Yea not seeing this the same as others here. Seriously this bottle was average at best but nice nose.
Drank from a Riedel Chablis glass, bubbles faded fast. No bueno. Also as I was removing the foil the cork exploded out of the bottle. Was intense. Happened in the restaurant, never found the cork!! Crazy.
Followed over several hours. In the beginning 90/91 points at best. After another hour or 2 improved.
Apricot on initial taste and peaches, some sour apple, brioche but still felt disjointed. Maybe just too young and in 10 years it will reveal itself to be somewhat drinkable? Only time will tell.
NOTE we didn't even finish half the bottle! Three of us. What a joke. Was so uninspiring we went on the reds after a small glass.
All in all seemed like a decent wine yet also seemed kinda meh and messed w your head begging you to ask this for more complexity.
I usually am a fan of Vilmart. Would love to try the 12 in comparison. I have a bottle of the 02 will have to drink to see what this is like w some proper age..... to be continued.
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I'm a pretty big Vilmart fanboy but had never had the opportunity to taste their Coeur de Cuvee until now, thanks to the generosity of my friend Mike, who shared his only bottle with us. Laser focused, with a prominent streak of lemon and minerals at its core. Bone dry but not austere, with a spritely mousse and long citrusy finish. One could fault this a bit for being one dimensional but what a dimension it is.
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Vilmart--Emotion and Coeur de Cuvee (select vintages), the meal anchored by Astrid (My House In The South OC): December 2020 disgorgement. Opened earlier in the day, gave it a good taste with a temp of 67f. My first impression was a big amount of chalky mouthfeel, crushed rocks, lemon and ginger, with an electric character. With some air and sitting in the glass it now exhibits the consistent profile of what I think of for CdC: tangerine and chalk, with brisk lime, and perhaps because of the vintage, pineapple and orange oil. Over dinner much later, retasted again with several small pours, the wine has softened and melded into something more seductive. Rich yet intense. Sweet lime, honeyed sliced green apple with fresh grated lime zest and a creamy profile with some wet rock in the finish. We tasted the 2009 within the same flight and the 2013 reminds me of the 2009 a lot. Gorgeous vintage for Coeur de Cuvee, but hey, this is the gift of Vilmart......retasted yet again on Day 2 from what was leftover. Quiet setting, no food, a good focus to really get one last impression of the 2013. This is really a lot like the 2009, which affirms my perceptions now 2 days in a row. The 2013 has that same pineapple/mint that crosses, in tandem these are delicious. Where the 2013 diverges from 2009 is in the weight--it feels lighter in the 2013, with the 2009 just a few degrees more seductive. Then, caramel covered green apple on a stick, drizzled with mandarin orange. I believe in the end the acidity of the 2013 is just a touch higher than 2009, yielding a wine that seems a little more coiled. Fantastic....and what the heck, still had another glass leftover on Day 3 and the wine is just cruising right along with everything the 2009 is, but the lime zest and structure that elevates its energy. Awesome stuff.
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As usual, this was bright, mineral, a bit austere. Maybe needs 5-10 years? Always interesting but rarely my fav. EWG retrospective tasting dinner at Conrad's
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Four decades of Penfolds Grange (Chicago, IL): Nice weight and heft, as Vilmart often has. Plenty of chewy minerality too, but the acidity is a bit too prominent and this feels like it is lacking a bit of the balance because of it. Chalk (get it?!) it up to the vintage.
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Opened for a friend's wine group at Queen's English in D.C. - this was showing very well and the group really enjoyed it. Great acidity/fruit, and paired very well with the food.
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This wine was tart and searing upon opening but relaxed and fanned out with air. A strong argument for a decant in this case. It has the lovely mineral element common to all Vilmart champagne. It has features of yeast and a hint of rye, green apple, and lemon confit. Moderate finish and length.
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A really well made champagne, but this doesn't get me that excited for some reason. Great balance and complexity but just missing an x factor. Maybe this needs more time?
