounced, fine mouse bubbles. Crushed wet rocks, mineralality, gritty. Dry. Decent lingering tart finish. Front & mid palate not great.
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8/22/2009 - canan wrote:
One of my favourite NV champagnes.
Nose is a mix of yeast, sweet pear and some tropical fruits. Mostly mango.
Elegant bubbles in the mouth with tropical fruit but also a lot of yeasty tones. Brioche flavours is nicely integrated in the mid-palate and aftertaste. Medium length with decent acidity.
Very enjoyable and almost to easy to drink :-)
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8/15/2009 - vintage61 wrote: 89 Points
At Cree and Saras, weak flutes may have been the fly in the ointment. Not what I remembered from the first bottle on New Years. Massive bubbles in the glass and pleasant bread / yeast aromas and flavors. Good acidity and some tannin on the palate. Lacking fruit. Seems younger than the previous bottle, more astrigent, less giving. All in all, still very good and would consider buying again.
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7/25/2009 - oaxaca90049 wrote:
one of favorite champagnes
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7/17/2009 - spacewrangler wrote: 90 Points
Old white label. Very fresh and gingery, very lightfooted and graceful. Still quite acidic on the backend, but the finish shows signs of fanning out.
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7/1/2009 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 90 Points
Nice and mature, slightly nutty, the usual elegant style.
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6/21/2009 - Rupert wrote: 86 Points
This batch has been consistently austere and lean, and this was no exception. Dry and edgy.
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5/29/2009 - peternelson wrote: 90 Points
Sushi: Expressive nose of lemon drop candy and taosty yeast; great gold color, good bubbles, persistent; nice, good, creamy, went amazingly w/salmon sashimi.
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5/12/2009 - Tim Heaton wrote:
Robert Chadderdon Selections (Denver, CO): Nearly pale in the glass with a nose of toast, minerals and apple. This is a bit austere on the palate with too many hard edges and a simple finish. Maybe 6 mos. in the bottle will help it along some. Approx $49 (new, '09 price)
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5/6/2009 - pgm wrote: 91 Points
Rich in color and rich in aroma and flavor, too. This was a young bottle, apparently with a new label, and it packed a lot of power for a NV. Piecrust aromas and flavors, with baked apple and fresh apple notes, and just a little lemon. I could enjoy this frequently and not get tired of it.
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4/14/2009 - bpj87 wrote: 90 Points
In the oxidative style. Yeasty and doughy.
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4/10/2009 - soyhead wrote: 91 Points
First Growth Night at PRIMA (prima): great citrus tang
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3/15/2009 - lebo9968@gmail.com wrote:
Very light yellow color. Nice nose of dough, yeast, apple. Pallet similar. The pallet sneaks up on you. It starts off as elegant, not overpowering but definitely elegant. Then you think it's going to fade away, but it keeps going. Actually gets bigger and more full as time goes by. This is a great combination of elegance and power, but at $50 retail, even $35 discount, we prefer the Heidsick Monopole Blue Top at the same price.
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3/3/2009 - Tejano wrote:
Medium straw color and a light touch of yeast and an even light touch of citrus with a little nuance of minerality. Great entry and light to medium grip at mid palate that had a very nice hang time...engaging and I dare say a touch elegant. Nice stuff...
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2/14/2009 - drwine2001 wrote:
NV French Sparklers (Mostly Champagne) From Magnum (San Francisco Wine Trading Company): Full yellow. Fruit leans toward pear here. Also toasty, very harsh, disjointed finish. Not very appealing.
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2/8/2009 - sbernardelli wrote:
below my expectations, wondering if my bottle has not been properly stored... I am surprised by other comments, in particular one saying this NV being better than Bollinger or Krug
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2/7/2009 - Rupert wrote: 86 Points
Yet again, this was just too austere, bordering on raw - perhaps it just needs more time
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1/23/2009 - Tim Heaton wrote:
last year's N.V., this has softened some and was served to guests as they arrived for the night's full tasting. fairly unremarkable sparkler, approx $35
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1/21/2009 - vintage61 wrote: 92 Points
This is my first bottle and it vastly exceeded expectations. Yeast and bread dough lept from the bottle the second the cork popped. Pouring it into a stem revealed an overly generous mousse and a mid golden color which I take as a sign of age, although I just bought this 3 weeks ago. Dominate yeast and bread dough followed through on the palate along with slight flavors of summer fruit. This is the best NV I have ever had, including Bolly's and even better than Krug NV. You know what they say, there is no great wine, just great bottles. I shared this with a friend who totally agreed with this impression. I wonder if this bottle had some bottle age from sitting on the retailers shelf. I certainy intend to go back for more. Oh yeah, the balance and structure were both perfect. I feel deranged, but I am niow sniffing the empty bottle this moring as I write this note. It is just that good.
