8 Champagnes Tasted for the Holiday Season
Lafayette, Ca.
Tasted Wednesday, November 29, 1995 by bestdamncab with 93 views
Introduction
Expensive Champagne Tasting Preview for the 1995 Holidays
Flight 1 - Lovely Champagnes tasted tonight. (8 Notes)
Terrific lineup of Champagnes that helped me to continue my love of Champagne to this day.
Closing
Lovely Champagnes tonight. The 1988 vintage was a great vintage to enjoy young and aged well the next 10 years.
1988 Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut 98 Points
France, Champagne
Very rich cream, peanut, and wafer nose, nice, rich, creamy taste, slightly austere, well balanced, much bigger than most tasted tonight, needs 5 years to peak, received 2 pours and the fresh pour confirmed it was my WOTN. My #1 of 8 and Group #3. $89.97.
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1988 Veuve Clicquot Champagne Brut La Grande Dame 95 Points
France, Champagne
Very tiny bubbles formed a lovely mousse, yeast and honey on the nose, lovely fruit, opened nicely and got better and better during the tasting, received a second poor and it was both delicious and elegant. My #2 of 8 and Group tied #1. $69.88.
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1988 Taittinger Champagne Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut 93 Points
France, Champagne
Hints of cardboard throughout the night, very creamy and rich on the palate, opened nicely, turned slightly austere with honey as the tasting went on, slightly short finish. Slightly corked but most failed to notice this. My #3 of 8 and Group #5. $59.97.
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1988 Moët & Chandon Champagne Cuvée Dom Pérignon 91 Points
France, Champagne
Very yeasty, very toasty, very rich on the nose, medium body, good acid, got better after 90 minutes, probably should be rated higher, lovely, rich finish. My #4 of 8 and Group #4. $65.97.
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1985 Krug Champagne Vintage Brut 90 Points
France, Champagne
Very tiny bubbles, good mousse, very toasty nose, yeast, and rich fruit, on palate, big body, good fruit, good balance, short finish. My #5 of 8 and Group tied #1. $98.
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NV Roederer Estate Brut Anderson Valley 89 Points
USA, California, North Coast, Anderson Valley
Nice bubbles and mousse, nose of perfume, rich fruit, on the palate, opens nicely, straw taste, simple taste, nice, rich fruit, touch too acidic for me tonight, very sweet tasting at the end of the tasting, medium finish. My #6 of 8 and Group #7. $12.97.
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1990 Roederer Estate L'Ermitage Brut 88 Points
USA, California, North Coast, Anderson Valley
Lovely mousse in the glass, nose of rich fruit, peanut butter and slate, nice, simple fruit, long finish. My #7 of 8 and Group #6. $19.97.
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NV Paul Cheneau Champagne Blanc de Blancs 84 Points
France, Champagne
Stinky nose, very few bubbles, too soft, flabby and austere. My #8 of 8 and Group #8. $4.97.
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