4/9/2024 - aquacongas Likes this wine:

blind
After the Roulot Meix Chavaux 2020 this is more complex and with more deepness. Less reductive but more precise. Needs some decantation. 95-96

4/9/2024 - aquacongas Likes this wine:

I guessed Coche Dury. Some gun powder, reductive but less precise in the finish. 93

4/9/2024 - aquacongas Likes this wine:

not blind
At his peak. Would drink it now. Difficult to detect as Syrah and South Africa. balanced and alcohol well integrated. No Chocolate, no pepper, reminds more to a Bx blend. 93

4/9/2024 - aquacongas wrote:

not blind
Some popcorn not too much. Saline and refreshing acidity. A bit short in the finish. 92-93

4/9/2024 - aquacongas Likes this wine:

not blind
A great refreshing Brut nature with a lot of fruit sweetness. Crystal clear in the finish. Love it. 92-93

4/9/2024 - aquacongas wrote:

not blind
A bit disappointed reading the other notes. Decanted for 2 hours. Still closed and reduced fruit notes, less elegant than expected. maybe better in a few years. 93-94

4/2/2024 - aquacongas Likes this wine:

not blind
Love this champagne. Opulent und fresh likewise. Some exotic fruits. Very precise finish. 93

4/2/2024 - aquacongas Likes this wine:

not blind
In very good shape. Not too sweet, still fresh, balanced and no petrol. 93

4/1/2024 - aquacongas wrote:

blind, base 1996
Complexity in perfection without being too technical or exhausting. At his peak. As a soloist or with with food. At his peak. Bubbles, creamieness and freshness. 97-98

4/1/2024 - aquacongas wrote:

blind
The master piece of Krug GC's. This base 2008 is much better than the millesime. Fresh, lemon peel, great balance. 20 years ahead. 98

4/1/2024 - aquacongas wrote:

blind
Some classical Krug elements, more roasted aromas than the last predecessors. Like it. 95

4/1/2024 - aquacongas wrote:

blind
Again a stunning bottle. Very fresh. No hurry with this bottle. 98

4/1/2024 - aquacongas wrote:

blind
nailed winery and site but guessed 2018. Still fresh and with a good acidity grip. Many years ahead. Good drinking window. 93

4/1/2024 - aquacongas wrote:

not blind
Side by side with Keller's Kirchspiel 2015. This is more opulent and less filigree as his counterpart. Ripe yellow stone fruits. Both bottle double decanted for 2 hours. 92-93

4/1/2024 - aquacongas wrote:

not blind
side by side with Wittmann's 2015 edition of the same site. This is more elegant, less fruity notes in the foreground. Less evolved. I would go with this one. I would wait not much longer if you like it fresh and with less tertiary aromas. 94

4/1/2024 - aquacongas wrote:

blind
nailed it, typical nose. A bit lack of acidity due to the warm vintage. Needs a few hours of decantation. 92-93

3/29/2024 - aquacongas wrote:

blind
Some fruit elements but this bottle was a bit too evolved. Great to drink now but normally should be fresher and more compact and less accessible. 97

3/29/2024 - aquacongas wrote:

blind
Stunning wine. Gun powder, reductive, length, depth are amazing. For a village wine impressive. 97

3/29/2024 - aquacongas wrote:

blind
I was a bit lost in the beginning. Reluctant fruits, balanced, blackcurrant and wild strawberries. 94

3/29/2024 - aquacongas wrote:

blind
Saline, dense, lemon peel, not sweet, for the next 20 years. 97-98

3/29/2024 - aquacongas wrote:

blind
Oak dominated, powerful. not the most elegant PN but with a lot of fruits. Matched perfect to Pizza. 94

3/29/2024 - aquacongas wrote:

blind
reductive, fine, reluctant but with a razor sharp precision. Slightly behind the CC 2016. 97

3/29/2024 - aquacongas wrote:

blind
nailed it. Still so young. Primary notes. Some white flowers and exotic fruits, not too sweet. In a perfect stage now. for at least 10 more years. 99-100

3/29/2024 - aquacongas wrote:

blind
The concentration is amazing. The acidity plays for "hours" with your palate. I guessed in the beginning older but it is really fresh. Black currant, spicy and fantastic pure finish. half hour of decantation could help. 99-100