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1/4/2009 - ronnieroots wrote: 88 Points
A very nice NV champagne that offers good value for the buck. Nice aromas of citrus and yeast, with understated flavours of grapefruit, lemon, yeast. Nice minerality and crispness. Fresh and clean.
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1/1/2009 - bigdogflow wrote: 89 Points
Citrus taste, grapefruit, lemon and yeast. Nice finish. Enjoyable.
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12/31/2008 - rojala wrote: 90 Points
Allways nice. Crispy and elegant. This is how champagne should be
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12/31/2008 - JOsgood wrote: 90 Points
Crisp with a dry finish. Classy champagne.
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12/12/2008 - sdr wrote: 89 Points
At first, I thought this might be a touch sweet, but that impression vanished in a couple of minutes. Instead, this is a totally dry, authoritative, gingery wine that makes a strong palate impression, especially for a basic. Not at all a delicate, shy, flavor-challenged champagne like all too many entry level cuvees from some of the Grande Marques (or small grower) offerings. I like the energy and intensity but it lacks just a bit of distinction to be outstanding. I'd like to age thiis a year or three and see if it becomes even more interesting.
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12/8/2008 - Frommen wrote: 87 Points
Tastes like Granny smith apples and yeast. Still good qpr.
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11/28/2008 - ORIF wrote: 88 Points
Weak aroma and effervescence. Taste was good but short lived.
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11/8/2008 - tanglenet wrote:
Purchased off the list as a glass at Wood Tavern, Oakland. Clean, dark, nutty tastes with some flour notes. But the acidity seemed a little flat. Probably due to the bottle being opened and served by the glass.
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11/5/2008 - SimonG wrote:
Lovely stuff, really benefited from 44 months in the cellar.***1/2
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11/2/2008 - tbone wrote:
Bottle was bought about 3 years ago and was fantastic. Very yeasty on nose and palate and very creamy with a structured mouthfeel. Worth the $35.
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10/30/2008 - soyhead wrote: 90 Points
Consumed from Magnum. Bottle purchased at auction, purportedly some 20 years old, although from the fizz and mouth you'd never know it. Comparing NV SB from today and 20 years ago seems like comparing apples and oranges, doesn't it? This was nice, with subtle nutty overtones.
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10/18/2008 - Stephori wrote: 93 Points
Very fine, one the best NV in my opinion, quality is as good as Bollinger SC, good value at 27€ (bought in Reims) can't wait to drink other cuvées from this house.
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10/4/2008 - dubdub wrote:
Nose of mostly green apple, fairly straightforward fruit on the palate, short mineral finish. Little yeast or brioche notes. Not bad, but would not buy again.
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9/8/2008 - BrandrB wrote: 91 Points
Excellent – consistent with my previous note. Opens with a toasty nose, tiny bubbles, and a nice moderate mousse. The medium-full bodied palate features upfront lemon notes followed by more dominant flavors of almond dough with minerality throughout. Good medium-long finish. Over the past couple of years the price has gone up making this wine not quite the steal it was in the past. Nonetheless, this continues to offer tremendous quality for the price and remains a solid value. Still a personal favorite of mine, outstanding!
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9/1/2008 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 90 Points
Delicious and stylish.
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8/14/2008 - Matt T wrote: 90 Points
A chalky and tart champagne with a great deal of acid. Smooth and pleasantly muted fruit flavors. Very good.
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7/24/2008 - spacewrangler wrote: 87 Points
Nice pear and green apple - fairly simple and lacking fruit of better Champagne.
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7/17/2008 - GreatLibations wrote: 90 Points
Pale yellow with a good mousse and beautiful streamers-aromas of bitter almond, lemony citrus, and a touch of fruit-a defined lemon expression with green apple and stonefruit nuances and moderate acidity that softens to the finish. A delicious specimen with a touch of toasted almond. It's full bodied and slightly acidic yet softens as I said, on the finish.
