NV Raphaël & Vincent Bérêche Champagne Grand Cru Côte

Community Tasting Notes (7) Avg Score: 90.6 points

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  9/27/2019 - Will Devize wrote: 91 Points

  June 2014 disgorgement. Rich and bready with real carry before a slightly oxidative note on the finish. Deeply flavoured with orchard fruits and a touch of spice. Rounded and vibrant, this is a class act.

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  11/11/2015 - acyso wrote: 88 Points

  1990-99 1er cru dinner at The Bristol (Chicago, IL): Bottle 542, disgorged November 2013, with 3 g/L dosage. Surprisingly, despite the relatively low dosage, this is quite rich and fat, with a pretty dense texture. It hits all the spots Champagne should hit, but there's nothing particularly exciting or interesting about this bottle... well-executed, but a bit boring, though I did hear the next day that this got a lot better with more air.

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  6/12/2015 - SimonG wrote: 91 Points

  07 base, 06/08 bottling, 10/13 disgorgement. Mix of GC chardonnay from Avize and and 1er from Grauves. Nicely fresh and quite minerally, with a sense of depth and richness coming through, manifesting itself in a slight rounding of the fruit. Feels a good halfway house between youthful minerality and the creaminess of age. ****

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  2/15/2015 - WillersC wrote: 92 Points

  Excellent showing, much better than a bottle enjoyed 6 months ago.
  
  Clean and fresh, with lovely balance and length. Proper champagne

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  2/2/2015 - acyso wrote: 90 Points

  Bottle 545, from a cru sélectionné de 3500 bouteilles. L.2007/AVZGRV. Disgorged November 2013. Extra brut; 3g/L. Very pale colour. Slight mushroom and apple notes on the nose with a hint of seabreeze as well. Relatively coarse bead. The palate has a very savory saline character -- almost dry-sherry-like. Chalky minerality and bone-dry with intense teeth-dissolving acidity. Some green apple notes on the palate, if you look for them. A very cerebral and severe Champagne.

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