Half bottle that was in my cellar for more than 10 years. I really like evolved champagne and this one did not disappoint. Very nice nose, a bit of citrus, chalk and buttery biscuits. The bubble is refined, tamed, nice acidity and ok length
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This was singing last night with smoked salmon. Focused and fresh with good weight a classic NV cuvee. way Better than the sparkling wines I had lately. 12%.
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Another great place to park 40 bucks for all the toast and bread notes that you get here. A true up front Champagne character, without the mid palate guts to be anything more. Very satisfying and above many in this price range. Not made to hold
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Ft Wayne Dinners; 3/19/2024-3/20/2024: Good bubbles, big flavors, taste the oak, $19,97 at Costco-say what,small glass with other red wines, will drink again.
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Nose: Bread dough, lemon, butterscotch, granny smith caramel apple. Palate: Tart non-alcoholic cider, raspberry, strawberry. I got more autolytic notes in the aroma than I do here. High acid but very generous dosage. Has a bit of grip to it. I prefer a creamier mouse and smaller bubbles.
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Day 1 ok and day 2 review: This is better and a bit more tart which I like. Shells, lemon, lime, candied pineapple, spice, minerals and orange peel. Medium finish and with this newer NV needs some time to blossom. 92 points
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Sampled on day 2. While this is not the 2008 Rare experience last weekend this is very good. Orange peel, chalk, green apple, spice, lemon and floral notes. Super complex for a NV for $40.00. Much better than Veuve Clicquot for more and while not 08 good for 5 bottles I am in for this over the Rare.
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I’ve been moving this bottle around in my refrigerator since I purchased it a year ago. I’m not really a champagne person, but today was the right day to pop the cork. I was pleasantly surprised at the apple, light citrus tone and a long finish. I plan to look for another bottle.
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Very interesting; apple pie, grass and lemon, some yeast/bread notes, great small bubbles. A bit sweet, would be excellent paired with an apple crumble or pie.
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Pale & light yellow in color with a very fine & consistent perlage. Full, forward & attractive nose of ripe fruit aromas of baked apples, pears & lemons/limes with overtones of floral & yeasty/toasty notes, minerals & a hint of roasted hazelnuts. Light bodied with a very good concentration of well balanced & smooth textured, zesty, ripe fruit flavors of apples & lemons/limes with yeasty/toasty, nuts & minerals. Lingering dry finish. Drinks quite well at present & may continue develop further with additional aging. Very good QPR especially when found at discount. An indicative blend of 50% Pinot Noir, 30% Pinot Meunier & 20% Chardonnay.
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Balanced with fine bubbles and creamy texture. Notes of lemon zest and apple. Clean finish. Elegant. Went great with appetizers of oysters, blini with creme fraiche and caviar, and anchovy crostini.
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2023 Family Xmas; 12/23/2023-12/25/2023 (Alicante - España): A bottle that has remained for several years in my parents' cellar and yet has not lost a shred of vigor. Even the cork has not been reduced by a single apex. On the nose, smoked notes of hawthorn flower, butter bread, citrus and limestone mineral predominate. In the mouth it retains power, grip and a gastronomic acidity. Good party finale. Merry Christmas!
Una botella que ha permanecido varios años en la bodega de mis padres y sin embargo no a perdido ni una pizca del vigor. Incluso el corcho no se ha reducido un solo ápice. En nariz predominan las notas ahumadas a flor de espino, pan de mantequilla, cítricos y mineral de caliza. En boca conserva potencia, agarre y una gastronómica acidez. Rico final de fiesta. ¡Feliz Navidad!
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The wine looks straw colored. The legs are fast. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like lemon, orange, apple, peach, pineapple, apple blossom and biscuity. It tastes like lemon, lime, apple, peach, apple blossom, peach blossom, bready, baker's yeast and biscuity. The body is medium. The wine has round texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has medium acidity.
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Ok this is off the charts for this newer NV. Kills Veuve and Nicolas Feuillatte which are garbage. This is super complex with minerals, orange peel, dough, sour apple, pear and floral notes. Super complex and medium plus finish. This is off the charts for value.
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Easy going. Not sharp but well put together, maybe lacking personality. But today I found it perfect. Rounded, perfect dosage, acidity not to high. Drank with only salted potato chips. Easy, fresh and nice!
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Apple on the nose and creamy brioche and almond pastry on the palate. Richer and softer than expected with a slight bitterness on the finish. Disgorged early 2022.
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Working our way through the NV of the bigger champagne houses. This was right in the middle of the road. Not too acidic, but also only limited almond and brioche notes. The primary notes here for me were lemon zest, honeysuckle and some green apple.
Good for the QPR - which is at the lower end of the big house NV. I wouldn't turn it down, but wouldn't necessarily seek it out.
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Had this many years ago when I really didn’t like champagne possibly because I could only afford NV from the readily available supermarket heavily advertised like Moët. Then I fell in love Dom & Crystal. LOL Over the years guests occasional bring NV Grand Marques but I’ve made the mistake of never having any. This was a revelation. Balanced beautifully, fresh yet not green or to acidic, hints of some much quality. Amazing.
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Good, reliable NV that gives everything you want: lemon, apple, biscuit, a little brioche, a good length finish with finesse without any off flavours. A NV you don't get tired of drinking and better QPR than some of the other big houses' bottlings.
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Bought earlu 2022, so around 15 months since purchase. Bit cheesy and pinched and angular to start but 45 mins or so of air let brought out some lovely butter shortbread notes and much creamier palate. Great value.
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Disgorgement date unknown (served at a gathering and not sure if it was listed on bottle). Clean red apple. Clearly red grape dominated. Pretty lean mouthfeel, with forward fruit as the lasting impression. This is quite basic, but certainly not turning it down.
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Intentional oxidative style. Good bubbles, fruit and acidity. Long finish. This oxidative style is common in Champagne. I'm not a fan of this style, but it's none the less a well made wine.
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Pale lemon-yellow color. The nose feels quite ripe with aromas of sweet red apple, some leesy creamy tones, a little bit of brioche, light crunchy notes of quince, a hint of bready autolysis and a touch of stony minerality. The wine feels dry, crisp and pretty firm on the palate with flavors of sweet white peach and crunchy quince, some saline mineral tones, a little bit of spicy red apple, light leesy notes of creaminess, a hint of steely minerality and an autolytic touch of French bread. The rather high acidity lends good sense of freshness to the wine and the mousse feels pretty firm and persistent. The finish is dry and crisp with flavors of ripe red apple, some leesy tones, a little bit of sweeter white peach, light saline mineral tones and a hint of chalk dust.
A nice, youthful and balanced but also somewhat harmless NV Champagne. I guessed a young Pinot Blanc Champagne (or possibly a Pinot Blanc Crémant). There's nothing bad here, the wine just doesn't show much character or complexity. It's certainly possible that the wine will turn into something more interesting with age, but for immediate consumption it is pretty ho-hum.
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First thought: the wife would love this. Second thought: probably not at the top of classic champagne oenophiles’ list. More floral than autolytic, I think of Prosecco as much as I do champagne here. Not to say there aren’t any yeast / biscuity notes (more almond and blossom, however), and the body is light, acidic and perhaps in the higher end of the dosage range for brut. This is quick refreshment at best (for me), certainly not a bottle to really enjoy. That said, could be a nice introductory champagne for someone new to the category (no offense to the wife!). 88 pts for one glass only!
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Bought 2019, so 4 years old. Distinctly gold tinged, this was a touch oxidative with lots of butter/shortbread notes. Rounded out from it's spikier and plainer youth but still energetic, it is in a great spot now and v different from a newer release.
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For such a large house at such a reasonable price, I don't think you can expect more. Pretty darn good, with typicity in its pretty strong autolytic notes, good acidity, balance and its measured dosage.
Part of a large tasting. 89 Points Golden yellow, apple, pear, lemon, ginger, black cherry, nuts. Lots of yeast and toast. Medium body, smooth medium finish. 50-55 Pinot Noir, 30-35% Pinot Meunier, 15-20% Chardonnay. 15-20% reserve wines. Really nice.
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Clean, solid champagne that could use more time in cellar. Nothing out of place, with nice balance of fruit and acid and a hint of toasty notes (B+) (L2210529).
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Best served cold, the dosage is on the high side. Straight forward apple and yeast on the nose, lacks complexity and short on the finish. Not bad if options are limited.
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Vibrant, with lime, chalk and yeasts coming upfront. Satisfying and very well drinkable, but coarser on the bubbles which has a shorter than expected finish effect. Currently @ 50% offer in Sainsbury's, no complaints at this price.
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Current release. Seems Pinot centric with rounded edges, but on the more tart side. A little more cellar time might soften this a bit more to my tastes.
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Wine seemed sweet which was not appealing, good bubbles, nice color, drank with lobster tail, too many other choices to drink this again, no disgorgement date so no idea what we drank.
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Local Sam’s Club clearance of $20 so tried 1 then returned to grab everything they had. Not the most amazing at $40, let alone $66 published in WS (91 pts) but QPR pretty killer as this is drinking quite well, especially with food.
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By the glass. Seems to be useful maturity in this bottle at least. 50% Pinot Noir 30% Meunier, 20% Chardonnay. Not my favourite champagne style but worked well with food.
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Pale peach color, tiny bubbles. Assertive nose of lemon, oyster shell, brioche, burnt marshmallow. Palate is flavorful, medium-dense for champagne. Pretty nice overall, checks the boxes for Champagne. I know what flavors I like though and prefer two bottles of Schramsberg and even Roederer estate at this price point.
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A bottle I bought about three years ago. Medium straw golden colour. Bruised apple, yellow fruit, ripe citrus, shy floral notes, biscuit, brioche, chalk, and smoke, with good acidity, medium-fine mousse and average length. The mousse seemed a little coarse at first, but softened after a few minutes.
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Um Champa NV de muita presença, textura cremosa, bastante frescor e ótima mescla de fruta com elegantes notas fermentativas. Primeiro intruso numa noite de vinhos e pratos italianos em casa com amigos.
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This Magic Moment, Sweeter than Wine, Softer than a Summer's Nite; 7/29/2022-8/23/2022 (Alicante - España): Reference to a lot from 2005, so then trimmed and disgorged several times for sure. Soft, fine bubble, a champagne attractively ready for consumption, brioche and citrus on the nose with a slight final bitterness on the palate. It still meets all the expectations from a not very demanding audience. Don’t ask for much more. Sparkling wines are for summer.
Referencia a un lote del 2005, así que recorchada y degollada con posterioridad varias veces con total seguridad. Suave, de fina burbuja, un champaña atractivamente listo para su consumo, brioche y cítricos en nariz con un ligero amargor final en boca. Sigue cumpliendo con todas las expectativas de un público no muy exigente. No pidas mucho más. Los espumosos son para el verano.
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L17, so almost five years post-purchase cellaring. As dependable as ever — crowd pleasing only rounded and toasty rich with decent shape and line. ***1/2
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Very surprised here. Giving this the same rating as Dom 2010, but for different reasons. While the Dom was elegant, effervescent, balanced, this was enjoyable in a different way. If Dom was the velvet glove, this is the iron fist. It had a medium body with a very assertive mouthfeel and huge toasted brioche notes. Some tree fruit flavors underneath. Acid and bubbles could have been a but higher, but this was very enjoyable and was great QPR at $40. Will probably go for this when I'm looking for affordable NV bubbles.
From glass. Funny nose: lemons, toasty champagne notes, and cigarettes - like smelling a room after a party. Palate of lemons, toasties, and powdery chalkies. Pretty frothy. All in all fine, but a fairly disorganized glass of champagne. Possibly tired on its third day?
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In 1785, the Heidsieck Champagne house was established by a German immigrant to France, and starting in 1834, the founder’s nephews split the firm into three pieces: Piper-Heidsieck, Heidsieck & Co. Monopole and Charles Heidsieck. For the past few decades, Piper- Heidsieck has been under the same ownership as Charles Heidsieck, and Piper is essentially the mass-market brand of the two: Piper produces 4.4 million bottles a year, making it the 8th largest production house in the world. Compared to Charles Heidsieck, Piper-Heidsieck has a focus on light, fresh, fruity, easy-drinking Champagnes more suitable for use as aperitifs. This particular wine is their bread-and-butter Champagne and consists of 55% Pinot Noir, 30% Pinot Meunier and 15% Chardonnay.
Pale gold in color, this wine has a fresh, biscuity, lemony nose with a smidge of bosc pear underneath. Upon sipping, one is met with a light-bodied, crisp, rather acidic wine with bubbles that are not terribly delicate but not coarse either. In terms of flavor there is plenty of lemon, lime, and grapefruit rind along with hints of brioche in the background. The finish is actually quite long, starting off with a vague biscuit flavor before leaving one with a lemon echo that lasts long after swallowing.
Overall, a decent champagne and a good choice as an aperitif. Enjoyable with a nice finish, but not terribly complex and not anything to write home about. Not quite as creamy or complex as, say, Charles Heidsieck’s NV brut, but not bad per se. I found it went pretty well with provolone cheese. Ultimately, this is an okay choice for a knockaround Champagne, but not something I would bring out for a special occasion.
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This Pinot Noir bubbly shines, lovely apple and light oak toast notes, with a crisp finish and mouthfeel.
Enjoyed on the Paris to Abu Dhabi flight and looks like its also available here at the Etihad T3 lounge.
Paired super well with the Arabic mandi and fish I had for dinner on board today, and as the pre flight tipple, aperitif pre-meal and... with the Tandoori pre-landing snack too. Yes.. 4 glasses and then I snoozed beautifully ??
Abu Dhabi airport, Mar 2022
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Pale lemon in colour with persistent, medium to small bubble trail. Somewhat restrained aromas of sour apple & biscuit. On the palate, medium bodied tart apple, citrus, yeast/biscuit, slightly creamy mouthfeel, medium to high acidity & medium finish to crushed gravel. At 12% ABV, slightly off dry, & reasonable flavour for an entry level NV champagne.
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Pale yellow. Medium intensity aroma of yogurt, rubber, chemical. Dry, high acidity, medium alcohol. Light body. Medium intensity flavour of yogurt. Short finish.
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A private dinner with friends (at home): I purchased this bottle in December 2019, when it was a recent disgorgement (lot L190379). The two years post-disgorgement ageing have really proved beneficial, the highish dosage (10 gr/l) has integrated very nicely, and it is now a generous and rounded, harmonious champagne, with both citrussy freshness and spicy depth.
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Nice bubble trickling inside the flute. Good carbonated but not overly done. Initial hit was the yeast (slight only), grapefruit taste. Still enjoyable. It is also drier than I thought it would be. She likes it better than I do.
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"85 Dec 2021 👃 ripe red apple, 👅 apple juice, Orange peel. Huh. Based on reading about the difference between Piper and Charles H wines, I expected more acid, more zing. Instead it's a lot softer than taittinger for example. It's maybe the softest champy I've ever had. I like it better than taittinger for sure given the price, probably better than Mumm. Mid-pack, not too much going on. A juicy wine that is good if you're in the mood for it."
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NV Piper-Heidsieck Champagne Brut (2 bottles) - 89p Light yellow colour, yeasty-fruity nose. Very nice mousse, good length with medium acidity. Quite refreshing lemon notes despite more heavy yeast and toast notes.
2017 Weingut Robert Weil Cuvée 25 Trocken (1 Magnum) - 87p Crowd pleaser Riesling with well balanced floral-fruity notes, lemon and little minerality.
2018 Schloss Johannisberg Riesling Gelblack trocken (2 bottles) - 89p In a great state right now with your typical lemon, slate and petrol notes. Light caramel finish.
2015 Cantine Castelvecchio Piemonte Barolo (2 bottles) - 87p 2h decant. Strong acidity and tannins followed by cherries, tobacco, and licorice.
2014 Château du Taillan (2 bottles) - 90p 2h decant. This Cru Bourgeois is full bodied with smooth tannins, blackberries, decent acidity, some oak, and tobacco.
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Brought by Michael. My expectations were low, but this bottle really benefitted from a few years stashed away. Deep color and oxidative touch on this. Bruised apple, honey, nuts, and brioche. Much richer than the Krug 169eme we had after. Honestly surprised, this was nice!
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Bought this champagne from a seller thinking it was a completely normal bottle of Piper brut. What arrived was this (minimally) 25 year old time capsule. The best I can date this bottle is early-mid 90s. Deep burned amber colour. Madierised nose of orange peel, hazelnuts, and buttered toast. Complex aged palate of toasted almond and orange bitters. Very gentle perlage and a long nutty, toasty finish. Too old, definitely, but a fun discovery.
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A private lunch (Restaurant Vis aan de Schelde, Amsterdam, NL): Provided that it has had sufficient time to integrate the dosage, this is a lovely Champagne. And this bottle has. It is easy to slash wines like these for being unmistakably commercial in nature, but they are expertly made and their specious charm is not to be discounted. In any case, the Champagne in our glasses seemed to evaporate at an alarming rate - and it accompanied the Geay oysters admirably.
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Pale gold. Clean, crisp, rather floral aroma with a juicy core reminiscent of pomegranate (very unusual in my experience). Approachable taste at first, then a fair wallop of acidity on the midpalate. Lime dominates. It softens a bit with air but this feels young and might benefit from decanting. [Cork + cage; 12% abv; Scotmid/Co-op, on offer @ £26].
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Very nice multi-vintage champagne in the more affordable echelon! Nuanced, with a depth that surprised. Balanced acidity, some nuts, apples and citrus. I like this! The fact that it was free might have tilted the score a little on the positive side.
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Drank at Sandpiper at Hard Rock Hotel in AC, $79, full body, lots of flavor, good bubbles, drank with mussels, flatbread and pesto ravioli, surprisingly good stuf, good value, will drink again, no disgorgment date.
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An older bottle from the late 80's to early 90's. Has a pale, off-white label, as opposed to the deep red label currently in use. 12% alcohol.
Evolved, deep golden yellow color with subtly reddish-bronze highlights. Evolved, complex and eminently captivating nose with savory, toasty aromas of moist brioche, salty ocean air, some caramelized onion, a little bit of chopped walnuts, light notes of hay, sweet hints of caramel and honey, a touch of browned butter and a whiff of mustard. Lots of stuff happening here! The wine is dry, noticeably evolved and very complex on the palate with layered flavors of roasted hazelnuts, some caramel, a little bit of honeyed sweetness, light fruity notes of dried red apples, apple core and lemon marmalade, toasty hints of brioche and oat biscuit and a touch of steely minerality. The wine still retains surprisingly nice albeit quite light mousse, which boosts the high acidity nicely. The lengthy finish is dry, complex and quite toasty with rather savory flavors of chopped and roasted nuts, some French bread, a little bit of apple core, light brioche notes, a sweet hint of lemon marmalade and a touch of chalky minerality.
A beautiful, complex and truly captivating Champagne that is a real testament to the aging potential of the lowly NV Champs from the 80's and early 90's. Although the wine has developed noticeably, it still is far from going downhill and I wouldn't be surprised if the wine actually continued to improve from here. I find it funny that when tasting older Champagnes, surprisingly often these entry-level NVs end up being the most impressive and memorable wines, while the esteemed top labels are surprisingly often already going downhill, if not completely flat and shot. This was a very positive surprise and perhaps the best aged Champagne I've in the past few years, i.e. since the start of the pandemic. Silly good stuff.
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Pale lemon color with fine bubbles. Yeasty & bready on the nose, lemon & apples. Continuing on the palate with lemon, apples & toast. Solid structure in the wine, has a bolder presence than what I usually get in Champagne. Some astringency on the finish.
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Crisp on opening and then a slightly oxidized note creeps in - not particularly offensive, just not something I was expecting and was not crazy about. Several other notes seem to mention this oxidation aspect, but many others do not. Is this part of the style or bottle variation? A nice drink, but I would have liked it better without the oxy aspect.
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This was a great sparkling wine that has a light gold color, great bubbles and has a crisp and dry finish. It has a light toast / brioche flavor with notes of apple and pear. The dry, crisp, apple and pear with toast notes also hits the nose. Usually prefer Moet but this is a very close second to have as another solid go to that I will keep in the cellar.
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Got this from Costco in part because of the red chilling sleeve that came with the bottle (I didn’t have one previously!). I haven’t had this for a few years and while there was nothing specifically wrong it didn’t give much to get excited about. I’ll go for the Schramsberg at a similar price point. I’d give 85ish if scoring.
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It’s not the greatest champers ever but it is serviceable and delivers good quality at the price. Something alkaline in the mid palate interrupts what would otherwise be a fairly round, baked apple taste. Score: 87. Relative to expectations: +
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Decent with toast, biscuit, blood orange and lemon notes. Creamy with a decent finish. Round and smooth on the pallet. Could use a little more acidity. for early drinking. Drink now-2023.
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Retail $45. 50-55% Pinot Noir, 20-25% Pinot Meunier, 15-20% Chardonnay with 10-20% Reserve wines. My records here on Cellar Tracker indicate that I have purchased (and consumed) several cases of this wine and I would have to say that after Mailly Grand Cru Brut and Veuve Clicquot, this would be our “house champagne.” (Given the amount of champagne that we consume, we are allowed to have more than one “house champagne.” It’s a rule. I looked it up.). Yeasty, citrusy, lovely on the nose, with a straw color with a slightly golden hue, there’ are delicate, yet persistent streams of bubbles, looking to escape after their years of captivity. The palate is crisp, fresh, fruity, yeasty, and delicious. It is also a tad drier than previous iterations I have consumed with utter glee. I wonder if (relatively) new chef-de-cave Émilien Boutillat, when he replaced the legend Régis Camus in 2019, dialed back the dosage just a bit? I guess I will have to get some more and see (yes, I could do some research, but where is the fun in that?).
Bottle no. 13 in the last couple of years. One of the best NV Champagne in this price range.
From my previous notes: "Light yellow colour, yeasty-fruity nose. Very nice mousse, good length with medium acidity. Quite refreshing lemon notes despite more heavy yeast and toast notes. A bargain at 20€ on sale!"
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As perfect a champagne as I've tasted. Very crisp with small and plentiful, effervescent bubbles. Flavorful with citrus notes. Dry. Very clean finish. Great to drink alone and hefty enough to drink with food.
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From glass. Nose lemony, toasty. Bruised apple, something nutty, also a bit of ginger. A kind of general audiences champagne nose. Palate much drier, tighter, and chalkier than the nose led me to expect, with those nose notes all giving a lively showing, especially the ginger. Acid not at all beastly. Would imagine that this is one of the better-value big-house NV champers. Very, very good.
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12.0% abv. Light gold, almost clear. Leggy in glass. Tiny bubbles. Straw, green apple, limestone, bread on nose. Effervescent in mouth, bright attack that fades rather quickly, med plus weight, medium length finish, quite dry. Mostly stone fruits, chalk, just a hint of Asian pear and bread. This would be great wine with oysters and caviar, sushi, Brie and bread. Decent quality - I’m not very experienced with bubbles so can’t predict cellar life
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I have become snobbish about the “grandes marques” champagne houses over the years, preferring to avoid them on the basis that they are over-engineered and lacking in soul. This modest offering from Piper Heidseck reminded me what nonsense that can be. It appeared to have a bit of bottle age, with a light golden colour. The bubbles were small and intense, the wine tight and with good concentration. Lovely, and it has reminded me not to be a complete snob. My only request - put a disgorgement date on NV champagnes please....
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Wonderful Champagne. Rang in 2021 with this gem from Reims. Lively bubbles and acidity with cherry, toast and some ginger along with fresh apple and citrus all leading to a clean, crisp finish.
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Yellow hue that opens with apple and pear aromas. Toasty golden delicious and ripe Anjou pear flavors. Medium length finish and crisp balance of acidity and fruit.
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I often find myself returning to Piper-Heidsieck when looking for value in Champagne. Light gold in the glass with plenty of baked apple, stone fruit, pear and toasted brioche on the nose. The palate is balanced, ripe and medium bodied with a decent mousse, nice acidity and a crisp finish. A good NV Grande Marque that flies a little under the radar but consistently delivers.
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Bottle no 12, stocked up another 5 bottles on xmas sale.
Very constant and reliable Champagne, in my Top3 in that price range.
From my previous notes: "Light yellow colour, yeasty-fruity nose. Very nice mousse, good length with medium acidity. Quite refreshing lemon notes despite more heavy yeast and toast notes. A bargain at 20€ on sale!"
