What strikes in the mouth is the incredible salinity that dominates in this wine. The juice is pure, racy, without falling into the straightness of many Blanc de Blancs champagnes. Everything is chiseled in this wine, the effervescence is fine, the acidity is traceable, in the service of the balance of the wine. Nice tonic on the sea spray with a nice length.
Excellent, especially given the unfavorable conditions of the 2011 vintage in champagne.
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Dinner with the wine group (Terun, Palo Alto): Light golden; aromatic, apple, brioche; lovely mousse, balanced, medium acidity, balanced alcohol, excellent fruit and bready balance; finish is medium-long. Stellar for the vintage, nice champagne. 92-93
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This has put on some depth/weight, and is in a better spot right now than the last time I tried it. Upon release: tropical fruits gave way to reedy/grassy quality... now it’s a toasty richness. Beautiful.
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5/24/2023 - Benoit Hardy Likes this wine: 93 Points
Dgt 02/2015
Nose of oyster shell and sea spray.
What strikes in the mouth is the incredible salinity that dominates in this wine. The juice is pure, racy, without falling into the straightness of many Blanc de Blancs champagnes. Everything is chiseled in this wine, the effervescence is fine, the acidity is traceable, in the service of the balance of the wine. Nice tonic on the sea spray with a nice length.
Excellent, especially given the unfavorable conditions of the 2011 vintage in champagne.
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8/16/2022 - Richard P Howden Likes this wine: 92 Points
Classy bdb nose of lemon confit with some pleasing herbal notes. Beautiful delicate mousse, tart lemony finish, hint of saline. Very good.
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8/16/2022 - aagrawal wrote: 93 Points
Dinner with the wine group (Terun, Palo Alto): Light golden; aromatic, apple, brioche; lovely mousse, balanced, medium acidity, balanced alcohol, excellent fruit and bready balance; finish is medium-long. Stellar for the vintage, nice champagne. 92-93
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8/10/2019 - 5laton wrote:
Probably the most disappointing bottle to date of this, just kind of muted.
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12/2/2018 - Jahull03 wrote:
This has put on some depth/weight, and is in a better spot right now than the last time I tried it. Upon release: tropical fruits gave way to reedy/grassy quality... now it’s a toasty richness. Beautiful.
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