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• Puteljen! Likes this wine: 95 points

  August 21, 2021 - Les Trois garcons chez Lukas: Initially a little bit closed but with time a broad and complex nose with lemon, orange, a touch of red berries, cantaloupe melon, straw and fresh bread. With additional time coffee, fudge and candied orange peel. On the palate fine mousse, at first a bit angular with some bitterness but gradually gaining balance and complexity. Similar impressions as for the nose. Good acidity, iron and chalk minerality, very good lenght. A clear step up from last bottle, probably ’cause we gave it more time and attention. Best young Comtes I’ve had and good upside as well. With luck, this could approach perfection in 8-10 years time.

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3 Comments

• RolfT commented:

  8/29/21, 12:21 PM - :) i dont think ten years is enough. Enjoyed the 1999 last summer and in my opinion (and taste) it was still 5-10 years from peak.

• gymnastpro commented:

  8/29/21, 7:29 PM - Interesting. Maybe 20 years it is. I heard the 07 is pretty open.

• Puteljen! commented:

  8/30/21, 4:55 AM - I can’t say your wrong as I have no experience of Comtes that old and indeed limited experience of any champagne older than 20 years post vintage. But I’ve had the ’99 Comtes several times over the past 8 years and for my taste it’s ready now and has been for the past 3-4 years. I like some fizz and at least some semblance of primary fruit in my champagne.

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