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Retail $45. 50-55% Pinot Noir, 20-25% Pinot Meunier, 15-20% Chardonnay with 10-20% Reserve wines. I have had several iterations of this wine and it has always been one of my favorite non-vintage Bruts. So, when I conducted a blind tasting of the ten top-selling champagnes, I figured this would be up near the top, and it was. Rich, yeasty (more so than fruity), and nutty, this really is right in my wheelhouse as it is a fuller-bodied champagne (due to the Pinot Noir), and that is certainly my "jam." Healthy, fine sparkle, with a lengthy, nutty finish. Delicious. Excellent. thedrunkencyclist.com
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This particular bottle, packaged inside of a red neoprene, zippered gift covering for the 2020 holiday season, comes with a lot identifier of L190508-9094. Straw-colored and with a very brisk, small bead, it offers moderately intense aromas of citrus, baked apples, white peaches and brioche. Light-to-medium-bodied and with good lift, it delivers flavors mirroring the nose, has a creamy mousse and stays dense in the middle. Finishing crisp and with medium length, this is an enjoyable nonvintage Champagne that should be at its best over the next couple of years. Drink now-2022.
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Love this Champagne and think it is good as any NV for the money. Crisp and refreshing. Sour apples, pie crust, minerals and grapefruit. Good acidity and nice finish.
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Our Champagne to start the night & to drink a cheers to the 9/11 First Responders & our very own CA First Responders fighting all our many fires. #neverforget911
The nose shows brightness. Golden apple, bruise red apple & pear, white citrus, just a touch of lime candy, understated ginger, nougat w/ nuts, soft brown sugar with molasses speckled in, bread dough, shades of yeast, baguette crust, crushed volcanics, saline, sea fossils, limestone powder, fresh & wither spring flowers and old white lilies.
Nice rich, full mouthfeel. Golden apple, bruise red apple & pear, white citrus, just a touch of lime candy, mango & guava that has sat out awhile, understated ginger, nougat w/ nuts, soft brown sugar with molasses speckled in, cream soda, hues of unsalted, melted butter, bread dough, shades of yeast, baguette crust, white spice with just a touch of heat, crushed volcanics, saline, sea fossils, limestone powder, fresh & wither spring flowers old white lilies mixed in. Nice oxygenation with lively, softly crisp acidity. The finish is good...nicely balanced, smartly polish & unchanged wire to wire.
Good Costco value @ around $35
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A nice enough champagne, if somewhat uni-dimensional. Notes or lemon curd, pear, and yeast. Bubbles so refined that they are almost imperceptible. Not sure if that is good or bad. Not very complex. WS rating of 93 pts for this $31 champagne definitely generous.
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Not sure of disgorgement; bought 4Q of 2019 at Total Wine. Good, but there was a little woodiness in the flavor that I think came from the cork. Not quite as good as others I have from Piper-Heidsieck.
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dark yellow golden amber hue orange/lemon zest on the nose.. bright acidity on the nose and palate.. did not get yeasty at all on this bottle. should have left it a few years as it was punch you in the face acidity. good bottle but I needed to have left it alone. 88 as is.. in a couple of years.. 92?
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Medium golden color - starts with some green apple then the sweetness of tangerine hits, then finishes with lots of brioche/toasted bun and silkiness on the tongue! Great with freshly juiced OJ for some mimosas but can withstand on its own very well. Yum.
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Ever so slightly shrunken cork, slightly darker gold suggesting possibly a bit of bottle age. Rather high-toned nose, saline, lactic, toasty. Softer taste, not so acidic as I remember. Creamy-chalky with gentle lime acidity. Quite linear, tastes young. Okay, but I'm only drinking it because better options are limited at the moment. [Cork + cage; 12% abv; Scotmid/Co-op, -£6 @ £25].
a tiny bit too sweet and seems to mask some phenolic bitterness... Bubbles are small to medium so quite good. Rather not so forward acidity not bad but overall very unremarkable...
paid only 22€ but for this price you can buy a growers champagne which can be more exciting
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Autolytic aromas of citrus, stonefruit, and hazelnuts. It's a little reduced in the mouth, and displays a spiky bead, bottle age maturity, and spicy ginger complexity. I would rate it higher if I liked this style of Champangne.
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More elegant than complex, sporting a soft mouthfeel and notes of white cherry, plum, and ginger snap cookies. A touch off-dry, with lively acid keeping it fresh.
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As far as big-house entry-level champagne goes, this is a pretty underperforming one. There's some biscuit and pear on the nose, which seems fine enough, but the palate is where this falters, and significantly at that. Overly sweet, this is almost to the point of cloying, with a coarse mousse that is unrefined. Not particularly enjoyable.
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(Disgorged in 2019, 55% PN, 30% M and 15% CH, dosage 8 gr/l) Incipient maturity on the nose showing baked bread, minerals and some citrus flowers in a nice and pleasant way. Nice austere red apples acidity with a creaminess on the mid and with a nice long red grapefruit bitterness on the finish. Drinking surprisingly well. (Probably best with 2-8 years extra cellaring)
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Light gold, vibrant bubbles. Rich and multiple layered, some peach and apricot, supported by creamy flavours, smooth and balanced. This bottle stayed in my cellar for one year, still fresh, tastes very good.
Ap 5/5, Ar 12/15, Palate 18/20, Overall 3+2/10 Total 90/100
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London Calling; 1/15/2020-1/17/2020 (Londres - GB): Piper from a magnum opened last night according to what Guiovanni the sumellier said. Yeast reinforced with notes of dried herbs. Too young if compared with the bottle of the New year eve but still refreshing and succulent. Long, precise aftertaste.
Piper de una magnum Abierta ayer por la noche conforme s lo que me dice Guiovanni el sumellier. Levadura reforzada con notas a hierbas secas. Demasiado joven después de la botella de la fiesta de fin de año pero aun así refrescante y suculenta. Largo, preciso retrogusto.
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NV Piper-Heidsieck Champagne Brut (2 bottles): 89p Both bottles had slightly different labels. You could also notice by colour and taste that one bottle was definitely older than the other one. The younger bottle was of course a bit fresher and sparkly, whereas I liked the mature bottle better. It had more yeasty and ripe fuit characteristics.
2017 Weingut Robert Weil Cuvée 25 Trocken (2 Magnums): 87p Crowd pleaser Riesling with well balanced floral-fruity notes, lemon and little minerality; much better with food than without.
2017 Franz und Christine Netzl Edles Tal (2 bottles): 90p Produced in 1/3 new and 2/3 old barriques for 18 months from Merlot, Syrah and Zweigelt grapes. Rated 91-93p by Falstaff: Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Feinwürzig unterlegtes dunkles Waldbeerkonfit, tabakige Nuancen, ein Hauch von Lakritze und Herzkirschen, floraler Touch. Saftig, kraftvoll, reife Zwetschken, integrierte Tannine, frisch strukturiert, stoffig und gut anhaftend, feines Nougat im Nachhall, mineralischer Nachhall." and 91p by Wine Enthusiast. Had the 2015 vintage last christmas, which was less oaky and had more chocolate characteristics. Alcohol.14 % Vol Acidity. 5.5 g/l RS. 1.0 g/l Drinking window. 2019 – 2025
2016 Quartomoro Memorie Di Vite CNS (2 bottles): 89p Unknown wine to me, but I gave it a try due to good reviews, 100% cannonau of Sardegna and a very impressive design. 15% alcohol, fermentation at a temperature below 30 ° C, with autochthonous yeasts, crushed and destemmed grapes, with 7-day maceration with manual punching down. 6 months in steel and barriques of at least 4 passes, at least 6 months in bottle. Compared to Netzl the Quartomoro was more fruity, slightly herbal and with more acidity. Drinking window 2019 - 2030
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Very nice. 91 or 92. Note that drinking windows are nonsense for NV wines such as this! Even for NV, it does matter which year it was made. I bought this batch in early 2019. Clearly these can go for ever more years.... not ending before it was made! ;-)
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Straw gold in color. Small and medium sized streams and interspersed bubbles. Aromas of brioche, lemon-lime egg custard, toasted butter, and a yeasty bread quality along with a hint of ripe pears. A beautiful mousse, accentuating the lemon lime notes and ripe red apple peel. Key lime pie lingers on for a long time, with roasted pecans and smoked almonds. A touch of bitter tangerine peel and some tannic bite hang on the finish. Complex and very interesting. One to be savored and paired with buttery foods. Very nice.
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Last bottle of a pack bought six years ago. Contracted cork. Deep golden colour. Thin yet fine bubbles. Aromas of brioche, baked red apples, toasted almonds and a touch of limestone. On the palate still a vivid acidity, a candied citrus taste and a lush aftertaste. Certainly a delicatessen. Supreme digestibility. Remember that in order to reap the benefits of a mature champagne you need to have a lot of patience and own a well-maintained wine cellar. Both elements. That's all. The fat of the bird went very well with richness of this bottle.
Última botella de un paquete comprado hace seis años. Corcho contraído. Color dorado profundo. Delgadas B urbujas pero muy finas. Aromas de brioche, manzanas rojas al horno, almendras tostadas y un toque de piedra caliza. En boca todavía una acidez vívida, un sabor a cítrico confitado y un postgusto exuberante. Ciertamente a delicadeza. Digestibilidad suprema. Conviene recordar que para recoger los frutos de un champán maduro hay que armarse de paciencia y tener una bodeguita en condiciones. Ambos aspectos. Eso es todo. La grasa del pájaro encajó como un guante con la riqueza de esta botella.
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A bottle I bought in early 2016 and kept in the cellar since, much to the wine’s benefit. Medium golden colour, with fine, medium intense perlage. The medium-bodied champagne offered citrus, apple peel, peach, chalk, biscuit, brioche and smoke, with creamy, medium-fine mousse, lively acidity and very good length. On the aftertaste, the wine showed the phenolic, Aspirin-like bitter note I recall from earlier bottles of the same batch. The champagne kept improving as it breathed and warmed up. Good quality mousse. Good integration and balance. One of the better bottles of Piper-Heidsieck I have had!
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A blend of more than 100 wines, made with 50-55% Pinot Noir, 30-35% Pinot Meunier and 15-20% Chardonnay, 10-20% reserve wines and 10 gr/l dosage. Lot L190379, so presumably bottled in March 2019. There’s good complexity here, with a nice balance between youthful freshness and toasty brioche, and lots of Pinot spice and red apple fruit, hint of citrus, silky texture, rounded and vibrant, but the dosage sticks out a bit on the slightly sugary finish. Very come-hither. I bought a half case (reduced to 50% at my local supermarket), and I think I will keep my remaining bottles until the festive season next year. If the dosage integrates well, there should be a one point upside at at least.
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Supper at Ivan and Jo's (Jo & Ivan's, Marrickville): Lemon, slight cork taint, bread yeast. Quite sharp, medium plus intensity acidity, crisp almost crunchy mousse, that taint on the palate as well. I think I'm going to have to go FLAW.
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About 14 years old. Had honeyed aromas of yeasty, bready white fruits, apples and brioche. Its medium bodied solid, crispy palate had excellent depth, good perlage, nice acidity and medium length. 12.5%.
Stocked up another 5 bottles on christmas sale (22€), basically all the bottles the shop had left even though I went there on their first sales day.
Very reliable NV Champagne, similiar to Pommery and Feuillatte, already my seventh tasting note on CT for PH NV. A bit more crisp and less yeasty than I remember, maybe this bottle was younger than the others I had so far.
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L17, now with a couple of years of post-purchase ageing. Starting to show some richer, bready notes while the fresher elements are still present. Developing nicely, and opens and rounds a little after 30mins to an hour. Probably better in a year or so. *** Last impression confirmed by a couple of glasses left in the bottle overnight which are richer, rounder and very nicely balanced on day two ***1/2
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This was the Champagne we turned to after dinner and with the leftover Taittinger and Bolly floating around, I thought that our slightly inebriated state would prevent this from suffering by comparison. In the end, I needn't have worried about that as this bottle held up very well in the face of the competition.
The nose had the usual Piper-Heidsieck sulphur and a faint whiff of potting-soil (probably the Pinot Meunier). It's worth remembering that this wine is nearly a blanc de noirs, but unlike Bolly or Drappier, red apple flavours from the Pinot Noir do not seem to be in the driving seat. Instead, this is leaner with crisp pear and some grainy notes. It's a similar style to Moet but a much better deal IMHO.
A very good quaffing Champagne.
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Rating nonvintage Champagnes is a futile exercise if there is no indication of the disgorgement date, lot number or some other means by which to identify the "batch" that the wine came from. This particular bottle, packaged inside of a red neoprene, zippered holiday gift covering, comes with a lot identifier of L170257-7059. Light golden in color, it sports a brisk medium-sized bead and nice aromatics of lemon curd, baked apple, marzipan, peach and bread dough. Light-to-medium-bodied and with nice tension, it delivers flavors mirroring the nose, has a silky mousse and is dense in the middle. Finishing with good length, this is a quality nonvintage sparkler that should show nicely over the next 2-3 years. Drink now-2022.
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Day 1: Drinking beautifully with saline, shells, grapefruit, sour apple and orange peel. Short to medium finish and lingering acidity. Just another good showing while different than the bottle I sampled yesterday. Could be a different N.V. batch. Day 2: Excellent. Fragrant featuring saline, shells, sour apple, biscuit and orange peel. Amazing acidity and medium finish. So much better than many of these Grower Champagnes that cost $15 more a bottle. 92 points Recommendation: This is a no brainer. I could drink this a few days a week and be happy.
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Baked apple, roasted almond, nuts and brioche. Broad and very smoky, smokier than last week's bottle. I recommend not serving this Champagne too cold as it got better and better as it warmed up.
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Several Tastings today! (Minneapolis, MN): Love the Piper. Chalk, spice, lemon, pear, apple and dough. Medium plus finish and complex. Almost always a winner on every N.V. campaign.
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Wednesday Wine Lunch (Rocknroller's (Kevin & Vicki's Place)): Had a chance to revisist this again shortly after have had it a couple weeks ago. Similar, and very good, with a lot of yeast and green apple, and a less descriptive minerality. But this bottle didn't have the same overall expression of depth, toast and finish.
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New label and package. Medium yellow gold in colour. Baked apple, grapey notes, almond, nuts, honey, brioche, biscuit and white smoke, with medium-level acidity and average to good length. The champagne had good complexity and autolysis character, but the mousse was a little coarse, with rather big bubbles, and the wine tasted sweetish and flat, and had benefited from more freshness. Not my favourite of the big brand champagnes.
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$30 holiday sale at Binnys. The pinot meunier tutti fruity sweety dominates the nose, and also briefly on entry, which is the role of pinot meunier - add some fruitiness to the wine. After that the wine offers little as it glides into a considerable finish. Bubbles yes. Flavor interest no. There is a reason pinot meunier is not a noble grape, and this wine I think reinforces why. The grand marque champagne bruts come and go in terms of quality for a variety of reasons - vintages and demand for starters. Piper was in the hunt several years ago, not now. The one grand marque champagne I follow that seems to always stay up there is Henriot, especially if you give it six years or so in the cellar. By bedtime the bloying fruitiness of this wine was much more pronounced on the palate suggesting perhaps a heavy hand with the dosage as well. Not at all to my liking.
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Großes Haus, Standard Brut, nun gut. Mit 10g eine recht hohe dosage und ein Blend mit hauptsächlich roten Trauben. Am ersten Abend dominieren kräftige, reife Noten - Nüsse, Brotrinde - aber auch eine gewisse fruchtige Munterheit, die ich dem nicht unbeträchtlichen Anteil an Meunier zuschreibe. Am zweiten Abend gesellt sich dann doch überraschend viel Säure hinzu, die Reifenoten treten klar in den Hintergrund, der Champagner wird ausgewogener und komplexer. Hatte keine großen Erwartungen aber das ist durchaus trinkbarer Stoff.
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Bring a Good Bottle at St Gen's (St. Genevieve, Mpls, MN): Light gold color. Drank a glass over 30 minutes. It's been about a year and a half since I had this. I was doing a lot of organizing when we poured this so I didn't get to it for a while, but it was worth it when I did. This is always an over performer to me, and I love the classic style. Very nice with dough up front, apple, chalk minerality, and a touch of toast. This has a medium plus frame and comes off very sophisticated especially at the price point.
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Worldwide Wines that Don't Suck (Saint Genevieve, Minneapolis): Another good showing. The best of the 3 Sparkling wines tonight. Apple, lemon, chalk, spice and pie crust. Medium plus finish and good acidity. $30 at Hennepin Lake and my favorite NV Champagne for the money.
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Aromatic with yeasty, bready red currants, and white fruits. Its medium bodied briochey palate is nice, elegant, linear with nice perlage, layers. Ended mediumish and stylish. 12.5%.
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Nose of yeasty, nutty, bread. The palate brings in the soft fruit. Bitter granny smith apples, soft medium minus acidity. Bot terribly complex but good for the price point. Probably best as an aperitif, or a celebratory quaffer.
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Etihad & Lufthansa - flights & lounges; 9/8/2019-9/14/2019 (Sydney, Abu Dhabi, Frankfurt, Berlin): {cork} Yeasty character. Yellowing fruits, sourdough. An aging Piper it seems, yet the palate is fairly fresh, full of yellow fruits and autolysis, but does finish a touch broad and short, despite the medium/full weight on the palate and medium acidity. (Etihad EY1 Business Class: Abu Dhabi - Frankfurt)
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Love this Champagne every time I open a bottle. Crisp, light mouthfeel, the creamy citrus and toast go on forever. Not an ethereal wine, straightforward and, for the price, almost impossible to beat.
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Pale gold, tiny and abundant bubbles. Sweet on nose. Medium body, light and delicate flavor, sharp, lean and clean mouthfeel, no identifiable tannins, long aftertaste, sweet but clean finish. Tart but hiding ample sweetness which balances the acidity perfectly. Fruity, lemon, lingonberry, apricot. Refreshing aperitif and food partner, pleasure to drink.
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Perhaps I got a bad bottle that I don't yet know how to detect, but this just tasted of straight lemon, without a lot of additional complexity. Just tart, without anything else that I really enjoyed. Will avoid in the future.
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Decent champagne with a clear pinot noir presence. It's not modest in its taste, but it lacks refinement for me. Somehow it's shouting: I'm champagne and not just a simple sparkler!
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Candied fruit, lemon, chalk, spice and citrus fruits. Very clean wine overall and medium finish. Good acidity. A good NV batch. Day 2: A bit better with lemon, spice, citrus and minerals. Crisp, clean wine. 91 points Day 2.5 My wife is not a fan so I took the rest and put one in a Pinot Stem and one in the traditional Champagne stem. Champagne Stem: Nose is a bit more expressive. Citrus, lemon, lime, dough and spice. Medium plus finish and good acidity. Very nice. 92 points Pinot Stem: Not nearly as expressive. Good but not as focused as the Champagne Stem. I am going to do more research on using the two but the traditional Champagne stem wins this round. 90 points
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50-55% Pinot Noir, 20-25% Pinot Meunier, 15-20% Chardonnay with 10-20% Reserve wines. Surprisingly consistent. Or maybe not? The primary goal of non-vintage champagnes is to maintain the house style and the secondary goal is to be consistent year after year. Yes, there may be some overlap in those goals, but nonetheless, both are attained here: green apple and citrus with plenty of yeasty goodness. Tart and angular on the palate with plenty of depth and a finish that rivals the best wines from the region. Bravo. thedrunkencyclist.com
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J'ai acheté quelques bouteilles because promotion SAQ intéressante. Bof. Générique sans être désagréable. Pomme et noisette grillée avec un peu d'agrumes. Ça doit tirer vers le 11 ou 12g (haut de la fourchette brut) et ça ne doit pas contenir beaucoup de Chardo. C'est quand même assez rond mais sans beaucoup de longueur. Moyen.
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well made NV entry level champagne from PH basically a Blanc des Noirs made of 50-55% pinot noir and 30-35% Pinot Meuniere. Aromatic nose and taste, fast bubbles, bread, green apple and some gentle lemon. Structured but lacking some depth. Truly enjoyable. Best paired with wonderful scampi nature marinated in oil lemon and parsley.
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Nice maturity after 5 yrs in cellar. Yeast and citrus on the nose.More intense than the younger bottles that i have had. Still good freshness through. Enjoyable!
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From a six-pack I bought over a year ago. The lot code starts with a 16, suggesting that this a release from 2016. The extra age has rounded things out nicely.
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Bought another three bottles last month for 22€ each.
We had the first two bottles within the first days of 2019, very consistent and enjoyable again!
Tasting note as for the previous five bottles: "Light yellow colour, yeasty-fruity nose. Very nice mousse, good length with medium acidity. Quite refreshing lemon notes despite more heavy yeast and toast notes."
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Clear bright yellow with an intense mousse. Very intense nose, yeast, apple, guava and lem9n nose a bit ripe. Rich textured flavour and a slightly soft, flabby finish.
Exciting at first, then the ripeness and lack of acid starts to get a bit tiring.
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Pale lemon in the glass, bone dry, acidity is high, fruits are tart, lemon, star fruit, note of yeast and toast hint of meringue leading to a medium finish. Nice.
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I had only bought this bottle today, a choice for lack of alternatives. 2018 disgorgement. The medium- to full-bodied champagne was very apply, with lemon effervescent powder, stone fruit, brioche and some smoke. It tasted bitter and a little soapy, with good length. Another mediocre bottle of Pieper-Heidsieck - this champagne house just doesn’t work for me, neither young nor aged. I probably enjoy this champagne most around 18 - 24 months after disgorgement, but try to avoid it.
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In the current red plastic full-bottle wrap label. Surprisingly dark colour - decidedly gold. A rather saline, musky nose - not to my liking. Perhaps a little spiced apple lurking behind, if I'm generous. On the palate, searing acidity, with a clean lime note. It has a good rich intensity for NV, although a bit too much more of what always reminds me of canned tuna. Lots of apple all the same. Not the best bottle of this I've had by a long stretch, but it's still good. At the upper end of what I'd want to pay, however. I decanted this and it certainly didn't suffer. The next day, a little left in the glass had a wonderful medlar aroma. [Cork + cage; 12% abv; Scotmid (Co-op), £25].
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Disgorged in 2016, this bottle had spent a year in storage. Good stuff. Maybe a bit too much sulphur on the nose. Overall though, this was textbook Champagne with a nice toast/pear profile.
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Bought in December 2015. The wine was light to medium gold in colour, with medium intense, medium fine perlage. It offered stone fruit, ripe apple, grape, citrus, biscuit, brioche and smoke on the nose. On the medium-bodied palate, the wine showed stone fruit, ripe apple, citrus, brioche and smoke, with medium-fine mousse, good, slightly sour and tart acidity, and good length of the chalky, mineral and smoky flint stone-driven finish. A slightly tart and bitter Champagne that was rustic and incomplete in that sense, but I admit that it had gained complexity with additional bottle age and was more-ish today.
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Had been stored in the secondary beer fridge @ ~37degrees F for 2+ years which did something nasty to it. Tasty stale and “off” somehow. So don’t store your bubbles that way.
Enjoyed with appetizers before Thanksgiving dinner. Very yeasty fragrance and palate. Add pear and minimality on the palate. All who tasted enjoyed it.
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To start a long evening of Franco-centric food and wine, we opened a current release PH NV brut. 55% Pinot noir, 35% P muniere, 15% chard, 10 g/L.
This wine was bright, with green apple streaks, medium mousse with lots of freshness. Not much complexity here and you can definitely pick up on the dosage, but this wine is competitive with the various major label NV champagnes. Bright, fresh, a little to the sweet side
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Day 1: Gorgeous NV. Creamy mouthfeel with citrus, spice, dough and charred pie crust. A vibrant wine with sharp acidity. Medium plus finish and at the amazing low price of only $33. 92 points Day 2: Very similar character from day 1 but picks up some nice perfume notes and dried apricots. Very good acidity on this wine. Not as good as day 1 but solid. 90 points Recommendation: Dink on day 1 and buy from a shop that moves through NV Champagne. This current NV selections is outstanding as some of the previous ones were sub 90 points.
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I had this with chicken enchiladas on 9/11/18. It had a rich, expressive bouquet of brioche, apple, pear, citrus, clove, ginger, spice and mineral aromas. The palate was rich, plush and dry with flavors of apple, pear, orange, bread, clove, ginger, spice and minerals.
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Etihad Business Class & Lounges; 9/9/2018-9/14/2018 (Sydney, Abu Dhabi, Frankfurt): Something of a house wine across all flights & the Abu Dhabi business lounge, and for at least the last 12 months, so PH must be delivering for Etihad (they serve a vintage PH in 1st). Several bottles of this over a few days were consistent; chardonnay-dominant, with medium–sized bubbles, dry, light-body, just a little autolysis character. There’s not much complexity on offer here though; it’s a sound, not terribly exciting champagne.
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I've not seen this as cheap for a good decade, and at this price it can't be missed. Fairly deep lemon colour. Appealing, sweetish, rather biscuity nose with pear and a touch of mushroom. Rather softer-tasting than some previous examples, but the bottle was a bit dusty and could have been at the back of the shelf for years. Vibrant apple and mandarin fruit. Good, and superb value at this price. [Cork + cage; 12% abv; Sainsbury's Local, on offer at £16.50].