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7/15/2008 - jaimetown wrote: 90 Points
From 375ml - this particular bottle was showing great with bright acidity and crisp apple flavors, grounded by a nutty, rich mature note.
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6/22/2008 - AllRed wrote: 93 Points
The Blind Drunks monthly tasting (Chateau Lay): Pale color. Notes of apple, citrus and mineral, developing a nutty quality with time in the glass. Terrific citrus and apple tones on the palate, with mineral and cashew butter tones with time. Good underlying acidity with a nice finish.
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6/2/2008 - TheFoodieTraveler wrote: 92 Points
this is a great NV champagne, very full-bodied. BUt in the last couple of years it has gone from $25 to $40 and beyond. I just don't think it is worth $40.
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5/24/2008 - ljl203 wrote:
Nice toasty almond baked bread aroma. A sour sweetness combo that gave it balance and made it a delight.
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5/2/2008 - AllRed wrote: 92 Points
Pale golden color. Notes of dough and yeast with subtle citrus and floral aromas. Flavors of lemon peel, dough and apple, with a nice long creamy finish. Delicious, and paired well with this course.
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5/2/2008 - jnanz wrote: 90 Points
Very good. Nice bead. Citrus fruits along with notes of brie and toast. I enjoyed it very much.
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4/26/2008 - wino_tim wrote: 91 Points
Appealing with nicely layered notes of preserved citrus, yeasty dough, and fruit cake. Fruity and on the sweeter side, this really expands on the medium bodied palate, finishing nicely with a lingering note of buttered toast.
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4/12/2008 - Paul S wrote: 90 Points
At Gunther's. Golden yellow, with a nice, widespread mousse. Lovely, fruity champagne. Apple and bread yeast on the nose, slightly sweeter, fruity palate, lovely balance and nice finish. This particular bottle has obviously been graced with some age. Great value.
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3/29/2008 - Rupert wrote: 86 Points
This had a fabulous deep mineral nose, but on the palate it is very austere - not generous enough for me
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3/14/2008 - Paul Lin wrote: 90 Points
What is not to like about this Champagne? Bright citrus notes on a yeasty, bready foundation. Soft on the midpalate and a racy finish. 90-91 points.
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3/13/2008 - BigTarheel wrote: 92 Points
Really impressive champagne! Incredibly pure fruit, cream and fresh pastry dough. Huge aromatics and flavor impact. B-S does not disappoint.
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2/29/2008 - Omar Khayyam wrote: 90 Points
bready and full bodied and some nice dimensions that I in my naivete believe to have come from ageing this NV a few years. More chilled the regular grape and freshness dominates in an equally pleasant manner. Lovely and once again, one of my absolute favourite big house NV champagnes!
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2/14/2008 - peternelson wrote: 90 Points
Noodle World: Brought the 375; Very tasty, great character typicity; slightly higher dosage, creamy, richer than most; some nice ripe pear-apple fruit in there w/touch min. and yeast. Yummy! 1/2 not enough.
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1/26/2008 - losvinhos wrote: 91 Points
Excelente
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1/22/2008 - d'Yquembe Mutombo wrote: 89 Points
This was very pleasant and one of the better sub $30 champagne house offerings out there.
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1/11/2008 - Tejano wrote: 90 Points
Very light straw color...and with eight of us sharing at the table I caught the first wafting of a touch of yeast in the air before we even were able to say a toast. The nose was light and clean as was the entry that quickly firmed at mid palate...showing an early sense of single demensionality that did finally change, revealing a few layers and notes of fruit structure. Clean and crisp...from beginning to end with a light medium finish. Pleasing to all at the table.
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1/1/2008 - drwine2001 wrote:
This was a recently released black label. Pale color. Very lively, fine mousse. Clean, lemony nose with a touch of brioche carries through to a light, highly focused palate with minimal sweetness. Seems like a Blancs de Blancs in Brut's clothes. Lovely, refreshing, and youthful. Terrific basic cuvee.
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12/29/2007 - stcksplt1 wrote: 89 Points
Friends recommended.Delighted I bought 3.Lemony,green apples,pineapple taste.crisp Lovely and long finish.Nice beads-totally enjoyed.Recommend as a enjoyable NV.
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12/26/2007 - socidelvino wrote:
Tasted with fondue and it was fantastic !
