Top 1ers for AK's birthday: Late library release from 2018. Haven’t heard much discussion about the ‘99 vintage in champagne but the ones I’ve tried have been great and they seem to be at peak. Not a house I am familiar with, made in a crowd-pleasing style that reminded me of Piper. Good balance between richness and sweetness, some nougat and almond notes beginning to develop.
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Paired with a sushi omakase at one of my most favorite places in NYC (Sushi Amane). This was very nice aged drinking champagne. Not perhaps the absolute best of those but very good and went nicely with the food and overall was an incredibly enjoyable evening.
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Very popular tonight but not in the lofty heights of the last bottle. Main reason is that this one was much more flat in terms of the bubbles, felt like a bottle from the 80ies. I guess the cork was not top on this one. Aromas were fantastic though with caramelized, floral and citrus elements intertwined with baked apples.
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12/9/2023 - melvinyeowq wrote: 92 Points
Top 1ers for AK's birthday: Late library release from 2018. Haven’t heard much discussion about the ‘99 vintage in champagne but the ones I’ve tried have been great and they seem to be at peak. Not a house I am familiar with, made in a crowd-pleasing style that reminded me of Piper. Good balance between richness and sweetness, some nougat and almond notes beginning to develop.
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8/13/2023 - andip01 Does not like this wine:
Long gone
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12/15/2022 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Paired with a sushi omakase at one of my most favorite places in NYC (Sushi Amane). This was very nice aged drinking champagne. Not perhaps the absolute best of those but very good and went nicely with the food and overall was an incredibly enjoyable evening.
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2/11/2022 - danckie wrote: 92 Points
Elegant and unbelievably vibrant, even after 20+ years.
Amazing good length. Buy if you get an opportunity.
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1/27/2022 - Collector1855 wrote: 95 Points
Very popular tonight but not in the lofty heights of the last bottle. Main reason is that this one was much more flat in terms of the bubbles, felt like a bottle from the 80ies. I guess the cork was not top on this one. Aromas were fantastic though with caramelized, floral and citrus elements intertwined with baked apples.
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