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-color:lemon oil yellow -body: by appearance, this is a thick, medium+ body champagne and this bears out on the palate. -aroma: strong mix of apple pastry, marzipan, lemon zest, pear skin and the classic yeasty notes -palate:red apple, almond paste, and pear richness on the front of the tongue segues into a lemon zest flavored breadiness, acidity is medium verging on medium plus. There's a crispness and a lemon extract flavor that seems to linger on the tongue and the lips.
There's a rich mouthfeel to this champagne, more than I would expect from a 10g/l dosage. When paired with Popeyes' spicy fried chicken, this is a decent champagne, a little heavy on the lemon flavor but the extra dosage helps with the spice.
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The best Piper I have had in a long time. Reminds me of the style of the mid 2000s. Lemon, spice, sour apples and chalk. Good acidity and medium plus finish. Wish every Piper tasted like this!
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The wine was bright light to medium gold in colour, with fine, medium intense perlage. It offered citrus, apple, stone fruit, biscuit, almond and chalk on the nose and palate, with reasonably fine mousse, slightly tart acidity and good length. This champagne was tart, a little too bitter and somewhat incomplete today. I bought it at a supermarket only yesterday; it had clearly benefited from another year in the cellar.
This is very good. Exactly what I want from a champagne. Lovely fruit (apple & pear) and plenty of bready/yeasty notes too. Long finish. Good balance on the dosage too, perfectly 'brut'.
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This had a rich, ripe and expressive bouquet of brioche, green apple, pear, orange, mushroom, clove, spice and mineral aromas. The palate was rich and tart with flavors of green apple, pear, orange, toast, mushroom and chalky minerals. 90+
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Very good and classic champagne. Lacking some aromatics and wow factor though. Perhaps could do with another year or two of keeping. On the palate it’s lively yet with some Pinot softness. I get a big of chalk in swirling and some sherbet too. Seems to be a medium to generous dosage. Good but not as good as Boizel Brut Reserve NV and BdB NV drank recently.
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very decent indeed with potential to improve. Recent purchase so will benefit from another year or two of cellar time. Good dosage, fresh with some autolytic complexity developing. Good weight. ***
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Very nice affordable "every day" Champagne. Definitely aided by the berries of your choice (I prefer blackberries). Very consistent label, quality rarely changes.
Not a real serious note. Popped a magnum with my beautiful wife and my mother paired with very flavorful Oregon Dungeness crab. In post meal bubbles bliss. I thought a magnum might be too much. I thought wrong!
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For a brut this displayed uncommon complexity and fine balance of minerals vs acidity. Precise, well structured, a lovely dark shade driven by the high meuniere content, very good especially as an pre-dinner drink.
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Last May I wrote the following note, which still holds true for this bottle:
"Light yellow colour, yeasty-fruity nose. Very nice mousse, good length with medium acidity. Quite refreshing lemon notes despite more heavy yeast and toast notes. A bargain at 20€ on sale!"
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Definitely Pinot dominated, there is a bredth to this while retaining a zippy freshness. Attractive green apple and fresh dough nose with a zing of lemon. Crisp and lifting, the mousse is a bit pedestrian, which probably broadens the palate. Very nice aperitif, particularly with almonds.
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About 4-5 years old. Nose of brioche, lemon merangue, toasted apricot and peach. Palate similar, creamier with ripe green apple notes. Delicious. Proof the NV can be kept.
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Creamy nose, slightly toasty, with broad citrus fruit. Quite delicious; none of the green apple notes I used to get from this, but rather a crisp, tangy, biscuity flavour. This hasn't rocketed in price quite as much as other widely-available NV cuvées in the last ten years, but I'd still only buy it when heavily discounted; at this price, it's fine. [Cork + cage; 12% abv; Scotmid (Co-op), on offer at £24.99].
Etihad Business CLass & Lounges; 11/20/2017-11/24/2017 (Sydney, Abu Dhabi, Frankfurt): Bright yeast and grapefruit aromas and flavours. More pinot character – faint strawberry – on the palate than the nose. Light, crisp wine, with medium-sized creamy bubbles. Tidy wine, more-ish although the finish tends to the shorter side. Tangy grapefruit finish. OK; hard to beat for the price.
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This is a decent inexpensive Champagne with yellow apple and yeast on the palate, with a fairly fine bubble and moderate length. Good value for the money at a bit over $30.
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Very pale. Light, elegant nose: tangy, floral, mineral. Very bready flavour with plenty of lemon-lime acidity, but it's balanced, and tastes quite broad. This hasn't changed much in the last 10 years, and indeed at this price is little more expensive. It's bright, vibrant, uncomplicated, and quite good. From producer's website: 50-55% pinot noir, 30-35% meunier, 15-20% chardonnay; 10-20% reserve wines; 10g/l dosage. [Cork + cage; 12% abv; Sainsbury's, on offer at £20].
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Very nice, elegant stylish and long with lovely minerally mousse, great cutting acidity and biscuity complexity. Ends long. 12.5%. Drank with a cake. Great aperitif Champagne.
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Lovely peaches, cream, citrus peel notes on the nose. Palate angles more towards citrus, passion fruit, brioche and dried fig characteristics with a very dry finish.
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This bottle seems a tad better than others I have had. Tiny bubbles. Good mouth feel. Sophisticated. Nice weight. Paired beautifully with a Cep mushroom risotto.
50-55% Pinot Noir, 20-25% Pinot Meunier, 15-20% Chardonnay with 10-20% Reserve wines. Piper-Heidsieck has been one of my favorite champagnes for a while now as the red labeled little devil consistently delivers: citrus and yeasty notes with a vibrant sparkle in the glass. While plenty of great acidity, brioche notes, and depth on the palate. Still a favorite. thedrunkencyclist.com
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I bought this champagne about two years ago. It was light to medium golden in colour, with fine, medium-intense perlage. The wine was very smoky, with sweet, ripe, bruised apple, almond and brioche flavours. It had rather coarse mousse, but ripe, smooth acidity, with good length of the pleasantly bitter finish. The broad, medium-bodied champagne drank reasonably well, but had benefited from a little more freshness.
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Drunk with Diane, Ray, Marianne. This just hit the spot tonight. Showing a touch of fruit and a fair amount of yeast, this dry brut has a moderate length.
Me - 91, Wife - 91/92
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Light yellow colour, yeasty-fruity nose. Very nice mousse, good length with medium acidity. Quite refreshing lemon notes despite more heavy yeast and toast notes. A bargain at 20€ on sale!
Decent value for A$34; the basics of champagne are here; some decent chardonnay fruit, fine bubbles, medium-delicacy texture. Medium length, no more; not especially complex and reasonably satisfying. Fair.
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Wine Spectator rated this as 92, excellent price from Total. Not sure what WS drinking but didn't read like what I am drinking. This is a reasonable champagne for the reduced price, nice nose, mousse, citrus flavor, some creaminess, short to average finish. It lacks complexity and flavor interest found in other grower champagnes (albeit at a higher price) such as Clouet or the Pertois-Moriset GC BdB drank last week. It's fine but not a rebuy for me. I'd rather pay a little more and get a lot more (it is better than the Heidsieck Monopole Blue Top or the Pannier Brut, other recent inexpensive experiments). The quest for good value inexpensive champagne rolls on!
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Golden yellow with subdued effervescence. Apple aromas. Toasty apple flavours with a hint of liquorice. Well balance sweetness and acidity. Moderate complexity and a good length finish. Excellent.
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Toast on the nose, apple and licorice on the palate. Lots of fine bubbles that explode in your mouth and a long finish. Great qpr in my opinion. Would definitely buy again.
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Light straw. Plentiful small to medium sized bubbles. Crisp lemon curd, clean and fresh with just a subtle touch of toast. Once it warms up a little it has a nice nose.
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Pale yellow, plentiful small to medium sized bubbles, lemon curd, green apples and Golden Delicious apple, nicely tart, crisp, clean refreshing and finishes with almond paste and a hint of biscuit. Lovely! From a half bottle
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Light medium gold color. Drank 2+ glasses from magnum. Had this bottle with my family seeing my off and back to grad school. I hadn't had one in some time, and this was a very nice bottle. Really consistent in every way with what I expect from the house style. Deliciously toasted and leesy, with plenty of brioche and more subtle citrus fruits on a full bodied palate. Very good, I'm a sucker for a toasty Champagne.
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Sound champagne; decent depth of flavour, medium bubbles. Mostly chardonnay-influenced it seems. Decent enough if hardly memorable; not bad value at at A$35 these days. Had a few this Christmas; it's been nicely consistent.
Wanted to like this, but felt it fell short. Citrus and yeasty notes on the nose. Creamy effervescence on the palate. Crisp and dry. Everything correct, but nothing special. Lacked freshness. Perhaps a few too many years in the cellar?
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After four years laying down in my cellar this bottle is offering a perfect mousse, a palette of aromas: from chicken roasted skin to white chocolate. Also brioche and limestone. Elegant and delicate citrus-like. Same elegance on the palate. Fine bubbles. Long and delicious. I've one more bottle from the same pack...for 2019?
Después de cuatro años durmiendo en mi bodega esta botella ofrece una mousse perfecta, una verdadera paleta de aromas: de piel de pollo asado a chocolate blanco. También brioche y piedra caliza. Elegante y delicada como de cítricos. Mismo elegancia en el paladar. Finas burbujas. Larga y deliciosa. Tengo una botella más de la misma compra ... ¿para 2019?
Very good, but we tasted a lot of sparkling wines in Tasmania recently that was as good or better. This has admittedly been in cellar 5 years. Colour: pale lemon Bouquet: biscuity yeast, dough, lemon, brioche Palate: lemon. Orange, candied fruits, toast, apples, walnuts and mushrooms, chalky texture a little, with good bead. Quite complex and full bodied. New Year's Eve, December 2016.
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Brought from a friend, this is an airport purchase, I suspect it has been on the shelf for 3-4 years, quite developed with mushroom-y flavors, good weight on the palate and decent freshness, not bad but definitely past its peak.
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Found some of the 93 point Champagne at a whole in the wall shop. Even though sitting vertical for over a year didn't impact the quality. Nose of dough, lemon, spice, candied dried fruits and orange. Palate is very complex and good acidity. Not too chalk but does show the character. Medium plus finish and very good. My wife for some reason likes Sparklers from Cali and Prosecco which works for the price points. Not sure why she doesn't enjoy Champagne anymore.
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Decent but far from remarkable. Nothing wrong with this btl and nothing compelling either. Think this can currently be found for $20 locally and that is really about where it drinks. There are more interesting $30 options out there.
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Pale lemon. Modestly floral nose. Clean, high acidity. Young and racy, perhaps a little too bracing. A couple of years' bottle age might do wonders; as it is, I'd serve it to people who like their champagne in the 'French style', or possibly with food. [Cork + cage; 12% abv; Scotmid, on offer at £20.99].
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This ripe, medium-bodied, reasonably balanced champagne was medium yellow-golden in colour, with medium-intense, medium-fine perlage. It offered bruised apple, citrus, smoke and brioche aromas on the nose, and apple, lemon, golden grape, smoke/firestone, brioche and biscuit flavours on the palate, with creamy mousse, medium-plus acidity and very good length of the slightly bitter finish. Solid. 88+
11/28/15 Served Magnum Bottle well-chilled about 7c/45f, 12.0% abv, with hors d'oeuvre for a celebratory occasion. Nice pale straw colors & tiny bubbles. Champagne nose, with taste of citrus, lemon, and floral notes on the palate. Crisp, refreshing, well-balanced with just the right amount of acid. Magnum size was a hit with everyone.
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Bought about 5 years ago and cellared. Brought to a party to watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade from a vantage point right on the parade route. Took on some depth with the cellaring, palate is mostly citrus. There is a tiny bit of yeast and some white fruit. This is a crowd pleaser in a non-derogatory sense. Well made, NOT SWEET, Let's call it Extra Brut without being no dosage.
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The style of Piper-Heidsieck's nonvintage Champagne is getting more and more refined. It is drier than in the past while also full of ripe white fruits. There is a tight structure, a hint of toast from bottle age and fresh acidity at the end
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Auch heute wieder solide Performance. Aber scheint tatsächlich ein alter Posten zu sein, Korken bleibt stark gepresst, was die Angelegenheit aber nicht schlechter macht, im Gegenteil.
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Among the cheap, but "real" NV Champagnes this is probably the best. Around here you can buy this for about 23 USD and it is really worth that. I always tell people to buy one of these instead of some discounter no-name Champgane.
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Wohl schon länger auf der Flasche, dem Korken nach zu urteilen, etwas fassig zunächst aber schon rund, verbessert sich das alles zu einem frischen Wein, der nur dezente Säure aufweist und sehr gut runter gluckert. Fast so gut wie Gerstinade.
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Color: Pale yellow. Nose: Bread, a hint of something fruity. Mouth: Fine mousse. Bready and nutty and a hint of apple and pear. The remainder in the bottle after having spent 4 days in the fridge has nothing lost of its freshness.
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Off the list at the Club. Lemon, stone, almond and vanilla bean notes. Medium bead with green apple, vanilla cream and citrus. For the price this is tough to beat in terms of NV Champagne and has become a go to weeknight bubbly.
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Pale straw colour. Very toasty nose, with a touch of green apple. Rather flat mousse, but a nice touch of age on the palate, with more caramel. A touch of bitterness. Pretty good at this price, and one of the few grandes marques that can occasionally still be had so cheaply. [Cork + cage; 12% abv; Scotmid (Co-op), on offer at £20].
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Monthly Tasting Group EEE #053; Italy (@ MG): The first thing to notice are the mild bubbles, but I don’t know how old the bottle is. In the bouquet nutty flavors, brioche some citrus. On the palate the same. A friendly and really pleasant wine with mild, but good acidity and some pleasant slightly oxidized impressions.
Pale straw. Explosive slightly charred baguette on the nose (autolysis). Sour, dried apples. Yellow apple. Slight reductive notes (burnt toast). Some darker apple notes (maybe from the pinot?). Dosage shows a bit. properly high acid - squeaky malic notes on the finish.
Overall It's a correct champagne, but aromatically not super interesting.
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Too much bubbles in the glass. Brioche on the nose. Very bready and softie. Mellow citrius on the palate. Needed more time in my humble opinion. Dosage 11 g/l.
Demasiadas burbujas en la copa. A brioche en nariz. Muy de levadura de pan y muy suavecito. En boca aparecen citricos melosos. En mi modesta opinión esta botella necesitaba más tiempo.
H.I.Jones 73rd Birthday at Pokai Parera - Day 1 (Ekatahuna, New Zealand): Drunk after 10 years in a cold (max 11 degrees, C), this was quite excellent. A vibrant fluffy mousse, a lot of bottle development , but also retaining good clarity. While I prefer my champagnes to be fresh, this was an example of a nv wine developing pleasing characters through cellaring.
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Had a glass. Clean and clear with notes of toast, brioche and yeast. Very nicely balanced and extremely long. At Pol Roger level but softer, less acidic.
(Disgorged in June 2013) Nice youthful nose showing minerals, citrus and hazelnuts. Palate is fresh but with a bit weak acidity and with a long bittersweet lime peel finish. A nice and fresh champagne to drink as an aperitif in the sun. Best within 2-4 years.
I absolutely loved this Champagne! Big notes of yeast and sourdough with a palette that is more of the same. If I could find a loaf of sourdough that tasted like this Champagne I would be in heaven!
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Dinner party at friend's house. As I remembered it from my days in the trade, toasty, broad russet apple fruit and quite full and frothy. Good, decently priced apéritif champagne - but even better with canapés!
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Medium plus lemon with small to medium bubbles. The nose is clean, with lemon, lime, fuji apple, toasted hazelnuts and freshly baked brioche. The nose is medium in intensity and developing. The palate is dry and has flavors consistent with the nose. Predominantly lemon-lime at first, with an earthy finish. The acidity is medium plus, the alcohol, body, flavor intensity and finish are medium. This is a very good, elegant, balanced sparkler. Drink now, not intended for ageing.
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Ok. I am biased. I have always liked Piper, a lot, but I tended to be more focused on smaller producers in Champagne. That was a misstep on my end: many of the larger producers are making fantastic wines that tend to go unnoticed in favor of the much more trendy "grower champagnes." Well, I have decided that is simply dumb. Piper-Heidsieck is firmly in my wheelhouse: Emphasis on Pinot, great depth and balance, astounding consistency. It also helps that I have met the winemaker. And he is a hoot. Outstanding. 91. Thedrunkencyclist.com
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Blind Pinots from Oregon, Cali, and Burgundy (The Kenwood, Mpls, MN): Light gold color. Drank 1 glass over 30 minutes. I'm not sure if I've had many Champagnes more than this one. Tonight, this started almost flat, no energy, little bead, and then, almost suddenly it became what it can be. there was the depth, the toastiness, the leesy goodness, apple, medium full body, very good in the end and quite tasty. Initially I would not have thought it this good at all. 90+pts.
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The wine was medium lemon in colour and a little foamy, with intense, medium-fine perlage. It offered apple, lemon, mirabelle, firestone and toast aromas on the nose. On the palate the wine showed apple, lemon, mirabelle, firestone, brioche, toast and a hint of honey, with creamy, medium-fine mousse, medium-plus acidity and very good length. The broad, medium-bodied, medium-complex Champagne was balanced and drank well.
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New Years Even 2015 (Kevin and Vicki's): From a magnum, drank a glass over 30 minutes, then drank another glass 4+ hours later. Lean and uninteresting. Initially, incredibly steely, with a sharp metallic palate. Although this aspect had dissapeared on the 2nd glass, it didn't improve much beyond that. I've had this champagne several times and it's always been better.
New Years Eve Celebration (Rocknroller's (Kevin & Vicki's Place)): Pale gold color. From magnum. Drank 2 glasses over 30 minutes, about 4 hours apart. I thought this was pretty typical myself. Good minerality, ample yeast, maybe less fruit driven than some bottles, but good typicity. 89+pts.
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Medium Gold, pronounced aromas of fresh lemon, green apple, thyme, yeasty breads notes, & hint of mineral. Palate follows green apple, lemon, and toasty brioche over a zesty acidity and creamy mousse.
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This continues to offer superb value in NV Champagne. Purchased off the wine list at the club to enjoy with Fanny Bay oysters, this displayed notes of green apple, lemon and chalk. Medium bead. Green apple, lemon, ginger and almond flavors with a minerally/Limestone finish.
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Zachys Champagne Extravaganza: The essence of a holiday champagne. Good energy and acidity, dry, with a hint steel, green apple, balanced and fruity. Wine to toast with rather than to savor in a glass.
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Very tasty. At this price, I don't know if this can be beat. Dark yellow in color, nose of green apple, toast, peaches, toasted almonds. Nice acidity and very enjoyable. Highly recommend.
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Ivory. Toasty, almost saline nose. Good balanced acidity. Lemon and apple. More toastiness. Balanced, racy. [Cork + cage; 12% abv; Scotmid (Co-op), on offer at £21.99]
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Served with Hors d'oeuvre. Very Nice Champagne. Pleasant nose and abundent tiny bubbles. Q similar to Mumms Brut Prestiege, but just a little bit drier and slightly more astringent.
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I had this after a bottle of Bolly NV and Bolly Grande Annee 2004. Very different in style with an almost dirty sulphur aspect to it or what could be described as a nice toastiness depending on your perspective. It followed Grande Annee 2004 however, so all things considered it held up very well. Will buy again.
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From 375ml off the list. Surprisingly good. A little heavy on the dosage, but good richness of fruit behind it and some nice toasted flavors with refined texture and a solid finish. Yum.
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Aromas of bread, yeast and mineral. This had some interesting flavors of sourdough bread, yeast, slate and a splash of citrus. Very nice bubbles in this and ended with a nice mineral driven finish. Certainly an interesting non vintage champagne.
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This seemed slightly over-dosaged when I first opened it but I must have been in an odd mood. Others loved it and this was a perfect match for smoked salmon sandwiches on the train, when I polished the rest off the following day.
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BOth of these bottles were 2014 disgorgements and were text-book middle-weight champagnes. Having them after my trip to Drappier (a house known for their low use of sulphur) put the toastier aspects of the wines into sharp relief. They still stood up well in the wake of a long stint of drinking the excellent cuvees of Drappier.
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O que mais me incomoda nos champanhes de grande produção é o que eles entregam no nariz. Definitivamente, este não é o problema aqui. Ótimo perfume e equilíbrio. Em boca, mantém o equilíbrio. Também possui um ótimo QPR.
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On election night we drank three of these. Two were 2014 disgorgements and one was from 2013. The 2014s were excellent showing a nice roundness on the palate (probably provided by a higher proportion of Pinot Meunier) but with a decent level of toastiness. The 2011 hadn't been stored perfectly but while the fruit had faded a little, there was a nice toastiness developing on the nose. The fourth bottle (another 2014 was drunk on the Friday evening when it was more a case of drowning our sorrows than celebrating.
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Light yellow On the nose, yeast, apple, citrus and some vague bisquit tones. On the palate, Green apple, citrus more lemon than sweet citrus. No mineral, very streamlined.
Short finish
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Great every day drinker. I like to pop the cork, take a few oz out to sip, then put a stopper on it for about 6hrs. It seems to change the wine for the better and bring out more subtle flavours
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Wine group dinner for Aniko at Yans China Bistro with Alex Yan doing the cooking. First bottle of champagne opened, brought by Joe. Nice mousse in the glass, lots of medium bubbles, nose of Jonathan apple, baked tart, yeast, and touches of minerals, more of the same on the palate, touch simple but a mouth filling start to the evening, medium body, and medium/long finish with good acid, better in two years.
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Opened by Sue off the list at Anvil. I've had this bottling many times over the years, but this was the best one I can remember. Similar profile as previous bottles, but this had more depth and character than I remember.
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Orange tinge, light spritz. Nose is bready and apple, the palate follows through with crisp crab apple flavours and a pastry finish. Too much acidty for my liking...An issue I have with a lot of champagne and given the price I don't know why I persevere!
I recently posted a note on a bottle that had been disgorged in 2010. This had a lighter more angular toasty nose and finish and was even better on day 2. This was not stored perfectly as it's been sat in the Majestic Broadstairs branch for ages. Given that I'd still give this 91 points, I'm tempted to get some younger bottles of this and lay them down.
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a very QPR bttl.nose of apple n biscuit.pretty nice fine bubbles.tere is some mineral goin on which i like.rather soft tat somehow reflect some elegance here.intensity is great.palate:lemon,green apple,almond,sign of creamy
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Off the list for $45. Lemon, green apple and dough aromas. Crisp and racy, with a medium bead and flavors of green apple, chalk & limestone with a strong finish.
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The wine was pale golden in colour, with a medium intense and medium fine perlage. It offered a reserved nose of apple, lemon, brioche and smoke. On the palate the wine showed baked apple, lemon effervescent powder, honey and smoke, with creamy mousse, slightly tart, medium to medium-plus acidity, a good, medium rich mouthfeel and very good length. The medium-bodied, medium-complex, reasonably balanced Champagne drank well. Would buy again.
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Very light straw color, large and sparse bubbles. Not particularly vibrant. The bouquet features a lot of yeast, stewy apple, and legunes. Good depth and decent acidity with only a minor mineral influence. Could be a bit longer and more persistent through the finish but I'm enjoying the power and concentration as it is. Pinot is defintely in play here. Tempting to hold a few for 2 or 3 years and see how it evolves. 4+11+16+8=89
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Purchased 3 years ago, aged it in my cellar. Good but underwhelming. Yeasty, biscuity nose with stewed apples, fine bubbles. A little short. Does not show great minerality or class. Enjoyable but feels too simple and not really worth the 22€ or so paid.
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Drank for pre-New Years dinner. Lots of yeast and brioche on the nose. Toast on the palate, nice creaminess & mouse, decent acidity level and good fruit. Some minerality here too. Overall, a very nicely balanced, enjoyable bottle that went well with our sushi
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I saw this in the Molsey branch of Majestic and noticed that it had old packaging and a 2010 lot code on the foil so I thought I'd chance it.
At first I was worried that this was a bit sherried but I think it was just that I hadn't had an older bottle for a while. This obviously hadn't been stored in ideal conditions but was still delish with a beautiful vanilla and toffee nose and a toasty finish that reminded me of those aged bottles of Charles Heidsieck Mis en Cave.
As I've been more impressed by the quality from this house in recent years, I think I'm going to have to lay some of this down for a a while.
92 points.
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Cold, dry and free at ANA Intercontinental Business Lounge.
Bready, fruity, non-descript nose. Taste is balanced, reasonably concentrated with good acids. Good on the drinkability index.
