Walkaround tasting. Good richness in a somewhat oxidative style that doesn't thrill me. 50% from 2018 base, 50% from the solera that goes back to 2006.
Walkaround tasting. Rich and well layered comes across as lush with balances the slightly oxidative style nicely. Very good length. Good to enjoy young.
Walkaround tasting. 100% Chardonnay, 3g dosage. Very exciting apple and lemon with the richness to withstand low dosage. Lots of rich flavors here, very good length.
Walkaround tasting. More bitter than Avize Champ Cain, even if bigger. I understand many people adore this style, but it is not for me. 100% Pinot Noir.
Walkaround tasting. MV with 2019 base. 100% chardonnay, Brut Nature. Very bright with the richness to balance. Ripe apple aromas and flavors. Very tasty.
Walkaround tasting. 100% Pinot Noir. Rich and very powerful, this will reward cellar time. Fleshy and lots of berry with good energy. Very good potential.
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Fresh and dried orchard fruit, floral and well spice, this is a complex young wine. From multiple plots, 70% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay. Better in another year or three.
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Magnum. Bright and minerally with excellent depth and power. 85% Pinot Noir, 15% Chardonnay. On the leesy side. A highlight of the day.
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Lots of richness right now, this seems so forward and fun, but finishes with sneaky great length. Complexity certainly to emerge. Great potential. My 1st time trying this vintage.
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Wonderful composition of berry and orchard fruit character, so much here, just starting to strut its stuff, but a real beauty already.
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Rich berry start-to-finish, less energy or excitement vs the younger wines just tasted, but wonderfully fun and rich right now.
Walkaround tasting with the producers. The 2009 was fun, this is absolutely attention grabbing. Precise and rich with so much minerality and acidity carrying it even further. Great now with lots of upside.
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Rich while simultaneously tense and energetic. Very good weight and length. Both Chardonnay (60%) and Pinot Noir (40%) stand out nicely and shine.
Walkaround tasting with the producers. I surprised myself by tasting this Blanc de Noirs Brut Nature, and was shocked by how much I enjoyed it. Rich and ripe berries make dosage seem irrelevant, and the textures are bright and minerally. Very well balanced, very good.
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Also very rich with good+ density, but I find the lack of dosage almost extreme. Good tension. I'm sure others enjoy this much more than I do.
Walkaround tasting with the producers. While I still find the low dosage to be extreme here, there is a lot of power and density that nearly compensates. Very good length.
Walkaround tasting with the producers. 2015 base + reserve. So elegant already with impeccable balance. Some of everything you want with good depth, better length.
Walkaround tasting with the producers. 2015 base. All berry in complex combination. Fun and easy already. Lots here with good+ depth and length, even better textural charm.
Walkaround tasting with the producers. So much apple, pear, and quince with power and good depth, just behind its enticing floral start. Not perfectly balanced yet today, so a few years in the cellar will be rewarded.
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Apple and caramel apple with good depth. Slightly more mature than fresh fruit, but in very good combination. Very good length.
Walkaround tasting with the producers. 100% chardonnay with an old vine concentration I like. Good richness but slightly disjointed today so finishing slightly lean. Good+ potential.
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Also old vine concentration, I like the balance here much better. 100% Meunier. Ric, dense and complex already. Very good weight and length. Very good now, upside from here.
Walkaround tasting with the producers. 50% each Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Lots here from both varietals in good combination. Good+ depth and balance. Good already now.
Walkaround tasting with the producers. From 12/08/07. 50% Chardonnay, 42% Pinot Noir. Bright apple dominates with quince and berry background notes. Very good length, finishing ever-so-slightly tart for now. Better in another year or three.
Walkaround tasting with the producers. From 08/07/06. Rich orchard fruit with mouth coating textures. Rich start-to-finish while easily bright enough. Very good depth, very good now.
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Complex combination of orchard, citrus, and berry aromas and flavors with spice notes. Best depth and length of the three Iterations, but seemingly the most backward right now. From 06/04/02, 58% Chardonnay, 42% Pinot Noir.
