2016 Alain Voge St. Péray Les Bulles d'Alain Petillant

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 91.7 points

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  3/8/2024 - bacchus of knockholt Likes this wine: 90 Points

  I loved this. 100% Marsanne sparkling wine with a yellow gold colour with fine bubbles. Layers of flavour with ripe peach, honeyed notes with some saffron and turmeric. Great value at £18 a bottle. A long finish and utterly compelling.

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  1/31/2023 - Neecies Likes this wine:

  Bottled recently after six years on the lees. Took this to an all-champagne tasting where the toastiness and richer fruit stood out as different in a good way, but the grape type and regional origins flummoxed a group of very experienced tasters because, after all, who would suspect a bubbly from the Northern Rhone? Great ringer.

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  6/24/2022 - uncorked.fr wrote:

  Brut nature; disgorged January 2022.
  Very appealing toasted nose, which is really no surprise after 6 years on its lees. However, the palate is much brighter and had a bit less depth than I would have imagined or hoped for. That being said, still a very fine bottle of bubbly that I would likely buy again.
  
  APPEARANCE:
  Color & intensity: medium gold
  
  NOSE:
  Intensity: medium (+)
  Aromas: yellow apple, toasted almond, toasted grains, quince, pear, dried lemon, crushed stone, hint of white flowers
  Development: developing
  
  PALATE:
  Sweetness: dry
  Acidity: medium
  Alcohol: medium
  Body: medium
  Mousse: delicate
  Intensity: medium (+)
  Flavors: yellow apple, pear, quince, toasted almond, lemon, lemon zest, wet stones, hint of salt
  Finish: medium (+)
  
  CONCLUSIONS:
  Quality level: very good
  Potential for ageing: can drink now, but has potential for some further ageing

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