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8th Annual Institute of Masters of Wine Champagne Tasting
Port Commission Hearing Room, Ferry Plaza Building San Francisco
Tasted Monday, October 1, 2012 by rjonwine@gmail.com with 966 views
Flight 1 - Aubry (1 Note)
Flight 2 - Ayala (2 Notes)
NV Ayala Champagne Brut Nature 92 Points
France, Champagne
Very light yellow color with abundant mousse; tart apple, yeasty, tart pear nose; yeasty, tart pear, tart apple, mineral palate; medium-plus finish (much better than the last few years for this cuvee)
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NV Ayala Champagne Brut Rosé Majeur 91 Points
France, Champagne
Light orange pink color; lightly savory, tart orange nose; tart orange, citrus, mineral palate; medium-plus finish
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Flight 3 - Bollinger (2 Notes)
NV Bollinger Champagne Special Cuvée Brut 90 Points
France, Champagne
Light lemon yellow color; ripe pear, poached pear nose; ripe pear, poached pear, mineral palate; medium-plus finish
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2002 Bollinger Champagne La Grande Année 92 Points
France, Champagne
Light green-tinged yellow color; tart lime, baked lemon, yeasty nose; tart lime, mineral, fresh lemon palate; medium-plus finish 92+ points
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Flight 4 - Charles Ellner (2 Notes)
NV Charles Ellner Champagne Brut Rosé 90 Points
France, Champagne
Light orange pink color; tart orange nose; tart orange, very tart cherry palate; medium-plus finish 90+ points
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2002 Charles Ellner Champagne Brut "Seduction" Millésimé 92 Points
France, Champagne
Light green-tinged yellow color with tiny bubbles; lifted, baked pear, yeasty, lime nose; tasty, creamy textured, tart pear, tart apple, mineral, yeasty palate with some density; medium-plus finish
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Flight 5 - Charles Heidsieck (3 Notes)
NV Charles Heidsieck Champagne Brut Réserve 91 Points
France, Champagne
Light lemon yellow color; tart pear, baked apple nose; tasty, tart pear, baked apple, light toast palate; medium-plus finish 91+ points
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1995 Charles Heidsieck Champagne Blanc des Millénaires 95 Points
France, Champagne
Light lemon yellow color with tiny bubbles; very appealing, yeasty, toasty, baked lemon nose; rich, toasty, yeasty, baked lemon, mineral palate; long finish
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NV Charles Heidsieck Champagne Brut Rosé Reserve 92 Points
France, Champagne
Light pink yellow color; mineral, tart lemon, tart pear nose; tasty, yeasty, tart pear, mineral palate; medium-plus finish (always a comparatively good value)
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Flight 6 - Chartogne-Taillet (2 Notes)
NV Chartogne-Taillet Champagne Cuvée Sainte Anne 90 Points
France, Champagne
Light yellow color with tiny bubbles; apple, tart pear nose; tart apple, lemon palate; medium finish
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2004 Chartogne-Taillet Champagne Brut Millésimé 92 Points
France, Champagne
Light yellow color; appealing, ripe pear, tart peach nose; tasty, densely textured, tart lime, tart lemon, mineral palate; medium-plus finish 92+ points (from 1 parcel; 60% Pinot Noir, 40% Chardonnay; relatively good value for a very good vintage Champagne, below $70)
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Flight 7 - Didier Ducos (1 Note)
NV Didier-Ducos Fils Champagne Brut Rosé Pétale de Rose 87 Points
France, Champagne
Light medium pink color; ripe apple, applesauce nose; ripe apple, applesauce palate; medium finish
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Flight 8 - Gaston Chiquet (1 Note)
NV Gaston Chiquet Champagne Premier Cru Tradition Brut 90 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Light yellow color with abundant mousse; appealing, tart apple, tart pear nose; tart pear, apple, poached pear palate; medium-plus finish
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Flight 9 - Gimonnet-Oger (2 Notes)
2002 Jean-Luc Gimonnet-Oger Champagne Premier Cru Blanc de Blancs Millésimé 89 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Light yellow color with abundant tiny bubbles; tart apple, mineral nose; tart apple, baked apple, mineral palate; medium-plus finish