Delicious and fruity aromas with apples, citrus, toast and autolysis. Fruity, intense and delicate on the palate, with a lively acidity. Great Champagne!
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Day 1 93 points, day 2 only 87. Splitting the score for 90.
On day 1, a very pretty nose with green apples, flowers and a hint of brioche. On the palate, bright acidity with citrus, green apple, mineral accents and that same hint of brioche. Excellent - full bodied, but bright.
Day2 it fell apart. All the lovely mineral and brioche notes were gone, replaced initially by grapefruit and bitterness. The bitterness eventually fell off, but it remained as high acidity with nothing to balance it.
I'm not enough to drink a wine and list all the flavours, notes and after tastes that many gifted oenophiles are capable of...but have you ever shared a bottle with friends and spent the whole time discussing what you can taste and smell?? This is what heppened here. Really nice!
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This was the March 2021 disgorgement. And, I decided to pour this and the 2013 Grand Cellier d'Or next to it, both served blind to my guests. Like the GCdO, this is an 80/20 split of Chard/Pinot. The difference between the two wines (both have the same ratio) is that CdC sees more new oak, longer sur lie time and the vines are all a little older as compared to the the GCdO bottling, Sio, it depends on which you like, and your willingness to pay the premium for CdC and to get these additional inputs/features. For me, I buy both cuvees, in the same quantities and enjoy them both. In the instance of the 2013 vintage, I just find the CdC to be more concentrated and intense than the GCdO. Similar flavors of yellow apple, but in the case of CdC, the citrus seems more like orange than tangerine, and there is a pear in the CdC. In CdC, the chalk is more evident, as is a lemon flesh. Retasted the following day from the same bottle, this is just gorgeous. It's like the chalk has been liquified, with same honeyed orange/pear and a minerally finish. My final note I scribbled says 'badass balance'. For the sheer pleasure and joy I get from the Vilmart wines, it's hard for me to think of anyone in all of Champagne who for me does it better. Of note, there is still some of these 2013s floating around US retail and I have sourced some more. You an't go wrong with these 2 wines and the 2013 vintage.
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Palate with a creamy touch and delicate effervescence. The energy that emanates from this wine is crazy. We have a harmonious blend of citrus, tarte tatin and chalk. The tension is very nice, but above all the wine succeeds in combining the tracery and freshness of Chardonnay with the depth of Pinot Noir, all coated of pleasure. The dosage, more intensive than on Brut Nature, brings comfort. Very nice finish on the tangy candy.
Excellent champagne, which demonstrates that you can have a racy and relish wine at the same time.
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Vilmart Coeur de Cuvee 2013 Rik nydelig elegant nese. Svært frisk med en stor dybde og konsentrasjon. Dette vil lagre bra. Årgangen kler den rike stilen til produsenten godt. Nydelig balanse. Lang sitrende finish. Full syre og mineralfest som kjennes helt opp til øra. Steinbra fersk vin. 94p
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BYO Homecoming: Blind. Vinøs, dyp og kompleks, mye mousse initielt, godt grep og lengde - en virkelig imponerende varighet og frukten følger helt ut. Lett bitter finish.
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December 2020 disgorgement. 80% Chard, 20% Pinot Noir. Damn, this bottle was lights out good, showing the same power and acidity as the one we had 4 weeks ago. The cut of lemon is brilliant, electric. Yeah, the usual tangerine and some fresh cut green apple, too. But what stands out for this vintage of CdC is the delineation and the freshness that transmits through the wine. Gorgeous.
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December 2020 disgorgement. Tasted side by side with the 2012. The 2013 exudes more richness and balance than the 2012, with the generous tangerine appearing. The apple is more green and crisp, even a bit of fennel from the Chardonnay. And a freshness here that lifts the orange citrus and minerality.
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this is a very nice "grower style" wine but it's a bit angular right now. Those sharp edges might distract some but the acid freaks will love it now as the citrus angle is more exposed.