When PH launched a big campaign in Japan (Bubble Era) they told the ppl that drinking PH with a straw was the best way to enjoy it... I always loved marketing ppl :-)
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Delicious sparkler. Tons of dough and yeast on the nose and palate, with a healthy dose of mineraliness. Honestly has a decent amount of seashells? low tide? aroma and palate to it. Normally that nose or palate would be a huge turn off, but with the fruit and acid backbone of this wine, it makes it a really interesting and fun wine to drink. This is my last bottle. I'd buy more to replenish for sure.
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Off the list for $45. L1224163731. Notes of almond, pear, baked bread and hints of caramel and toast. Apple, vanilla cream and almonds with a hint of honey in the finish.
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NobleRottersSydney - Christmas Lunch 2014 (Greg's place): {cork} Straightforward, clean champagne ; fairly light for complexity, medium-length finish of clean white fruits. Is reasonable value, but you don’t have to spend much more for something better.
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Looking over my notes, I have had this bottle of champagne for a staggering six years. OK, "staggering" might be a bit over-the-top, but most argue that it is of no use to keep non-vintage champagne for any length of time as it will not improve at all. Well, this bottle debunks that argument. Whereas the "newer" bottles show apple and citrus, this older bottle shows caramel, brioche, and a teeny bit of sherry. Outstanding. thedrunkencyclist.com
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Monthly Tasting Group: Right Bank Bordeaux (Levain, Mpls): This bottle was a bit on the warm side and thus lost some energy. In general it seemed consistent with previous recent bottles, yeast, mineral, tree fruit, citrus. A bit clunky tonight. 89pts.
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Lady VM's Roast Duck with Tete du Cuvee Champagne (South Haven, MI): A current release, sabered by Mark. For the price, this has been really solid the last couple of years IMO. Crisp, with green apple and toast notes. Mineral, green apple, vanilla and toast on the palate. Medium bead with good acidity. 90-91 pts.
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By the glass at Artisanal. Nice nose - better than I expected. Definitely showing that brioche-malty-creamy aspect. Also showing some lemon, apple, ginger, other spices, and some minerals/flint. The palate is similar in flavor profile but not as complex. Moderate mousse. Finish showed lemon, malt and ginger. Finish is a little short. Nose - 5.5/6, Palate - 4.5/6, Finish - 4/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1/2 = 15/20.
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The sulphur was a little over-bearing this time but this was still good. I just wish Thierry Roset would restrain the sulphur levels. I've noticed bottle variation with this wine, but then it's one I have very often (16 bottles this year)
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I'm not going to add much to my previous notes but this is very well-made and on night two it had an almost buttery smoothness that one would associate with DP.
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I picked this up recently for around 30 recently and must say that for the price it would be one of the best value NV going around.
The wine is a mature golden yellow in the glass, the nose gives toasted brioche with stone fruit and citrus undertones.
Shows a nice effervescent bead, racy citrus driven palate with plenty of stone fruit and complex brioche. Texture is aided by a phenolic grip on the mid to back palate. Good length with mealy complexity. Review Link - www.winereviewer.com.au (drink from 2014-2016)
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Light gold in color, this Champagne showed classic aromas of brioche, green apple, pear and thyme. The mouth feel was medium bodied with minerals and a yeasty element. The finish was short and abrupt, with a chalky, somewhat citrusy note.
Purchased at a discounted price of $28US, this Champagne had some nice notes but it is not something I'd like to have multiple glasses of. The short finish took away from the overall enjoyment for me.
Imported by Remy Cointreau USA, Inc., New York, NY.
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This was a really good bottle of Piper - I hadn't had this house for a few years and was really impressed; lovely autolytic character on the nose and a good richness of flavour on the palate. I must admit it has so much more to offer than many NV champagnes at a similar price e.g. Moët, Lanson, Perrier-Jouet. Very delicious.
This was a 2014 disgorgement and had none of the sulfur problems that I've encountered with 2012s.
This was fruity with a nice creamy biscuityness. It really is the most middle-of-the-road style fo champagne that I've managed to find. Easily better than the Taittinger and Veuve that I've had recently. A graet buy when on offer and I think I enjoyed this more than last week's Bolly. The Bolly will age though, while this is probably best drunk young.
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NobleRottersSydney - Mostly Torbreck magnums (360 Bar & Dining, Sydney): {cork, 12%} (DavidM) Smoke-peat nose. Vaguely cheesy flavours; it’s quite developed and toasty. Seems surprisingly advanced (I’d hesitate to say stale) but hasn’t got the sheer flavour I expect with Piper. Still, as it is, this is drinking nicely in a light/medium-bodied way, with medium-size bubbles and a medium-length finish.
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Had two bottles. Both were 2012 disgorgements and had a little too much sulfur. (An on + off problem with PH). Still both of these did the job well and the leftovers were even better the morning after.
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Served with fried chicken. Nose of biscuit dough and citrus peel with hints of apple and meyer lemon. On the palate, light racy, everything in place with toast, citrus, and apple flavors. Nice finish. Great value.
Judith's Over the Hill and Under the Weather Event (Judith's House): Light gold color. Drank 1 pour over 20 minutes plus. Excellent, crisp and clean with apple, pear, mineral, and some toasty yeast. One of, if not the best, and most consistent of the mainstream big houses N/V's. 91+pts.
There's No Place Like Rhone (M&R's): L1303903870, from magnum. Light golden yellow color with notes of toasted almond, apple and pear and marshmallow. Medium bead with orchard fruit, citrus, toasted marshmallow and stone flavors.
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This was back on form today as a text-book bottle of champagne. It had none of the sulfur problems described in some other notes (including mine) and was all biscuit, apples and bread. ).
The lot code suggested a 2014 disgorgement which might be significant given some of the bottle variation described in GPARKER's note. (Also see the comment I've added.)
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Not as big, powerful or deep as remembered / previous notes. Very crisp, bone dry. Mild white fruit nose and palate, but not much there. Did not stand up to a simple Caesar salad.
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It has been a few years since I've had the NV brut. In the past I have lauded the electricity of this wine: bright acid, good minerality, slight yet well integrated sweetness; a great expression of champagne... but this wine is fighting its way from beneath a pretty hefty sulfuric element. Champagne is all about subtleties and for me this wine was ruined by its subtle rotten egg taste overlying all the other elements. Sad, because this was one of the few Grand Marquee wines that I would recommend to people.
Hassel nuts, sea weed and salt water on the nose. Fizzy bottles (candy), mango, bread and some spices on the quite powerful palate. A real nice champagne that is more fruity and forward than other champagnes.
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* Clear, pale, lemon (towards gold) and fine bubbles in appearance * Clean, medium intensity nose of toast, citrus, meaty, savory, vanilla, mineral * Dry, high acidity, medium body with flavors of citrus, green apple, toast, and medium finish * Good
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Medium plus lemon with streaks of antique gold, small to medium bubbles. The nose is clean, with lemon, baked apple, toasted hazelnuts and toasty bread. The nose is medium in intensity and developed. The palate is dry and has flavors consistent with the nose. Predominantly lemon-lime at first, with an earthy finish. The acidity is medium plus, the alcohol, body, flavor intensity and finish are medium. This is a very good, elegant sparkler, but I either kept it too long or there was bottle variation because I liked it better a year ago at the time of purchase. Drink now, not intended for ageing. A very good value at under $30.
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South America blind tasting with HWZ group (Extra Space, Boon Keng): A fairy nice bubbly and unmistakably Champagne with notes of yeasty, lemon citrussy. Good freshness and length. Not impressive but drinking well, this is what I expect from a widely available Champagne.
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I think someone else mentioned that a recent batch of these have been a little harsher. I certainly detected a bit too much of a sulfury burnt rubber smell although this had mostly blown off by night two. Overall still a decent, well balanced, fruit-based, text book bottle of champagne.
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Very fresh and toasty. The bready brioche was dominate as is typical of a vintage champagne. Apple on the nose became more baked apple as the bubbly had time in the glass. Nice freshness and a long finish.
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Lemon, citrus, mineral and biscuit notes. Medium bead, with apple, stone, almond and citrus tones on the palate. Has a very subtle bitter quality on the finish.
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This was a little more chalky and a bit sharp compared with recent bottles, it was actually better upon revisiting after being open, but seal for 3 hours. This became more round and clean as expected later. 89pts on opening and 90+pts later.
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Purchased and cellared for about +10 years. Golden colour. Mousse is there but less of course. Red apples and mushroom, acidity is srying out and gives a slightly heavy finish.
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I got this on offer at £15.99 and it really stands head-and-shoulders above anything else at that price. I enjoyed this considerably more than the Perrier Jouet. It had a nice vanilla creaminess that gave some body to what is otherwise a nice quaffing champagne.
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Purchased off the wine list at the Anvil Club for $36 to pair with our oysters. Minerals, chalk and citrus notes. Bright and citrusy, with a soft yeasty quality. Crisp and bright.
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Had a split at Oceanaire with dinner. Really showing nicely with baked apple, yeast, minerals on the nose. The palate is delicate with green apple, pear, and nice minerality, medium finish, fresh and crisp.
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Drunk with the most wonderful lobster bisque (Thomas Keller recipe) I've ever had.
Very crisp, sweet notes of strawberry, white peach, green apple, and some yeasty honeysuckle on the middle to end of the palate. Delicious, and really lovely champagne. Great with lobster. 91-92
pale yellow with persistent bubbles. notes of apple, toast and chalk in the nose, with a tart and citrusy fruit attack that moderates into toasty notes that carry thru the moderate finish.
(with marinated gravadlax on cucumber citrus salad) SQ997RGNSIN
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As good of a nose as any of the grower Champagnes which seem to be twice the price or more sampled on Saturday. Floral, lemon, citrus and chalk. Medium, complex finish and combines a balance of fruit and minerality well. Excellent value and better than the previous bottle.
Seemed a bit thin after an aged bottle of Bolly NV but still good for the price. Enjoyed the last couple of glasses the following morning. (Consistent with my previous notes.)
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I've been drinking some seriously good fizz over Xmas, and on New Year's Eve I was a little hesitant when I opened this. This wine has always been a favourite of mine but I feared that a good wine might taste bad after drinking so many great wines. (As is often the case.) Cecile Bonnefond (Boss of Charlie and Piper) gave assurances that this wine wouldn't be part of the Xmas supermarket promotions as Piper have cut production by nearly 20% over the last couple of years and want to emphasise the quality of the wine; this won a gold medal at the IWSC this year (last year) and Regis Camus has won 'sparkling wine maker of the year' at the IWC something like 7 times in a row. For a while it looked like this wouldn't fall below £18 a bottle (still a big discount) and it was only after Xmas that Sainsbury's dropped it down to £15.99 and I bought a stash.
So how did it perform? On opening the bubbles were slower and less frothy than those of the Monopole 'Blue Top' and the nose revealed vanilla and biscuit aromas with maybe sawdust (?) and maybe a little yeastiness. It was at times a little thin on the palate but had better length and mouthfeel than the 'Blue Top'. Overall this is very good for the price and is a much better option than most of the discounted supermarket crap on the shelves.
This wine outperforms the likes of Lanson and Blue Top (the former being on offer at £15.99) and it's worth paying the extra £3.50 to trade up from the Monpole to drink this. If the offer price of this continues to steadily move up, then I can live with that as this is text book champagne that stops me from drinking Taittinger or Veuve. Either get this on offer or trade up to Bollinger or Charles Heidsieck.
Nice color.. bubbles small count.. but this was dry and crisp. offered a lot of toast and light lemon tart. This is nice, but nothing spectacular. Have had American Sparklers from Calif and Oregon (Argyle) that offered a lot more for the coin. Still pleasant, and went quickly with appetizers on Christmas day.
Nice color. Medium bubbles. Light yeast and nose. Reasonable acid with some toast and light yeast on the tongue evolving into a flavor akin to Granny Smith apples. Pleasant, but nothing special IMO.
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Big doughy, yeasty, crème brulee nose. Palate a bit sweeter than remembered. A nice wine, but would like a bit more structure and backbone for the price.
Nice mousse, yellow fruit nose, similar orchard fruit on the palate. A little too much dosage for me. Enjoyable nonetheless but not much more than that. From magnum, a recent release. I've had this a few times before from 1.5L where it has shown better.
Tight, focused, crisp, bone dry. Lemon drops, lots of mineral, toasty yeast, ginger, some tart apple. Clean finish. Kind of ginger ale-like. Fine mousse, light bright color. Serve very cold and pour fresh - it fades quickly. A party crowd pleaser when very dry and easy drinking is called for.
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(The blend is composed of a majority of Pinots Noirs, incorporating more than 100 crus from around the Champagne region and Pinots Meuniers from the Grande et Petite Montagne de Reims region) Bruised apple aromas. Nice mousse, almost not bone-dry. Very full flavored.
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Thanksgiving dinner with the wine group. Lovely nose of yeast, Jonathan apple, and toast, more of the same on the palate, subdued, perhaps need cellar time, tasty, clean, crsip and classy, but a bit disappointing for a vintage champagne. Nice mousse and tiny bubbles.
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Hennepin Lake's Annual Tasting (Tons of Napa Cabs); 10/30/2013-11/2/2013: This must be a newer N.V. than other tasters are reviewing. This is back on my radar after a few N.V. have passed. Outstanding stuff with apple, lemon, pie crust and a streak of minerals. Complex and double the price in quality. Buy.
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Very carbonated in the glass with moderate size bubbles. Mostly citrus driven on the nose with hints of green apple and floral notes. Very clean and crisp on the palate with light citrus flavors and a touch of minerality on the back end. Strong acidity with a clean finish. Very solid champagne but lacking a little depth.
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We opened Piper Heidsieck NV and Nicolas Feuillatte NV together for a comparison. While both lacked the depth on the palate that you would associate with Bollinger or Roederer, the Piper had a good biscuity nose of vanilla, while the Feuillatte semlt very neutral in comparison. On the palate, the Piper had better length and was more secondary with nice biscuit flavours. The NF was more apple-based and one dimensional but still well-made.
Overall, it's worth paying a bit more for PH as the NF only provides the primary fruit flavours that one can find in top-notch cava.
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We opened Piper Heidsieck NV and Nicolas Feuillatte NV together for a comparison at work. While both lacked the depth on the palate that you would associate with Bollinger or Roederer, the Piper had a good biscuity nose of vanilla, while the Feuillatte smelt very neutral in comparison. On the palate, the Piper had better length and was more secondary with nice biscuit flavours. The NF was more apple-based and one dimensional but still well-made.
Overall, it's worth paying a bit more for PH as the NF only provides the primary fruit flavours that one can find in top-notch cava.
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Golden wheat straw, small to medium bead, and medium mousse. Yeasty, toasty, hoppy aromas of pineapple, gooseberries, biscuits, and sage. The texture is dry, airy, and vibrant, with a firm foundation of stonefruit, loquat, and quince flavors. Everything comes together nicely on the mineral-laden finish. This is well put together.
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Great go to Champagne and at $34 from Michaels in Riverhead NY is good value... better depth and more nuanced then the competing wines at the same price...
Lovely yeast, bread, complex with decent depth. Seems to go well with a nice aged Gouda or nutty cheese
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Lemon, yeast, some minerals, a bit on the sweet side, not overly acidic. Paired with local oysters, Dungeness crab cocktail, purchased at the surf side restaurant in Florence, OR for the unbelievable price of $45. This is at or below retail back east.
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The wine pours a golden straw color much like a young sauternes with thick, long legs. An incredible nose of apple pie, pear blossom, honey and tropical fruits come to the fore. Regrettably though, the champagne is rather tired and not as vivacious as younger vintages given that there aren't many bubbles in the glass. On the palate, the wine definitely points to an aged, oaky and buttery white wine with chardonnay being the predominant grape. Butter crepes, apples, peaches are ever so present on the palate. There is sharp acidity towards to the end to keep the wine going. There is still a minor, yet discernable mousse in the mouth to remind the drinker that this tipple, after all, is a champagne. Either way, this bubbly is a great effort from Piper despite a lack of balance. Interesting experience nonetheless.
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Grabbed this champagne at last minute for my wine group dinner at Two Chefs when another member dropped out. Good showing. Lemony, very French (as opposed to a Cali sparkler)
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Excellent. Really opened up in a Riedel Syrah glass. Held up well over two nights. I enjoy this more than Veuve. IF it comes back down to £15 a bottle again, I'll need to buy as much as I can.
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The quality has really improved as of late. This is quite good QPR for the price (if you buy when on sale, especially). Crisp apple and citrus fruits matched by a rich yeastiness. Bubbles are a little aggressive at first, but it's quite a nice quaffer when it settles down. Dosage is still a bit too high for my personal taste (even for a commercial NV), but definitely well made and likely a crowd pleaser.
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Nose: sweet citrus, faint chalk, apple Palate: gauche, overbearing fruit to start, and then the mid palate was insipid. The finish provided a saving grace in the form of actual energy and a sleek peachy ending. Ok, not much more. No idea of the disgorgement, and I think this bottle is from trader joes, so provenience is definitely questionable.
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The bottle was quite well matured, golden yellow with yeasty, bready character, very complex with decent acidity. I'm becoming a fan of older champagnes preferring them to the fresh released versions as I find them more interesting.
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This has aged a bit since the NY eve tasting, but it has progressed a bit. It was so tight that much of the fruit was unnoticeable, but this sat in the glass for a good 15 minutes with some swirling. Nice orchard fruits were apparent though a little under-ripe. Lemony citrus backbone and loads of bubbles. This had some nuances of hazelnut and ginger, but nothing outstanding to hold on to. I never agree with Bruce Sanderson on Champagne, but this was a decent champers tonight, but I wouldn't be buying much of it when there are other choices. Many liked this, but just as many were disappointed in a group of 36.
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Excellent Champagne d'une belle pureté et d'un équilibre parfait. Un peu beurre-pain grillé, à peine rancio et surtout bien droit, net, fin et long en bouche avec de belles bulles fines persistantes.
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Great house style! Ripe apple fruit and good mousse. Long finish. Both bottles were purchased on offer one at £15 and the other at £20. Good value and toasted to celebrate my better half's 50th birthday with immediate family.
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medium-small bubbles, nice color. Toasty and fruity. A touch sweeter than I expected. I believe they also put out an "extra brut" - I'm wondering if that will be more my speed.
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Light gold color. Fine bead. Drank 2 glasses over and hour. Nose has notes of pear and green apple, mineral, yeast. The palate shows pear, apple, mineral, a bit chalky, good depth, nice finish. 90+pts.
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Good go-to champagne. Bottle funk blew off quickly. Nice balance of biscuit, honeysuckle, and faint apple. Good mineral quality. Was surprised at the large bubbles. Was expecting smaller. Didn't spoil the enjoyment of the bottle.
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My wife's favorite of the lower-priced champs we've been drinking lately and I'd have to agree. Significantly better than Nicolas Feuillate and for just a few bucks more. Great alone or maybe even better with a dash of bitters and some St. Germaine.
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Medium plus lemon color with small to medium bubbles. The nose is clean, with apple, lemon, hazelnuts, and toasty bread. The nose is medium in intensity and developing. The palate is dry and has flavors consistent with the nose. Predominantly lemon-lime at first, with an earthy finish. The acidity is medium plus, the alcohol, body, flavor intensity and finish are medium. This is a very good, elegant sparkler. Drink now, not intended for ageing. A very good value at under $30.
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This was so tight and withholding when tasted at the Century Sparkler event. Orchard fruit is barely noticeable, but with some air I do think this would show more. Loads of mandarin orange acidity. Big hard mineral base, with loads of bubbles coming up with a very full mousse. I think this one would be better if it was cellar for a couple of years. As for the bottle, I didn't like the grippy rubber on the outside. Decided to go with the Demi-Sec, that Mrs.CiH liked better. Still loads of potential.
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Great stuff and as good as many vintage Champagnes. For $28 a super QPR. Minerals, sour apples, spice and pear. Crisp wine and refreshing. Complex, medium finish.
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A lovely bottle of Champagne. Delicate and understated, offering crisp flavors of apple, pear and honeysuckle along with a mild acidity. Very polished and easy to drink. Also an excellent value at under $30. 50+5+12+16+8=91
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Not setting the world on fire, but this continues to be a good mid-week champagne that balances crisp green apple with biscuit notes. Not particularly yeasty, which I appreciate. Medium bodied with a short-ish finish.
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About three years of personal cellaring. Honeyed nose of white peach and yellow plum, burnt sugar and some nuts. Dry and rich though quite light bodied palate of slightly evolved fruit, mid-level acidity, quite fine moussé and some chestnutty and vanillary notes. Good length. Good stuff for the price - though nothing extraordinary by any means.
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Clear and lite in the glass. Closed nose of yeast, citrus and almonds. Lite body and balanced with delicate citrus, pear, Fuji apple, yeast and almonds on the palate. Sturdy acidity and steely minerals. Medium finish. Delicious and palate cleansing.
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AVTG does Champagne, blind (Foursight Winery): Tasted blind. This was purchased from Safeway, unsure of the provenance or base wine composition. Fall fruit and strawberry flavors, definitely on the sweeter side. Decent persistence on the finish. Entirely serviceable, if unexciting. My #3, Group #3 WOTN.
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Smells slightly musty; somewhat dissapointing first impression. Tastes of apple and chalk. May suit fans of acids and savory finishes, but not for those looking for a bit of fruit or floral notes.
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Butterscotch yellow with tiny, active bubbles. Stonefruit, green apples, and hints of chalk, spice, and yeast on the nose. Dry, tart, concentrated, with a smooth mouthfeel. Sweet apricots, quince, lemon citrus, brioche, and yeast flavors. Flinty minerality on the finish. Appealing.
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Outstanding! Very complex taste that keeps evolving in your mouth. Slight yeast along with apricot notes. It's amazing what difference a terroir makes! Does not even compare to other sparkling wines from outside of Champagne.
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The wine won 2 awards: "The most shaken Champagne of the Night" Award, watching Gabi shaking both bottles with her hands was a real treat for us sitting in the front row and awaiting the corks to come out at any moment and hit one of us, and by all means, the wine won "The smallest bubbles of the night" Award. Honestly, I liked it more than then Henriot Champagne Blanc Souverain Brut I brought.
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Entirely decent but unexciting. I got pleasant but fairly simple nose/flavor with some apple, a bit of lemon, a whiff of stone. Not a lot of toast, yeast, nuts. Somewhat creamy mouthfeel. I believe this bottle was a gift from around Dec '10 or possibly '09 - not the current release at any rate. I'd rather buy Champagne with more personality and/or cheaper cremant of comparable quality.
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Clear medium lemon with a clean nose of medium-plus intensity. This is like sticking your nose into an ashtray. Very strong toasted cereal, butter, tobacco, and ashy stone notes. The palate is dry with medium acidity, and a medium-plus body. The toasted cereal is a bit overpowering, but there are flavors of white raisin, dried figs, and wet wool. This has a medium-plus finish and is an acceptable wine.
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- Greenish color with medium pearls and aromas of lemon. It's balanced and has flavours of cut green grass and honey with a medium/full body. Round texture.
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Light golden color with medium sized relaxed bubbles. Nose: baked and fresh apple and Meyer lemon with accents of honey roasted mixed nuts, toasty biscuit, vanilla, white flowers, and a salty oyster-shell minerality. Medium body with soft, full effervescence on the dry palate: fresh and baked green apple, lemon/lime, and a hint of strawberry fruit framed by toasty biscuit/lees, ginger, honey roasted nuts, lemon/lime peel, vanilla, and chalk. Aggressive acidity. Lingering apple skin, chalk, and honey roasted nuts on the long dry finish. Classic Champagne profile. An excellent NV that's well balanced, delicious now, and should also improve with 2-5 years in the cellar.
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Excellent champagne with lots of toasted bread and hazelnuts on the nose. On the palate, it has very good acidity, dense and silky texture with medium aftertaste. This is really good. Recommended!
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Another couple of glasses courtesy of the Esplande Theatre bar, this time at a Paris National Ballet performance of Giselle. This bottle was very decent, showing subtle aromas of white fruit and lemon with a touch of toast and yeast on the nose. The palate was a bit more mellow than some other bottles we tried, with apple flesh at the fore and brighter, lemony tones melded away into the background. Nice creamy textured, fine mousse and a gently fresh balanced all made for a pleasant, if rather unexciting NV. I certainly would not mind a glass of this every now and then though.
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Very nice. Excellent, even. Great bead, full of life. Pale color. Very expressive nose. Yeasty, with bread notes. Fine. Excellent palate. Chalky, long on the palate, very nice fruit. Best Champagne in recent memory. 4-12-17-8: 91/100.
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This NV was left in the cellar for two years and it really shows how much better NV champagnes get with a bit of cellaring. A bit more yellow in colour than before. Intense yeasty nose. Lots of white flowers and citrus. Bubbles very lively. Great drinking.
