Very few, slow-moving bubbles compared to other champagnes that I’ve opened recently. This was very bracing at first, but after about 30 minutes, it came together with nice apple and pear fruit flavors and good creamy, lemon curd flavors. I tasted this with Tom and Kim and didn’t get great notes. I think some age would have been nice for this wine, as I suspect it would have developed more creamy notes and the acidity would have calmed down a bit more.
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Base 2021, bottle Jul 22, disgorged Nov 23, dosage 2.5g/l, blend of C, PN and M, pronounced aromas of spice, nutmeg, lovely energetic core on the palate with good finish. This is absolutely beautiful and punching way above its level. Alexandre mention he was affected by tornado in 2021 and was lucky to be able to get such a fantastic cuvee.
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A private dinner (Café Parlotte, Amsterdam, NL): Same disgorgement as earlier this month. Apple and citrus, hazelnut, generous and fresh, yeast and minerals, youthful and energetic but harmonious, juicy and supple, long and flowing finish.
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Really nice drinking champagne. Some oxidative characters, adding complexity and body. More body than the Heurtebise, but definitely more simple and less length. Very good though.
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"Mostly 2020". Disg 10/22. A touch of minty herbiness. Otherwise the nice, solid Champagne I expect from this bottling. 4 g/L gives it the oomph to be inviting. Light touch of toastiness on the periphery. A solid disgorgement of this bottling. Its become something of a go-to for me in terms of reliable NV's.
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Heater week; 3/8/2024-3/17/2024 (Chicago, IL): Recent release. Something off about the palate here, that I couldn't quite put my finger on. Almond, almost? I think this came off a little volatile and unsettled; the Bereche next to it clearly demonstrated the difference.
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A private dinner (Café Parlotte, Amsterdam, NL): From vineyards in Merfy and Saint-Thierry, base vintage 2021, all three classic varieties in undisclosed proportions, fermented and aged in barrel, bottled July 2022, disgorged October 2023 with a dosage of 2.5 gr/l. Ripe and vinous but with a firm core of acidity, mildly earthy, red apple, generous and rounded, spicy, good body, not hugely elegant but certainly satisfying.
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This was very round compared to the Pierre Peters. Lots of orchard fruits and some toastiness. The last third of the bottle showed the best. An excellent value.
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Champagne Tasting on Champagne Day (Park 90): Mostly from 2020 harvest, bottled 07/21, disgorged June 2023, dosage 4g/l, with blend of C, PN, M. Impressions. Fantastic aromas lots going on with long finish. Impressive entry level cuvée for Taillet.
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Lovely, solid outing, pleasant and refined to drink. Some lemon and yeast on the nose, not the finest bubbles but smooth, held up well throughout the evening, and of course paired with everything, from cheese and charcuterie thru oxtail dinner and apple crumble. Great QPR.
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This is an absolutely extraordinary champagne! 2020-base, disgorged february 2023. There's so much intensity in this, and it deliver the complexity of an oxidative wine while retaining amazing freshness, and showing nothing in terms of oxidised notes. What's the point in buying prestige cuvées, when you can drink this?
A very solid all rounder. Full on Apple feel, polished and round , very light yeasty side and dominated for sure but rich apple notes at times those bruised apple notes we associate with Blanc de Blancs ( this is not a BdB ) . Very pretty albeit lacked precision. 90
2019 bottling of the 2018 vintage albeit not a vintage wine and 2022 disgorgement at Brut Dosage
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Over dinner, no formal notes. Mainly 2017, disgorged in June 2020, 5gr/l dosage. Very elegant and linear, with good fruit, vibrant acidity and decent depth and length. Quite expressive on the nose. Drinking well. 91-93
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Popped and poured, finish the bottle over the course of an evening. It was nice, fresh, with flavors of lemon, sliced almonds, tart cut, and low-dosage. I’ve had better bottles in the past, so perhaps this is a more recent disgorgement and in need of time.
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Popped good. Slight pineapple. Tasty. Pale yellow. Bouquet upon first pop but not after. Tart. Another reviewer said mousse is fierce, and reminded me of pouring a Bud in a very narrow glass and watching the head creep up the sides. Now open a few minutes, lemon. Felt this at back of tongue and front of top palate. Like this and would buy again. Trying to determine what might be my go to Champagne in $40-$70 range. A contender. Worthy of buying again. Had last sip on 6th and was chablis-like, and well-behaved and not acid brutal.
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The hardest champagne cork to get out. Crazy tight. Bubbles was very prevalent and almost seltzer like. Once it settled down it was a nice bready lemony palat. Nice w sooty with longer finish linear in citrus note. But I like this
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Another base 2019 bottle. It is still somewhat disappointing. It is certainly a nice chalky Champagne but not really compelling in any way. There is something of a rancio sort of note lingering around indicating maybe something closer to a "natural" style. That only makes me wish the wine had more depth to balance that.
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At Portal. Was expecting "grower-funk" and what have you but no, this baby was svelte and lean without being ascetic and boring. Really quite beautiful, some white flowers even. Right up my alley as they say
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One of the greatest remaining values in champagne. This was PnP and served with a key lime panna cotta as a palate cleanser. The tart acidity and citrus flavors of the wine worked magically with the creamy almost yogurt like notes of the dish. This hasn’t changed much since my last note (a previous disgorgement) but it’s hard to detect much of any residual sugar. This wine is fresh, balanced, with brightness and a little sliced almond for complexity. Great restaurant order
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Disgorged 2017. This has finally come around very nicely. Perfectly drinkable now with soft but persistent mousse. Nice salinity and fruit in form of citrus and pear. Love the strong acidity. Good aftertaste. I shall immediately buy more.
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Un champagne que j'ai mieux dégusté que sur ma précédente bouteille (mars 2020) le vin est plus policé avec une longueur correcte. Il y a quand même une écart avec les autres cuvées du domaine qui sont excellentes
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Disg 01/22, bottled 07/20. 80% from 2019. More reserved that the base 2018. Just not displaying that sort of richness. Overnight it opens up some, adding pastry like notes. I've read 2019 is a somewhat problematic vintage in Champagne. This is still a solid wine at $40 but its a notch below the better releases.
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Sampled at Oinoscent, courtesy of a customer. Village Merfy, Parcel Les Bretz, Harvest 2018, Bottling July 2019, Degorgement March 2022, Brit, ageing for more than 9 months, 12.50% -/- The wine shows high intensity, citrus, quince, lime fruit notes, nutty, ripe and fresh, nice yeast profile with some floral notes too. Palate shows medium body, citrus notes, pear, quite spicy, a touch nutty, nice CO2, ripe apple notes, pear, balanced, long finish. It changes a lot with time, so it would be interesting to see this in pairings.
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I wasn't a fan of this my first go around, but I had bought 6 so I was hopeful time would benefit it. Happy to report it does. This ages great. It picked up body from the barrel aging that I didn't find when it was young. Buy these on sale, and lay them down for a year and wow are they great!
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Love this. It goes down so easily. Everything is balanced and perfectly in place. Not overly complex but a great aperitif or food wine, and a crowd pleaser lots of wows from drinkers who only know the grand marques.
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Delicious as ever, paired with omakase. The richness and power of the pinot really showed here. Golden color, strong structure, red apple fruit profile, pretty complex finish.
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Base wine primarily from 2019, disgorged in June 2022; 4.7 g/L dosage according to the website. This wine is a blend of 50% Chardonnay and 50% Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier (mostly Pinot Noir). I got interested in trying the Sainte Anne again because I learned they began aging this wine in oak barrels. And wow, this newer release is better than any prior Sainte Anne I've had! Quite a harmonious profile, with elements of lemon, green apple, and herbs. Smoke and saline qualities in the background. Honestly I prefer this Champagne to some "big name" releases than cost twice as much or more. Part of what I appreciate is what's missing: yeasty notes, bready character, etc. This is a very clean, expressive wine that fits very well with the broader Chartogne-Taillet offerings!
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La Festa del Barolo: A Taste of Verduno (Locanda Verde): This is exactly the wine I’d pick if I had a big event and needed to serve something a bit more en masse (I liked the pricing that existed on it a few years ago better, but still very reasonable for the quality). It is more than just a basic set of bubbles to warm up the palate. There’s some interesting flavors going on here.
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Nose is light cherry strawberry, not showing much yet. Ooh this is fun, juicy fruity, medium acid, a little minerality but really this is just a nice restrained fruity champagne. Not bombastic, not as serious as some of their other cuvées, but super fun and delicious.
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Medium lemon color Pronounced chamomile + flint, On the palate mostly apples Light chalk 5g dosage achieves an amazing balance, super good pairing with spicy fried chicken from Birdbox (I did not enjoy the exact chicken before) Very lively bubbles
Plum flower comes out 1h ish
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A fresh nose with orchard more than citrus fruit, chalk, a little honey, and subtle autolytic notes. On the palate, it's lively with well done dosage. Fine bead. Lovely balance. Outstanding. Well balanced. Excellent value. 91
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Probably my favorite NV grower champagne. Excellent balance of richness and fruit. I enjoyed the nose which was more complex than one might expect from a NV champagne. Really good food wine with its acidity and low dosage.
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Disgorged in 2012 so I knew it was pushing the limits on a NV Champagne. Probably based on 2009 with healthy doses of 2008 and 2007 reserve wines. 50/50 Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Cork showed some drying and there was a less than enthusiastic pop on its release - more like a sigh of relief. Color was deep gold; effervescence was clearly muted but bubbles were tiny and persistent. Nose of dried apples, nuts, and some definite oxidative notes. Flavors were similar but also had some hints of tangerine and something like oyster liquor. The texture was fairly broad but balanced and nicely lifted by the bubbles. I liked it far more than anyone else but my aged palate has more sympathy for the senescence of wines that had a rambunctious childhood.
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I always like this champagne which is one of my go to favorites. If you serve it at the not quite too cold temperature then you get a ton of flavor and more interesting style and just generally lovely champagne.
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Had on Christmas with Family. N red apple, marzipan, citrus, floral P lemon, red apple, honey, minerals F ave, decent body, and cut Overall great complexity for the price. 50+12+17+6+5 3
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DG22, base 2019. At Assient Champenoise dinner. Very fine and delicate wine, this whispers, does not shout. I really liked this. Everything is discrete here, sublime for an entry cuvée. 93-94
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Cutlery Optional: 2019 base, disgorged March 2022, 4g/l dosage. Usually a big fan of this cuvee but this edition is not quite in place yet. Heady fruit but lacking cut and focus at the moment, but the potential is there to develop into a more cohesive wine.
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Brought to a friends house. Not ideal glassware or time to reflect, but still very enjoyable and interesting. Apple-y fruit, honey, mineral, spice. Some things I couldn’t name and was hoping to find a clue in the notes of others, but no luck. I might have to buy another bottle.
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17 base, 19 disgorge. Delicious with a few years of bottle age. Balanced and flavorful - red apple and red fruit profile, rich, yet also chalky and mineral.
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Not the best bottle of this wine, which is usually so reliable. Not terrible, but lacking a bit of spark. Improved overnight in the refrigerator, unstoppered.
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This is an extremely well-made and great champagne for the price. As an intro to Chartogne-Taillet this really shows how great their more expensive Cuvées will be - yet they're not at all overpriced...
60% base wine from 2018 and disgorged in August 2021 after about 2 years on the lees with 4-5g dosage. Polished champagne showing citrus fruits, red apple, marzipan, creamy texture, white flowers and white peach.
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Joli fruit, intensité et longueur mais un poil dosé et tendre à mon gout. Une belle entrée de gamme pour plaire au plus grand nombre, certainement recommandable mais ne sera pas un rachat, du moins sur cet assemblage. 89-90
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Marsipan, brioche, lemon, chalk in the nose Lemon, lime, red apples, minerality, and a floral finish. Low dosage of 5g that makes the very wine fresh. Mostly 2017, disgorged Dec 2020.
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Disgorged 2017. This is still an infant. Very high acidity and powerful mousse. Granny Smith apples and minerals dominating. Leave alone for more cellaring.
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Night out in Covent Garden (Noble Rot and 10 Cases) (Noble Rot / 10 Cases, London): Recently disgorged. This was about the nicest bottle of this Cuvee I have tried so far though. It was quite lovely on an early summer's evening. Nice nose, with red apples and sweet flowers, along with a slightly riper hint of stone fruit aromas, these sprinkled with some spice - anise I thought. The palate was round and ripe, with sweet apples and ripe lemons at the fore, but still came across nicely controlled and balanced, with decent enough acidity and some minerality as the wine stretched away into a surprisingly long finish. Mousse was fine enough, though not what you would call refined. Overall, a delicious Champagne in a rounder, riper style. Not subtle, but certainly but not in-your-face either. Very yummy and quaffable with our food.
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Another really excellent bottle. I've probably had more bottles of this than any other Champagne over the past two years and I can't complain about that at all. An excellent choice for a "house champagne." This one showed a bit more of the richness and a bit less citrus than the last, but everything was just in excellent balance.
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Aromatisk nese med sitrus, gjærbakst og litt nøtt. Syrefiskt anslag med sitrus, nøtter og litt blomster. Bra balanse og medium lengde. Kunne hatt litt mere kons. 90
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Pale lemon colour. Small and lively bubbles. Medium (+) and developing nose with yellow apples, ripe lemon, ripe lime, brioche, butter, toast and flint. Medium (+) taste of yellow apples, ripe lemon, brioche, toast, butter, bread dough and flint. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good NV Champagne. Drink now or over the next ten years. Goes well as an aperitif, or with cured meat or shellfish.
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Too easy to drink. While this is nicely balanced, orchard fruits and citrus dominate. The dosage is on-point providing balance and weight that makes this a very vinous and easy to drink champagne. A crowd pleaser for sure if you don't absolutely need the acidity (I'm partial to an extra brut or non-dose but just love this one, which is a brut).
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Same bottling as my last note. Maybe more effervescence than I noted. Yeasty and rich but with nice fruit freshness. The acidity is still note quite lifting. Tasty, leaning on the decadent.
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Drunk to celebrate the end of 2021/beginning of 2022. Wonderful champagne. Full of character and elegance. My impression was that from magnum it showed even better than what I am used to taste from 75 cl.
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June 2018 disgorgement from “mostly 2015” per the back label, this showed none of the grassy character that shows in some 2015-based Champagnes. It was precise, maybe a touch too linear, but still with good depth as it reached the mid-palate. With our very rich Crab Imperial main course the precision of the wine was an asset, cutting through the richness of the dish. Good value from a fine grower who is a house favorite.
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This was lovely, it has a sense of crystalline purity, with mineral, and tart white peach and nectarine! It's delicious... There are so many great Champagnes being made now!!! Disgorged 2/21
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S: honey notes, slight garden spider. Fuller taste than anticipated. R: after shave, apple, and alcohol on nose; apple cider vinegar front end with sharp, drying honey wash. Finishes just off dry. Pair with quiche or Alsatian flatbread.
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12% alcohol. C 50%, PN 50%. Base 2015 (50%), disgorged July 2018, dosage 6-7 g/L. The bottom of the cork is in very bad condition. Overabundant fizz initially, to the point of gushing out of the bottle at opening, but this quietens down and the bubbles are very fine. Pale golden colour. The nose is refined with yellow flowers and some mixed peel. Very elegant in the mouth, with the dosage coming across just a tiny bit too much in the mid palate but without compromising the overall balance. Fairly long, and the dosage is appreciated in the final to counteract slightly bitter quinine-like flavours. Very successful, and a repeat purchase.
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Charleston VI; 11/3/2021-11/7/2021 (Charleston, SC (various locations)): It was in Charleston some years ago that we first found this producer and now it's a go-to for us. This was lovely. Fresh and spicy and bright and while often I think this is a champagne you want some time to sit and ponder it was open for business from the get go.
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Like most popular grower bubbly, good fruit, well made but tear your face off acid and lacking the depth of older stocks the big guys blend in. Still less my jam
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Bottled Jan 2019/Disg Jan 2020. 60% 2018. All three standard grapes but no percentages. Evidently all St Theirry fruit. Quick turn around obviously from fermentation to disgorgement. That bucks some historical trends and would not allow them to bottle as a vintage even if they wanted to. The richness and depth here would never let me guess it was that fresh from bottling. This is not a bright citrus show. Part of that might be vintage as I've read '18 is big in ripeness and tonnage. As I mentioned very rich for this sort of bottling. Lots of fruit weight. It could use a tad more acidity honestly but decadent enough you might not care. The other thing that stands out is that the effervescence is lowish for such a young wine. The bubbles don't really come forward the way you would expect. The fruit show here is impressive. The overall package isn't quite together yet is still impressive in terms of what they got in the bottle. Probably better for geeks only.
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Mainly 2017, disgorged in Jun 2020, 5gr/l dosage. Really tight and not very expressive on the nose, showing notes of crushed stones, white currant, citrus fruit, hints of yeasty notes, flowers. On the palate fresh and vibrant, not overly generous, but well balanced. Very mineral and persistent finish. Needs time. Very good QPR. 90-91+
Fersk men overraskende ekspressiv nese. Hvit og elegant frukt av god kvalitet. Integrerte aromaer av kaffebønner, nøtter og lagret spekeskinke. Ferskheten merkes enda bedre i munn. Stram og syrlig, svak bitterhet i en god finish. Degosjert mai 2021, trenger noe tid.
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Disgorged 2019. Yeasty, brioche aromas with ripe apples. Tart apples on palate with brioche, nice minerals, and a bit of grapefruit pith on the finish. Nice body and concentration. 90+
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Another very nice bottle, this time more of savory lemons and saline minerals, a bit of capers/brine, and bits of gingery toast. Acidity balanced, and some good strength of texture. Delicious.
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"Mostly 2017" harvest, disgorged June 2020. There is that creamy toasted flavor that is very Chartogne-Taillet. Somewhat dark and flat without being uninteresting. 90
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fresh bready nose, hints of dried lemon peel as well, the palate is rich and racy with high powered acid and a beautiful beady backbone, flavors of lemon, lime, powdered ginger and a hint of saline, crisp and tart, serious but easy at the same time, high quality
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Blev så glad när jag hittade ett par flaskor som fått ligga några år, med deg datum i nov 2017 och jag ska väl ärligt erkänna att jag har svårt att låta denna ligga då den är så bra redan vid släpp... En av mina hus champagner!
Chardonnay 50% Pinot Noir 50%
60% från 2014 40% från 2012 & 2013 Dos 6.7g Deg nov 2017 Villages Merfy, Saint Thierry
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Very effervecent... bright apple, melon, and pear on the palate, but not much of an aroma. Good with and without food. Simple finish. Disgorged 11.2017. Me - 89, Wife - 91/92
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2016 60%, with reserve. Placed in bottle 7/26/17. Disgorged Dec 18. Dosage 4-5 g.
Light golden with delicate bead. Nose golden fruit and lemon, a light brioche and honey. Palate golden honey, some lemony notes. Mineral, a brioche note. Nice depth and good richness.
Very nice NV champagne of some class, drinking very well now but can see this developing even more with a few more years
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Very good champagne for it price. I did age it tough for 2 years before popping. Nice balance of acidity and fruit. Not very yeasty, more on the livelier /fruitier side of the spectrum but not shrill at all. Would buy again.
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Another excellent bottle. This bottle seemed particularly full and rich, but well balanced with good persistence as well. Great entry level NV, and currently something of my house Champagne.
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Chilled, popped, poured. Significant yeast on the nose. Nice mid-palate. Medium plus acid. Overall, more yeast, more acid than I prefer. To me there are better options at this price. This bottle: grapes - primarily 2016, bottled 2017, disgorged 2019.
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Delicious champagne that has some technical info on the label that I love. 4g/l dosage gives a light body and overall is sharp and zippy but has some richness, possibly from a bit of oak.
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Other Champagnes might blow you away with powerful flavor. This one succeeds through grace and subtlety.
The bubbles are small. Not Dom Perignon small, but pretty small nonetheless. This helps the wine smoothly glide onto your tongue and easily coat your palate.
The flavors are gentle. There's nice lemon that won't make you pucker, along with white peach. Nice minerality follows. You don't get a long finish, but that might be out of place with the style this is going for.
Along with vintage Gaston Chiquet, I think this is some of the best relaxed, graceful style Champagne I've had in some time. This would be a great pairing with halibut, swordfish, or scallops. Maybe lightly sauced chicken also.
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Medium yellow gold; clean cider, bread dough, apple skin, wet marly-chalky notes; excellent balance, vibrant tangy acidity, good depth and concentration, seamless and well-made if not exceptionally complex. Very good inauguration drinker with red pepper and onion and gruyere quiche. 2017 base. 90-91
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DG 02/2020 Very pleasant entry level cuvée; not complex but really enjoyable. Joyful style with lots of citrus fruits (lemon dominates), and white flowers, some melon and pear, chalk and gunpowder, metallic notes and a hint of fireplace and smoke on the finish. High acidity and very present bubbles, it's a wine to enjoy with friends and not to think about too much. 88pt
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Based on 2017 vintage (60%), put in bottle in 2018 e disgorged on Oct. 2019. Drunk as aperitif for a family lunch, no TN, from memory. Very nicely balanced, with a mineral core and mainly citrus fruit. Lovely.
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Belle prise de mousse. Bulles fines, abondantes et persistantes. Nez très frais, un peu austère, minéral, crayeux, fleurs blanches, très droit au nez... ... qui se confirme en bouche, très sec, droit, belle effervescence en bouche, amertume moyenne, longueur moyenne+ ABS 89 RQP -1
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2016 base, disgorged September 2019. Love anything that this producer makes. Very vibrant fruit of mostly green apples, very good balance. This has the sufficient tartness to appeal to those who like the more mineral style, and roundness for those who like the creamier style. Price is on the higher side for an entry level but this is the best of its class I think.
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Disgorged 12/2019. Straw in color and fine mousse. Nose seems a bit closed initially. Mellow and sweet aromas of tropical fruit, pear, almond, wet stone, and slight rind. Energetic with apple, pear, and lime on the palate.
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This was '17 base, disgorged June 2020. It had an expressive nose of tart Tatin, brioche, preserved lemon and aniseed. It is full and creamy in the mouth, with a vinous grapiness and plenty of spice. The finish has a puff of chalk and is bright and energetic.
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Stunning grower Champagne and my QPR champion alongside Laherte Freres' Ultradition NV. The Cuvee St Anne is terrific - refined, understated, and pure. A very balanced expression of Champagne, this is hard not to like, a home run on all fronts: it is bright, refreshing, with a mineral-edge of hard rocks and a fresh citrusy drive. It has enough autolysis and creaminess to balance it out and be a pleasure to drink, judicious use of dosage, between 5-6 g/L, and the hand of a great winemaker - the structure is crystalline and everything fits together perfectly. Cannot wait to taste more from Taillet.
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60% 2017, dég 01/20. Dans un style mûr, pomme pochée, aciditée bien dosée (hu hu), on ne sent pas les 5g/l. Bien pour le prix, peut se garder. Mais je lui préfères un certain vendeur de draps brut nature au même prix ici.
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Disgorge September 2019 with base 2017. Tart green apple, grapefruit, mineral and mustiness. Tight and compact with high acidity. One of the top values out there for about $35.
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Fruits jaune, brioche, bulles moyennes-fines, beau dosage, on sent la brioche, sans le cote sucre. Belle finale, légers amers et acidité soutenu. Une belle bouteille considerant le prix.
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Robe jaune dorée; Splendide nez, vif, sur un fruité à chaire blanche, impression crayeuse forte, légère note pâtissière en arrière plan & petite note empyreumatique. Bel ensemble frais & invitant. Bouche fraîche, craquante, tendu, sur un fruité en arrière plan, finale saline & légèrement sucrée. Belle amertume. Bonne longueur, fort agréable!
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Base 2017, disgorged 2019. Nice champagne, especially for the $25 I paid. This is a full, yeasty style, medium autolytic. Good length and bead for the price range. Should benefit from a bit of time.
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Plots across Merfy. A solid reliable NV champagne with good QPR. Fine bubbles, pale/medium lemon color. Green apple, baked apple, apple pie, pear, spice. Creamy mouthfeel with hints of butter from the malo. Slightly oxidative in style with honey and nuts. More fruit as it opens up.
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Nice wine, crisp, green apple with lemon curd and flint. It’s got really nice cut, balanced by 6g/L. Just a hint reductive. A blend of PN, PM, Ch. would re-buy personally. I think this will improve
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The price on these just keep going up, but this is a young producer that I really enjoy and for an entry champagne this is great. Easy to drink, very bright and a little more different. Get a bit more of the herbal and spice style which I like. Newer release and drinking well although would be fun to see how these age.
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Solid but not wowed. Good mouthfeel but lacking the in acids given what others have stated. Green apple, strawberry and lemon curd. 2017 base year if I recall.
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This grew on me as we drank it. I thought it was a little boring at first, and too appley. With time it took on some flower blossom notes, and tart green apple and a hint of dough.
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Base year 2016; disgorged March 2019; chardonnay, pinot noir & pinot meunier in unspecified proportions; dosage 4-5g/l; 12.5% alcohol.
I don't find this fizz to be as great as other ratings here might suggest. The nose is a bit muted - perhaps a little green apple. The palate I find rather odd - there's a combination of too much grapefruit, and a slight sweetness which doesn't sit well with me (although my partner is more OK with it). The palate continues to a moderate long finish, which I find cloying rather than crisp.
At US$42 this isn't a repeat buy for me.
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Disgorged 29 January 2019. 4-5 g/l dosage, 60% 2016 base wine.
Very pale straw color with incredibly lively mousse. Nose gives off green apple, stone fruits, and a little brioche or buttery caramel. First sip shows a lot of acid up front on the tongue, with a mellowing on the sides where is picks up some weight. Some of the same green apple, but a bit bruised, lemon curd, classic flavors. Dosage works quite well for me.
The acid integrates more 30 minutes in, creating g a well balanced quality NV champagne. Will buy more if I can find it at $31.50 again.
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Getting more yeasty/bread notes from this bottle and even a bit more fruit sweetness. Undeniably crowd-pleasing, yet with enough class to please the Vintelligencia. I think I should rebuy when offered. 4+11+16+8= 89
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Last tasted this at a public tasting this past November. Same disgorgement too, January 2019. Dosage is 4-5 g/l, with mix of three cepages: Chard/PN/PM, 60% base 2016 plus reserve wines. I like this bottle. Mix of grapefruit, peach/apricot, savory apple, strawberry, lees, with some creamy tones (when it is warmer). I paid about $32 US for this and at this is a great example of grower Champagne that won't be hard on the wallet.
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Third bottle. Very strongly chardonnay typed, but in a pleasant way. Citrus fruit dominates nose. Not much yeast autolysis character. It mainly presents brightness, freshness and sharp definition. It lacks the extra dimensions to take it to the next level.
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Pale. Very fresh, clean and delicate. The palate is rich and tight but with great depth. Certainly not exotic or to lean. It’s a well balanced champagne with great depth.
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Chartogne-Taillet Sainte Anne Brut. 60% av druvorna från 2017, resten reservvin. Deggad i januari i år. Dosagen är 5 g så skulle kunna stå Extra Brut på etiketten.
Vi drack den utomhus till pizza. Ingen dum kombo
Små intensiva bubblor. Lite lätt doft av apelsin och äpple. Första intrycket är en fräsch och somrig champagne med en dämpad fruktighet. Den känns väldigt lätt och ung (vilket den är). Det kittlar lite i gommen på ett trevligt sätt när den dricks men smaken är ganska kort. Efter en timme får den lite mer fyllighet och jord kommer fram i doften. Syran finns där utan att ta över eller sticka ut trots sin ungdomlighet. Mår garanterat bra av att ligga några år till men dricks bra redan nu.
Alla vid bordet var överens om att vi uppskattade vinet. Jag tyckte att den var som bäst nyupphälld.
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Clearly this Champagne needs food pairings to shine. On its own, the acidity comes across a little high and the complexity a little low. Note to self; go with older Champagne next time for this purpose
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Disgorged September 2019, mostly 2016 fruit. As others have said, this has a very generous mousse, creamy with fine bubbles. Notes of yellow apple, honeysuckle, yellow flowers, and maybe a slight nutty aroma reminiscent of shaved almond. Very refreshing acidity and great feel on the midpalate, though comes off as slightly astringent on the finish.
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I couldn’t agree more than with BPS2266’s review from February. Generous mousse, pretty color, profound nose, and even a little drier than expected. Easy to drink and guilt-free on the wallet at $40. 5+12+15+7= 89
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Champagne agréable mais qui s’est moins bien présenté que les dégustations précédentes. Vin tendu mais des amers un peu trop abrupts qui gâche la finale.
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Disgorged: 06/2018. Nice nose of pit fruits and a bit of yeasty brioche. The palate holds quite a bit of sweet, pit fruit preserves and a light, mineral character. This is a solid, entry level Chanpagne! 91.
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january 2019 disgorgement. fine bubbles with a rich mousse. dough and toasted almonds on the nose. brightly acidic with ginger, underripe green apple, lemon, and brioche flavors. finishes tart, nutty, and ever so slightly sweet. lingers for a good bit.
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Fast schon überbordend in der Nase und am Gaumen. Akazienblüten fallen einem spontan ein. Innerhalb eines stabilen Säuregerüsts tobt sich dieser Champagner aus, alle 5 Minuten eine neue Nuance.
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January birthdays (and porchetta) (Chicago, IL): From magnum. Didn't really like this, despite by general love of Chartogne-Taillet. I thought that the mousse here was really coarse and clumsy, and I didn't really like the texture here either -- a little unintegrated, sharp, and prickly.
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Popped and poured. Aroma of bread and cider. Rich baked apple flavor with yeasty notes. Sweet pear finish. Slight sweetness, which I do enjoy in champagne. Not flabby, but could use more backbone.
That said, this is an excellent choice if you're looking for a crowd pleasing Champagne at a non-exorbitant price.
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Later in the evening and yet I always love this one. It's great for the price point. A bit more interest and complexity which mostly comes from having a bit more of a spice cabinet in addition to a bit of apple and just the faintest hint of toast. Enjoyable.
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Lovely rich nose, smooth and sharp on the palate. Terrific at this price, not too sweet but not an extra Brut either. As this warms and opens up, aromas of acacia honey and cinnamon raisin fruitcake emerge. Whoa. Awesome.
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50% Pinot Noir, 40% Chardonnay, 10% Pinot Meunier blend of 60% 2016 base, 40% 2015 & 2014 from average 32-year vines in the villages of Merfy and Saint Thierry in the region of Montagne de Reims under organic farming (though Chartogne does not follow specific "Certifications") with horse ploughing and no herbicides. Base wine through partial malolactic, unfiliterd and aged in stainless steel (40%) and oak barrels (60%) Bottled: July 26, 2017. Dosage: 4-5 g/L. Disgorged: March 2019 12.5% Abv. Proprietor/Winemaker: Alexandre Chartogne
A(ccuray)=2: Pale lemon/gold. Fragrant with fine mouse. B(alance)=3: Vibrant components in harmony. C(omplexity)=2: Citrus, biscuit, mineral. D(epth)=1: Tangy mouthfeel. Even palate and finish.
Wine Tally Score [2,3,2,1]= 8/10
Fine, easy-drinking entry level grower champagne.
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Nice enough entry level grower. Palate is a mix of toast and lemon with some red apple coming into play. Tiny persistent bubbles is a great descriptor below. Jan 2019 disgorge and 2016 base.
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First Champagne from this producer but definitely not the last. This had everything you could expect in an entry level Champagne and more. Beautiful fine foam and tiny persistent bubbles. good yeast autolysis character without being overwhelming but sufficient to give this wine great mouthfeel. Both the Chardonnay and the Pinot character come through with refreshing citrus fruit as well as red fruit. Great liveliness; excellent with food pairings or on its own. Over-delivered...
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I see why this is the "entry-level" Chartogne-Taillet champagne. Clean, straightforward, fun. Not complex, but terrific. Sweeter than their single-vineyard offerings.
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Terry Theise Grower Champagne Tasting (Plum Market - Chicago IL): Walk around tasting. 50% Pinot Noir, then mostly Chardonnay for the rest, but this is completely Pinot dominated with so much berry on nose and palate. Soft, rounded textures and ok length and weight. 2016 base.