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Bookclub--Wines Tasted Blind (Foretti's in Corona Del Mar): Disgorged December 2020, and as usual 80% Chard and 20% Pinot Noir. I served this blind alongside the 2013 Grand Cellier d'Or (also blind), with the intention to see how different the wines are (or not). I didn't take notes last night but my recall was what I kind of expected. The GCd'O seemed more generous, richer and the CdC was more powerful, more structured and intensity. The table of 7 we had seemed split to me in which they preferred. I liked both, but again for different reasons. Even though they are from the same plot (Blanches Voies), the additional vine age, length on the lees, newer wood and longer post-disgorgement time before release all seems to ratchet up the intensity of the CdC, leaving the GCd'O richer and flashier.
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First bottle of the 2013. Disgorged December 2020, with the usual ratio of 80% Chard and 20% Pinot Noir. The first thing I noted down when I tasted the wine was "any dosage is being chewed up in the wine's concentration". I typically get a richness in these wines that I really enjoy but this bottle, perhaps too where the 2013 is right now in its development, this is a more vinous, concentrated version of CdC. Pineapple, pear, fresh sliced apple with a chalky, stern finish. I have about an ounce saved from yesterday that I will revisit later to see if I can coax out a final impression but in terms of at least yesterday, this was the WOTD for me, including up against the 2013 Cristal that was open next to it.....
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Angerville spring break (Alex): Very fruity nose dominated by crisp apples and underripe pear. With air, the complexity increases, and the scent is experienced as warmer and more welcoming with notes of honey and h-dew melon. The palate opens very concentrated, with precise and laser-sharp apple fruit. With air, the wine opens up a bit and tones of malt and autolysis apply. High acidity, long taste, and a hint of lemon.
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80% Chardonnay, 20% Pinot Noir. About. 60 year old vines. 10 months on oak barrels. 70 months on lie. 7 g / l dosage. Youthful aromas with wonderful fresh flowers, yellow apples, cask spices, yeast, a little pepper and great toast. Good full-bodied and nervous rich Champagne with excellent balance. Great fruit quality of delicious apples, citrus, nut, autolysis, biscuits and this wonderful clear and deep salty character. Long complex and mineral finish. Super Champagne.
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Forward and accessible already with a pleasant fruitiness combined with a refreshing intensity. Should be interesting to follow for many years to come. (Best 2023-2038)
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Just a fabulous bottle of bubbles with everything in balance. Excellent intensity and a fine mousse with a classic crunchy mineral finish. Very finely-textured as well.
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5/4/2024 - essenceofreal wrote: 91 Points
Yea not seeing this the same as others here. Seriously this bottle was average at best but nice nose.
Drank from a Riedel Chablis glass, bubbles faded fast. No bueno. Also as I was removing the foil the cork exploded out of the bottle. Was intense. Happened in the restaurant, never found the cork!! Crazy.
Followed over several hours. In the beginning 90/91 points at best. After another hour or 2 improved.
Apricot on initial taste and peaches, some sour apple, brioche but still felt disjointed. Maybe just too young and in 10 years it will reveal itself to be somewhat drinkable? Only time will tell.
NOTE we didn't even finish half the bottle! Three of us. What a joke. Was so uninspiring we went on the reds after a small glass.
All in all seemed like a decent wine yet also seemed kinda meh and messed w your head begging you to ask this for more complexity.
I usually am a fan of Vilmart. Would love to try the 12 in comparison. I have a bottle of the 02 will have to drink to see what this is like w some proper age..... to be continued.
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4/27/2024 - GrapeScott wrote: 94 Points
I'm a pretty big Vilmart fanboy but had never had the opportunity to taste their Coeur de Cuvee until now, thanks to the generosity of my friend Mike, who shared his only bottle with us. Laser focused, with a prominent streak of lemon and minerals at its core. Bone dry but not austere, with a spritely mousse and long citrusy finish. One could fault this a bit for being one dimensional but what a dimension it is.
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3/20/2024 - MaxRad wrote: 95 Points
super fresh and silky smooth. Perhaps almost too pure a taste.
