Champagnes and dinner with Alan and friends: Knew the producer so guessed it as a 06 GCDO as it had quite a bit of heft and rounded red fruit. Full-bodied and more approachable hence I thought this wasn’t a CdC, was also commenting that if blinded I’d always think Vilmart as a Pinot-heavy champagne. For a supposed weaker vintage this was well-balanced despite the high dosage that is always evident with Vilmart. Always a winner for me.
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A lovely showing. Glad we opened this at this stage, since it seems at peak. Lovely color, mousse and density. Rich lemon, honey. On the palate, fanatastic acidity, good density. This was excellent, but just not as complex as the Collin. Yum.
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(Vilmart & Cie Champagne Premier Cru Grand Cellier d'Or) Light medium lemon yellow color with steady stream of tiny bubbles; very appealing, honey, floral, ripe pear, ripe apple nose; delicious, delicate, vinous, tart pear, tart apple palate; long finish
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4/22/2023 - melvinyeowq wrote: 92 Points
Champagnes and dinner with Alan and friends: Knew the producer so guessed it as a 06 GCDO as it had quite a bit of heft and rounded red fruit. Full-bodied and more approachable hence I thought this wasn’t a CdC, was also commenting that if blinded I’d always think Vilmart as a Pinot-heavy champagne. For a supposed weaker vintage this was well-balanced despite the high dosage that is always evident with Vilmart. Always a winner for me.
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5/30/2021 - Aravind Asok wrote:
A lovely showing. Glad we opened this at this stage, since it seems at peak. Lovely color, mousse and density. Rich lemon, honey. On the palate, fanatastic acidity, good density. This was excellent, but just not as complex as the Collin. Yum.
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2/25/2021 - rnellans wrote: 92 Points
Enjoyable. Not overly complex. Some dough, citrus, mineral.
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5/15/2020 - lovemycab Likes this wine: 93 Points
Consistent with prior notes. Still drinking well.
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1/4/2020 - moods wrote: 94 Points
Sublime!
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