2002 Paul Goerg Champagne Premier Cru Brut

Community Tasting Notes (20) Avg Score: 88.6 points

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  8/1/2020 - forceberry wrote: 93 Points

  I needed to open this bottle after tasting the 2005 vintage, which felt quite disappointing and already going downhill. There's no indication of bottling or disgorgement date, but the wine has been in my cellar since early 2013, so probably the wine is disgorged around 2012? 12% alcohol.
  
  Still surprisingly youthful pale-green color. Quite rich, fine-tuned and wonderfully evolved yet not particularly aged nose with aromas of sweet cream and vanilla custard typical of a developed Blanc de Blancs, some autolytic brioche, light fruity notes of Golden Delicious apple, a little bit of ripe yellow fruit, a hint of caramel and a touch of chalky minerality. This is a completely different wine from the dull and woolly 2005 vintage. The wine feels light-to-medium-bodied, dry and enjoyably acid-driven on the palate with flavors of ripe golden apples, some creamy custard notes, a little bit of autolytic brioche, light wizened white fruit notes, a hint of chalky minerality and a touch of caramel. The high acidity keeps the wine wonderfully fresh, precise and structured without making it feel too lean or tightly-knit. The mousse feels ample and silky smooth. The finish is mineral, refreshing and mouth-cleansing with quite long flavors of ripe Golden Delicious apple, some chalky bitter notes, a little bit of cooked cream, light sweet notes of wizened white fruit and a hint of steely minerality.
  
  A wonderfully fresh, clean and still surprisingly youthful Blanc de Blancs - especially how I've heard many 2002's starting to go downhill despite it being such a lauded vintage. This wine has dropped the tightly-knit leanness and linear flavor profile of a young Blanc de Blancs, but hasn't taken on the rich, toasty and nutty notes of an aged Blanc de Blancs yet. As a whole, this is in a very enjoyable shape right now and has entered its drinking window, but most likely the wine will continue to improve for years more. I can imagine this won't reach its peak at least within the next 10 years. A very positive surprise after the disappointing 2005. Priced according to its quality at 48,90€.

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  3/21/2020 - champagne99 wrote: 83 Points

  Mer bubblor än de äldre vinerna från samma kväll. Lite frän doft. Väldigt len i smaken till en början. Sedan kommer en krämighet, nougat och smörighet. Viss syra. Efter några timmar är det väldigt mycket järn. Har fortfarande svårt för 02or. Hmm.

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  5/12/2019 - thewiz Does not like this wine: 89 Points

  Champagnegängets andra träff (Södermalm (hos @ettofotose)): Very special on the nose showing mint, stone gravel and a hint of eucalyptus. Palate is still dominated by a lemon citrus acidity, but with time in the glass it becomes a bit dull and flat. Not sure if this will get better with extra cellar time.

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  9/27/2018 - 1W2T wrote: 85 Points

  Ok men inget mer!

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  7/22/2018 - thewiz Does not like this wine: 88 Points

  (Disgorged in 2016, 100% Chardonnay from Vertus near Le Mesnil-sur-Oger)
  Yellow colour with a stream of fine bubbles and with a maturing nose showing grass and mint before a hint of butterscotch reveals itself. Palate shows a coarseness in the more bittersweet lime acidity that dominates the long lasting finish. With some time in the glass it feels better showing some creaminess and yellow apples, but there’s still a disturbing herbal element layer over everything that won’t go away.. Such a shame!
  (Probably best 2017-2027)

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