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2/4/2024 - Frank Murray III wrote:
Vilmart--Emotion and Coeur de Cuvee (select vintages), the meal anchored by Astrid (My House In The South OC): December 2020 disgorgement. Opened earlier in the day, gave it a good taste with a temp of 67f. My first impression was a big amount of chalky mouthfeel, crushed rocks, lemon and ginger, with an electric character. With some air and sitting in the glass it now exhibits the consistent profile of what I think of for CdC: tangerine and chalk, with brisk lime, and perhaps because of the vintage, pineapple and orange oil. Over dinner much later, retasted again with several small pours, the wine has softened and melded into something more seductive. Rich yet intense. Sweet lime, honeyed sliced green apple with fresh grated lime zest and a creamy profile with some wet rock in the finish. We tasted the 2009 within the same flight and the 2013 reminds me of the 2009 a lot. Gorgeous vintage for Coeur de Cuvee, but hey, this is the gift of Vilmart......retasted yet again on Day 2 from what was leftover. Quiet setting, no food, a good focus to really get one last impression of the 2013. This is really a lot like the 2009, which affirms my perceptions now 2 days in a row. The 2013 has that same pineapple/mint that crosses, in tandem these are delicious. Where the 2013 diverges from 2009 is in the weight--it feels lighter in the 2013, with the 2009 just a few degrees more seductive. Then, caramel covered green apple on a stick, drizzled with mandarin orange. I believe in the end the acidity of the 2013 is just a touch higher than 2009, yielding a wine that seems a little more coiled. Fantastic....and what the heck, still had another glass leftover on Day 3 and the wine is just cruising right along with everything the 2009 is, but the lime zest and structure that elevates its energy. Awesome stuff.
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1/14/2024 - peternelson Likes this wine:
As usual, this was bright, mineral, a bit austere. Maybe needs 5-10 years? Always interesting but rarely my fav. EWG retrospective tasting dinner at Conrad's
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9/28/2023 - acyso wrote: 90 Points
Four decades of Penfolds Grange (Chicago, IL): Nice weight and heft, as Vilmart often has. Plenty of chewy minerality too, but the acidity is a bit too prominent and this feels like it is lacking a bit of the balance because of it. Chalk (get it?!) it up to the vintage.
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9/1/2023 - D!n@sh Likes this wine: 93 Points
Nice champagne but didn’t really get me excited (Eg the way a recent bottle of Chartogne Taillet Hors Serie did).
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7/25/2023 - DCHawkeye Likes this wine: 93 Points
Opened for a friend's wine group at Queen's English in D.C. - this was showing very well and the group really enjoyed it. Great acidity/fruit, and paired very well with the food.
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6/30/2023 - jviz wrote: 92 Points
This wine was tart and searing upon opening but relaxed and fanned out with air. A strong argument for a decant in this case. It has the lovely mineral element common to all Vilmart champagne. It has features of yeast and a hint of rye, green apple, and lemon confit. Moderate finish and length.
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6/7/2023 - Vas19 wrote: 92 Points
A really well made champagne, but this doesn't get me that excited for some reason. Great balance and complexity but just missing an x factor. Maybe this needs more time?
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5/28/2023 - DCHawkeye Likes this wine: 93 Points
2nd bottle of 14 from two different retailers. (Opened to compare to the bottle from the other source.) Both were very good.
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5/28/2023 - DCHawkeye Likes this wine: 93 Points
1st bottle of 14 (from 2 different retailers), young but still very good.
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5/18/2023 - Richard P Howden wrote: 93 Points
Very pretty now, brioche and lemon, dry, mouth filling. On the edgy side of youthfulness but a few more years or 10 and this will really blossom.
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4/27/2023 - mjrobson Likes this wine: 95 Points
Really young still, delicious with a nice sushi spread. Give it a lot of air or a few more years.
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3/11/2023 - AudunG wrote: 94 Points
Delicious and fruity aromas with apples, citrus, toast and autolysis. Fruity, intense and delicate on the palate, with a lively acidity. Great Champagne!
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1/1/2023 - kitkat4 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Day 1 93 points, day 2 only 87. Splitting the score for 90.
