Now I understand the creaminess that you want in a good champagne as well as the small bubbles (“sweet but persistent”). Needed half an hour for the reduction to blow off. I get green apple, green tea, blanched almond, brioche, fresh ginger, and lime blossom honey flavors. I had this open for a good 4 hours and bubbles were less intense by 3 hours in. Unfortunately, the fruit was rotty and there was an oxidative smell. It just seemed past it’s prime, which was disappointing. Nevertheless, for rotty fruit flavors, this was surprisingly still pretty good due to the creamy almond flavors.
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Lovely champagne. balanced with good intensity and lots of yeasty flavors. I would like to try this again with another 5 years of age as it seems poised to improve. 90+
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Interesting nose with lots of slightly spicy toasted bread. High acidity, limestone, bread, lemons and a bit of apples (?) on the palate. Long, still quite young but starting to drink very well.
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Quite fresh and crisp with good acidity and nice side of the tongue intensity. Finishes steely and firm with hints of minerals, caramel and clove. Could use a couple of years to flesh out but this is well done. 90+
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1/17/2024 - jkscully Likes this wine:
Now I understand the creaminess that you want in a good champagne as well as the small bubbles (“sweet but persistent”). Needed half an hour for the reduction to blow off. I get green apple, green tea, blanched almond, brioche, fresh ginger, and lime blossom honey flavors. I had this open for a good 4 hours and bubbles were less intense by 3 hours in. Unfortunately, the fruit was rotty and there was an oxidative smell. It just seemed past it’s prime, which was disappointing. Nevertheless, for rotty fruit flavors, this was surprisingly still pretty good due to the creamy almond flavors.
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2/24/2019 - FREDERICO VAZ Likes this wine: 93 Points
Not so much life ahead or maybe declining already. Drink up this year.
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6/18/2017 - dream Likes this wine: 90 Points
Lovely champagne. balanced with good intensity and lots of yeasty flavors. I would like to try this again with another 5 years of age as it seems poised to improve. 90+
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6/13/2017 - mmh wrote: 91 Points
Interesting nose with lots of slightly spicy toasted bread. High acidity, limestone, bread, lemons and a bit of apples (?) on the palate. Long, still quite young but starting to drink very well.
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1/15/2017 - dream Likes this wine: 90 Points
Quite fresh and crisp with good acidity and nice side of the tongue intensity. Finishes steely and firm with hints of minerals, caramel and clove. Could use a couple of years to flesh out but this is well done. 90+
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