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Rich start, good combination of flavors, but here the lack of dosage stands out too much, giving a tart and taut finish for now. 2017 base, 50% Meunier, 25% each chard and PN.
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Here, the low dosage (actually 5g) seems like just enough. Rich and complex with enough energy and good balance. Very good length. 2018 base with solera going back to 1985, 45% PN, 33% Chard, 22% Meunier.
Walkaround tasting with the producers. An older bottle with 2002 base. Big orchard fruit, still nicely fresh while maturing gracefully, so more complexity has emerged. Very good depth and length.
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Also 80% chard, 20% PN. Big and bold, certainly ripe, with plenty of energy and length. I expect this will cellar well.
Walkaround tasting with the producers. 60% PN, 40% Chard. Seems even more Pinot intensive, very berry throughout. Rounded, soft, and fun flavors and textures. No saignee this vintage.
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Showcasing PN more than Chardonnay with very good richness and volume. Very good length with a faint bready note on finish. So Bond-esque.
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Classic. large scaled English/ ox style with very good depth. Very tasty now. 55% PN, 45% Chardonnay, 5.5g dosage.
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Complex apple aromas and flavors, layered, textured, and wonderfully rich. Very good length, especially big and bright.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Big and brawny with lots of energy to go along with large scaled orchard fruit. This goes on and on to long finish. Needs time.
Walkaround tasting with the producers. All red cherry, attractive on nose, more backward on palate. Good length. Very 2018, this will need cellar time.
Walkaround tasting with the producers. More black than red fruits, very attractive aromatically but more backward and brooding on the tongue. Good density. Better from 2030-.
NV Robert Moncuit Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut Les Grands Blancs 88 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Walkaround tasting. Fun wine with good brightness in the style I appreciate. 100% Chardonnay, and that shows nicely. This is 80% from 2019.
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NV Robert Moncuit Champagne Grand Cru Reserve Perpetuelle Blanc de Blancs Extra-Brut 87 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Walkaround tasting. Good richness in a somewhat oxidative style that doesn't thrill me. 50% from 2018 base, 50% from the solera that goes back to 2006.
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2016 Robert Moncuit Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut Les Chetillons 92 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Walkaround tasting. Rich and well layered comes across as lush with balances the slightly oxidative style nicely. Very good length. Good to enjoy young.
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2015 Robert Moncuit Champagne Grand Cru Lieu dit Le Mesnil-sur-Oger 91 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Walkaround tasting. Ultra rich and fleshy, very hedonistic. Tasty indeed now, best to enjoy young.
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NV La Caravelle Champagne Cuvée Niña Brut
France, Champagne
Walkaround tasting. Simple, balanced, interesting and bright enough.
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NV La Caravelle Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut 87 Points
France, Champagne
Walkaround tasting. 100% chardonnay, bright, crisp, a nice step up. Fun and easy.
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NV La Caravelle Champagne Brut Rosé 86 Points
France, Champagne
Walkaround tasting. Also fun, good weight. less exciting than the Blanc de Blancs.
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2019 Savart Champagne Premier Cru Le Mont Benoit 90 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Walkaround tasting. 95% Pinot Noir, 5% chardonnay. Ripe while bright, berries throughout. Very good length and precision. Nicely balanced already now.
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2019 Savart Champagne Premier Cru Les Noues 89 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Walkaround tasting. 100% Pinot Noir, 3g dosage. Even brighter and longer than Benoit, but less harmonious to me, and less flavorful.
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2019 Savart Champagne Premier Cru Le Mont des Chrétiens 93 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Walkaround tasting. 100% Chardonnay, 3g dosage. Very exciting apple and lemon with the richness to withstand low dosage. Lots of rich flavors here, very good length.
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NV Savart Champagne Premier Cru Ecueil, Trepail Blanc de Blancs 93 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Walkaround tasting. 100% Chardonnay, 2g. 2019 "base" with younger wines included. Lots of richness and complexity to admire here, wonderful textures. A wine worth seeking out.
