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White - Sparkling
2005 Gaston Chiquet Champagne Special Club Brut
Champagne Blend
- France
- Champagne
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Community Tasting Notes 30
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bjlcrucrazy Likes this wine: 92 points
August 15, 2021 - Beautiful Champagne with Ecklers and mom at Churchills to start. No sign of rotten potato taint that some of the 05's have been plagued with. I feel this is possibly peaked but very good
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TXRhoneRanger wrote: 95 points
February 22, 2021 - Man oh man, words fail a little to descube this one. I think it is quite mature with a few more years left until complete balance, but I'm happy where it was this day. With cheese. Golden yellow. Bountiful mousse, fine bead. Citrus meets earth. Med + mouthfeel. Very integrated. Disg 2013 so plenty of time to settle in. Long length. Really like G. Chiquet's Special Club bottlings as they are constantly outstanding.
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alanh13 Likes this wine:
July 10, 2019 - Wow this is good. Just the right amount of maturity yet very fresh. Quintessential. For me, it's slightly reminiscent of Boizel 2000 Joyau de France which I love although not quite the same level and lacking the intensity of that.
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alanh13 wrote:
February 21, 2018 - Excellent as before. A point. Lots of life still left but developing some nice mature notes now. Perfect with smoked salmon and went very well with a rich butternut squash & sage tortellini with pumpkins seeds, pine nuts nad beurre noisette - it actually made a chablis taste weedy and acidic with the tortellini. So glad I have more bottles of this!
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alanh13 Likes this wine:
February 2, 2018 - Classic champagne, nice maturity but still lots of life. A touch of browned apple and some pastry. A little spice, complex but still not fully open, has much more to give I think. Long finish.
Gets better as it warms up, 14C much better than 11C and at 16C it was beautiful. It tastes like a textbook matured champagne (as in 5-10 years) in a way I describe as very champagney!
This is 13 years and is absolutely a point in terms of my champagne preference, in way that I typically like 2010 Chablis and 2012-13 oaked Burgundy.
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Pro Reviews 11
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By Josh Raynolds
Vintage Champagne (Dec 2014), 12/1/2014 (link)(Gaston Chiquet Special Club Brut) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
Champagne: The Season’s New Releases (Nov 2014), 11/1/2014 (link)(Gaston Chiquet Brut Spécial Club) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Brad Baker
June 2014, Issue #18, Champagne Tasting Notes(Gaston Chiquet Spécial Club) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Josh Raynolds
November/December 2013, IWC Issue #171 (link)(Gaston Chiquet Special Club Brut) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
Champagne – A Wine For All Seasons (Nov 2013) (link)(Gaston Chiquet Brut Spécial Club) Subscribe to see review text.
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Report 34: Champagne Revisited, 12/1/2012 (link)
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By Antonio Galloni
Champagne: So Much More Than a Celebration Wine (Oct 2012) (link)(Gaston Chiquet Brut Special Club) Subscribe to see review text.
ChampagneGuide.net
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By Peter Liem
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RJonWine.com
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By Richard Jennings
10/3/2013 (link) 91 points(Gaston Chiquet Champagne Special Club Brut) Very light yellow color with steady, tiny bubbles; appealing, focused, tart pear, lightly yeasty nose; tasty, poised, tart apple, tart pear, mineral palate with medium acidity; medium-plus finish (disgorged 6/12) 91+ points
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By Richard Jennings
9/30/2013 (link) 91 points(Gaston Chiquet Champagne Special Club Brut) Light yellow color with abundant, tiny, speedy bubbles; yeasty, tart apple, dried apple nose; creamy textured, light-medium bodied, apple cream, mineral palate; medium-plus finish
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By Richard Jennings
10/15/2012 (link) 92 points(Gaston Chiquet Champagne Special Club Brut) Light yellow color with abundant mousse; appealing, tart pear, tart apple, mineral nose; tasty, tart pear, tart apple, mineral palate; medium-plus finish
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2005
- Type White - Sparkling
- Producer Gaston Chiquet
- Varietal Champagne Blend
- Designation Special Club Brut
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Champagne
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation Champagne
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 128 (43%)
- Consumed 172 (57%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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