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Grower Champagne Trade Showcase | (478 page views) | | - 2011 Geoffroy Pinot Meunier Champagne Vin Clair - France, Champagne
Spice, honey and lime. Good acidity and interesting to try. (90 pts.)
- N.V. Pierre Gerbais Champagne l’Audace Brut Nature - France, Champagne
Cookies and cream, cherry and a touch of herb. Nice pure fruit on the palate, with a rich edge to the whole thing. (90 pts.)
- 2010 Charlot-Tanneux Champagne Expression Extra Brut - France, Champagne
Ginger, lemon curd, roses and spice. Palate has good flow with a light grip to it. Nice length and the lightness of the fruit really works here. Pretty great value for money. (90 pts.)
- 2011 Marie Courtin Champagne Resonance Extra Brut - France, Champagne
Herb, flint and roses. Vinous character, with the fruit nicely lean and grippy. A textural wine with really nice depth already. The zero dosage is definitely evident and I think it works. (91 pts.)
- 2011 David Leclapart Champagne Premier Cru l'Amateur Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut - France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Floral perfume, mint and violet - plenty going on with the nose. The palate is vinous and quite rich, though the purity of the fruit still shines through the concentration. A wine that is definitely in the house style from what I've tried. (91 pts.)
- N.V. Pierre Gerbais Champagne Rosé de Saignée - France, Champagne
2011 fruit. Cherry and raspberry, apple and lime. A fair amount of fruit power on the palate. The acidity is quite strong and does linger for a little while after the fruit fades into the finish. (88 pts.)
- N.V. L. Aubry Fils Champagne Premier Cru Brut - France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Pineapple, herb and earth. The palate is quite sweet, the fruit sits at the fore, with the acid happily sitting in the background. Didn't really stand out to me today. (87 pts.)
- N.V. Pierre Gerbais Champagne L'Originale - France, Champagne
Orange cream, honey and biscuits. Quite richly flavoured and quite full in style. Good length and interest. (89 pts.)
- N.V. Georges Laval Champagne Premier Cru Brut Nature Cumières - France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
90% 09, 10% 10. Lifted nose of spice, peach and lime. Full and with good texture, the richness is restrained by the acid core. Persists really well. (90 pts.)
- N.V. H. Billiot Fils Champagne Grand Cru Tradition Brut - France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Bad bottle. Odd character. (FLAWED)
- N.V. Françoise Bedel Champagne Entre Ciel et Terre - France, Champagne
Blend of 2004 and 2002. Light oxidative note, cherry, pear and honey. Good texture, with the fruit nicely layered and the oxidative edge giving it some interest. Not an immediately easy wine to drink, but one to spend some time with. (91 pts.)
- 2009 Vouette et Sorbée Champagne Fidèle - France, Champagne
Lemon curd, honey, orange, pear and earth. Good flow and depth, the wine is mouthfilling while still having good freshness from the acid line. Evolving slowly. (91 pts.)
- N.V. Pierre Gerbais Champagne Brut Cuvée de Réserve - France, Champagne
Lemon and musk. Plenty of flavour density but it is quite simple. Nice enough to drink. (87 pts.)
- N.V. Lancelot-Pienne Champagne Pétale de Rosé - France, Champagne
2008 base. Spice, floral, earth and good citrus lift - both complex and fresh. Light body, with a clean and lithe nature. Pretty appealing. (89 pts.)
- N.V. Geoffroy Champagne Premier Cru Pureté - Brut Nature - France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Blend of 2008&2009. Bath salts, apple, lemon and toast. Clean on the palate, it is refreshing after some of the richer Champagnes today. Medium length. (89 pts.)
- N.V. Geoffroy Champagne The Secret - France, Champagne
2009 fruit. Salmon coloured. Fragrant strawberry, earth and cherry. Very good poise and acidity. Clean and light. A little more complexity and depth would be appreciated but I still liked it. (89 pts.)
- N.V. Ulysse Collin Champagne Blanc de Noirs Extra Brut (2011) Les Maillons - France, Champagne
80% 2011, 20% 2010. Toast, flint, lemon and redcurrant. Pure palate, with really good poise and balance. Does have volume to the fruit, with the acidity fine and long. Continues my record of good encounters with this producer. (92 pts.)
