1995 Vilmart & Cie Champagne Cuvée Creation

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  11/4/2022 - brigcampbell wrote:

  Blind - guessed ‘96 Vilmart for the ‘95 and thought the ‘96 was a ‘08 Cristal.
  
  Tasted the 95 and 96 blind side by side. What a contrast, as FMII said, “vintage matters”.
  
  ‘95 is much darker, a brass color while the ‘96 is bright and youthful.
  
  ‘95 aromas of bruised apple while the ‘96 leans towards green and red apple.
  
  95 palate of apple and yellow pear with a good zip of acid at the finish. ‘96, wow is this fresh and vibrant with red apple on the attack and then angular lemon and great acid. Good concentration.
  
  When the bags were pulled and I saw the label I thought “WTF are these!” LOL awesome treat.

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  11/4/2022 - Frank Murray III wrote:

  We did the 1995 and 1996 together. They were served blind to the group (although I brought the 1995 so not blind to me). The 1996 showed a savory aroma, what Steve called 'old brie', which I thought was spot on. In terms of freshness, both had plenty of that quality, notable for these two wines that are already 25+ years old. And the colors on these were fine, with maybe a touch of gold on each but still fresh in color, too. My own assessment was that the 1995 was more composed and seamless, with golden apple, and what Brig called apple pie spice. And in the 1995, the apple, peaches/stone fruit was showing nicely and the acidity of tangerine was more complementary that dominant. In contrast, the 1996 shows a distinct imprint of lime acidity, plus the chalk and the green apple much more zesty and brighter than the yellow apple of the 1995. And the 1996 has a candied orange chew finish. In sum, to me both delicious but the vintage shows when side by side, and for me the 1995 more composed and integrated and the 1996 brighter and edgier.

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  11/9/2007 - jlm wrote:

  Fascinating nose that seems dominated by Pinot character, with lots of berry fruit, creaminess, and yeast. The palate is very big, really pushing the limits for me, but it has tons of energy and a fine acidic lift to complement the honeyed flavors. The Chardonnay makes its presence known here with a firm, chalky coating to the entire mouth. Very impressive finish as well; I never took another sip when I couldn't still taste the previous one. Not sure if this is exactly my style of Champagne, but it was very fun to drink.

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  10/20/2006 - Nanda wrote:

  Dinner at Vinci (Vinci - Chicago, IL): Aromatic nose of white fruits and yeast. Full bodied on the palate --- a meal in the glass! --- and well balanced by an acidic edge. Nice interplay of bready notes, apples and citrus fruit. Excellent bubbly.

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