Champagnes and dinner with Alan and friends: The oldest champagne that I’ve tried. Remarkably fresh despite some mustiness at the beginning, had a lovely patina and richness to it as a result of its age. Thought this was from the late ‘80s. Slightly distracting ginger note but a treat to have tried this.
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Yellow colour with a nose showing ocean, saltiness and seaweed at first. With time in the glass it opens up showing tarragon and butterscotch and at the last glass it was showing honey and coffee as well. Intense palate with minerals, citrus and oxidized red apples that are starting to dry out. Nice finish showing sea buckthorn on the long lasting finish. (Best 1995-2020)
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4/22/2023 - melvinyeowq wrote: 91 Points
Champagnes and dinner with Alan and friends: The oldest champagne that I’ve tried. Remarkably fresh despite some mustiness at the beginning, had a lovely patina and richness to it as a result of its age. Thought this was from the late ‘80s. Slightly distracting ginger note but a treat to have tried this.
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6/10/2018 - thewiz Likes this wine: 91 Points
Yellow colour with a nose showing ocean, saltiness and seaweed at first. With time in the glass it opens up showing tarragon and butterscotch and at the last glass it was showing honey and coffee as well. Intense palate with minerals, citrus and oxidized red apples that are starting to dry out. Nice finish showing sea buckthorn on the long lasting finish.
(Best 1995-2020)
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1/30/2011 - EducatedDrunk wrote: 88 Points
Not terribly impressive - decent weight and palate length, but no real delicacy to it at all. Not worth the $
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8/17/2010 - lostinsf wrote: 93 Points
vibrant, with toasted caramel and steel.
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