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MW Champagne Tasting
Cornell Club, NYC
Tasted September 24, 2007 by ews3 with 1,536 views
Flight 1 (50 notes)
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N.V. Besserat de Bellefon Champagne Cuvée des Moines Blanc de Blancs
84 points
simple. drank a little too warm. red apple flavors.
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N.V. Bonnaire Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Brut
90 points
green apple & yeast. candy-like finish.
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N.V. Gaston Chiquet Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs d'Aÿ
86 points
green apple and underripe pear with a hint of yeast.
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2002 Pierre Gimonnet & Fils Champagne Premier Cru Gastronome Blanc de Blancs Brut
93 points
poached red apple and green apple, pear, yeast, medium acid level. very nice -- tasted twice consistently.
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1995 Charles Heidsieck Champagne Blanc des Millénaires
88 points
nose of sweaty red apple, probably funk from the bottle age... recovers on the palate, but doesn't deliver what i would expect.
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2002 Jean Milan Champagne Grand Cru Terres de Noel Blanc de Blancs Brut
85 points
green apple and ripe pear. not enough acid in this. fruit carries well through the finish.
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N.V. Pierre Péters Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Cuvée de Réserve
84 points
vegetal -- broccoli/spinach. green apple. bubbles are a little too aggressive on the palate.
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1999 Philipponnat Champagne Grand Blanc
93 points
oak -- toast/wood/vanilla, red apple. nice mouthfeel -- bubbles gently caress the tongue.
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1998 Pol Roger Champagne Blanc de Chardonnay
88 points
stinky pear, toast, butter. medium acid, medium(-) finish.
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N.V. Ruinart Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut
84 points
simple green apple flavors. a little heat on the finish.
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1996 Ruinart Champagne Dom Ruinart Blanc de Blancs
86 points
cat pee nose, green apple, pleasant palate, med (-) finish
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1998 Taittinger Champagne Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut
89 points
sweaty socks on nose, green apple and underripe pear.
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N.V. Varnier-Fanniere Champagne Grand Cru Cuvée St-Denis
88 points
vegetal/artichoke or asparagus, ripe green apple, ripe pear. med acid, med(+) finish
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N.V. H. Billiot Fils Champagne Grand Cru Cuvée Julie Brut
89 points
grape nose. red mcintosh apple palate. rather simple.
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N.V. Bollinger Champagne Special Cuvée Brut
94 points
doughy unbaked apple turnover. green apple and yeast and hint of red fruit (strawberry) medium finish. tasted twice. a new house champagne?
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N.V. Veuve Clicquot Champagne Brut
80 points
something off on nose, palate simple and watery, green apple/grapey. don't think this was a bad bottle, but really outclassed.
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N.V. Comte Audoin de Dampierre Champagne Premier Cru Cuvée des Ambassadeurs Brut
85 points
yeasty/bready nose, red apple
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N.V. Geoffroy Champagne Premier Cru Empreinte
84 points
red apple & strawberry, simple but pleasant short finish
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N.V. Alfred Gratien Champagne Cuvée Paradis
86 points
wet dough/red apple. bubbles a bit forward on palate. med (+) finish
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N.V. Charles Heidsieck Champagne Brut Réserve
90 points
yeast/biscuit on nose w/ green apple. med (+) acid, well integrated. medium finish.
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N.V. Piper-Heidsieck Champagne Cuvée Brut
84 points
simple apple flavors w/ strawberry notes. yeast on palate.
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N.V. Krug Champagne Brut Grande Cuvée
92 points
yeasty nose , green apple flavors. wish i had a better note for this.
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N.V. Jean Lallement Champagne Grand Cru Brut
88 points
doughy flavors with green apple -- acidity almost makes it taste like crabapple.
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N.V. G. H. Mumm & Cie Champagne Cordon Rouge Brut
89 points
red apple, pear, medium acid, medium finish
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N.V. G. H. Mumm & Cie Champagne Mumm de Cramant
90 points
red apple, ripe pear. med(-) acid. needs more flavor on the finish.
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N.V. Philipponnat Champagne Royale Réserve Brut
87 points
good mix of fruit and yeast, well balanced acid
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N.V. de Venoge Champagne Brut Sélect Cordon Bleu
85 points
green apple, crisp acidity. simple fruit-forward champagne
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2000 L. Aubry Fils Champagne Le Nombre d'Or Brut Campanae Veteres Vites
90 points
red apple, med(+) acid, medium finish
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1999 Bollinger Champagne La Grande Année
96 points
yeast, greena nd red apple, medium(+) finish. wonderful mouth feel, a pleasure to drink
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1999 Veuve Clicquot Champagne Brut Vintage
94 points
red apple with minerality, medium acid, but could use a little more.
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1998 Veuve Clicquot Champagne Brut La Grande Dame
93 points
drank a little too warm. strawberry and red apple, medium(+) acid
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1988 Veuve Clicquot Champagne Brut Vintage Rare
94 points
complex -- yeast, strawberry, red apple, and much more is there. medium(+) finish.
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2002 Marc Hébrart Champagne Premier Cru Special Club
96 points
green and red apple, biscuit, yeast. really enjoyable, one of the top champagnes tasted.
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2000 Piper-Heidsieck Champagne Brut Millésimé
96 points
green and red apple, medium finish. very nice.
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1996 Krug Champagne Vintage Brut
96 points
green apple, bread dough, minerality. medium acid, medium(+) finish. This is outstanding!
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1998 Lanson Champagne Noble Cuvée de Lanson Brut
95 points
well balanced. green apple, medium(+) acid, medium finish
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2000 Moët & Chandon Champagne Grand Vintage
88 points
cat pee on nose, green apple, medium acid, medium(-) finish
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1996 Bruno Paillard Champagne Brut Millésimé
89 points
green and red apple, strawberry. medium acid, medium finish.
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1998 Moët & Chandon Champagne Cuvée Dom Pérignon
96 points
yeast, clearly younger than the other dom, green apple and underripe pear, medium(+) finish.
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1993 Dom Pérignon Champagne Oenothèque
95 points
yeast, burnt bread, caramel, red apple, caramelized pears. one of the more complex champagnes at the tasting due to the age. tasted twice.
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1999 Perrier-Jouët Champagne Cuvée Fleur de Champagne
93 points
"yeasty urine" is what I wrote... some green apple and strawberry. medium(+) finish
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1997 Philipponnat Champagne Brut Clos des Goisses
97 points
wow. very interesting nutmeg/sweet spice aromas. green apple. medium(+) finish. my favorite wine of the tasting, despite being up against better pedigrees, higher prices.
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2000 Vilmart & Cie Champagne Premier Cru Grand Cellier d'Or
90 points
spice, red apple, biting acidity -- a little too sharp, even for my tastes. medium(+) finish
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1998 Pol Roger Champagne Vintage Brut
96 points
green and red apple, yeast, ripe pear, medium body, medium(+) finish. excellent mouthfeel.