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| Drinking window: Drink between 2017 and 2025 (based on 5 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.7 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 20 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by ShawnT on 7/28/2023 & rated 91 points: Straw coloured, strong (almost invasive) toasty, apple pie. Creamy mouthfeel and has a very dinstinct saline taste.
When paired with cured trout and Parisian white ham, the taste becomes sappy, bitter lemons. Interesting champagne (318 views) | | | Tasted by sh6k on 1/17/2023 & rated 94 points: Hard wine to wrap your head around — meunier-heavy grower champagne, but with 8g dosage. And it defied east categorization — sweet and fruity and big and easy drinking like the dosage would suggest, but with an interesting brooding herbal character the grower / meunier would suggest. Good stuff. Less impressive on day 2 so I’d say don’t age it too long. (661 views) | | | Tasted by TXRhoneRanger on 10/27/2022 & rated 92 points: Solid Champs. Tradition style - 8g dosage, malo yes, 4 yrs en tirage. 50% PM, 35% CH, 15% PN, 30% reserve wines. Bright and crisp. Quite lovely. (726 views) | | | Tasted by acyso on 8/2/2022 & rated 90 points: A very nice champagne at the level; good richness and roundness on the palate, but with sufficient acidity so as to prevent this from feeling too autolytic or leesy. A little bit of almond and brioche as well. (1554 views) | | | Tasted by drrobvino on 5/13/2022 & rated 91 points: Final bottle of three originally purchased. Last consumed about three years ago.
Nice intensity, find bubbles, luscious citrus and berry fruit, chalk, faint leesy notes. Not sure what the discordagement date was for this bottling but it was originally purchased in 2015 and drinking beautifully. (819 views) | | | Tasted by sjw_11 on 8/6/2021: Mid yellow color, with a firm, persistent bead. Muscular but fresh on the nose, which carries through on the palate. Nice balance. Excellent value. (880 views) | | | Tasted by mrgarreth on 6/19/2020 & rated 90 points: Tasted alongside 6 other boutique champagnes, it is clear there is some serious champagne-making going on here. It feels so 'adult' - a full, round mouthful - it put me in mind of Christmas cake (rich, spiced, dried fruits), which is not sure I want from champagne. I don't actually dislike it, I just can't imagine for what kind of event I would ever open it. Try it! (978 views) | | | Tasted by Jahull03 on 1/7/2020: Lot L41218.
Really liked this. Dry, herbaceous with a distinct fennel note... I read this as a “blue” flavor, yet with a spicy bite (fennel seed). Holds my interest all the way through the finish. The effervescence is pretty aggressive - I liked this best after it’d been in glass for 20ish minutes. (1025 views) | | | Tasted by drrobvino on 7/26/2019 & rated 91 points: Delicious NV Champagne blend (2/3 black grapes, 1/3 Chard).
Some faint red fruit notes on the nose and palate, alongside smoke and minerality, this wine has a medium length finish and is quite tasty. Drink now through 2022+. (1033 views) | | | Tasted by gris on 12/31/2016 & rated 88 points: Lemon, apple and brioche in a very aggressive blend. A bit better on day two which makes me think best to hold off on drinking this quite yet. Plenty of verve and acidity, but almost too much. (1779 views) | | | Tasted by drrobvino on 12/24/2016 & rated 92 points: This is a beautiful Champagne. Unfortunatley, the disgorgement date is not listed on the bottle.
On the web, I found that this blend is 15% PN, 50% PM, 35% Chardonnay, using 30% reserve wines, 10 g/L dosage.
This wine is vinified in steel vats, and it does go through malo, spending 60 months on the lees.
Aromas and flavors of faint strawberry, raspberry, and lemon, there is a distinct slate and mineral nuance, and freshly baked bread crust.
Drink now through 2022. Delicious. (1465 views) | | | Tasted by chefj79 on 12/31/2015: Really tasty. Lots of acid, and the yeasty nose I so love (but often miss) in Champagnes. One of my favorite Fass Champagnes to date. (1697 views) | | | Tasted by MLipton on 5/24/2015: Opened tonight with pan roasted Chilean Sea Bass. Zippy acidity, yeasty aromas but mercifully light on the toasty character. Somewhat round in the mouth (but we've been drinking non-dosé Blanc de Blancs recently) with lovely mineral notes. Very appealing. (1555 views) | | | Tasted by JOsgood on 4/2/2015: With air this really came alive and showed nice acidity and mineral bite. Snappy and energetic. A nice Lyle Faas import. (1623 views) | | | Tasted by James Kim on 1/17/2015 & rated 91 points: Beautiful. Full of yeasty, bready brioche with full fruit and great acidity. Not a huge amount of complexity but just full of fun and happiness. (321 views) | | | Tasted by muchomaas on 12/23/2014 & rated 90 points: Great nose after pouring. If this was served blind to me, I definitely would have put this in a much higher price category. Great acidity, balance, crisp fruit. I'm looking forward to trying again soon. (1075 views) |
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| Yann Alexandre Producer websiteChampagne Blend"Champagne blend" is a classic grape blend that typically includes Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and/or Pinot Meunier in any proportions.
However, this blend can also include Arbane, Fromenteau (Pinot Gris), Petit Meslier and/or Pinot Blanc as well.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comChampagne Le Champagne (Le comité interprofessionnel du vin de Champagne) | Grandes Marques & Maisons de Champagne (Union des Maisons de Champagne)
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Champagne - The French region of Champagne (including the cities of Rheims, Épernay, and Aÿ) was the first region in the world to make sparkling wine in any quantity. Today, the name of the region is synonymous with the finest of all sparkling wines, and wine-making traditions of Champagne have become role models for sparkling wine producers, worldwide. Surprisingly, the region of Champagne is now responsible for only one bottle in 12 of all sparkling wine produced. Styles of champagne range in sweetness ranging from an extra brut or brut 0, to the basic brut to demi sec to doux; some houses produce single vintage champagnes and others produce non-vintage (or incorporate wines/grapes of multiple vintages), often to preserve a specific taste; combinations of grape varietals; and colors, including a rosé. There are several sub-appellations, including the Valley of the Marnes river running from Épernay west, Massif de Saint-Thierry north and west of Rheims, Valley of the Ardre, the Mountains of Rheims (between Rheims and Épernay), Côte des Blancs, Côte de Sézanne, and Côte des Bar in the South. Champagne wine only uses three grape varietals (cépages): Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier.ChampagneThe vineyards of Champagne on weinlagen-info |
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