1998 Agrapart Champagne Grand Cru Minéral Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 93.3 points

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  6/15/2023 - dearth wrote: 91 Points

  Deep golden, clearly well matured both in color and whiff. Some acetone on the nose as well. Rich, plum, wood/oak. Initially really sharp, after half an hour og air it turned more succulent yet still being very fresh. Good and well matured wine, but short and relatively linear for an oldie-bubly.

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  1/17/2020 - Collector1855 wrote: 97 Points

  Champagne - 100 Vintage and NV Champagne; 12/15/2015-12/15/2020: During a Paulee dinner, so only brief impressions. From MAG. Glad this gentlemen came around with this nice bottle. Very grand showing with bruised apples, apricot, quince, dried flowers. Wonderful!

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  12/14/2009 - Chidainey wrote: 92 Points

  No formal notes. Very vibrant. The quality of the base wine shone through. Good minerality, depth and finish. Ready to drink.

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  3/3/2007 - Chidainey wrote: 93 Points

  Pulled cold from fridge and used Riedel Vinum Champagne flutes. Very pale in color with effusive, tight bubbles. Minerals and yeast on the not overpowering nose. Extremely focused, steely fruit, with a very distinct rocky/mineral (limestone?)flavor that penetrates the upper palate, which is followed by a long and complex yeasty/biscuit-y finish, leaving the mouth in a state of anticipation for the next sip. Big but not overpowering acid. Couldn't detect any wood. Drank it without food, although fresh Oysters would seem right. Cannot stress enough the overall mineral character of this bubbly. Not for those who prefer any sweetness/roundness in their Champagne, but for those of us mineral/acid heads this is nirvana. Was told that almost no dosage is used. Moved up to one of my three favorite bubblies ever.

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