Community Tasting Note
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VlgJeff Likes this wine: 92 points
October 23, 2020 - Champagne Day 2020. Tasted upon opening, then given a 15 minute slo-ox which definitely allowed the wine to open. The disgorgement date was the 1st quarter of 2015. This is our favorite Rose Champagne, in part because it is 100% pinot noir, produced via Saignee.
Faint strawberry aromas, followed by a red berry melange of strawberry with touches of cherry and raspberry on the palate, with a creamy but lively mousse, and solid acidity.1 person found this helpful 3,360 views
2 Comments
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2020 commented:
12/15/20, 8:11 PM - How do you tell the disgorgement date on these bottles? Do they stamp the cork?
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VlgJeff commented:
12/16/20, 10:26 AM - Hi 2020 -- After several comments asking if anyone on CT knew how to determine the disgorgement date, I finally received a comment from arvidpalmqvist explaining that on the side of the cork there is stamped a letter, followed by two numbers, followed by two letters - i.e., C71EY. This code reveals that the wine was disgorged in the third quarter (C) of 2017 (71) - no info about the EY. I've not been able to verify this info, but so far, it seems to fit the bottles that I've opened.
In your comments you've stated that you are "new to wine and wanting to learn", for which I applaud your 415 comments (actually conversations). But with only 16 TNs it doesn't seem as if you are putting this education to use. Popping corks is the best way to learn. Good luck on your journey.