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It has a bold yet perfumed aroma with apricots, buttery pastry, almonds and peaches. 👅 The stone fruit flavours are also prominent on the palate and are joined by lemon, toasted nuts and baking spice before turning to a savoury and saline finish cut through with citrus acidity. This is a rich and complex champagne and is great value at £30.
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Champagne Event (Wine Exchange in Santa Ana): Disgorged 01/2019, with about 5 g/l dosage and a mix of Chard, PN and PM. This was one of the best wines of the tasting for me. Dried herb, green apple, leesy aromas, some chalk and strawberry. Fruit is nicely present with good structure, clean minerally finish. Terrific. I had bought a bunch of these on pre-release and glad I did.
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Some funk on the nose at first, but then rich nose of toast and lemon curd. Big palate, toasty and ripe strawberry fruit. Beautiful texture, fine and soft, higher end dosage, feels like full malo.
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Skurnik Tasting (Prince George Ballroom in NYC): 2016 base with 2015 reserve wine (60/40 blend). This continues to be a favorite for me esp with the price point. It's a more interesting style of champagne, more of the spice and slightly different than your standard toasty form. Very easy drinking. Very enjoyable. I'm glad we have some coming.
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Grapes come from Merfy - the home village for Chartongne-Taillet. Blend of equal parts of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Vinified in stainless steel. Fermentation with indigenous yeasts. Dosage around 5 g/l
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Beautiful, toasty nose loaded with bruised pit fruits and brioche. Palate is loaded with roasted walnuts and pecans as well as kiwi and slight (white) balsamic notes. This is absolutely delicious and everything I love in basic, NV brut. Super bright acidity with a wonderfully long finish. 92
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2016 Mostly, Dec 2018 Disgorgement, 4-5 g/l dosage. This was lovely and, for my palate, definitely better than the Vouette we had alongside. Lovely mix of tropical fruit, a touch of cream, soft honeyed notes. Great acidity, wonderful mousse.
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Way more expressive than my last bottle of the same batch and drinking really good right now. Luscious with baked apple notes and some autolytic acidity. A good bottle!
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Had this in my cellar for about a year before trying it and I have to say it was a bit of a let down. Very one-dimensional, straight up lemon acidity with very little body or complexity. Not much change until day 2. I do hope this was an off bottle...
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One of my favorites and such a great wine for the price. It's just a straight up interesting champagne which I always appreciate. Not overdone or anything, but more herbal and different notes. Fun. And very reasonably priced. A great way to start and end a meal.
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Light apple on the Nose. Medium-light to medium richness on the palate. Dry, but not bone dry. Quite nice. Nothing amazing, but a worthy value selection off a restaurant list.
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Krotida Wine Gang Tasting, Grower Champagne (Pezoulas Fish Tavern): Disgorgement 09/2018, dosage 6.7gr/lt The wine shows full expressive nose, a few brioche notes, citrus, green apple, very sweet nose, sugary, candied tropical fruit. The wine is rich in the palate, round, ripe citrus fruit, finesse, high acidity, a lot of carbontation but working well offering balance and creamy texture, long finish. Outstanding quality
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Sunday Funday (Chicago, IL): From magnum, but I forgot to check the disgorgement on this. Not too complex, but there is far more vibrancy in this bottle than I recall from the other times I've had this wine. There's a touch of white grape and a mild creaminess. That vibrancy here continues to further my belief that champagne is better in magnum.
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Last of three bottles. An oddly strong note of something like vinyl or plastic on the nose and palate which persisted over the three days it was open. Had noticed this on previous bottles but it was less in the foreground. Detracts materially from the wine's enjoyment for me.
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50 % pn, 45 % ch, 5 % pm, basår 2016, deg 12/2018, 4-5 g/l, ingen tillsatt jäst. Som en cava, fast med lite mer brödighet. Svår, ung. Kan inte få grepp på den.
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An enjoyable NV champagne at a reasonable price. Toasty notes mixed with brioche on the nose, a bit of butter on the palate. Nicely balanced. It would make a very good by the glass choice, if I had a restaurant
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Enjoyed this a lot last weekend in a line-up of champagnes and so figured worth exploring again. From the by the glass list at Aldo Sohm. This continues to impress me. Just overall an interesting champagne. Prob more in the clean style. Less of the buttery brioche. More of the spices and herbal. I enjoyed it.
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Charleston Food & Wine Festival; 3/7/2019-3/10/2019 (Charleston, SC (various locations)): This was one of my favorites of the tasting. A 50% blend between Chard and PN which ends up with that distribution just about every year. It's like baking apples and spices and a bit of nuttiness and overall a fairly interesting and different champagne. 2015 base with 2013/14 in the blend.
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If as I surmise from the label this was disgorged in January 2011 it helps to explain the delicious maturity of this bottle. I'm not a great fan of champagne with too much Pinot (Noir or Meunier) at 50:50 Pinot Noir and Chardonnay this is an exemplary non vintage champagne with just the right amount of bottle age.
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I sampled this over three nights and liked it best on the third when it developed a degree of pleasant broadness and depth which offset its rapier-like acidity. I won't touch my other bottles for a couple of years at least. Score is for last night.
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Afternoon blinds and pizza (My place): Feb 2018 disgorgement, 50% 2015, 50% 2014/2013 vintage blends. This is really impressive quality for the base and seems like a great value. Bright citrus and pear fruit with light yeasty and doughy notes, and a chalky mineral finish, all conveyed with a vibrancy and elegance that makes it very easy to drink.
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light straw golden color with persistent bead. Nose light toast, waxy, some lemon. Palate crisp, balanced acidity with some richness, light lemony flavor. Very appealing with good balance, went quickly. 91 pts
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Disgorged 9-2018. Classic and fantastic brioche and jam-filled nose! Just loaded with toastiness and put fruit preserves. Very fresh and lively with hints of nut oils on the nose and palate. This is a real beauty. Was FANTASTIC at the table with a T-Bone, and really good after. So recently disgorged, this May improve with some time in the cellar. 91-92+
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Nez sur la fumée, la laine mouillée, le citron. En bouche, après quelques heures de repos il est riche, sur le citron légèrement confit, longueur acceptable avec une acidité très tranchante (trop ?). Mais ce qui est étrange c’est qu’en finale une légère lourdeur du dosage vient un peu gâcher. L’un dans l’autre un bon champ mais qui a quelques aspects débalancés. Encore ? Hmmm je passe.
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Sunday service at Jade Court (Chicago, IL): Disgorged June 2018, 6 g/L dosage. 50% 2015, 50% 2013/4. A very nice edition of this wine, with far more richness and depth than I remember it ever having. A touch of creaminess on the palate helps to give this some more heft as well, and is balanced nicely by the acidity. Nice balance overall.
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Holiday fizz (Chicago, IL): Very nice showing of this bottle. A hint of browned apple on the nose, and some nuttiness on the palate -- perhaps a touch more oxidative than this wine ought to be? Not complex, but all the right components are here (even if not at large scale) -- citrus and apples, minerality and acid...
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2012 base, disgorged March 2015, 4.5 g/L dosage. Mildly bready nose, with a slightly high-toned character, as well as some sweet apple notes. The palate is fairly rich, with again some high-toned qualities, and some almond flavours. Not too complex, this still feels quite unintegrated, and there's some bitterness on the back end. As much as I love Chartogne-Taillet, I think the entry level isn't where the magic happens.
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Grower Champagnes at Plum Market (Chicago, IL): 2015 base. Juicy and fresh, with some nice sweetness here. Not complex, but very pleasant. Good white-fruited tones, as well as sufficient acidity to cut.
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Incredible value, consistently excellent, and a fine example of grower champagne that punches well above its weight. Lemon and lemon curd and green apple and yeast/brioche. Aggressively mineral and taut as a wife but round on the palate after the zing wears away, with a long and zesty finish that lingers. This is always an excellent food wine and better that than a cocktail wine. Somehow it both cuts and amplified everything I’ve ever paired it with.
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Bu en succ. De bien belles bulles à priz juste. Dégorgé en Mai 2017. Nez sur les brioches, les amandes, la levure et les citrons. En bouche, vif et vineux, mie de pain et pommes avec de la lime et une belle finale sec et fraiche. Très bon.
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Disgorged 9.10.2014. Brioche, lemon juice, some bruised, oxidised apple and tree fruit. 4g/l dosage, wished for a touch more as there's some significant acidity here on the back end. But overall, a great Champagne value here.
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Special entry level Champagne. Personality is driven by a sour lemony note that provides uplift and distinction. Generous notes of brioche, apricots, lemon, oyster shells, and ocean air.
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Nutty, bready nose on first day, palate of two halves - one of nutty breadiness, the other of citrus with a nice bitter sting. By second day quite juicy and showing mostly fresh, bright citrus and apples, greater acidity. Quite satisfied at the price I got this for.
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From the glass list at Aldo Sohm (NYC). A great QPR in the champagne space - delivering a tasty glass of champagne for a really reasonable tariff. Very bright, energetic bubbles, good minerality and zippy lemony acids. Great way to start off the evening.
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Golden straw color, vigorous bubbles with fast dissipating mousse. Honey, jasmine & apricot nose. Very vibrant palate dominated by lime and tart green apple. 6g dosage hits the right mix for an easy finish with a bit of an edge. For the price a great choice beyond the big names.
Disgorged 7/17 Harvest 2014 (60%) & 2013 (40%) Natural fermentation. Vine average 35 years. No herb/insecticide. Horse ploughing.
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Last bottle of a six pack purchased last summer. Big fan of the producer and think they deliver a terrific entry level champagne for the price. Nice fine mousse, bright lemony acidity and some biscuity notes on the finish. Delightfully light and zippy if not overly complex.
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Nose: Bruised golden apples. Palate: Juicey sweet golden & red Gala apples, rosehip tartness, spice, wonderful salinty & chalkiness to balance out fruit. A hint of apple pithe and must. Mousse is agressive, reminds me a bit of Francoise Bedel.
Performs way beyond price level. Great for those who (like me) enjoy 'grower Champagne'.
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Burgundy Dinner with Friends (Formento's - Chicago IL): Plenty of apple and baked apple with some berry notes and a rich, bready character. Slightly tart finish. 50% each Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Disgorged July 2017. 2014 vintage base (60%) with 40% from 2013.
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Disgorged jan 2012. Just remembering quite late that I actually drank one of these one evening. And I wanted to add this note because it had really improved with a few extra years in the cellar.
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Beautiful. Disgorged 2011. Pastry cream, lemon meringue pie, toasted almond, plus both (lightly) candied and dry white, yellow fruit. Glides on the tongue with a nice touch of mineral. Sorry this is our last bottle.
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NV CHARTOGNE-TAILLET CUVEE SAINTE ANNE BRUT- 50% Chardonnay and Pinot Noir; disgorged in January 2017 with 6 grams per litre; stone fruit dominates in this champagne with rich and spicy apricot, peach and pear fruit.
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From 375. Excellent complexity for an entry level wine. This is ~5 years post disgorgement and showing great. Still has solid freshness and lift but also some nice tertiary notes.
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Believe 2016 disgorgement. Light color, medium bead. Brioche on the nose. Lighter weight, off dry, orange fruit, slight creaminess, good rocky finish. Very good for this level.
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A blend of 50% Pinot Noir and 50% Chardonnay, 2014 base wine (60%), with 40% 2013 and 2012, bottled July 2015, disgorged September 2017. From Merfy in the vallée de la Marne, rich and ripe and distinctly earthy, mineral and fresh, floral and fragrant, clean as a whistle but energetic rather than seamless, good length. At Café de Klepel, Amsterdam, NL.
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Terry Theise Grower Champagne Tasting (Chicago, IL): Not the most convincing showing of this wine. A bit simplistic, high-toned, and too acidic; the fruit seems to be missing. Possibly a matter of being too young.
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Zachys Opening Celebration (Washington DC): This is another wine that punches well above its weight. Really impressive concentration and body. Lots of brioche, fruit, and cream. Long finish. One of the best values I've found in champagne.
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Oct 2015 disgorged, 50:50 chardonnay : Pinot noir. Restrained nose of peaches and touch of yeast. Nicely judged dosage giving a soft, round palate with ripe fruit and just enough acidity behind. Nice but no real fireworks
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Disgorged 3/2017 (50% Chard, 50% Pinot Noir, Dosage 6 gr, 60% 2014 & 40% 2013) As a follow up to previous note - served much closer to room temp - straight from wine fridge, but no ice bucket this time and much, much better and more expressive. Loads more complexity than when chilled, bread dough and lemon on nose - on palate some rich yeasty flavors coexisting with the tart acidity and fine mousse - really delightful for the price. Chartogne-Taillet is just crushing it with delicious and complex cuvees that don't bust the budget.
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- Yellow gold color with small pearls and aromas of honey and lemon. It's balanced with a medium/full body. Polished texture with a medium finish - Flavorful with vanilla, honey and hint of citrus. Even throughout the sip. Wonderful earthiness that blends with the fruit.
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First time trying this cute from Chartogne-Taillet. Consumed directly after their Le Rose and quite chilled from the ice bucket. Seems quite tight initially with a very low dosage signature. After some palate transition, and time in the glass - very quaffable, bright lemony and tart green apple acidity, lively bubbles, some minerals. Not overly complex on this showing but tasty and good value. Looking forward to trying again with a fresh palate and a slightly warmer temp on the bottle.
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straw colored, fine bubbles, thick mousse. big dose of brioche on the nose. dried pear? strong, bright acidity lightly rounded by the sugar. plenty of fine bubble persists. medium bodied. unrepentant green apple and lemon juice with white bread and cream on the palate. decent finish. a bit of brûlée as it warms up. very good QPR.
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Or vert, la bulle est tout en finesse et en élégance, Au nez et en bouche c'est brioché, amandes, c'est d'une très belle qualité. L'attaque en bouche est subtil et juste a point. Un merveilleux champagne générique, Bien hâte de gouter a d'autres cuvées de cette maison dans le futur. Bravo !
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Served for in-laws' visit June 2017. Disgorged September 2014. Earth and pale yellow apples/tree fruit aromas. Wheat toast, stone, and citrus come through on the palate. Very taut, complete Champagne, perfectly poised. This ticks all the boxes.
2013 base with 40 % of 2012. Citrus, toast and red apple on the nose. A great dense and persistent mousse. Vinous on the palate with a firm mouthfeel and high, lively acidity. Finishes long and tangy. A great value as always.
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Pale lemon color with a hint of greenish hue. Elegant and attractive nose with aromas of green apples, some sweet autolytic toast, a little bit of ripe red apple and apple peel, a hint of citrus fruits and a touch of oven-fresh brioche. Bright and acid-driven on the palate with very dry flavors of lemon-driven citrus fruits, slightly bitter apple peel and chalky minerality, some yeasty French bread and a touch of ripe fruit richness. Very fine, smooth and persistent mousse. The finish is long and mouth-cleansing with bright flavors of chalky minerality, citrus fruits, green apples, some bready autolysis and a hint of mealy red apple.
An elegant and fresh NV Champagne with lovely understated complexity. Still very youthful and thus quite straightforward; I can imagine the wine will gain more complexity and toasty richness if cellared for a year or two - although I can imagine the wine will develop much longer, if necessary. A great bubbly to raise a toast with, but also shows good structure, so there'll be no problems if paired with lighter dishes. If you happen to have a bottle based on the same vintages, I'd wait a few years before popping it open.
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Really have to buy more of this, the house offers some of the best value in champagne! Lots of chalky minerals, green and golden apple some bread to go, elegant feel to the mousse with lots of acidity and length
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September 2011 disgorgement. Really nice. Toasty brioche and lime. Lively, crisp, and mineral. Just enough dosage (4.5 to 7 grams, supposedly) to give it some curves. 60-40 ch-pn.
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This showed differently than my other bottles, having a more forward crisp red apple skin note that gives way to a mineral and bright yellow fruit backside. Decent chalkiness with a light and airy weight. Creamy notes in the finish. Supremely gulpable.
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Forgot to note the disgorgement date on this. Pretty earthy but with some yellow plum stuff. A bit funky, but in a way that makes me want to drink a lot of it.
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Saturday night blinds (Chez Nanda, Chicago IL): Nose: The nose is balanced yet yeasty with warm dough, biscuits, red apples, red berries, yellow florals, and some quince. There is good depth with this showing off a lot of baking and lees notes.
Taste: Medium/full bodied with medium+ acidity. The acidity is refreshing and balanced while the feel is robust and backed up with red apples, quince, yellow florals, warm dough, and brioche notes.
Overall: This was from a recent disgorgement, but I wasn't able to write it down. It is well balanced with a lot of lees-driven tones. This is beautifully consistent and always enjoyable.
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A great deal from Ancona's for $35. One of the better NVs I've had at this price point, only bettered by the knowledge that it is sustainably and thoughtfully farmed, etc. Could benefit from some more time in bottle for sure, but was great over the holidays.
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Not as good as my first bottle but no complaints here. Pretty yellow orchard fruit with good mouse that unwinds rapidly. Firm without being sharp or hard. Nice biscuity notes, less so that my last bottle.
Very Good
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Oct 14 Disgorge. The extra year has added complexity, though it has lost some of its youthful exuberance. Very mildly oxidative style, with hints of yeast/dough, and again that dull lemon and nice minerality. Good for its class.
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2014 disgorgement - I really liked this. Firm an tense on the palate with a mouse that displaces rather quickly. Lemon tart notes with a biscuit/ yeasty topnote that sit on good minerality; very yellow toned. Good focus with an endowed/ slightly rich and intense finish. Not super complex, but well-made and a good daily bottle.
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Very pale straw in color. No nose to speak of. Huge mousse and light bead. Decent light palate of bread and a hint of lemon. Nice acidity, but without a lot of oomph.
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Vindredi (Bellevue, WA): Disgorged 12/2015. 60% 2013/40% 2012. Yeast, brioche and some toast on the nose. Round body with yellow citrus, lemon, lime fruit, and lots of acidity. Great for the price.
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Nice mix of yeasty notes and minerality. Not quite as dry as the bottle enjoyed late last year. Very enjoyable Champagne and a good QPR. Disgorgement June 2015.
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Didn't check disgorgement dates unfortunately but this was a cracker of a wine, lots of energy nose has slightly butter toast, lemon curd. Apple/ mix some chalk notes, similar palate whichhas a really lovely mousse with a medium plus finish goong to have to get more of this!
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This one was based on 2012 and disgorged in 2015. Not the greatest version of this wine that I've had. This ones comes across a bit blowsy, lots of golden apples, without the complexity or sandy, chalky minerality I typically experience in this cuvee. Fine, but doesn't show the attributes that make this cuvee, to me, one of the better values in NV entry level Champagne.
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50% Chardonnay 50% Pinot Noir, average 30 year vine. 55% 2012 and 45% 2011, 2010. Dosage 4.5 g/l. Disgorgement Feb 2015. Sweet floral nose very deep and intense. Nutty on the palate. Amongst all the rest of the grower this does not stand out but still very good.
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At a tasting: Very young, even alcoholic at opening. Profound nutty, some honey. Honey of white flowers. Ease attack, medium acidity, off dry, yeasty finish. Citrus on the palate. Good balance, nice length, okay intensity, okay complexity. 87. Young and easy.
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Complex aromatics, with more red fruit than expected from only 50% Pinot. Tremendous cut. Very powerful bubbly. This isn't an aperitif, it's one for the entree.
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Nyårsafton hos A+N med P+A, F+A, R+J & H (Duvbo): Three years extra cellaring made it much better. Still showing a nice acidity of not going through malic, but in a softer and more mellow style.
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Lean, apple-stone-cider aromas, nicely expanding flavors for the first 20 minutes. I can't say this is my favorite Champagne style but distinctive and precise, good value at just over $30.
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Took about 2 hours for the wine to open up. Green Apple with creamy aromas and layers on the palate. Lingering on the finish. Great great champy very enjoyable.
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We were greeted by the sommelier with complimentary glasses of this pleasant bubbly from the manager of Epure Hong Kong, who made our reservations, but was not on service that day. Xie xie... Pleasant light, brownish-yellow (blend) on the eye. Less than 7 g/liter dosage, but quite dry. Bubbly bubble on the nose with vibrant and vivid citrus fruits. An excellent QPR aperitif for any lunch, dinner or party!
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Small House Champagne, Oysters and Piemonte Fare (Osteria Langhe): Disgorged 3/15 ... a baby! The nose is pure and fresh -- almost Chablis-like with green apple and minerals. Lively and crisp palate. Acid provides energy, tension and cut. The flavor profile echoes the nose. Tart, clean finish. A very solid non-vintage Champagne.
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Small-house Champagne dinner (Chicago, IL): Disgorged March 2015, and from Premier Cru, so apparently this wasn't pre-arrival for a very long time. Very bright acidity and very deep in flavour. Zippy. Dense and concentrated, with some lovely white fruit and good minerality. A tad bitter on the finish.
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This was quite good for a bottle purchased at $42 tax in Canadian($32 US). Salty mineral notes on the nose with a palate of tight and chiseled fruit. There was some yeasty notes that gave this young champagne some complexity. Disgorgement date June 2015. 50% Pinot Noir & 50% Chardonnay. 55% 2012 & 45% 2011/2010.
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Disgorged 2012. Clear gold with an elegant mousse. This is one of those grower Champagnes which I find quite "still wine-like" if that is a term which can make any sense at all. This is well balanced with a mix of high toned and rich fruit, yeasty complexity and a strong acid backbone. Elegantly textured. It covers rather than coats the palate, and does so with a gentle elegance that belies the power with that acidic counterpoint. This smells like pear & brioche, yet the layers on the palate take a bit more time to find their delineation.
A finessed Champagne which draws you back to the glass on repeat. The high notes are the star here. Such freshness with excellent tension on the palate. As mentioned above, there is concentration and power, but those qualities are secondary here in my opinion. That counterpoint does provide a flexibility to this wine. It changes tempo constantly. It opens up with assorted cheese, and causes more careful consideration, yet speeds up as you sip it alone. I need to take a much deeper dive with this producer as this shows a wavelength that I want to get on.
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Last of the bottles with old label (disg 7, 2007) and this was a bottle that was smooth, mature quite rich and delicious with some delicate nutty overtones. No official TN (Took to dinner with winery folks in Napa) but was loved by all. A testament to the quality and longevity of Alexander's wines.
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Champagne and Sushi (Raku, Edina MN): A small pour but then ended up finishing the bottle because it was sitting in front of me, so probably a normal sized glass altogether. This was not ponderous at all, but well-balanced, elegant and good quality champagne.
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August. 2015--Disgorged January 2010. Lovely, very rich, on the palate lemon and hazelnuts, quite effervescent,, perhaps a bit flat on the mid-palate, very biscuity. Perfect for a summer lunch.
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Oct 14 Disgorgement. Superb. Sweetish at first, needs an hour of air, and warming from cellar temps, but then shows a sophisticated, medium oxidative, mineral laden dull lemon, biscuity style. Delicious. One of our house bubbles right now.
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Doft: Moget sött äpple (Champis), citrus, bröd, svaga svaga toner av krita Smak: Moget grönt äpple (Granny Smith), päron och citrus
Mycket trevlig apertif champagne! Jag tycker om den här typen av "odlarskumpa". Riktigt riktigt trevlig frukt, bra frisk syra, gott helt enkelt! På den negativa sidan så är längden på eftersmaken något kort, men jag kan ha överseende med det. De resterande flaskorna lär gå i sommar. Smaknoten är tagen när champagnen är vid cirka 12-14 grader och jag skulle rekommendera att dricka champagnen vid den temperaturen, så med det sagt så finns det utvecklingspotential om man skulle vilja lagra.
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Double Birthday Celebration for Fiona and Me - 2015 (Alex and Fiona's in AMK): Disgorged in December 2010. 60% Chardonnay / 40% Pinot Noir. A nice Champagne – I liked this quite a bit. It had a really nice nose, with pure tones of white fruit and mineral alongside some yeasty bread and a bit of spice. The palate was absolutely clear and precise, with the finest mousse and lovely clean acidity lending a laser-like focus to pure notes of white melon and green apples laced with a nice minerality. Fine finish too, with a long gentle trail of mineral and spice lingering in the mouth nicely - this had a lovely shape and focus to it. It still needs 3-4 years more in the bottle to develop I think, but it is definitely coming around nicely.
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Tasted over 2 hrs; from Sep 2013 degorgement -translucent light-med gold -yeasty baked apple -med+ acidity, quite a bit of depth, apple, hint of sweetness, moderate length -very good
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Disgorge 9/14, primarily 2011 vintage. I believe this bottle reflects the '11 vintage more than the wine in general as I have had other very solid bottles of Sainte Anne from different base years. But in this case the wine is underripe and green and has a rustic mouthfeel. Drinkable but that's about it.
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Oct. 2013 disgorgement. My thoughts mirror the bottle we drank last month - just ok. Nothing wrong with it, but I would rather spend our money on other Producers. Rather thin and lean.
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No notes. However, I remeber it being "OK" - not very memorable. For the money, there are other Producers I enjoy much more. Perhaps this was an off bottle as the overwhelming number of reviews are more positive. We have one more bottle in the cellar...
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Light yellow color.. lovely effervescence toasty nose, with granny smith palate... that's the taste that stands out.. medium light weight, with a slight bitterness on the finish. delicious value champagne though.
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Great match w both a salmon cheviche and lobster tail starters on our new years dinner 2014. Last bottles out of the case purchased 2012, will get another one now.
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This is really fantastic stuff. DG 10/2013. Upon opening, straight out of the fridge, the nose shows off red apple skin, hazelnuts, pear, lemon, and some bread/yeast notes. The palate is lively and energetic, with tart citrus fruits, some nuts and bread crust, and high acidity. The finish is long and deliciously balanced with inherent tartness, and the added sweetness from the dosage which softens and gives silky texture. This is a high quality wine, drinking beautifully now, but will continue to improve over the next few years in bottle and this disgorgement will drink well through 2020 or so.
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Tasting, brief note. I've had this in prior vintages and recall enjoying it more. Today this came across as leaner than I recall. While nicely mineral-driven, the fruit is quite subdued.
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Jan 14 disgorge. Really excellent again. Noticeable pinot noir in addition to grapefruit notes on both nose and palate, this is super biscuity, bright and delicious. Glycerin laden depth, yet stylish, this has a very adequate finish, is quite complex and tasty. A complete NV, this is rapidly becoming our house fave and go-to for bubbles. Ten days later, after returning from a trip and finding a half bottle tightly corked in the cellar: This is golden colored, deeply fruited, still lively and especially mineral-laden, like a very old, dry, top quality grand cru Chablis, yet still retaining its Champagne flavor profile. Superb!
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A private lunch (Restaurant De Librije ***, Zwolle, Netherlands): The assemblage of this wine will vary, but today, the rich and forward, fluffy Pinot fruit and spicy depth that this wine is capable of delivering are very much to the fore. As such, it has a lovely style.
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Disgorged October 2012. No formal notes. This was quite good---golden color, nice creamy mousse, citrus and yeast, some herbal character and an undercurrent of chalky mineral.
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2011 base. Have been hearing a lot of hype for this producer, but this wine did nothing for me. Some fresh sugar-dusted green apple and pear fruit, but the acidity is too high and a little chemically off-putting, like what lemonade powder tastes like before you mix it with water, and there's not much mineral or bready character to add complexity. Not for me. A big hit with the non-geeks though.
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Nose with honeyed granny smith apple, crushed stone, and some floral and lees notes. The palate is fresh and rich with good depth. Finish is balanced and leaves a nice note of green apple. Quite enjoyable.
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Disgorged in April 2014. Good wine, expressive of place - something in here reminds me of everything I've tasted by CT - something of Merfy. A brown sandy character to the fruit. But in this edition the fruit feels constricted somehow, a little bit green almost, and the wine feels a bit clipped. The wine veers towards creamy in texture and finishes with good enough acidity to be refreshing. Not the finest C ST Anne I've had, but good wine nonetheless.
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70% 2010 grapes, 30% 2009. 60% chardonnay, 40% pinot noir. Citric nose with some yeast. Taste also lots of citrus, very mineral, fresh, some sweetness. Long finish. Drinks very well, balanced.
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80% 2011 20% 2010, bottled July 2012, 50-50 Ch-PN. Straight off the bat, this fizz shines on the nose. Extremely fresh with appley, citrusy, chalky/metallic and minerally notes, it also possesses developed aromas of toast and nougat. One could also find nuances as exotic as our local buckthorn! As the wine opens up in the glass the fruit begins to shift towards cherry which I find awfully attractive. To put it short the nose has a lot going on and basically it's all high note. The creamy mousse is of good size, fairly tight and dense, and quite long lasting. Under the mousse one finds a really vinous mouthfeel and a great acidic structure. The dosage is fairly low - 4.5 g/l - but that does not lead to austerity, since the fruit here is perfectly ripe in a really crunchy way. The flavor profile is a mix of citrus and cherry fruit with a good deal of salinity and a bit of earthiness. While I do not detect a whole lot of toast the palate does not feel all primary either. A bit nervous and quite crisp, this is an excellent aperitif but also worked really well with confit de canard and pommes de terre and I would highly recommend to think of this as a food wine. It seems that no matter the level, Chartogne-Taillet delivers incredible value for money. For 22.50 € it is possible to find Champagne as good (Chiquet, Elizabeth Goutorbe) but most probably not better.
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Pretty great NV champagne. Seemed just a little thin when first opened, but an hour in it was excellent. Great acidity, mouthfeel and toasty flavors. DG 7/13 - tasted young, but not in a bad way.
from 375
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A fond farewell for Izzy and Rachel (Domaine Wine Storage, Chicago IL): Nose: There is a real noticeable yeasty backdrop to the nose along with warm breads, dough, red apples, and some leesy notes. The nose is almost like stepping into a bakery in the morning along with a leesy touch.
Taste: Medium/full bodied with medium+ acidity. The feel is very smooth and balanced with yeast, warm breads and dough, and red apples.
Overall: While this was on the fuller side, it wasn't a powerhouse. Instead it had some nuance and real balance to it that made it very enjoyable.
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Goodbye to Izzy & Rachel (and Meyer!) (Domaine Wine Storage - Chicago, IL): Firm and crisp with lots of acidity. The palate had the biscuity tone to it that I love. Despite the bready notes, the palate wasn't overly big/powerful but seemed to float across the palate. Really nice, and it'll improve too.
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Ther new "vintage"....., this time 70% from 2011 and in equal shares PN and Chardonnay, stunning nose, fruity, a little barmy, fine intense sparkling, fresh aromas of apples, some hints of breadcrest, mouthfilling, long, and ......very tasty, my favourite champagne producer so far............., **(*)+, 89- 91?
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This bottling had a 04/2012 disgorgement. A bit more ripe pear and apple nuance, with a moderate yeastiness in the nose and palate that is a bit overwhelming at times. This is a very good, but not great, bottling of this cuvee. Enjoyed tonite with sushi.
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Last bottle from a 6 bottle case bought 4 years ago. Tasting note similar to previous but today's bottle's palate appear bigger with a more intense flavour profile. Went very well with Hainanese Chicken Rice.
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I didn't expect this to be so evolved. I think I purchased it two years ago. Golden yellow robe. Fine mousse. Toast, lemon, honey on the nose and palate. Broad, rich flavors. Finishes clean and long. We're a long way from taut precision here. Fabulous with brunch kedgeree featuring finnan haddie from Maine.
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June 2007 Disgorgment; opened and waited 20 minutes to serve. Very good showing, smooth with some secondary notes and a great mouth feel. even better as we got to the end o he bottle.
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A private dinner (Restaurant Frantzén **, Stockholm, Sweden): A blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, from vineyards west of Reims (near Saint-Thierry). Relatively full colour; full-on style, the rich and smoky Pinot Noir tempered by the mineral freshness of the Chardonnay, candied fruit, floral topnotes, red apple; youthful, vibrant and pure.
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Second bottle of this in two days. This had the disgorgement date and another grape blend than the bottle I had then. 60% Chardonnay and 40% Pinot Noir. Harvested in 2010, with 30% being reserve wine from 2009. Bottled in July 2011. Dosage at 5g/liter. Very nice, with a slightly fresher profile than the previous bottles (who I believe was older than this?). Same fresh gray pear profile, with nice acidity and cleanness and those tones of oxidation and sherry present again. I like this Champagne I must say, as I find it complex and appealing. I believe it should be kept on its back for at least a year, and things will be even better. Nice!