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The ladies really liked this in the afternoon. Smooth and mellow. Not much cream or mousse but I think this was not the focus here. Very tiny bubbles. Refreshing with mild acidity. This would pair well with oysters. Fresh apples and lemons on the nose with matching palate.
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This was very good. It was fresh and young but had class. It opened with nice pinot fruit, background light apple and citrus. It was mostly fruit driven but after some time, and perhaps warming in the glass, light yeast developed. It had a classy feel in the mouth for a bottom tier cuvee and finished with a dry pleasant lift. Overall, enjoyable, solid components, well made.
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The wine looks Yellow gold colored. It smells like Baker's Yeast, Biscuity, Bready, and Almond. It tastes like Baker's Yeast, Biscuity, and Bready. The body is Light. The wine has Round texture. The wine finishes Medium. It's one of my favorite Champgne. I just love it !!!
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I really liked this champagne. Complex nose with green/stone fruit, traces of vegetality, toast and coffee. Medium intensity in palate supported by excellent acidity. Well balanced with medium+ length. A lovely multi-vintage champagne.
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Thanksgiving Wine (Minneapolis): Another stellar bottle. Golden yellow in color with an array of flavors of apples, minerals, chalk, lemon and baked pie crust. Medium finish and good acidity.
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Off the Esplande Theatre Bar at a K.D. Lang concert. Same impressions with the last outing - surprisingly decent. A nose of yeast and lemons leads into a fresh, well-balanced palate lined with more lemon and apples notes. This was very drinkable indeed. The finish exited with yet another little touch of yeast, the whole packaged wrapped in a little creamy mousse. This had probably been opened for awhile before we got to it, so while it was nicely mellow, it seemed to lack a bit of the fresh liveliness of the last bottle. Still, a very decent NV.
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This new N.V. is amazing showing floral, apricots, pie crust, minerals and sharp acidity. Just a great effort with a complex, medium finish. Highly recommend and one of the top N.V. Champagnes this year.
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This was one of those glasses of Champagne that we had during the intermission at the theatre - this time a dance performance by Sylvie Guillem. I was expecting swill, but this was actually surprisingly good - certainly better than the equivalent from, say, Veuve Cliquot. Nose was subtle and pleasant, with bits of white fruit and lemon, a little touch of mineral, a bit of yeast. Palate was very pelasant too. Here, bright, lemony tones melded very nicely into a creamily texture mousse on the attack. The midpalate was marked with some apple flesh, all very fresh and nicely balanced, and then a touch more yeast as the wine moved into a short, but pleasant finish. A nice little NV that actually gave quite a lot of pleasure.
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Better than the last N.V. effort. The nose is alive with lemon, toast, minerals, tropical fruit and chalk. Great acidity and plenty of fruit and minerality on the palate and finish. There is no offensive character on the finish as in many previous bottles. Well done effort and at $26 a bottle a great QPR.
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2011 Masters of Wine Champagne Tasting (San Francisco, CA): Deep yellow color. Yeasty lemon aromas. Medium-full bodied palate: lemon, apple, toast, and mineral. Medium-long finish. Very nice structure and balance from start to finish. Great consistency. This remains one of my benchmarks for a middle-of-the-road non-vintage Champagne; it’s really hard to beat the QPR here – this easily drinks at twice its price.
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This wine always fluctuates between overpriced and good value. I noticed it was the latter tonight, so I thought I'd revisit a champagne that's brought me so much pleasure in the past. Vigorous and slightly honeyed is my main impression. Forceful, but refined. Slightly toasty finish. I like this wine a lot - it's a great antidote to the likes of NV Moët (always vile) and Veuve Cliquot or Bollinger (always overpriced). [Cork + cage; 12% abv; Co-op, £18.99].
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55% Pinot Noir, 30% Meunier and 15% Chardonnay. 20% Reserve wines. 2 yrs aging on less. Light golden yellow color with plenty of pin prick bubbles. Recalcitrant nose offered faint apple notes, and yeasty/dough aromas conspicuously absent. On the palate soft creamy mousse, medium bodied, and closer to off-dry, than dry, with ripe apple and a touch of red berry flavors. Medium-long finish.
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Champagne Producer Tour, 2011 (Champagne, France): tasted at the Pavillion with Christian This reminded me of 'typical mass-market chamapgne' - the stuff that the average consumer expects when he/she grabs a bottle off the shelf to pop that night. lots of fall apple flavors, light in character, we noted a mineral-filled midpalate with a somewhat innocuous personality. I found this bottle to be way more pleasant than the one tasted earlier this year, whose specs and provenance I do not know (bought off a list in a restaurant). This bottle was based on 2007, with 15% reserve wines from 02-06. 86-87 pts
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Perfectly acceptable but was upstaged by the previous night's Charles Lafite which I think had benefited from 18+ months ageing. Nicer than the slightly decrepit Lanson 97'.
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Incredibly consistent – an always pleasing entry-level Champagne. Medium golden color. Lemon, dough, and plenty of mineral aromas. Medium-full bodied palate: apple, lemon, toast, and an ample chalky minerality. Medium length finish. Sure it's definitely a bit mundane as far as Champagne goes, but given the price and consistency this rarely disappoints.
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Nose of dough, lemon, chalk and baked apples. On the palate not as bright acidity as the last bottle with dough, lemon, apples and chalk. Short finish and a bit bitter. Not as good as the previous bottle.
I have to say day 2 and using my air pump system this is a much better wine. More expressive nose the palate offers up chalk, lemon, pie crust, orange peel and floral notes. I would rate this at a solid 90. Once again a Champagne/Sparkler is better day 2. 90 points
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Ordered a bottle at In The red for David's birthday. I wasn't too impressed with this. A surprise of sweetness in the midpalate didn't jive with the rest of the boring, slightly dessicated palate. Drinkable, but nothing special.
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Drank this from a split at brunch. Tiny bubbles. Golden color. Yeasty. I thought that it was starting to go flat after 45 minutes. This went very well with Sunday brunch at Rubys Oyster Bar in Rye NY. Half off the wine list on Sunday. My cost was $20 for the split.
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Nose: Rather refreshing. Notes of almonds and walnuts with pears. Quite pleasant
Taste: An easy and versatile bottle of champagne that is able to go well with food at a dinner/lunch party. The nuttiness carries over along with some stone fruit. Acceptable level of acidity and sweetness.
An accessible sparkling wine, decently well made but nothing profound. You might get a better deal for the same amount money if you look outside of Champagne to other sparkling or methode traditional sparkling wines from around the world.
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Golden straw. Nose of pear, green apples, and bread dough. Well-textured mousse leads to velvety mouth feel. Stone and tree fruit dominate the palate with yeasty notes coming through as well. Well balanced, lithe structure and lasting acidic finish.
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Pale yellow coloured with baked apple aromas. Good weight with a light frothy mousse. Refreshing and well balanced with lemon fruit and a light touch of almond pastry.
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From 375ml. Opened and served right away. Very fruity nose of apple juice and ripe pears with hints of toast. Sweeter flavours similar of apple and pear. Overall delicious, albeit sweeter Champagne. A little too sweet for my tastes. This bottle was quite youthful and a few years might add some secondary flavours which would be welcomed. Drink or hold. Good. 85+
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Pale gold. Fresh citrus aromas with a touch of apple. Light and quite restrained with a frothy mousse and pleasant yet simple sour-lemon fruit. Seemed a little thin.
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2010 Champagne Tasting (23 wines) (Famous Liquors): I always find this wine wine to be consistently in the 88-89 points range and this bottle was no exception. Notes of almond and bread dough. 89 points.
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Tastings at Red Rock: Piper-Heidsieck Champagne (Swampscott, MA): This wine had an exuberant mousse and the nose showed activated yeast, bread dough, tangerine, ruby red grapefruit, candied pineapple, and caraway seed. The palate was of stones, lemon mousse, rice wine vinegar. This was lively on the palate but lacked focus and balance overall.
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A bunch of Champagne & Sparkling Wines (Random): Much better than the last bottle which I am sure was a previous N.V. which is why I hate the way Champagne does N.V. as you can never know which one you are drinking and as we all know they vary a lot. Nice aromas of dough, minerals, lemon and floral notes. A great acid profile and very nice finish. One of my favorite N.V. Champanges.
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Pretty much our house Champagne, I really like the style. Biscuity, lemony, creamy, toasty, ,light touch of apple. Also a very light bit of oxidative character on this bottle which is fine with me.
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Hennepin Lake Tasting; 10/20/2010-11/12/2010: Not as good as past N.V. Piper's. Spice, yeast, orange peel and really creamy on the palate. Not as good acidity as I remember. I will pass on another bottle at $30.
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I've only had one other PH before...which I enjoyed. This was a minor let down - maybe I had too high an expectation, or the price-point fooled me. Massive bubbles and solid color! Bouquet: Passe', simple but dry. Palate: Salty, dry finish, watered down, massively fleeting strawberry.
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Good. toasty biscuits -reasonable bead - seemed a bit like old stock (slightly oxidative) - unlike a fresher bottle enjoyed last week. Still - a good champagne with correct style and very well made. This was a duty free bottle.
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Good bang for your bucks. Golden in colour, hints of toast, lime, citrus, earthy elements as well, mineralish in texture. A little creamy but leans more to the vesty side.
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Nice sparkler as reviewed below. This is higher end, and i'm not sure if it is worth the money - light yeast and toasted notes on nose, the palate is light and crisp with some fruit, perhaps something like a port or sherry quality - nice.
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yummy valentines bubbles. tiny bubbles. had with cheese and crackers before dinner. light and delicious. toasty and fruity without any bitterness. just good.
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I received this as a gift, and held off opening it for two years. Remembering the champagne, even if NV, has an "expiration date" I decided to open it this New Years. Fantastic!
The color is a rich deep straw, with tiny bubbles. On the nose, Brioche, croissant, yeast -- very rich and concentrated autolytic flavors (med + intensity) On the palate, dry, acid is med+, tannin is grape tannin, body is med+ alc i est 12.5, finish is med+ and slight apple, butter, buttery croissant.
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could tell as soon as the cork was popped that this wine was bad by the aroma. taste was beyond bad. a real pity as it was to be a celebratory bottle. no score.
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Yeasty aroma that continued on the palate. Some green apple, nuts butter and a little citrus on the finish. Paired well with Creminelli Artisan Salamis.
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Straw colored. Toffee, hazelnut and salty minerality. Good balance and a long finish. An excellent Champagne for the price. Disclaimer: We reviewed this through the prism of New Year's Eve and it is our second bottle of Champagne this evening.
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Pale yellow, lemon-like, with greenish hues. Uniform bubbling all over the volume. Citrus fruits, roast almonds and brioche. Mid-bodied with nice fruit and bright acidity. Very long finish.
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Pale straw. Typical yeasty aromas linger along with green apples and lemony citrus. Medium bodied with distinctive acidity and a gentle mousse. Nice and refreshing.
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Drunk in an evening of NZ sparklers - Deutz, Pelorus and Lindauer Special Reserve. This wine was fine but was in no way a stand-out. In fact the most characterful wine was the pelorus.
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Excellent NV champagne. This bottle was very fresh in a medium bodied very balanced biscuit and hazelnut style. Frothy fresh bubbles. Yummy stuff in a textbook style.
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Smell is driven by a bluff of yeast and precise recalls of lime zest and vanillin. Taste is enough intense, creamy, acid-driven with zesty finishing. There are far better entry-level NV brut, out and about.
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Drank at Metro Brasserie with Frisée Salad with Lardons and Poached egg, and other small bites. Better than we remembered, really quite good, nice combo of yeast and spice, not too dry.
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This is an excellent NV at an excellent price. Brought it 2 years ago and is still very fresh, very fine beads, creamy, very yeasty, bready and toasty all coming at you. Full body.
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Impression only. Had a glass as a little appertif before dinner at the Winery Restaurant in Tustin. Sommelier recommendation. Soft and only lightly toasted on the nose with underlying light citrus and apple notes. Flavor is one of the most balanced bubblies that I have ever come across. A great blend of pears and light biscuit flavors, neither overpowered, and both showed beautifully. Really excellent stuff and I would like to get a bottle to see how it fares through more than a glass.
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Medium straw color with a light gold backing...light stone fruit note with light yeast, not overwhelming, but steady. Smooth entry that accelerated at mid palate showing a nice firmness with a light finish that did linger somewhat. Went very well with our appetizers to start...
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12.0% alcohol. This is everything you want in a non-vintage Brut. I think that Piper-Heidsieck is making stellar non-vintage wine these days. Pure apple, green apple, and pear fruit, with plenty of yeast on the nose. Light color, active bubbles. Pretty in the mouth, so lively and enjoyable. Beautifully balanced, with a solid finish. The house Champagne and rightfully so! A-
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taste: good medium/light feel with baking spices, breads, and nice tart tones of lemons. decent medium acidity, but not a ton of depth on this
overall:a quality champagne for under 30. Nice acidity and flavors blance this out and its generally a very consistent wine thats a good go to when you want a certain style
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Opened this up to drink while putting up the Christmas tree. Very strong nose. When I opened up the bottle it just filled the area with the smell. The only way to describe the aroma is to say that it smelled like a condom rubbed with liquid smoke laying on top of rising bread dough. The rubber element was unmistakeable, but I actually got some liquid smoke out of the pantry to double check what I was thinking. The wine tasted like a burning campfire smells. The mouthfeel was nice and on the heavy (creamy) side. Finish lasted a while, but I don't know if that is a good thing. Very interesting Champagne, but not one that I would go out looking for again. Would not purchase again.
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Tried side by side the Kirkland Champagne as well as Mumm NV Brut, ina single blinded fashion and it was the hands down winner. A nice toasty almond flavor that the others lacked. As of now my favorite entry level Champagne.
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Classic color with a dense mousse and pint tip streamers. A defined toasty aroma spills into the air. Average on flavor but we're talking Champagne. It's moderately tart with a fluffy palate and a good finish. A specimen with a higher toast essence in aroma and good carry through on the tongue.
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Lemon gold hue in color. Some rich fruit aromas. Creamy textured on the palate. Sharp acidity, good fruit and very fresh. Chris and I toasted our new son on the balcony.
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We won this bottle at the law society inter-firm law quiz. Not a bad NV at all - I was not expecting much and was pleasantly surprised. This has probably benefitted from some bottle age. Bread, rather than yeast, and appley fruit on the nose, rather fruitier and more open than I thought it would be. Palate was very one-dimensional, with more baked bread flavours and a lot less fruit, but it was nicely balanced, with rather largish mousse, but good acid and body. Nice length too - very minerally.
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Fête Nationale Française et Jour de l'Indépendance Américaine (Alameda): I'm not a fan of champagne, but I like this one. None of that bitter funky aftertaste that I've had on other Champagnes and no yeasty flavors. Works for me and paired suprisingly well with Fondue of Feta and herbs.
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Tasted out of a half bottle in a restaurant - when the waiter poured the tasting there were very few bubbles and the wine was golden, I wondered if it was oxidized but the nose, filled with yeasty golden apple notes, didn't seem so. On the full palate the wine had the texture of a still wine (no effervence, in other words) but still offered apple and citrus notes and the requisite acid.
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Good toast, length, would be altogether satisfactory. But BEWARE: splits (187 mL) with lot code L060948 3375 have lost the majority of their bubbles. I don't know if this is an age thing related to the screwcap or just an isolated fault. No Rating.
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Pretty basic champagne. Nice to drink during a lazy Sunday, but not a good value. Dry, without very much fruit. I got a little bit of sour apples and tart grape flavors.
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Champagne and Bordeaux (Farpointe Cellar): The nose had honey, some vanilla, and a nice berry aroma at the end. The palate had apple and honey, and finished with a coffee and berry mix.
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Perhaps my favorite Champagne in that price range (<30$). Zesty, clean and refreshing. Apple and citrus initially, but finishes with a delicate orange tone that gives it a wam glow.
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Served from a two year old baby piper (187ml). Slightly oxidized, but this adds to the complexity of the wine. Toast, brioche, and almonds dominate with a bit of lemon curd and baked yellow apple. Still has refreshing acidity. Some don't like a little oxidation, but I didn't mind at all.
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awesome, got it for 18 a bottle, tasted the brut and extra dry last night (12/31/2007) and liked both equally, we did have some folks who preferred others.
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Lots of graphite, yeat, and toast on the nose and palate, which becomes less pronounced with some air - about 2 hours. Seems quite heavy. Mason (4 years old) asked to smell the wine in the glass and immediately said "smells like bread".
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Reliable, always available, and certainly pleasing. A perfect “house” Champagne, this label is my dependable everyday go-to wine when true Champagne is what’s needed. Remarkably nice complexity and body for the price. Deep golden color, fresh toasty nose. Fairly full-bodied, toasty apple and pear flavors with nice mineral and nutty undertones. Medium-long finish. When this Champagne can be found for $25, it’s an absolute steal. Beautiful!
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2007 Champagne Tastings (26 wines): 3rd time I have a this NV Brut from Piper. About the same score as when I had it in 2003 and 2006. No formal notes. 88 points.
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This was quite explosively bubbly at first. There was nothing much of note flavour wise. As it warmed up over the next half hour the flavour improved and showed some interest but nothing too remarkable. (dec ’07)
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Broad bead. Nose of apples, lime and a small amount of toast. Palate is fresh with just a touch of sweetness on the finish. Nice, refreshing, decent value for money, but certainly not exciting to me.
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Great value as always. Tad acidic, but found it refreshing on a summer scorcher. Refreshing citrus and light toast, great stream of bubbles, and drinkable even on day three with a champagne stopper.
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Excellentr. Big style. Yeasty, doughy nose and pallet. You could smell it immediately after popping the cork. Great big, full and round pallet. Same as prior bottle.
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Tasted blind with some other NV's. Very acidic and green, hardly no ripe fruit. Aggressive on the nose and likewise on the palate. This is just junk. Really don't understand what everybody seems to see in this carbonized citric acid.
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Citrussy, lemon and grapefruit on the nose, lightweight, pleasant aperitif with enough acidity to really get the palate going. A bright, easygoing, very dependable, great QPR champagne. I've never had a bad Heidsieck; Piper or Charles.
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Biscuit yeast in the nose that got more pronounced the longer i had it open, along with a bit of apricot . A certain citrusy tartness dominated in the mouth. Enjoyable, but will stick with the Extra Dry.
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Drank on Mother's Day with my lovely wife, and enjoyed it very much. Not a terribly complex wine, but satisfying, good fruit, a bit of breadiness Worth the 30 dollars.
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Similar notes as last bottle, but higher score due to increased acidity and brighter flavor profile. Still notes of citrus and yeasty bread dough, only more so than last bottle.
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Light straw color. Lots of citrus on the nose. Some yeastiness as well. Zippy acidity with more lemon, light doughiness and a good 30 second finish. As good a bottle of this NV as I've had so far, and it's been dozens.
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Medium golden color. Lot's of yeast, bread and some lemon on the nose. Somewhat full bodied, but the citrus flavors on the palate were tart. OK, but nothing special.
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Fantastic sparkler. Big style. Yeasty, doughy nose and pallet. You could smell it immediately after popping the cork. Great big, full and round pallet. Buy more.
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Amarelo palha. perlage fina ,intensa e persistente. A mousse recheia a boca e traz o citrico marcante com um fundo mineral e de brioche. Ótima acidez, boa fruta e muita refrescância. Excelente.
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Learn about Wine: Med. yellow; buttered toast, some lite pear notes; not as elegant & frothy as Taittinger; hint more earthy, but with plenty of lemon drop citrusy (but short) finish.***Med. citrusy, toasty, solid well-priced wine.
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Poured at a retailer tasting. Very pale color. Aromas of crabapple and white flowers. Light style, rather elegant, with soft fruit and floral tones on the palate. 88-89.
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Poured at Gibby's December tasting. Yellow color. Fine mousse, but not much of a bead once the mousse settles. Notes of biscuit, minerals, lemon and citrus. Nice weight to the palate, witth doughy flavors and a bit of toast on the finish. Dry, with good acidity.
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Delicious scent of apples and apricots - sweet and rich with no hard edges. The taste is a bit more grown-up; Still rounded fruit, but a little more acidity and a slightly bitter finish. Very good stuff, easygoing NV.
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Nice everyday Champagne... very pale straw color. Citrus, lemon, yeast and bread on the nose. Plenty of citrus on the palate as well with nice acidity, but it is a touch tart. Finish is a little hollow as well as it cuts off at the mid palate.
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went well with the thanksgiving turkey, inviting but doesn't carry many layers of complexity or flavors. Somewhat short finish. White star is a better choice at this price range.
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Tasted October 14, 2006 at win’s 40th birthday party. Opened and served immediately in a Riedel restaurant series white wine glass. No notes taken on this wine. Seems fairly consistent with my previous tastings of this bottle. Decent QPR.
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This wine always pleasantly surprises...Not a show-stopper, but drinkable and great with food. I always look for this on restaurant wine lists....it's especially good (as is the basic NV Pommery bottling) with Sushi.
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This was 3 years old and it showed, it had basically gone stale. The Greg Norman sparkling wine which had been stored as long had surprisingly kept much.
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Medium-bodied with lots of yeast on the nose as well as some lemon and citrus. Somewhat crisp with good acid and a reasonable value for the money. Lacks complexity, but still a nice champagne.
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This is perhaps my favorite NV Champagne under $30. Certainly better than Vueve yellow label. This bottle showed the green apple and toast qualities I really enjoy backed by a nice spike of acidity. I preferred this slightly to the NV Deutz it was consumed with.
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Light, lemony, and crisp with medium bead and a bright finish. We had it with roast chicken with garlic and herbs and an assertive salad, and it held up beautifully with that food. Would be better with food than without, and with heavier food (roasted chicken, even a curry) than delicate food.
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Very strong green apples in this one with almost an apple cider character. It was medium bodied for champagne. A note on food pairing - this stunk with St. Andre cheese. St. Andre can be a very good match with champagne. When tried with marcona almonds it took on a completely different character but was probably best without food. It was well-priced for the quality and might make a good apertif bubbly for situations where not much food is present. [~$27]
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Had this tongith with Sushi. On its own it really wasn't what I like. It was light and dry. Light lemon twang with decent acid balance. It was better with the food then it was on its own. I would rather spend $5 more and drink Veuve Clicquot.
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Airplane Wines (A JAL flight): Very light straw yellow, almost watery at edge. Mousse closer to pétillant than to mousseaux. Simple nose of toast and sweetish white fruit. Palate has a slightly yeasty apple/pear fruit with a little leesiness on the brief finish. Good acid, in balance, but not much of real interest here.
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Lively mousse; dry but with ripe and somewhat candied fruit, slightly biscuity; bright and juicy, very fresh. Slightly tarty but well-made and attractive.
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Only reasonable bubbly I could find Christmas eve visiting family in rural Michigan. (The magnum of wine I brought was spoiled) A decent Champagne at the mid 20's level (I paid $31 - too much). Lemons, minerals, fine mousse. A bit simple, but would be nice at the right price.
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Heritage: With Rick, this creamy, pure flavored (rather than complex) bright style has balanced citrus and light cake notes; great bal. in mth, and just all around delicious with elegnace and structure. Not a block buster, but great for the money. W/Roeder/Roeder Estate/Duval LeRoy.
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LILA Tasting: Light, bright, citrusy, with a hint bread and elegance--Always strong for this simpler style. Came in 5/6. It would rate higher, only compared to others, did not.
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At this price this is an excellent champagne. long palate, crisp and lemon dry with a good acid balance. Not too bubbly which is so often the case with cheaper champagnes. will buy again.
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Good stuff. It's a nice golden color, has a medium body, and shows a lot of yeast and citrus. The mid-palate gives a good ear-jangling tang, and there's an intriguing, lingering steel note in there. The finish is respectably long, though maybe a touch bitter. Like all of the $30 NV Champagnes, you can't really go wrong with this.
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Opened at Collin's NYE's party along w/ another '97 brunello, a 2001 Opus One and a 2001 Lafite Rothschild. Needed 30 min to open, terrific wine; ready now.
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Quite nice. This bottle has been in my cellar for four or five years, but is still quite fresh and lively. Nice acidity with lots of lemon and yeast notes. Nice body and finish.
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Brian’s: Nice med. intense nose of bright and well-bal. ctrus notes with almost a hint of yeast. Elegant, difficult to put my finger on, but very good. Great lingering finish.
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Red Carpet: Light yellow; lots of average bubbles; bisquity, full flavor; nice acid; a little heavy mth; obvious, but good. Walnuts? Great classic champagne, but not too much character.
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187 ml bottle for about $10. I like this Brut -- nice and tart. I'd buy it again if I could find it in miniatures. I love real (French) champagne. Very good.