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NV Jacquesson & Fils Champagne Cuvée No. 746 Extra Brut 87 Points
France, Champagne
Walkaround tasting. Easy and well balance, nicely bright, faintly complex. Good now. 80% from 2018 + reserve. 50+% chardonnay.
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NV Jacquesson & Fils Champagne Cuvée No. 741 88 Points
France, Champagne
Walkaround tasting. a clear step up in richness over 746, but more bready character. Different style. 2013 vintage.
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2013 Jacquesson & Fils Champagne Grand Cru Avize Champ Cain
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Walkaround tasting. Bright and long and complex, but seemingly bitter at the very end. Zero dosage. Not a style that thrills me.
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2013 Jacquesson & Fils Champagne Aÿ Vauzelle Terme
France, Champagne
Walkaround tasting. More bitter than Avize Champ Cain, even if bigger. I understand many people adore this style, but it is not for me. 100% Pinot Noir.
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NV Famille Moussé Champagne L'Esquisse Extra Brut 87 Points
France, Champagne
Walkaround tasting. Fun, floral, and easy with soft textures. Good balance even if simple. 70% Meunier, 30% Pinot Noir.
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NV Famille Moussé Champagne l'Or d'Eugène Blanc de Noirs Brut 88 Points
France, Champagne
Walkaround tasting. 80% Meunier, 20% Pinot Noir. Rich with good textures, also fun and balanced with good enough richness.
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NV Famille Moussé Champagne Anecdote Blanc de Blancs Lieu Dit Les "Varosses" 91 Points
France, Champagne
Walkaround tasting. MV with 2019 base. 100% chardonnay, Brut Nature. Very bright with the richness to balance. Ripe apple aromas and flavors. Very tasty.
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2019 Famille Moussé Champagne Terre d'illite Blanc de Noirs 91 Points
France, Champagne
Walkaround tasting. 80% Meunier. Rich with lots of fun berry aromas and flavors. Lots of interesting character. Fun already.
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2017 Bérêche et Fils Champagne Premier Cru Ludes Les Beaux Regards 89 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Walkaround tasting. Chardonnay 3g/l, this low dosage is pronounced to me. Bright and long with subtle complexity.
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2017 Bérêche et Fils Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut Cramant 91 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Walkaround tasting. Big, rich and nicely powerful. Also low dosage, but here the wine's sheer concentration balances the tart character.
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2017 Bérêche et Fils Champagne Premier Cru Le Cran Ludes 90 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Walkaround tasting. 50% each Chardonnay and Pinot Noir bring a complex combination of flavors and textures while nicely floral to start. Good volume.
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2017 Bérêche et Fils Champagne Grand Cru Mailly
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Walkaround tasting. 100% Pinot Noir. Rich and very powerful, this will reward cellar time. Fleshy and lots of berry with good energy. Very good potential.
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NV Philipponnat Champagne Royale Réserve Brut 87 Points
France, Champagne
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Fun and easy with lots going for its level. 2/3 Pinot Noir, 1/3 Chardonnay, 2018 base + reserve. Tasty now.
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NV Philipponnat Champagne Royale Réserve Non Dosé 86 Points
France, Champagne
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Almost as much fun as the version with dosage, but more intense and longer. This was 2019 base + reserve.
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2016 Philipponnat Champagne Blanc de Noirs Extra-Brut 89 Points
France, Champagne
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Bright berries throughout, fun and easy weight and textures. Good now.
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2016 Philipponnat Champagne Grand Cru Cuvée 1522 Extra-Brut 92 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Fresh and dried orchard fruit, floral and well spice, this is a complex young wine. From multiple plots, 70% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay. Better in another year or three.
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2013 Philipponnat Champagne Extra Brut Clos des Goisses 95 Points
France, Champagne
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Magnum. Bright and minerally with excellent depth and power. 85% Pinot Noir, 15% Chardonnay. On the leesy side. A highlight of the day.