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2006 Jean-Luc Gimonnet-Oger Champagne Premier Cru Blanc de Blancs Millésimé 89 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Light yellow color with small bubbles; tart apple, floral nose; tart apple, ripe grapefruit, mineral palate; medium-plus finish
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Flight 10 - Henri Goutorbe (2 Notes)
2004 Henri Goutorbe Champagne Grand Cru Special Club 92 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Light yellow color with abundant mousse; yeasty, white chocolate nose; white chocolate, yeasty, mineral, tart lime palate; medium-plus finish 92+ points
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NV Henri Goutorbe Champagne Grand Cru Brut Rosé 88 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Light medium pink color; tart strawberry, strawberry cream nose; strawberry cream, cream soda palate; medium-plus finish
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Flight 11 - Henriot (4 Notes)
NV Henriot Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut 91 Points
France, Champagne
Light lemon yellow color with abundant mousse; toasty, poached pear nose; toasty, leesy, tart pear palate; medium-plus finish
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1998 Henriot Champagne Cuvée des Enchanteleurs Brut 93 Points
France, Champagne
Light lemon yellow color with tiny bubbles; intriguing, baked peach, light apricot nose; delicate, baked peach, poached pear, mineral palate; long finish
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2005 Henriot Champagne Brut Millésimé 93 Points
France, Champagne
Light yellow color with abundant mousse; mineral, chalk, lemon nose; tasty, firm, yeasty, tart lemon, mineral, vaguely savory palate; long finish 93+ points
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NV Henriot Champagne Brut Rosé 91 Points
France, Champagne
Light orange pink color; appealing, lightly toasty, tart pear nose; lightly toasty, tart pear, mineral palate; medium-plus finish
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Flight 12 - Jacques Chaput (1 Note)
NV Jacques Chaput Champagne Tradition Brut 90 Points
France, Champagne
Light yellow color with abundant mousse; tart apple, tart pear, chalk nose; tasty, tart pear, tart apple, mineral palate; medium-plus finish 90+ points
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Flight 13 - Jean Lallement (1 Note)
NV Jean Lallement Champagne Grand Cru Brut 89 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Light lemon yellow color with abundant mousse; pear cream nose; tasty, pear cream, apple cream palate; medium-plus finish
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Flight 14 - Jeaunaux-Robin (1 Note)
NV Jeaunaux-Robin Champagne Brut Rosé 87 Points
France, Champagne
Light pink orange color; tart pear, apple nose; baked apple, poached pear palate; medium finish
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Flight 15 - Lamiable (1 Note)
NV Lamiable Champagne Grand Cru Brut 87 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Light yellow color; leesy, baked lemon, baked apple nose; tart apple, baked apple palate; medium finish
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Flight 16 - Lété-Vautrain (1 Note)
NV Champagne Lété-Vautrain Champagne Traditionnel Brut 89 Points
France, Champagne
Light yellow color with abundant mousse; tart pear, apple nose; tart pear, tart apple, mineral palate; medium-plus finish
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Flight 17 - Louis Roederer (4 Notes)
NV Louis Roederer Champagne Brut Premier 91 Points
France, Champagne
Light yellow color with tiny bubbles; lightly yeasty, lemon, lime nose; tasty, bright entry, tart lemon, lime, mineral palate; medium-plus finish 91+ points
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2006 Louis Roederer Champagne Vintage Brut 92 Points
France, Champagne
Light yellow color with abundant mousse; lightly yeasty, tart pear, tart lemon nose; tar lemon, tart pear, yeasty, mineral palate; medium-plus finish 92+ points
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2007 Louis Roederer Champagne Vintage Brut Rosé 92 Points
France, Champagne
Very light pink orange color; tart orange, tart lemon nose; dense, focused, tasty, tart lemon, tart orange palate; needs 2 years; medium-plus finish 92+ points