Per www.piper-heidsieck.com: A sparkling clarity, pale gold in colour. Nose reminiscent of spring blossom such as hawthorn. They lead into more fruity notes such as summer apple and pear, then citrus, with hints of warm toastiness. Flavour: citrus notes take on a certain maturity.
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Piper-Heidsiek N.V. (old label) This wine had been cellared for 4-5 years and was all the better for the time in the cellar. The wine was in great shape and emphesized bisquity aromas and a complex flavour of lemon and toast and yeast. This wine could have been the beneficiary of fruit from the late 80's-1990. I quite often find that non vintage champagnes benefit from a few years in the cellar.
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4/21/2024 - NickNYC Likes this wine: 92 Points
Half bottle that was in my cellar for more than 10 years. I really like evolved champagne and this one did not disappoint. Very nice nose, a bit of citrus, chalk and buttery biscuits. The bubble is refined, tamed, nice acidity and ok length
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4/20/2024 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
This nice cinnamon Spice note to the nose.
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4/20/2024 - Lyubomir Lefterov wrote: 90 Points
This was singing last night with smoked salmon. Focused and fresh with good weight a classic NV cuvee. way Better than the sparkling wines I had lately. 12%.
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4/6/2024 - Marcosppd wrote: 85 Points
Pouco expressiva, pouca perlage na taça apesar de presente na boca. Pouco aroma de tostado e pão característico
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3/28/2024 - NoTrollingerPlease Likes this wine:
Asperg Wine Syndrome Tasting Group: Easter Edition 2024 (Asperg): From a Magnum somewhere disgorged around 1990. Beautiful balance, nice mousseux and still quite lively. Round and harmonious.
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3/25/2024 - Purple Tooth wrote: 91 Points
Another great place to park 40 bucks for all the toast and bread notes that you get here. A true up front Champagne character, without the mid palate guts to be anything more. Very satisfying and above many in this price range. Not made to hold
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3/20/2024 - mwneil Likes this wine: 90 Points
Ft Wayne Dinners; 3/19/2024-3/20/2024: Good bubbles, big flavors, taste the oak, $19,97 at Costco-say what,small glass with other red wines, will drink again.
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2/28/2024 - DTK Rockstar Likes this wine: 87 Points
Classic brioche and yeast. Actually probably more yeastiness (in a good way) than the other big champagne houses. I like it.
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2/17/2024 - gpunch Likes this wine: 86 Points
Nose: Bread dough, lemon, butterscotch, granny smith caramel apple.
Palate: Tart non-alcoholic cider, raspberry, strawberry. I got more autolytic notes in the aroma than I do here. High acid but very generous dosage. Has a bit of grip to it. I prefer a creamier mouse and smaller bubbles.
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2/12/2024 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 92 Points
Day 1 ok and day 2 review: This is better and a bit more tart which I like. Shells, lemon, lime, candied pineapple, spice, minerals and orange peel. Medium finish and with this newer NV needs some time to blossom. 92 points
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2/4/2024 - zagtoong Likes this wine: 90 Points
맛남
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1/14/2024 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 92 Points
Sampled on day 2. While this is not the 2008 Rare experience last weekend this is very good. Orange peel, chalk, green apple, spice, lemon and floral notes. Super complex for a NV for $40.00. Much better than Veuve Clicquot for more and while not 08 good for 5 bottles I am in for this over the Rare.
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1/14/2024 - 로엔 Likes this wine: 85 Points
목넘김 좋은 부드러운 엔트리샴페인. 가성비 굳. 재구매의사 매우 있음
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1/2/2024 - WCW.wine Likes this wine: 92 Points
Buy again, Excellent (watch price)
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1/1/2024 - mrandmrsro Likes this wine: 90 Points
I’ve been moving this bottle around in my refrigerator since I purchased it a year ago. I’m not really a champagne person, but today was the right day to pop the cork. I was pleasantly surprised at the apple, light citrus tone and a long finish. I plan to look for another bottle.
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12/31/2023 - Whinealot17 Likes this wine: 88 Points
Very interesting; apple pie, grass and lemon, some yeast/bread notes, great small bubbles. A bit sweet, would be excellent paired with an apple crumble or pie.
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12/31/2023 - tfaunt Likes this wine: 88 Points
Lots of apple - fresh, baked, apple crumble. Bright acidity, toast on the nose and palate, full mouthfeel. Very good.
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12/30/2023 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 92 Points
Solid again. Tasted at a local wine shop and features lemon, dough, mild chalk, spice, tropical fruit and dust. Medium finish and nice acidity.
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12/27/2023 - Vinnut Likes this wine: 91 Points
Pale & light yellow in color with a very fine & consistent perlage. Full, forward & attractive nose of ripe fruit aromas of baked apples, pears & lemons/limes with overtones of floral & yeasty/toasty notes, minerals & a hint of roasted hazelnuts. Light bodied with a very good concentration of well balanced & smooth textured, zesty, ripe fruit flavors of apples & lemons/limes with yeasty/toasty, nuts & minerals. Lingering dry finish. Drinks quite well at present & may continue develop further with additional aging. Very good QPR especially when found at discount. An indicative blend of 50% Pinot Noir, 30% Pinot Meunier & 20% Chardonnay.
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12/25/2023 - Dozhdbog Likes this wine: 92 Points
Balanced with fine bubbles and creamy texture. Notes of lemon zest and apple. Clean finish. Elegant. Went great with appetizers of oysters, blini with creme fraiche and caviar, and anchovy crostini.
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12/25/2023 - Harley1199 Likes this wine:
2023 Family Xmas; 12/23/2023-12/25/2023 (Alicante - España): A bottle that has remained for several years in my parents' cellar and yet has not lost a shred of vigor. Even the cork has not been reduced by a single apex. On the nose, smoked notes of hawthorn flower, butter bread, citrus and limestone mineral predominate. In the mouth it retains power, grip and a gastronomic acidity. Good party finale. Merry Christmas!
Una botella que ha permanecido varios años en la bodega de mis padres y sin embargo no a perdido ni una pizca del vigor. Incluso el corcho no se ha reducido un solo ápice. En nariz predominan las notas ahumadas a flor de espino, pan de mantequilla, cítricos y mineral de caliza. En boca conserva potencia, agarre y una gastronómica acidez. Rico final de fiesta. ¡Feliz Navidad!
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12/24/2023 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 91 Points
This was not as good as the bottle earlier in the month. Sour apple, dough, mild spice, grapefruit and chalk. Medium finish.
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12/23/2023 - Lyubomir Lefterov Likes this wine: 90 Points
CRetr Christmas Party; 12/23/2023-12/24/2023 (Keelung): Probably was the best of all, dry, fresh and focused, with decent weight and intensity, what I would expect from NV cuvees
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12/23/2023 - Federico Sesta Likes this wine: 92 Points
The wine looks straw colored. The legs are fast. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like lemon, orange, apple, peach, pineapple, apple blossom and biscuity. It tastes like lemon, lime, apple, peach, apple blossom, peach blossom, bready, baker's yeast and biscuity. The body is medium. The wine has round texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has medium acidity.
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12/22/2023 - Cremuel Likes this wine: 89 Points
Great champagne for the price.
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12/5/2023 - INVIVO wrote:
not tasted
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12/2/2023 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 93 Points
Ok this is off the charts for this newer NV. Kills Veuve and Nicolas Feuillatte which are garbage. This is super complex with minerals, orange peel, dough, sour apple, pear and floral notes. Super complex and medium plus finish. This is off the charts for value.
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11/3/2023 - Ulveström Likes this wine: 89 Points
Easy going. Not sharp but well put together, maybe lacking personality. But today I found it perfect. Rounded, perfect dosage, acidity not to high. Drank with only salted potato chips. Easy, fresh and nice!
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10/28/2023 - Burgundy Al wrote: 85 Points
La Fête du Champagne Grand Tasting (Pier Sixty - New York NY): Walkaround tasting with the producers. Fun and easy with faintly sweet hints. Current release.
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10/23/2023 - melzar wrote: 90 Points
Intentional oxidative style. Good fruit and bubbles. Ditto previous notes.
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10/19/2023 - JPLEE7 Likes this wine: 90 Points
빵냄새가 강하지만 뒷맛의 상큼함이 매력적임
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10/8/2023 - Doc Malvern Likes this wine: 88 Points
Apple on the nose and creamy brioche and almond pastry on the palate. Richer and softer than expected with a slight bitterness on the finish. Disgorged early 2022.
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10/2/2023 - Yohansmas Likes this wine:
업장 와인을 하나 시켜야 해서 주문한 와인. 그래도 엔트리급 와인중에 이정도로 짚, 빵같은 숙성향을 잘 흉내내는 샴페인은 드물지 싶다. 물론 매장에서 특별히 더 묵힌건 아니라 그정도가 끝이긴 하지만.
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9/30/2023 - RickSanchez Likes this wine: 90 Points
High marks for the quality / value. This is a healthy go-to for lighter fare. Keep one cold in the fridge to have at the ready.
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9/12/2023 - Philip_Bundpropperne Likes this wine: 89 Points
Rating: 3,9/5,0.
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8/26/2023 - mattmyersnj Likes this wine: 87 Points
toast at the bachelor party weekend.
decent qpr. liked it more than most champagnes i have had but not as much as vevue.
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8/17/2023 - SheilaVino Likes this wine:
Excellent
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8/13/2023 - angelsil@hotmail.com Likes this wine: 88 Points
Working our way through the NV of the bigger champagne houses. This was right in the middle of the road. Not too acidic, but also only limited almond and brioche notes. The primary notes here for me were lemon zest, honeysuckle and some green apple.
Good for the QPR - which is at the lower end of the big house NV. I wouldn't turn it down, but wouldn't necessarily seek it out.
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7/30/2023 - innamorato wrote:
Sight: pale lemon yellow straw
Nose: zesty crisp, pears green apples, yeast, toast.
Taste: green apple, green fruity, light bitterness, light.
Finish: medium.
Personal note, felt it was a 'lite' version of the Veuve Clicquot NV.
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7/21/2023 - Mhbeaune Likes this wine: 90 Points
Had this many years ago when I really didn’t like champagne possibly because I could only afford NV from the readily available supermarket heavily advertised like Moët.
Then I fell in love Dom & Crystal. LOL
Over the years guests occasional bring NV Grand Marques but I’ve made the mistake of never having any.
This was a revelation. Balanced beautifully, fresh yet not green or to acidic, hints of some much quality. Amazing.
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7/9/2023 - DinoCollapso Likes this wine: 86 Points
Good, reliable NV that gives everything you want: lemon, apple, biscuit, a little brioche, a good length finish with finesse without any off flavours. A NV you don't get tired of drinking and better QPR than some of the other big houses' bottlings.
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7/2/2023 - xeenee wrote: 89 Points
Piper-Heidsieck Cuvee Brut NV
비비노4.0 내평점3.9
프랑스 샹팡지역
피노누아60% 샤르도네25%피노뮈니에15%
알콜 12%
하프바틀 3.1만
미디엄 바디, M++산도와 탄산감
청사과, 시트러스, 레몬, 브리오슈 살짝
산도가 살짝 높게 느껴지만 엔트리로 가볍게 마시기 좋다
@weekly.wine #위클리와인 #weeklywine #위클리와인구매리뷰 #프랑스와인 #와인한잔 #c2649e83
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6/25/2023 - king-bing wrote:
Bought earlu 2022, so around 15 months since purchase. Bit cheesy and pinched and angular to start but 45 mins or so of air let brought out some lovely butter shortbread notes and much creamier palate. Great value.
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6/11/2023 - Margm069@gmail.com Likes this wine: 99 Points
Superb.
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6/10/2023 - melzar wrote: 90 Points
Ditto previous notes. Slight sweetness (probably dosage) stands out to me today.
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6/2/2023 - wheatacus Likes this wine: 72 Points
Lovely bready nose. Mango nougat. Lovely and smooth.
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5/29/2023 - Tobinski wrote:
Disgorgement date unknown (served at a gathering and not sure if it was listed on bottle). Clean red apple. Clearly red grape dominated. Pretty lean mouthfeel, with forward fruit as the lasting impression. This is quite basic, but certainly not turning it down.
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5/20/2023 - Andice wrote: 88 Points
Serviceable, middle of road kind of style. At sharper, 🍋 end of spectrum. Very faint yeast notes
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5/18/2023 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Fresh and lively on the nose. With some nice complexity across the mid palate.
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5/12/2023 - JimLongwood Likes this wine: 90 Points
Nice easy drinking champagne. light straw color, good bead and dry flavor.
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5/11/2023 - melzar wrote: 90 Points
Intentional oxidative style. Good bubbles, fruit and acidity. Long finish. This oxidative style is common in Champagne. I'm not a fan of this style, but it's none the less a well made wine.
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5/5/2023 - forceberry wrote: 88 Points
A recent bottling. Tasted blind.
Pale lemon-yellow color. The nose feels quite ripe with aromas of sweet red apple, some leesy creamy tones, a little bit of brioche, light crunchy notes of quince, a hint of bready autolysis and a touch of stony minerality. The wine feels dry, crisp and pretty firm on the palate with flavors of sweet white peach and crunchy quince, some saline mineral tones, a little bit of spicy red apple, light leesy notes of creaminess, a hint of steely minerality and an autolytic touch of French bread. The rather high acidity lends good sense of freshness to the wine and the mousse feels pretty firm and persistent. The finish is dry and crisp with flavors of ripe red apple, some leesy tones, a little bit of sweeter white peach, light saline mineral tones and a hint of chalk dust.
A nice, youthful and balanced but also somewhat harmless NV Champagne. I guessed a young Pinot Blanc Champagne (or possibly a Pinot Blanc Crémant). There's nothing bad here, the wine just doesn't show much character or complexity. It's certainly possible that the wine will turn into something more interesting with age, but for immediate consumption it is pretty ho-hum.
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4/10/2023 - Foch Likes this wine: 88 Points
Den vann helt klar på lagring (denna NV lagrades sedan sommaren 2016). Fortfarande inget märkvärdigt men mycket bättre än en nyinköpt.
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4/8/2023 - pakj Likes this wine: 90 Points
하프보틀을 마무리로 들이킴.
역시 토스티함이 있고, 최근 마신 페데리코의 저렴한 까바와 비교가됐는데 부드러운 버블과 좀더 효모느낌 강한 토스티향의 차이를 느낌
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3/29/2023 - El_Dougo Does not like this wine: 88 Points
First thought: the wife would love this. Second thought: probably not at the top of classic champagne oenophiles’ list. More floral than autolytic, I think of Prosecco as much as I do champagne here.
Not to say there aren’t any yeast / biscuity notes (more almond and blossom, however), and the body is light, acidic and perhaps in the higher end of the dosage range for brut.
This is quick refreshment at best (for me), certainly not a bottle to really enjoy. That said, could be a nice introductory champagne for someone new to the category (no offense to the wife!). 88 pts for one glass only!
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3/26/2023 - king-bing wrote:
Bought 2019, so 4 years old. Distinctly gold tinged, this was a touch oxidative with lots of butter/shortbread notes. Rounded out from it's spikier and plainer youth but still energetic, it is in a great spot now and v different from a newer release.
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3/14/2023 - chbeaumont wrote: 87 Points
Steady mousse; svelte, light brioche; lightly toasty, a creamy edge, refreshing acidity; easy going finish.
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2/25/2023 - Achermann Does not like this wine: 78 Points
Below average - very boring. Missing all the components of champagne compared to other sparkling wines.
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2/24/2023 - WilliamMP Likes this wine: 87 Points
For such a large house at such a reasonable price, I don't think you can expect more. Pretty darn good, with typicity in its pretty strong autolytic notes, good acidity, balance and its measured dosage.
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2/24/2023 - tobyc Does not like this wine: 75 Points
Taste like Prosecco or Cava. Really nothing special and certainly way behind other standard champagnes. Not horrible, but horribly boring.
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2/15/2023 - FjordogFjell wrote: 88 Points
Gaffel og karaffel, bobler og sjømat. Klar eple gule frisk. Røyk. Lett kropp,
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2/9/2023 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
With some soft weight and power.
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1/30/2023 - Lyubomir Lefterov wrote: 90 Points
Fresh on the nose, lemons, grapefruits. Nice mouthfeel, clean and intense, medium bodied, slightly rough but refreshing.
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1/18/2023 - pakj wrote: 91 Points
산뜻한 청사과향 뒤에 토스티한 향이 뒤따르면서
팔렛도 까바에 비해 묵직한편이고,
적당한 버블이 페어링된 해산물 비린향을 싹 잡아준다
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1/15/2023 - gharter Likes this wine: 90 Points
Part of a large tasting. 89 Points
Golden yellow, apple, pear, lemon, ginger, black cherry, nuts. Lots of yeast and toast. Medium body, smooth medium finish. 50-55 Pinot Noir, 30-35% Pinot Meunier, 15-20% Chardonnay. 15-20% reserve wines. Really nice.
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1/1/2023 - ThijsV Likes this wine: 89 Points
Above expectations; yeasty, brioche, biscuity, citrus. Good mousse & acidity
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12/31/2022 - Bookgirl137 Likes this wine:
Nice. Not ECM safe.
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12/28/2022 - JohnSh wrote: 89 Points
Clean, solid champagne that could use more time in cellar. Nothing out of place, with nice balance of fruit and acid and a hint of toasty notes (B+) (L2210529).
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12/28/2022 - MatthewTester wrote: 88 Points
Fresh, clean, dry. But there is nothing here that quite lifts it above the NV version of this wine which is decidedly cheaper.
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12/26/2022 - Matteo1 wrote:
Best served cold, the dosage is on the high side. Straight forward apple and yeast on the nose, lacks complexity and short on the finish. Not bad if options are limited.
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12/25/2022 - chbeaumont wrote: 90 Points
An attractive biscuity profile, fresh, retain vigour.
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12/25/2022 - Lyubomir Lefterov wrote: 89 Points
Vibrant, with lime, chalk and yeasts coming upfront. Satisfying and very well drinkable, but coarser on the bubbles which has a shorter than expected finish effect. Currently @ 50% offer in Sainsbury's, no complaints at this price.
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12/25/2022 - Annika Malmstöm wrote:
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12/25/2022 - yeop Likes this wine: 89 Points
Citrus, green apple, brioche, almond, fresh acidity, well-balanced, good quality champagne from famous producer
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12/23/2022 - jsjones wrote: 88 Points
Not bad but it is “crisp” and more citrus and even slightly sweet. I like my champagne a bit more “yeasty.”
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12/20/2022 - JoeNup Likes this wine: 84 Points
Good value for price, sharp citrus taste and a bit course before settling
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12/18/2022 - Burgundy Al wrote: 86 Points
Current release. Seems Pinot centric with rounded edges, but on the more tart side. A little more cellar time might soften this a bit more to my tastes.
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12/10/2022 - Ms.k Likes this wine: 79 Points
연한 노랑 초반 산미 튐 탄산 강함 무난무난
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11/30/2022 - mwneil wrote: 87 Points
Wine seemed sweet which was not appealing, good bubbles, nice color, drank with lobster tail, too many other choices to drink this again, no disgorgement date so no idea what we drank.
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11/18/2022 - Laz4wine Likes this wine: 89 Points
Local Sam’s Club clearance of $20 so tried 1 then returned to grab everything they had. Not the most amazing at $40, let alone $66 published in WS (91 pts) but QPR pretty killer as this is drinking quite well, especially with food.
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11/14/2022 - NoahCap wrote:
Pleasant. That's about it.
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11/12/2022 - iamtramp Likes this wine: 88 Points
잔당감도 적절하고 사과향 살구향
지속되지만 과하지 않은 버블
밸런스가 좋다. 산미가 조금 강하다.
피니쉬는 그기 길지는 않음
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11/1/2022 - Irish_Wine wrote: 88 Points
Pale lemon.
Medium plus intensity on the nose with green apple, pear, lemon, blossom, pastry and bread dough. Youthful.
Medium plus intensity and dry on the palate. High acidity, medium alcohol, medium body, medium finish.
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10/19/2022 - finewinebuff57 wrote: 89 Points
By the glass. Seems to be useful maturity in this bottle at least. 50% Pinot Noir 30% Meunier, 20% Chardonnay. Not my favourite champagne style but worked well with food.
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10/5/2022 - cristalmania0813 Likes this wine: 86 Points
not bad
good nose but palate couldn't fill the expectation of nose.
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9/28/2022 - CheviotCellar Likes this wine: 89 Points
Pale peach color, tiny bubbles. Assertive nose of lemon, oyster shell, brioche, burnt marshmallow. Palate is flavorful, medium-dense for champagne. Pretty nice overall, checks the boxes for Champagne. I know what flavors I like though and prefer two bottles of Schramsberg and even Roederer estate at this price point.
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9/17/2022 - sboyle Likes this wine: 91 Points
Brioche, green apple, cantaloupe on the aroma and palate. Acidity is high with a medium mouthfeel. This is a pleasant house champagne.
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9/10/2022 - sjfunkenhauser wrote: 89 Points
Pale lemon colour.
Medium (+) intensity aromas of lemon, apple, pear, wet stone, toasted almonds and bread dough.
Pronounced palate.
Medium body, high acidity, medium (+) finish.
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9/3/2022 - riolover Likes this wine: 85 Points
드라이하면서 산미가 어느정도 있는 느낌. 혀에 자극은 많이 되나 형은 청사과향 약한 빵냄새. 시간 지나면서 꿀향 조금 올라오는 정도로 미약함. 까바에 비해 버블은 잘 정돈되어있고 부드러운 느낌
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9/2/2022 - Dmax808 wrote: 88 Points
Bought for $10 at a cellar sale so it was great for what I paid but at regular price it would only be meh.
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8/29/2022 - king-bing wrote:
Purchased in 2019, so three years resting. This was glorious. Not so much fizz and a gentle pop but loads of energy, lemon, brioche, ginger. Yum.
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8/27/2022 - PSPatrick wrote: 89 Points
A bottle I bought about three years ago. Medium straw golden colour. Bruised apple, yellow fruit, ripe citrus, shy floral notes, biscuit, brioche, chalk, and smoke, with good acidity, medium-fine mousse and average length. The mousse seemed a little coarse at first, but softened after a few minutes.
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8/27/2022 - cristalmania0813 Likes this wine: 88 Points
좋다 가성비
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8/12/2022 - Dominic Roy Likes this wine: 89 Points
Nose: Brioche. Toast. Yeast. Medium intensity.
Palate: Grape. Brioche. Apple. Lemon. Medium plus acidity. Medium body. Medium plus intensity. Medium finish.
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8/5/2022 - fredfta wrote: 93 Points
Um Champa NV de muita presença, textura cremosa, bastante frescor e ótima mescla de fruta com elegantes notas fermentativas. Primeiro intruso numa noite de vinhos e pratos italianos em casa com amigos.
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7/31/2022 - chbeaumont wrote: 89 Points
extra 2+ years bottle age has led to this filling out. Eminently drinkable & suave.
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7/30/2022 - Harley1199 Likes this wine:
This Magic Moment, Sweeter than Wine, Softer than a Summer's Nite; 7/29/2022-8/23/2022 (Alicante - España): Reference to a lot from 2005, so then trimmed and disgorged several times for sure.
Soft, fine bubble, a champagne attractively ready for consumption, brioche and citrus on the nose with a slight final bitterness on the palate.
It still meets all the expectations from a not very demanding audience. Don’t ask for much more. Sparkling wines are for summer.
Referencia a un lote del 2005, así que recorchada y degollada con posterioridad varias veces con total seguridad.
Suave, de fina burbuja, un champaña atractivamente listo para su consumo, brioche y cítricos en nariz con un ligero amargor final en boca.
Sigue cumpliendo con todas las expectativas de un público no muy exigente. No pidas mucho más. Los espumosos son para el verano.
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7/26/2022 - SimonG wrote: 90 Points
L17, so almost five years post-purchase cellaring. As dependable as ever — crowd pleasing only rounded and toasty rich with decent shape and line. ***1/2
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7/16/2022 - cristalmania0813 Likes this wine: 89 Points
가성비 굿
발란스 굿
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7/7/2022 - empire80 Likes this wine: 90 Points
After a couple of years in the cellar this has a nice amount of bottle age. Quite rich and round, doesn't shoot the lights out but nice stuff.
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6/26/2022 - Acove Likes this wine: 91 Points
Very surprised here. Giving this the same rating as Dom 2010, but for different reasons. While the Dom was elegant, effervescent, balanced, this was enjoyable in a different way. If Dom was the velvet glove, this is the iron fist. It had a medium body with a very assertive mouthfeel and huge toasted brioche notes. Some tree fruit flavors underneath. Acid and bubbles could have been a but higher, but this was very enjoyable and was great QPR at $40. Will probably go for this when I'm looking for affordable NV bubbles.
