Blind Champagne Tasting (Basanti in San Juan Capistrano, CA (South OC)): Disgorged October 2017. Roughly 3/4 PN and 1/4 Chard. I kept wanting to say savory in my notes, Not to mean lean or negative in tone, but that a savory, earthy sense was in the wine. Apple and salinity. Have some leftover from last night so I have the good fortune to retaste again and improve my note here...
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April Basanti (blind): Blind. Would never have guessed Marguet since the last few Marguets (different bottlings) I tasted had a lot more oak treatment.
Something like pencil shavings on the nose. Yellow raspberries, yellow apples, an a saline note. Some maturity coming across, but this has aged gracefully. Nice acidity and overall balance.
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Wednesday Champagnes at Basanti: Served blind. Two mature wines in a row? Its just going to be one of those tastings. Compelling nose. Dense with integrated honey and apples. Showing in a mature way. Clean palate. Well integrated with tart acidity. Marguet wins this one. I don't think gambling on aging wines with sulfur adds is a winning bet, this one is doing fine. Very well in fact. Nice wine.
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High quality. Despite the age and being 5 years post disgorgement this was still very much on the lean and acidic side. Just about balanced out with a nice toastiness . Super dry and rocky. Long finish.4-
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4/18/2024 - Frank Murray III wrote:
Blind Champagne Tasting (Basanti in San Juan Capistrano, CA (South OC)): Disgorged October 2017. Roughly 3/4 PN and 1/4 Chard. I kept wanting to say savory in my notes, Not to mean lean or negative in tone, but that a savory, earthy sense was in the wine. Apple and salinity. Have some leftover from last night so I have the good fortune to retaste again and improve my note here...
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4/17/2024 - IrisTable wrote:
April Basanti (blind): Blind. Would never have guessed Marguet since the last few Marguets (different bottlings) I tasted had a lot more oak treatment.
Something like pencil shavings on the nose. Yellow raspberries, yellow apples, an a saline note. Some maturity coming across, but this has aged gracefully. Nice acidity and overall balance.
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4/17/2024 - WetRock wrote:
Wednesday Champagnes at Basanti: Served blind. Two mature wines in a row? Its just going to be one of those tastings. Compelling nose. Dense with integrated honey and apples. Showing in a mature way. Clean palate. Well integrated with tart acidity. Marguet wins this one. I don't think gambling on aging wines with sulfur adds is a winning bet, this one is doing fine. Very well in fact. Nice wine.
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8/21/2023 - Chris Davies Likes this wine: 91 Points
High quality. Despite the age and being 5 years post disgorgement this was still very much on the lean and acidic side. Just about balanced out with a nice toastiness . Super dry and rocky. Long finish.4-
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3/4/2023 - sfqwino Likes this wine: 91 Points
The oxidative note works well here. Delish
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