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50 – 50 Pinot and Chardonnay. Gray pears and some yeast and oxidized tones on the nose. Very fine and dry on the palate, with brioche and yeast and a touch of white pepper on the finish. Some oxidative, almost sherry like tones present. A quite fine wine, that needs more time to fully blossom.
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Popped and poured to drink before dinner, then had afterwards as well. Aroma a combo of yeast and green apple. Taste is mostly the green apple, with a bit of a toasty flavor as well.
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This is a wine I tried on a whim based on notes from CW and JG. So, so, so delicious. Disgorged 07/2013. Lemon, green apple and high acidity with a bit of residual sugar from the dosage, nicely balancing out the citrus notes, allowing some tropical sweetness, gorgeous balance, great complexity with minerality and soil signature, this is just great. Will drink even better in another year, and continue through 2023. Nice.
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7th time from my cellar over 3 years with varying results, but mostly very nice. Good mousse and bead. Lemon yellow. Nose of brioche and citrus. Very nice palate of a balanced blend of citrus, brioche, minerality with good acidity.
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Light, white stone fruit, develops into creamy almond-lemon tart as it warms. Medium mousse. Easy-to-find, inexpensive crowd pleaser in a lighter-bodied style.
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Fantastic bubbly. Yeast, baking bread, brioche, green apple, and pear with a delightful palate that has richness, weight, and yet still seems to dance across.
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An acid and mineral-driven champagne, with fine, subtle autolytic notes and a very yellow-fruit-based character, this is friendly and elegant and is very steady from start to finish.
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08/09/10 in this blend. North of Montaigne de Reims in Merfy. Holy s*** aromas. Pineapple, lemon curd, rather fruit driven bottling. It's noted that there's a lot of experimentation at the estate, so the NV wines from 6/8 years ago are quite different.
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This is a nice bottle of grower champagne for a very reasonable price. Toasty bread and citrus notes up front, with floral background notes. Quite a bit of acidity and a dry finish. Really flexible; we drank this over a multi-coursed meal at a restaurant.
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C-T wines tend to be better than the cost. This was a little acidic and dry on opening and by the second glass it showed a little more depth of light dosage and pleasant minerality. I wasn't too analytical on my consumption this time but I would get another bottle or a bottle of the rose, which I love.
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Colour: Medium yellow gold with plenty of fine beads. Nose: Very elegant, clean nose with notes of apple tart, white flowers, citrus, hazel nut and brioche. I really liked that there wasn´t this super strong yeast component I´ve had several times before in beginner champagne. Palate: Elegant mouthfeel, good structured and lively acidity. Good lenght.
Very good Grower-Champanger with a good QPR.
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Decent sparkler with nice mousse and bead that I have had several times before with varying results. This bottle was very light on the palate consisting of some minerality with a hint of citrus. Not as much oomph as prior bottles. Prior bottles more to my liking, but ok nonetheless.
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Dinner at l'Artusi 7/29/2013 (l'Artusi, NYC): Deep straw. Deeply mineral on the nose, but a bit reticent and tight. A wonderfully intriguing note of oxidation hovers above the minerals. The palate is magnificent, but tightly wound. Hugely rich, creamy, and mouthcoating. Fantastic acidity melds seamlessly with the wine's pinpoint mousse. Very, very long. Fabulous.
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Good QPR and special occasion champagne (like any weekend will work). Bright yellow transparent appearance with very tiny bubbles. Nose was a bit closed but showed lemon, slightly bready, and a bit musty/dusty earth. Flavors of lemon, lemon custard, and slightly bready. Not too complex but very drinkable/enjoyable. Paired well with brie on baguet and with grilled salmon and potatoes.
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boah......what a champagne, stunning stuff for a beginner sparkler, barmy, hints of nuts, bread, fine fruit, intense mouthfilling sparkeling, very elegant, top stuff, long aftertaste, killed the whole bottle immediately......
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I'm just starting to get into champagne, but this is a delicious bottle of wine. Very fine bubbles. Expressive nose. Great combination of fruit (tart apple) and a salinity with a hint of nutty bitterness. Creamy texture. Puckering acidity. A hint of yeastiness.
A definite wow wine. Amazing value. I'll be drinking more.
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Medium yellow gold with plenty of fine beads. This bottle has been kept for over 2 years since purchased and it showed for the better. Nose is still fresh but appears more complex with brioche, summer flowers, hazel but, citrus and baked apples. Medium (-) bodied with good acidity. Lovely elegant palate of red apples, pears, yeast, butter, chalk with hints of strawberries. Medium length.
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The color is gold, clear with fine bubbles. Smells are honey, almond, floral notes, sweet clove, apple, and orange zest. The tastes are toast, lime, sweet lemon, saline, and exotic spice. The acidity is zingy and the finish is long. This is very tasty!
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August 2012 disgorgement. More steely and lithe than the mahogany old label. Alexandre mentioned back in 09 that he was slightly altering the style due to teachings of Anselme Selosse. It's like biting into a fresh red apple, sans sweetness. Fleshy yet spare, really special NV.
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Pinot Noir dominant, mainly from 2008. Richer and easier-going than last bottle. Classic poached pears with some toasty, honeyed flavours on the palate. Well formed, round rather than linear and very approachable. Delicious.
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From 375 disgorgement Jun 2007. Waiting has it's rewards as this developed a beautiful rich patina and silkiness. Still plenty of fizz and verve but balanced with richness and poise. Hedonistic rather than meditative but very satisfying NV effort here.Time to drink as his was in the wheel house.
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Blind NV Champagnes (David's House - Washington, DC): Flint, baked apple and fun dip candy on the nose. There's a good amount of tangy pear and grapefruit mixed in with the apricot and toast flavors. Solid acid and white peach carry the finish. Solid stuff.
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A private lunch (Restaurant Bubbledogs, London, UK): A blend of 47% Pinot Noir, 39% Chardonnay and 14% Pinot Meunier; 72% 2008, 28% 2007, family-owned vineyards in the Montagne de Reims, 3+ years sur lattes. Fresh, fruit-driven, hints of nuts and fishiness, nice bitters, quite linear, some complexity, hint of custard, good length.
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Not as fine as the last one I opened in 2011. It was a bit oxidized and had lost some of its freshness. Full bodied and nice complexity. This is still a good Champagne just not as good as I remembered.
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Drank this after some 1998 Henriot Brut. Although, this has some similar characteristics of toast, nuts, yeast along with apples, I didn't think the flavors integrated as harmoniously. This is complex at its price point, but its just not delicious.
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Apples, slightly oxidized. Broad shoulders, intense bubbles. Some earth or minerality, which added complexity, but this really wasn't doing it for me tonight.
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Loved this! great balance of acidity and a nice apple forward fruit flavor. Not too dry, very flavorful. Absolutely will want to get more of this! A crowd pleaser!
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In the past very earthy, almost mushroomy. Now much tastier than it was before. Rich on texture, a longer finish, hints of the terrior coming around on the lengthy back end. Very distinctive still.
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New label for this wine and it strikes me there is more dosage and/or extended use of barrel. Rounder, softer with a slight sweet edge. I liked it, but miss that more powerful and edgy S-A that I remember.
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Goose at our place. (Seattle, WA): Served alongside the Feuillatte as a starter. This offered a bit more for me. The nose is clean with some apples & brioche. The palate here shows some yeasty character along with some subtle tart fruit. The wine really shows off with some layered textures. It enters with a crunchiness, but slowly yields to some creaminess which brings an involuntary smile to your face. Rich, somewhat intense, yet bright & clean with loads of acid.
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Disgorged 2007. Aromas of orchard fruit and some citrus with toast, honey and mineral notes. A touch of oxidized notes, but nothing distracting. Very good acidity with plenty of finesse and balance. I am really starting to grow quite fond of this producer.
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Had a very tropical nose with what seemed like peach and nectarine juice squeezed into the glass. With some air, baked bread and floral notes expanded and added a bit of elegance to the tropical fruit melange. The palate was dense with nice mineral a twist of orange and peach and nice energy. Seemed like a somewhat modern style of Champagne, but I liked what it had to offer.
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Visiting Chartogne-Taillet (Merfy, Champagne): Enjoyed this one a bit warm while walking the vineyards. Nevertheless, this was enjoyable, refreshing and elegant. Perhaps not the flashiest of champagnes but exactly what I'd expect from a basic NV-cuvee. Doesn't get boring at all. Also a wonderful bargain at 20+ euros.
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Eurocentric Trade Tasting; 8/17/2012-8/18/2012: Better than the last bottle I tried. Citrus peel and graphite on the nose. The palate is in a middle ground between purity and power. Good but not great.
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4th time from my cellar and best yet. Straw color with nice mousse and bead. Nose of hay and brioche. Delicious palate of apple, bread and yeast. A nice wine with a good qpr.
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Loved this bottle. Flavors of lemon, apple, almond, yeast and saline minerality flow from the nose to the finish. It was impossible to put the glass down.
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Magnificent. Pale, yellow color with a slight greenish tinge. Crisp, creamy, light-bodied, well put-together, with a medley of lime, apple, pear, and melon flavors. A refreshing, high-quality, delightful, gorgeous Champagne.
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medium straw color, bubbles very persistant and small, nose is rich ... a bit of pineapple, tropical and palate fuller bodied with intense lees and very concentrated ripe fruit. Good minerality and acidity and itnensity of fruit. Seems like barrel age yet do not think any barrel aging, just lees and old vines which gives concentrated fruit. Paid $46 and others paid $30 so curious where they bought it. Liked this wine very much and interested to know more about this quality producer.
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nose: very nice and aromatic nose filled with tones of green apples, brioche, stone fruits and some leesy tones as well. Decent depth to it as well.
taste: fuller bodied with medium acidity. Creamy and balanced with tones of green apples, leesy tones, stone fruits and some brioche.
overall: A 9/11 disgorgement. Has a nice medium gold color and is lively right off the bat. It's a very good NV with good balance and with a leesy style to it.
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Un joli nez fruité de pomme et de fruits jaunes précède une bouche nette, fluide avec toujours ce fruit très présent et beaucoup de fraîcheur. Honnêtement, j'ai été un tout petit peu déçu car je l'ai trouvé légèrement simple, mais en même temps irréprochable. Acheté une vingtaine d'euros.
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This is a nice non-vintage champagne at around $30 per bottle. While this bottle did not have quite the depth or the complexity as the last bottle of Cuvee St. Anne that I consumed, it was also a much younger recent release that was in need of more development. I got the sense that it would have been at least 1-2 points better of it had spent a couple more years in the cellar. This has a slightly spicy aftertaste with raspberries, Brazil nut flavors, tight citrus, a little bit of honey, and some light yeast flavors. There is certainly a wide gulf in quality between this bottle and the standard 2002 vintage Brut Chartogne-Taillet. If you have access to both versions, the 2002 vintage is more than worth the average $15 per bottle premium. However, this is still a very pleasant sparkler.
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Very nice bottle and enjoyed much more than last bottle tried 3 months ago. Very pale straw in color with very nice mousse and bead. Pleasant nose of brioche and yeast. More of the same on a balanced palate with a hint of lemon. A real nice bubbly!
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Gold color. Nose of apple, pear, smoke, yeast, and mushroom. Crisp palate of apple, toast, minerals, and a savory note. OK length. Nice acidity. Good QPR Champagne.
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A nice bubbly with good mousse and bead. Apples and yeast on a light nose. Brioche, yeast and apple on a soft palate. Not as much acidity (lacking punch) as I like in my sparklers, but very decent nonetheless.
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New Year's Eve 2011 (Washington, DC): This was one of the few non-vintage wines of the tasting, but it was really impressive. The aromas were very perfumed, showing orange rind, hazelnut and baked apple. The palate is bone dry, with searing acid and tangy minerals. The flavors of seashell and limestone are pure and vibrant. I love this style of Champagne, and this is a really solid bottle.
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Lovely small, fine beads. Quite a Complex nose for a non vintage - meaty, walnuts, citrus and minerals. Light to medium bodied. A touch acidic but well balanced for food. Brioche, yeast, sour apples with a touch of lemon and pebbles. Decent length. Very nice NV.
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Alexandre Chartogne is killing it with the NV Cuvee St. Anne. Smells very red fruited and is rooted in a bed of minerality. Precise and complex. December 2010 disgorgement.
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This wine demonstrates the high level of skill grower champagne producers can put on display as well as outstanding quality. Very complex. After first pour aromas of chicken stock and herbs slowly transition to yeast then to crisp granny smith apples. Tastes are rich and medium bodied, initially creamy on mouth feel but very lean and crisp showing lots of structure with a sharp acidic finish. The finish is quite long which is dominated by fresh cut green apples. Grower Champagne at its best! Do yourself a favor and skip the NV P-J and Veuve.
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This was a real hit on Thanksgiving day, especially amongst the yeast beasts (real champagne lovers). Robus flavour! Lots of bread dough, and I thought I even scented a whif of rye bread (unconfirmed;). Excellent (88.5).
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Deepavali Lunch at K&J's (Natura Loft): 60% chardonnay and 40% pinot. A very decent NV, showing quite a bit more character than most grand marque bottlings you would get at this price. It had a very expressive, almost no-holds-barred nose which wafted out of the glass with thick, slightly oxidative whiffs of chicken stock, rich white fruit and slightly browned apples. As one would expect from that, the palate too came across as rich, thick, rather heavy-set, but somehow pretty well balanced with a really bright acidity. So bright and zippy indeed that it almost threatened to tumble over into the wrong side of tartness when first poured. Thankfully, with a bit more air and some food (very nice blueberries this time) it calmed down to show ample flavours of strawberry flesh and apple tempered with some earth and mineral notes. What I really did like about this Champagne was its beautiful long finish, lingering away with complex notes of white meat, yeast and white fruit. All in all, a bit disparate at the moment, but this was pleasant and certainly very interesting. It should improve with time too.
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This is a very nice non-vintage champagne. It was initially a little closed as the bottle was served a bit too cold. However, as this warmed up, it opened spectacularly. This is a very pinot centric champagne that has wonderful flavors of toast with a touch of marmalade. It would also likely improve a bit with a year or two of bottle age.
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Alluring, smoky, dried flowers, brazil nut, sour apple, and fresh blueberries. Cured ham/bacon and brioche. Great vibrancy on the palate with a rich, creamy mouthfeel. Moderate to high end of Brut dosage but very fresh and long with a flinty, yeasty finish. Really nice and long on day two.
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My introduction to Chartogne-Taillet was the rose but this was very different from the very full bodied Le Rose. This was in fact quite fine and came across delicate. I say that because the wine has 40% pinot but i could not tell; i say this could easily pass as a bdb. Lovely nose of yeast n apples. Once past the mousse, highly fruity but retains freshness, crispiness, and a welcoming acidity that made it delicious by itself but particularly more so with food. Fairly good complexity and I realised a buildup in sweetness too as it sat in the glass but in a good way. Disgorgement says 10/2010; i sense it wasnt as integrated yet with a toast that jarred the finish slightly.
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2011 Masters of Wine Champagne Tasting (San Francisco, CA): March 2011 disgorgement, 2007 base from Alexandre Chartogne. 60% Chardonnay, 40% Pinot Noir. Deep yellow color showing medium sized bubbles. Expressive nose: apple, spice, and nuts. Medium-full bodied citrus/apple palate with a substantially spicy backbone. Medium length finish. Young but with great potential for a non-vintage.
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Excellent Champagne. Brioche, lemon curd, and yeasty on the nose. Full mouth coating wine with green apple, marmalade danish, and nutty flavors. Great complexity. Definitely a serious drink. If you are looking for an easy, fresh, crisp summer Champagne this is not for you.
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10/2010 disgorgement; 60% chardonnay and 40% pinot. This was a great way to celebrating unpacking our last box after moving! Finished this one a little faster than appropriate, perhaps!
Lovely little thing, though. Creamy yeasty apples is what I get up front? Bubbles are not delicate or shy; they evacuate the Champagne rather quickly. Despite much effort it was impossible to pour without generating a foamy beer-like head in the flute. This is not a delicate wine -- it's blunt, brutish, and all over the place. Less a crisp and decisive Champagne, and more of a mouth-coating brooding affair. I found it quite pleasant, and satisfying at the price point.
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Excellent flavor profile. Very soft, some malolactic, reminds me of Ruinart blanc de blanc in a way. The bubbles leave the wine quite quickly though, and do not have the best size or mouth feel.
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Tasted with Alexandre. nose: very appley palate: smoky with a taste of telltale Merfy chalk, this came across a little watery to me, but was very vibrant. average of 35-year old vines, this cuvee was made by Alexandre's parents, he told me. This makes me wonder what the difference will be going forward. I'll have to buy some to find out. (502 views)
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Champagne Producer Tour, 2011 (Champagne, France): Tasted with Alexandre. nose: very appley palate: smoky with a taste of telltale Merfy chalk, this came across a little watery to me, but was very vibrant. average of 35-year old vines, this cuvee was made by Alexandre's parents, he told me. This makes me wonder what the difference will be going forward. I'll have to buy some to find out.
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STG Loire (My house): old style(white) label, implying an older disgorgement nose: almonds, dry cracker palate: ever so slightly bitter in the midpalate, with a shortish finish, this still delivers ripe, nuanced fruit, almond dust, and a delicate profile with a hint of maturity.
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As always, a wonderful bottle of Champagne for the price. Buttery toast on the nose, a bit of apple/pear. Cleaner/more acidic palette than i remember from previous years... Perhaps the reported lowered dosage? either way, i really enjoy this and the price makes it a no brainer.
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French Laundry Dinner #2 (Maple Grove, MN): Light yellow/straw in color. The nose is yeasty with nice apple notes. Tart apple on the palate and medium-strong acidity that hangs in the mouth. Nice champagne that I would buy again at ~$30. I feel it would pair with a wide variety of dishes from bready appetizers to fried chicken to creamy desserts.
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Starts out with a yeasty baked apple nose of medium intensity. On taste the flavors are reinforced with baked apple dominating. It has nice, slightly chalky, finish. As it warmed up and opened up the aromas evolved to be more of a lemon curd rather than the baked apple. The taste became more creamy and custard like. In general an interesting wine with good acidity. I realize that champagne is not my thing. The foamy acidic finish really bothers me and seems to sit in my throat instead of the usual finish of other white wines.
2 Days later, the wine has opened up. The aromas and flavors are much more creamy. The nose brings out some spice, pepper, white flower, flint and smoke. Quite a few layers to the nose. As it warms, more of the flinty notes dominate. It actually goes down smoother after a couple of days. Long chalk mineral finish with a nice lemon acidity. Not as bracing as it was on the first day.
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Another year, another bottle. This is hands down the best champagne QPR I've found. Nutty, apple, pear with a hint of perfumed sweetness. My new year's resolution is to drink more of this.
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This is the June, 2010 disgorgement. Light golden in color. The nose has more pineapple-scented Chardonnay fruit and a rocky/mineral aroma. On the palate, a quick hit of acid that pulls back and reveals a soft, rich, layered palate. Lemon oil, kaffir lime leaves, and a dusty, chalky note follow. The finish is long in the mouth and soft at the end, but shows some grip.
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nose: rather rich, with toasted almonds and dense biscuit notes palate: a lovely congruence of lemon peel (just a touch bitter, which is appreciated) and sweet apple in the midpalate, followed by a fairly long, sprightly finish. At the end, I get a little bit of appleseed. Really nice.
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This cuvee is my least favorite from this otherwise very good producer. Carmel covered apples and crushed granite. Gravelly on the palate with a chalk-laden finish.
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a bit of toast and green apple on the nose, dry, shows a core of stone and mineral with zesty lime overtones, racy acid, balanced, good with a variety of food
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IMW Annual Champagne Tasting (Christie's Auction House, NYC): sweet red apple. lots of red fruit on this, must be a lot of pinot. nice medium(+) length tingly finish that i enjoyed tremendously. very surprised at the price point on this, definitely a buy for me.
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Disg 6,2007 from Split -still very bright in color and showing a nice full easy to drink style -a nice pairing with Thai mango & coconut cold soup. Another bottle about a month ago from 750 was also very nice - not super complex but well made for the $. Medium yeast and balanced acidity.This is the cuvee St- Anne. Newer bottles (with the new label) seem to have a changed style -more vervy and brighter in profile.
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The new burgundy colored label is not only drier to my taste but more complex, with spiced ginger and florals laying upon a base of fresh baked dough. My particular batch is based on the 2006 vintage, disgorged in January of 2010, 60% Chardonnay, 40% Pinot Noir. It's a focused NV with plenty of acidic cut.
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Tried one of the bottles with new label -(2008 disg) there has been an obvious change in the house style - no official TN taken but this strikes me as a crisper with more verve and the mineral component is more pronounced. This particular disgorgement may require more cellar time for the wine to show at it's best but overall this may turn out to be a better version.
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(11/08 Disgorgement) Took about 20 min of being open to get to : Pastry on the nose with some pretty citrus and cocoa fat. Light in body, slight sweetness in texture with spicing, more citrus. Really nice line and verve here.
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Nutty nose along pear and citrus. Light coffee and white chocolate. Round, very soft with rather large bubbles, yeasty but simple. The nose is the best part here.
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Disgorged 1/2006, and the age showed in a wonderful way. Very full and toasty, and the texture was fantastic. I usually don't chill white wines but appreciated it here because it took down the intensity a little. Great stuff!
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From 3L. October 2009 disgorgement. While the glass broke cleanly at the neck upon sabering, the cork extended below the break point and it took four hacks of the saber to get the cork to leave the bottle. Medium yellow color with medium, abundant bead. Aromas of yellow apples, flowers, hints of yeast and baked bread, and a clean lemon/apple finish. Solid and refreshing. Drink or hold.
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Blind Bubble Bash (Cohen residence - Irvine, CA): A little soapy at first, but with some air green apple, Fuji apple, and dried mushroom notes emerged. Distinctive, with an herbal edge, but slightly bitter on the finish. 86-87 points.
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Nice aperitif. I tasted the most recent disgorgement of this wine a few weeks ago, and I wasn't impressed with it at all. However, this bottle seemed like it had some bottle age on it and showed much better--I didn't get a chance to check the disgorgement. Showed nice ripe apple skin and lemon notes with a hint of oxidation. Nice on the palate; although, I could use a touch more acid.
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Loads of sweet, buttery brioche on the nose along with light citrus fruit. The palate is balanced between fruit and yeasty rich bread flavors, nice acidity carries everything along. Ends cleanly but has nice length with those acids. Nice body, strong bubbles. Overall a rich, delicious, easy to understand Champagne. Went great with breakfast!
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Wow. Hadn't been loving a lot of the PN/Chard blends I've tried, but this one was great. It struck the balance between the acidity and liveliness of a blanc de blancs and the weight/toast/nuttiness of great PN driven Champagne. Maybe my mood was just right (and a bottle of Burgundy I just tried had been tired), but this truly was great.
Only downside was some roughness to the bubbles. It definitely wasn't the finest, but it was certainly tasty.
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2009 Famous Liquors Champagne Tasting (Lombard, Illinois): Retailer tasting. This is a grower champagne. Did not like this bottle nearly as much as the one I had 2 months ago. Had a sherry character to it. Notes of white fruit and a tart finish. Storage problem? 87 points.
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Outstanding showing for this wine. Golden delicious apple, cherries, musthroom, lemon, clove, mineral, toasted bread make up the nose. Palate enters with creaminess, then tightens significantly for an energetic, minerally finish. DG'd 08. Really great, and absolutely incredible for the $20 I paid for this.
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Opened by some friends in Michigan. This is a blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay and had a disgorgement date of July 2006. A focused champagne with notes of bread dough, lemon/lime and strawberry on the finish. Good bead. 90-91 points.
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Fantastic champagne with lively bead, lots of foamy mousse that quickly dissipates. Apples, ginger, and chalk in the flavors. The aromas were biscuity with some lemon and apple notes. Enjoyed this very much.
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Nice foil to a nice Shenghi style dish of stir fry on brown rice. This was a May 07 disg.and the nose had a lovely white flower mixed with green apple scent. This needed about 15-20 min to settle down and round off -middle of the road weight with some biscuit touches and some tangy elements on the finish. A decent Champagne especially for the price of admission. may get better with a bit more cellar time.
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Nose dominated by shortbread/biscuit notes, seems to be in an oxidative style. Rich and round on the palate. Good, but lacking fruit or mineral, and a bit lacking on finesse. Purchased on sale at $40, but to me still not quite a good QPR at that point.
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This is a bottle with some age on it: disgorged Jan. 2005. Baked apple, a little citrus, toast and minerals. Adds an earthy not-quite-mushroomy profile in the mouth. Fairly full bodied, with a persistent bead. I like this. 90
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Wednesday Night Burgs: Hard to downshift from the Dauvissat to this (Chris was a late arrival which staggered the order). Nose of bread dough, mineral, lemon, honey and mineral, but in a funky, rustic style that contrasted dramatically with the elegance of the Dauvissat. In the mouth this comes across a little fat with dense fruit but very little acidity. Might have shown better if served first, but not a great champagne for my taste.
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The color is pale straw, with a very slightly copper-colored tint.
The nose is apples. No, make that APPLES!! Not fresh tart green apples, but more like one of those half-baked without any sugar or spices. Once it cooks, add just a teaspoon of warm caramel, and that is what this wine smells like.
The palate is interesting. Imagine lining up every apple you ever ate, from tartest to sweetest, then back to tart again, and quickly taking a bit out of each one, and you get what happens from attack to mid-palate. It's dry, don't get me wrong, but the impression of apple is there the whole time.
Night Two
Like Night One, the nose is huge with apples, apples, apples, and a little dollop of caramel.
And like Night One, the palate runs through a bite of every apple you ever taste, though now the tart ones are more pronounced. Still, the only possible impression of this wine is APPLE. The mid-palate adds just a bit of baguette, but mostly, it's still apples.
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Light lemon color, aggressive mousse. Nose of lemon creme with a touch of marzipan and toast. Mouthwatering acidity on the palate with a touch of chamomile. Probably could stand to sit for awhile.
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This bottle had rested a couple of years in my cellar but still had typical Chartogne Taillet to me -- earthy, mushroom, dense champagne. Delicious as a contrast.
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Our New Year's Eve champagne. Very complex and delicious. Nose was very full with sweet floral honeyed notes, nuttiness and some brioche. On first opening, it started with some pear and orange peel, and then opened up with some creaminess, apple and rich breadiness. Well balanced with great minerality. Love the grower champagne.
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Good, deep and flavorful, not at all light -- sort of a lightweight Bollinger RD. Apple, yeast, lots of biscuit, good acid, decent QPR. Great with a bowl of fruit and Creme Fraiche.
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Light yellow in color with a good mousse. A defined yeasty aroma follows through to the palate magically. A well balanced specimen with a high yeast profile.
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Champagne and Cabernet (Farpointe Cellar): The nose had lots of fresh baked rye bread, some stone and honey, and a little citrus at the end. The palate was crisp and very dry, and had honey, rye bread, stone, and a finish of apple.
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Opened this... didn't pay careful attention. And then it was gone! I do remember ripe cherry and berry fruit. Pitch perfect balance. And really thinking it was delicious.
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the new disgorgement and the new label, and this one is even better than in the recent past. so well balanced, this is a classic champs that even someone who thinks they don't like champagne will love. ripe fruit, both red berry and apple shin, lovely ladies perfume and chalky mineral combine to form an alluring fragrance that lingers after swallowing. great acidity and texture, this is just a delicious wine. a great value too in this market at under $40.
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Just so feminine yet driven-a beautiful Parisian woman that can make you beg all night...one of the best Delicate yet highly complex champagnes on the market. Alexandre Chartogne-Taillet strives for perfection here..he is planting vines sans rows to increase competition and drive towards the chalk ....15 meters underground. His efforts to revive the worms killed by decades of chemicals is both wise and admirable.This gem of a wine is grossly under priced for what it is and truly a legend given that since the 11th century this family has been working these vineyards with care and passion.
Les than 5% of all Champagne is grower juice....THIS IS the FUTURE of Champagnes best cuvees.
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Very nice Champagne to start with on a summer evening. Fresh, light, active mousse. Flavors of green apple and a twist of ginger for interest. Not at all in the yeasty or oxidative mold.
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Again very pleasant with green apple and toffee aromas and flavors. Solid champagne. Disgorged 7/2006. Perhaps better at a slightly warmer temperature.
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Nice Champagne, drank at the end of the evening, which keads to bad notes. I think our bottle was adavnced aged (sat on the store shelf) but still very good. Got alot of toasty, caramel notes. Not a light styled champagne. Good bubbles, but wouldnt pay the $40 here again.
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509 / Disgorgement 02.2007 Buyer beware I guess. This has a 90 point rating from Pierre Rovani (Wine Advocate), but the rating was for (509 / degorgement 06/2005). I found this wine to be ok. Still struggling with the Advocate rating system that I am tring to adopt, as the wine was probably just average, so based on that scale, should have been probably 76... Disjointed acidity/sweetness. Lemon sherbet flovors with some tart apple characters that were attractive, but very simple. No minerality at all and basically just a simple wine. Bought at Wine Library for $26 (plus tax) and that is all it is worth - at best (if it were anything but Champagne, it would be much less). Very sweet.
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Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant: Yeasty; Very soft bubbles; A good food sparkler; Nutty; No real nose initially but opens to a sweet fruityness; Gains complexity in glass of a rich, nutty cheese; Sweet
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great beading of bubbles. in in the mouth the bubbles feel foamy, leading to a fuller mouth feel. big nose, light fruit, more toasty, strong caramel. taste of green apple and slightly nutty, like those apples on a stick rolled in caramel and peanuts. muddled beer-like yeast flavors in the foam, no richness to it. good acid with slight bitterness at finish. as it opens up the caramel is strong, fruit comes out a bit more, the bitterness becomes chalkiness, and the champagne presents itself a a solid medium weight mellow drink. most people would enjoy this, unless the prefer very light sparklers, sweeter fruit, or something built to age.
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$44.99 retail, before discount. Tasted side by side with Pierre Peters N/V BdB (see TN), the Chartogne-Taillet showed toast, apple and citrus on the nose. On the palate, assertive acidity, and slightly rigid, with layers of toast / brown notes, citrus, apple and minerals. Nice, but this is rather hard-edged at the moment. I wonder it time will round this out a bit... The Pierre Peters BdB on the the other hand (half bottle) was nutty and honeyed, with softer, broader texture.
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Drank at the annual Thankgiving party at Kathy's relatives' house, this time,at Katherine and Steve's place. Rounding out nicely; real punch and guts, powerful acidity, very dry. I drank most of the bottle myself as I expected. Very good basic champagne.
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Very pleasing basic. Seems to have a fair amount of pinot in the blend since it's relatively full-bodied and has that pinot tang on the finish. Straighforward good champagne.
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From 375mL. Ripe Champagne. Baked ripe apple and plenty of dough. Flavors lack some in precision and, as a result, come across as a bit heavy; still, a nice balance and well-integrated mousse to the palate. Seems Pinot Noir dominated to me. A medium-bodied, very enjoyable NV wine.
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This is Chartogne lite, and I like it. Delicate but not flavorless, nicely balanced and not too aggressive, it's drinking very well now. Real chardonnay character with elements of chalk and bread although there's some pinot in here. One of the better grower NVs for sure.
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4/15/2024 - Sean Tay wrote: 89 Points
Medium nose intensity with notes of green apple, lemon, pear.
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4/6/2024 - jkscully Likes this wine:
Very few, slow-moving bubbles compared to other champagnes that I’ve opened recently. This was very bracing at first, but after about 30 minutes, it came together with nice apple and pear fruit flavors and good creamy, lemon curd flavors. I tasted this with Tom and Kim and didn’t get great notes. I think some age would have been nice for this wine, as I suspect it would have developed more creamy notes and the acidity would have calmed down a bit more.
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4/1/2024 - astroman Likes this wine: 94 Points
Base 2021, bottle Jul 22, disgorged Nov 23, dosage 2.5g/l, blend of C, PN and M, pronounced aromas of spice, nutmeg, lovely energetic core on the palate with good finish. This is absolutely beautiful and punching way above its level. Alexandre mention he was affected by tornado in 2021 and was lucky to be able to get such a fantastic cuvee.