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12/17/2007 - spacewrangler wrote: 88 Points
Nice champagne with vanilla, tangerine/citrus and a nice finish with almond notes. Prefer Bolly and others by a mile.
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11/24/2007 - losvinhos wrote: 91 Points
Excelente.
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11/8/2007 - wineismylife wrote: 90 Points
WIML90. Consistent with previous bottles. Drink now.
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10/18/2007 - CamWheeler wrote: 87 Points
CIVC Champagne Tasting (Sydney, Australia): Apple, brioche and toast/oak aromas. Rich mouthfeel. Pretty good.
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9/21/2007 - Vinho wrote: 91 Points
G8 - França (Ilha das Flores): PI. E.
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9/13/2007 - Ekoostik wrote:
Had fun drinking it!
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8/26/2007 - Tree512 wrote: 88 Points
Lean and closed upon popping, gained weight and fruit with air. Perfectly fine but not exceptional and not nearly as good as the first bottle from this batch.
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8/18/2007 - drcbarroso wrote: 92 Points
TB: Tasted as part of winodepot.com's August Tasting With Friends. Fantastic champagne showing a light ginger-like color as someone else mentioned. Nice subtle notes of brioche, lemon, and flowers. Lemon and dough were dominant on the palate while the medium to long finish brought in a huge taste of pizza dough, lemon, and apple. I'm a big fan of this style of wine.
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8/3/2007 - Terkel wrote: 90 Points
Light clear color. Good nose with lemon, brown apples and yeast. Very good and lively acidity and bubbles that stay for a long time in the mouth. Tastes of autumn apples and yeast.
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7/17/2007 - CamWheeler wrote: 87 Points
Apple pie on the nose. Dry and crisp but lacks depth.
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7/15/2007 - SimonG wrote:
Pale; good fizz. Very young, still slightly green apple, very tight, good acidity. Needs a year or two. Little interest at the moment. 'Full mushroom' cork.
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7/5/2007 - jmd60611 wrote: 91 Points
Not sure why this 375 was not in my inventory, but regardless wanted this note...Light refreshing, crisp, clean and super refreshing...This is the perfect light champagne before dinner
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5/14/2007 - BrandrB wrote: 91 Points
Very impressive! A highly respectable non-vintage Champagne. Subtle nose. Medium-to-full bodied style with apple and lemon dominating alongside flavors of almonds and restrained toast. Surprisingly flinty and minerally with only a very subtle yeastiness. Incredibly crisp palate leads its long finish. Superb QPR, perhaps the best value in mid-tier N.V. French bubbly.
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5/11/2007 - dougie wrote: 91 Points
a beautiful, elegant wine that opened up during the hour and a half. (from .375) an excellent freshness with multi-flavors.
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5/4/2007 - Colima74 wrote: 92 Points
Had at Pinot Provence for 1st anniversary dinner.. with oysters, beets and other starters... lots of nice fruit, medium mouthfeel, great balance, nice... as it warmed, more of the yeast showed and it got even better. A good alternative to our usual Moncuit NV....LC 4.0
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4/27/2007 - Rupert wrote: 87 Points
Second bottle in a week, and this confirmed my impression of last Sunday, namely, very austere style, tasted like zero dosage, minerally and serious, but I prefer something more generous.
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4/22/2007 - Rupert wrote: 87 Points
Dry and austere, elegant, but not generous today
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4/11/2007 - losvinhos wrote: 91 Points
SUL DA FRANÇA (ICI BISTRÔ): Extremamente refrescante. De coloração amarelo rosado, apresenta aromas marcantes de fermento, pão tostado e um fundo mineral misturado com frutas citricas. Na boca mousse rica e macia, frutas brancas e excelente acidez que acompanhada do perlage intenso e constante dá muito frescor. Excelente.
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4/9/2007 - Paul Lin wrote: 91 Points
A wonderful Champagne. Clearly the wine of the evening.
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3/31/2007 - SWatson wrote: 90 Points
Very faint nose, but whats there has hints of citrus and mineral. Creamy, soft citrus with finish yielding to granny smith apples. For the price, a very nice champagne.
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3/29/2007 - losvinhos wrote: 91 Points
Excelente, como sempre.
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3/13/2007 - futronic wrote: 90 Points
Sacramento Offline w/ Brent Null et al (Enotria Restaurant, Sacramento, CA): Light-medium gold colour. Aromas of citrus and white fruit. Medium-bodied, with lemon, white fruit, and biscuit notes. Moderate finish, with biscuit and ginger.
