Community Tasting Notes 14

• yugeneverest Likes this wine: 93 points

  June 29, 2021 - This was quite delicious. Biscuits almond cake, mango and chalky, loved it

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• srh Likes this wine:

  December 7, 2019 - Champagnes & Sparkling Wines (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA): Typically, 90% P.N. & 10% Chard from vines ave 45 yrs old & planted in soils of thick clay & chalky sediment; "10% Reserve wine aged in 5 yr old, 600L oak barrels, 30% aged in s/s tanks, & 60% from that year's harvest. Direct pressing & clarification of must, temp controlled alcoholic fermentation, malolactic fermentation blocked, & minimal dosage, being close to Extra Brut."
  
  Too Cold
  
  N: Closed; Yeasty with undertones of lemons & minerals
  
  P: Med body; RNDISH entry with NICE, ALMOST swtish frt met by a CRISP acidity which evolves into a LONG, *poss* very, VERY slightly puckerish finish with a discrete swtness. A powerful style that should be versatile. My EXC-/EXC, the higher if one likes the oomph of this style. [This vendor's $32.95 is now $2 < than the next lowest of wine-searcher's limited entries.]
  
  Note; 1st tasted on 6/1/19

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• srh Likes this wine:

  June 1, 2019 - Champagnes & Sparkling Wines (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA): Typically, 90% P.N. & 10% Chard from vines ave 45 yrs old & planted in soils of thick clay & chalky sediment; "10% Reserve wine aged in 5 yr old, 600L oak barrels, 30% aged in s/s tanks, & 60% from that year's harvest. Direct pressing & clarification of must, temp controlled alcoholic fermentation, malolactic fermentation blocked, & minimal dosage, being close to Extra Brut."
  
  N: CLOSED; Hints of apples & earth?
  
  P: Med, poss LM, body; RNDISH entry with NICE, ALMOST swtish frt offset by an acidity which keeps things in check through the LONG, tangy/swt finish. Best as an aperitif, but COULD serve with lighter entrees. My EXC-; [This vendor's $32.95 is $5 < than the lowest of wine-searcher's limited entries.]

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• sh6k wrote: 94 points

  June 19, 2018 - Super fruity but complex as well. Mineral.

• henrygjeffreys Likes this wine:

  February 4, 2018 - green/ gold colour
  Just a little yeastiness on the nose
  orangey, intense and limey, zingy and zippy, lots of fun
  16/20

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Wine Definition

• Vintage N.V.
• Type White - Sparkling
• Producer Herbert Beaufort
• Varietal Champagne Blend
• Designation Carte d'Or Brut
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Champagne
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Champagne Grand Cru

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• In Cellars 24 (17%)
• Consumed 115 (83%)

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