Disgorged January 2015, dosage of 3 g/l, base of 2011 and 100% Chardonnay. Apple, lime, nuts. This has a lightly oxidative quality, with some finishing spine. I believe this is drinking well enough now, expressive and kind of soft, yet delicious....retasting the following day, kept under tight seal the bubbles are in good shape a day later. A yeasty note is prevalent today, along with some pounded rock in the aromatic. I would call this more complex today, more evolved, with some better structure and tension evident. The fruit remains an apple-centric wine, with some lime drizzle running through it, less oxidative that I can perceive, too. Very good.
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(NV Bérêche et Fils Champagne Premier Cru Ludes Les Beaux Regards) Light straw yellow color with steady, speedy, abundant tiny bubbles; yeasty, white chocolate, ripe pear nose; very tart, intense, lemon, mineral, lemon rind palate with firm texture; medium-plus finish 91+ points
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4/16/2023 - nphase Likes this wine: 91 Points
drink it cold
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12/25/2020 - Craig Camel wrote:
Very nice with tons of acidity
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8/31/2019 - Nipperu Likes this wine: 91 Points
Clear pale lemon
Cream toast butter
Juicy green apple
Herbaceous/broken sticks
Dry
High acid
Mid alcohol
Mid body
Mid tannins
Mid finish
Greener on the palate than on the nose
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6/1/2019 - Frank Murray III wrote:
Disgorged January 2015, dosage of 3 g/l, base of 2011 and 100% Chardonnay. Apple, lime, nuts. This has a lightly oxidative quality, with some finishing spine. I believe this is drinking well enough now, expressive and kind of soft, yet delicious....retasting the following day, kept under tight seal the bubbles are in good shape a day later. A yeasty note is prevalent today, along with some pounded rock in the aromatic. I would call this more complex today, more evolved, with some better structure and tension evident. The fruit remains an apple-centric wine, with some lime drizzle running through it, less oxidative that I can perceive, too. Very good.
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3/22/2019 - nphase Likes this wine: 93 Points
Disgorged March 2017
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