A beautiful and perfectly-aged Champagne out of magnum with classic notes of yeast and brown spices. Elegance over power here with excellent purity and fine bubbles and a nice toasty topnote. The finish is quite complex with notes of brioche, minerals and caramel. A very good magnum of this at 11 Madison.
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This was just as dark as the '88 Salon (maybe a bit darker even); Oxidative, nutty, pecan, slight caramelized notes, old tired bubbles, but this really grew on me like a comfortable worn out old leather chair. It seemed a bit older than it was, but fun to drink. 91-92. Blind at Dirty Dozen tasting.
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10/12/2020 - tahoepg wrote:
Unfortunately, another bottle past its prime... cork seemed in good shape, but no bubbles, smelled of sherry, and a dark color. No rating.
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1/1/2020 - Angle Gold wrote:
Past and undrinkable. Was a shame since it was a gift from the 2000 New years celebration. No rating.
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11/12/2019 - dream Likes this wine: 93 Points
A beautiful and perfectly-aged Champagne out of magnum with classic notes of yeast and brown spices. Elegance over power here with excellent purity and fine bubbles and a nice toasty topnote. The finish is quite complex with notes of brioche, minerals and caramel. A very good magnum of this at 11 Madison.
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3/21/2017 - rc@ughey wrote:
This was past its prime, and a bit disjointed, but still alive and not without its charms.
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10/9/2016 - peternelson wrote: 91 Points
This was just as dark as the '88 Salon (maybe a bit darker even); Oxidative, nutty, pecan, slight caramelized notes, old tired bubbles, but this really grew on me like a comfortable worn out old leather chair. It seemed a bit older than it was, but fun to drink. 91-92. Blind at Dirty Dozen tasting.
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