On day 1, a very pretty nose with green apples, flowers and a hint of brioche. On the palate, bright acidity with citrus, green apple, mineral accents and that same hint of brioche. Excellent - full bodied, but bright.
Day2 it fell apart. All the lovely mineral and brioche notes were gone, replaced initially by grapefruit and bitterness. The bitterness eventually fell off, but it remained as high acidity with nothing to balance it.
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12/17/2022 - KAT9 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Brioche note with an undertone of some spices, maybe clove. Something 5 spices. On the palate, rather elegant . Acidity is focused and bright.
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11/20/2022 - Boone's Farm Likes this wine: 92 Points
Delicious. Not quite as cut or mineral as I like but balanced and a hint sweet with citrus and creamy texture. Got better with air over an hour.
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11/14/2022 - mjdixon Likes this wine: 94 Points
I'm not enough to drink a wine and list all the flavours, notes and after tastes that many gifted oenophiles are capable of...but have you ever shared a bottle with friends and spent the whole time discussing what you can taste and smell??
This is what heppened here.
Really nice!
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10/26/2022 - Frank Murray III wrote:
This was the March 2021 disgorgement. And, I decided to pour this and the 2013 Grand Cellier d'Or next to it, both served blind to my guests. Like the GCdO, this is an 80/20 split of Chard/Pinot. The difference between the two wines (both have the same ratio) is that CdC sees more new oak, longer sur lie time and the vines are all a little older as compared to the the GCdO bottling, Sio, it depends on which you like, and your willingness to pay the premium for CdC and to get these additional inputs/features. For me, I buy both cuvees, in the same quantities and enjoy them both. In the instance of the 2013 vintage, I just find the CdC to be more concentrated and intense than the GCdO. Similar flavors of yellow apple, but in the case of CdC, the citrus seems more like orange than tangerine, and there is a pear in the CdC. In CdC, the chalk is more evident, as is a lemon flesh. Retasted the following day from the same bottle, this is just gorgeous. It's like the chalk has been liquified, with same honeyed orange/pear and a minerally finish. My final note I scribbled says 'badass balance'. For the sheer pleasure and joy I get from the Vilmart wines, it's hard for me to think of anyone in all of Champagne who for me does it better. Of note, there is still some of these 2013s floating around US retail and I have sourced some more. You an't go wrong with these 2 wines and the 2013 vintage.
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9/30/2022 - Benoit Hardy Likes this wine: 94 Points
dsg 12/2020
80% chardonnay and 20% pinot noir
Racy nose on citrus fruits and a floral side
Palate with a creamy touch and delicate effervescence. The energy that emanates from this wine is crazy. We have a harmonious blend of citrus, tarte tatin and chalk. The tension is very nice, but above all the wine succeeds in combining the tracery and freshness of Chardonnay with the depth of Pinot Noir, all coated of pleasure. The dosage, more intensive than on Brut Nature, brings comfort. Very nice finish on the tangy candy.
Excellent champagne, which demonstrates that you can have a racy and relish wine at the same time.
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9/4/2022 - hajoha wrote: 94 Points
Vilmart Coeur de Cuvee 2013
Rik nydelig elegant nese.
Svært frisk med en stor dybde og konsentrasjon.
Dette vil lagre bra.
Årgangen kler den rike stilen til produsenten godt.
Nydelig balanse.
Lang sitrende finish.
Full syre og mineralfest som kjennes helt opp til øra.
Steinbra fersk vin. 94p
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8/28/2022 - LWI wrote: 94 Points
BYO Homecoming: Blind. Vinøs, dyp og kompleks, mye mousse initielt, godt grep og lengde - en virkelig imponerende varighet og frukten følger helt ut. Lett bitter finish.
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8/7/2022 - Frank Murray III wrote:
December 2020 disgorgement. 80% Chard, 20% Pinot Noir. Damn, this bottle was lights out good, showing the same power and acidity as the one we had 4 weeks ago. The cut of lemon is brilliant, electric. Yeah, the usual tangerine and some fresh cut green apple, too. But what stands out for this vintage of CdC is the delineation and the freshness that transmits through the wine. Gorgeous.