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2013 Dom Pérignon Champagne
France, Champagne
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Lots of richness right now, this seems so forward and fun, but finishes with sneaky great length. Complexity certainly to emerge. Great potential. My 1st time trying this vintage.
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2012 Dom Pérignon Champagne 95 Points
France, Champagne
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Wonderful composition of berry and orchard fruit character, so much here, just starting to strut its stuff, but a real beauty already.
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2009 Dom Pérignon Champagne Rosé 93 Points
France, Champagne
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Rich berry start-to-finish, less energy or excitement vs the younger wines just tasted, but wonderfully fun and rich right now.
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2008 Dom Pérignon Champagne Rosé 97 Points
France, Champagne
Walkaround tasting with the producers. The 2009 was fun, this is absolutely attention grabbing. Precise and rich with so much minerality and acidity carrying it even further. Great now with lots of upside.
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NV Piper-Heidsieck Champagne Cuvée Brut 85 Points
France, Champagne
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Fun and easy with faintly sweet hints. Current release.
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NV Piper-Heidsieck Champagne Essentiel Extra Brut 86 Points
France, Champagne
Walkaround tasting with the producers. A trace more than the first cuvee, also for current consumption, nicely easy.
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NV Piper-Heidsieck Champagne Essentiel Blanc de Noirs Extra Brut 85 Points
France, Champagne
Walkaround tasting with the producers. 80% Pinot Noir, 20% Meunier. Fun now with good depth. OK overall.
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2014 Piper-Heidsieck Champagne Cuvée Rare Rosé 93 Points
France, Champagne
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Rich while simultaneously tense and energetic. Very good weight and length. Both Chardonnay (60%) and Pinot Noir (40%) stand out nicely and shine.
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2018 Pierre Paillard Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Noirs Extra Brut Les Maillerettes 90 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Walkaround tasting with the producers. More fun vs Verzenay but less dense or power.
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2018 Pierre Paillard Champagne Grand Cru Vieilles Vignes Verzenay 91 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Very berry with soft textures, then sneaky good length. Very fun with good concentration.
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2018 Pierre Paillard Champagne Premier Cru Vieilles Vignes Ludes 89 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Less complex vs the the other wines tasted, good energy. More tactile than fruit driven for now. Good+ length.
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2015 Tarlant Champagne Saignée de Tempêtées 90 Points
France, Champagne
Walkaround tasting with the producers. I surprised myself by tasting this Blanc de Noirs Brut Nature, and was shocked by how much I enjoyed it. Rich and ripe berries make dosage seem irrelevant, and the textures are bright and minerally. Very well balanced, very good.
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2019 Tarlant Coteaux Champenois Rouge Grand Picou-St. Agnan
France, Champagne, Coteaux Champenois
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Tense for the vintage, bitter finish, yet still interesting and intriguing. Certainly something different.
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2016 Louis Roederer Champagne Blanc de Blancs
France, Champagne
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Ultra rich , very fleshy. Lots to enjoy here for near term pleasure.
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2015 Louis Roederer Champagne Vintage Brut
France, Champagne
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Rich and fun, too. Good energy. 60% Pinot Noir, 40% Chardonnay.
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NV Larmandier-Bernier Champagne Premier Cru Rosé de Saignée Extra Brut 84 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Simple, plain, fun now. 90% Pinot Noir.
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NV Larmandier-Bernier Longitude 88 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Big step up with lemon and lime. Good length and precision.
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2016 Larmandier-Bernier Champagne Premier Cru Terre de Vertus 89 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Also very rich with good+ density, but I find the lack of dosage almost extreme. Good tension. I'm sure others enjoy this much more than I do.
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2012 Larmandier-Bernier Champagne Grand Cru Vieille Vigne du Levant Extra Brut 90 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Walkaround tasting with the producers. While I still find the low dosage to be extreme here, there is a lot of power and density that nearly compensates. Very good length.
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NV Krug Champagne Brut Grande Cuvée Edition 171eme 92 Points
France, Champagne
Walkaround tasting with the producers. 2015 base + reserve. So elegant already with impeccable balance. Some of everything you want with good depth, better length.