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3/31/2024 - Vas19 wrote: 91 Points
2019 base disgorged October 2021. Tiny oxidative hints on the nose. Palate lacks some complexity but is pleasant enough. Decent.
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3/30/2024 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 92 Points
A private dinner (Café Parlotte, Amsterdam, NL): Same disgorgement as earlier this month. Apple and citrus, hazelnut, generous and fresh, yeast and minerals, youthful and energetic but harmonious, juicy and supple, long and flowing finish.
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3/25/2024 - vagrantone Likes this wine: 91 Points
A significantly better showing yesterday with the balance and elegance expected.
The length seemed to have improved. Nice
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3/21/2024 - Vinobystino wrote: 90 Points
Really nice drinking champagne. Some oxidative characters, adding complexity and body. More body than the Heurtebise, but definitely more simple and less length. Very good though.
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3/19/2024 - WetRock wrote:
"Mostly 2020". Disg 10/22. A touch of minty herbiness. Otherwise the nice, solid Champagne I expect from this bottling. 4 g/L gives it the oomph to be inviting. Light touch of toastiness on the periphery. A solid disgorgement of this bottling. Its become something of a go-to for me in terms of reliable NV's.
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3/17/2024 - acyso wrote: 85 Points
Heater week; 3/8/2024-3/17/2024 (Chicago, IL): Recent release. Something off about the palate here, that I couldn't quite put my finger on. Almond, almost? I think this came off a little volatile and unsettled; the Bereche next to it clearly demonstrated the difference.
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3/16/2024 - Gargantua Likes this wine:
Richer and more depth than I recalled. Quite nice.
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3/3/2024 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 92 Points
A private dinner (Café Parlotte, Amsterdam, NL): From vineyards in Merfy and Saint-Thierry, base vintage 2021, all three classic varieties in undisclosed proportions, fermented and aged in barrel, bottled July 2022, disgorged October 2023 with a dosage of 2.5 gr/l. Ripe and vinous but with a firm core of acidity, mildly earthy, red apple, generous and rounded, spicy, good body, not hugely elegant but certainly satisfying.
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2/4/2024 - ThijsV Likes this wine: 90 Points
Oxidative, nice brioche and fruit. The bottle did not get the attention it deserved
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2/3/2024 - Eugenedinapoli wrote:
med light gold w a greenish hue. Crisp but with a distinct roundness and yeasty, pastry undertones
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1/15/2024 - gilrbo Likes this wine:
Oxidative in style, but only lightly and in a way which adds complexity and interest. Very nice to drink now, but could go on several more years.
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12/31/2023 - JWS84 Likes this wine:
This was very round compared to the Pierre Peters. Lots of orchard fruits and some toastiness. The last third of the bottle showed the best. An excellent value.
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11/28/2023 - gilrbo Likes this wine:
Drunk as aperitif at an informal family gathering. No TN.
Very nice.
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10/27/2023 - astroman Likes this wine:
Champagne Tasting on Champagne Day (Park 90): Mostly from 2020 harvest, bottled 07/21, disgorged June 2023, dosage 4g/l, with blend of C, PN, M. Impressions. Fantastic aromas lots going on with long finish. Impressive entry level cuvée for Taillet.
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10/14/2023 - renwom Likes this wine: 90 Points
Lovely, solid outing, pleasant and refined to drink. Some lemon and yeast on the nose, not the finest bubbles but smooth, held up well throughout the evening, and of course paired with everything, from cheese and charcuterie thru oxtail dinner and apple crumble. Great QPR.
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10/7/2023 - Deadhead wrote: 92 Points
Our last of the November 2016 disgorgement. Lovely as ever!
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10/2/2023 - Rallerboy888 Likes this wine: 95 Points
This is an absolutely extraordinary champagne! 2020-base, disgorged february 2023.
There's so much intensity in this, and it deliver the complexity of an oxidative wine while retaining amazing freshness, and showing nothing in terms of oxidised notes. What's the point in buying prestige cuvées, when you can drink this?
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9/27/2023 - Papies wrote: 90 Points
A very solid all rounder. Full on Apple feel, polished and round , very light yeasty side and dominated for sure but rich apple notes at times those bruised apple notes we associate with Blanc de Blancs ( this is not a BdB ) . Very pretty albeit lacked precision. 90
2019 bottling of the 2018 vintage albeit not a vintage wine and 2022 disgorgement at Brut Dosage
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9/18/2023 - rossi.wine wrote: 92 Points
Over dinner, no formal notes. Mainly 2017, disgorged in June 2020, 5gr/l dosage. Very elegant and linear, with good fruit, vibrant acidity and decent depth and length. Quite expressive on the nose. Drinking well. 91-93
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9/7/2023 - jviz wrote: 90 Points
Popped and poured, finish the bottle over the course of an evening. It was nice, fresh, with flavors of lemon, sliced almonds, tart cut, and low-dosage. I’ve had better bottles in the past, so perhaps this is a more recent disgorgement and in need of time.
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9/7/2023 - pmarlo Likes this wine: 90 Points
Popped good. Slight pineapple. Tasty. Pale yellow. Bouquet upon first pop but not after. Tart. Another reviewer said mousse is fierce, and reminded me of pouring a Bud in a very narrow glass and watching the head creep up the sides. Now open a few minutes, lemon. Felt this at back of tongue and front of top palate. Like this and would buy again. Trying to determine what might be my go to Champagne in $40-$70 range. A contender. Worthy of buying again. Had last sip on 6th and was chablis-like, and well-behaved and not acid brutal.
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9/2/2023 - Lady Chatelaine wrote: 87 Points
Easy going, but nothing to run after.
I do admit that it’s a fair quality/price and as an « aperitif » it will quench your thirst
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7/22/2023 - vinkeger wrote: 91 Points
2018-base, degosjert mai 2021. Ligget i kjelleren i to år.
Husker den som knapp og reduktiv ved lansering. Nå var den helt annerledes.
Trengte litt tid i glasset før den åpnet seg opp. Ble da en klassisk champagne med bakverk og en del oksidative toner.
Virker å være ganske høy modning på druematerialet. Generelt en rik stil.
Hakket mer minimalistisk i munn. Her føles frukten hvitere, samtidig som den har høy syre. Nydelig balanse og en klassisk stram finish.
Ungdommelig mousse, blir nok enda mer integrert og harmonisk med noen år til på langs.
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7/8/2023 - acheng wrote:
Once again fantastic QPR, brisk and lively with a gingery aftertaste.
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7/3/2023 - ManhattanBeach Likes this wine:
A private dinner (Hide Piccadilly): £97/btl. Quite rich, deep savoury biscuit, red fruits. Quite fierce mousse.
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6/27/2023 - lolo66 wrote:
The hardest champagne cork to get out. Crazy tight. Bubbles was very prevalent and almost seltzer like. Once it settled down it was a nice bready lemony palat. Nice w sooty with longer finish linear in citrus note. But I like this
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6/26/2023 - WetRock wrote:
Another base 2019 bottle. It is still somewhat disappointing. It is certainly a nice chalky Champagne but not really compelling in any way. There is something of a rancio sort of note lingering around indicating maybe something closer to a "natural" style. That only makes me wish the wine had more depth to balance that.
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6/12/2023 - HFLED wrote: 92 Points
Outstanding value. Buy up while you still can!
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6/7/2023 - Theamateurwinesnob Likes this wine:
Petrol, bread, yeast, pear, quince, apricot, orange, Meyer lemon, and a tinge of floral notes. Med+ acidity, good balance, minerality, and long finish
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5/29/2023 - Eriklainen wrote:
At Portal. Was expecting "grower-funk" and what have you but no, this baby was svelte and lean without being ascetic and boring. Really quite beautiful, some white flowers even. Right up my alley as they say
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5/24/2023 - jviz Likes this wine: 92 Points
One of the greatest remaining values in champagne. This was PnP and served with a key lime panna cotta as a palate cleanser. The tart acidity and citrus flavors of the wine worked magically with the creamy almost yogurt like notes of the dish. This hasn’t changed much since my last note (a previous disgorgement) but it’s hard to detect much of any residual sugar. This wine is fresh, balanced, with brightness and a little sliced almond for complexity. Great restaurant order
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5/9/2023 - Tartiflette Likes this wine: 91 Points
Disgorged 2017. This has finally come around very nicely. Perfectly drinkable now with soft but persistent mousse. Nice salinity and fruit in form of citrus and pear. Love the strong acidity. Good aftertaste. I shall immediately buy more.
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5/8/2023 - acheng wrote: 92 Points
This is drinking well. Citrus with mineral and hint of saltiness.
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4/30/2023 - TheFoodieTraveler Likes this wine: 92 Points
Bracing acidity, light citrus
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4/29/2023 - WEB,III Likes this wine: 91 Points
Mostly 2019 Harvest
Bottling: July 2020
Disgorgement: October 2021
Dosage: 5 g/l
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4/28/2023 - penmoalic Likes this wine: 89 Points
Un champagne que j'ai mieux dégusté que sur ma précédente bouteille (mars 2020)
le vin est plus policé avec une longueur correcte. Il y a quand même une écart avec les autres cuvées du domaine qui sont excellentes
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4/28/2023 - WetRock wrote:
Disg 01/22, bottled 07/20. 80% from 2019. More reserved that the base 2018. Just not displaying that sort of richness. Overnight it opens up some, adding pastry like notes. I've read 2019 is a somewhat problematic vintage in Champagne. This is still a solid wine at $40 but its a notch below the better releases.
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4/13/2023 - Bathtub58 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Immediately accessible and always a crowd pleaser. Enjoy now. Mostly 2019. Disgorged January 2022.
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4/8/2023 - kostaslonis Likes this wine:
Sampled at Oinoscent, courtesy of a customer.
Village Merfy, Parcel Les Bretz, Harvest 2018, Bottling July 2019, Degorgement March 2022, Brit, ageing for more than 9 months, 12.50%
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The wine shows high intensity, citrus, quince, lime fruit notes, nutty, ripe and fresh, nice yeast profile with some floral notes too.
Palate shows medium body, citrus notes, pear, quite spicy, a touch nutty, nice CO2, ripe apple notes, pear, balanced, long finish.
It changes a lot with time, so it would be interesting to see this in pairings.
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4/8/2023 - 2020 Likes this wine:
I wasn't a fan of this my first go around, but I had bought 6 so I was hopeful time would benefit it. Happy to report it does. This ages great. It picked up body from the barrel aging that I didn't find when it was young. Buy these on sale, and lay them down for a year and wow are they great!
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3/29/2023 - JCMenendez Likes this wine: 92 Points
Love this. It goes down so easily. Everything is balanced and perfectly in place. Not overly complex but a great aperitif or food wine, and a crowd pleaser lots of wows from drinkers who only know the grand marques.
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3/24/2023 - MaxRad Likes this wine: 89 Points
Pretty good on its own with wonderful price point.
As 2nd bottle after Gaston - leaves some to be desired.
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2/28/2023 - huevosconvino Likes this wine: 93 Points
Same note as before...excellent release.
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2/25/2023 - Tejassathian Likes this wine: 91 Points
Delicious as ever, paired with omakase. The richness and power of the pinot really showed here. Golden color, strong structure, red apple fruit profile, pretty complex finish.
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2/25/2023 - huevosconvino Likes this wine: 94 Points
Base wine primarily from 2019, disgorged in June 2022; 4.7 g/L dosage according to the website. This wine is a blend of 50% Chardonnay and 50% Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier (mostly Pinot Noir). I got interested in trying the Sainte Anne again because I learned they began aging this wine in oak barrels. And wow, this newer release is better than any prior Sainte Anne I've had! Quite a harmonious profile, with elements of lemon, green apple, and herbs. Smoke and saline qualities in the background. Honestly I prefer this Champagne to some "big name" releases than cost twice as much or more. Part of what I appreciate is what's missing: yeasty notes, bready character, etc. This is a very clean, expressive wine that fits very well with the broader Chartogne-Taillet offerings!
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2/25/2023 - Bathtub58 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Very enjoyable now. After about 45 minutes, the wine became richer and lost a bit of its freshness. Great QPR.
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2/24/2023 - VINNICK Likes this wine: 93 Points
It’s rare to find something this good at this price. Fresh lively swirls around your mouth like a ballerina.
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2/14/2023 - adam16 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Velvety smooth with strong notes of green apple and light toastiness
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2/13/2023 - strawbo wrote: flawed
Appeared bland and quite dead.
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2/8/2023 - MJP Hou TX Likes this wine: 91 Points
Houston Wine Merchant purchase. Delivering a solid value in the grower selection. Price range of $55-$70.
We did enjoy the St Anne a bit more than the Mousse Fils L'Or D'Eugene.
A touch above Cramant Bdb
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2/1/2023 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
La Festa del Barolo: A Taste of Verduno (Locanda Verde): This is exactly the wine I’d pick if I had a big event and needed to serve something a bit more en masse (I liked the pricing that existed on it a few years ago better, but still very reasonable for the quality). It is more than just a basic set of bubbles to warm up the palate. There’s some interesting flavors going on here.
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2/1/2023 - oxidatif wrote:
Nose is light cherry strawberry, not showing much yet. Ooh this is fun, juicy fruity, medium acid, a little minerality but really this is just a nice restrained fruity champagne. Not bombastic, not as serious as some of their other cuvées, but super fun and delicious.
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1/29/2023 - chicsucre wrote:
Medium lemon color
Pronounced chamomile + flint,
On the palate mostly apples
Light chalk
5g dosage achieves an amazing balance, super good pairing with spicy fried chicken from Birdbox (I did not enjoy the exact chicken before)
Very lively bubbles
Plum flower comes out 1h ish
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1/28/2023 - bularry Likes this wine: 92 Points
Utterly delightful... full of depth, well balanced acidity
excellent value
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1/13/2023 - cct wrote: 91 Points
A fresh nose with orchard more than citrus fruit, chalk, a little honey, and subtle autolytic notes. On the palate, it's lively with well done dosage. Fine bead. Lovely balance. Outstanding. Well balanced. Excellent value. 91
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1/6/2023 - PAX ROMANA Likes this wine: 92 Points
Probably my favorite NV grower champagne. Excellent balance of richness and fruit. I enjoyed the nose which was more complex than one might expect from a NV champagne. Really good food wine with its acidity and low dosage.
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1/5/2023 - Jfflvy Likes this wine:
No notes
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1/5/2023 - PDXinSEA Likes this wine: 90 Points
Disgorged in 2012 so I knew it was pushing the limits on a NV Champagne. Probably based on 2009 with healthy doses of 2008 and 2007 reserve wines. 50/50 Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Cork showed some drying and there was a less than enthusiastic pop on its release - more like a sigh of relief. Color was deep gold; effervescence was clearly muted but bubbles were tiny and persistent. Nose of dried apples, nuts, and some definite oxidative notes. Flavors were similar but also had some hints of tangerine and something like oyster liquor. The texture was fairly broad but balanced and nicely lifted by the bubbles. I liked it far more than anyone else but my aged palate has more sympathy for the senescence of wines that had a rambunctious childhood.
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1/1/2023 - fat.metheny Likes this wine: 91 Points
Nose of lemon, a bit of brioche and toast, more clear and refreshing style. 60% vintage 2017, add to bottle 2018, dg 2020. 91+
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12/30/2022 - MAC49 Likes this wine: 91 Points
This is our “house” champagne. Flowers, oak, nice bubbles and feel in the mouth. Punches above its weight, good QPR
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12/28/2022 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
I always like this champagne which is one of my go to favorites. If you serve it at the not quite too cold temperature then you get a ton of flavor and more interesting style and just generally lovely champagne.
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12/26/2022 - manonthemoon wrote: 90 Points
Had on Christmas with Family.
N red apple, marzipan, citrus, floral
P lemon, red apple, honey, minerals
F ave, decent body, and cut
Overall great complexity for the price.
50+12+17+6+5
3
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12/23/2022 - Collector1855 wrote: 93 Points
DG22, base 2019. At Assient Champenoise dinner. Very fine and delicate wine, this whispers, does not shout. I really liked this. Everything is discrete here, sublime for an entry cuvée. 93-94
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12/17/2022 - VINNICK Likes this wine: 90 Points
Great value.
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11/23/2022 - melvinyeowq wrote: 90 Points
Cutlery Optional: 2019 base, disgorged March 2022, 4g/l dosage. Usually a big fan of this cuvee but this edition is not quite in place yet. Heady fruit but lacking cut and focus at the moment, but the potential is there to develop into a more cohesive wine.
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11/23/2022 - Decanting Queen Likes this wine: 90 Points
Brought to a friends house. Not ideal glassware or time to reflect, but still very enjoyable and interesting. Apple-y fruit, honey, mineral, spice. Some things I couldn’t name and was hoping to find a clue in the notes of others, but no luck. I might have to buy another bottle.
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11/16/2022 - Alykhan V Likes this wine: 91 Points
Very well made. White flowers, some smoke, refined and dances on the palate
91-92
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11/10/2022 - tomandlu wrote: 90 Points
No detailed notes. Recall it being very creamy, fruity, and balanced
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11/10/2022 - MadeiraLev Likes this wine: 93 Points
Great value, sorry to see this last bottle go.
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11/1/2022 - JCMenendez Likes this wine: 92 Points
Delicious and easy to drink. Full of fruit but balanced with pretty acidity.
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10/30/2022 - Tejassathian Likes this wine: 92 Points
17 base, 19 disgorge. Delicious with a few years of bottle age. Balanced and flavorful - red apple and red fruit profile, rich, yet also chalky and mineral.
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10/9/2022 - sleepyhaus wrote:
Not the best bottle of this wine, which is usually so reliable. Not terrible, but lacking a bit of spark. Improved overnight in the refrigerator, unstoppered.
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10/1/2022 - Lehto Likes this wine: 90 Points
This is an extremely well-made and great champagne for the price. As an intro to Chartogne-Taillet this really shows how great their more expensive Cuvées will be - yet they're not at all overpriced...
60% base wine from 2018 and disgorged in August 2021 after about 2 years on the lees with 4-5g dosage.
Polished champagne showing citrus fruits, red apple, marzipan, creamy texture, white flowers and white peach.
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9/23/2022 - UrbanGrill Likes this wine: 91 Points
Disgorged 01/20, bottled 07/18, mostly 2017 vintage. Again, I find that this gets better and more interesting after a few years.
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8/8/2022 - nadecesse wrote: 89 Points
Joli fruit, intensité et longueur mais un poil dosé et tendre à mon gout. Une belle entrée de gamme pour plaire au plus grand nombre, certainement recommandable mais ne sera pas un rachat, du moins sur cet assemblage. 89-90
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7/24/2022 - mmilgate Likes this wine:
Chartogne-Taillet Cuvee Sainte Anne Brut NV
Base 19. Disg. Feb 2022
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7/22/2022 - Macman77 Likes this wine: 89 Points
Marsipan, brioche, lemon, chalk in the nose
Lemon, lime, red apples, minerality, and a floral finish. Low dosage of 5g that makes the very wine fresh.
Mostly 2017, disgorged Dec 2020.
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7/13/2022 - Tartiflette wrote: 89 Points
Disgorged 2017. This is still an infant. Very high acidity and powerful mousse. Granny Smith apples and minerals dominating. Leave alone for more cellaring.
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6/29/2022 - Paul S wrote: 92 Points
Night out in Covent Garden (Noble Rot and 10 Cases) (Noble Rot / 10 Cases, London): Recently disgorged. This was about the nicest bottle of this Cuvee I have tried so far though. It was quite lovely on an early summer's evening. Nice nose, with red apples and sweet flowers, along with a slightly riper hint of stone fruit aromas, these sprinkled with some spice - anise I thought. The palate was round and ripe, with sweet apples and ripe lemons at the fore, but still came across nicely controlled and balanced, with decent enough acidity and some minerality as the wine stretched away into a surprisingly long finish. Mousse was fine enough, though not what you would call refined. Overall, a delicious Champagne in a rounder, riper style. Not subtle, but certainly but not in-your-face either. Very yummy and quaffable with our food.
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6/16/2022 - sleepyhaus wrote:
Another really excellent bottle. I've probably had more bottles of this than any other Champagne over the past two years and I can't complain about that at all. An excellent choice for a "house champagne." This one showed a bit more of the richness and a bit less citrus than the last, but everything was just in excellent balance.
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6/5/2022 - Charlie Carnes wrote:
Great, like the other bottle I drank. I did not take a note, as I was on the boat! Conditions and glasses weren’t perfect.
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5/21/2022 - "Rhône Rider" Likes this wine: 90 Points
Aromatisk nese med sitrus, gjærbakst og litt nøtt. Syrefiskt anslag med sitrus, nøtter og litt blomster. Bra balanse og medium lengde. Kunne hatt litt mere kons. 90
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5/17/2022 - SuperSomm wrote:
Pale lemon colour. Small and lively bubbles. Medium (+) and developing nose with yellow apples, ripe lemon, ripe lime, brioche, butter, toast and flint. Medium (+) taste of yellow apples, ripe lemon, brioche, toast, butter, bread dough and flint. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good NV Champagne. Drink now or over the next ten years. Goes well as an aperitif, or with cured meat or shellfish.
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5/9/2022 - JCMenendez Likes this wine: 91 Points
Too easy to drink. While this is nicely balanced, orchard fruits and citrus dominate. The dosage is on-point providing balance and weight that makes this a very vinous and easy to drink champagne. A crowd pleaser for sure if you don't absolutely need the acidity (I'm partial to an extra brut or non-dose but just love this one, which is a brut).
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5/6/2022 - Tejassathian Likes this wine: 90 Points
Showed very nicely as an aperitif. Polished, flavor profile towards red apple and red berries, hints of cream, good acidity.
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4/2/2022 - Tree512 wrote: 89 Points
Loads of fruit, noticeable dosage, very nice starter or cocktail Champagne. Not a lot of complexity, not a lot of edge, but very enjoyable.
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2/21/2022 - JOsgood wrote:
This is fantastic Champagne for any level. Sharp showing.
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2/17/2022 - tunaguy Likes this wine:
toes the line nicely between fresh citrus and more rich orchard fruit and nuts. tasty stuff overall
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2/13/2022 - sleepyhaus wrote:
Fantastic bottle of this. Perfect balance between bright lemon notes and richness, with good length. Really on point tonight.
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1/22/2022 - WetRock wrote:
Same bottling as my last note. Maybe more effervescence than I noted. Yeasty and rich but with nice fruit freshness. The acidity is still note quite lifting. Tasty, leaning on the decadent.
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1/19/2022 - 허병우 Does not like this wine: 88 Points
so so, floral but unbalanced
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12/31/2021 - gilrbo Likes this wine:
Drunk to celebrate the end of 2021/beginning of 2022. Wonderful champagne. Full of character and elegance. My impression was that from magnum it showed even better than what I am used to taste from 75 cl.
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12/31/2021 - Rieslingfan wrote:
June 2018 disgorgement from “mostly 2015” per the back label, this showed none of the grassy character that shows in some 2015-based Champagnes. It was precise, maybe a touch too linear, but still with good depth as it reached the mid-palate. With our very rich Crab Imperial main course the precision of the wine was an asset, cutting through the richness of the dish. Good value from a fine grower who is a house favorite.
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12/31/2021 - chass3 wrote: 92 Points
A delight. Rich and bready and toasty. Drank against G. Chiquet Tradition
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12/29/2021 - Charlie Carnes Likes this wine: 93 Points
This was lovely, it has a sense of crystalline purity, with mineral, and tart white peach and nectarine! It's delicious... There are so many great Champagnes being made now!!! Disgorged 2/21
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12/25/2021 - Discoking7 wrote: 89 Points
S: honey notes, slight garden spider. Fuller taste than anticipated.
R: after shave, apple, and alcohol on nose; apple cider vinegar front end with sharp, drying honey wash. Finishes just off dry. Pair with quiche or Alsatian flatbread.
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12/24/2021 - Eudemis Likes this wine:
12% alcohol. C 50%, PN 50%. Base 2015 (50%), disgorged July 2018, dosage 6-7 g/L. The bottom of the cork is in very bad condition. Overabundant fizz initially, to the point of gushing out of the bottle at opening, but this quietens down and the bubbles are very fine. Pale golden colour.
The nose is refined with yellow flowers and some mixed peel. Very elegant in the mouth, with the dosage coming across just a tiny bit too much in the mid palate but without compromising the overall balance. Fairly long, and the dosage is appreciated in the final to counteract slightly bitter quinine-like flavours.
Very successful, and a repeat purchase.
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12/15/2021 - JFW Likes this wine: 89 Points
High acid. Very tart. Not a lot of bread or yeast notes. But a good option.
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12/11/2021 - sburtt wrote: 89 Points
89-90 simple, lacks complexity, but for the price it's a lovely wine, fun for everyday champagne
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11/20/2021 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 92 Points
Drank with dancing shrimp roll sushi. Light yellow, marzipan, toast and citrus nose, good bubbles, nice depth and balance . Consistent, and good WPR
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11/5/2021 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Charleston VI; 11/3/2021-11/7/2021 (Charleston, SC (various locations)): It was in Charleston some years ago that we first found this producer and now it's a go-to for us. This was lovely. Fresh and spicy and bright and while often I think this is a champagne you want some time to sit and ponder it was open for business from the get go.
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10/13/2021 - andrewdodd86 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Like most popular grower bubbly, good fruit, well made but tear your face off acid and lacking the depth of older stocks the big guys blend in. Still less my jam
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10/2/2021 - WetRock wrote:
Bottled Jan 2019/Disg Jan 2020. 60% 2018. All three standard grapes but no percentages. Evidently all St Theirry fruit. Quick turn around obviously from fermentation to disgorgement. That bucks some historical trends and would not allow them to bottle as a vintage even if they wanted to. The richness and depth here would never let me guess it was that fresh from bottling. This is not a bright citrus show. Part of that might be vintage as I've read '18 is big in ripeness and tonnage. As I mentioned very rich for this sort of bottling. Lots of fruit weight. It could use a tad more acidity honestly but decadent enough you might not care. The other thing that stands out is that the effervescence is lowish for such a young wine. The bubbles don't really come forward the way you would expect. The fruit show here is impressive. The overall package isn't quite together yet is still impressive in terms of what they got in the bottle. Probably better for geeks only.
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10/1/2021 - Lord Rodney wrote: 87 Points
This was a dissapointing bottle - simply no fruit to speak of. I simply can't grasp that this was so good the first time!
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9/25/2021 - windtalker Likes this wine: 92 Points
Fine effervescence. Really aromatic, yeasty, lemon, mineral and saline notes. Rich and balanced. Great with oysters on the half shell.
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9/6/2021 - jvphoto Likes this wine: 91 Points
Zesty, green apples, oyster shell
Mostly 2018 DG Feb 21 5g/l
Both Pinots & Chard
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9/6/2021 - Bridles & Brix Farm wrote:
Tasty
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9/4/2021 - Cbrulliard wrote: 60 Points
Not that great
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8/28/2021 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 92 Points
Consistent, reliable, dry, nice bubbles, tart, good with appetizers, cheese and food. Fairly priced.
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8/10/2021 - Stanrocks Likes this wine: 89 Points
Never know where to put the NV and there I have no clue about the base.
Quite a fruity nose on this one, with raspberry and a few other little berry fruits, palate is quite energetic but lacks zing to my zingy mouth :)
Not much on the lees or yeasty character, so it has a pretty fruit driven palate.
A good aperitif wine, with easy drinking style.
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8/8/2021 - Bathtub58 Likes this wine: 91 Points
No note taken. Balanced flavor profile amongst the Chardonnay, PN, and Meunier. Very drinkable. Light-moderate complexity/finish. Good QPR.
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7/24/2021 - MAXIMUM SATISFACTION wrote: 91 Points
Disgorged 02/2021. Tart green apple, grapefruit, mineral and mustiness. Moderate sweetness. Very nice.
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7/19/2021 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 92 Points
Very light yellow. Citrus, yeast and toast on the nose. Lemon, lime, subtle oak, brioche, comes across as lean and dry. Had with chicken salad.
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7/17/2021 - andrewdodd86 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Grapefruit, citrus, and toasty goodness. Rip your face off acid. Ooof. Unsure there is any enamel left on my teeth. Still delicious for sure
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7/16/2021 - rossi.wine wrote: 91 Points
Mainly 2017, disgorged in Jun 2020, 5gr/l dosage. Really tight and not very expressive on the nose, showing notes of crushed stones, white currant, citrus fruit, hints of yeasty notes, flowers. On the palate fresh and vibrant, not overly generous, but well balanced. Very mineral and persistent finish. Needs time. Very good QPR. 90-91+
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7/7/2021 - Lord Rodney wrote: 90 Points
Wonderful fresh style here with some cask as well. Just disgorged in March and it did suffer a little because of that. A year will do it very good
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7/3/2021 - vinkeger wrote: 90 Points
Fersk men overraskende ekspressiv nese. Hvit og elegant frukt av god kvalitet. Integrerte aromaer av kaffebønner, nøtter og lagret spekeskinke. Ferskheten merkes enda bedre i munn. Stram og syrlig, svak bitterhet i en god finish. Degosjert mai 2021, trenger noe tid.
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6/19/2021 - James Kim Likes this wine: 90 Points
Disgorged 2019. Yeasty, brioche aromas with ripe apples. Tart apples on palate with brioche, nice minerals, and a bit of grapefruit pith on the finish. Nice body and concentration. 90+
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6/6/2021 - Necowine wrote: 88 Points
Another very nice bottle, this time more of savory lemons and saline minerals, a bit of capers/brine, and bits of gingery toast. Acidity balanced, and some good strength of texture. Delicious.
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6/6/2021 - hprphf wrote: 90 Points
"Mostly 2017" harvest, disgorged June 2020. There is that creamy toasted flavor that is very Chartogne-Taillet. Somewhat dark and flat without being uninteresting. 90
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6/1/2021 - whits Likes this wine: 91 Points
fresh bready nose, hints of dried lemon peel as well, the palate is rich and racy with high powered acid and a beautiful beady backbone, flavors of lemon, lime, powdered ginger and a hint of saline, crisp and tart, serious but easy at the same time, high quality
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5/8/2021 - 1W2T Likes this wine: 90 Points
Blev så glad när jag hittade ett par flaskor som fått ligga några år, med deg datum i nov 2017 och jag ska väl ärligt erkänna att jag har svårt att låta denna ligga då den är så bra redan vid släpp... En av mina hus champagner!
Chardonnay 50%
Pinot Noir 50%
60% från 2014
40% från 2012 & 2013
Dos 6.7g
Deg nov 2017
Villages Merfy, Saint Thierry
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5/8/2021 - Zach Fecher Likes this wine: 92 Points
Crisp melon. Acidic.
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4/25/2021 - EMichels wrote: 89 Points
Bright fruit; Tart; Strong bubbles; Solid but straightforward
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4/24/2021 - GoBlue2002 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Very effervecent... bright apple, melon, and pear on the palate, but not much of an aroma. Good with and without food. Simple finish.
Disgorged 11.2017.
Me - 89, Wife - 91/92
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4/18/2021 - fred o. Likes this wine: 92 Points
2016 60%, with reserve. Placed in bottle 7/26/17. Disgorged Dec 18. Dosage 4-5 g.
Light golden with delicate bead.
Nose golden fruit and lemon, a light brioche and honey.
Palate golden honey, some lemony notes. Mineral, a brioche note. Nice depth and good richness.
Very nice NV champagne of some class, drinking very well now but can see this developing even more with a few more years
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4/18/2021 - angryphoton Likes this wine: 90 Points
Very good champagne for it price. I did age it tough for 2 years before popping. Nice balance of acidity and fruit. Not very yeasty, more on the livelier /fruitier side of the spectrum but not shrill at all. Would buy again.
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3/28/2021 - plvnst Likes this wine: 89 Points
uitstekend. voor mij net iets te nadrukkelijk citroen/limoen, maar dit is een kwestie van smaak. heel mooie champagne!
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3/20/2021 - sleepyhaus wrote:
Another excellent bottle. This bottle seemed particularly full and rich, but well balanced with good persistence as well. Great entry level NV, and currently something of my house Champagne.
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3/17/2021 - thuglasyee Likes this wine: 90 Points
Beautiful amber color, fine bubbles, creamy and rich.