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7/2/2022 - Frank Murray III wrote:
December 2020 disgorgement. Tasted side by side with the 2012. The 2013 exudes more richness and balance than the 2012, with the generous tangerine appearing. The apple is more green and crisp, even a bit of fennel from the Chardonnay. And a freshness here that lifts the orange citrus and minerality.
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6/10/2022 - brigcampbell wrote:
Blind: no idea
this is a very nice "grower style" wine but it's a bit angular right now. Those sharp edges might distract some but the acid freaks will love it now as the citrus angle is more exposed.
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6/9/2022 - Frank Murray III wrote:
Bookclub--Wines Tasted Blind (Foretti's in Corona Del Mar): Disgorged December 2020, and as usual 80% Chard and 20% Pinot Noir. I served this blind alongside the 2013 Grand Cellier d'Or (also blind), with the intention to see how different the wines are (or not). I didn't take notes last night but my recall was what I kind of expected. The GCd'O seemed more generous, richer and the CdC was more powerful, more structured and intensity. The table of 7 we had seemed split to me in which they preferred. I liked both, but again for different reasons. Even though they are from the same plot (Blanches Voies), the additional vine age, length on the lees, newer wood and longer post-disgorgement time before release all seems to ratchet up the intensity of the CdC, leaving the GCd'O richer and flashier.
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5/17/2022 - Krokfjord wrote: 91 Points
En seriøs vin in the making, elegant hvit frukt- og umami. Digg nå, spennende å følge.
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4/24/2022 - Frank Murray III wrote:
First bottle of the 2013. Disgorged December 2020, with the usual ratio of 80% Chard and 20% Pinot Noir. The first thing I noted down when I tasted the wine was "any dosage is being chewed up in the wine's concentration". I typically get a richness in these wines that I really enjoy but this bottle, perhaps too where the 2013 is right now in its development, this is a more vinous, concentrated version of CdC. Pineapple, pear, fresh sliced apple with a chalky, stern finish. I have about an ounce saved from yesterday that I will revisit later to see if I can coax out a final impression but in terms of at least yesterday, this was the WOTD for me, including up against the 2013 Cristal that was open next to it.....
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4/8/2022 - Torchy wrote: 92 Points
Angerville spring break (Alex): Very fruity nose dominated by crisp apples and underripe pear. With air, the complexity increases, and the scent is experienced as warmer and more welcoming with notes of honey and h-dew melon. The palate opens very concentrated, with precise and laser-sharp apple fruit. With air, the wine opens up a bit and tones of malt and autolysis apply. High acidity, long taste, and a hint of lemon.
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4/4/2022 - Andre Brattland wrote: 94 Points
80% Chardonnay, 20% Pinot Noir. About. 60 year old vines. 10 months on oak barrels. 70 months on lie. 7 g / l dosage. Youthful aromas with wonderful fresh flowers, yellow apples, cask spices, yeast, a little pepper and great toast. Good full-bodied and nervous rich Champagne with excellent balance. Great fruit quality of delicious apples, citrus, nut, autolysis, biscuits and this wonderful clear and deep salty character. Long complex and mineral finish. Super Champagne.
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11/8/2021 - thewiz Likes this wine: 92 Points
Forward and accessible already with a pleasant fruitiness combined with a refreshing intensity. Should be interesting to follow for many years to come.
(Best 2023-2038)
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10/21/2021 - dream Likes this wine: 93 Points
Just a fabulous bottle of bubbles with everything in balance. Excellent intensity and a fine mousse with a classic crunchy mineral finish. Very finely-textured as well.
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10/21/2021 - adnorthup wrote:
1978 Diamond Creek and Monte Bello (MP Taverna, Irvington, NY): d/g December 2020. really fresh, loads of lemon curd, some sour green apple on the finish. Opens up quickly after some time in glass, really lovely champagne.
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