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NV Krug Champagne Brut Rosé Edition 27eme 93 Points
France, Champagne
Walkaround tasting with the producers. 2015 base. All berry in complex combination. Fun and easy already. Lots here with good+ depth and length, even better textural charm.
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2008 Krug Champagne Vintage Brut 96 Points
France, Champagne
Walkaround tasting with the producers. So much apple, pear, and quince with power and good depth, just behind its enticing floral start. Not perfectly balanced yet today, so a few years in the cellar will be rewarded.
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NV Krug Champagne Brut Grande Cuvée Edition 164eme 93 Points
France, Champagne
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Apple and caramel apple with good depth. Slightly more mature than fresh fruit, but in very good combination. Very good length.
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2018 Chartogne-Taillet Champagne Chemin de Reims
France, Champagne
Walkaround tasting with the producers. 100% chardonnay with an old vine concentration I like. Good richness but slightly disjointed today so finishing slightly lean. Good+ potential.
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2018 Chartogne-Taillet Champagne Les Barres 92 Points
France, Champagne
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Also old vine concentration, I like the balance here much better. 100% Meunier. Ric, dense and complex already. Very good weight and length. Very good now, upside from here.
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2012 Laurent-Perrier Champagne Brut Millésimé 90 Points
France, Champagne
Walkaround tasting with the producers. 50% each Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Lots here from both varietals in good combination. Good+ depth and balance. Good already now.
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NV Laurent-Perrier Champagne Grand Siècle Iteration 26 Grande Cuvée 94 Points
France, Champagne
Walkaround tasting with the producers. From 12/08/07. 50% Chardonnay, 42% Pinot Noir. Bright apple dominates with quince and berry background notes. Very good length, finishing ever-so-slightly tart for now. Better in another year or three.
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NV Laurent-Perrier Champagne Grand Siècle Iteration 25 Grande Cuvée 95 Points
France, Champagne
Walkaround tasting with the producers. From 08/07/06. Rich orchard fruit with mouth coating textures. Rich start-to-finish while easily bright enough. Very good depth, very good now.
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NV Laurent-Perrier Champagne Grand Siècle Iteration 24 Grande Cuvée 94 Points
France, Champagne
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Complex combination of orchard, citrus, and berry aromas and flavors with spice notes. Best depth and length of the three Iterations, but seemingly the most backward right now. From 06/04/02, 58% Chardonnay, 42% Pinot Noir.
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NV Delamotte Champagne Brut 87 Points
France, Champagne
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Fun and easy, nicely enabling all three grape varietals to ably contribute.
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NV Delamotte Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut 88 Points
France, Champagne
Walkaround tasting with the producers. 2017 base. Rich and fun already, bright with good enough precision. Drinks well now.
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2014 Delamotte Champagne Blanc de Blancs Millésimé 91 Points
France, Champagne
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Charming already now with very good depth and balance. Sneaky good length. Very good value Champagne.
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NV Delamotte Champagne Brut Rosé 88 Points
France, Champagne
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Very berry, soft textures, fun now with good enough depth. A wine I rarely see/ taste.
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NV Bruno Paillard Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Rich and well balanced, fruit ripeness working well with low dosage. 2017 base. Drinking well young.
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NV Bruno Paillard Champagne Premier Cru Dosage:Zero
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Rich start, good combination of flavors, but here the lack of dosage stands out too much, giving a tart and taut finish for now. 2017 base, 50% Meunier, 25% each chard and PN.
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NV Bruno Paillard Champagne Extra Brut Premiere Cuvée 91 Points
France, Champagne
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Here, the low dosage (actually 5g) seems like just enough. Rich and complex with enough energy and good balance. Very good length. 2018 base with solera going back to 1985, 45% PN, 33% Chard, 22% Meunier.
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NV Bruno Paillard Champagne Extra Brut Premiere Cuvée 93 Points
France, Champagne
Walkaround tasting with the producers. An older bottle with 2002 base. Big orchard fruit, still nicely fresh while maturing gracefully, so more complexity has emerged. Very good depth and length.
