Volnay 1er Cru 2005 Tasting (Chicago IL): While I understand why some people adore this style of Champagne, I still find it too tensile and lacking in the pure pleasure of Champagne. Very linear and strict.
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Champagne Bookclub (served blind)--Me (My House): Disgorged September 2018. The wine is composed from two plots, with one in Avize and the other in Cramant. 3 gms dosage. Tasted over 6 hrs. Initially this had a smoky/reductive aroma, that later relaxed when I revisited the wine during dinner. The smokiness penetrates the palate, with a deep concentration, and early on in the evening this reminded me a lot of really fine white burgundy. Mashed yellow apple drizzled with a pear syrup, finishing with kumquat. The wine settled down as it aired throughout the evening and became what I thought more subtle. Oddly, i did not revisit the wine enough later in the meal to have more notes.
Bright fruit with medicinal edge. Mineral is right! I continue to explore Champagne, and am surprised that I did not rate this as highly as previous notes did. Gut feeling is that it was sampled too young.
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4/29/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote:
Volnay 1er Cru 2005 Tasting (Chicago IL): While I understand why some people adore this style of Champagne, I still find it too tensile and lacking in the pure pleasure of Champagne. Very linear and strict.
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1/30/2024 - Frank Murray III wrote:
Champagne Bookclub (served blind)--Me (My House): Disgorged September 2018. The wine is composed from two plots, with one in Avize and the other in Cramant. 3 gms dosage. Tasted over 6 hrs. Initially this had a smoky/reductive aroma, that later relaxed when I revisited the wine during dinner. The smokiness penetrates the palate, with a deep concentration, and early on in the evening this reminded me a lot of really fine white burgundy. Mashed yellow apple drizzled with a pear syrup, finishing with kumquat. The wine settled down as it aired throughout the evening and became what I thought more subtle. Oddly, i did not revisit the wine enough later in the meal to have more notes.
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10/29/2023 - hwieniawski wrote:
Fresher than expected, plenty of citrus and acidity, wish I had another bottle to taste in 5 years
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7/29/2023 - DougLee wrote: 91 Points
Bright fruit with medicinal edge. Mineral is right! I continue to explore Champagne, and am surprised that I did not rate this as highly as previous notes did. Gut feeling is that it was sampled too young.
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7/11/2023 - Topper wrote: 92 Points
Nice wine with some biscuit notes and a touch of oxidation. Best to drink these up before the remaining fruit fades.
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