September 5, 2021 - Epic Bordeaux for an Epic Birthday!; 9/1/2021-9/12/2021 (Paris & Bordeaux): Also out of a mag and part of our Bordeaux purchases which included only champagne and burgundy and actually no Bordeaux. Paired with pizza which is a surprisingly nice combination (even if St Emillion perhaps could use an enterprising pizza person who makes a better pie). Very young as you might expect.
January 2, 2021 - Out of Mag, this started out somewhat tight and a bit citric but opened nicely as it warmed. Agree with the bruised Apple comment, as this has some telltale signs of the warm vintage but good crispness. (93-94)
December 1, 2018 - My third bottle in 14 months. Settled down after 10 minutes and showed only better over the 1-1.5h we followed it. Hefty and really complex stuff. So much going on. Golden and bruised apples, dark yellow fruits, coffee, sherry, tobacco, honey, oak, almonds, vanilla touch and smoke... Still there is a tension and freshness to the wine that is quite mind boggling. Long finnish. Bit rough edges first 45 mins, but from then smoothened out turning out more of its Burgundian side - including a bold and sweet oaky note. Think this wine has more to show, perhaps 2 - 4 years imo. Captivating stuff. 94-95p.
August 4, 2018 - Even better than my bottle almost exactly a year ago. Nose like a mix of well aged, white Burgundy + Hermitage, with some smoke. Rich, ripe yellow apples and citrus, hints of honey, almonds, sweet tobacco, Lots of freshness and vigour left in this bottle. Super balance. Super long. 95-96p
July 28, 2018 - Rik champagne på god vei nedover. Litt sær kollisjon av druematerialet, autolyse og eik. Mineraliteten over dette gir et pussig kjemisk inntrykk. Usedvanlig rik i midtpartiet med hederlig syre som dessverre ikke helt greier å balansere ut de andre elementene. Totalt sett er dette for dyrt, og litt koko aromamessig
October 6, 2017 - First I got on the nose was well aged comte, perhaps my no 1 guilty pleasure. Almost scary! Then lovely golden apples, dark yellow fruits, honey dew, wood and sweet tobacco on the nose. Mouth gave bright right red apples, mild hints of mushrooms, drop of sherry and overall great balance. Super concentration and length. Not sure how time will fare with this one, but hopefully I can keep my hands off remaining ones to find out. Lovely stuff on its own, and great pairing to lamb stew. 94-95p
November 12, 2016 - Egly-Ouriet Tasting (Restaurant Gustav Zürich): Suprised from this hot vintage, the nose is a little bit waxy, the palate shows some honey but still a vibrant energy and acidity, remenids me to a good burgundy, long finish with a great concentration. the winner of 03-06
November 1, 2016 - The third time I am drinking this one. After the last bottle was disappointing, I didn´t expect too much. But hey, this was amzing.very complex and rich. Heavy stuff. For sure not everyone's soup, but in the right context really amazing.
Some years ago I once had a lime crème brûlée - and this champagne tastes exactly like the liquid version of that.
May 18, 2016 - Mainly Pinots Dinner with Peter Rosback: From Magnum. Drunk from Riesling glass. Deep gold. Fine bead. A toasty autolic bouquet of apple pie, mandarin, red berries and autumn leaves. On palate, just beginning to tip secondary and oxidative. Rich and full. Flavours of almond brioche, mandarin, baked apples with Pinot complexity. Almost a savoury, autumnal cut hay element. Drink now or hold for more interesting development.
January 1, 2016 - Not as good as two years ago. Has developed a very strange old fashioned style.