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2/27/2007 - Keith Levenberg wrote: 90 Points
The Five Levels of Northern Rhone Drinking (Triomphe): Impressive depth and mineral definition for an NV. Flint/graphite/gravel scents and flavors battle for domination with an intense toastiness, not really of the bready variety but a pretty vivid sensation of scorched oak barrels.
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2/27/2007 - flashvictor wrote: 91 Points
Phoenix Vacation; 2/25/2007-3/2/2007 (JW Mariott Desert Ridge): Golden color with lots of tiny bubbles leads to the classic flavors of biscuit, lemon peel, and apple. The finish was long and enjoyable. Good Champagne. This paired beautifully with sweet chile glazed blue nose grouper.
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2/27/2007 - losvinhos wrote: 91 Points
Excelente.
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2/18/2007 - AllRed wrote: 91 Points
Lot# L60957211105A - consistent w/previous bottle.
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2/14/2007 - AllRed wrote: 92 Points
Lot# L60957211105A. Yellow/gold color, with a healthy mousse and abundant beading. Notes of biscuit, lemon peel, citrus, white flowers and maybe some mineral. Very nice weight and texture to this wine, with a softness to the bead. Flavors of citrus, apple, honey and almond. Lengthy finish.
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1/20/2007 - losvinhos wrote: 91 Points
Tomado informalmente. Extremamente refrescante. De coloração amarelo rosado, apresenta aromas marcantes de fermento, pão tostado e um fundo mineral misturado com frutas citricas. Na boca mousse rica e macia, frutas brancas e excelente acidez que acompanhada do perlage intenso e constante dá muito frescor. Diferente da garrafa anterior apresentou-se mais austero e seco, mas ao mesmo tempo muito elegante. Excelente.
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1/20/2007 - Vinho wrote: 91 Points
NM. Amarelo com traços rosados, perlage média a fina, numerosa e constante. Aromas destacado de fermento, brioche, casca de pão, além de frutas brancas. Mousse muito volumosa, ótima acidez e frescor. Bastante seco e austero. E.
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1/14/2007 - simpsonr wrote: 89 Points
Big time fruity/citrusy. If you like this style. This buy this wine by the case.
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1/1/2007 - Skanstull wrote: 88 Points
Straw colour, refreshing nose of apple and bread, lots of mousse and a delicate, acidious palate, surprisingly long aftertaste.
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12/10/2006 - nick&nora wrote:
Not very yeasty. Subtle pineapple nose and taste. Tart apple on the back of the tongue and in the throat. Creamy. Nora found a long finish; Nick didn't.
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12/3/2006 - losvinhos wrote: 90 Points
De coloração palha rosado. Pouco perlage porem bastante fino. Destacam-se na boca e no nariz frutas brancas perfumadas como o pessego e a pera, flores,e algo me lembrou tambem morango. Bem estruturado, leve e elegante com uma ponta residual de açucar. Eu daria talvez um ponto a mais se fosse mais seco. Traz um fundo mineral no final. Excelente.
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11/27/2006 - Paul Lin wrote: 89 Points
Palate was already shot by the time I drank this, but I still liked it. Green apple and toasted almond notes dominated.
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11/10/2006 - Omar Khayyam wrote: 90 Points
good dry citrusy/apple. nice mousse. top nv champagne from what I have tasted. Excellent or even Outstanding
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10/28/2006 - Burgundy Al wrote:
Sine Qua Non "Postcard" Dinner (Chez Hill - Barrington IL): Good combination of orchard fruit, toasty elements and some roasted walnut. Moderate length. Rarely drink this since I find their NV Rose more nuanced and interesting.
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10/28/2006 - Nanda wrote:
Chicago SQN Postcard Offline (Mel Hill's home - Barrington, IL): Full bodied with white fruits, nuts and light yeast notes. Great length and finish.
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9/23/2006 - AllRed wrote: 92 Points
Friends brought a bottle to dinner at the Anvil Club. Notes of grapefruit, toast, almond and citrus. Good texture, crisp, nice bead. Apple and citrus flavors dominate on entry, with nutty, biscuit flavors coming through on the finish. Billecart is quickly becoming my favorite Champagne house.
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9/2/2006 - tanglenet wrote:
Doughy nose, dry finish with pineapple and tropical fruit flavors. Good.
