Lovely little champagne. Powerful nose of brioche, pear, lemon, and yeast, and a delicious palate of lemon rind, hay, flint, apple, and a hint of almonds. The mousse is fine and very long lasting, with excellent mouthfeel and great zippy acidity. A lot of fun.
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Disgorged July 2022. Lemon rind and lemon along with yellow plum and the skin of yellow plum giivng a nice bitterness. Green apple and a touch of smokey flint. Nice dark undertones adding complexity.
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This obviously has seen some age before release. Beautiful nose with toasty, nutty, leesy notes. The palate is a little underwhelming, unfortunately…could use more structure and acidity and the dosage overwhelms the wine and dominates the finish. Not bad for $30, though.
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(NV Gaston Chiquet Champagne Premier Cru Tradition Brut) Light yellow color with abundant, steady, tiny bubbles; chalk, apple nose; chalk, apple palate; medium-plus finish
(NV Gaston Chiquet Champagne Premier Cru Tradition Brut) Very light yellow color with abundant, tiny, speedy bubbles; almond, brioche nose; tasty, almond, tart apple, mineral palate; medium-plus finish
(NV Gaston Chiquet Champagne Premier Cru Tradition Brut) Light yellow color with abundant mousse; tart pear, tart apple nose; tart pear, tart apple, mineral palate; medium-plus finish 88+ points
(NV Gaston Chiquet Champagne Premier Cru Tradition Brut) Light yellow color with abundant mousse; appealing, tart apple, tart pear nose; tart pear, apple, poached pear palate; medium-plus finish
(NV Gaston Chiquet Champagne Premier Cru Tradition Brut) Very light yellow color with lots of steady, small bubbles; focused, tart pear, mineral nose; tasty, very tart citrus, mineral palate with medium acidity; medium-plus finish (45% Pinot Meunier, 35% Chardonnay, 20% Pinot Noir)
(NV Gaston Chiquet Tradition Brut) ($52.00) Now 80% ’07 and 20% ’06, disgorged 8/10, 35%CH/45%PM/20%PN, from Hautvillers, Dizy and Mareuil. Nothing new to say except to observe how well this manages the base ’07 – and to note it’s a year older than most growers’ NVs. It is, as always, polished, perfect down-the-middle Champagne; articulate and focused and charming.
(NV Gaston Chiquet Champagne Premier Cru Tradition Brut) Light lemon yellow color; creamy, green fruit, green apple nose; creamy textured, tart green apple, ripe lime, mineral palate; medium finish
(NV Gaston Chiquet Champagne Premier Cru Tradition Brut) Light yellow color; pear, green apple nose; ripe pear, peach palate; medium finish
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2/14/2024 - Treldman Likes this wine: 90 Points
Lovely little champagne. Powerful nose of brioche, pear, lemon, and yeast, and a delicious palate of lemon rind, hay, flint, apple, and a hint of almonds. The mousse is fine and very long lasting, with excellent mouthfeel and great zippy acidity. A lot of fun.
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1/28/2024 - Max S. Likes this wine: 91 Points
No notes, just a solid bottle all around.
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11/7/2023 - remyworldpeace Likes this wine: 92 Points
Disgorged July 2022. Lemon rind and lemon along with yellow plum and the skin of yellow plum giivng a nice bitterness. Green apple and a touch of smokey flint. Nice dark undertones adding complexity.
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10/28/2023 - DougLee wrote: 89 Points
Crisp, semi-tart, and refreshing.
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10/16/2023 - BillBell73 Likes this wine:
This obviously has seen some age before release. Beautiful nose with toasty, nutty, leesy notes. The palate is a little underwhelming, unfortunately…could use more structure and acidity and the dosage overwhelms the wine and dominates the finish. Not bad for $30, though.
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