Very similar o my last bottle. lovely pinot driven nose, florals, chalk, and subtle autolytic notes. Fresh, clean, and detailed on the palate with a fine bead. This has a terrific balance of ripe fruit working beautifully with the non doasage. It compels seamlessly. I really like this and it seems a touch better than my last bottle which was also delicious. Well done! 93
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Lovely pinot driven nose. red fruited with subtle autolytic and nutty notes, and florals. It's a very pretty nose. On the palate, it's bright and fresh, finely detailed, and lively. There's lovely interplay of the fruit's ripeness and lack of dosage that achieves terrific balance. I love the sense of intensity carried by a graceful, lightweight frame. Drinking very well right now. Lovely.
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Elegant lofty nose, weighty but not cumbersome. Black currant, raspberry and strawberry on nose. On palate, bright red fruit, medium acid balancing nicely with a medium plus cherry finish. Very elegant for a BdN.
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Disgorged in September 24, 2018. Pretty consistent with the note from 2018-09-14 of the earlier disgorgement (Disclaimer: since then changed status from independent to ITB with Swedish importer Vin & Natur)
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This is kinda wild. It's bordering on pungent on the nose. Pungent for Chamapgne actually. It's that sort of over ripe table fruit thing. Like a Nectarine that's turning. And big in that way. It's not as strong on the palate which is lively and balanced. Fresh stone fruit with a lean feel. Some almost bitter fruit skin stuff. Maybe a bit thin towards the finish but the acidity keeps it from falling off. Lots of color. It looks and tastes like Pinot Meunier to me but I believe this is Pinot Noir. On the second night that pungency relaxes mostly which allows some more savory complexity to release on the nose. But the palate is also less expressive. A wild ride as you can see. A fun wine but one that is trying to find itself. 20-11-18 disgorgement
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Very precise and darker colored than typical from 100% PN made champagne. Notes of apple, apricot, peach, but also brioche, slightly toasted, caramel and mineral. Dry, very low dosage. Very fine bubbles. Long, long in after taste. Fantastic wine as aperitif or food pairing
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Im Glas ein schönes goldgelb, zarte lachsrosa Reflexe. In der Nase nasser Kalk, helle Zitrustöne, der Himbeerduft wirkt gleichzeitig vordergründig und dezent, sehr einladend das Ganze. Am Gaumen setzt er sich fruchtbetont fort, frisch und klar, ganz leicht autolytische Noten, extrem langer Abgang mit etwas Salz. Gewinnt mit Temperatur und Zeit und bewegt sich dann deutlich in Richtung Süden. Großartiger Stoff!
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Disgorged in October 2017. Consistent with the note from 18-09-14 (Disclaimer: since then changed status from independent to ITB with Swedish importer Vin & Natur)
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Disgorged 09/2017, 100% Pinot Noir, zero dosage. Pounded rock aroma, with a creamy core of apple and raspberry with finishing citrus. This is built well, infused with good energy and is yet another fine example for me of the V et S style, which I continue to buy and enjoy.
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A private lunch (Restaurant Choux, Amsterdam, NL): Very crisp and lots of mineral energy, bracing acidity, lemon and apple, Pinot Noir spice, pure and well-defined, straight as an arrow, lively mousse, bone-dry, youthfully yeasty finish. Uncompromising, cracking stuff.
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Perfumed pink fruit, and the characteristic brassy minerality of this cuvee. It's not as austere as some vintages, but not as generous as I'd hoped for this vintage. On day 3, this has a lovely spiced fresh apple personality. Very pretty. It reminds me a bit of the wonderful bottle I drank upon moving into my apartment in 2012, which would have been perhaps the 2007. That was the first and still my favorite bottle of Fidele - a thrilling juxtaposition of freshness, richness and acidity.
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This stuff is smoCking right now! Green apples, citrus zest, and notes of candied fruit. Yeasty flavors weave in and out. Full bodied, it is more pinot as it warms and opens. Great acidity and a nice rich texture. Great match with my leftover Detroit style pizza.
Apples, citrus, yeast, and dried flowers on the nose. Good acidity with flavors of meyer lemon and granny smith apples on the palate. Creamy texture and good finish.
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Disgorged in October 2017. A beautiful pale copper hue. The nose is expressive, only slighty oxidative, with pièce-fermented aromas of red apples, strawberries, stone fruits, nougat, and sea spray. Very lively and energetic in the mouth, creamy, zesty, saline, and richly flavourful - no dosage would be needed. What a wonderful wine - pure love! Hands down one of the best pinot champagnes out there. Ready to go, it should keep and develop for another five at least.
