September 15, 2018 - An incredible birthday dinner: Darker gold colour. Ozone, musky perfume, slate, red currant and light herbal undertones. Rich on the palate with plenty of power and drive, really pushes through strongly. Like where there is now, it's not as piercing as the 1992 but is still excellent.
October 12, 2015 - Some caramel, quince and candied apple on the nose. Very rich, round and opulent in the mouth. Quite meaty and cut with citrus fruits. Powerful Champagne but classy none the less.
December 31, 2014 - A fantastic wine with a bready nose and layers of of fruit like apple cinnemon. The color was golden with a great mousse after 20 years in the celler, I just want more of this
December 8, 2014 - A heavier, richer and more powerful with compared to the two bottles of Krug. A large and powerful nose. Really nice acidity on the finish. Finishes fresh and bright despite the bigger richer profile. This has incredible intensity with enough freshness to avoid being heavy or overdone. A really special bottle of Champagne and a treat to taste. Outstanding.
August 22, 2012 - Wow. Can't wait to try to '90. A very special bottle, but I
Iked '75 and '76 R.D. even better.
May 4, 2011 - Naso antico, complesso, frutto rosso, ma molto evanescente, bocca quasi metallica, pesante di liqueor. Difficile da bere, gran delusione
March 12, 2011 - Yeast, bread dough, a bit oxidized in a pleasant way, apples, cinnamon and other spices. Delicate, refined, special. Many layers. Very tasty. Pleasant light mousse. A feast!
March 12, 2011 - Dreamtasting #2 (Restaurant de Watermolen, Kasterlee): (*, open label) Very traditional, classical, oxidative, yeasty nose. Fresh, fermenting bread-dough, white sultanas, pecan and hazelnuts, dried apple. Very subtle, hardly noticeable mousse, amazing depth and complexity. After a while there is some fruit emerging from the depths of this wine. It remains a fairly reserved and austere champagne, but this truly is a 'dreamwine'. Period. 18,5/20
October 24, 2009 - Absolutely out of this world! The sheer balance from the entry to the finish was worthy of 100 point score. The nose was intoxicating with a palate that had incredible weight and length. Towards the top of the heap in Champagne experiences I have had and truly left me hunting for more.
September 18, 2007 - An excuse to drink my only bottle of VVF (Sydney, Australia): Amber coloured. The nose is stunningly complex with chocolate, fennel, vanilla, five spice, earth, truffles and saffron. A refined palate with delicate flavour and rather than the explosiveness I was expecting. Softly textured and with very good length, I would put it at its peak now. A challenging, uniquely interesting wine.