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3/13/2021 - schott Likes this wine: 89 Points
Chilled, popped, poured. Significant yeast on the nose. Nice mid-palate. Medium plus acid. Overall, more yeast, more acid than I prefer. To me there are better options at this price. This bottle: grapes - primarily 2016, bottled 2017, disgorged 2019.
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3/3/2021 - Alex Brogan wrote: 89 Points
Delicious champagne that has some technical info on the label that I love. 4g/l dosage gives a light body and overall is sharp and zippy but has some richness, possibly from a bit of oak.
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2/27/2021 - MadeiraLev Likes this wine: 92 Points
A classic champagne of great substance with notes of toast, brioche, yeast and subtle apple. Beautiful bubbles-a great value
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2/23/2021 - camdawg Likes this wine: 92 Points
Other Champagnes might blow you away with powerful flavor. This one succeeds through grace and subtlety.
The bubbles are small. Not Dom Perignon small, but pretty small nonetheless. This helps the wine smoothly glide onto your tongue and easily coat your palate.
The flavors are gentle. There's nice lemon that won't make you pucker, along with white peach. Nice minerality follows. You don't get a long finish, but that might be out of place with the style this is going for.
Along with vintage Gaston Chiquet, I think this is some of the best relaxed, graceful style Champagne I've had in some time. This would be a great pairing with halibut, swordfish, or scallops. Maybe lightly sauced chicken also.
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2/13/2021 - Wineslayer Likes this wine: 90 Points
Beau vin, franc, toasté, fleurs d'amandier, poire et mirabelle. Matière Croquante et fraîche. Une belle quille à un prix d'ami.
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2/6/2021 - OnWisconsin Likes this wine: 91 Points
Ripe/baked green apple, chalk, autolysis, and honey.
High acid and a long, powerful finish.
This is a respectable intro NV cuvée. Considering the muted nose and powerful structure, this should benefit from a year or two under cork. 2017 base.
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1/20/2021 - peternelson Likes this wine: 90 Points
Medium yellow gold; clean cider, bread dough, apple skin, wet marly-chalky notes; excellent balance, vibrant tangy acidity, good depth and concentration, seamless and well-made if not exceptionally complex. Very good inauguration drinker with red pepper and onion and gruyere quiche. 2017 base. 90-91
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1/6/2021 - julen789 Likes this wine: 88 Points
DG 02/2020
Very pleasant entry level cuvée; not complex but really enjoyable. Joyful style with lots of citrus fruits (lemon dominates), and white flowers, some melon and pear, chalk and gunpowder, metallic notes and a hint of fireplace and smoke on the finish.
High acidity and very present bubbles, it's a wine to enjoy with friends and not to think about too much.
88pt
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1/3/2021 - gilrbo Likes this wine:
Based on 2017 vintage (60%), put in bottle in 2018 e disgorged on Oct. 2019.
Drunk as aperitif for a family lunch, no TN, from memory.
Very nicely balanced, with a mineral core and mainly citrus fruit. Lovely.
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1/1/2021 - kosmik Likes this wine: 88 Points
Belle prise de mousse. Bulles fines, abondantes et persistantes.
Nez très frais, un peu austère, minéral, crayeux, fleurs blanches, très droit au nez...
... qui se confirme en bouche, très sec, droit, belle effervescence en bouche, amertume moyenne, longueur moyenne+
ABS 89
RQP -1
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12/27/2020 - melvinyeowq Likes this wine:
2016 base, disgorged September 2019. Love anything that this producer makes. Very vibrant fruit of mostly green apples, very good balance. This has the sufficient tartness to appeal to those who like the more mineral style, and roundness for those who like the creamier style. Price is on the higher side for an entry level but this is the best of its class I think.
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12/27/2020 - jnewman77 Likes this wine:
I've had this Champagne a number of times and it has never been disappointing. The price remains a killer value for whats in the bottle.
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12/26/2020 - aChave wrote: 91 Points
Layers of lemon with hints of apple. Sparkling. Good fruit and layering.
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12/20/2020 - Esteban wrote: 92 Points
Très beau champagne. Peu dosé. Excellent RQP.
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11/30/2020 - MarcinKoral Likes this wine: 90 Points
Disgorged 12/2019. Straw in color and fine mousse. Nose seems a bit closed initially. Mellow and sweet aromas of tropical fruit, pear, almond, wet stone, and slight rind. Energetic with apple, pear, and lime on the palate.
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11/28/2020 - gilrbo Likes this wine:
Drunk during a family fest. No TN. Nice as usual, fine mousse, sharp and somewhat salty - firmly mineral.
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11/27/2020 - botrytisvirtuoso1819 wrote: 93 Points
509/degorgement 07.2007 cuvee sainte-anne
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11/25/2020 - christyler wrote:
From 375, dg 2014. A little on the tired side - some bruised apple flavors going on. Still has nice acidity and structure.
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11/23/2020 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
This was '17 base, disgorged June 2020. It had an expressive nose of tart Tatin, brioche, preserved lemon and aniseed. It is full and creamy in the mouth, with a vinous grapiness and plenty of spice. The finish has a puff of chalk and is bright and energetic.
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11/19/2020 - Jan J Likes this wine:
Stunning grower Champagne and my QPR champion alongside Laherte Freres' Ultradition NV. The Cuvee St Anne is terrific - refined, understated, and pure. A very balanced expression of Champagne, this is hard not to like, a home run on all fronts: it is bright, refreshing, with a mineral-edge of hard rocks and a fresh citrusy drive. It has enough autolysis and creaminess to balance it out and be a pleasure to drink, judicious use of dosage, between 5-6 g/L, and the hand of a great winemaker - the structure is crystalline and everything fits together perfectly. Cannot wait to taste more from Taillet.
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11/14/2020 - ant-1 wrote:
60% 2017, dég 01/20. Dans un style mûr, pomme pochée, aciditée bien dosée (hu hu), on ne sent pas les 5g/l. Bien pour le prix, peut se garder. Mais je lui préfères un certain vendeur de draps brut nature au même prix ici.
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11/12/2020 - MAXIMUM SATISFACTION wrote: 92 Points
Disgorge September 2019 with base 2017. Tart green apple, grapefruit, mineral and mustiness. Tight and compact with high acidity. One of the top values out there for about $35.
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11/7/2020 - FrancoisC Likes this wine: 90 Points
Bon RPQ. Les derniers verres ont été les meilleurs.
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11/7/2020 - benjamin96 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Fruits jaune, brioche, bulles moyennes-fines, beau dosage, on sent la brioche, sans le cote sucre. Belle finale, légers amers et acidité soutenu.
Une belle bouteille considerant le prix.
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11/6/2020 - sidaga wrote: 90 Points
Robe jaune dorée;
Splendide nez, vif, sur un fruité à chaire blanche, impression crayeuse forte, légère note pâtissière en arrière plan & petite note empyreumatique. Bel ensemble frais & invitant.
Bouche fraîche, craquante, tendu, sur un fruité en arrière plan, finale saline & légèrement sucrée. Belle amertume. Bonne longueur, fort agréable!
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11/4/2020 - sleepyhaus wrote:
Base 2017, disgorged 2019. Nice champagne, especially for the $25 I paid. This is a full, yeasty style, medium autolytic. Good length and bead for the price range. Should benefit from a bit of time.
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11/1/2020 - andrewdodd86 wrote: flawed
NR off bottle high acid sour
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10/31/2020 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 93 Points
This bottle was a little more yeasty and less citrus than the others, good but not my favorite bottle
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10/31/2020 - Professor_Budge Likes this wine: 90 Points
Plots across Merfy. A solid reliable NV champagne with good QPR. Fine bubbles, pale/medium lemon color. Green apple, baked apple, apple pie, pear, spice. Creamy mouthfeel with hints of butter from the malo. Slightly oxidative in style with honey and nuts. More fruit as it opens up.
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10/25/2020 - Outplaying wrote:
Similar notes as last time. Not bad and a decent value.
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10/23/2020 - axel_berglund@hotmail.com Likes this wine: 90 Points
Great NV! Disgorged 2020. Citrus and apples. Very fresh
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10/20/2020 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 92 Points
Very light yellow, plentiful bubbles, lemon curd, green apples, crisp and tart with toast, marzipan, creamy vanilla and toasted marshmallow
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10/18/2020 - aChave wrote: 91 Points
Delicious. Lively with nicely balanced depth and fruit. Light touch of toast.
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10/5/2020 - mpdonnel Likes this wine: 90 Points
Tart green apple, fine bubbles, a hint of baking spices. Very acidic at the moment. It was good, but I might decant for a bit next time.
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9/26/2020 - 1W2T Likes this wine: 91 Points
Basårgång 2012 på denna magnum, riktigt bra!
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9/13/2020 - vinkeger wrote: 90 Points
Brøddeig, gule epler, sjøbris. Delikat fylde i munn med en pen og kremet mousse. Grønne epler og høy syre. Nydelig Champagne for prisen.
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9/8/2020 - Andrew H wrote: 91 Points
Disgorged 2019. 2016 Base. Light straw. Ample fine bubbles. Taut, unripe green apple, some lime pith, grapefruit, chalk, hint of salt. Give time?
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8/29/2020 - jviz wrote: 92 Points
Nice wine, crisp, green apple with lemon curd and flint. It’s got really nice cut, balanced by 6g/L. Just a hint reductive. A blend of PN, PM, Ch. would re-buy personally. I think this will improve
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8/29/2020 - andrewdodd86 wrote: 92 Points
Good. Nice acid. Went well with Indian food
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8/11/2020 - bjlcrucrazy Likes this wine: 90 Points
so good for Ally's 18th birthday!!!!
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8/2/2020 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
The price on these just keep going up, but this is a young producer that I really enjoy and for an entry champagne this is great. Easy to drink, very bright and a little more different. Get a bit more of the herbal and spice style which I like. Newer release and drinking well although would be fun to see how these age.
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8/1/2020 - Bellissimo wrote:
Solid but not wowed. Good mouthfeel but lacking the in acids given what others have stated. Green apple, strawberry and lemon curd. 2017 base year if I recall.
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7/28/2020 - gediminasbielskus Likes this wine: 87 Points
I liked it, but it did not blow me away as I expected. Good value if you can buy at 35 or less, but not necessarily my style preference.
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7/27/2020 - andrewdodd86 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Good acid with Indian food, grapefruit and citrus
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7/19/2020 - Outplaying wrote:
This grew on me as we drank it. I thought it was a little boring at first, and too appley. With time it took on some flower blossom notes, and tart green apple and a hint of dough.
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7/15/2020 - Paul852 wrote: 86 Points
Base year 2016; disgorged March 2019; chardonnay, pinot noir & pinot meunier in unspecified proportions; dosage 4-5g/l; 12.5% alcohol.
I don't find this fizz to be as great as other ratings here might suggest. The nose is a bit muted - perhaps a little green apple. The palate I find rather odd - there's a combination of too much grapefruit, and a slight sweetness which doesn't sit well with me (although my partner is more OK with it). The palate continues to a moderate long finish, which I find cloying rather than crisp.
At US$42 this isn't a repeat buy for me.
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7/5/2020 - adnorthup Likes this wine: 90 Points
Disgorged 29 January 2019. 4-5 g/l dosage, 60% 2016 base wine.
Very pale straw color with incredibly lively mousse. Nose gives off green apple, stone fruits, and a little brioche or buttery caramel. First sip shows a lot of acid up front on the tongue, with a mellowing on the sides where is picks up some weight. Some of the same green apple, but a bit bruised, lemon curd, classic flavors. Dosage works quite well for me.
The acid integrates more 30 minutes in, creating g a well balanced quality NV champagne. Will buy more if I can find it at $31.50 again.
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7/4/2020 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 94 Points
Opened a second bottle with dinner, consistent notes, will keep this in my cellar.
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7/3/2020 - rustyRudy wrote: 94 Points
Light yellow, terrific bubbles, tart, citrus, clean and crisp, excellent!
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7/3/2020 - andrewdodd86 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Tear your face off acid, great with food, nice grapefruit and orange notes. Wow, really liked it
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6/19/2020 - fingers Likes this wine: 89 Points
Getting more yeasty/bread notes from this bottle and even a bit more fruit sweetness. Undeniably crowd-pleasing, yet with enough class to please the Vintelligencia. I think I should rebuy when offered.
4+11+16+8= 89
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6/13/2020 - cos82 wrote:
Not tasted. Linda and Stan killed the bottle on back deck. Very nice mousse and bead.
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6/12/2020 - Otto Nyängen Likes this wine: 91 Points
Riktigt god men kommer bli bättre med lite ålder, on the nose riktigt bra och komplex. I smak lite tuff men kommer att utvecklas
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6/6/2020 - FrancoisC wrote: flawed
Mauvaise bouteille
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6/1/2020 - Frank Murray III wrote:
Last tasted this at a public tasting this past November. Same disgorgement too, January 2019. Dosage is 4-5 g/l, with mix of three cepages: Chard/PN/PM, 60% base 2016 plus reserve wines. I like this bottle. Mix of grapefruit, peach/apricot, savory apple, strawberry, lees, with some creamy tones (when it is warmer). I paid about $32 US for this and at this is a great example of grower Champagne that won't be hard on the wallet.
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5/30/2020 - vagrantone Likes this wine: 90 Points
Third bottle.
Very strongly chardonnay typed, but in a pleasant way.
Citrus fruit dominates nose. Not much yeast autolysis character.
It mainly presents brightness, freshness and sharp definition. It lacks the extra dimensions to take it to the next level.
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5/24/2020 - Fat1Wombat Likes this wine: 91 Points
Pale. Very fresh, clean and delicate.
The palate is rich and tight but with great depth.
Certainly not exotic or to lean. It’s a well balanced champagne with great depth.
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5/24/2020 - WineGuyX wrote: 89 Points
Disgorged May 2019. This is solid and reliable, but not exciting. Great acid and some minerality. Needs more fruit and generosity. 89
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5/9/2020 - champagne99 Likes this wine: 89 Points
Chartogne-Taillet Sainte Anne Brut. 60% av druvorna från 2017, resten reservvin. Deggad i januari i år. Dosagen är 5 g så skulle kunna stå Extra Brut på etiketten.
Vi drack den utomhus till pizza. Ingen dum kombo
Små intensiva bubblor. Lite lätt doft av apelsin och äpple. Första intrycket är en fräsch och somrig champagne med en dämpad fruktighet. Den känns väldigt lätt och ung (vilket den är). Det kittlar lite i gommen på ett trevligt sätt när den dricks men smaken är ganska kort. Efter en timme får den lite mer fyllighet och jord kommer fram i doften. Syran finns där utan att ta över eller sticka ut trots sin ungdomlighet. Mår garanterat bra av att ligga några år till men dricks bra redan nu.
Alla vid bordet var överens om att vi uppskattade vinet. Jag tyckte att den var som bäst nyupphälld.
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5/9/2020 - Madera16 Likes this wine:
Not bad at all but lacks a bit of precision and doesn’t finish quite as dry and sharp as I’d like.
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4/12/2020 - vagrantone Likes this wine: 90 Points
Clearly this Champagne needs food pairings to shine.
On its own, the acidity comes across a little high and the complexity a little low. Note to self; go with older Champagne next time for this purpose
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4/12/2020 - nicbr Likes this wine: 90 Points
Honey scent and flavours, wonderful.
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4/11/2020 - rieslinghoarder Likes this wine: 90 Points
Disgorged September 2019, mostly 2016 fruit. As others have said, this has a very generous mousse, creamy with fine bubbles. Notes of yellow apple, honeysuckle, yellow flowers, and maybe a slight nutty aroma reminiscent of shaved almond. Very refreshing acidity and great feel on the midpalate, though comes off as slightly astringent on the finish.
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3/29/2020 - fingers Likes this wine: 89 Points
I couldn’t agree more than with BPS2266’s review from February. Generous mousse, pretty color, profound nose, and even a little drier than expected. Easy to drink and guilt-free on the wallet at $40.
5+12+15+7= 89
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3/27/2020 - christyler wrote: 90 Points
Good showing - crisp and acidic. I like these fresh and young. 2016 base.
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3/11/2020 - Northcraft wrote: 75 Points
Nothing special, similar in style to Argyle brut, musky, overripe fruits
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3/3/2020 - penmoalic wrote: 86 Points
Champagne agréable mais qui s’est moins bien présenté que les dégustations précédentes. Vin tendu mais des amers un peu trop abrupts qui gâche la finale.
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2/27/2020 - 1W2T Likes this wine: 92 Points
Riktigt bra standardcuvee, köp fler!!
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2/14/2020 - geoffreychambertin Likes this wine: 89 Points
A bit harsh and unpleasant on its own, but absolutely wonderful with pacific oysters, bread, and butter.
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2/5/2020 - WineGuyX Likes this wine: 91 Points
Disgorged: 06/2018. Nice nose of pit fruits and a bit of yeasty brioche. The palate holds quite a bit of sweet, pit fruit preserves and a light, mineral character. This is a solid, entry level Chanpagne! 91.
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2/2/2020 - bps2266 wrote:
january 2019 disgorgement. fine bubbles with a rich mousse. dough and toasted almonds on the nose. brightly acidic with ginger, underripe green apple, lemon, and brioche flavors. finishes tart, nutty, and ever so slightly sweet. lingers for a good bit.
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1/30/2020 - bia hanoi Likes this wine: 90 Points
Fast schon überbordend in der Nase und am Gaumen. Akazienblüten fallen einem spontan ein. Innerhalb eines stabilen Säuregerüsts tobt sich dieser Champagner aus, alle 5 Minuten eine neue Nuance.
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1/18/2020 - Intellectual Sasquatch wrote: 89 Points
I’m a little disappointed, but maybe waited too long to open - NV.
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1/13/2020 - acyso wrote: 85 Points
January birthdays (and porchetta) (Chicago, IL): From magnum. Didn't really like this, despite by general love of Chartogne-Taillet. I thought that the mousse here was really coarse and clumsy, and I didn't really like the texture here either -- a little unintegrated, sharp, and prickly.
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1/9/2020 - wineshlub wrote: 89 Points
Popped and poured. Aroma of bread and cider. Rich baked apple flavor with yeasty notes. Sweet pear finish. Slight sweetness, which I do enjoy in champagne. Not flabby, but could use more backbone.
That said, this is an excellent choice if you're looking for a crowd pleasing Champagne at a non-exorbitant price.
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1/5/2020 - domco wrote:
Enjoyed this quite a bit, need to try and buy some more. Green apple, a little lemon, tart, crisp, with a streak of mineralty. Good stuff.
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1/1/2020 - Bakerbd Likes this wine: 92 Points
This was a blend of '12 and '13 that's seen a couple of years of extra time in the cellar. Darker flowers, brioche, cherry fruit
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12/31/2019 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Later in the evening and yet I always love this one. It's great for the price point. A bit more interest and complexity which mostly comes from having a bit more of a spice cabinet in addition to a bit of apple and just the faintest hint of toast. Enjoyable.
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12/31/2019 - pyrat40 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Very nice reasonably-priced grower Champagne
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12/26/2019 - Bromie wrote: 90 Points
Still a little young and acidic - leave for a couple of years
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12/24/2019 - TXRhoneRanger wrote: 93 Points
Really delicious. Ready to drink & mature out of magnum. Dsgd 2014.
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12/15/2019 - huevosconvino Likes this wine:
Lovely rich nose, smooth and sharp on the palate. Terrific at this price, not too sweet but not an extra Brut either. As this warms and opens up, aromas of acacia honey and cinnamon raisin fruitcake emerge. Whoa. Awesome.
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12/14/2019 - WineTally Likes this wine:
50% Pinot Noir, 40% Chardonnay, 10% Pinot Meunier
blend of 60% 2016 base, 40% 2015 & 2014
from average 32-year vines in the villages of Merfy and Saint Thierry
in the region of Montagne de Reims under organic farming
(though Chartogne does not follow specific "Certifications")
with horse ploughing and no herbicides.
Base wine through partial malolactic, unfiliterd and aged
in stainless steel (40%) and oak barrels (60%)
Bottled: July 26, 2017. Dosage: 4-5 g/L. Disgorged: March 2019
12.5% Abv.
Proprietor/Winemaker: Alexandre Chartogne
A(ccuray)=2: Pale lemon/gold. Fragrant with fine mouse.
B(alance)=3: Vibrant components in harmony.
C(omplexity)=2: Citrus, biscuit, mineral.
D(epth)=1: Tangy mouthfeel. Even palate and finish.
Wine Tally Score [2,3,2,1]= 8/10
Fine, easy-drinking entry level grower champagne.
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12/10/2019 - gabird wrote: 91 Points
- Light gold color.
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12/2/2019 - MAXIMUM SATISFACTION wrote: 90 Points
Nice enough entry level grower. Palate is a mix of toast and lemon with some red apple coming into play. Tiny persistent bubbles is a great descriptor below. Jan 2019 disgorge and 2016 base.
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11/30/2019 - AllRed wrote: 75 Points
Retailer tasting. 2016 base. Dirty. Clay, cotton and apple with a dominant dirty animal fur overtone. Small bead. Light on fruit; short finish.
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11/29/2019 - vagrantone Likes this wine: 92 Points
First Champagne from this producer but definitely not the last.
This had everything you could expect in an entry level Champagne and more.
Beautiful fine foam and tiny persistent bubbles. good yeast autolysis character without being overwhelming but sufficient to give this wine great mouthfeel.
Both the Chardonnay and the Pinot character come through with refreshing citrus fruit as well as red fruit. Great liveliness; excellent with food pairings or on its own. Over-delivered...
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11/27/2019 - huevosconvino Likes this wine:
I see why this is the "entry-level" Chartogne-Taillet champagne. Clean, straightforward, fun. Not complex, but terrific. Sweeter than their single-vineyard offerings.
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11/24/2019 - Burgundy Al wrote: 86 Points
Terry Theise Grower Champagne Tasting (Plum Market - Chicago IL): Walk around tasting. 50% Pinot Noir, then mostly Chardonnay for the rest, but this is completely Pinot dominated with so much berry on nose and palate. Soft, rounded textures and ok length and weight. 2016 base.
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11/17/2019 - Gillmorphean Likes this wine:
It has a bold yet perfumed aroma with apricots, buttery pastry, almonds and peaches. 👅 The stone fruit flavours are also prominent on the palate and are joined by lemon, toasted nuts and baking spice before turning to a savoury and saline finish cut through with citrus acidity. This is a rich and complex champagne and is great value at £30.
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11/17/2019 - Frank Murray III wrote:
Champagne Event (Wine Exchange in Santa Ana): Disgorged 01/2019, with about 5 g/l dosage and a mix of Chard, PN and PM. This was one of the best wines of the tasting for me. Dried herb, green apple, leesy aromas, some chalk and strawberry. Fruit is nicely present with good structure, clean minerally finish. Terrific. I had bought a bunch of these on pre-release and glad I did.
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11/12/2019 - Madera16 Likes this wine:
Some funk on the nose at first, but then rich nose of toast and lemon curd. Big palate, toasty and ripe strawberry fruit. Beautiful texture, fine and soft, higher end dosage, feels like full malo.
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11/11/2019 - lolo66 wrote:
Decent. A bit clipped on finish, but I imagine that is the style. Quite dry, chalky finish. Some bready notes on nose.
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10/31/2019 - gilrbo Likes this wine:
This was drinking very well, kept our attention alert at every sip and was overall lovely.
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10/24/2019 - Vino Me wrote: 90 Points
Terry Theise Champagne Tasting (Chicago; 10/23/2019-10/24/2019 (Vin Chicago): Poured at a tasting by Alexandre Chartogne. A blend of the 2014 through 2016 vintages. 3rd time i have had this Cuvee. Notes of crisp apples and minerals. 90 points.
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10/21/2019 - MC2 Wines wrote:
Skurnik Tasting (Prince George Ballroom in NYC): 2016 base with 2015 reserve wine (60/40 blend). This continues to be a favorite for me esp with the price point. It's a more interesting style of champagne, more of the spice and slightly different than your standard toasty form. Very easy drinking. Very enjoyable. I'm glad we have some coming.
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10/20/2019 - Deadhead wrote: 92 Points
November 2016 disgorgement. 60% 2014 and 40% 2013. Quite enjoyable.
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10/18/2019 - Peter Z. wrote: 92 Points
2016 base vintage
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10/11/2019 - Peter Z. wrote: 93 Points
Degorgement Oct 2017. 60% 2014 harvest, other 40% is 2013 and 2012. Nice and refreshing bubbly. Long lasting taste
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9/21/2019 - StasMedvedev.lv wrote:
Grapes come from Merfy - the home village for Chartongne-Taillet.
Blend of equal parts of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Vinified in stainless steel. Fermentation with indigenous yeasts.
Dosage around 5 g/l
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9/17/2019 - WineGuyX Likes this wine: 92 Points
Beautiful, toasty nose loaded with bruised pit fruits and brioche. Palate is loaded with roasted walnuts and pecans as well as kiwi and slight (white) balsamic notes. This is absolutely delicious and everything I love in basic, NV brut. Super bright acidity with a wonderfully long finish. 92
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9/14/2019 - matage Likes this wine: 89 Points
Tasty but young and a bit all over the place
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9/4/2019 - christyler wrote: 90 Points
From 375. Dg 2014. This was good but felt a little advanced. Time to drink up, at least in this format.
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9/1/2019 - Aravind Asok wrote:
2016 Mostly, Dec 2018 Disgorgement, 4-5 g/l dosage. This was lovely and, for my palate, definitely better than the Vouette we had alongside. Lovely mix of tropical fruit, a touch of cream, soft honeyed notes. Great acidity, wonderful mousse.
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8/24/2019 - matage wrote: 90 Points
Way more expressive than my last bottle of the same batch and drinking really good right now. Luscious with baked apple notes and some autolytic acidity. A good bottle!
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8/23/2019 - soyhead wrote:
from label
**
harvest '2016 mostly'
villages - merly ; saint thierry
disgorgement -dec 2018
dosage 4-5gr/L
grapes - chard, pinot noir and meunier
horse ploughing / no herbicides
**
nose - honey, almond/marzipan, very lovely nose
mouth - almond peel / slightly bitter, restrained pit fruit, with a mild citrus-y finish.
nice bubbles, drink ice cold is my impression, which says what...?
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7/23/2019 - MikeJK Likes this wine: 92 Points
Deg 2016
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7/14/2019 - Bruce 1er wrote: 90 Points
Second bottle. Very solid, balanced, with good fruit including citrus. Opened nicely after several hours.
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6/29/2019 - MattGeneve Likes this wine: 88 Points
Fresh and sherbetty nose, a light underlying toast, lemons and limes. A little subdued and closed on the palate. Decent but not great.
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6/20/2019 - matage wrote: 87 Points
Had this in my cellar for about a year before trying it and I have to say it was a bit of a let down. Very one-dimensional, straight up lemon acidity with very little body or complexity. Not much change until day 2. I do hope this was an off bottle...
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6/14/2019 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
One of my favorites and such a great wine for the price. It's just a straight up interesting champagne which I always appreciate. Not overdone or anything, but more herbal and different notes. Fun. And very reasonably priced. A great way to start and end a meal.
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6/5/2019 - Filippospat wrote: 89 Points
Not so impressed with that wine. Fresh and very clean with chalky nose. Very simple and mono dimensional for everyday drinking. Not complex.
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5/24/2019 - 1W2T Likes this wine: 91 Points
För att vara deras standardcuvee så blev jag glatt överraskad hur bra denna är! Spännande att se hur den utvecklas framöver! Köp fler!
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5/21/2019 - grafstrb wrote:
Light apple on the Nose. Medium-light to medium richness on the palate. Dry, but not bone dry. Quite nice. Nothing amazing, but a worthy value selection off a restaurant list.
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5/12/2019 - kostaslonis Likes this wine: 92 Points
Krotida Wine Gang Tasting, Grower Champagne (Pezoulas Fish Tavern): Disgorgement 09/2018, dosage 6.7gr/lt
The wine shows full expressive nose, a few brioche notes, citrus, green apple, very sweet nose, sugary, candied tropical fruit.
The wine is rich in the palate, round, ripe citrus fruit, finesse, high acidity, a lot of carbontation but working well offering balance and creamy texture, long finish.
Outstanding quality
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4/28/2019 - acyso wrote: 90 Points
Sunday Funday (Chicago, IL): From magnum, but I forgot to check the disgorgement on this. Not too complex, but there is far more vibrancy in this bottle than I recall from the other times I've had this wine. There's a touch of white grape and a mild creaminess. That vibrancy here continues to further my belief that champagne is better in magnum.
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4/9/2019 - theronware wrote:
Last of three bottles. An oddly strong note of something like vinyl or plastic on the nose and palate which persisted over the three days it was open. Had noticed this on previous bottles but it was less in the foreground. Detracts materially from the wine's enjoyment for me.
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4/1/2019 - thunberg wrote: 85 Points
50 % pn, 45 % ch, 5 % pm, basår 2016, deg 12/2018, 4-5 g/l, ingen tillsatt jäst.
Som en cava, fast med lite mer brödighet. Svår, ung. Kan inte få grepp på den.
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3/23/2019 - Saxman1984 wrote:
An enjoyable NV champagne at a reasonable price. Toasty notes mixed with brioche on the nose, a bit of butter on the palate. Nicely balanced. It would make a very good by the glass choice, if I had a restaurant
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3/13/2019 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Enjoyed this a lot last weekend in a line-up of champagnes and so figured worth exploring again. From the by the glass list at Aldo Sohm. This continues to impress me. Just overall an interesting champagne. Prob more in the clean style. Less of the buttery brioche. More of the spices and herbal. I enjoyed it.
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3/8/2019 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Charleston Food & Wine Festival; 3/7/2019-3/10/2019 (Charleston, SC (various locations)): This was one of my favorites of the tasting. A 50% blend between Chard and PN which ends up with that distribution just about every year. It's like baking apples and spices and a bit of nuttiness and overall a fairly interesting and different champagne. 2015 base with 2013/14 in the blend.
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3/7/2019 - Peter Z. wrote: 93 Points
From magnum. Deg. Feb 2018
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3/1/2019 - finewinebuff57 wrote: 92 Points
If as I surmise from the label this was disgorged in January 2011 it helps to explain the delicious maturity of this bottle. I'm not a great fan of champagne with too much Pinot (Noir or Meunier) at 50:50 Pinot Noir and Chardonnay this is an exemplary non vintage champagne with just the right amount of bottle age.
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2/18/2019 - theronware wrote: 91 Points
I sampled this over three nights and liked it best on the third when it developed a degree of pleasant broadness and depth which offset its rapier-like acidity. I won't touch my other bottles for a couple of years at least. Score is for last night.
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2/17/2019 - salil wrote: 90 Points
Afternoon blinds and pizza (My place): Feb 2018 disgorgement, 50% 2015, 50% 2014/2013 vintage blends. This is really impressive quality for the base and seems like a great value. Bright citrus and pear fruit with light yeasty and doughy notes, and a chalky mineral finish, all conveyed with a vibrancy and elegance that makes it very easy to drink.
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2/17/2019 - prof b wrote: 90 Points
Loving the acidity on this one. white fruits, sandalwood, and bread dough. good stuff.
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2/14/2019 - rdcolema Likes this wine: 91 Points
Buttery. Vanilla flavors, minerals, almost chocolatey.
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1/26/2019 - fred o. Likes this wine:
light straw golden color with persistent bead. Nose light toast, waxy, some lemon. Palate crisp, balanced acidity with some richness, light lemony flavor. Very appealing with good balance, went quickly. 91 pts
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1/20/2019 - WineGuyX Likes this wine: 92 Points
Disgorged 9-2018. Classic and fantastic brioche and jam-filled nose! Just loaded with toastiness and put fruit preserves. Very fresh and lively with hints of nut oils on the nose and palate. This is a real beauty. Was FANTASTIC at the table with a T-Bone, and really good after. So recently disgorged, this May improve with some time in the cellar. 91-92+
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1/20/2019 - ant-1 Likes this wine:
Nez sur la fumée, la laine mouillée, le citron. En bouche, après quelques heures de repos il est riche, sur le citron légèrement confit, longueur acceptable avec une acidité très tranchante (trop ?). Mais ce qui est étrange c’est qu’en finale une légère lourdeur du dosage vient un peu gâcher. L’un dans l’autre un bon champ mais qui a quelques aspects débalancés. Encore ? Hmmm je passe.
