Grower Champagne Extravaganza
St. Paul Athletic Club, St. Paul, MN
Tasted Saturday, January 25, 2014 by rocknroller with 791 views
Introduction
This was a wonderful opportunity to sample a number of offerings from The Wine Company's Grower Champagne Portfolio with a couple of bonus producers to boot.
Flight 1 (22 Notes)
Closing
Thanks to Larry for organizing a splendid event and sharing these wines.
NV Henriot Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut 91 Points
France, Champagne
Light gold color. Citrus, lemon, lime nutty nose. Palate is fresh, smooth and clean with a flinty minerality and tart citrus.
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2005 Henriot Champagne Brut Millésimé 91 Points
France, Champagne
Very nice, pear, apple, mineral nose; palate consistent, chalk minerality. More complexity. Medium plus finish. 91+pts.
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NV Vilmart & Cie Champagne Premier Cru Grand Cellier Brut 92 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Light gold color. Vibrant nose, green apple, citrus, mineral, floral. The palate is elegant, vibrant, tart green apple, citrus, mineral. Long finish. Very good again. 92+pts.
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NV Varnier-Fanniere Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Brut 88 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Nice nose with apple, mineral, citrus, but bitingly tart and highly citrus-lime peel character on the palate and finish that detracted for me. others liked this. Needs food.
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NV Pierre Callot Champagne Grande Réserve Brut 90 Points
France, Champagne
This was nice with apple, citrus, yeast, oyster shell. The palate features sour apple, tart acid, yeast, oyster shells, medium finish.
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2007 Pierre Callot Champagne Grand Cru Vignes Anciennes Blanc de Blancs 91 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Better yet was the Blanc de Blanc Millesime, showing bright orchard fruits, lightly floral, fresh minerals, brioche. The palate is consistent and nicely balanced. 91+pts.
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NV Pehu Simonet Champagne Grand Cru Brut Sélection 91 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
This was consistent in general with the previous note, but I found it overall more interesting today with a much more open nose and overall showed better. Toasty, yeasty, citrus, light, brioche. The palate is nutty, toast, pear, very mineral driven, clean and medium plus finish. 91+pts.
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NV Pehu Simonet Champagne Grand Cru Brut Blanc de Noirs 88 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Very pale with a slight greenish hue. This was very tart, bracing, star fruit, slightly dirty earthiness. The nose is better than the palate.
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NV Jean Lallement Champagne Grand Cru Cuvée Réserve 90 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
This was one of the more unique wines today. This had an interesting fruit profile showing lime and lychee with an appealing earthiness. The palate was tart, lime and lychee, grapefruit, earth, yeast with a medium plus finish. 90+pts.
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2005 Henri Goutorbe Champagne Grand Cru Brut Millésimé 92 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Light-medium gold color. Steely minerals, yeasty, citrus, orchard fruit. The palate is fresh and steely, chalk, lemon, citrus, yeast, well balanced and complex. Solid.
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NV Marc Hébrart Champagne Premier Cru Blanc de Blancs Brut 90 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
This showed nicely with apple, yeasty, citrus. The palate brought apples, grapefruit, oyster shell and a light, elegant frame. 90+pts.
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NV Marc Hébrart Champagne Premier Cru Brut Rosé 89 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Nose shows tart cherry and tart berry, palate is tart cherry, tart berry, mineral, not quite as clean around the finish as ideal.
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NV Pierre Gimonnet & Fils Champagne Premier Cru Blanc de Blancs Brut Cuis 90 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
This was yeasty, toasted, citrus, lightly floral. The palate showed some subtle sweetness, citrus, yeast, mineral. Very good.
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2005 Pierre Gimonnet & Fils Champagne Special Club Grands Terroirs de Chardonnay 88 Points
France, Champagne
Pear, citrus, light, tart, not very interesting at this point for a Special Club bottling. Perhaps some time...
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NV Geoffroy Champagne Premier Cru Expression Brut 92 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Nice yeast character, nutty, earthy, touch of berry, cherry, apple and florals on the nose. The palate is consistent, creamy, earth, nutty, berry, apple, well balanced and complex. Long.
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NV Geoffroy Champagne Premier Cru Rosé de Saignée Brut 89 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
This was a bit of an enigma. I liked the nose, ripe berries and cherry cream soda, mineral. The palate came off a bit too angular and sour for the most part, but at times it seemed more together. 89(?)pts.
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NV Gaston Chiquet Champagne Premier Cru Tradition Brut 90 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
This was good, but not nearly as impressive as a bottle we had on New Years Eve. I like the elegance and balance overall, but the nose seemed more subdued today. 90+pts.
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2005 Gaston Chiquet Champagne Special Club Brut Vauzelle 91 Points
France, Champagne
Pale, pear, apple, mineral, mild yeast. Palate is consistent, medium plus finish, nice. So far the '05 Special Clubs have been good, but not exceptional.
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2005 Jean-Noël Haton Champagne Blanc de Blancs 87 Points
France, Champagne
This didn't do much for me, came off sweet and a little syrupy. Pear, apple, Nose is better.
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NV Jean-Noël Haton Champagne Brut Rosé 90 Points
France, Champagne
This showed better than the other rose's today. Cherry, strawberry, earthy, yeast, minerals, nicely balanced and clean.
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NV Delamotte Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut 89 Points
France, Champagne
Slightly on the sweet side, citrus, lemon, yeast.
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NV Delamotte Champagne Brut Rosé 88 Points
France, Champagne
OK, strawberry, cherry, minerals, lighter, sour, a little sharp on the palate.
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