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Very expressive stone fruit melange. Nice complexity and open for business. There is a bit of that oxidative thing in the background. Very flavorful and tasty. Seems to peter out a bit at the finish. There is some tartness that is a bit distracting. I think a little bit of dosage would have picked up the later half of this wine and made it really kick. It's still pretty good but also a bit incomplete.
I have to wonder if this should be logged as a 2015 or as a NV.
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Disgorged 09/2017, zero dosage. Base is 2015. Just the lightest peach color. Yeasty and zesty at the same time. Sweet lime mixing with some strawberry, with the finishing, bright zesty quality. I enjoy these wines, as they have a unique, rugged quality.
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No formal notes, from memory. Rich in style with lush fruit, lots of red apples but also apricots and such. Luxurious nougat lingers. Good acidity, smooth and drinkable although I think the '14 tasted recently was even more approachable in its youth. Brilliant.
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7/21/2023 - R.H. Likes this wine:
Nothing but love for this one
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9/7/2022 - cct wrote: 93 Points
Disgorged Oct 2017
Very similar o my last bottle. lovely pinot driven nose, florals, chalk, and subtle autolytic notes. Fresh, clean, and detailed on the palate with a fine bead. This has a terrific balance of ripe fruit working beautifully with the non doasage. It compels seamlessly. I really like this and it seems a touch better than my last bottle which was also delicious. Well done!
93
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5/13/2022 - cct wrote: 92 Points
2015 base disgorged Oct 2017
Lovely pinot driven nose. red fruited with subtle autolytic and nutty notes, and florals. It's a very pretty nose. On the palate, it's bright and fresh, finely detailed, and lively. There's lovely interplay of the fruit's ripeness and lack of dosage that achieves terrific balance. I love the sense of intensity carried by a graceful, lightweight frame. Drinking very well right now. Lovely.
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5/6/2022 - Finare Vinare wrote: 92 Points
Disgorged in September 2018. (Disclaimer: ITB with Swedish importer Vin & Natur)
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10/22/2021 - Finare Vinare wrote: 93 Points
Disgorged in September 2018. Such concentration of ripe fruit - a bucketful of joy! (Disclaimer: ITB with Swedish importer Vin & Natur)
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8/12/2021 - mercurius wrote: 89 Points
Not really that distinctive. Nothing wrong with it, but think there are others at this price point I like more.
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7/11/2021 - RaynerG Likes this wine: 91 Points
Elegant lofty nose, weighty but not cumbersome. Black currant, raspberry and strawberry on nose. On palate, bright red fruit, medium acid balancing nicely with a medium plus cherry finish. Very elegant for a BdN.
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2/27/2021 - Bisou wrote: 92 Points
Red apples, bread, hay, nougat. Lovely.
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11/27/2020 - Finare Vinare wrote: 93 Points
Disgorged in October 2017.
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11/20/2020 - merlotsmile wrote: 91 Points
Middag Grand Hotel Lund "Grand Classic": Deg 091017 R15
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11/15/2020 - the godfather wrote:
So so delicious
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10/19/2020 - R.H. Likes this wine:
R15 nov 2017 disg.
When this wine is on it is one of the great values in champagne. Pours a cooperish tone. full and a bit wild but still fresh. Great btl
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10/10/2020 - Finare Vinare wrote: 93 Points
Disgorged in October 2017.
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7/3/2020 - Finare Vinare wrote: 93 Points
Disgorged in September 24, 2018. Pretty consistent with the note from 2018-09-14 of the earlier disgorgement (Disclaimer: since then changed status from independent to ITB with Swedish importer Vin & Natur)
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6/12/2020 - WetRock wrote:
This is kinda wild. It's bordering on pungent on the nose. Pungent for Chamapgne actually. It's that sort of over ripe table fruit thing. Like a Nectarine that's turning. And big in that way. It's not as strong on the palate which is lively and balanced. Fresh stone fruit with a lean feel. Some almost bitter fruit skin stuff. Maybe a bit thin towards the finish but the acidity keeps it from falling off. Lots of color. It looks and tastes like Pinot Meunier to me but I believe this is Pinot Noir. On the second night that pungency relaxes mostly which allows some more savory complexity to release on the nose. But the palate is also less expressive.
A wild ride as you can see. A fun wine but one that is trying to find itself.
20-11-18 disgorgement
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5/22/2020 - RobertSchuyt Likes this wine: 92 Points
Very precise and darker colored than typical from 100% PN made champagne. Notes of apple, apricot, peach, but also brioche, slightly toasted, caramel and mineral. Dry, very low dosage. Very fine bubbles. Long, long in after taste.
