March 7, 2024 - Solid bubbly
February 24, 2024 - Drank w OJ
February 17, 2024 - WTSO and Costco wines while hiking in Arizona (Superstition Mountains and Sedona): This is NOT what you hope for when you open a bottle of champagne. Little to no nose or palate, the finish ends immediately as if you didn't drink anything. Not offensive, just boring to a fault. It would probably make a fine mimosa or champagne cocktail. I have had prosecco's with more character than this.
February 16, 2024 - Doesn't get much better at this price point. Nice, light, bready flavor. Bubbles are a bit coarse.
February 14, 2024 - Very serviceable champagne. Nothing interesting or remarkable but has the classic champagne citrus, slight brioche, and a nicely rounded profile. Have I drank better champagne for $24? Yes, but only in France.
February 13, 2024 - Decent Champagne with straightforward fruit flavors, might drink again but there are interesting alternatives at the price point.
February 10, 2024 - $20 best value for the price from france
February 5, 2024 - Very good value at $20.
January 4, 2024 - Not bad. I don’t get much of the leesy, bread character on the nose. Mostly primary fruit, apples and lemons. Finer bubbles than I expected, more lees and brioche on the palate. This basically delivers for what it is, although I think there’s probably better value from cremant.
December 31, 2023 - I had a bunch of these over the holidays. They have a pinkish gold color.
The bottle variation I saw in last year's bottling seems to not have been the case this time around. All have been worthy cellar defenders and a pleasure to drink at $20. I like not having to blink an eye opening a bottle of bubbles and especially Champagne. And that's what these rightfully taste like, basic NV Champagne, but in a good way.