Medium golden color with very fine, tiny beading; nose showed baked apple and honeyed sweetness though nothing cloying; some mature notes of toffee gently emerge as it warms in the glass. Very refined and gentle , exuding richness and class. Truly a great bottle. 94+
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What a triumph in this stage in evolution! Very poised and sweet with aromas of baked apple, toffee/brown spices and subtle chalky minerality both on the nose and palate. Very tender and nuanced with much softer mousse at this point. Barest hint of ginger at this opens up. Integrated acidity makes this very in balance. World-class! Drink now.
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I’ve been very fortunate to drink some amazing champagne over the last year or so. In this format (magnum), this was up there with the very best. Rich, golden colour with absolutely perfect balance and great precision. Wish we’d had more time to let it develop in the glass and assess its evolution with some more air but it was in just such a perfect place that everyone piled in! An interesting contrast with the 96 bolly rd from regular bottles the following evening.
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7/4/2022 - jmoore431 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Medium golden color with very fine, tiny beading; nose showed baked apple and honeyed sweetness though nothing cloying; some mature notes of toffee gently emerge as it warms in the glass. Very refined and gentle , exuding richness and class. Truly a great bottle. 94+
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7/4/2022 - Xavier94 Likes this wine: 95 Points
What a triumph in this stage in evolution! Very poised and sweet with aromas of baked apple, toffee/brown spices and subtle chalky minerality both on the nose and palate. Very tender and nuanced with much softer mousse at this point. Barest hint of ginger at this opens up. Integrated acidity makes this very in balance. World-class! Drink now.
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3/4/2022 - DAN BAILEY Likes this wine:
My last mag. Nothing like as advanced as the last 2 mags. Indeed, really quite taut/coiled and took several hours to start loosening up a bit.
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2/25/2022 - DAN BAILEY Likes this wine:
From mag. Pale gold colour. Rich, oyster shell nose. Still quite young and tight. Very dry finish with an odd, powerful curry powder aroma.
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1/14/2022 - DAN BAILEY Likes this wine:
I’ve been very fortunate to drink some amazing champagne over the last year or so. In this format (magnum), this was up there with the very best. Rich, golden colour with absolutely perfect balance and great precision. Wish we’d had more time to let it develop in the glass and assess its evolution with some more air but it was in just such a perfect place that everyone piled in! An interesting contrast with the 96 bolly rd from regular bottles the following evening.
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