Fantastic wine as aperitif or food pairing
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4/4/2020 - ToBolt Likes this wine: 93 Points
Im Glas ein schönes goldgelb, zarte lachsrosa Reflexe. In der Nase nasser Kalk, helle Zitrustöne, der Himbeerduft wirkt gleichzeitig vordergründig und dezent, sehr einladend das Ganze. Am Gaumen setzt er sich fruchtbetont fort, frisch und klar, ganz leicht autolytische Noten, extrem langer Abgang mit etwas Salz. Gewinnt mit Temperatur und Zeit und bewegt sich dann deutlich in Richtung Süden. Großartiger Stoff!
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4/4/2020 - Finare Vinare wrote: 93 Points
Disgorged in October 2017. Consistent with the note from 18-09-14 (Disclaimer: since then changed status from independent to ITB with Swedish importer Vin & Natur)
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11/8/2019 - Finare Vinare wrote: 93 Points
Disgorged 18-09-24.
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11/4/2019 - Frank Murray III wrote:
Disgorged 09/2017, 100% Pinot Noir, zero dosage. Pounded rock aroma, with a creamy core of apple and raspberry with finishing citrus. This is built well, infused with good energy and is yet another fine example for me of the V et S style, which I continue to buy and enjoy.
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8/26/2019 - Jonathanmustang Likes this wine: 92 Points
Excellent, fruité et vif. J’adore
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8/9/2019 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 92 Points
A private lunch (Restaurant Choux, Amsterdam, NL): Very crisp and lots of mineral energy, bracing acidity, lemon and apple, Pinot Noir spice, pure and well-defined, straight as an arrow, lively mousse, bone-dry, youthfully yeasty finish. Uncompromising, cracking stuff.
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7/3/2019 - 5laton wrote:
Perfumed pink fruit, and the characteristic brassy minerality of this cuvee. It's not as austere as some vintages, but not as generous as I'd hoped for this vintage.
On day 3, this has a lovely spiced fresh apple personality. Very pretty. It reminds me a bit of the wonderful bottle I drank upon moving into my apartment in 2012, which would have been perhaps the 2007. That was the first and still my favorite bottle of Fidele - a thrilling juxtaposition of freshness, richness and acidity.
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6/7/2019 - Finare Vinare wrote: 93 Points
Disgorged 18-09-10.
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5/10/2019 - Finare Vinare wrote: 93 Points
Disgorged 18-09-10.
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4/14/2019 - the godfather wrote:
In a great place
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4/6/2019 - Finare Vinare wrote: 92 Points
Disgorged in October 2017.
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2/10/2019 - Bakerbd Likes this wine: 92 Points
Disgorged 09-10-17. Red apple, red fruits, chalk, lemon, very intense and linear
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12/24/2018 - Finare Vinare wrote: 93 Points
Disgorged in October 2017.
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12/15/2018 - decaturwinedude wrote:
This stuff is smoCking right now! Green apples, citrus zest, and notes of candied fruit. Yeasty flavors weave in and out. Full bodied, it is more pinot as it warms and opens. Great acidity and a nice rich texture. Great match with my leftover Detroit style pizza.
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11/22/2018 - glou.sf Likes this wine: 92 Points
Apples, citrus, yeast, and dried flowers on the nose. Good acidity with flavors of meyer lemon and granny smith apples on the palate. Creamy texture and good finish.
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10/28/2018 - the godfather wrote:
Fresh and tasty
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10/28/2018 - JOsgood wrote:
Another delicious bottle of Fidele.
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9/14/2018 - Finare Vinare wrote: 93 Points
Disgorged in October 2017. A beautiful pale copper hue. The nose is expressive, only slighty oxidative, with pièce-fermented aromas of red apples, strawberries, stone fruits, nougat, and sea spray. Very lively and energetic in the mouth, creamy, zesty, saline, and richly flavourful - no dosage would be needed. What a wonderful wine - pure love! Hands down one of the best pinot champagnes out there. Ready to go, it should keep and develop for another five at least.
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9/7/2018 - WetRock wrote:
Very expressive stone fruit melange. Nice complexity and open for business. There is a bit of that oxidative thing in the background. Very flavorful and tasty. Seems to peter out a bit at the finish. There is some tartness that is a bit distracting. I think a little bit of dosage would have picked up the later half of this wine and made it really kick. It's still pretty good but also a bit incomplete.
I have to wonder if this should be logged as a 2015 or as a NV.
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8/28/2018 - Frank Murray III wrote:
Disgorged 09/2017, zero dosage. Base is 2015. Just the lightest peach color. Yeasty and zesty at the same time. Sweet lime mixing with some strawberry, with the finishing, bright zesty quality. I enjoy these wines, as they have a unique, rugged quality.
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6/9/2018 - JohanPe wrote: 91 Points
No formal notes, from memory. Rich in style with lush fruit, lots of red apples but also apricots and such. Luxurious nougat lingers. Good acidity, smooth and drinkable although I think the '14 tasted recently was even more approachable in its youth. Brilliant.
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