Champagne BYO including two 1973s
Stockholm
Tasted Friday, August 30, 2013 by Vintomas with 501 views
Introduction
BYO, the Champagnes were served blind. Good stuff throughout, and all of the old Champagnes that had been included as wild shots were still fine.
1990 Billecart-Salmon Champagne Cuvée Nicolas François Billecart 91 Points
France, Champagne
Medium yellow colour. Noticeably toasted nose including toasted hazelnuts, smoke, yellow winter apples. Dry but not bone dry, good substance on the palate, yellow fruit, winter apples, good acidity. Fine development, good balance, 91 p.
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2002 Bruno Paillard Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut 90 Points
France, Champagne
Light yellow, generous mousse. Noticeably flowery nose with notes of white flowers, perfume, strong citrus notes, vanilla, and after some time bread emerged. Dry, but not really bone dry, rather pronounced citrus notes on the palate, yellow apples, high acidity. Approachable now, but should improve with maturity; at least a couple of years in the cellar would be preferable. 90+ p.
Disgorged October 2012.
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1990 Drappier Champagne Carte d'Or Brut 90 Points
France, Champagne
Golden yellow colour with some amber. Nose with slightly decaying winter apples and yellow apples, sherry, clearly oxidised, mushroom. Dry palate but still with sweetness of fruit in the attack, palate with winter apples, apple compote, oranges, good acidity (but not really high), noticeably developed, good balance. Wonderfully mature style but in my mind has a very fine balance now; I would not recommend for extended cellaring. 90 p.
Rather similar to the corresponding 1992 that I tasted about two months earlier, but a notch better (as can be expected from the vintage) and perhaps slightly less "old" in the nose.
Disgorged May 2013.
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2002 Veuve Clicquot Champagne Brut Rosé Vintage 91 Points
France, Champagne
Dark pink colour with some orange, lively mousse. Nose with blood oranges, red currants, wild strawberries, a fruity and powerful nose, red apples (I'm reminded of a fresh bite from a red apple), and mineral notes that emerge after some time in the glass. Palate with blood oranges, powerful citrus notes, mineral, a hint of bitterness, some tannic bite with dryness, high acidity, fruity and foody aftertaste. Drinkable now, foody, very good. 91 p.
This rosé was so good and concentrated that I actually thought it was a prestige rosé.
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1973 Pommery Champagne Brut Millésimé 92 Points
France, Champagne
Golden colour, rather much mousse. Nose of winter apples, oranges, fruity but still developed, a hint of flowers, smoke. Palate with oranges, winter apples, quite a lot of citrus, loads of mineral, high acidity, long aftertaste. 92 p.
It was served blind, so it was quite surprising that it was so old, and a "plain vintage" from a large house. We were obviously very lucky with this bottle!
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NV Pommery Champagne Brut Royal 89 Points
France, Champagne
Dark golden colour with amber, some mousse. Nose with cocoa powder, toasted notes, oxidised with sherry, deacying winter apples, some oranges. Palate with oranges, yellow and red apples, good concentration, fruity impression. Quite developed in the nose, while the palate sticks together better, 89 p.
More developed in the nose than the 1973 Pommery, although it could be some 20 years younger.
An older bottle with black front label. It has a barcode, so my guess is that it is from the 1990s.
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1999 Moët & Chandon Champagne Cuvée Dom Pérignon 92 Points
France, Champagne
Light yellow colour, powerful mousse. Nose with strong toasted notes, citrus, fruity notes, vanilla. Palate with citrus, powerful mineral notes, high acidity, long aftertaste with grapefruit. Surprisingly young, 92 p.
Quite a lot of acidity in this one, young and fresh in style for a 1999 Champagne, definitely seems less developed (and better) than my recollection of Dom P. 2000.
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1973 Perrier-Jouët Champagne Blason de France 89 Points
France, Champagne
Amber colour, no mousse. The nose shows oxidation notes with sherry, decaying winter apples, and some oranges. Fruity and slightly sweet on the palate, oranges and winter apples, high acidity. 89 p.
More tired than the 1973 Pommery, but still sticks together.
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