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Manage Subscriptions2005 Françoise Bedel Champagne Comme Autrefois
Champagne Blend
- France
- Champagne
Community Tasting Notes 8
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guenter Likes this wine: 94 points
October 3, 2023 - Nice vintage nose, perfect soft bubbles, perfect acidity level, brioche, almond, no fruit, perceived no dosage (extra brut). classical cuvee 40% pn, 30% chard, 30% pm. Biodyn since 1998, disgorged jan 2021, 14yrs sur lie. What a BOMB! Strong like! 94+
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PSPatrick wrote: 92 points
March 15, 2023 - A blend of 40% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay, and 30% Pinot Meunier. 13 years on the lees. Disgorged February 2021. Deep gold. Apple, ripe lemon, floral notes, biscuit, nuts, almond, marzipan, and brioche, with good acidity and very good length. The medium-fine mousse is round and perceived as lightly creamy. Good body and concentration. Hugely benefits from aeration. I can see why some are referencing Krug and DP, but (based on this one bottle) to me the Comme Autrefois 2005 is not quite on that level. The former usually have even better structure, and are even more drinkable. But that is splitting hairs. The Comme Autrefois 2005 is very good, and is not done justice by comparing it to big brand bottlings.
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Alex Barbera Likes this wine: 95 points
November 30, 2022 - Grande grande grandios
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Wine Canuck wrote:
July 2, 2022 - An Epic Summer Wine Weekend; 7/1/2022-7/3/2022 (Muskoka, Ontario, Canada): This pours light gold in the glass. The nose is unusual with some strange burlap, corn husk, medicinal lemon drop, dried apple, and dried lemon peel. The palate shows some cheese rind character and corn husk on the finish. Note my favorite style.
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assaggi Likes this wine: 95 points
February 14, 2022 - 14 years on the lees, degorgement January 2021.
Incredibly fresh, needs about two hours to really open up. Complex aromas and constantly evolving. Limes, roasted nuts, vanilla/creme Brûlée, a light savouriness, really good and long finish. At the level of Dom Perignon. Needs a few years, better to wait.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2005
- Type White - Sparkling
- Producer Françoise Bedel
- Varietal Champagne Blend
- Designation Comme Autrefois
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Champagne
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation Champagne
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 2 (3%)
- In Cellars 44 (55%)
- Consumed 34 (43%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
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