1998 André Clouet Champagne Brut Millésimé

Community Tasting Notes (11) Avg Score: 88.9 points

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  1/22/2019 - thewiz Likes this wine: 91 Points

  (Disgorged in spring of 2007, 50% Pinot Noir and 50% Chardonnay)
  Nice yellow colour with a stream of very fine bubbles. Nose is a bit muted at start, but with some time in the glass it opens up showing incipient maturity with exotic fruit, cream and a touch of honey. Palate starting to show some dried fruit, and with a very expressive, but short finish showing a mix of dried fruit and a smooth bitterness. A bit short in the beginning, but with time in the glass it opens up with a smoother and rounder feeling that was very nice. It’s been five years since last time I had this cuvée and it’s showing a nice maturity at twenty years and the bitterness has toned down over the years and it feels more balanced.
  🍾Probably best 2013-2028

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  12/31/2015 - Argrath wrote: 90 Points

  Full, mature, deep and bit rustic nose. Ripe apple, dark chocolate and some hints of roasted hazelnuts. Appealing.
  Fat, broad, rich and roasted palate. Good acidity stands up. Very mature and harmonius. Good concentration. Balanced freshness and quite long finish.
  Mature champagne-champagne that should be consumed now. Surprisingly fresh, though. Better than expected.

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  1/30/2015 - thewiz Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Yellow colour with fine and tiny bubbles.
  Incipient maturity on the nose showing yellow apples, marzipan and nuts. Nice glass development. Nice fresh fruityness on the palate with a nice licuorice root finish. Too much quinine gives a bit too much bitterness for me.
  
  Matched the lobster soup perfectly though.

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  1/6/2013 - St Paul wrote: 90 Points

  Nice and mature nose with apples and earth. The structure is not bad but it lacks a bit of fruit and length. Ok but not more.

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  7/31/2011 - pawa wrote: 90 Points

  No apples this time. This one showed all the characteristics that I had expected first time around. The PN component is dominating this Champagne, just as it should in Bouzy.

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