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NV Louis Roederer Champagne Carte Blanche Extra Dry 90 Points
France, Champagne
Light yellow color with abundant mousse; baked pear, apple, yeasty nose; baked pear, apple, yeasty palate; medium-plus finish
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Flight 18 - Marc Hébrart (2 Notes)
2006 Marc Hébrart Champagne Premier Cru Special Club 92 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Light yellow color with abundant mousse; yeasty, ripe grapefruit, lemon nose; tasty, sprightly, ripe grapefruit, lemon, mineral palate; medium-plus finish 92+ points
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NV Marc Hébrart Champagne Premier Cru Sélection Brut 91 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Light yellow color with abundant mousse; ripe apple, ripe pear nose; tart pear, apple, mineral palate; medium-plus finish
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Flight 19 - Moët & Chandon (2 Notes)
2002 Moët & Chandon Champagne Grand Vintage 90 Points
France, Champagne
Light yellow color with steady stream of tiny bubbles; yeasty, baked lemon, lemon rind nose; yeasty, tart lime, mineral palate; medium-plus finish 90+ points
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2003 Dom Pérignon Champagne 93 Points
France, Champagne
Light yellow color with abundant mousse; very yeasty, lime rind, white grapefruit nose; tasty, tight, tart lemon, lemon rind, yeasty, mineral palate; long finish
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Flight 20 - Mumm (2 Notes)
NV G. H. Mumm & Cie Champagne Cordon Rouge Brut 88 Points
France, Champagne
Light yellow color with good mousse; tart apple, tart pear nose; tart apple, tart pear palate; medium-plus finish 88+ points
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NV G. H. Mumm & Cie Champagne Mumm de Cramant 90 Points
France, Champagne
Light yellow color with tiny bubbles; tart pear, poached pear nose; tart pear, poached pear, mineral palate; medium-plus finish 90+ points
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Flight 21 - Pascal Doquet (4 Notes)
NV Pascal Doquet Champagne Premier Cru Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut 91 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Light yellow color with abundant mousse; yeasty, tart lemon, quince, lime nose; tasty, chalk, tart lemon, quince, mineral palate; medium-plus finish 91+ points
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NV Pascal Doquet Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Brut 89 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Light yellow color with abundant mousse; toasty, baked pear, baked apple nose; toasty, baked pear, baked apple palate; medium-plus finish 89+ points
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1999 Pascal Doquet Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Le Mesnil-sur-Oger 92 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Light yellow color with tiny bubbles; leesy, white chocolate, pear nose; tasty, angular, tart white peach, mineral, leesy palate; medium-plus finish
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NV Pascal Doquet Champagne Premier Cru Brut Rosé 88 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Light medium orange pink color; apple, baked apple, light strawberry nose; apple, baked apple palate; medium-plus finish
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Flight 22 - Pehu Simonet (1 Note)
NV Pehu Simonet Champagne Transparence Extra Brut 92 Points
France, Champagne
Light lemon yellow color with tiny bubbles; intriguing, baked pear, qinger, quince nose; juicy, tart lemon, quince, mineral palate; medium-plus finish
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Flight 23 - Perrier-Jouët (2 Notes)
2004 Perrier-Jouët Champagne Belle Epoque 92 Points
France, Champagne
Light yellow color with few tiny bubbles; focused, yeasty, tart pear, tart peach nose; tasty, tart pear, tart peach, mineral palate; medium-plus finish
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2004 Perrier-Jouët Champagne Brut Rosé Belle Epoque 93 Points
France, Champagne
Light pink orangey yellow color; very appealing, tart pear, tart peach nose; tasty, rich, textured, tart pear, tart peach, mineral palate; long finish 93+ points
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Flight 24 - Philipponnat (1 Note)
NV Philipponnat Champagne Royale Réserve Brut 90 Points
France, Champagne