3/29/2024 - aquacongas wrote:

blind, nr 156/200
I was not sure if it was really a Rose from the colour. Really fresh and great fruit concentration (blood orange) in the palate. The nose is more reluctant. Missing depth and length. I couldn't assign it to a special champagne producer which makes it unique because it is from Germany. A really serious Rose. 92-93

3/29/2024 - aquacongas wrote:

blind
Guessed Coche and site but was wrong with vintage. This slightly but impressive gun powder nose is impressive. The concentration is amazing. You have two hours later still in the mouth. 98

3/29/2024 - aquacongas Likes this wine:

blind
Very fresh, still primary notes, in perfect shape. 99-100

3/29/2024 - aquacongas wrote:

Not blind
For the champagne of the vintage. Still fresh and fine bubbles. Toastes toast with butter. At his peak. 96-97

3/29/2024 - aquacongas Likes this wine:

blind
Great to drink now, maybe a hint too evolved. I guessed the vintage right but surprisingly not the producer. CdM 2002 is much younger but not that complex. 96

3/25/2024 - aquacongas wrote:

not blind
Jura style, dry, reductive, low in fruits. 89

3/25/2024 - aquacongas wrote:

not blind
Easy to drink with Pizza. Some spicy and fruity notes. 88

3/24/2024 - aquacongas wrote:

not blind
Refreshig acidity. Pure and clean BdB. Prefer the 2014. 92

3/24/2024 - aquacongas wrote:

not blind
At his peak. Primary notes in the background, classical left bank Bordeaux, missing a bit the density. 92

3/24/2024 - aquacongas wrote:

not blind

3/24/2024 - aquacongas Likes this wine:

not blind
At his peak, Some nuts, lemon zest and saline. 95

3/24/2024 - aquacongas wrote:

not blind
Far away from his peak. Delicious. Fruit still in the foreground. 97

3/24/2024 - aquacongas wrote:

not blind
Smoky, flintstone, balanced. Powerful, not sweet. Reductive style. 98

3/24/2024 - aquacongas wrote:

not blind
A very good expression from the hot year 2018. If the reserve is really different to the regular bottle I don't know. Would be nice to try them together. 96

3/24/2024 - aquacongas wrote:

not blind
This is a baby monster. Smoky, flintstone, reluctant fruit and filigree acidity. 97

3/24/2024 - aquacongas Likes this wine:

not blind
Great Kabi for a not Kabi lover as me. Dances playfully with his acidity and fruit sweetness. 95

3/24/2024 - aquacongas wrote:

not blind
The best G-Max 2009 I had for a long time. Still fresh, not too sweet and not too much fruit. Great concentration as always. No hurry. 97

3/24/2024 - aquacongas Likes this wine:

not blind
the "Mother" of the champagnes from this century. Consistent. 99

3/24/2024 - aquacongas Likes this wine:

not blind
Lovely to drink. Reductive but not exaggerated. Great length with a pure clean finish. I don't need something from Burgundy. 95

3/24/2024 - aquacongas wrote:

blind
At his peak maybe a bit declining. 91

3/24/2024 - aquacongas Likes this wine:

not blind, Magnum
Very young and fresh. Far away from his peak. No nougat notes yet. 97

3/24/2024 - aquacongas wrote:

not blind
Makes fun in this stage. Still fruit dominated with beginning secondary and tertiary aromas. 97

3/24/2024 - aquacongas wrote:

not blind
Fantastic expression of 2008. Powerful with some pink grapefruit and black currant notes. Invigorating acidity. Feels more like a CH than PN dominated wine. 95

3/24/2024 - aquacongas wrote:

not blind
Less concentration and less filigree than 2002 e.g.. A powerful champagne

3/24/2024 - aquacongas wrote:

not blind
A bit more evolved than Clos du Mesnil and Vintage Krug in my opinion. Some chocolate notes and lemon tarte. Exhilarating acidity. 96

3/24/2024 - aquacongas wrote:

not blind
It starts to open now. Some honey notes and milk chocolate. Fresh. Same level as the Krug Clos d'Ambonnay 96 we had before. But completely different champagnes. 97