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1/14/2019 - Bruce 1er wrote: 88 Points
Dry, austere, and mineral driven.
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1/6/2019 - acyso wrote: 90 Points
Sunday service at Jade Court (Chicago, IL): Disgorged June 2018, 6 g/L dosage. 50% 2015, 50% 2013/4. A very nice edition of this wine, with far more richness and depth than I remember it ever having. A touch of creaminess on the palate helps to give this some more heft as well, and is balanced nicely by the acidity. Nice balance overall.
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1/6/2019 - FrancoisC Likes this wine: 91 Points
Très bon RQP.
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1/1/2019 - nadecesse wrote: 90 Points
Sans note. 90
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12/29/2018 - fcxj wrote: 86 Points
A bit tough and unforgiving.
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12/25/2018 - mrkurtz Likes this wine: 92 Points
Citrus, line, apple, smoke, earthiness. Great acidity.
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12/21/2018 - Andrew H wrote: 90 Points
Medium straw. Nice mousse. A bit oxidative, salinity, crisp, dryer with limited citrus and fruitiness. Disgorged 12/2016.
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12/20/2018 - acyso wrote: 90 Points
Holiday fizz (Chicago, IL): Very nice showing of this bottle. A hint of browned apple on the nose, and some nuttiness on the palate -- perhaps a touch more oxidative than this wine ought to be? Not complex, but all the right components are here (even if not at large scale) -- citrus and apples, minerality and acid...
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12/16/2018 - Rupert wrote: 90 Points
On superb form. Fresh, complex, lively.
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11/27/2018 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Rich toasty notes on the nose. Rich and powerful, delicious stuff.
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11/27/2018 - Joe Kane wrote:
Merfy Village in Montagne de Reims. 50/50, bready, yeasty, expressive and open. Really good.
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11/22/2018 - diggydan wrote: 93 Points
2013/14/15 base disgorged 2/18. So fresh and lively with great acidity, a little brioche, and white fruit.
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11/22/2018 - acyso wrote: 85 Points
2012 base, disgorged March 2015, 4.5 g/L dosage. Mildly bready nose, with a slightly high-toned character, as well as some sweet apple notes. The palate is fairly rich, with again some high-toned qualities, and some almond flavours. Not too complex, this still feels quite unintegrated, and there's some bitterness on the back end. As much as I love Chartogne-Taillet, I think the entry level isn't where the magic happens.
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11/11/2018 - acyso wrote: 90 Points
Grower Champagnes at Plum Market (Chicago, IL): 2015 base. Juicy and fresh, with some nice sweetness here. Not complex, but very pleasant. Good white-fruited tones, as well as sufficient acidity to cut.
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10/28/2018 - bjlcrucrazy Likes this wine: 93 Points
Had to start off a great Prime Rib dinner with the gang!! Just a delicious Champagne, at this price will be my house one!!
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10/23/2018 - doctornoah Likes this wine: 92 Points
Incredible value, consistently excellent, and a fine example of grower champagne that punches well above its weight. Lemon and lemon curd and green apple and yeast/brioche. Aggressively mineral and taut as a wife but round on the palate after the zing wears away, with a long and zesty finish that lingers. This is always an excellent food wine and better that than a cocktail wine. Somehow it both cuts and amplified everything I’ve ever paired it with.
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10/16/2018 - maxima wrote: 90 Points
Bu en succ.
De bien belles bulles à priz juste.
Dégorgé en Mai 2017.
Nez sur les brioches, les amandes, la levure et les citrons.
En bouche, vif et vineux, mie de pain et pommes avec de la lime et
une belle finale sec et fraiche.
Très bon.
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9/3/2018 - bushrandall Likes this wine:
Disgorged 9.10.2014. Brioche, lemon juice, some bruised, oxidised apple and tree fruit. 4g/l dosage, wished for a touch more as there's some significant acidity here on the back end. But overall, a great Champagne value here.
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9/3/2018 - Elycohn Likes this wine: 92 Points
Special entry level Champagne. Personality is driven by a sour lemony note that provides uplift and distinction. Generous notes of brioche, apricots, lemon, oyster shells, and ocean air.
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8/28/2018 - SRA776 Likes this wine: 80 Points
Crisp, bright and bubbly
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8/25/2018 - Bellissimo wrote:
Shared with friends. Very yeasty / brioche with hints of citrus.
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8/24/2018 - Necowine wrote: 89 Points
Nutty, bready nose on first day, palate of two halves - one of nutty breadiness, the other of citrus with a nice bitter sting. By second day quite juicy and showing mostly fresh, bright citrus and apples, greater acidity. Quite satisfied at the price I got this for.
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8/17/2018 - retired_and_roving Likes this wine: 90 Points
From the glass list at Aldo Sohm (NYC). A great QPR in the champagne space - delivering a tasty glass of champagne for a really reasonable tariff. Very bright, energetic bubbles, good minerality and zippy lemony acids. Great way to start off the evening.
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7/27/2018 - UrbanGrill Likes this wine: 91 Points
Disgorged 12/14. Has benefitted a lot from cellaring.
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7/21/2018 - Bakerbd Likes this wine: 91 Points
This bottle was an '11/'12 base - these get better with a bit of age. Great QPR, becoming our house champagne!
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7/17/2018 - jvphoto Likes this wine: 89 Points
Golden straw color, vigorous bubbles with fast dissipating mousse. Honey, jasmine & apricot nose. Very vibrant palate dominated by lime and tart green apple. 6g dosage hits the right mix for an easy finish with a bit of an edge.
For the price a great choice beyond the big names.
Disgorged 7/17
Harvest 2014 (60%) & 2013 (40%)
Natural fermentation. Vine average 35 years. No herb/insecticide. Horse ploughing.
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7/16/2018 - RomanPski wrote: 87 Points
Basic champagne. 6g/l dosage. Slight nuttiness and green apple.
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6/23/2018 - James Kim Likes this wine: 90 Points
50th Birthday Dinner (Classic Wine Storage, Dallas, TX): Impressions. Bright lemon, lime, minerals. Nice middle road between linear razor focus and rich broadness. Liked this.
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5/4/2018 - retired_and_roving Likes this wine: 89 Points
Last bottle of a six pack purchased last summer. Big fan of the producer and think they deliver a terrific entry level champagne for the price. Nice fine mousse, bright lemony acidity and some biscuity notes on the finish. Delightfully light and zippy if not overly complex.
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3/8/2018 - mdeem Likes this wine: 89 Points
Nose: Bruised golden apples. Palate: Juicey sweet golden & red Gala apples, rosehip tartness, spice, wonderful salinty & chalkiness to balance out fruit. A hint of apple pithe and must. Mousse is agressive, reminds me a bit of Francoise Bedel.
Performs way beyond price level. Great for those who (like me) enjoy 'grower Champagne'.
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2/18/2018 - Bakerbd Likes this wine: 91 Points
Lemon curd, baked apple, brioche. Great QPR! DIsgorged March '15, based on '12 with reserve wines from '10 and '11
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2/16/2018 - Burgundy Al wrote: 86 Points
Burgundy Dinner with Friends (Formento's - Chicago IL): Plenty of apple and baked apple with some berry notes and a rich, bready character. Slightly tart finish. 50% each Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Disgorged July 2017. 2014 vintage base (60%) with 40% from 2013.
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2/8/2018 - Tartiflette wrote: 90 Points
Disgorged jan 2012. Just remembering quite late that I actually drank one of these one evening. And I wanted to add this note because it had really improved with a few extra years in the cellar.
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1/14/2018 - bushrandall Likes this wine:
Beautiful. Disgorged 2011. Pastry cream, lemon meringue pie, toasted almond, plus both (lightly) candied and dry white, yellow fruit. Glides on the tongue with a nice touch of mineral. Sorry this is our last bottle.
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1/12/2018 - Deadhead wrote: 91 Points
Wonderfully toasty. Nice acid - crisp. November 2016 disgorgement.
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1/5/2018 - Blake Brown Likes this wine:
NV CHARTOGNE-TAILLET CUVEE SAINTE ANNE BRUT- 50% Chardonnay and Pinot Noir; disgorged in January 2017 with 6 grams per litre; stone fruit dominates in this champagne with rich and spicy apricot, peach and pear fruit.
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1/1/2018 - christyler Likes this wine: 91 Points
From 375. Excellent complexity for an entry level wine. This is ~5 years post disgorgement and showing great. Still has solid freshness and lift but also some nice tertiary notes.
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1/1/2018 - drwine2001 wrote:
New Year's Day Recovery Party (San Francisco): Magnum. Light yellow, fair mousse. Medium body and dosage, straightforward citrus and good stoniness.
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12/31/2017 - Jason T Likes this wine:
Nice toasty aromas and on the palate you will taste yeast. Very nice bottle
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12/26/2017 - cincybt wrote: 89 Points
Missing that nice yeasty, toasty grip of quality champagnes but overall a decent pour.
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12/22/2017 - DoubleMagnum Likes this wine: 89 Points
Crisp, Bright, bubbly. Not too many yeast notes. The mousse is better day 2.
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12/12/2017 - Joe Kane Likes this wine:
Montaigne de Reims. RM. 60/40 Chard Pinot. Chalky, tight mousse, closed. Lean.
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12/9/2017 - drwine2001 wrote:
Believe 2016 disgorgement. Light color, medium bead. Brioche on the nose. Lighter weight, off dry, orange fruit, slight creaminess, good rocky finish. Very good for this level.
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11/15/2017 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 90 Points
A blend of 50% Pinot Noir and 50% Chardonnay, 2014 base wine (60%), with 40% 2013 and 2012, bottled July 2015, disgorged September 2017. From Merfy in the vallée de la Marne, rich and ripe and distinctly earthy, mineral and fresh, floral and fragrant, clean as a whistle but energetic rather than seamless, good length. At Café de Klepel, Amsterdam, NL.
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10/15/2017 - Burgundy Al wrote:
Terry Theise Grower Champagne Tasting (Plum Market - Chicago IL): Tasting, brief note. Bready style with enjoyable apple character. Simple, somewhat short. 60% chardonnay, 40% PN. 2014 base wine. Ok overall.
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10/15/2017 - acyso wrote: 85 Points
Terry Theise Grower Champagne Tasting (Chicago, IL): Not the most convincing showing of this wine. A bit simplistic, high-toned, and too acidic; the fruit seems to be missing. Possibly a matter of being too young.
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9/21/2017 - Matt T Likes this wine: 91 Points
Zachys Opening Celebration (Washington DC): This is another wine that punches well above its weight. Really impressive concentration and body. Lots of brioche, fruit, and cream. Long finish. One of the best values I've found in champagne.
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9/17/2017 - GL Rhone Likes this wine: 90 Points
Oct 2015 disgorged, 50:50 chardonnay : Pinot noir. Restrained nose of peaches and touch of yeast. Nicely judged dosage giving a soft, round palate with ripe fruit and just enough acidity behind. Nice but no real fireworks
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9/17/2017 - Mrp2008 wrote: 88 Points
Feb 2017 disgorgement, 2013 and 2014 vintages. Easy drinking but missing some liveliness in the acid. Mid weight pinot and Chardonnay split.
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9/15/2017 - retired_and_roving Likes this wine:
Disgorged 3/2017 (50% Chard, 50% Pinot Noir, Dosage 6 gr, 60% 2014 & 40% 2013) As a follow up to previous note - served much closer to room temp - straight from wine fridge, but no ice bucket this time and much, much better and more expressive. Loads more complexity than when chilled, bread dough and lemon on nose - on palate some rich yeasty flavors coexisting with the tart acidity and fine mousse - really delightful for the price. Chartogne-Taillet is just crushing it with delicious and complex cuvees that don't bust the budget.
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9/6/2017 - gabird wrote: 91 Points
- Yellow gold color with small pearls and aromas of honey and lemon. It's balanced with a medium/full body. Polished texture with a medium finish - Flavorful with vanilla, honey and hint of citrus. Even throughout the sip. Wonderful earthiness that blends with the fruit.
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9/1/2017 - retired_and_roving wrote:
First time trying this cute from Chartogne-Taillet. Consumed directly after their Le Rose and quite chilled from the ice bucket. Seems quite tight initially with a very low dosage signature. After some palate transition, and time in the glass - very quaffable, bright lemony and tart green apple acidity, lively bubbles, some minerals. Not overly complex on this showing but tasty and good value. Looking forward to trying again with a fresh palate and a slightly warmer temp on the bottle.
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7/20/2017 - bps2266 wrote: 90 Points
straw colored, fine bubbles, thick mousse. big dose of brioche on the nose. dried pear? strong, bright acidity lightly rounded by the sugar. plenty of fine bubble persists. medium bodied. unrepentant green apple and lemon juice with white bread and cream on the palate. decent finish. a bit of brûlée as it warms up. very good QPR.
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7/2/2017 - Goodwine4ever wrote: 93 Points
Or vert, la bulle est tout en finesse et en élégance, Au nez et en bouche c'est brioché, amandes, c'est d'une très belle qualité. L'attaque en bouche est subtil et juste a point. Un merveilleux champagne générique, Bien hâte de gouter a d'autres cuvées de cette maison dans le futur. Bravo !
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6/23/2017 - bushrandall Likes this wine:
Served for in-laws' visit June 2017. Disgorged September 2014. Earth and pale yellow apples/tree fruit aromas. Wheat toast, stone, and citrus come through on the palate. Very taut, complete Champagne, perfectly poised. This ticks all the boxes.
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6/4/2017 - kuumies wrote:
2013 base with 40 % of 2012. Citrus, toast and red apple on the nose. A great dense and persistent mousse. Vinous on the palate with a firm mouthfeel and high, lively acidity. Finishes long and tangy. A great value as always.
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6/3/2017 - forceberry wrote: 91 Points
Based on the 2013 vintage with 40% of 2012.
Pale lemon color with a hint of greenish hue. Elegant and attractive nose with aromas of green apples, some sweet autolytic toast, a little bit of ripe red apple and apple peel, a hint of citrus fruits and a touch of oven-fresh brioche. Bright and acid-driven on the palate with very dry flavors of lemon-driven citrus fruits, slightly bitter apple peel and chalky minerality, some yeasty French bread and a touch of ripe fruit richness. Very fine, smooth and persistent mousse. The finish is long and mouth-cleansing with bright flavors of chalky minerality, citrus fruits, green apples, some bready autolysis and a hint of mealy red apple.
An elegant and fresh NV Champagne with lovely understated complexity. Still very youthful and thus quite straightforward; I can imagine the wine will gain more complexity and toasty richness if cellared for a year or two - although I can imagine the wine will develop much longer, if necessary. A great bubbly to raise a toast with, but also shows good structure, so there'll be no problems if paired with lighter dishes. If you happen to have a bottle based on the same vintages, I'd wait a few years before popping it open.
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6/2/2017 - eoinhharkins wrote:
Really have to buy more of this, the house offers some of the best value in champagne! Lots of chalky minerals, green and golden apple some bread to go, elegant feel to the mousse with lots of acidity and length
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5/11/2017 - rc@ughey wrote: 92 Points
Very enjoyable. Middleweight with intense crunchy fruit. Nice lift.
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5/11/2017 - diggydan wrote: 92 Points
September 2011 disgorgement. Really nice. Toasty brioche and lime. Lively, crisp, and mineral. Just enough dosage (4.5 to 7 grams, supposedly) to give it some curves. 60-40 ch-pn.
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4/11/2017 - Rupert wrote:
Ripe, yeasty, lots of oomph. Excellent.
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4/10/2017 - thunberg wrote: 87 Points
@Champagne på Svenskt Tenn 2017
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3/21/2017 - WMWG Likes this wine: 89 Points
This showed differently than my other bottles, having a more forward crisp red apple skin note that gives way to a mineral and bright yellow fruit backside. Decent chalkiness with a light and airy weight. Creamy notes in the finish. Supremely gulpable.
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2/26/2017 - gout wrote: 93 Points
After four years ageing this NV grower champagne is á pointe. Lovely biscuity nose, nice mousse and great flavours and balance. Lovely now.
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2/25/2017 - drinkfunkyanddance wrote:
Forgot to note the disgorgement date on this. Pretty earthy but with some yellow plum stuff. A bit funky, but in a way that makes me want to drink a lot of it.
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1/24/2017 - sawira wrote: 88 Points
No formal notes. Consistent with previous notes. Nice dry fruit, and good Chablis-like bite.
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1/21/2017 - KeithAkers wrote: 89 Points
Saturday night blinds (Chez Nanda, Chicago IL): Nose: The nose is balanced yet yeasty with warm dough, biscuits, red apples, red berries, yellow florals, and some quince. There is good depth with this showing off a lot of baking and lees notes.
Taste: Medium/full bodied with medium+ acidity. The acidity is refreshing and balanced while the feel is robust and backed up with red apples, quince, yellow florals, warm dough, and brioche notes.
Overall: This was from a recent disgorgement, but I wasn't able to write it down. It is well balanced with a lot of lees-driven tones. This is beautifully consistent and always enjoyable.
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1/20/2017 - andreel Likes this wine: 90 Points
Nice, quite fruity but balanced, light.
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1/2/2017 - Nojomoschwa Likes this wine: 91 Points
A great deal from Ancona's for $35. One of the better NVs I've had at this price point, only bettered by the knowledge that it is sustainably and thoughtfully farmed, etc. Could benefit from some more time in bottle for sure, but was great over the holidays.
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1/2/2017 - Matt T wrote: 90 Points
Not quite as good as the other bottles. Tart and crisp with a medium length finish.
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1/1/2017 - Dagman Does not like this wine:
Weird, sour apple flavor - almost could have passed for apple cider. A spoiled bottle?
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1/1/2017 - botrytisvirtuoso1819 wrote: 94 Points
degorgemont 509 07.2013 cuvee Saint Anne 2010
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12/28/2016 - PleasureDrDrunks wrote: 91 Points
Fantastic!
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12/24/2016 - WMWG wrote: 89 Points
Not as good as my first bottle but no complaints here. Pretty yellow orchard fruit with good mouse that unwinds rapidly. Firm without being sharp or hard. Nice biscuity notes, less so that my last bottle.
Very Good
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12/20/2016 - christyler wrote:
2011 base. The acidity here is a little searing, but after it settles down it's a nice bottle of champagne.
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12/15/2016 - drwine2001 wrote:
Brief Takes on a Slew of Grower Champagnes (Arlequin Wine Merchant, San Francisco): Some citrus but pretty anonymous Champagne.
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12/10/2016 - philmtl wrote:
Pomme rouge au nez. Pomme rouge et citron en bouche. Un peu de levure. Pas assez de minéralité pour l'acidité. Pas mal, pas génial. Mais pas mal...
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12/3/2016 - Motz wrote: 90 Points
Everything a Champagne in this style and price point should be. Mineral and citrus driven, pleasant yeastiness, great acid, lingering finish. 89-90.
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11/26/2016 - sawira wrote: 90 Points
Oct 14 Disgorge. The extra year has added complexity, though it has lost some of its youthful exuberance. Very mildly oxidative style, with hints of yeast/dough, and again that dull lemon and nice minerality. Good for its class.
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10/5/2016 - WMWG Likes this wine: 91 Points
2014 disgorgement - I really liked this. Firm an tense on the palate with a mouse that displaces rather quickly. Lemon tart notes with a biscuit/ yeasty topnote that sit on good minerality; very yellow toned. Good focus with an endowed/ slightly rich and intense finish. Not super complex, but well-made and a good daily bottle.
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9/11/2016 - cos82 wrote: 89 Points
Very pale straw in color. No nose to speak of. Huge mousse and light bead. Decent light palate of bread and a hint of lemon. Nice acidity, but without a lot of oomph.
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8/12/2016 - dpolivy Likes this wine:
Vindredi (Bellevue, WA): Disgorged 12/2015. 60% 2013/40% 2012. Yeast, brioche and some toast on the nose. Round body with yellow citrus, lemon, lime fruit, and lots of acidity. Great for the price.
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5/22/2016 - Uncle John wrote: 91 Points
Nice mix of yeasty notes and minerality. Not quite as dry as the bottle enjoyed late last year. Very enjoyable Champagne and a good QPR. Disgorgement June 2015.
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5/9/2016 - brooklynguy Likes this wine:
same 2015 disgorgement, a much better bottle - more focused and direct. Lovely.
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5/4/2016 - eoinhharkins Likes this wine:
Didn't check disgorgement dates unfortunately but this was a cracker of a wine, lots of energy nose has slightly butter toast, lemon curd. Apple/ mix some chalk notes, similar palate whichhas a really lovely mousse with a medium plus finish goong to have to get more of this!
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4/16/2016 - brooklynguy wrote:
This one was based on 2012 and disgorged in 2015. Not the greatest version of this wine that I've had. This ones comes across a bit blowsy, lots of golden apples, without the complexity or sandy, chalky minerality I typically experience in this cuvee. Fine, but doesn't show the attributes that make this cuvee, to me, one of the better values in NV entry level Champagne.
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3/27/2016 - soyhead wrote:
Breaking my fast on Easter with this, and to boot my last premier Cru acquisition.
Nose - quince, melon, cherry
Mouth - strong quinine, bitter almond, oxidative in character yet very minerally, clean and juicy on the finish. Complex
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3/21/2016 - Matt T Likes this wine: 92 Points
Awesome value. Crisp, bright fruit. Medium to long finish.
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3/16/2016 - astroman Likes this wine:
50% Chardonnay 50% Pinot Noir, average 30 year vine. 55% 2012 and 45% 2011, 2010. Dosage 4.5 g/l. Disgorgement Feb 2015. Sweet floral nose very deep and intense. Nutty on the palate. Amongst all the rest of the grower this does not stand out but still very good.
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3/10/2016 - loloFR Likes this wine: 90 Points
very straight, quite dry, very mineral driven, "cold/pure" but so elegant. citrus and apple flavors. absolutely perfect with Kalix rom.
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3/8/2016 - pipetree wrote: 87 Points
At a tasting: Very young, even alcoholic at opening. Profound nutty, some honey. Honey of white flowers. Ease attack, medium acidity, off dry, yeasty finish. Citrus on the palate. Good balance, nice length, okay intensity, okay complexity. 87. Young and easy.
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1/23/2016 - aekenback wrote: 89 Points
Good, basic, champagne. Fresh acidity and clean flavors.
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1/2/2016 - CGWIND Likes this wine: 90 Points
Lots of yeasty deliciousness
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1/2/2016 - jmull Likes this wine: 92 Points
Complex aromatics, with more red fruit than expected from only 50% Pinot. Tremendous cut. Very powerful bubbly. This isn't an aperitif, it's one for the entree.
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1/2/2016 - Matt T Likes this wine: 92 Points
Crisp and well-balanced with a medium length finish. Excellent quality.
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1/1/2016 - anderegg Likes this wine:
Drank with a shrimp appetizer before New Year's Day dinner. Wine was delicious. Did not take detailed notes.
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12/31/2015 - thewiz Likes this wine: 89 Points
Nyårsafton hos A+N med P+A, F+A, R+J & H (Duvbo): Three years extra cellaring made it much better. Still showing a nice acidity of not going through malic, but in a softer and more mellow style.
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12/27/2015 - gilrbo Likes this wine:
Drunk in good company, no TN.
Appley and smoky, good complexity. Sharp, but has a certain roundness.
Drinks very well.
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12/25/2015 - Force5 wrote:
Lean, apple-stone-cider aromas, nicely expanding flavors for the first 20 minutes. I can't say this is my favorite Champagne style but distinctive and precise, good value at just over $30.
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12/25/2015 - astroman Likes this wine:
Took about 2 hours for the wine to open up. Green Apple with creamy aromas and layers on the palate. Lingering on the finish. Great great champy very enjoyable.
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12/18/2015 - BuzzzzOff Likes this wine: 89 Points
We were greeted by the sommelier with complimentary glasses of this pleasant bubbly from the manager of Epure Hong Kong, who made our reservations, but was not on service that day. Xie xie... Pleasant light, brownish-yellow (blend) on the eye. Less than 7 g/liter dosage, but quite dry. Bubbly bubble on the nose with vibrant and vivid citrus fruits. An excellent QPR aperitif for any lunch, dinner or party!
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12/9/2015 - Winetex Likes this wine: 90 Points
A Tour of Champagne: Is It All About the Village or the Brand? (Wine and Food Foundation Tasting Room Austin TX): From magnum (as it should be... ) Balanced and sophisticated Champagne with yeasty aromas - not obvious and needs food to shine. Medium weight. 60% Pinot Noir/40% Chardonnay. Chartogne Taillet is one of my favorite Champagne producers. Wine 3 of 8.
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12/7/2015 - Nanda wrote: 90 Points
Small House Champagne, Oysters and Piemonte Fare (Osteria Langhe): Disgorged 3/15 ... a baby! The nose is pure and fresh -- almost Chablis-like with green apple and minerals. Lively and crisp palate. Acid provides energy, tension and cut. The flavor profile echoes the nose. Tart, clean finish. A very solid non-vintage Champagne.
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12/7/2015 - acyso wrote: 90 Points
Small-house Champagne dinner (Chicago, IL): Disgorged March 2015, and from Premier Cru, so apparently this wasn't pre-arrival for a very long time. Very bright acidity and very deep in flavour. Zippy. Dense and concentrated, with some lovely white fruit and good minerality. A tad bitter on the finish.
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12/3/2015 - Uncle John wrote: 91 Points
This was quite good for a bottle purchased at $42 tax in Canadian($32 US). Salty mineral notes on the nose with a palate of tight and chiseled fruit. There was some yeasty notes that gave this young champagne some complexity. Disgorgement date June 2015. 50% Pinot Noir & 50% Chardonnay. 55% 2012 & 45% 2011/2010.
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12/1/2015 - Anthony Lombardi Likes this wine:
Disgorged 2012. Clear gold with an elegant mousse. This is one of those grower Champagnes which I find quite "still wine-like" if that is a term which can make any sense at all. This is well balanced with a mix of high toned and rich fruit, yeasty complexity and a strong acid backbone. Elegantly textured. It covers rather than coats the palate, and does so with a gentle elegance that belies the power with that acidic counterpoint. This smells like pear & brioche, yet the layers on the palate take a bit more time to find their delineation.
A finessed Champagne which draws you back to the glass on repeat. The high notes are the star here. Such freshness with excellent tension on the palate. As mentioned above, there is concentration and power, but those qualities are secondary here in my opinion. That counterpoint does provide a flexibility to this wine. It changes tempo constantly. It opens up with assorted cheese, and causes more careful consideration, yet speeds up as you sip it alone. I need to take a much deeper dive with this producer as this shows a wavelength that I want to get on.
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11/30/2015 - Scrumptiousst Likes this wine: 92 Points
Beautiful, rich, amber color buttery and rich. Perfect with in-season Dungeness crab.
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11/15/2015 - bon vivant wrote:
Last of the bottles with old label (disg 7, 2007) and this was a bottle that was smooth, mature quite rich and delicious with some delicate nutty overtones. No official TN (Took to dinner with winery folks in Napa) but was loved by all. A testament to the quality and longevity of Alexander's wines.
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11/10/2015 - galewskj wrote: 90 Points
Champagne and Sushi (Raku, Edina MN): A small pour but then ended up finishing the bottle because it was sitting in front of me, so probably a normal sized glass altogether. This was not ponderous at all, but well-balanced, elegant and good quality champagne.
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11/8/2015 - rocknroller wrote: 90 Points
Monthly Tasting Group: Champagne and Sushi (Raku, Edina, MN): small pour. No details. Very good. 90+pts.
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11/1/2015 - botrytisvirtuoso1819 wrote: 94 Points
509/degorgement 07.2013 cuvee Sainte Anne 2010
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10/30/2015 - JOsgood wrote:
Super tasty and correct. I'd happily drink this on the regular.
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10/9/2015 - drrobvino wrote: 93 Points
So very delicious, no formal TN taken.
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10/5/2015 - botrytisvirtuoso1819 wrote: 94 Points
509/degorgement 05.2010 cuvee Sainte Anne 2006
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9/19/2015 - thewiz Likes this wine: 89 Points
Gourmetklubbens tjugosjunde middag hos A+N (Italienskt) (Sundbyberg): Refined on the nose and with a intensive palate and a nice long finish showing lots of lime. Good non-vintage from a nice small producer.
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8/22/2015 - jim francis wrote: 91 Points
August. 2015--Disgorged January 2010. Lovely, very rich, on the palate lemon and hazelnuts, quite effervescent,, perhaps a bit flat on the mid-palate, very biscuity. Perfect for a summer lunch.
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8/3/2015 - sawira wrote: 91 Points
Oct 14 Disgorgement. Superb. Sweetish at first, needs an hour of air, and warming from cellar temps, but then shows a sophisticated, medium oxidative, mineral laden dull lemon, biscuity style. Delicious. One of our house bubbles right now.
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7/20/2015 - Elvis1969 Likes this wine: 88 Points
Odlarchampagne av hög kvalitet.
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7/16/2015 - soyhead Likes this wine:
nose - dough
mouth - yeasty and tart, with some midpalate nuttiness, fragrant and very fresh, uplifting. excellent
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7/16/2015 - willthethrill Does not like this wine: 88 Points
Blech
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5/22/2015 - mnor Likes this wine:
Doft: Moget sött äpple (Champis), citrus, bröd, svaga svaga toner av krita
Smak: Moget grönt äpple (Granny Smith), päron och citrus
Mycket trevlig apertif champagne! Jag tycker om den här typen av "odlarskumpa". Riktigt riktigt trevlig frukt, bra frisk syra, gott helt enkelt! På den negativa sidan så är längden på eftersmaken något kort, men jag kan ha överseende med det. De resterande flaskorna lär gå i sommar. Smaknoten är tagen när champagnen är vid cirka 12-14 grader och jag skulle rekommendera att dricka champagnen vid den temperaturen, så med det sagt så finns det utvecklingspotential om man skulle vilja lagra.
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5/6/2015 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 90 Points
A private dinner (Restaurant Podium onder de Dom, Utrecht, NL): Red apple, ripe fruit, natural style, elegant, fresh, lively, pure.
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4/12/2015 - Paul S wrote: 91 Points
Double Birthday Celebration for Fiona and Me - 2015 (Alex and Fiona's in AMK): Disgorged in December 2010. 60% Chardonnay / 40% Pinot Noir. A nice Champagne – I liked this quite a bit. It had a really nice nose, with pure tones of white fruit and mineral alongside some yeasty bread and a bit of spice. The palate was absolutely clear and precise, with the finest mousse and lovely clean acidity lending a laser-like focus to pure notes of white melon and green apples laced with a nice minerality. Fine finish too, with a long gentle trail of mineral and spice lingering in the mouth nicely - this had a lovely shape and focus to it. It still needs 3-4 years more in the bottle to develop I think, but it is definitely coming around nicely.
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4/5/2015 - drrobvino wrote: 91 Points
No formal TN, very tasty citrus and apple, delicious acidity, nice med+ finish. Consumed over 2 days.
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4/1/2015 - cbforever1 wrote: 89 Points
Entry level RM Champagne. Does its job nicely
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3/29/2015 - aekenback wrote: 89 Points
Intense and quite complex. Clearly pinot dominated. Fresh and energetic. A good wine to start the evening with.
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3/28/2015 - Cote d'Or wrote:
Tasted over 2 hrs; from Sep 2013 degorgement
-translucent light-med gold
-yeasty baked apple
-med+ acidity, quite a bit of depth, apple, hint of sweetness, moderate length
-very good
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3/12/2015 - bill00 wrote: 84 Points
Disgorge 9/14, primarily 2011 vintage. I believe this bottle reflects the '11 vintage more than the wine in general as I have had other very solid bottles of Sainte Anne from different base years. But in this case the wine is underripe and green and has a rustic mouthfeel. Drinkable but that's about it.
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3/9/2015 - botrytisvirtuoso1819 wrote: 92 Points
509/degorgement 05.2010 cuvee Sainte Anne 2006
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2/21/2015 - Deadhead wrote: 87 Points
Oct. 2013 disgorgement. My thoughts mirror the bottle we drank last month - just ok. Nothing wrong with it, but I would rather spend our money on other Producers. Rather thin and lean.