Light yellow color with major mousse; very tart pear, tart lemon nose; broad but tasty, tart lemon, baked lemon, mineral palate; medium-plus finish
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Flight 25 - Pierre Gimonnet (2 Notes)
2004 Pierre Gimonnet & Fils Champagne Premier Cru Extra Brut Oenophile 91 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Light green-tinged yellow color with tiny bubbles; lightly yeasty, tart lemon, quince nose; very tart lemon, quince, mineral palate; medium-plus finish 91+ points
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NV Pierre Gimonnet & Fils Champagne Premier Cru Blanc de Blancs Brut Cuis 89 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Light yellow color with abundant mousse; tart pear, apple nose; tart pear, apple, mineral palate; medium-plus finish
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Flight 26 - Piper-Heidsieck (3 Notes)
NV Piper-Heidsieck Champagne Cuvée Brut 91 Points
France, Champagne
Light yellow color with tiny bubbles; yeasty, savory, tart apple nose; yeasty, savory, tart apple, mineral palate; medium-plus finish 91+ points
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NV Piper-Heidsieck Champagne Brut Rosé Sauvage 90 Points
France, Champagne
Light medium pink orange color; odd, orange rind, yeasty nose; yeasty, orange rind, mineral, tart orange palate; medium-plus finish 90+ points
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NV Piper-Heidsieck Champagne Cuvée Sublime Demi-Sec 87 Points
France, Champagne
Light lemon yellow color with abundant mousse; ripe apple, baked pear nose; ripe apple, baked pear palate; medium-plus finish 87+ points
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Flight 27 - Pol Roger (5 Notes)
NV Pol Roger Champagne Brut Réserve 92 Points
France, Champagne
Light lemon yellow color; yeasty, baked lemon, mineral nose; tasty, yeasty, mineral, tart pear palate; medium-plus finish (a good buy at under $40)
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2000 Pol Roger Champagne Blanc de Blancs 91 Points
France, Champagne
Light yellow color with languorous tiny bubbles; yeasty, tart lemon, mineral, savory nose; tasty, rounded, ripe lemon, ripe lime palate; medium-plus finish 91+ points
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2000 Pol Roger Champagne Vintage Brut 95 Points
France, Champagne
Light lemon yellow color with abundant mousse; very leesy, yeasty, lemon rind, mineral nose; tasty, rich, yeasty, mineral, lemon rind, tart lemon palate; long finish
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2004 Pol Roger Champagne Brut Rosé 93 Points
France, Champagne
Light pink orange color with abundant mousse; baked apricot, baked strawberry, strawberry cream nose; tasty, bright, lively, tart strawberry, tart strawberry cream palate; medium-plus finish 93+ points
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NV Pol Roger Champagne Rich Demi-Sec 87 Points
France, Champagne
Light lemon yellow color with abundant mousse; ripe pear, baked pear nose; baked pear, ripe pear palate; medium-plus finish
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Flight 28 - René Geoffroy (2 Notes)
2006 Geoffroy Champagne Premier Cru Empreinte Blanc de Noirs Extra Brut 91 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Light yellow color with abundant mousse; leesy, tart green apple, chalk nose; chalk, tart green apple, mineral palate; medium-plus finish
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NV Geoffroy Champagne Premier Cru Expression Brut 88 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Light yellow green-tinged color with abundant tiny bubbles; very tart pear, tart apple nose; tart apple, peach palate; medium-plus finish
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Flight 29 - Ruinart (1 Note)
2002 Ruinart Champagne Dom Ruinart Blanc de Blancs 90 Points
France, Champagne
Light yellow color with abundant mousse; lemon rind, grapefruit rind, autolytic nose; tart grapefruit, grapefruit rind, mineral palate; medium-plus finish 90+ points
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Flight 30 - Taittinger (4 Notes)
NV Taittinger Champagne Brut Réserve / La Française 91 Points
France, Champagne
Light yellow color with abundant mousse; floral, lime, mineral nose; mineral, tart lime, lemon palate; medium-plus finish 91+ points
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2004 Taittinger Champagne Brut Millésimé 94 Points
