Community Tasting Note

Derek Darth Taster wrote:

Wednesday, August 1, 2018 - Drank slowly over dinner at Basilico. Bottled disgorged 18 May 2017.
Appearance is clear, medium intensity, gold colour. Legs. Fine bubbles.
Nose medium+ intensity, with aromas of honey, toast, almond nuts, citrus lemon curd, chalky limestone minerality, salty saline minerals, caramel cream, slight Sherry, iodine. Developing.
On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium- alcohol (12.5%), medium+ body. Pronounced flavour intensity, with mouth-filling flavours of toasty almond nuts, honey, citrus lemon curd, orange pulp, apricot, salty saline and iodine, chalky limestone minerality. Very long finish. More Sherry-like with more air.
Outstanding quality. Rich complex powerful champagne. Oxidative style for sure, balanced off with loads of other stuff and that lovely high acidic lift.. Wow. Got better with air.

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