Community Tasting Notes 8

• Sean Tay wrote:

  June 27, 2020 - Bread, biscuit, grapefruit lemon. High acidity and fresh.

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• Sean Tay wrote:

  June 19, 2020 - Tasted blind together with 2011 Exton Park Britagne Blanc de Blancs, 2008 Dom Pérignon Champagne and NV Billecart-Salmon Champagne Brut Réserve with friends. The English sparkling Exton had the sharpest taste, very acidity, but the nose was pronounced with bread, chalk, grapefruit, lemon. It was better compared to Prosecco and price-wise relatively cheaper than Champagne. It was ranked last of the 3 which was expected. The Billecart had a more diluted nose compared to Exton, its taste is rounded and less acidity. There's also bread, chalk, grapefruit but less pronounced. Most had guess Billecart was the DOM which leaves them surprised. The DOM was the wine for me for the night. The nose was pronounced, with grapefruit, mineral, chalk, apple, fresh. High acidity. This 2008 DOM has the potential to match up with 1996 DOM if given more time to evolve.

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• Sean Tay wrote:

  June 17, 2020 - Bread, biscuit, grapefruit, lemon on the nose. 8/10 on the nose, but on the palate, it's very acidity and sour. My first experience with English sparkling wine. Very surprising and value for money.

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• LWI wrote: 90 points

  December 14, 2019 - Lutefisk and BYO: Blind. Barnyard and fish, citrus; Lime and salt; tight, high acid, chalk, lots of mousse. Correctly identified as a BdB from England.

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• Andre Brattland wrote: 89 points

  May 30, 2018 - Denne bratte vinmarken ble plantet så sent som i 2003 på kalkholdig jordsmonn. Det er forsattt en høy andel aktiv kalk her, hele 30%. I Champagne er det visstnok ingen som har over 20%. Det lages 2000 flasker og det er første årgang av akkurat denne musserende som nå lansers. 9g dosage. Blenden av denne Cuveen foregår forøvrig helt blindt, og det skal visstnok være kun 1 person som vet miksen. Morsomt.
  
  Gul moden på fargen. På nesen har vinen en overraskende bra intensitet med brede, nesten litt gule tropiske toner. På paletten er vinen fyldig, vokser godt i smaksbilde med en rik stil. Anslaget er meget bra, men midtpartiet preges / skjemmes av en ekspressiv syre som får en til å riste litt i kjeven. Noe gule epler krangler fælt med de meget syrlige eplene, syrlige sitruser, lett kjeks og et snev av pene mineraler. Avslutningsvis skjerper frukten seg, og utgangen leverer bra. En god musserende med særpreg, men balansen med den tydelig syren er ikke der enda. Men – for dere som liker skarp syre er dette en vinner. 89 poeng.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2011
• Type White - Sparkling
• Producer Exton Park
• Varietal Chardonnay
• Designation Britagne Blanc de Blancs
• Vineyard n/a
• Country United Kingdom
• Region England
• SubRegion Hampshire
• Appellation n/a
• UPC Code 6103706498240

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• In Cellars 9 (24%)
• Consumed 28 (76%)

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