France, Champagne
Light yellow color with abundant mousse; yeasty, leesy, tart pear, mineral nose; tasty, toasty, leesy, tart pear, mineral palate; long finish (a very good vintage Champagne value at under $70)
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2005 Taittinger Champagne Brut Millésimé 92 Points
France, Champagne
Light yellow color with abundant mousse; yeasty, tart lemon, mineral nose; tart lemon, yeasty, lime, mineral palate; medium-plus finish 92+ points
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NV Taittinger Champagne Brut Prestige Rosé 90 Points
France, Champagne
Light medium pink orange color with abundant mousse; orange cream, tart cherry nose; tart cherry, tart orange cream palate; medium-plus finish 90+ points
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Flight 31 - Trepo Leriguier (2 Notes)
NV Trepo Leriguier Champagne Solennelle-Célébrons L'Instant Brut Cuvée 91 Points
France, Champagne
Light yellow color with abundant mousse; pear, tart apple nose; tasty, tart pear, apple, mineral palate; medium-plus finish
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NV Trepo Leriguier Champagne Intimiste-Rendezvous Galant Sec Cuvée 88 Points
France, Champagne
Light yellow color with abundant mousse; baked apple, baked pear nose; baked apple, baked pear palate; medium-plus finish
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Flight 32 - Varnier-Fanniere (1 Note)
NV Varnier-Fanniere Champagne Grand Cru Cuvée St-Denis 90 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Light yellow color with abundant mousse; pear cream, apple cream, leesy nose; pear cream, apple cream, leesy, mineral palate; medium-plus finish 90+ points
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Flight 33 - Veuve A. Devaux (4 Notes)
NV Devaux Champagne Ultra D Extra Brut Cuvée 92 Points
France, Champagne
Light yellow color with tiny bubbles; yeasty, tart pear, tart apple nose; very tasty, yeasty, tart pear, mineral palate; medium-plus finish 92+ points
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NV Devaux Champagne Cuvée D Brut 90 Points
France, Champagne
Light yellow color; ripe pear, poached pear nose; tasty, tart pear, tart poached pear, apple palate; medium-plus finish 90+ points
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2002 Devaux Champagne D de Devaux Millésimé 89 Points
France, Champagne
Light yellow color with tiny bubbles; ripe apple, pear nose; tart apple, tart pear, mineral palate; medium finish
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NV Devaux Champagne Œil de Perdrix Brut Rosé 91 Points
France, Champagne
Light pink orange color; tart orange, mineral nose; light tart orange, baked orange, mineral palate; medium-plus finish
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Flight 34 - Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin (3 Notes)
2004 Veuve Clicquot Champagne Brut Vintage 93 Points
France, Champagne
Light yellow color with tiny bubbles; chalk, tart pear, mineral nose; rounded, appealing, tart lime, tart pear, mineral palate with density; medium-plus finish
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2004 Veuve Clicquot Champagne Brut La Grande Dame 94 Points
France, Champagne
Light yellow color with tiny bubbles; lightly yeasty, tart lemon, baked lemon nose; tasty, appealing, complex and poised, tart lemon, tart pear, mineral palate; long finish
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2004 Veuve Clicquot Champagne Brut Rosé Vintage 91 Points
France, Champagne
Light orange pink color; lightly savory, yeasty, dried mushroom nose; tart peach, mineral palate, a little thin; medium-plus finish
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Flight 35 - Vilmart (1 Note)
2007 Vilmart & Cie Champagne Premier Cru Grand Cellier d'Or 93 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Light yellow color with abundant mousse; appealing, ripe lemon, lime, mineral nose; tasty, lime, mineral, green fruit palate with lift; medium-plus finish 93+ points
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NV L. Aubry Fils Champagne Premier Cru Brut 90 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Light yellow color with abundant mousse; tart pear, green apple, chalk nose; tart pear, green apple, chalk, mineral palate; medium-plus finish
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