1996 Billecart-Salmon Champagne Grande Cuvée

Community Tasting Notes (58) Avg Score: 93.6 points

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  7/15/2023 - Tartiflette Likes this wine: 95 Points

  The cork came out with a big bang. Surprisingly for such old bottle. Lots of fine mousse throughout the meal. Initially strong acidity prevailed but after about half an hour it came around. And what a wine it still is. Very mature color and also taste. But not oxidised at all. Baked apple and pear on the fruity end. And brioche, sourdough, limestone to accompany. Long aftertaste. Shame it was the last bottle because it will last much longer.

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  10/16/2022 - Clos du Mesnil wrote:

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  4/21/2022 - hargy Likes this wine: 92 Points

  still lovely

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  11/18/2021 - brigcampbell wrote:

  Blind. Yes please may I have another glass? The nose has a slight oxidation note which combined with the deep gold color of the wine led me to believe this was the oldest wine in the flight. There's a lot of yellow pear and grassy aromas. It's a very unique wine with a great complexity mouthfeel and an underlying zippy acid backbone. One of the night for me

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  11/18/2021 - Frank Murray III wrote:

  Served blind. Caramel aroma. I tried to pin down the flavor profile, which had a tropical note to me, like a pineapple or mango. Zesty with dried stone fruit. Lots of concentration and density.

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