May 24, 2023 - Dinner with Alva and Leo from Idealwines: Bready, slightly funky nose. Round texture, slightly honeyed on the palate. A little too natural and oxidative in style for me.
December 26, 2022 - Superbe nez sur les fruits jaunes et la brioche. Bouche crémeuse et energique avec une belle alonge, bulle fine. Base 2013. Bien plus complexe et profond que la bouteille bue il y a 2 ans. Il faut attendre 8-10 ans pour apprécier les champagne bien faits.
September 24, 2022 - Light golden hue. Aromas of brioche, toasted almonds, honeysuckle, grapefruit, lemon, apricots. Smooth, round, and fresh palate. Delicious now or hold. Extra brut. Disgorged January 2019. 70% pinot meunier, 20% chardonnay and 10% pinot noir. Three years on the lees.
June 18, 2021 - At lunch at Tentazioni, 95% Meunier and 5% Chardonnay, 12&11 base, June 2018 disgorgement. Quite a light style for a Meunier dominant wine, bright fruit, crisp and enjoyable if a little simple.
March 7, 2021 - Base year 2010, deg. 2016. This is open, mature and ready to go. Beautifully aromatic with notes of slightly brownish apple, some spices, chalky minerality, some nuts, also a touch of honey, as well as a nice herbal note. It‘s medium-full bodied, with medium-high acidity and nicely even and smaller mousse. Pretty long finish with very good complexity in this price range. A lovely, mineral-driven and delicious Champagne that is showcasing the abilities of Pinot Meunier.
February 23, 2021 - Gourmand, rond, toasté, avec une jolie note de mirabelle.
November 3, 2020 - DG 10/2018; Base 2013
The meunier dominance is quite clear both on the nose and on the palate, with a high presence of ripe and exotic fruits, almost like biting right into them: pears, pineapple juice, guava, banana, some mango, oranges, and grilled lemons; there are fresh white flowers, followed by gentle toasted notes such as sablé, and a subtle oxidative finish, quite long for this type of apéritif champagne.
This is a very pleasant wine to drink; uncommonly generous in my opinion, for a champagne of this price (35€). It is made to drink right away with a good ripeness of the fruit -characteristic of Bedel- and a decent acidity; it doesn’t immediately seem like a brut, it’s well-balanced, although there is certainly some weight.
90pt
August 30, 2020 - Deep straw; whole meal biscuits & brioche; full, weighty, crisp acidity; plenty on finish. now & next couple of years. (‘Disgorged in 2017, after 5 years on its lees’. 90% Meunier, 10% PN).
June 19, 2020 - Amazing champagne. This version is based on 2010 vintage, disgorged 2017 and with 90% pinot meunier. So complex and lots of brioche, apple and pear. Wonderful.
January 1, 2020 - New Years Day: Vrai Champagne, Fourth Annual Edition (Brad & Marcia's Place, St. Paul, MN): Small taste. No notes, a little more angular.