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6/25/2022 - marcstevens45 Likes this wine: 86 Points
Pretty good.
Aroma of green apple.
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6/23/2022 - cristalmania0813 Likes this wine: 88 Points
yeast
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5/24/2022 - nemoneyo wrote: 89 Points
Good value
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5/14/2022 - CamWheeler wrote: 88 Points
About 5-6 years bottle age on this one. Honeyed, almond, orange peel. Still has vitality on the palate with good acid. Liked this bottle a lot.
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5/1/2022 - macaujames Likes this wine: 90 Points
89/90. A solid Champagne beaten by the Nyetimber. 12.5%.
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3/31/2022 - Necowine wrote: 87 Points
From glass. Funny nose: lemons, toasty champagne notes, and cigarettes - like smelling a room after a party. Palate of lemons, toasties, and powdery chalkies. Pretty frothy. All in all fine, but a fairly disorganized glass of champagne. Possibly tired on its third day?
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3/18/2022 - Snoot Doggie Dogg Likes this wine: 88 Points
In 1785, the Heidsieck Champagne house was established by a German immigrant to France, and starting in 1834, the founder’s nephews split the firm into three pieces: Piper-Heidsieck, Heidsieck & Co. Monopole and Charles Heidsieck. For the past few decades, Piper- Heidsieck has been under the same ownership as Charles Heidsieck, and Piper is essentially the mass-market brand of the two: Piper produces 4.4 million bottles a year, making it the 8th largest production house in the world. Compared to Charles Heidsieck, Piper-Heidsieck has a focus on light, fresh, fruity, easy-drinking Champagnes more suitable for use as aperitifs. This particular wine is their bread-and-butter Champagne and consists of 55% Pinot Noir, 30% Pinot Meunier and 15% Chardonnay.
Pale gold in color, this wine has a fresh, biscuity, lemony nose with a smidge of bosc pear underneath. Upon sipping, one is met with a light-bodied, crisp, rather acidic wine with bubbles that are not terribly delicate but not coarse either. In terms of flavor there is plenty of lemon, lime, and grapefruit rind along with hints of brioche in the background. The finish is actually quite long, starting off with a vague biscuit flavor before leaving one with a lemon echo that lasts long after swallowing.
Overall, a decent champagne and a good choice as an aperitif. Enjoyable with a nice finish, but not terribly complex and not anything to write home about. Not quite as creamy or complex as, say, Charles Heidsieck’s NV brut, but not bad per se. I found it went pretty well with provolone cheese. Ultimately, this is an okay choice for a knockaround Champagne, but not something I would bring out for a special occasion.
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3/12/2022 - Juliansi Likes this wine: 87 Points
This Pinot Noir bubbly shines, lovely apple and light oak toast notes, with a crisp finish and mouthfeel.
Enjoyed on the Paris to Abu Dhabi flight and looks like its also available here at the Etihad T3 lounge.
Paired super well with the Arabic mandi and fish I had for dinner on board today, and as the pre flight tipple, aperitif pre-meal and... with the Tandoori pre-landing snack too. Yes.. 4 glasses and then I snoozed beautifully ??
Abu Dhabi airport, Mar 2022
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3/7/2022 - sungheesong Likes this wine: 85 Points
굿굿굿
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2/23/2022 - gurmadori Likes this wine: 90 Points
오크, 비스킷, 빵, 약간의 미네랄, 서양배, 갈변된 사과
자몽의 씁쓸함과 레몬 + 빵맛. 잘잘하지만 약간은 거친 기포. 단맛은 거의 없고 적절한 산도와 짧은 여운. 과실은 적고 빵쪽 비중이 큰데 빵의 뉘앙스가 엄청 좋은편은 아니다. 보태가 까자노브밀레짐 07먹는게 나을 듯.
이따구로 복합미가 없는데 이렇게 맛있다니 샴페인은 사기야
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2/18/2022 - bs.park@sptsemi.com wrote: 88 Points
5.5
중간
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2/16/2022 - CDT Likes this wine: 87 Points
Pale lemon in colour with persistent, medium to small bubble trail.
Somewhat restrained aromas of sour apple & biscuit.
On the palate, medium bodied tart apple, citrus, yeast/biscuit, slightly creamy mouthfeel, medium to high acidity & medium finish to crushed gravel.
At 12% ABV, slightly off dry, & reasonable flavour for an entry level NV champagne.
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2/5/2022 - mayakacz Does not like this wine:
Pale yellow.
Medium intensity aroma of yogurt, rubber, chemical.
Dry, high acidity, medium alcohol. Light body. Medium intensity flavour of yogurt. Short finish.
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2/5/2022 - foreverjung wrote: 90 Points
More alcohol forward than expected. Good long finish.
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1/29/2022 - Doc Malvern Likes this wine: 91 Points
Nice. From half bottle, quite evolved and smooth. Brioche on the nose.
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1/27/2022 - Motz wrote: 90 Points
Excellent sense of place, tension, lift, and balance. At once lean and expansive. Fine bubbles, appealing weight, layered, generous finish. 89-90.
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1/22/2022 - Aesculapian Connoisseur Likes this wine: 92 Points
Always tasty and ready. Typical Piper notes. Palate abit week and lack deepth.
Otherwise a very enjoyable daily wine
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1/16/2022 - Aesculapian Connoisseur Likes this wine: 93 Points
This is very good
Intense with lots of biscuit and notes
Very happy to drink this
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1/9/2022 - lovanc@outlook.com wrote:
Very disappointing wine. Really quick finish. Single note. There are substantially better grower champagnes at a lower price point.
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1/6/2022 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 90 Points
A private dinner with friends (at home): I purchased this bottle in December 2019, when it was a recent disgorgement (lot L190379). The two years post-disgorgement ageing have really proved beneficial, the highish dosage (10 gr/l) has integrated very nicely, and it is now a generous and rounded, harmonious champagne, with both citrussy freshness and spicy depth.
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1/6/2022 - WineHors wrote:
Nice bubble trickling inside the flute.
Good carbonated but not overly done.
Initial hit was the yeast (slight only), grapefruit taste. Still enjoyable.
It is also drier than I thought it would be. She likes it better than I do.
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1/3/2022 - Dominic Roy wrote: 90 Points
Nose: Butter. Roast chicken. French vanilla.
Palate: Brioche. Roast chicken. Butter. Medium plus acidity. Medium body. Dry.
Finish: Medium finish.
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1/1/2022 - df1962 wrote: 90 Points
PnP duh.
Fresh crisp not too much autolysis. Lovely.
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12/29/2021 - YackAttack213 Does not like this wine: 85 Points
"85 Dec 2021 👃 ripe red apple, 👅 apple juice, Orange peel. Huh. Based on reading about the difference between Piper and Charles H wines, I expected more acid, more zing. Instead it's a lot softer than taittinger for example. It's maybe the softest champy I've ever had. I like it better than taittinger for sure given the price, probably better than Mumm. Mid-pack, not too much going on. A juicy wine that is good if you're in the mood for it."
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12/28/2021 - JOdilon Likes this wine: 83 Points
Honey, bit of oxidation.
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12/27/2021 - -Tim- Likes this wine: 89 Points
Christmas family dinner 2021
NV Piper-Heidsieck Champagne Brut (2 bottles) - 89p
Light yellow colour, yeasty-fruity nose. Very nice mousse, good length with medium acidity. Quite refreshing lemon notes despite more heavy yeast and toast notes.
2017 Weingut Robert Weil Cuvée 25 Trocken (1 Magnum) - 87p
Crowd pleaser Riesling with well balanced floral-fruity notes, lemon and little minerality.
2018 Schloss Johannisberg Riesling Gelblack trocken (2 bottles) - 89p
In a great state right now with your typical lemon, slate and petrol notes. Light caramel finish.
2015 Cantine Castelvecchio Piemonte Barolo (2 bottles) - 87p
2h decant. Strong acidity and tannins followed by cherries, tobacco, and licorice.
2014 Château du Taillan (2 bottles) - 90p
2h decant. This Cru Bourgeois is full bodied with smooth tannins, blackberries, decent acidity, some oak, and tobacco.
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12/24/2021 - djscipio Likes this wine: 89 Points
Entry level Champagne.
Green apple and lemon.
Higher acidity and lgijt bitterness at the finish.
Overall, pretty enjoyable at this price point.
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12/15/2021 - barrytaylor Likes this wine: 90 Points
nice wine, smooth, less yeasty than veuve cliquet
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12/4/2021 - djscipio Likes this wine: 89 Points
Piper Heidsiek’s entry-level Champagne.
Sour at first, a bit sweet at the end.
Not my favorite; but good choice at this price point.
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11/26/2021 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: flawed
Flat. Hardly any bubbles.
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11/21/2021 - Satoshi Nakamoto Likes this wine: 91 Points
Brought by Michael. My expectations were low, but this bottle really benefitted from a few years stashed away. Deep color and oxidative touch on this. Bruised apple, honey, nuts, and brioche. Much richer than the Krug 169eme we had after. Honestly surprised, this was nice!
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11/15/2021 - Weinberg Falls wrote: 88 Points
Bought this champagne from a seller thinking it was a completely normal bottle of Piper brut. What arrived was this (minimally) 25 year old time capsule. The best I can date this bottle is early-mid 90s. Deep burned amber colour. Madierised nose of orange peel, hazelnuts, and buttered toast. Complex aged palate of toasted almond and orange bitters. Very gentle perlage and a long nutty, toasty finish. Too old, definitely, but a fun discovery.
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11/3/2021 - scappy63 Likes this wine: 91 Points
집에서 와이프 선배님들과 사시미와 테이스팅
샴페인잔이 아닌 가브리엘 골드에디션 잔으로 테이스팅
연한 골드 컬러
노즈 브리오슈향이 적절하게 피어오름
팔렛에서도 산미와 진함이 밸런스를 보임
엔트리 샴페인 중에 딱 중간의 포지션이 아닐까 생각
다만 코어가 조금 아쉬움
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10/23/2021 - Dominic Roy Likes this wine: 88 Points
Nose: Brioche. Medium plus aroma intensity.
Palate: Roast chicken. Baked bread. Dry. Medium acidity. Medium plus body. Medium plus flavour intensity.
Finish: Medium finish.
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10/16/2021 - ouki81 wrote: 86 Points
맛있음!!! 적당한 당도와 잔잔한 기포 굿
재구매의사 있음
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10/15/2021 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 90 Points
A private lunch (Restaurant Vis aan de Schelde, Amsterdam, NL): Provided that it has had sufficient time to integrate the dosage, this is a lovely Champagne. And this bottle has. It is easy to slash wines like these for being unmistakably commercial in nature, but they are expertly made and their specious charm is not to be discounted. In any case, the Champagne in our glasses seemed to evaporate at an alarming rate - and it accompanied the Geay oysters admirably.
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10/14/2021 - scyrene wrote: 86 Points
Pale gold. Clean, crisp, rather floral aroma with a juicy core reminiscent of pomegranate (very unusual in my experience). Approachable taste at first, then a fair wallop of acidity on the midpalate. Lime dominates. It softens a bit with air but this feels young and might benefit from decanting. [Cork + cage; 12% abv; Scotmid/Co-op, on offer @ £26].
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9/25/2021 - Vera Wind Likes this wine: 89 Points
Very nice multi-vintage champagne in the more affordable echelon!
Nuanced, with a depth that surprised. Balanced acidity, some nuts, apples and citrus. I like this!
The fact that it was free might have tilted the score a little on the positive side.
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8/23/2021 - bobbyhawks Likes this wine: 90 Points
Nothing to write home about and no tasting notes, but a solid champagne that will appeal to people across the board. Very good purchase if under $40.
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8/8/2021 - mwneil Likes this wine: 91 Points
Drank at Sandpiper at Hard Rock Hotel in AC, $79, full body, lots of flavor, good bubbles, drank with mussels, flatbread and pesto ravioli, surprisingly good stuf, good value, will drink again, no disgorgment date.
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8/4/2021 - forceberry wrote: 96 Points
An older bottle from the late 80's to early 90's. Has a pale, off-white label, as opposed to the deep red label currently in use. 12% alcohol.
Evolved, deep golden yellow color with subtly reddish-bronze highlights. Evolved, complex and eminently captivating nose with savory, toasty aromas of moist brioche, salty ocean air, some caramelized onion, a little bit of chopped walnuts, light notes of hay, sweet hints of caramel and honey, a touch of browned butter and a whiff of mustard. Lots of stuff happening here! The wine is dry, noticeably evolved and very complex on the palate with layered flavors of roasted hazelnuts, some caramel, a little bit of honeyed sweetness, light fruity notes of dried red apples, apple core and lemon marmalade, toasty hints of brioche and oat biscuit and a touch of steely minerality. The wine still retains surprisingly nice albeit quite light mousse, which boosts the high acidity nicely. The lengthy finish is dry, complex and quite toasty with rather savory flavors of chopped and roasted nuts, some French bread, a little bit of apple core, light brioche notes, a sweet hint of lemon marmalade and a touch of chalky minerality.
A beautiful, complex and truly captivating Champagne that is a real testament to the aging potential of the lowly NV Champs from the 80's and early 90's. Although the wine has developed noticeably, it still is far from going downhill and I wouldn't be surprised if the wine actually continued to improve from here. I find it funny that when tasting older Champagnes, surprisingly often these entry-level NVs end up being the most impressive and memorable wines, while the esteemed top labels are surprisingly often already going downhill, if not completely flat and shot. This was a very positive surprise and perhaps the best aged Champagne I've in the past few years, i.e. since the start of the pandemic. Silly good stuff.
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7/30/2021 - Torgunn wrote: 85 Points
Frisk - uten å være for søt. Små og rikelig ned bobler 😊
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7/29/2021 - dekevain Likes this wine: 90 Points
Pale lemon color with fine bubbles. Yeasty & bready on the nose, lemon & apples. Continuing on the palate with lemon, apples & toast. Solid structure in the wine, has a bolder presence than what I usually get in Champagne. Some astringency on the finish.
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7/27/2021 - Quiller wrote:
Crisp on opening and then a slightly oxidized note creeps in - not particularly offensive, just not something I was expecting and was not crazy about. Several other notes seem to mention this oxidation aspect, but many others do not. Is this part of the style or bottle variation? A nice drink, but I would have liked it better without the oxy aspect.
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7/26/2021 - GJB86 Likes this wine: 91 Points
This was a great sparkling wine that has a light gold color, great bubbles and has a crisp and dry finish. It has a light toast / brioche flavor with notes of apple and pear. The dry, crisp, apple and pear with toast notes also hits the nose. Usually prefer Moet but this is a very close second to have as another solid go to that I will keep in the cellar.
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7/16/2021 - maxima wrote: 84 Points
Cher pour le peu de qualité dans le verre.
Pas aimé!
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6/23/2021 - WineJ2019 wrote:
Got this from Costco in part because of the red chilling sleeve that came with the bottle (I didn’t have one previously!). I haven’t had this for a few years and while there was nothing specifically wrong it didn’t give much to get excited about. I’ll go for the Schramsberg at a similar price point. I’d give 85ish if scoring.
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6/13/2021 - JJYoyo Likes this wine: 87 Points
It’s not the greatest champers ever but it is serviceable and delivers good quality at the price. Something alkaline in the mid palate interrupts what would otherwise be a fairly round, baked apple taste.
Score: 87. Relative to expectations: +
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6/7/2021 - -Tim- Likes this wine: 89 Points
Once again (bottle no. 14) brilliant QPR!
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5/31/2021 - melzar wrote: 89 Points
Oxidized style. Perhaps the bottle is a little old. Remains a pleasant drink, although perhaps not worth the price point. Nice nose.
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5/24/2021 - Poisey wrote: 89 Points
Decent with toast, biscuit, blood orange and lemon notes. Creamy with a decent finish. Round and smooth on the pallet. Could use a little more acidity. for early drinking. Drink now-2023.
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5/20/2021 - CMohawk wrote: 87 Points
Happy little wine
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5/20/2021 - The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 91 Points
Retail $45. 50-55% Pinot Noir, 20-25% Pinot Meunier, 15-20% Chardonnay with 10-20% Reserve wines. My records here on Cellar Tracker indicate that I have purchased (and consumed) several cases of this wine and I would have to say that after Mailly Grand Cru Brut and Veuve Clicquot, this would be our “house champagne.” (Given the amount of champagne that we consume, we are allowed to have more than one “house champagne.” It’s a rule. I looked it up.). Yeasty, citrusy, lovely on the nose, with a straw color with a slightly golden hue, there’ are delicate, yet persistent streams of bubbles, looking to escape after their years of captivity. The palate is crisp, fresh, fruity, yeasty, and delicious. It is also a tad drier than previous iterations I have consumed with utter glee. I wonder if (relatively) new chef-de-cave Émilien Boutillat, when he replaced the legend Régis Camus in 2019, dialed back the dosage just a bit? I guess I will have to get some more and see (yes, I could do some research, but where is the fun in that?).
http://www.thedrunkencyclist.com
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5/16/2021 - -Tim- Likes this wine: 89 Points
Bottle no. 13 in the last couple of years. One of the best NV Champagne in this price range.
From my previous notes:
"Light yellow colour, yeasty-fruity nose. Very nice mousse, good length with medium acidity. Quite refreshing lemon notes despite more heavy yeast and toast notes. A bargain at 20€ on sale!"
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5/11/2021 - SeattleKen Likes this wine:
Haven't had basic Piper-Heidsieck in 30+ years. Beautiful specimen. I love how it balances youthful white fruit with subtle oxidative notes.
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5/7/2021 - SMagowan wrote: 90 Points
Pleasant NV bubbly with nice QPR. Not sure of disgorgement date. Bought in 2021.
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4/25/2021 - Dave460g Likes this wine: 95 Points
As perfect a champagne as I've tasted. Very crisp with small and plentiful, effervescent bubbles. Flavorful with citrus notes. Dry. Very clean finish. Great to drink alone and hefty enough to drink with food.
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4/10/2021 - Necowine Likes this wine: 90 Points
From glass. Nose lemony, toasty. Bruised apple, something nutty, also a bit of ginger. A kind of general audiences champagne nose. Palate much drier, tighter, and chalkier than the nose led me to expect, with those nose notes all giving a lively showing, especially the ginger. Acid not at all beastly. Would imagine that this is one of the better-value big-house NV champers. Very, very good.
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3/8/2021 - dclaggett Likes this wine: 89 Points
12.0% abv. Light gold, almost clear. Leggy in glass. Tiny bubbles. Straw, green apple, limestone, bread on nose. Effervescent in mouth, bright attack that fades rather quickly, med plus weight, medium length finish, quite dry. Mostly stone fruits, chalk, just a hint of Asian pear and bread. This would be great wine with oysters and caviar, sushi, Brie and bread. Decent quality - I’m not very experienced with bubbles so can’t predict cellar life
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2/12/2021 - Lordswood wrote: 90 Points
I have become snobbish about the “grandes marques” champagne houses over the years, preferring to avoid them on the basis that they are over-engineered and lacking in soul. This modest offering from Piper Heidseck reminded me what nonsense that can be. It appeared to have a bit of bottle age, with a light golden colour. The bubbles were small and intense, the wine tight and with good concentration. Lovely, and it has reminded me not to be a complete snob. My only request - put a disgorgement date on NV champagnes please....
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1/11/2021 - Bobcat 31 Likes this wine: 90 Points
very enjoyable
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1/8/2021 - SLIMES Likes this wine: 89 Points
Disgorged in 2019. The extra year made all the difference.
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1/4/2021 - Rupert wrote:
Straightforward, but fresh, lively, nice balanced - not unlike the Prevoteaus - very attractive.
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1/4/2021 - gharter Likes this wine: 89 Points
Golden yellow, apple, pear, lemon, ginger. Lots of yeast and toast. Medium body, smooth medium finish. 50-55 Pinot Noir, 30-35% Pinot Meunier, 15-20% Chardonnay. 15-20% reserve wines. Really nice.
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1/1/2021 - hitechnomad Likes this wine: 90 Points
Reliable as ever
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1/1/2021 - Casablanca77 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Wonderful Champagne. Rang in 2021 with this gem from Reims. Lively bubbles and acidity with cherry, toast and some ginger along with fresh apple and citrus all leading to a clean, crisp finish.
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12/31/2020 - canan wrote: 88 Points
Luminous Edition in MG.
Pretty classic house champagne. Fancy bottle and the wine is nice and easy to drink. Lively and fresh.
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12/31/2020 - shop_gal wrote:
I liked it
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12/31/2020 - iDrum4Wine Likes this wine: 90 Points
Yellow hue that opens with apple and pear aromas. Toasty golden delicious and ripe Anjou pear flavors. Medium length finish and crisp balance of acidity and fruit.
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12/25/2020 - CC_H Likes this wine: 89 Points
I often find myself returning to Piper-Heidsieck when looking for value in Champagne. Light gold in the glass with plenty of baked apple, stone fruit, pear and toasted brioche on the nose. The palate is balanced, ripe and medium bodied with a decent mousse, nice acidity and a crisp finish. A good NV Grande Marque that flies a little under the radar but consistently delivers.
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12/23/2020 - -Tim- Likes this wine: 89 Points
Bottle no 12, stocked up another 5 bottles on xmas sale.
Very constant and reliable Champagne, in my Top3 in that price range.
From my previous notes:
"Light yellow colour, yeasty-fruity nose. Very nice mousse, good length with medium acidity. Quite refreshing lemon notes despite more heavy yeast and toast notes. A bargain at 20€ on sale!"
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12/21/2020 - imissjerry wrote: 93 Points
Nutty, Almond, toasted brioche, creme brûlée. I had this bottle easily 15 years tucked in the cellar and wow! It was lucious!
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12/12/2020 - chbeaumont wrote: 88 Points
12 Quiet mousse; bready, autolysis, finessed; crisp, yet expansive, flavoursome but reined in; snappy finish.
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12/5/2020 - The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 92 Points
Retail $45. 50-55% Pinot Noir, 20-25% Pinot Meunier, 15-20% Chardonnay with 10-20% Reserve wines. I have had several iterations of this wine and it has always been one of my favorite non-vintage Bruts. So, when I conducted a blind tasting of the ten top-selling champagnes, I figured this would be up near the top, and it was. Rich, yeasty (more so than fruity), and nutty, this really is right in my wheelhouse as it is a fuller-bodied champagne (due to the Pinot Noir), and that is certainly my "jam." Healthy, fine sparkle, with a lengthy, nutty finish. Delicious. Excellent. thedrunkencyclist.com
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11/30/2020 - La Cave d'Argent Likes this wine: 90 Points
This particular bottle, packaged inside of a red neoprene, zippered gift covering for the 2020 holiday season, comes with a lot identifier of L190508-9094. Straw-colored and with a very brisk, small bead, it offers moderately intense aromas of citrus, baked apples, white peaches and brioche. Light-to-medium-bodied and with good lift, it delivers flavors mirroring the nose, has a creamy mousse and stays dense in the middle. Finishing crisp and with medium length, this is an enjoyable nonvintage Champagne that should be at its best over the next couple of years. Drink now-2022.
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11/6/2020 - bubbachumps wrote: 88 Points
A richer style, slightly oxidized, not overdone but lacking the crisp acidity I admire in many of the good nv blends.
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11/5/2020 - Montifello Likes this wine: 92 Points
Enjoyed, easy drinking, slightly sweet
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11/3/2020 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 90 Points
Love this Champagne and think it is good as any NV for the money. Crisp and refreshing. Sour apples, pie crust, minerals and grapefruit. Good acidity and nice finish.
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10/26/2020 - Lil’ Sipper Likes this wine: 90 Points
Yummy. Anniversary bottle!!
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10/12/2020 - guzmana Likes this wine: 92 Points
Same as prior note
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9/21/2020 - quaffnov Likes this wine: 89 Points
No formal note, tart apple and a little yeast going on, easy to drink.
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9/19/2020 - Sookin1 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Very crisp and fresh. Easy drinking
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9/11/2020 - Somm David T Likes this wine: 90 Points
Our Champagne to start the night & to drink a cheers to the 9/11 First Responders & our very own CA First Responders fighting all our many fires. #neverforget911
The nose shows brightness. Golden apple, bruise red apple & pear, white citrus, just a touch of lime candy, understated ginger, nougat w/ nuts, soft brown sugar with molasses speckled in, bread dough, shades of yeast, baguette crust, crushed volcanics, saline, sea fossils, limestone powder, fresh & wither spring flowers and old white lilies.
Nice rich, full mouthfeel. Golden apple, bruise red apple & pear, white citrus, just a touch of lime candy, mango & guava that has sat out awhile, understated ginger, nougat w/ nuts, soft brown sugar with molasses speckled in, cream soda, hues of unsalted, melted butter, bread dough, shades of yeast, baguette crust, white spice with just a touch of heat, crushed volcanics, saline, sea fossils, limestone powder, fresh & wither spring flowers old white lilies mixed in. Nice oxygenation with lively, softly crisp acidity. The finish is good...nicely balanced, smartly polish & unchanged wire to wire.