- 2007 Roses de Jeanne / Cédric Bouchard Champagne Blanc de Noirs Cote de Bechalin - France, Champagne
Floral, strawberry, smoke and orange. Sings on the palate, very good acidity and depth of fruit. Long and really well balanced. Cracking wine. (92 pts.)
- N.V. Camille Savès Champagne Grand Cru Cuvée Prestige - France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Earth and flint. Good acidity, with some honeyed fruit throughout. Good length and balance. (91 pts.)
- N.V. Camille Savès Champagne Premier Cru Brut Carte Blanche - France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Herbs, spice, floral and musk. Medium bodied, with the acidity quite prominent. Good but not much depth beyond the surface. (88 pts.)
- N.V. Camille Savès Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Noir - France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Lime, floral, red cherry and honey. Good palate presence, with bright fruit and good acidity. Appealing to drink. (90 pts.)
- N.V. Paul Dethune Champagne Grand Cru Brut - France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Lime, peach and pineapple. Clean acidity, nice freshness. Simple but nice. (87 pts.)
- N.V. Paul Dethune Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Noirs Brut - France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Musk, earth and raspberry. Nice body, medium fruit weight with good acidity to balance. Medium length as well. (88 pts.)
- N.V. Benoît Lahaye Champagne Grand Cru Brut Essentiel - France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Lemon lollies, floral and spice. Good balance and flow. Full fruit flavour is balanced by fine acidity. A wine that would be well served by having with food. (91 pts.)
- 2008 Benoît Lahaye Champagne Grand Cru Brut Millésimé - France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Violets, lemon and lime. Delicate palate, the acidity is precise and the lean fruit is there in the background. (90 pts.)
- N.V. Bérêche et Fils Champagne Rive Gauche - France, Champagne
Toast, orange and floral notes. Medium bodied with some fruit sweetness and good acidity to balance it all out. (90 pts.)
- 2005 Bérêche et Fils Champagne Premier Cru Le Cran Ludes - France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Honey, ginger, spice and toasty earth notes along with oyster shell - good complexity on the nose. Palate has a touch of a nice oxidative note that adds complexity. Good length and balance. Interesting stuff. (91 pts.)
- N.V. Piollot Champagne Cuvée de Reserve Extra Brut - France, Champagne
Mandarin and lemon. The palate is okay but lacks some excitement and depth. Decent drinking only. (85 pts.)
- N.V. Piollot Champagne Come des Tallants Zero Dosage - France, Champagne
Herb and citrus. Palate has decent balance but is quite simple. Okay. (87 pts.)
- N.V. Piollot Champagne Champs Rayés Extra Brut - France, Champagne
Graphite and mandarin. Acid is the primary palate character which makes it fresh but not all that interesting. (87 pts.)
- N.V. André Beaufort Champagne Polisy Brut Reserve - France, Champagne
April 2015 disgorgement. Pepper and herb with some violets. The palate is tinged by the herbal element as well. Okay. (87 pts.)
- N.V. André Beaufort Champagne Grand Cru Brut Réserve - France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Pepper, mango and spice. Good roundness and the acidity lifts it up. Good length and drive. (88 pts.)
- 2010 André Beaufort Champagne Polisy Brut Reserve - France, Champagne
Chalk, mineral and marshmallow. Good balance and length with some interest and texture. Good character and I'd like to see this with some age. (90 pts.)
- 1990 André Beaufort Champagne Brut Millésimé - France, Champagne
Honey and herb, toast and a little oxidative note. Good acidity, the palate is bright and the development of the fruit has rounded it out. Good character and drive. (90 pts.)
- 2006 Geoffroy Pinot Noir Coteaux Champenois Cumières Rouge - France, Champagne, Coteaux Champenois
Blood, cherry and iron. A nice lick of fruit sweetness up front but it is a little hollow through the mid-palate. Medium length. (87 pts.)
- N.V. Geoffroy Ratafia de Champagne - France, Champagne, Ratafia de Champagne
Spirit, cherry, raspberry and caramel. The palate does show the spirit but the sweetness covers it well. Medium length. (88 pts.)
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