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NV Vilmart & Cie Champagne Premier Cru Grand Cellier Brut 89 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Walkaround tasting with the producers. 2019 base. Balanced with a charming, bright finish. very tasty now.
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2018 Vilmart & Cie Champagne Premier Cru Grand Cellier d'Or 89 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Walkaround tasting with the producers. 80% Chard, 20% PN. More complex wine, less fun than the NV, more tension on finish. Good potential.
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2015 Vilmart & Cie Champagne Premier Cru Coeur de Cuvée 92 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Also 80% chard, 20% PN. Big and bold, certainly ripe, with plenty of energy and length. I expect this will cellar well.
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2015 Vilmart & Cie Champagne Premier Cru Rosé Emotion 91 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Walkaround tasting with the producers. 60% PN, 40% Chard. Seems even more Pinot intensive, very berry throughout. Rounded, soft, and fun flavors and textures. No saignee this vintage.
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NV Bollinger Champagne Special Cuvée Brut 86 Points
France, Champagne
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Easy, fun, and simple as always. Very balanced.
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2014 Bollinger Champagne La Grande Année 93 Points
France, Champagne
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Showcasing PN more than Chardonnay with very good richness and volume. Very good length with a faint bready note on finish. So Bond-esque.
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2014 Bollinger Champagne La Grande Année Rosé 94 Points
France, Champagne
Walkaround tasting with the producers. A further step up in complexity and charm, there are layers of berry and orchard fruit with very good depth.
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NV Drappier Champagne Brut Nature Zero Dosage Sans Ajout de Soufre
France, Champagne
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Not exactly my style of tartness.
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NV Drappier Champagne Rosé Brut Nature Dosage Zero 86 Points
France, Champagne
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Softer and rounder, much more fun.
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2010 Drappier Champagne Grande Sendrée 92 Points
France, Champagne
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Classic. large scaled English/ ox style with very good depth. Very tasty now. 55% PN, 45% Chardonnay, 5.5g dosage.
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NV Ruinart Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut 88 Points
France, Champagne
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Fun and easy with good length, even better balance. Appley as always.
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NV Ruinart Champagne Ruinart Blanc Singulier Edition 18
France, Champagne
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Zero dosage, and that shows. Good+ weight and length, but not my style of wine.
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NV Ruinart Champagne Brut Rosé 89 Points
France, Champagne
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Apple with berry hints. Nicely rich, nicely round. Very good as always.
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2010 Ruinart Champagne Dom Ruinart Blanc de Blancs 93 Points
France, Champagne
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Complex apple aromas and flavors, layered, textured, and wonderfully rich. Very good length, especially big and bright.
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2018 Bouchard Père et Fils Beaune 1er Cru Clos St. Landry Blanc 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Apple and pear start-to-finish, charming and balanced already now.
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2018 Bouchard Père et Fils Corton-Charlemagne Domaine 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Big and brawny with lots of energy to go along with large scaled orchard fruit. This goes on and on to long finish. Needs time.
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2018 Bouchard Père et Fils Beaune 1er Cru Clos de la Mousse 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru
Walkaround tasting with the producers. All red cherry, attractive on nose, more backward on palate. Good length. Very 2018, this will need cellar time.
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2018 Bouchard Père et Fils Beaune 1er Cru Grèves Vigne de L'Enfant Jesus 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru
Walkaround tasting with the producers. More black than red fruits, very attractive aromatically but more backward and brooding on the tongue. Good density. Better from 2030-.
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2015 Domaine Y. Clerget Pommard 1er Cru Les Rugiens
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Pommard 1er Cru
Walkaround tasting. Rich and powerful, while backward. Good potential, but Thibauld makes even better wine today.
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2017 Clusel-Roch Côte-Rôtie La Viallière 90 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie
Walkaround tasting. Forward red and black cherry with black pepper and faint spice notes. Almost fully balanced now with good weight and length.
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