A private lunch (Restaurant Rijsel, Amsterdam, NL): Magnum. Disgorged 8 February 2016, base vintage 2013, bottle no. 1193. Ruddy colour; spicy Pinot nose, honeyed red fruit; delightfully silky but minerally palate, ripe red fruit, energetic; pure and long finish. More finesse than (single) bottles with less post-disgorgement ageing.
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Back on form. Same gentle honeyed sweetness that I found in this back in 2017. Love this vintage of Fidele. Much better balanced, less screechy than the bookending ones. Nonetheless I am no longer a buyer as my preferences lie elsewhere nowadays.
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This bottle was smoking good. Such a vibrant, dry Pinot Noir based Champagne with tight and focused bubbles. Serious length on the finish. Time to reload on this food friendly Champagne when the price is right.
Very austere and closed, this is Fidèle in vin clair mode. On day 2, some gentle fruit sweetness has come out to play, and this is now much more interesting. But it's still very austere.
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10/25/2020 - the godfather wrote:
always stellar
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3/1/2020 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 93 Points
A private lunch (Restaurant Rijsel, Amsterdam, NL): Magnum. Disgorged 8 February 2016, base vintage 2013, bottle no. 1193. Ruddy colour; spicy Pinot nose, honeyed red fruit; delightfully silky but minerally palate, ripe red fruit, energetic; pure and long finish. More finesse than (single) bottles with less post-disgorgement ageing.
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2/23/2020 - 5laton wrote:
Back on form. Same gentle honeyed sweetness that I found in this back in 2017. Love this vintage of Fidele. Much better balanced, less screechy than the bookending ones.
Nonetheless I am no longer a buyer as my preferences lie elsewhere nowadays.
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4/27/2019 - JOsgood wrote: 93 Points
This bottle was smoking good. Such a vibrant, dry Pinot Noir based Champagne with tight and focused bubbles. Serious length on the finish. Time to reload on this food friendly Champagne when the price is right.
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4/6/2019 - 5laton wrote:
Very austere and closed, this is Fidèle in vin clair mode.
On day 2, some gentle fruit sweetness has come out to play, and this is now much more interesting. But it's still very austere.
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