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8/27/2006 - SimonG wrote:
Still old label, this one about three years from purchase. Mellow, quite a rich, toasty nose. Rich and satisfying. With bottle age, one of my favourite NVs. Still good.
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8/26/2006 - ksmith wrote: 90 Points
Celebrating family events. Nutty, bread yeast, very crisp and enjoyable
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8/4/2006 - jaimetown wrote: 89 Points
Nice bottle - purchased in January 2006 - crisp, taut and balanced. Wonderful with crab cakes.
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7/13/2006 - Vino Me wrote: 91 Points
Anniversary Dinner at Courtright's Restaurant (Willow Springs, Illinois): We ordered a bottle of this at Courtright's restaurant in the Chicago suburbs. About $62 off the list. Excellent NV Champagne. Nutty and crisp on the palate. Notes of citrus and yeast. Sharp bead. 90-91 points.
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6/21/2006 - Siggy wrote:
France Trip Part 3 - Burgundy; 6/20/2006-6/23/2006: Dinner @ Le Charlemagne, Pernand-Vergelesses. Crisp and clean, with notes of bread, nuts, and minerals. Good stuff.
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6/2/2006 - SimonG wrote:
Mid colour; cork straight, this is one of the old-label bottles approx 4 to 5 years old. Lovely deep rich nutty and biscuity nose; rich mature flavours follow through to palate. Quite soft and rounded, lacking a bit of zing - probably a year or so past its peak. Still nice but a little lacking. One of AP's to celebrate Az job.
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5/27/2006 - Calistoga wrote: 91 Points
Pale yellowish straw color. Toasty mineral citrus and slightly galvinized nose. Apple, pear, and nutty-toasty flavors in the mouth. The yeasty/toasty flavours were rather like those small browned and glazed pastries in the window of a french patisserie. Subtle and rather straight-forward rather than high complexity; texture was big but pleasing. Acidic side of balanced but well done. Very satisfying, drank a couple glasses in the kitchen before a party and couldn't be happier.
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5/14/2006 - deanrobinson wrote: 93 Points
one of the better champanges i've tasted - great party starter
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5/6/2006 - Tree512 wrote: 91 Points
Great bottle of inexpensive NV Champagne. Full but well-defined, long, but not weighty. Excellent.
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4/23/2006 - pgm wrote: 92 Points
Restaurant 375ml to open the meal. It's been awhile since we've had this. Drinking this bottle makes me wonder why it hasn't been our regular Champagne choice. Our bottle was relatively full and rich, with very well balanced acidity. Rather than sour apple or citrus, it was tart tatin: baked apple (along with fresher notes of pear and even stone fruits), pastry, with faint nuttiness and baking spices. Not as complex as truly great champagnes, but exceptionally enjoyable. Fair champagne value, too. Will buy more to have at hand at home.
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3/19/2006 - tanglenet wrote:
Pale ginger ale color, with a subtle nose of citrus and a slight taste of dry dough. Very good.
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3/18/2006 - Winetex wrote: 89 Points
Opened after the first bottle was corked. This bottle included touches of green apples and citrus. There was also a yeasty note but I'm not sure this one has an identifiable style. Lively and fresh but missing some body. It is a very good NV champagne but at $39.99 retail was pushing the limits of what I like to pay for NV. [$39.99 on release]
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3/18/2006 - Winetex wrote: flawed
Corked
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3/12/2006 - toddjerry wrote: 89 Points
I don't drink much champagne, but this was good. Very, very crisp and a little toasty. Nice way to start a night.
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2/11/2006 - wineismylife wrote: 90 Points
NV Billecart-Salmon Brut Champagne Réserve
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Tasted February 11, 2006 at an offline. Opened and served immediately in a Reidel Vinum Champagne flute. Light yellow to yellow color in the glass. Light toast notes on the nose with apples and citrus fruits on the palate. Solid value, good house champagne. Drink over the short term.
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1/7/2006 - PurpleHaze wrote: 89 Points
Nose of lemon meringue and tart green apples. Fine bead, with lemon, not quite ripe apple, and light yeasty nuances in the mouth. Creamy 20+ second finish. Nice and unique. Good stuff.
