July 2, 2022 - A fun bottle to open on July 4th weekend. Nice, round, briochey bubbles. Not as interesting as some of the other special club bottlings from 2004, but the magnum format is fun to open with a crowd.
March 4, 2022 - Our final bottle. Mature deep straw color with a medium mousse. Abundant orchard fruit with subtle nutty undertones. The palate follows the bouquet adding a brioche quality too. Lovely mature Champagne.
July 31, 2021 - Mature yellow color with a medium mousse. Notes of apple, yeast, cashew and brioche. Fine bead. Flavors of bruised apple, dough and almond. Not as advanced as our last bottle, but definitely mature and drinking well.
June 26, 2021 - From magnum. White-fruited and bright, with the perception of sweetness provided by the ample fruit. Driven more by fresh acids than raw power and breadth, this lacks a bit of oomph on the palate, but is very easy to drink.
April 4, 2021 - Last bottle. This was creamier than previous bottles. Slightly holder in color as well. Nots of brioche and chalk. Drink now. 92 points.
February 14, 2021 - May have waited too long on this one. Matured. Drink now If you have it. Happy Valentine’s Day!!
March 8, 2020 - Second Sunday Group: 2010 Chateauneuf-du-Pape (R&D's): Nonblind before the warm ups. Nice and yeasty, with with orchard fruit underneath, and there's also a slight hint of butterscotch. Medium bead. Apple and wet dough flavors. Mature-will drink our remaining two by year's end.
October 21, 2018 - Opened by Steve from magnum at his daughters wedding. This was showing very well. Light gold color. Moderate bead. Notes of ripe apples, chalk and bosc pear. 5th time I have had this. I have 1 bottle left. 92 points.
October 20, 2018 - From magnum, courtesy of tlv, to toast his daughter's wedding. Apple and roasted nut aromas. Medium bead. Baked apple, pear and stone flavors. Finishes well. A very nice showing, albeit mature- would have hoped for more freshness in this format. I'll need to check in on my bottles soon to see how they are maturing.
September 7, 2017 - Opened at the CDP by LostVerse. From magnum. 4th time I have had it and the best showing yet. 95 points.