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| Drinking window: Drink between 2013 and 2024 (based on 8 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.8 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 16 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Chumptochamp on 12/24/2018 & rated 91 points: Probably the best bottle out of 6 we have sampled so far. Effervescent was more obvious. Still some acidity but much more balanced. Toasty fig of the Pinot with smoky notes. A pleasure to drink! (916 views) | | | Tasted by LoireFan on 8/9/2018 & rated 93 points: Still young. (927 views) | | | Tasted by AusX1n on 4/18/2017 & rated 92 points: This was a really great wine. Floral honey, caramel, and salinity and meatiness of smoked salmon. Toasted Christmas cake. Balancing acidity. Wish I had more bottles. (1422 views) | | | Tasted by dylanp on 2/21/2017: Really great. first of 4, It was aged, yeasty and vanilla, I really thought that the other tasting notes were correct. Polarizing. (1422 views) | | | Tasted by acyso on 6/1/2016 & rated 83 points: Chevillon Roncières vertical at The Bristol (Chicago, IL): 50% pinot noir, 50% chardonnay. 8 g/L dosage, disgorged October 15, 2014. Yeah, this isn't my style of Champagne. It's super round and a total umami-bomb, and there's none of that taut acidic tension that I love (granted, it's not that the acids are low here, it's that the tension isn't there). There's so much autolysis here. Pol Roger's got nothing on this. Really, really opulent, large-scaled, and to me, more than a little cloying. It's not the zero-dosage stuff that's hipster anymore (that's so over). This style of champagne, like they made a long, long time ago, is the real hipster deal. (2697 views) | | | Tasted by 5laton on 12/5/2015: Quick take from a holiday Champagne party: this was very oxidative and showed a cloying sweetness. Not for me, it seems. (178 views) | | | Tasted by AWBryce on 3/28/2015 & rated 91 points: Ripe green apple, some maderization (not enough to bother me) strong bead. Ripe fruit on palate, a bit bready. Excellent finish. Good QPR here I feel. (1791 views) | | | Tasted by Wine Canuck on 3/19/2015 & rated 91 points: A few bottles on a Thursday (Toronto, ON): This pours a fairly deep, rich yellow/gold. The nose on isn't particularly rich but displays mature, nutty, lightly sherried aromatics balanced against the very tart predominantly green apple fruit. The palate is off dry and feels like 10-11 g/p RS with very high, biting malic (green apple) acid. The finish isn't terribly long but does replay some of the nutty elements. For me, I would have guessed that this was more chard driven than pinot due to the hard, green acid. Overall an interesting wine, but there wasn't anything to bridge the gap between the sherried notes and the tart malic acid as well as surprisingly not that much autolytic action, both of which would have improved things in my view. Still solid and it isn't often you find a mature, fairly priced champagne in our market. (2497 views) | | | Tasted by VinVet on 2/16/2015 & rated 92 points: Apple and brioche nose. Nice fine mousse. Baked apple, pear and pineapple notes with toast and caramel on the palate. Lengthy finish. (1223 views) | | | Tasted by sunnylea57 on 2/8/2015 & rated 93 points: 50% Pinot Noir, 50% Chardonnay. Disgorged October 2014. Yellow gold colour. Somewhat oxidized nose, but less so on the palate. Rich, full, fruity palate with ripe apple, tart pineapple, honey and some brown butter and caramel (from the oxidation?). Good balance between the tart, sweet, toasty and oxidized notes. Good depth. A fairly long, toasty finish. 8 g/L (1252 views) | | | Tasted by ucbeau on 3/1/2014 & rated 87 points: Polarizing Champagne. Definitely oxidized but it's got some age. Bruised apple, a touch of oak, pears, and a little chalk. (1175 views) | | | Tasted by KristianT on 11/23/2013 & rated 92 points: Very nice mature Champagne. Great depth combined with a good freshness . Delicious. (794 views) | | | Tasted by stassivo on 10/26/2013: Le Salon du Vin de la Revue du Vin de France 2013 (Brussels): Hay, bakers yeast and toast at the nose. Rich flavors on the palate, some evolution but still very fresh with crisp acids. (1807 views) |
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WineAlign (1/16/2017)
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WineAlign (1/13/2017)
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Burghound, Jun-15, Issue #59
(Vincent Couche Sensation Villages White) Subscribe to see review text. | By John Szabo, MS
WineAlign (1/28/2015)
(Sensation Champagne, Disgorged In 2015, Ac red) Subscribe to see review text. |
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| Vincent Couche 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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