Veuve Clicquot Rose vertical, wine #7: benchmark wine 1. Mature deep nose with strawberries, coffee and some roasted notes a and hints of gunpowder. Feel of a highly oaked wine but I don't think it is. Round and rich body, hints of chocolate. BV=1, WV=1
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Pairing Champagnes to Black Cats (Calistoga, CA): Opened alongside five different bubbles (And five cabs)- '04 Moet rose is recognizable as rose from nose, palate and visual (even each one separately) in line with the more 'modern' solomon/pink pale color, somewhat dry (which works great for me). Remained consistent with the previous tastes floral roses and spices on nose. Great berries. I think it was the second one to 'run out' in the line of five champagnes. The only bad thing I can note is that it was the last one in the storage. It is still getting better, so maybe I'd try getting few more (even though it won't be the release price) 93+ and maybe even more with more time.
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Don't buy it. Terrible wine. Terrible vintage. We finished the bottle to ensure no one would ever need to taste it ;-)
A great, unique and well expressing '04 bottle. It clearly carried the tasting signature of a traditional rose, and unlike the other rose we had alongside it was recognizable as a rose even without the visual. I agree with previous notes wrt floral roses and spices on nose. Great berries on the taste, and nice medium plus (medium plus plus) finish. Great QPR, excellent bubbles, and revisited by several tasters over the evening.
(kicking myself- why did we get only three bottles?)
93+ to 94+
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(Moët & Chandon Champagne Grand Vintage Rosé) Light pink orange color with abundant, speedy, torrent of very tiny bubbles; appealing, tart orange, orange rind, lemon rind, tart Rainier cherry, torrefaction, roast coffee nose; poised, tasty, elegant, laser focused, tart orange, tart Rainier cherry, mineral palate with vibrant acidity; medium-plus finish (sample provided by winery)
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4/20/2018 - Markus IWC wrote: 91 Points
Veuve Clicquot Rose vertical, wine #7: benchmark wine 1. Mature deep nose with strawberries, coffee and some roasted notes a and hints of gunpowder. Feel of a highly oaked wine but I don't think it is. Round and rich body, hints of chocolate. BV=1, WV=1
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8/28/2016 - odds Likes this wine: 93 Points
Pairing Champagnes to Black Cats (Calistoga, CA): Opened alongside five different bubbles (And five cabs)- '04 Moet rose is recognizable as rose from nose, palate and visual (even each one separately) in line with the more 'modern' solomon/pink pale color, somewhat dry (which works great for me). Remained consistent with the previous tastes floral roses and spices on nose. Great berries. I think it was the second one to 'run out' in the line of five champagnes.
The only bad thing I can note is that it was the last one in the storage. It is still getting better, so maybe I'd try getting few more (even though it won't be the release price)
93+ and maybe even more with more time.
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6/26/2016 - RolfT Likes this wine: 83 Points
Had a great, mature bottle of this two years ago. But since ive had 2 more which were unexceptional if not boring. Might be that they were too young.
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1/23/2016 - odds Likes this wine: 93 Points
Don't buy it. Terrible wine. Terrible vintage. We finished the bottle to ensure no one would ever need to taste it ;-)
A great, unique and well expressing '04 bottle. It clearly carried the tasting signature of a traditional rose, and unlike the other rose we had alongside it was recognizable as a rose even without the visual. I agree with previous notes wrt floral roses and spices on nose. Great berries on the taste, and nice medium plus (medium plus plus) finish. Great QPR, excellent bubbles, and revisited by several tasters over the evening.
(kicking myself- why did we get only three bottles?)
93+ to 94+
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1/12/2016 - Pknut wrote:
Liked this a lot. Bright and fresh with deep red fruit and underlying chalkiness. Chaine des Rotisseurs, University Club.
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