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2008 Alfred Gratien Champagne Cuvée Paradis Rosé
4/27/2024 - Eric Becker Likes this wine: 94 Points
Disgorgement 01/23. Visually beautiful with a strong salmon colour and tiniest bubbles. On the slightly closed nose are strawberries, tangerine, leesy notes and a distinct but not obtrusive sweet vanilla scent. In the mouth the champagne is full-bodied and intense, structured and nicely textured thanks to its ripe acidity and soft perlage. Its finish is long and strikes a great balance between sweet, but not too sweet primary fruit, some honey and refreshing chalkiness. A brut tasting like extra brut. Alfred Gratien has done a great job of keeping this champagne for 14 years on its lees, as it has reached a beautiful refinement and is now ready to drink, however, it has also remained remarkably youthful and should develop further complexity over a couple of years. IMO this is a very good rosé with an even better QPR. Vintage 2008 strikes gain.
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NV Perrier-Jouët Champagne Blanc de Blancs
4/15/2024 - Eric Becker Likes this wine: 92 Points
At ristorante Stano in Matera (Italy): Quite the archetype of a Blanc de Blancs champagne! Sweet lemon, if that makes sense, and striking floral notes. On the palate the champagne is light to medium-bodied, fresh, pure, elegantly soft and very refined. The medium finish shows a beautiful balance between sweet but vivid citrus fruit and subtle chalkiness. In a word lovely!
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2015 Moët & Chandon Champagne Grand Vintage
4/12/2024 - Eric Becker Likes this wine: 92 Points
Disgorgement 10/2022. A surprisingly good champagne from this very large maison. The perlage is a bit coarse, however, that may be due to the bad stemware in our airbnb in Matera, Italy. On the nose the champagne shows lots of upfront sweet red pinot fruit, some lemony notes, too, and there is a prominent scent of parmesan cheese. In the mouth the champagne is structured and fresh, not the most refined; with some air it builds on the palate, becomes quite full-bodied and intense with a lengthy finish, which feels a bit sweeter than the extra brut-dosage might suggest but also features a good dose of mouth-cleansing chalkiness.
While this champagne has a crowd-pleasing appeal with its emphasis on generous sweet red fruit, there is also plenty of material underneath which should make for some good aging potential.
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