Return to Willamette; 7/2/2023-7/8/2023 (Portland & Willamette): Wonderful start to the dinner and so fun to get to drink one of these. Much fewer of them around these days. The genius of the wine is it really does feel like wine. Best served not too cold. And benefits from air and time in the glass. A bit of the herbal and more nuanced in style. Drinks well.
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Lovely as always. Can see a bit of the difference. It’s funny because generally I like wine that’s made to age and I really have no feel for what age will do to these wines so in some ways I suppose this is an example of a champagne who clearly drinks young and yet I am very taken with them. It’s always just a bit interesting and feels a bit like champagne for the wine drinker (if you know what I mean). Same here with all of the herbal and character. Lovely.
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Assez sérieux, relativement costaud, le côté rancio & pâte a biscuit est bien présent. Très ample & vineux. Un Champagne fait pour accompagner de la nourriture. Très texturé. Très bon!
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Label says wine is 2010, disgorged in 2017. A bit rough on opening but these wines always need significant air. Lovely red fruits and perfect balance, quiet but great energy and persistence. Was best three hours open when the nose was a basket of wild strawberries with cream. There’s no chalk or salt here, it’s a different and to me, very quiet minerality.
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Drank on New Years in Miami with davey, Reese, mike, nay, and stone crab. I don’t really know anything about champagne so bought this to see if there was anything revelatory, but didn’t get there. It was quite nice—not too sweet, opened up to some more interesting notes—but for me, champagne is still champagne. Will keep looking for something that changes that for me!
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DG 04/2018 Very floral, with jasmine, lavender and dried roses, eucalyptus, camomile, white pepper, melon, watermelon, cranberries, wet rocks, gunpowder. Juicy texture and refreshing acidity, very easy to drink and to love. 91pt
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Drinks at Park 90 (Park 90, Regent Hotel, Singapore): Quite a delightful Blanc des Noir NV. Disgorged only in April 2018, but already starting to drink quite nicely. It had a lovely, expressive nose, a full panoply of rich apple and red berry aromas, a lift florals and herb, a trace spice and mineral - an explosive bouquet. Really very pretty. The palate was still unsurprisingly youthful, with lemon sherbet freshness racing through rounder notes of apple and a bit of cherry flesh lurking behind, all this before a nice line mineral and just a spring of fresh green herb drew the wine into a long, slightly spicy finish. A champagne of effortless power, all beautifully poised and balanced, with well-integrated acidity and a lovely soft mousse. Not quite as explosive or complex as the nose - this still came about as quite youthful and primary on the palate, but it was certainly not far behind. A delightful delicious bottle, and a great way to start an evening.
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Delicious. Light and citrusy with fine, delicate bubbles when first opened. Impressive, surprisingly long finish. Palate changes from predominantly lemon and stone to apple, pear, honey, and tangerine with time and food.
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I had a glass at Vera in Chicago. I did not take detailed notes, but it was a very elegant champagne. The bubbles were on the medium to small side, like I prefer and the palate was very enjoyable and complex.
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7/5/2023 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Return to Willamette; 7/2/2023-7/8/2023 (Portland & Willamette): Wonderful start to the dinner and so fun to get to drink one of these. Much fewer of them around these days. The genius of the wine is it really does feel like wine. Best served not too cold. And benefits from air and time in the glass. A bit of the herbal and more nuanced in style. Drinks well.
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3/5/2023 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Lovely as always. Can see a bit of the difference. It’s funny because generally I like wine that’s made to age and I really have no feel for what age will do to these wines so in some ways I suppose this is an example of a champagne who clearly drinks young and yet I am very taken with them. It’s always just a bit interesting and feels a bit like champagne for the wine drinker (if you know what I mean). Same here with all of the herbal and character. Lovely.
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7/24/2022 - Burgnick Likes this wine: 91 Points
Bright, medium plus intensity and slightly oxidative. Easy to like.
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6/4/2022 - sidaga Likes this wine: 91 Points
Assez sérieux, relativement costaud, le côté rancio & pâte a biscuit est bien présent. Très ample & vineux. Un Champagne fait pour accompagner de la nourriture. Très texturé. Très bon!
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1/16/2022 - brooklynguy wrote:
Label says wine is 2010, disgorged in 2017. A bit rough on opening but these wines always need significant air. Lovely red fruits and perfect balance, quiet but great energy and persistence. Was best three hours open when the nose was a basket of wild strawberries with cream. There’s no chalk or salt here, it’s a different and to me, very quiet minerality.
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12/31/2020 - Big Dog E Likes this wine: 92 Points
Drank on New Years in Miami with davey, Reese, mike, nay, and stone crab. I don’t really know anything about champagne so bought this to see if there was anything revelatory, but didn’t get there. It was quite nice—not too sweet, opened up to some more interesting notes—but for me, champagne is still champagne. Will keep looking for something that changes that for me!
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11/18/2020 - hprphf wrote: 92 Points
NV disgorged 2019. Beer-like oxidative notes, yeasty, dense on the nose but fresh and light. Bubbles disappear when it warms up. Good acidity. 92
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4/27/2020 - Mtnmd1 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Voluptuous. With a bright bolt of acidity. Long finish. Really enjoyed. A last glass awaits.
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1/13/2020 - julen789 Likes this wine: 91 Points
DG 04/2018
Very floral, with jasmine, lavender and dried roses, eucalyptus, camomile, white pepper, melon, watermelon, cranberries, wet rocks, gunpowder.
Juicy texture and refreshing acidity, very easy to drink and to love.
91pt
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1/4/2020 - DK Amateur Likes this wine:
Disgorged 2014. This was fragrant and soft and complex and just very lovely, handling an array of dishes with ease.
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5/4/2019 - Paul S wrote: 93 Points
Drinks at Park 90 (Park 90, Regent Hotel, Singapore): Quite a delightful Blanc des Noir NV. Disgorged only in April 2018, but already starting to drink quite nicely. It had a lovely, expressive nose, a full panoply of rich apple and red berry aromas, a lift florals and herb, a trace spice and mineral - an explosive bouquet. Really very pretty. The palate was still unsurprisingly youthful, with lemon sherbet freshness racing through rounder notes of apple and a bit of cherry flesh lurking behind, all this before a nice line mineral and just a spring of fresh green herb drew the wine into a long, slightly spicy finish. A champagne of effortless power, all beautifully poised and balanced, with well-integrated acidity and a lovely soft mousse. Not quite as explosive or complex as the nose - this still came about as quite youthful and primary on the palate, but it was certainly not far behind. A delightful delicious bottle, and a great way to start an evening.
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6/29/2018 - NAS Likes this wine: 92 Points
Delicious. Light and citrusy with fine, delicate bubbles when first opened. Impressive, surprisingly long finish. Palate changes from predominantly lemon and stone to apple, pear, honey, and tangerine with time and food.
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4/20/2018 - Torchy wrote: 90 Points
Onklers Grand Cru Tasting Spring 2018; 4/20/2018-4/22/2018 (Tord): Round and pleasant nose with some spices and anonymous fruit. The palate has sweet ripe apples and some sweet yeast. Pleasant!
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1/14/2018 - englishman's claret wrote: 93 Points
The Boston Palmerathon: Delightful; just a quick flute but very fruity, precise, dynamic.
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4/2/2017 - Saxman1984 wrote: 93 Points
I had a glass at Vera in Chicago. I did not take detailed notes, but it was a very elegant champagne. The bubbles were on the medium to small side, like I prefer and the palate was very enjoyable and complex.
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