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1/26/2015 - Deadhead wrote: 87 Points
No notes. However, I remeber it being "OK" - not very memorable. For the money, there are other Producers I enjoy much more. Perhaps this was an off bottle as the overwhelming number of reviews are more positive. We have one more bottle in the cellar...
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1/8/2015 - mye Likes this wine: 91 Points
Light yellow color.. lovely effervescence
toasty nose, with granny smith palate... that's the taste that stands out.. medium light weight, with a slight bitterness on the finish.
delicious value champagne though.
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1/1/2015 - Revisorn Likes this wine: 92 Points
Great match w both a salmon cheviche and lobster tail starters on our new years dinner 2014. Last bottles out of the case purchased 2012, will get another one now.
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12/31/2014 - JimmyBubbles Likes this wine: 87 Points
Deguelle julio 2011. Perfecto para beber ahora. Buenisima evolución desde hace dos años: de esa manzana verde a la manzana asada actual.
Sencillo pero con una fruta muy clara y limpia. Algo de brioche y a gozar.
La boca lo mejor, claro, muy fresca, amplia. Con un carbonico medido.
Hay que seguir bebiendo cosas así.
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12/28/2014 - drrobvino wrote: 92 Points
This is really fantastic stuff. DG 10/2013.
Upon opening, straight out of the fridge, the nose shows off red apple skin, hazelnuts, pear, lemon, and some bread/yeast notes.
The palate is lively and energetic, with tart citrus fruits, some nuts and bread crust, and high acidity. The finish is long and deliciously balanced with inherent tartness, and the added sweetness from the dosage which softens and gives silky texture.
This is a high quality wine, drinking beautifully now, but will continue to improve over the next few years in bottle and this disgorgement will drink well through 2020 or so.
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12/28/2014 - the godfather wrote:
Nice bubbles, good mouthfeel, got some stems on nose
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12/28/2014 - JOsgood wrote:
My first taste of this producer and it was a good one. Crisp and fresh with good fruit, balance and minerality. Good value bubbly.
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12/27/2014 - Burgundy Al wrote: 85 Points
Tasting, brief note. I've had this in prior vintages and recall enjoying it more. Today this came across as leaner than I recall. While nicely mineral-driven, the fruit is quite subdued.
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12/23/2014 - sawira wrote: 91 Points
Jan 14 disgorge. Really excellent again. Noticeable pinot noir in addition to grapefruit notes on both nose and palate, this is super biscuity, bright and delicious. Glycerin laden depth, yet stylish, this has a very adequate finish, is quite complex and tasty. A complete NV, this is rapidly becoming our house fave and go-to for bubbles.
Ten days later, after returning from a trip and finding a half bottle tightly corked in the cellar: This is golden colored, deeply fruited, still lively and especially mineral-laden, like a very old, dry, top quality grand cru Chablis, yet still retaining its Champagne flavor profile. Superb!
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12/13/2014 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 91 Points
A private lunch (Restaurant De Librije ***, Zwolle, Netherlands): The assemblage of this wine will vary, but today, the rich and forward, fluffy Pinot fruit and spicy depth that this wine is capable of delivering are very much to the fore. As such, it has a lovely style.
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12/12/2014 - soyhead Likes this wine:
nose - hazlenut, almond/marzipan
mouth - very crisp, laser sharp focused citrus, excellent minerality. best champagne i have had in a while
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12/11/2014 - rocknroller wrote: 89 Points
Tasting pour. Red apple, tart citrus, chalky minerality, kiwi.
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11/28/2014 - JVG wrote:
Disgorged October 2012. No formal notes. This was quite good---golden color, nice creamy mousse, citrus and yeast, some herbal character and an undercurrent of chalky mineral.
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11/24/2014 - coremill wrote: 83 Points
2011 base. Have been hearing a lot of hype for this producer, but this wine did nothing for me. Some fresh sugar-dusted green apple and pear fruit, but the acidity is too high and a little chemically off-putting, like what lemonade powder tastes like before you mix it with water, and there's not much mineral or bready character to add complexity. Not for me. A big hit with the non-geeks though.
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11/9/2014 - jnewman77 Likes this wine:
Nose with honeyed granny smith apple, crushed stone, and some floral and lees notes. The palate is fresh and rich with good depth. Finish is balanced and leaves a nice note of green apple. Quite enjoyable.
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11/4/2014 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
This is the 2013 disgorgement.
Earthy and funky on the nose, like Xarello, to me, smells like it always goes. So its good, but funky.
Better on the second smell, maybe just needs some time blow off. Great palate length too.
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11/2/2014 - drrobvino wrote: 91 Points
Beautiful wine to end our evening. Lovely, some perceptible RS, gives a bit of richness. Really enjoy this one.
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11/1/2014 - ManhattanBeach Likes this wine: 91 Points
Lovely, complex champagne, much prefer it to any of the Grandes Mareques. Very good value.
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10/23/2014 - brooklynguy wrote:
Disgorged in April 2014. Good wine, expressive of place - something in here reminds me of everything I've tasted by CT - something of Merfy. A brown sandy character to the fruit. But in this edition the fruit feels constricted somehow, a little bit green almost, and the wine feels a bit clipped. The wine veers towards creamy in texture and finishes with good enough acidity to be refreshing. Not the finest C ST Anne I've had, but good wine nonetheless.
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10/19/2014 - JPH104 wrote:
Yeasty, lean and tart. Rather one dimensional. Unremarkable.
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10/9/2014 - Burgaddict wrote: 90 Points
70% 2010 grapes, 30% 2009. 60% chardonnay, 40% pinot noir. Citric nose with some yeast. Taste also lots of citrus, very mineral, fresh, some sweetness. Long finish. Drinks very well, balanced.
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10/1/2014 - Jack O'Brien wrote:
Nothing is better from Magnum than Champagne, especially C-T. This was amazing.
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9/20/2014 - kuumies wrote:
80% 2011 20% 2010, bottled July 2012, 50-50 Ch-PN. Straight off the bat, this fizz shines on the nose. Extremely fresh with appley, citrusy, chalky/metallic and minerally notes, it also possesses developed aromas of toast and nougat. One could also find nuances as exotic as our local buckthorn! As the wine opens up in the glass the fruit begins to shift towards cherry which I find awfully attractive. To put it short the nose has a lot going on and basically it's all high note. The creamy mousse is of good size, fairly tight and dense, and quite long lasting. Under the mousse one finds a really vinous mouthfeel and a great acidic structure. The dosage is fairly low - 4.5 g/l - but that does not lead to austerity, since the fruit here is perfectly ripe in a really crunchy way. The flavor profile is a mix of citrus and cherry fruit with a good deal of salinity and a bit of earthiness. While I do not detect a whole lot of toast the palate does not feel all primary either. A bit nervous and quite crisp, this is an excellent aperitif but also worked really well with confit de canard and pommes de terre and I would highly recommend to think of this as a food wine. It seems that no matter the level, Chartogne-Taillet delivers incredible value for money. For 22.50 € it is possible to find Champagne as good (Chiquet, Elizabeth Goutorbe) but most probably not better.
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8/30/2014 - brianngibson wrote: 91 Points
Jan '14 disgorgement. On the nose, bread baking, chalk. Pretty on the palate, with mineral, yeast, and nice acidity. Great NV sparkler.
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8/23/2014 - gilrbo wrote:
As aperitif for a dinner with friends.
Lovely apple nose, very fresh.
Expansive on the palate, light-footed, with a saline finish.
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8/3/2014 - drrobvino wrote: 91 Points
This was a 10/2013 disgorgement.
Delicious, fresh, lively, tart yet a bit rich.
This is a case-buy type of Champagne for me from this point forward.
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7/15/2014 - christyler Likes this wine: 90 Points
Pretty great NV champagne. Seemed just a little thin when first opened, but an hour in it was excellent. Great acidity, mouthfeel and toasty flavors. DG 7/13 - tasted young, but not in a bad way.
from 375
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7/10/2014 - KeithAkers wrote: 89 Points
A fond farewell for Izzy and Rachel (Domaine Wine Storage, Chicago IL): Nose: There is a real noticeable yeasty backdrop to the nose along with warm breads, dough, red apples, and some leesy notes. The nose is almost like stepping into a bakery in the morning along with a leesy touch.
Taste: Medium/full bodied with medium+ acidity. The feel is very smooth and balanced with yeast, warm breads and dough, and red apples.
Overall: While this was on the fuller side, it wasn't a powerhouse. Instead it had some nuance and real balance to it that made it very enjoyable.
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7/10/2014 - tooch wrote: 90 Points
Goodbye to Izzy & Rachel (and Meyer!) (Domaine Wine Storage - Chicago, IL): Firm and crisp with lots of acidity. The palate had the biscuity tone to it that I love. Despite the bready notes, the palate wasn't overly big/powerful but seemed to float across the palate. Really nice, and it'll improve too.
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7/3/2014 - fc1910 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Ther new "vintage"....., this time 70% from 2011 and in equal shares PN and Chardonnay, stunning nose, fruity, a little barmy, fine intense sparkling, fresh aromas of apples, some hints of breadcrest, mouthfilling, long, and ......very tasty, my favourite champagne producer so far............., **(*)+, 89- 91?
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7/1/2014 - drrobvino wrote: 88 Points
This bottling had a 04/2012 disgorgement.
A bit more ripe pear and apple nuance, with a moderate yeastiness in the nose and palate that is a bit overwhelming at times.
This is a very good, but not great, bottling of this cuvee.
Enjoyed tonite with sushi.
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6/23/2014 - Tartiflette wrote: 86 Points
Disgorged 2012. Very violent mousse. Much yeast and bread, and little fresh red apples. Too young to enjoy.
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4/14/2014 - Yme wrote:
Last bottle from a 6 bottle case bought 4 years ago. Tasting note similar to previous but today's bottle's palate appear bigger with a more intense flavour profile. Went very well with Hainanese Chicken Rice.
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4/13/2014 - MarkinBaltimore Likes this wine: 91 Points
I didn't expect this to be so evolved. I think I purchased it two years ago. Golden yellow robe. Fine mousse. Toast, lemon, honey on the nose and palate. Broad, rich flavors. Finishes clean and long. We're a long way from taut precision here. Fabulous with brunch kedgeree featuring finnan haddie from Maine.
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4/12/2014 - bon vivant wrote:
June 2007 Disgorgment; opened and waited 20 minutes to serve. Very good showing, smooth with some secondary notes and a great mouth feel. even better as we got to the end o he bottle.
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4/4/2014 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 91 Points
A private lunch (Restaurant Santceloni **, Madrid, Spain): Identical to my previous note; wonderfully forward and fruit-driven but elegant Blanc des Noirs, very aromatic, jasmin, celery.
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3/8/2014 - Rupert wrote: 89 Points
Ripe, creamy, a touch of oxidation. Big and lively.
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2/28/2014 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 91 Points
A private dinner (Restaurant Frantzén **, Stockholm, Sweden): A blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, from vineyards west of Reims (near Saint-Thierry). Relatively full colour; full-on style, the rich and smoky Pinot Noir tempered by the mineral freshness of the Chardonnay, candied fruit, floral topnotes, red apple; youthful, vibrant and pure.
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2/22/2014 - Ramberg wrote: 90 Points
Second bottle of this in two days.
This had the disgorgement date and another grape blend than the bottle I had then.
60% Chardonnay and 40% Pinot Noir.
Harvested in 2010, with 30% being reserve wine from 2009.
Bottled in July 2011.
Dosage at 5g/liter.
Very nice, with a slightly fresher profile than the previous bottles (who I believe was older than this?).
Same fresh gray pear profile, with nice acidity and cleanness and those tones of oxidation and sherry present again.
I like this Champagne I must say, as I find it complex and appealing.
I believe it should be kept on its back for at least a year, and things will be even better.
Nice!
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2/22/2014 - Rupert wrote:
At Magdalen: no option but to have our old friend C-T for the aperitif and this was as good as ever - clean, rich, vibrant
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2/20/2014 - Ramberg wrote: 89 Points
50 – 50 Pinot and Chardonnay.
Gray pears and some yeast and oxidized tones on the nose.
Very fine and dry on the palate, with brioche and yeast and a touch of white pepper on the finish.
Some oxidative, almost sherry like tones present.
A quite fine wine, that needs more time to fully blossom.
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2/20/2014 - Patrik H wrote: 81 Points
On the nose, Gray pears, mineral, soil, almond, grape
On the palate, Citrus, yeast, gray pears
short finish
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2/8/2014 - whiteburgjim wrote: 88 Points
Good all around bubbly, a bit clumsy with a toasty finish, lacks freshness.
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1/18/2014 - Wine Sparty wrote: 90 Points
Popped and poured to drink before dinner, then had afterwards as well. Aroma a combo of yeast and green apple. Taste is mostly the green apple, with a bit of a toasty flavor as well.
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1/1/2014 - gris Likes this wine: 91 Points
A bit harsh on night one (coming after a 1998 vintage champagne), but much more elegant on day two.
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1/1/2014 - christyler Likes this wine:
Really nice. High acid, but not in a bad way. Fine bead, and fun to drink.
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12/31/2013 - nzinkgraf wrote:
Disgorged Apr 2012. All 2008 vintage. 39% Chardonnay, 47% Pinot Noir, 14% Pinot Meunière. Round, mineral, raspberry pastry, raspberry danish, lots of pastry, pie crust.
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12/24/2013 - drrobvino wrote: 92 Points
This is a wine I tried on a whim based on notes from CW and JG.
So, so, so delicious. Disgorged 07/2013.
Lemon, green apple and high acidity with a bit of residual sugar from the dosage, nicely balancing out the citrus notes, allowing some tropical sweetness, gorgeous balance, great complexity with minerality and soil signature, this is just great.
Will drink even better in another year, and continue through 2023. Nice.
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12/13/2013 - cristian_m wrote: 82 Points
Crisp, clean, decent fruitiness. Bubbles flat and mousse nondescript. Long finish. QPR is poor.
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12/7/2013 - cos82 Likes this wine: 90 Points
7th time from my cellar over 3 years with varying results, but mostly very nice. Good mousse and bead. Lemon yellow. Nose of brioche and citrus. Very nice palate of a balanced blend of citrus, brioche, minerality with good acidity.
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12/5/2013 - rocknroller wrote: 90 Points
Surdyk's Holiday Champagne Tasting (Surdyk's, Mpls, MN): Tasting pour. Dough, yeast, citrus, lemon, medium weight, a bit chalky. Fine mousse. This was nice, the Rose is better. 90+pts.
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11/30/2013 - professordoktor Likes this wine:
Light, white stone fruit, develops into creamy almond-lemon tart as it warms. Medium mousse. Easy-to-find, inexpensive crowd pleaser in a lighter-bodied style.
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11/29/2013 - jnewman77 Likes this wine:
Fantastic bubbly. Yeast, baking bread, brioche, green apple, and pear with a delightful palate that has richness, weight, and yet still seems to dance across.
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11/24/2013 - yofog wrote: 90 Points
An acid and mineral-driven champagne, with fine, subtle autolytic notes and a very yellow-fruit-based character, this is friendly and elegant and is very steady from start to finish.
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11/4/2013 - nzinkgraf wrote:
08/09/10 in this blend. North of Montaigne de Reims in Merfy.
Holy s*** aromas. Pineapple, lemon curd, rather fruit driven bottling. It's noted that there's a lot of experimentation at the estate, so the NV wines from 6/8 years ago are quite different.
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11/3/2013 - bexleytaylor Likes this wine:
This is a nice bottle of grower champagne for a very reasonable price. Toasty bread and citrus notes up front, with floral background notes. Quite a bit of acidity and a dry finish. Really flexible; we drank this over a multi-coursed meal at a restaurant.
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11/3/2013 - gout wrote: 89 Points
A finely tuned champagne, refined, subtle, lovely finish.
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10/17/2013 - mchiew Likes this wine: 92 Points
fine bubble, and refreshing lime, nutty taste. very enjoyable bubble over lunch!
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9/22/2013 - donknotts Likes this wine: 90 Points
Lovely. Great value.
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9/11/2013 - guchl wrote: 92 Points
Delicious.
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9/3/2013 - Gparker Likes this wine:
C-T wines tend to be better than the cost. This was a little acidic and dry on opening and by the second glass it showed a little more depth of light dosage and pleasant minerality. I wasn't too analytical on my consumption this time but I would get another bottle or a bottle of the rose, which I love.
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8/20/2013 - Rezy13 wrote:
Apple, pear, pencil shavings, rich up front, shorter finish.
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8/17/2013 - m_arcon Likes this wine: 91 Points
Colour: Medium yellow gold with plenty of fine beads.
Nose: Very elegant, clean nose with notes of apple tart, white flowers, citrus, hazel nut and brioche. I really liked that there wasn´t this super strong yeast component I´ve had several times before in beginner champagne.
Palate: Elegant mouthfeel, good structured and lively acidity. Good lenght.
Very good Grower-Champanger with a good QPR.
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8/3/2013 - cos82 wrote: 87 Points
Decent sparkler with nice mousse and bead that I have had several times before with varying results. This bottle was very light on the palate consisting of some minerality with a hint of citrus. Not as much oomph as prior bottles. Prior bottles more to my liking, but ok nonetheless.
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7/31/2013 - Rupert wrote: 88 Points
Creamy with a hint of oxidation, very ripe, nice
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7/29/2013 - Matt Neel Likes this wine:
Dinner at l'Artusi 7/29/2013 (l'Artusi, NYC): Deep straw. Deeply mineral on the nose, but a bit reticent and tight. A wonderfully intriguing note of oxidation hovers above the minerals. The palate is magnificent, but tightly wound. Hugely rich, creamy, and mouthcoating. Fantastic acidity melds seamlessly with the wine's pinpoint mousse. Very, very long. Fabulous.
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7/20/2013 - BornToRhone Likes this wine: 90 Points
Good QPR and special occasion champagne (like any weekend will work). Bright yellow transparent appearance with very tiny bubbles. Nose was a bit closed but showed lemon, slightly bready, and a bit musty/dusty earth. Flavors of lemon, lemon custard, and slightly bready. Not too complex but very drinkable/enjoyable. Paired well with brie on baguet and with grilled salmon and potatoes.
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6/26/2013 - rnellans wrote: 92 Points
Nice toast, yeast, rich, yet bright acididty. Very nice finish
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6/19/2013 - fc1910 Likes this wine: 90 Points
boah......what a champagne, stunning stuff for a beginner sparkler, barmy, hints of nuts, bread, fine fruit, intense mouthfilling sparkeling, very elegant, top stuff, long aftertaste, killed the whole bottle immediately......
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6/15/2013 - dougie Likes this wine: 90 Points
Nice creamy,rich and fruity champagne.
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6/10/2013 - Rupert wrote:
Herbs and cream, very moreish
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5/9/2013 - Rupert wrote: 89 Points
Creamy, vanillin, baked apple fruits, very very ripe, but worked well tonight
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4/13/2013 - fdub Likes this wine: 91 Points
Great mousse when first poured. Great tension between the yeasty characters and the tight lime and tart flavors.
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4/6/2013 - Michael Davidson wrote:
9/11 disgorgement (old brown label)
I'm just starting to get into champagne, but this is a delicious bottle of wine. Very fine bubbles. Expressive nose. Great combination of fruit (tart apple) and a salinity with a hint of nutty bitterness. Creamy texture. Puckering acidity. A hint of yeastiness.
A definite wow wine. Amazing value. I'll be drinking more.
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4/5/2013 - Yme wrote: 89 Points
Medium yellow gold with plenty of fine beads. This bottle has been kept for over 2 years since purchased and it showed for the better. Nose is still fresh but appears more complex with brioche, summer flowers, hazel but, citrus and baked apples. Medium (-) bodied with good acidity. Lovely elegant palate of red apples, pears, yeast, butter, chalk with hints of strawberries. Medium length.
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4/2/2013 - VitisNovice Likes this wine: 92 Points
Golden with a sunburnt straw hue that faded into a pale golden yellow. Nose is crisp on the back of the palate; has a noticeable pear and lime nose.
Taste of lime and a light pear with a crisp medium finish that melds into a light sweet berry.
Will definitely be getting more.
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3/30/2013 - memphishusky Likes this wine:
Consistently good bubbles. Recommend!
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3/24/2013 - hackey37 Likes this wine: 92 Points
The color is gold, clear with fine bubbles. Smells are honey, almond, floral notes, sweet clove, apple, and orange zest. The tastes are toast, lime, sweet lemon, saline, and exotic spice. The acidity is zingy and the finish is long. This is very tasty!
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3/4/2013 - spacewrangler wrote:
August 2012 disgorgement. More steely and lithe than the mahogany old label. Alexandre mentioned back in 09 that he was slightly altering the style due to teachings of Anselme Selosse. It's like biting into a fresh red apple, sans sweetness. Fleshy yet spare, really special NV.
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2/17/2013 - Will Devize wrote: 90 Points
Pinot Noir dominant, mainly from 2008. Richer and easier-going than last bottle. Classic poached pears with some toasty, honeyed flavours on the palate. Well formed, round rather than linear and very approachable. Delicious.
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2/5/2013 - bon vivant wrote:
From 375 disgorgement Jun 2007. Waiting has it's rewards as this developed a beautiful rich patina and silkiness. Still plenty of fizz and verve but balanced with richness and poise. Hedonistic rather than meditative but very satisfying NV effort here.Time to drink as his was in the wheel house.
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2/2/2013 - isaacjamesbaker wrote: 87 Points
Blind NV Champagnes (David's House - Washington, DC): Flint, baked apple and fun dip candy on the nose. There's a good amount of tangy pear and grapefruit mixed in with the apricot and toast flavors. Solid acid and white peach carry the finish. Solid stuff.
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2/2/2013 - alanh13 Likes this wine: 85 Points
Quite young and primary. Apple and pear, a little autolysis peaking through but needs a little more time for my taste.
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2/1/2013 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 90 Points
A private lunch (Restaurant Bubbledogs, London, UK): A blend of 47% Pinot Noir, 39% Chardonnay and 14% Pinot Meunier; 72% 2008, 28% 2007, family-owned vineyards in the Montagne de Reims, 3+ years sur lattes. Fresh, fruit-driven, hints of nuts and fishiness, nice bitters, quite linear, some complexity, hint of custard, good length.
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1/26/2013 - brooklynwine Likes this wine: 89 Points
Not as fine as the last one I opened in 2011. It was a bit oxidized and had lost some of its freshness. Full bodied and nice complexity. This is still a good Champagne just not as good as I remembered.
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1/11/2013 - SimonG wrote: 88 Points
40th B'day (spread across several meals); 1/10/2013-1/12/2013: Light and fresh, some chalky minerality, quite clean without lemony flavours. Effective aperitif. ***
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1/8/2013 - Vinomark wrote: 90 Points
Well crafted and aged well for 4 years from disgorge in cellar
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1/5/2013 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
The big earthy bomb of a champagne that I have come to know it as.
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1/2/2013 - MattMauldin wrote: 90 Points
Gentle and easygoing with floral, citrus & stone fruit notes along with hints of sweet yeast. Nice balance, just a little depth, and a decent finish.
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1/1/2013 - kakpoo wrote:
Drank this after some 1998 Henriot Brut. Although, this has some similar characteristics of toast, nuts, yeast along with apples, I didn't think the flavors integrated as harmoniously. This is complex at its price point, but its just not delicious.
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1/1/2013 - Karl Halicke Likes this wine: 90 Points
Great everyday Champagne. Can be drank anytime with most anything except meats.
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12/31/2012 - jshearer wrote: 87 Points
Apples, slightly oxidized. Broad shoulders, intense bubbles. Some earth or minerality, which added complexity, but this really wasn't doing it for me tonight.
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12/25/2012 - atrox wrote: 88 Points
Good bubbles but I feel like I still don't get champagne. Nice nose and good mouthfeel but I'd rather drink another white.
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12/23/2012 - Sijan Likes this wine: 87 Points
Light-bodied with lots of lemon notes. Not my favorite style of champagne, but still a nice youthful, fruity sparkler.
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12/16/2012 - stormygirl Likes this wine: 90 Points
Loved this! great balance of acidity and a nice apple forward fruit flavor. Not too dry, very flavorful. Absolutely will want to get more of this! A crowd pleaser!
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12/15/2012 - EMichels wrote: 89 Points
Tight; Strong bubbles
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12/11/2012 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
In the past very earthy, almost mushroomy. Now much tastier than it was before. Rich on texture, a longer finish, hints of the terrior coming around on the lengthy back end. Very distinctive still.
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12/9/2012 - AndrewSGHall wrote:
New label for this wine and it strikes me there is more dosage and/or extended use of barrel. Rounder, softer with a slight sweet edge. I liked it, but miss that more powerful and edgy S-A that I remember.
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12/8/2012 - Anthony Lombardi wrote:
Goose at our place. (Seattle, WA): Served alongside the Feuillatte as a starter. This offered a bit more for me. The nose is clean with some apples & brioche. The palate here shows some yeasty character along with some subtle tart fruit. The wine really shows off with some layered textures. It enters with a crunchiness, but slowly yields to some creaminess which brings an involuntary smile to your face. Rich, somewhat intense, yet bright & clean with loads of acid.
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11/26/2012 - tarheel17 wrote: 88 Points
disgorged August 2012.
night one it was fresh and spunky, but by day two it had gained an almost metallic edge. Best to drink day one.
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11/17/2012 - drdebs wrote: 87 Points
very robust, very toasted. NMS. Perhaps a tad oxdidative/corked??
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11/12/2012 - wickedwax wrote:
Disgorged 2007. Aromas of orchard fruit and some citrus with toast, honey and mineral notes. A touch of oxidized notes, but nothing distracting. Very good acidity with plenty of finesse and balance. I am really starting to grow quite fond of this producer.
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10/12/2012 - paulst wrote: 82 Points
Over the hill.
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9/16/2012 - tooch wrote: 90 Points
Had a very tropical nose with what seemed like peach and nectarine juice squeezed into the glass. With some air, baked bread and floral notes expanded and added a bit of elegance to the tropical fruit melange. The palate was dense with nice mineral a twist of orange and peach and nice energy. Seemed like a somewhat modern style of Champagne, but I liked what it had to offer.
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9/5/2012 - Antti wrote:
Visiting Chartogne-Taillet (Merfy, Champagne): Enjoyed this one a bit warm while walking the vineyards. Nevertheless, this was enjoyable, refreshing and elegant. Perhaps not the flashiest of champagnes but exactly what I'd expect from a basic NV-cuvee. Doesn't get boring at all. Also a wonderful bargain at 20+ euros.
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8/20/2012 - Will Devize wrote: 90 Points
Acid driven, bone dry and quite lean at first, yet, time to breathe allows some apples and lemons to pop their heads. Very good if this is your thing.
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8/17/2012 - CamWheeler wrote: 88 Points
Eurocentric Trade Tasting; 8/17/2012-8/18/2012: Better than the last bottle I tried. Citrus peel and graphite on the nose. The palate is in a middle ground between purity and power. Good but not great.
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7/22/2012 - cos82 wrote: 91 Points
4th time from my cellar and best yet. Straw color with nice mousse and bead. Nose of hay and brioche. Delicious palate of apple, bread and yeast. A nice wine with a good qpr.
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7/10/2012 - defnefferson wrote: 92 Points
Loved this bottle. Flavors of lemon, apple, almond, yeast and saline minerality flow from the nose to the finish. It was impossible to put the glass down.
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7/8/2012 - Gargantua wrote:
11 Madison Park Tasting Menu: Showed with even more detail, heft and even delicacy (as contradictory as that sounds) from a Riedel Champagne flute.
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6/17/2012 - Mike Ritner Likes this wine:
Magnificent. Pale, yellow color with a slight greenish tinge. Crisp, creamy, light-bodied, well put-together, with a medley of lime, apple, pear, and melon flavors. A refreshing, high-quality, delightful, gorgeous Champagne.
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6/10/2012 - awinestory wrote: 90 Points
medium straw color, bubbles very persistant and small, nose is rich ... a bit of pineapple, tropical and palate fuller bodied with intense lees and very concentrated ripe fruit. Good minerality and acidity and itnensity of fruit. Seems like barrel age yet do not think any barrel aging, just lees and old vines which gives concentrated fruit. Paid $46 and others paid $30 so curious where they bought it. Liked this wine very much and interested to know more about this quality producer.
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6/6/2012 - KeithAkers wrote: 89 Points
nose: very nice and aromatic nose filled with tones of green apples, brioche, stone fruits and some leesy tones as well. Decent depth to it as well.
taste: fuller bodied with medium acidity. Creamy and balanced with tones of green apples, leesy tones, stone fruits and some brioche.
overall: A 9/11 disgorgement. Has a nice medium gold color and is lively right off the bat. It's a very good NV with good balance and with a leesy style to it.
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5/23/2012 - spacewrangler wrote:
This particular bottle was very fleshy and bassy compared to others, reminiscent of a Bollinger Special Cuvee.
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5/12/2012 - cos82 wrote: 88 Points
A nice sparkler with mostly yeast and brioche on nose and palate. Dcent mousse and bead. Lacking acidity and therefore punch to my palate.
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5/4/2012 - botrytisvirtuoso1819 wrote: 94 Points
509/degorgement 09.2007
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4/28/2012 - princeton wrote:
Distinctive smoky, dark and chewy palate. Used with success as an apéritif to a Burgundy tasting event.
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4/7/2012 - sebastienjm wrote: 86 Points
Mise en bouteille en Juillet 2009. base 2008
Un joli nez fruité de pomme et de fruits jaunes précède une bouche nette, fluide avec toujours ce fruit très présent et beaucoup de fraîcheur. Honnêtement, j'ai été un tout petit peu déçu car je l'ai trouvé légèrement simple, mais en même temps irréprochable. Acheté une vingtaine d'euros.
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3/24/2012 - gripNsip wrote: flawed
Blind Champagne and sparkling wines at Matt and Ori's (The new Pink Dolphin): A real bummer about this being corked, because it wasn't all that bad on the palate. It was completely obvious on the nose however that this was corked.
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3/23/2012 - Keyomb wrote: flawed
Corked
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3/17/2012 - Krugman wrote: 89 Points
This is a nice non-vintage champagne at around $30 per bottle. While this bottle did not have quite the depth or the complexity as the last bottle of Cuvee St. Anne that I consumed, it was also a much younger recent release that was in need of more development. I got the sense that it would have been at least 1-2 points better of it had spent a couple more years in the cellar. This has a slightly spicy aftertaste with raspberries, Brazil nut flavors, tight citrus, a little bit of honey, and some light yeast flavors. There is certainly a wide gulf in quality between this bottle and the standard 2002 vintage Brut Chartogne-Taillet. If you have access to both versions, the 2002 vintage is more than worth the average $15 per bottle premium. However, this is still a very pleasant sparkler.
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3/10/2012 - cos82 wrote: 91 Points
Very nice bottle and enjoyed much more than last bottle tried 3 months ago. Very pale straw in color with very nice mousse and bead. Pleasant nose of brioche and yeast. More of the same on a balanced palate with a hint of lemon. A real nice bubbly!
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3/4/2012 - Colia wrote: 92 Points
I love the autolytics here. I could smell this champagne forever.
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2/20/2012 - botrytisvirtuoso1819 wrote: 92 Points
509/degorgement 05.2010 cuvee Sainte Anne 2006
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2/15/2012 - Wink wrote: 88 Points
Gold color. Nose of apple, pear, smoke, yeast, and mushroom. Crisp palate of apple, toast, minerals, and a savory note. OK length. Nice acidity. Good QPR Champagne.
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2/12/2012 - pvd420 wrote: 90 Points
Really pretty, great fruit
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1/31/2012 - bg2167 wrote:
Wonderfully briney and yeasty. Red apple, great minerality, one of my favorite "value" champagnes.
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12/31/2011 - cos82 wrote: 89 Points
A nice bubbly with good mousse and bead. Apples and yeast on a light nose. Brioche, yeast and apple on a soft palate. Not as much acidity (lacking punch) as I like in my sparklers, but very decent nonetheless.
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12/31/2011 - isaacjamesbaker wrote: 90 Points
New Year's Eve 2011 (Washington, DC): This was one of the few non-vintage wines of the tasting, but it was really impressive. The aromas were very perfumed, showing orange rind, hazelnut and baked apple. The palate is bone dry, with searing acid and tangy minerals. The flavors of seashell and limestone are pure and vibrant. I love this style of Champagne, and this is a really solid bottle.
