Walk around tasting. Rich berry and apple on nose and palate starts out ripe and bready, gets leaner, brighter towards finish. Mostly Pinot Noir, but with a clear Chardonnay brightness I liked. 2015 base plus ~ 50% reserve wine back to 2012.
Walk around tasting. 2014 base, this has plurality Meunier with Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Red fruit dominant with good richness, but clearly supported by a strong Chardonnay backbone. Good weight, very good length.
Walk around tasting. 50% Pinot Noir, then mostly Chardonnay for the rest, but this is completely Pinot dominated with so much berry on nose and palate. Soft, rounded textures and ok length and weight. 2016 base.
Walk around tasting. Current release, 2015 base + 30% reserve. Lemon and green apple with good weight and length. Perhaps not as perfectly harmonious as the best editions ever of this wine. but certainly good.
Walk around tasting. 100% from the 2013 vintage, this is 50% each Pinot Noir and Chardonnay with still red wine added. Lots of berry with Pinot-styled textures. Good enough weight.
Walk around tasting. 55% Pinot Noir comes through with robust berry aromas and flavors. There is a soft start, but brighter, more precise middle and finish. Good weight throughout with an energetic finish I enjoyed.
Walk around tasted. Red cherry aromas and flavors with spice hints and some bright apple notes on finish. Good weight and length with even better balance. Both Pinot Noir and Chardonnay contribute nicely here. Less ripe, more balanced, better overall vs when tasted last year.
Walk around tasting. 2013 base (80%) plus 20% from 2012. 100% Pinot Noir. Soft and very elegant with medium weight but enticing textures. Very good now.
Walk around tasting. Reasonably ripe and appealing red berry and cherry aromas. Same flavor profile, just less ripe, in fact not quite enough ripe enough.
NV Marc Hébrart Champagne Premier Cru Cuvée de Réserve Brut 88 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Walk around tasting. Rich berry and apple on nose and palate starts out ripe and bready, gets leaner, brighter towards finish. Mostly Pinot Noir, but with a clear Chardonnay brightness I liked. 2015 base plus ~ 50% reserve wine back to 2012.
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NV Gaston Chiquet Champagne Premier Cru Tradition Brut 88 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Walk around tasting. 2014 base, this has plurality Meunier with Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Red fruit dominant with good richness, but clearly supported by a strong Chardonnay backbone. Good weight, very good length.
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NV Chartogne-Taillet Champagne Cuvée Sainte Anne 86 Points
France, Champagne
Walk around tasting. 50% Pinot Noir, then mostly Chardonnay for the rest, but this is completely Pinot dominated with so much berry on nose and palate. Soft, rounded textures and ok length and weight. 2016 base.
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NV Henri Goutorbe Champagne Cuvée Prestige 87 Points
France, Champagne
Walk around tasting. Current release. Good weight and fun fruit, slightly lacking in precision. Good now.
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NV Pierre Péters Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Cuvée de Réserve 89 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Walk around tasting. Current release, 2015 base + 30% reserve. Lemon and green apple with good weight and length. Perhaps not as perfectly harmonious as the best editions ever of this wine. but certainly good.
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NV Pierre Gimonnet & Fils Champagne Premier Cru Blanc de Blancs Brut Cuis 88 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Walk around tasting. 2015 base plus 33% reserve. Lemon and lemon peel with good weight and a leesy finish. Good length.
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NV Vilmart & Cie Champagne Premier Cru Grand Cellier Brut 89 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Walk around tasting. 2015 base plus reserve. Very Chardonnay driven flavors, textures and brightness. Medium weight, better length. Good+.
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NV Chartogne-Taillet Champagne Le Rosé 87 Points
France, Champagne
Walk around tasting. 100% from the 2013 vintage, this is 50% each Pinot Noir and Chardonnay with still red wine added. Lots of berry with Pinot-styled textures. Good enough weight.
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2013 Marc Hébrart Champagne Premier Cru Special Club 90 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Walk around tasting. 55% Pinot Noir comes through with robust berry aromas and flavors. There is a soft start, but brighter, more precise middle and finish. Good weight throughout with an energetic finish I enjoyed.
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2009 Gaston Chiquet Champagne Special Club Brut 90 Points
France, Champagne
Walk around tasted. Red cherry aromas and flavors with spice hints and some bright apple notes on finish. Good weight and length with even better balance. Both Pinot Noir and Chardonnay contribute nicely here. Less ripe, more balanced, better overall vs when tasted last year.
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NV H. Billiot Fils Champagne Grand Cru Brut Rosé
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Walk around tasting. 2015 base + 50% reserve. Very berry with good richness, good enough weight.
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NV Geoffroy Champagne Premier Cru Rosé de Saignée Brut 89 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Walk around tasting. 2013 base (80%) plus 20% from 2012. 100% Pinot Noir. Soft and very elegant with medium weight but enticing textures. Very good now.
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2012 Henri Goutorbe Coteaux Champenois Aÿ Rouge
France, Champagne, Coteaux Champenois
Walk around tasting. Reasonably ripe and appealing red berry and cherry aromas. Same flavor profile, just less ripe, in fact not quite enough ripe enough.
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