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1/6/2006 - sdatl wrote: 90 Points
Hmm, I seem to be differing from people who know far more than I do, but.... I thought this sparkler had a nice full body, a creamy lemon nose, and a hint of bread dough. This was not as bracing or crisp as the reviews seem to indicate, but rather a smooth, not as frothy, richer Champagne. I really enjoyed it.
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1/2/2006 - Pool Boy wrote: 89 Points
A nice bottle of bubbly. Delivered fine falors and finish, but lacked any real complexity to kick it up a notch. Still a nice bottle. 89pts
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12/31/2005 - pkwoods wrote: 88 Points
New Year's Eve champagne. Nice match with tempura and sushi (esp. the tempura). Yeasty, buttered toast nose with maybe a little pear hiding in there somewhere. Nice taste. Pleasant finish.
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12/31/2005 - DFC wrote: 89 Points
This bottle was an older bottling (with the old-style label). The additional bottle age gave this one more weight, color, and body. Nice QPR.
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12/23/2005 - Linn wrote: 85 Points
Not my style of Champs, although have to agree that after a while the Pinot came through and it developed some nice stone and slight rasberry notes. I liked the Pol Roger better at the same price tag
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7/23/2005 - Rupert wrote: 86 Points
Struck me as very competent, but unexceptional fizz, not too much acidity or sweetness. But given my difficulties in tasting the two Dom Perignon's that followed, perhaps I was having a tasting blank on sparkling wines this evening.
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7/15/2005 - peternelson wrote: 89 Points
Red Carpet: Lively, fresh; sweet yeast/angel cake; beaut. smooth, bal. mth; nice acidity, grt fin.; lemon cake in there too. After the GRAND champ., this seemed more simple & lite.
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4/18/2005 - Ben Andersen wrote:
$34.99 full retail. No formal note. On the lean / acidic side - more so than usual. Certainly not a bad wine, but, surprisingly, the standard cuvee from P-J, tasted later, showed more character. Billecart usually impresses me more than this... This was the new label - perhaps this was recently-arrived and needs some time to settle in...? I'll definately give it the benefit of the doubt...
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3/27/2005 - DBall wrote:
I was a little disappointed in this, but Cherry enjoyed it. Bubbles were a little large and seemed to go away quickly. Light golden in color. There just didn't seem to be much "there" there to me. Cherry thought it was citrusy/lemony. I didn't pick up much of anything.
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12/28/2004 - RussW wrote:
My first experience with Billecart Salmon and it will certainly not be my last. This was a very fresh and lively champagne. Upon opening, this showed a strong chardonnay profile with citrus, a touch of honey, peach, and pear with good acidity but a slight bitterness on the finish. The bitterness dissipated with time and after 1.5 hours the profile begin to show a noticable shift towards pinot with some toast, spice, and red fruits on the nose that carried over to the palate with strawberry, raspberry, and light cherry.
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7/17/2004 - Pool Boy wrote:
Not sure if this is the same wine we had at the DC Crü event last Saturday at The Caucus Room. But I figure you all will let me know if I goofed.
Tasted 7/17/04
Nice stems (some unknown germanic sounding name producer)
Just basic notes as we were having too much fun
Bubblier and delicious, some nice citrus-like notes and wonderful. Very lively and fresh.
N/A on points – I am not good at rating Champagne
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11/7/2003 - SimonG wrote:
Lovely, nutty round mature flavour.
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10/28/2003 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 90 Points
Stylish and elegant.
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7/6/2003 - SimonG wrote:
Rich nose. Lovely toasty hazlenut and biscuit aromas. Fine mouse.
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11/14/2002 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 91 Points
Very pure and stylish, well-aged, biscuit and fruit. Delicious.
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8/23/2002 - SimonG wrote:
As previous bottle, possibly slightly fresher.
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5/16/1992 - andrewstevenson.com wrote: 88 Points
The Oddbins Old World Wine Fair; 5/16/1992-5/17/1992 (London): Good nose with a nice yeastiness. Very Good Indeed. Better than the Perrier-Jouet and Mumm Cordon Rouge non vintage champagnes.
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12/9/1991 - MicklethePickle Likes this wine: 87 Points
With K and Miranda celebrating my new job at Haight, Gardner. Nice golden color. Great legs. Fine bead. Aroma took a few minutes to come around. When it did, it was very pretty, with a great chalky/limestone character. Palate also unfolded into a full-bodied, flavorful wine. Rich and satisfying. 5-10-15-7: 87/100.
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