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12/22/2011 - Yme wrote: 89 Points
Lovely small, fine beads. Quite a Complex nose for a non vintage - meaty, walnuts, citrus and minerals. Light to medium bodied. A touch acidic but well balanced for food. Brioche, yeast, sour apples with a touch of lemon and pebbles. Decent length. Very nice NV.
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12/14/2011 - jmull wrote: 91 Points
Absolutely delicious. Really vibrant fruit.
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12/11/2011 - RayOB wrote: 89 Points
Drank at Pied a Terre
Lovely crisp notes of apple, lime and mellon. Good length and taste.
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12/9/2011 - botrytisvirtuoso1819 wrote: 92 Points
509/degorgement 05.2010 cuvee Sainte Anne 2006
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12/9/2011 - spacewrangler wrote: 93 Points
Alexandre Chartogne is killing it with the NV Cuvee St. Anne. Smells very red fruited and is rooted in a bed of minerality. Precise and complex. December 2010 disgorgement.
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12/2/2011 - mattyboy_ Likes this wine: 92 Points
This wine demonstrates the high level of skill grower champagne producers can put on display as well as outstanding quality. Very complex. After first pour aromas of chicken stock and herbs slowly transition to yeast then to crisp granny smith apples. Tastes are rich and medium bodied, initially creamy on mouth feel but very lean and crisp showing lots of structure with a sharp acidic finish. The finish is quite long which is dominated by fresh cut green apples. Grower Champagne at its best! Do yourself a favor and skip the NV P-J and Veuve.
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11/27/2011 - Ombibulous wrote: 89 Points
This was a real hit on Thanksgiving day, especially amongst the yeast beasts (real champagne lovers). Robus flavour! Lots of bread dough, and I thought I even scented a whif of rye bread (unconfirmed;). Excellent (88.5).
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10/26/2011 - Mingmong wrote: 90 Points
Nose of apples and chicken stock. Fresh ripe apples, pineapples, balsamic notes, longans and peaches.
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10/26/2011 - Paul S wrote: 90 Points
Deepavali Lunch at K&J's (Natura Loft): 60% chardonnay and 40% pinot. A very decent NV, showing quite a bit more character than most grand marque bottlings you would get at this price. It had a very expressive, almost no-holds-barred nose which wafted out of the glass with thick, slightly oxidative whiffs of chicken stock, rich white fruit and slightly browned apples. As one would expect from that, the palate too came across as rich, thick, rather heavy-set, but somehow pretty well balanced with a really bright acidity. So bright and zippy indeed that it almost threatened to tumble over into the wrong side of tartness when first poured. Thankfully, with a bit more air and some food (very nice blueberries this time) it calmed down to show ample flavours of strawberry flesh and apple tempered with some earth and mineral notes. What I really did like about this Champagne was its beautiful long finish, lingering away with complex notes of white meat, yeast and white fruit. All in all, a bit disparate at the moment, but this was pleasant and certainly very interesting. It should improve with time too.
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10/22/2011 - Krugman wrote: 90 Points
This is a very nice non-vintage champagne. It was initially a little closed as the bottle was served a bit too cold. However, as this warmed up, it opened spectacularly. This is a very pinot centric champagne that has wonderful flavors of toast with a touch of marmalade. It would also likely improve a bit with a year or two of bottle age.
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9/30/2011 - Nosey Nose wrote: 91 Points
Alluring, smoky, dried flowers, brazil nut, sour apple, and fresh blueberries. Cured ham/bacon and brioche. Great vibrancy on the palate with a rich, creamy mouthfeel. Moderate to high end of Brut dosage but very fresh and long with a flinty, yeasty finish. Really nice and long on day two.
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9/30/2011 - GaryLG wrote:
My introduction to Chartogne-Taillet was the rose but this was very different from the very full bodied Le Rose. This was in fact quite fine and came across delicate. I say that because the wine has 40% pinot but i could not tell; i say this could easily pass as a bdb. Lovely nose of yeast n apples. Once past the mousse, highly fruity but retains freshness, crispiness, and a welcoming acidity that made it delicious by itself but particularly more so with food. Fairly good complexity and I realised a buildup in sweetness too as it sat in the glass but in a good way. Disgorgement says 10/2010; i sense it wasnt as integrated yet with a toast that jarred the finish slightly.
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9/26/2011 - BrandrB wrote: 90 Points
2011 Masters of Wine Champagne Tasting (San Francisco, CA): March 2011 disgorgement, 2007 base from Alexandre Chartogne. 60% Chardonnay, 40% Pinot Noir. Deep yellow color showing medium sized bubbles. Expressive nose: apple, spice, and nuts. Medium-full bodied citrus/apple palate with a substantially spicy backbone. Medium length finish. Young but with great potential for a non-vintage.
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9/24/2011 - 000pete1983 wrote: 92 Points
Nuts, chalk, yeast. Delicious green apple acidity. Fantastic. Drink now.
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8/28/2011 - brooklynwine wrote: 91 Points
Excellent Champagne. Brioche, lemon curd, and yeasty on the nose. Full mouth coating wine with green apple, marmalade danish, and nutty flavors. Great complexity. Definitely a serious drink. If you are looking for an easy, fresh, crisp summer Champagne this is not for you.
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8/6/2011 - atubbs wrote: 90 Points
10/2010 disgorgement; 60% chardonnay and 40% pinot. This was a great way to celebrating unpacking our last box after moving! Finished this one a little faster than appropriate, perhaps!
Lovely little thing, though. Creamy yeasty apples is what I get up front? Bubbles are not delicate or shy; they evacuate the Champagne rather quickly. Despite much effort it was impossible to pour without generating a foamy beer-like head in the flute. This is not a delicate wine -- it's blunt, brutish, and all over the place. Less a crisp and decisive Champagne, and more of a mouth-coating brooding affair. I found it quite pleasant, and satisfying at the price point.
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8/2/2011 - jaggeral1 wrote: 90 Points
Very fine, clean, expressive wine.
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8/1/2011 - KeithAkers wrote: 91 Points
A ton of shitty 07 OR Pinots (Patricia Green Cellars, Newburg OR): nose: very interesting and leesy nose, tones of wax, white fruits and some bits of stone fruits as well
taste: full bodied with medium acidity and creamy tones of was, white fruits, and some warm doughy tones
overall: this was from magnum and had a 5/10 disgorgement. Nice and rich, this was great after all of the pinots
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7/25/2011 - DanH wrote: 90 Points
Excellent flavor profile. Very soft, some malolactic, reminds me of Ruinart blanc de blanc in a way. The bubbles leave the wine quite quickly though, and do not have the best size or mouth feel.
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6/30/2011 - DanH wrote: 90 Points
Solid, but not memorable.
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5/29/2011 - nospeel wrote: 90 Points
Very nice nose - apples, butter, yeast. A little cream and nuts with nice acid. Really terrific value.
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5/28/2011 - Keith Levenberg wrote: 84 Points
January 2011 disgorgement. Very lean style of Champagne - refreshing, but I was craving more substance and personality.
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5/27/2011 - cma82 wrote: 89 Points
Yummy--as always, I need to drink more Champagne
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5/20/2011 - tarheel17 wrote:
Tasted with Alexandre.
nose: very appley
palate: smoky with a taste of telltale Merfy chalk, this came across a little watery to me, but was very vibrant. average of 35-year old vines, this cuvee was made by Alexandre's parents, he told me. This makes me wonder what the difference will be going forward. I'll have to buy some to find out. (502 views)
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5/10/2011 - tarheel17 wrote:
Champagne Producer Tour, 2011 (Champagne, France): Tasted with Alexandre.
nose: very appley
palate: smoky with a taste of telltale Merfy chalk, this came across a little watery to me, but was very vibrant. average of 35-year old vines, this cuvee was made by Alexandre's parents, he told me. This makes me wonder what the difference will be going forward. I'll have to buy some to find out.
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4/26/2011 - tarheel17 wrote: 90 Points
STG Loire (My house): old style(white) label, implying an older disgorgement
nose: almonds, dry cracker
palate: ever so slightly bitter in the midpalate, with a shortish finish, this still delivers ripe, nuanced fruit, almond dust, and a delicate profile with a hint of maturity.
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4/11/2011 - Vinomark wrote: 89 Points
Nice toast, malt, apples and almonds that grows in sweetness from the initial dryness in a good way. Big and tasty bubbles!
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4/9/2011 - ljl203 wrote: 87 Points
Green apples, yeast...very fine mousse.
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2/14/2011 - TimOn12 wrote:
As always, a wonderful bottle of Champagne for the price. Buttery toast on the nose, a bit of apple/pear. Cleaner/more acidic palette than i remember from previous years... Perhaps the reported lowered dosage? either way, i really enjoy this and the price makes it a no brainer.
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1/21/2011 - mjf@ulkner Likes this wine: 91 Points
Toasty nose. Plenty of complex flavors in this. At less than $40/bottle this is a terrific value and is currently our "house" bubbly.
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1/1/2011 - mn_horn Likes this wine: 90 Points
French Laundry Dinner #2 (Maple Grove, MN): Light yellow/straw in color. The nose is yeasty with nice apple notes. Tart apple on the palate and medium-strong acidity that hangs in the mouth. Nice champagne that I would buy again at ~$30. I feel it would pair with a wide variety of dishes from bready appetizers to fried chicken to creamy desserts.
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1/1/2011 - ashegedyn wrote:
Starts out with a yeasty baked apple nose of medium intensity. On taste the flavors are reinforced with baked apple dominating. It has nice, slightly chalky, finish. As it warmed up and opened up the aromas evolved to be more of a lemon curd rather than the baked apple. The taste became more creamy and custard like. In general an interesting wine with good acidity. I realize that champagne is not my thing. The foamy acidic finish really bothers me and seems to sit in my throat instead of the usual finish of other white wines.
2 Days later, the wine has opened up. The aromas and flavors are much more creamy. The nose brings out some spice, pepper, white flower, flint and smoke. Quite a few layers to the nose. As it warms, more of the flinty notes dominate. It actually goes down smoother after a couple of days. Long chalk mineral finish with a nice lemon acidity. Not as bracing as it was on the first day.
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12/31/2010 - oolah wrote: 90 Points
Another year, another bottle. This is hands down the best champagne QPR I've found. Nutty, apple, pear with a hint of perfumed sweetness. My new year's resolution is to drink more of this.
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12/31/2010 - bigwineguy420 wrote: 90 Points
This is the June, 2010 disgorgement. Light golden in color. The nose has more pineapple-scented Chardonnay fruit and a rocky/mineral aroma. On the palate, a quick hit of acid that pulls back and reveals a soft, rich, layered palate. Lemon oil, kaffir lime leaves, and a dusty, chalky note follow. The finish is long in the mouth and soft at the end, but shows some grip.
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12/19/2010 - mburke wrote:
Nice solid Champagne.
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11/24/2010 - tarheel17 wrote: 90 Points
nose: rather rich, with toasted almonds and dense biscuit notes
palate: a lovely congruence of lemon peel (just a touch bitter, which is appreciated) and sweet apple in the midpalate, followed by a fairly long, sprightly finish. At the end, I get a little bit of appleseed. Really nice.
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11/18/2010 - CamWheeler wrote: 86 Points
Strawberry dominated nose. Very light on the palate, no substance.
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11/13/2010 - Paul Lin wrote: 86 Points
This cuvee is my least favorite from this otherwise very good producer. Carmel covered apples and crushed granite. Gravelly on the palate with a chalk-laden finish.
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10/28/2010 - whits wrote: 90 Points
a bit of toast and green apple on the nose, dry, shows a core of stone and mineral with zesty lime overtones, racy acid, balanced, good with a variety of food
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10/24/2010 - paulst wrote: 89 Points
Pineapple; apple pie; acidity; a bit sour.
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8/30/2010 - ews3 wrote: 93 Points
IMW Annual Champagne Tasting (Christie's Auction House, NYC): sweet red apple. lots of red fruit on this, must be a lot of pinot. nice medium(+) length tingly finish that i enjoyed tremendously. very surprised at the price point on this, definitely a buy for me.
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7/24/2010 - bon vivant wrote:
Disg 6,2007 from Split -still very bright in color and showing a nice full easy to drink style -a nice pairing with Thai mango & coconut cold soup. Another bottle about a month ago from 750 was also very nice - not super complex but well made for the $. Medium yeast and balanced acidity.This is the cuvee St- Anne. Newer bottles (with the new label) seem to have a changed style -more vervy and brighter in profile.
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7/10/2010 - spacewrangler wrote: 90 Points
The new burgundy colored label is not only drier to my taste but more complex, with spiced ginger and florals laying upon a base of fresh baked dough. My particular batch is based on the 2006 vintage, disgorged in January of 2010, 60% Chardonnay, 40% Pinot Noir. It's a focused NV with plenty of acidic cut.
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7/6/2010 - bon vivant wrote:
Tried one of the bottles with new label -(2008 disg) there has been an obvious change in the house style - no official TN taken but this strikes me as a crisper with more verve and the mineral component is more pronounced. This particular disgorgement may require more cellar time for the wine to show at it's best but overall this may turn out to be a better version.
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6/18/2010 - AndrewSGHall wrote:
(11/08 Disgorgement) Took about 20 min of being open to get to : Pastry on the nose with some pretty citrus and cocoa fat. Light in body, slight sweetness in texture with spicing, more citrus. Really nice line and verve here.
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6/4/2010 - mjf@ulkner wrote: 90 Points
Ridiculously good qpr. Rich, yeasty, toasty. Tough to beat in this price category.
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6/1/2010 - french16 wrote:
Nutty nose along pear and citrus. Light coffee and white chocolate. Round, very soft with rather large bubbles, yeasty but simple.
The nose is the best part here.
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5/30/2010 - spacewrangler wrote: 91 Points
An unbelievable Champagne for the price, loaded with jasmine, ginger and autolysis notes. Beautiful fizz.
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5/27/2010 - christyler wrote: 92 Points
Disgorged 1/2006, and the age showed in a wonderful way. Very full and toasty, and the texture was fantastic. I usually don't chill white wines but appreciated it here because it took down the intensity a little. Great stuff!
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5/22/2010 - fredb Likes this wine:
From 3L. October 2009 disgorgement. While the glass broke cleanly at the neck upon sabering, the cork extended below the break point and it took four hacks of the saber to get the cork to leave the bottle. Medium yellow color with medium, abundant bead. Aromas of yellow apples, flowers, hints of yeast and baked bread, and a clean lemon/apple finish. Solid and refreshing. Drink or hold.
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5/15/2010 - paulmase wrote: 88 Points
Citrus, hint of smoke on the nose. Small amounts of acid on the palate with some yeast. Pretty good not great 88pts.
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5/8/2010 - drwine2001 wrote:
Light color. Mandarin orange and a bit of yeast. Dry, serious but nothing special.
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4/23/2010 - btock wrote: 85 Points
Flat flavors, potentially an off bottle? Just didn't like the profile on this one. Fruit muted, structurally fine but not on par with past bottles.
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4/16/2010 - Paul Lin wrote: 86 Points
Blind Bubble Bash (Cohen residence - Irvine, CA): A little soapy at first, but with some air green apple, Fuji apple, and dried mushroom notes emerged. Distinctive, with an herbal edge, but slightly bitter on the finish. 86-87 points.
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3/21/2010 - CobraKahn wrote: 91 Points
Rich and yeasty. Delicious.
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3/21/2010 - 60ouvrees wrote:
Nice, crowd pleasing champagne, but there are more exciting options around the same price
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2/27/2010 - btock wrote: 91 Points
Opener with appetizers of olives, hummus, bread. Nice fresh mousse, good balance of acidity and fruit. Mag format always well received!
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1/11/2010 - rnellans wrote: 90 Points
Nice mousse. Brioche, toasty nose. Full bodied. Pleasant.
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1/5/2010 - Cheryl wrote:
First Tuesday NV Small Producers vs Domestic Sparkling Wines: Palate - a little sweet and a bit simple, didn't hold up well across the night, 6/09 disg. Not bad, just not complex.
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1/1/2010 - pgm wrote: 90 Points
Notes as before. As with the previous note, this is a bottle with some age with an older label.
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12/30/2009 - cma82 wrote: 88 Points
Nice aperitif. I tasted the most recent disgorgement of this wine a few weeks ago, and I wasn't impressed with it at all. However, this bottle seemed like it had some bottle age on it and showed much better--I didn't get a chance to check the disgorgement. Showed nice ripe apple skin and lemon notes with a hint of oxidation. Nice on the palate; although, I could use a touch more acid.
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12/24/2009 - gripNsip wrote: 91 Points
Loads of sweet, buttery brioche on the nose along with light citrus fruit. The palate is balanced between fruit and yeasty rich bread flavors, nice acidity carries everything along. Ends cleanly but has nice length with those acids. Nice body, strong bubbles. Overall a rich, delicious, easy to understand Champagne. Went great with breakfast!
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12/24/2009 - davidspieker wrote: 90 Points
Nice straw color with fresh, active bead. Muted apple fruit with cashew, light toast and yeast.
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12/20/2009 - christyler wrote: 93 Points
Wow. Hadn't been loving a lot of the PN/Chard blends I've tried, but this one was great. It struck the balance between the acidity and liveliness of a blanc de blancs and the weight/toast/nuttiness of great PN driven Champagne. Maybe my mood was just right (and a bottle of Burgundy I just tried had been tired), but this truly was great.
Only downside was some roughness to the bubbles. It definitely wasn't the finest, but it was certainly tasty.
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12/8/2009 - Vino Me wrote: 87 Points
2009 Famous Liquors Champagne Tasting (Lombard, Illinois): Retailer tasting. This is a grower champagne. Did not like this bottle nearly as much as the one I had 2 months ago. Had a sherry character to it. Notes of white fruit and a tart finish. Storage problem? 87 points.
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11/15/2009 - CADomer wrote: 90 Points
Very enjoyable Champagne with tons of yeasty/brioche notes and wonderful acidity to start the evening off right.
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11/14/2009 - Haltermr wrote: 91 Points
Outstanding showing for this wine. Golden delicious apple, cherries, musthroom, lemon, clove, mineral, toasted bread make up the nose. Palate enters with creaminess, then tightens significantly for an energetic, minerally finish. DG'd 08. Really great, and absolutely incredible for the $20 I paid for this.
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10/7/2009 - Vino Me wrote: 90 Points
Opened by some friends in Michigan. This is a blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay and had a disgorgement date of July 2006. A focused champagne with notes of bread dough, lemon/lime and strawberry on the finish. Good bead. 90-91 points.
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9/22/2009 - drdebs wrote: 90 Points
Fantastic champagne with lively bead, lots of foamy mousse that quickly dissipates. Apples, ginger, and chalk in the flavors. The aromas were biscuity with some lemon and apple notes. Enjoyed this very much.
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9/21/2009 - bon vivant wrote:
Nice foil to a nice Shenghi style dish of stir fry on brown rice. This was a May 07 disg.and the nose had a lovely white flower mixed with green apple scent. This needed about 15-20 min to settle down and round off -middle of the road weight with some biscuit touches and some tangy elements on the finish. A decent Champagne especially for the price of admission. may get better with a bit more cellar time.
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9/16/2009 - dougsmith wrote: 90 Points
Light lemon color. Nicer than the last time, with aromas of turkish delight, ripe apple and lemon. Good acidity.
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9/3/2009 - calgarywino wrote: 90 Points
Another great botttle of this. A bit nutty on the nose but never dominating; complex and balanced. Great stuff.
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8/30/2009 - Haltermr wrote: 88 Points
Nose dominated by shortbread/biscuit notes, seems to be in an oxidative style. Rich and round on the palate. Good, but lacking fruit or mineral, and a bit lacking on finesse. Purchased on sale at $40, but to me still not quite a good QPR at that point.
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6/30/2009 - pgm wrote: 90 Points
This is a bottle with some age on it: disgorged Jan. 2005. Baked apple, a little citrus, toast and minerals. Adds an earthy not-quite-mushroomy profile in the mouth. Fairly full bodied, with a persistent bead. I like this. 90
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5/9/2009 - rnellans wrote: 91 Points
Nice mousse. Great nose of bisquits and yeast. Full bodied. Nice finish..Very nice
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4/25/2009 - Jossik wrote: 84 Points
Festa Winesnob 2009 (Pizzeria di Giulio a Roma): Un pó esile, agrumato, floreale e cortino in in bocca. Bel naso gessoso. è equilibrato ed ha una persistenza nella media
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4/5/2009 - br wrote:
the real deal deal. yeasty, biscuity, lemon and a nice burst of fruit and minerals in the mouth. great value.
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3/18/2009 - Siggy wrote: 89 Points
Tasting Group Dinner - Burgs (Heidi's & La Belle Vie, Minneapolis): Disgorged April 08. Doughy baked apple pie/cinnamon flavors. Lightly oxidative. Nice mousse. A bit yeasty and heavy.
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3/18/2009 - Dave Dalluge wrote: 88 Points
Wednesday Night Burgs: Hard to downshift from the Dauvissat to this (Chris was a late arrival which staggered the order). Nose of bread dough, mineral, lemon, honey and mineral, but in a funky, rustic style that contrasted dramatically with the elegance of the Dauvissat. In the mouth this comes across a little fat with dense fruit but very little acidity. Might have shown better if served first, but not a great champagne for my taste.
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2/22/2009 - Gwalchgwynn wrote: 90 Points
Full-bodied and dry, with apricots and biscuits. Some floral notes on the nose.
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2/21/2009 - Rupert wrote: 90 Points
Big, ripe and tangy, mouthfilling, quite sweet
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2/17/2009 - brooklynguy wrote: 90 Points
a great nv brut - lively focused, rich and with a graceful side too. excellent wine.
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2/16/2009 - rnellans wrote: 89 Points
Nice toast ,lemon notes. Balanced. Very pleasant.
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1/25/2009 - dhonig wrote:
from 2 Days per Bottle.
Night One
The color is pale straw, with a very slightly copper-colored tint.
The nose is apples. No, make that APPLES!! Not fresh tart green apples, but more like one of those half-baked without any sugar or spices. Once it cooks, add just a teaspoon of warm caramel, and that is what this wine smells like.
The palate is interesting. Imagine lining up every apple you ever ate, from tartest to sweetest, then back to tart again, and quickly taking a bit out of each one, and you get what happens from attack to mid-palate. It's dry, don't get me wrong, but the impression of apple is there the whole time.
Night Two
Like Night One, the nose is huge with apples, apples, apples, and a little dollop of caramel.
And like Night One, the palate runs through a bite of every apple you ever taste, though now the tart ones are more pronounced. Still, the only possible impression of this wine is APPLE. The mid-palate adds just a bit of baguette, but mostly, it's still apples.
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1/15/2009 - Winetex wrote: 89 Points
Disgorged 5.08.
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1/10/2009 - dougsmith wrote: 89 Points
Light lemon color, aggressive mousse. Nose of lemon creme with a touch of marzipan and toast. Mouthwatering acidity on the palate with a touch of chamomile. Probably could stand to sit for awhile.
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1/6/2009 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
This bottle had rested a couple of years in my cellar but still had typical Chartogne Taillet to me -- earthy, mushroom, dense champagne. Delicious as a contrast.
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12/31/2008 - oolah wrote: 91 Points
Our New Year's Eve champagne. Very complex and delicious. Nose was very full with sweet floral honeyed notes, nuttiness and some brioche. On first opening, it started with some pear and orange peel, and then opened up with some creaminess, apple and rich breadiness. Well balanced with great minerality. Love the grower champagne.
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12/31/2008 - Rupert wrote: 90 Points
Fresh, rich, yeasty, beatifully balanced
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12/24/2008 - cadamson wrote: 89 Points
Good, deep and flavorful, not at all light -- sort of a lightweight Bollinger RD. Apple, yeast, lots of biscuit, good acid, decent QPR. Great with a bowl of fruit and Creme Fraiche.
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12/13/2008 - Rupert wrote: 90 Points
Very fizzy, deep and nutty, light and elegant mouthfeel, classy
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12/7/2008 - GreatLibations wrote: 88 Points
Light yellow in color with a good mousse. A defined yeasty aroma follows through to the palate magically. A well balanced specimen with a high yeast profile.
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12/7/2008 - soyhead wrote: 91 Points
yeast any nutty. great acidity. delicious. far better than th NV Perrier Jouet which was tried subsequently.
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12/6/2008 - mmurry wrote: 93 Points
Champagne and Cabernet (Farpointe Cellar): The nose had lots of fresh baked rye bread, some stone and honey, and a little citrus at the end. The palate was crisp and very dry, and had honey, rye bread, stone, and a finish of apple.
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11/22/2008 - RationalDenial wrote: 90 Points
Opened this... didn't pay careful attention. And then it was gone! I do remember ripe cherry and berry fruit. Pitch perfect balance. And really thinking it was delicious.
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11/8/2008 - rarewineman wrote: 92 Points
Lovely..the hit of the evening. riveting and balanced with good acidity and that sexy french feel to it.
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10/18/2008 - brooklynguy wrote: 90 Points
the new disgorgement and the new label, and this one is even better than in the recent past. so well balanced, this is a classic champs that even someone who thinks they don't like champagne will love. ripe fruit, both red berry and apple shin, lovely ladies perfume and chalky mineral combine to form an alluring fragrance that lingers after swallowing. great acidity and texture, this is just a delicious wine. a great value too in this market at under $40.
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10/3/2008 - Rupert wrote: 90 Points
Exaggerated yeastiness on the nose, fluffy, very fluffy, but then deep mineral fruit came through, rich and quite sweet - all four of us loved this
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8/27/2008 - rarewineman wrote: 94 Points
Just so feminine yet driven-a beautiful Parisian woman that can make you beg all night...one of the best Delicate yet highly complex champagnes on the market. Alexandre Chartogne-Taillet strives for perfection here..he is planting vines sans rows to increase competition and drive towards the chalk ....15 meters underground. His efforts to revive the worms killed by decades of chemicals is both wise and admirable.This gem of a wine is grossly under priced for what it is and truly a legend given that since the 11th century this family has been working these vineyards with care and passion.
Les than 5% of all Champagne is grower juice....THIS IS the FUTURE of Champagnes best cuvees.
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8/9/2008 - drwine2001 wrote:
Very nice Champagne to start with on a summer evening. Fresh, light, active mousse. Flavors of green apple and a twist of ginger for interest. Not at all in the yeasty or oxidative mold.
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7/12/2008 - jeff nowak wrote: 89 Points
clean, with enough yeast and cashew to provide a compliment to the light toast. a terry thiese selection, by the glass at bourbon steak.
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6/3/2008 - mdefreitas wrote: 90 Points
Excellent, focused and biscuity Champagne. Nice, pin-point bubbles with fine balance. Nice bargain at $30.
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5/23/2008 - Winetex wrote: 88 Points
Again very pleasant with green apple and toffee aromas and flavors. Solid champagne. Disgorged 7/2006. Perhaps better at a slightly warmer temperature.
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3/26/2008 - Ekoostik wrote: 89 Points
Nice Champagne, drank at the end of the evening, which keads to bad notes. I think our bottle was adavnced aged (sat on the store shelf) but still very good. Got alot of toasty, caramel notes. Not a light styled champagne. Good bubbles, but wouldnt pay the $40 here again.
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3/6/2008 - mdefreitas wrote: 91 Points
Joseph Visits Scott & Kate, Part II (Burlingame, CA): Nice citrus, toast, and apple compnents. Zesty acidity and a biscuity finish. Wonderful balance and persistence.
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1/25/2008 - The Klipper wrote: 89 Points
Racy, bracy, showing both varieties, and just an overall delicious beverage.
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12/28/2007 - Wine Spam wrote: 87 Points
End-of-Year Double Extravaganza Tasting: Champagne and Bordeaux--Vineyard Gate (Millbrae, CA): A sweet creamy nose with some hazelnut notes. Racy acidity that seems unbalanced with the rest of the palate. Delicious and refreshing, however.
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11/11/2007 - gregc wrote: 81 Points
509 / Disgorgement 02.2007
Buyer beware I guess. This has a 90 point rating from Pierre Rovani (Wine Advocate), but the rating was for (509 / degorgement 06/2005).
I found this wine to be ok. Still struggling with the Advocate rating system that I am tring to adopt, as the wine was probably just average, so based on that scale, should have been probably 76... Disjointed acidity/sweetness. Lemon sherbet flovors with some tart apple characters that were attractive, but very simple. No minerality at all and basically just a simple wine. Bought at Wine Library for $26 (plus tax) and that is all it is worth - at best (if it were anything but Champagne, it would be much less). Very sweet.
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7/14/2007 - EMichels wrote: 88 Points
Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant: Yeasty; Very soft bubbles; A good food sparkler; Nutty; No real nose initially but opens to a sweet fruityness; Gains complexity in glass of a rich, nutty cheese; Sweet
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6/7/2007 - poptart_nyc wrote: 86 Points
great beading of bubbles. in in the mouth the bubbles feel foamy, leading to a fuller mouth feel. big nose, light fruit, more toasty, strong caramel. taste of green apple and slightly nutty, like those apples on a stick rolled in caramel and peanuts. muddled beer-like yeast flavors in the foam, no richness to it. good acid with slight bitterness at finish. as it opens up the caramel is strong, fruit comes out a bit more, the bitterness becomes chalkiness, and the champagne presents itself a a solid medium weight mellow drink. most people would enjoy this, unless the prefer very light sparklers, sweeter fruit, or something built to age.
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4/17/2007 - Cellar de Latour wrote:
R - Delicious. Bought from The Greenery Market in El Paso. Was enjoyed by the whole family.
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12/23/2006 - Ben Andersen wrote:
$44.99 retail, before discount. Tasted side by side with Pierre Peters N/V BdB (see TN), the Chartogne-Taillet showed toast, apple and citrus on the nose. On the palate, assertive acidity, and slightly rigid, with layers of toast / brown notes, citrus, apple and minerals. Nice, but this is rather hard-edged at the moment. I wonder it time will round this out a bit... The Pierre Peters BdB on the the other hand (half bottle) was nutty and honeyed, with softer, broader texture.
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12/2/2006 - MartyL wrote:
Grower Champagne Tasting at Chambers Street Wines: Too creamy and monolithic for me.
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11/23/2006 - sdr wrote: 87 Points
Drank at the annual Thankgiving party at Kathy's relatives' house, this time,at Katherine and Steve's place. Rounding out nicely; real punch and guts, powerful acidity, very dry. I drank most of the bottle myself as I expected. Very good basic champagne.
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10/29/2006 - paulst wrote: 90 Points
Smooth and creamy apple and apricot.
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10/20/2006 - sdr wrote: 86 Points
Very pleasing basic. Seems to have a fair amount of pinot in the blend since it's relatively full-bodied and has that pinot tang on the finish. Straighforward good champagne.
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10/1/2006 - DAF wrote:
Fantastic. Great acidity with a bit of toasted yeast flavor
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8/16/2006 - psmith wrote: 87 Points
From 375mL. Ripe Champagne. Baked ripe apple and plenty of dough. Flavors lack some in precision and, as a result, come across as a bit heavy; still, a nice balance and well-integrated mousse to the palate. Seems Pinot Noir dominated to me. A medium-bodied, very enjoyable NV wine.
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7/6/2006 - espia wrote:
Nose had a bit of the yeast, toasty quality I like. Dry on the palate. Good, but after a couple of glasses I didn't want any more.
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6/23/2006 - sol wrote: 93 Points
Terrific stuff. Really complex nose: apples, apricots, biscuits, and some honey. Crisp in the mouth. Should be really singing in about 5 years.
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1/10/2006 - Winetex wrote: 89 Points
Pleasant with a chalky, yeasty notes. It was a bit light-bodied for my tastes.
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12/2/2005 - elfez wrote: 89 Points
Nice balance. Chardonnay is evident in a certain weightiness that's not at all ponderous. Nice toastiness.
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11/24/2005 - sdr wrote: 88 Points
This is Chartogne lite, and I like it. Delicate but not flavorless, nicely balanced and not too aggressive, it's drinking very well now. Real chardonnay character with elements of chalk and bread although there's some pinot in here. One of the better grower NVs for sure.
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