Good Costco value @ around $35
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9/5/2020 - rahul_d_chatter@yahoo.com Likes this wine: 87 Points
A nice enough champagne, if somewhat uni-dimensional. Notes or lemon curd, pear, and yeast. Bubbles so refined that they are almost imperceptible. Not sure if that is good or bad. Not very complex. WS rating of 93 pts for this $31 champagne definitely generous.
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8/30/2020 - guzmana Likes this wine: 92 Points
Nice and balanced
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8/23/2020 - yasha Likes this wine: 90 Points
good
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8/19/2020 - chbeaumont wrote: 89 Points
Sound, balanced.
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8/15/2020 - SMagowan Likes this wine: 86 Points
Not sure of disgorgement; bought 4Q of 2019 at Total Wine. Good, but there was a little woodiness in the flavor that I think came from the cork. Not quite as good as others I have from Piper-Heidsieck.
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8/2/2020 - strijbosmh wrote: 85 Points
Nothing spectacular.guess I'm just spoilt. Lacks finesse.
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7/12/2020 - Bearbus wrote:
Feb 2016 purchase: A little disappointingly unevolved for four years post-purchase, but reflective of the typical bottle variation.
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7/8/2020 - -Tim- Likes this wine: 89 Points
Bottle and tasting note number 11 on PH (see for details). Liked it better than the bottle Veuve Clicquot, which I had a day later.
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7/5/2020 - Loomesy wrote: 95 Points
Perfect accompaniment to the seafood served at Shuck restaurant Main Beach Qld. Karena loved it.
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6/8/2020 - -Tim- Likes this wine: 89 Points
Bottle number 10 in the last couple of years and immensely enjoyable. Very reliable NV Champagne with a great QPR if on sale.
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6/5/2020 - Dad300 wrote: 88 Points
dark yellow golden amber hue orange/lemon zest on the nose.. bright acidity on the nose and palate.. did not get yeasty at all on this bottle. should have left it a few years as it was punch you in the face acidity.
good bottle but I needed to have left it alone. 88 as is.. in a couple of years.. 92?
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6/4/2020 - SimonG wrote: 90 Points
L17. Mid straw. Quite rich and buttery, nicely rounded with some mid palate depth and richness. As ever, 30months in the cellR well spent. ***1/2
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5/22/2020 - jkarlsten Likes this wine:
Aw
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5/17/2020 - Bearbus Likes this wine:
Purchased Feb 2016
Lovely aged character showing with mushroom and a creaminess on the palate, yet still very fresh. Worth waiting 4 years for!
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5/1/2020 - sooozyy Likes this wine:
Medium golden color - starts with some green apple then the sweetness of tangerine hits, then finishes with lots of brioche/toasted bun and silkiness on the tongue! Great with freshly juiced OJ for some mimosas but can withstand on its own very well. Yum.
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4/30/2020 - scyrene wrote: 86 Points
Ever so slightly shrunken cork, slightly darker gold suggesting possibly a bit of bottle age. Rather high-toned nose, saline, lactic, toasty. Softer taste, not so acidic as I remember. Creamy-chalky with gentle lime acidity. Quite linear, tastes young. Okay, but I'm only drinking it because better options are limited at the moment. [Cork + cage; 12% abv; Scotmid/Co-op, -£6 @ £25].
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4/24/2020 - king-bing wrote:
About 18 months from purchase. Very tasty. Lemony and biscuity. Disappeared all too fast.
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3/30/2020 - ChDonath wrote: 89 Points
Okayish...
a tiny bit too sweet and seems to mask some phenolic bitterness...
Bubbles are small to medium so quite good.
Rather not so forward acidity
not bad but overall very unremarkable...
paid only 22€ but for this price you can buy a growers champagne which can be more exciting
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3/29/2020 - Paul852 Likes this wine: 88 Points
This is a very reliable, easy-drinking, pinot-heavy NV champers. Slightly less brut than some with a dosage of 10g/l.
But at the end of the day it is bland and safe - something to serve if you want people not to focus on what they're drinking.
It's decent QPR at the ~US$31 that I paid.
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3/27/2020 - Esbjörn wrote:
På Esbjörns disputationsmiddag. Tors 60års-present från kollegorna. Smakar. Kaffe, lite bröd och karamelliserat.
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3/21/2020 - CLL Likes this wine: 90 Points
Rating transferred from Vivino in Jan 2021 and translated to 100 point scale.
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2/29/2020 - adciobanu Likes this wine: 90 Points
Good traditional NV from an old house under $50.
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2/22/2020 - Château de Farmer Likes this wine: 88 Points
A solid, middle of the road stylistically NV champagne. A bit richer (positively) and sweeter (negatively) than I'd prefer, but those go hand in hand.
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2/11/2020 - Baron Slick wrote: 89 Points
Autolytic aromas of citrus, stonefruit, and hazelnuts. It's a little reduced in the mouth, and displays a spiky bead, bottle age maturity, and spicy ginger complexity. I would rate it higher if I liked this style of Champangne.
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2/1/2020 - ziavino wrote: 91 Points
More elegant than complex, sporting a soft mouthfeel and notes of white cherry, plum, and ginger snap cookies. A touch off-dry, with lively acid keeping it fresh.
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1/25/2020 - The Drunken Cyclist wrote: 91 Points
Consistent notes.
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1/24/2020 - BigTex22 wrote: 89 Points
A little too fruity and coarse, but the group enjoyed it.
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1/18/2020 - acyso wrote: 83 Points
As far as big-house entry-level champagne goes, this is a pretty underperforming one. There's some biscuit and pear on the nose, which seems fine enough, but the palate is where this falters, and significantly at that. Overly sweet, this is almost to the point of cloying, with a coarse mousse that is unrefined. Not particularly enjoyable.
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1/16/2020 - thewiz wrote: 89 Points
(Disgorged in 2019, 55% PN, 30% M and 15% CH, dosage 8 gr/l)
Incipient maturity on the nose showing baked bread, minerals and some citrus flowers in a nice and pleasant way. Nice austere red apples acidity with a creaminess on the mid and with a nice long red grapefruit bitterness on the finish. Drinking surprisingly well.
(Probably best with 2-8 years extra cellaring)
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1/16/2020 - evanqian wrote: 90 Points
Light gold, vibrant bubbles. Rich and multiple layered, some peach and apricot, supported by creamy flavours, smooth and balanced.
This bottle stayed in my cellar for one year, still fresh, tastes very good.
Ap 5/5, Ar 12/15, Palate 18/20, Overall 3+2/10
Total 90/100
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1/16/2020 - Harley1199 Likes this wine:
London Calling; 1/15/2020-1/17/2020 (Londres - GB): Piper from a magnum opened last night according to what Guiovanni the sumellier said. Yeast reinforced with notes of dried herbs. Too young if compared with the bottle of the New year eve but still refreshing and succulent. Long, precise aftertaste.
Piper de una magnum
Abierta ayer por la noche conforme s lo que me dice Guiovanni el sumellier. Levadura reforzada con notas a hierbas secas. Demasiado joven después de la botella de la fiesta de fin de año pero aun así refrescante y suculenta. Largo, preciso retrogusto.
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1/8/2020 - -Tim- Likes this wine: 89 Points
Christmas Family Dinner 2019
NV Piper-Heidsieck Champagne Brut (2 bottles): 89p
Both bottles had slightly different labels. You could also notice by colour and taste that one bottle was definitely older than the other one. The younger bottle was of course a bit fresher and sparkly, whereas I liked the mature bottle better. It had more yeasty and ripe fuit characteristics.
2017 Weingut Robert Weil Cuvée 25 Trocken (2 Magnums): 87p
Crowd pleaser Riesling with well balanced floral-fruity notes, lemon and little minerality; much better with food than without.
2017 Franz und Christine Netzl Edles Tal (2 bottles): 90p
Produced in 1/3 new and 2/3 old barriques for 18 months from Merlot, Syrah and Zweigelt grapes. Rated 91-93p by Falstaff: Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Feinwürzig unterlegtes dunkles Waldbeerkonfit, tabakige Nuancen, ein Hauch von Lakritze und Herzkirschen, floraler Touch. Saftig, kraftvoll, reife Zwetschken, integrierte Tannine, frisch strukturiert, stoffig und gut anhaftend, feines Nougat im Nachhall, mineralischer Nachhall." and 91p by Wine Enthusiast.
Had the 2015 vintage last christmas, which was less oaky and had more chocolate characteristics.
Alcohol.14 % Vol
Acidity. 5.5 g/l
RS. 1.0 g/l
Drinking window. 2019 – 2025
2016 Quartomoro Memorie Di Vite CNS (2 bottles): 89p
Unknown wine to me, but I gave it a try due to good reviews, 100% cannonau of Sardegna and a very impressive design. 15% alcohol, fermentation at a temperature below 30 ° C, with autochthonous yeasts, crushed and destemmed grapes, with 7-day maceration with manual punching down. 6 months in steel and barriques of at least 4 passes, at least 6 months in bottle.
Compared to Netzl the Quartomoro was more fruity, slightly herbal and with more acidity.
Drinking window 2019 - 2030
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1/2/2020 - mac-eye Likes this wine: 91 Points
Very nice. 91 or 92.
Note that drinking windows are nonsense for NV wines such as this!
Even for NV, it does matter which year it was made. I bought this batch in early 2019. Clearly these can go for ever more years.... not ending before it was made! ;-)
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1/1/2020 - Johno's Cellar wrote: flawed
Showed heat affected on palate
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1/1/2020 - BigTex22 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Always a crowd pleaser. Some bread and nuttiness with medium bubbles.
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12/31/2019 - WY Leonidas Likes this wine: 91 Points
Straw gold in color. Small and medium sized streams and interspersed bubbles. Aromas of brioche, lemon-lime egg custard, toasted butter, and a yeasty bread quality along with a hint of ripe pears. A beautiful mousse, accentuating the lemon lime notes and ripe red apple peel. Key lime pie lingers on for a long time, with roasted pecans and smoked almonds. A touch of bitter tangerine peel and some tannic bite hang on the finish. Complex and very interesting. One to be savored and paired with buttery foods. Very nice.
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12/31/2019 - Sergei&Marisa Likes this wine: 90 Points
I: 3/3/6/5=17
S:3/3/5/6=17
Smaak: droog, kurk, appeltaart, kaneel
Zeer evenwichtig. Prima champagne!
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12/31/2019 - Harley1199 Likes this wine:
Last bottle of a pack bought six years ago. Contracted cork.
Deep golden colour. Thin yet fine bubbles. Aromas of brioche, baked red apples, toasted almonds and a touch of limestone. On the palate still a vivid acidity, a candied citrus taste and a lush aftertaste. Certainly a delicatessen. Supreme digestibility.
Remember that in order to reap the benefits of a mature champagne you need to have a lot of patience and own a well-maintained wine cellar. Both elements. That's all. The fat of the bird went very well with richness of this bottle.
Última botella de un paquete comprado hace seis años. Corcho contraído.
Color dorado profundo. Delgadas B urbujas pero muy finas. Aromas de brioche, manzanas rojas al horno, almendras tostadas y un toque de piedra caliza. En boca todavía una acidez vívida, un sabor a cítrico confitado y un postgusto exuberante. Ciertamente a delicadeza. Digestibilidad suprema. Conviene recordar que para recoger los frutos de un champán maduro hay que armarse de paciencia y tener una bodeguita en condiciones. Ambos aspectos. Eso es todo. La grasa del pájaro encajó como un guante con la riqueza de esta botella.
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12/29/2019 - PSPatrick wrote: 90 Points
A bottle I bought in early 2016 and kept in the cellar since, much to the wine’s benefit. Medium golden colour, with fine, medium intense perlage. The medium-bodied champagne offered citrus, apple peel, peach, chalk, biscuit, brioche and smoke, with creamy, medium-fine mousse, lively acidity and very good length. On the aftertaste, the wine showed the phenolic, Aspirin-like bitter note I recall from earlier bottles of the same batch. The champagne kept improving as it breathed and warmed up. Good quality mousse. Good integration and balance. One of the better bottles of Piper-Heidsieck I have had!
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12/29/2019 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 89 Points
A blend of more than 100 wines, made with 50-55% Pinot Noir, 30-35% Pinot Meunier and 15-20% Chardonnay, 10-20% reserve wines and 10 gr/l dosage. Lot L190379, so presumably bottled in March 2019. There’s good complexity here, with a nice balance between youthful freshness and toasty brioche, and lots of Pinot spice and red apple fruit, hint of citrus, silky texture, rounded and vibrant, but the dosage sticks out a bit on the slightly sugary finish. Very come-hither. I bought a half case (reduced to 50% at my local supermarket), and I think I will keep my remaining bottles until the festive season next year. If the dosage integrates well, there should be a one point upside at at least.
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12/27/2019 - chatters wrote: flawed
Supper at Ivan and Jo's (Jo & Ivan's, Marrickville): Lemon, slight cork taint, bread yeast. Quite sharp, medium plus intensity acidity, crisp almost crunchy mousse, that taint on the palate as well. I think I'm going to have to go FLAW.
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12/27/2019 - Charlie N wrote:
Lemon citrus, clearly pronounced salinity.
I craved oysters and lamented that I had none.
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12/27/2019 - macaujames Likes this wine: 90 Points
About 14 years old. Had honeyed aromas of yeasty, bready white fruits, apples and brioche. Its medium bodied solid, crispy palate had excellent depth, good perlage, nice acidity and medium length. 12.5%.
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12/26/2019 - wdlohr wrote: 90 Points
strong yeast aroma, pale color, nuts, complex
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12/26/2019 - maxmanx wrote:
Had a few other $40 champagnes that evening and this one clearly stood out. Will buy again.
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12/24/2019 - VAGentleman wrote: 92 Points
Toasty apple w follow up of sugar and lemon. Delicious. Ready.
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12/23/2019 - Calvero wrote: 91 Points
Green apple, yellow fruit with a fresh minty shade. Tiny bubbles, very fresh and easy to drink. Very dry mouthfeel. Well made and pleasant champagne.
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12/22/2019 - -Tim- Likes this wine: 89 Points
Stocked up another 5 bottles on christmas sale (22€), basically all the bottles the shop had left even though I went there on their first sales day.
Very reliable NV Champagne, similiar to Pommery and Feuillatte, already my seventh tasting note on CT for PH NV. A bit more crisp and less yeasty than I remember, maybe this bottle was younger than the others I had so far.
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12/20/2019 - marcellonegro wrote: 87 Points
Green apple, flint. Some toast. Not that complex.
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12/14/2019 - SimonG wrote: 90 Points
L17, now with a couple of years of post-purchase ageing. Starting to show some richer, bready notes while the fresher elements are still present. Developing nicely, and opens and rounds a little after 30mins to an hour. Probably better in a year or so. *** Last impression confirmed by a couple of glasses left in the bottle overnight which are richer, rounder and very nicely balanced on day two ***1/2
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12/12/2019 - SLIMES Likes this wine: 89 Points
Election Night 2019 at Jordan's.: Election night 2019.
This was the Champagne we turned to after dinner and with the leftover Taittinger and Bolly floating around, I thought that our slightly inebriated state would prevent this from suffering by comparison. In the end, I needn't have worried about that as this bottle held up very well in the face of the competition.
The nose had the usual Piper-Heidsieck sulphur and a faint whiff of potting-soil (probably the Pinot Meunier). It's worth remembering that this wine is nearly a blanc de noirs, but unlike Bolly or Drappier, red apple flavours from the Pinot Noir do not seem to be in the driving seat. Instead, this is leaner with crisp pear and some grainy notes. It's a similar style to Moet but a much better deal IMHO.
A very good quaffing Champagne.
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12/11/2019 - La Cave d'Argent Likes this wine: 91 Points
Rating nonvintage Champagnes is a futile exercise if there is no indication of the disgorgement date, lot number or some other means by which to identify the "batch" that the wine came from. This particular bottle, packaged inside of a red neoprene, zippered holiday gift covering, comes with a lot identifier of L170257-7059. Light golden in color, it sports a brisk medium-sized bead and nice aromatics of lemon curd, baked apple, marzipan, peach and bread dough. Light-to-medium-bodied and with nice tension, it delivers flavors mirroring the nose, has a silky mousse and is dense in the middle. Finishing with good length, this is a quality nonvintage sparkler that should show nicely over the next 2-3 years. Drink now-2022.
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12/8/2019 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 92 Points
Day 1: Drinking beautifully with saline, shells, grapefruit, sour apple and orange peel. Short to medium finish and lingering acidity. Just another good showing while different than the bottle I sampled yesterday. Could be a different N.V. batch.
Day 2: Excellent. Fragrant featuring saline, shells, sour apple, biscuit and orange peel. Amazing acidity and medium finish. So much better than many of these Grower Champagnes that cost $15 more a bottle. 92 points
Recommendation: This is a no brainer. I could drink this a few days a week and be happy.
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12/7/2019 - PSPatrick wrote: 88 Points
Baked apple, roasted almond, nuts and brioche. Broad and very smoky, smokier than last week's bottle. I recommend not serving this Champagne too cold as it got better and better as it warmed up.
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12/7/2019 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 91 Points
Several Tastings today! (Minneapolis, MN): Love the Piper. Chalk, spice, lemon, pear, apple and dough. Medium plus finish and complex. Almost always a winner on every N.V. campaign.
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12/4/2019 - rocknroller wrote: 90 Points
Wednesday Wine Lunch (Rocknroller's (Kevin & Vicki's Place)): Had a chance to revisist this again shortly after have had it a couple weeks ago. Similar, and very good, with a lot of yeast and green apple, and a less descriptive minerality. But this bottle didn't have the same overall expression of depth, toast and finish.
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12/4/2019 - Old98 Likes this wine: 88 Points
More enjoyable from tulip glass rather than trumpet flute. Noticable difference depending on style of glass.
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12/1/2019 - PSPatrick wrote: 87 Points
New label and package. Medium yellow gold in colour. Baked apple, grapey notes, almond, nuts, honey, brioche, biscuit and white smoke, with medium-level acidity and average to good length. The champagne had good complexity and autolysis character, but the mousse was a little coarse, with rather big bubbles, and the wine tasted sweetish and flat, and had benefited from more freshness. Not my favourite of the big brand champagnes.
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12/1/2019 - Madera16 wrote:
Toasty, caramel, chardonnay heavy nose. Not bad, decent option at the $35 price point.
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11/28/2019 - theusualsuspect wrote: 88 Points
$30 holiday sale at Binnys. The pinot meunier tutti fruity sweety dominates the nose, and also briefly on entry, which is the role of pinot meunier - add some fruitiness to the wine. After that the wine offers little as it glides into a considerable finish. Bubbles yes. Flavor interest no. There is a reason pinot meunier is not a noble grape, and this wine I think reinforces why. The grand marque champagne bruts come and go in terms of quality for a variety of reasons - vintages and demand for starters. Piper was in the hunt several years ago, not now. The one grand marque champagne I follow that seems to always stay up there is Henriot, especially if you give it six years or so in the cellar.
By bedtime the bloying fruitiness of this wine was much more pronounced on the palate suggesting perhaps a heavy hand with the dosage as well.
Not at all to my liking.
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11/27/2019 - ToBolt Likes this wine: 89 Points
Großes Haus, Standard Brut, nun gut. Mit 10g eine recht hohe dosage und ein Blend mit hauptsächlich roten Trauben. Am ersten Abend dominieren kräftige, reife Noten - Nüsse, Brotrinde - aber auch eine gewisse fruchtige Munterheit, die ich dem nicht unbeträchtlichen Anteil an Meunier zuschreibe. Am zweiten Abend gesellt sich dann doch überraschend viel Säure hinzu, die Reifenoten treten klar in den Hintergrund, der Champagner wird ausgewogener und komplexer. Hatte keine großen Erwartungen aber das ist durchaus trinkbarer Stoff.
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11/21/2019 - rocknroller wrote: 91 Points
Bring a Good Bottle at St Gen's (St. Genevieve, Mpls, MN): Light gold color. Drank a glass over 30 minutes. It's been about a year and a half since I had this. I was doing a lot of organizing when we poured this so I didn't get to it for a while, but it was worth it when I did. This is always an over performer to me, and I love the classic style. Very nice with dough up front, apple, chalk minerality, and a touch of toast. This has a medium plus frame and comes off very sophisticated especially at the price point.
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11/21/2019 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 91 Points
Worldwide Wines that Don't Suck (Saint Genevieve, Minneapolis): Another good showing. The best of the 3 Sparkling wines tonight. Apple, lemon, chalk, spice and pie crust. Medium plus finish and good acidity. $30 at Hennepin Lake and my favorite NV Champagne for the money.
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11/12/2019 - YouAreHere Likes this wine: 91 Points
Light, fresh, citrus, gummy finish
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11/9/2019 - joet626 Likes this wine: 90 Points
good. Slightly sweet for a brut
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11/2/2019 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 90 Points
Purchased at Hennepin Lake Liquors. Nice complexity featuring citrus, apple, ripe pear, minerals and pie crust. Good acidity and medium finish.
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10/26/2019 - macaujames Likes this wine: 89 Points
Aromatic with yeasty, bready red currants, and white fruits. Its medium bodied briochey palate is nice, elegant, linear with nice perlage, layers. Ended mediumish and stylish. 12.5%.
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10/2/2019 - pdev wrote: 88 Points
Heavy pinot focus, tangy tart, darker palate than your typical large house NV champagne. Nice quality.
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9/15/2019 - zanzabar Likes this wine: 87 Points
Nose of yeasty, nutty, bread. The palate brings in the soft fruit. Bitter granny smith apples, soft medium minus acidity. Bot terribly complex but good for the price point. Probably best as an aperitif, or a celebratory quaffer.
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9/9/2019 - graemeg wrote:
Etihad & Lufthansa - flights & lounges; 9/8/2019-9/14/2019 (Sydney, Abu Dhabi, Frankfurt, Berlin): {cork} Yeasty character. Yellowing fruits, sourdough. An aging Piper it seems, yet the palate is fairly fresh, full of yellow fruits and autolysis, but does finish a touch broad and short, despite the medium/full weight on the palate and medium acidity. (Etihad EY1 Business Class: Abu Dhabi - Frankfurt)
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7/27/2019 - rustyRudy Likes this wine:
Fresh bread, lemon juice yellow, small bubbles with modest complexity. From a half bottle.
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7/21/2019 - chbeaumont wrote: 91 Points
Markedly better bottle. Has a certain fragrance, elegance & refinement. Genteel. Stylish.
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7/16/2019 - jdine Likes this wine: 90 Points
Delicious and rich, great value at $35. Solid classy champagne
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7/14/2019 - MAXIMUM SATISFACTION wrote: 90 Points
Nice contender in the $30-40 price range. Moderate sweetness on the front and finish but over dry.
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7/12/2019 - bartgerrits Likes this wine: 82 Points
Helaas kapot gedaan
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7/6/2019 - the godfather wrote:
Solid stuff
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7/5/2019 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 90 Points
A private lunch (Restaurant Vis aan de Schelde, Amsterdam, NL): Reliable, friendly, forward, good flavours, rounded, well constructed, nothing out of place.
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6/29/2019 - CAJR Likes this wine: 89 Points
Dry an crisp
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6/22/2019 - Michigan Mostberg Likes this wine: 90 Points
Love this Champagne every time I open a bottle. Crisp, light mouthfeel, the creamy citrus and toast go on forever. Not an ethereal wine, straightforward and, for the price, almost impossible to beat.
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6/8/2019 - chbeaumont wrote: 86 Points
Fine mousse; lemon pie nose; strict, has a presence; leave 12 months.
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6/1/2019 - Bebum Likes this wine: 91 Points
Pale gold, tiny and abundant bubbles. Sweet on nose. Medium body, light and delicate flavor, sharp, lean and clean mouthfeel, no identifiable tannins, long aftertaste, sweet but clean finish.
Tart but hiding ample sweetness which balances the acidity perfectly.
Fruity, lemon, lingonberry, apricot.
Refreshing aperitif and food partner, pleasure to drink.
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5/15/2019 - secureboot Does not like this wine: 86 Points
Perhaps I got a bad bottle that I don't yet know how to detect, but this just tasted of straight lemon, without a lot of additional complexity. Just tart, without anything else that I really enjoyed. Will avoid in the future.
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4/30/2019 - benny-g wrote: 89 Points
Decent champagne with a clear pinot noir presence. It's not modest in its taste, but it lacks refinement for me. Somehow it's shouting: I'm champagne and not just a simple sparkler!
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4/29/2019 - Alex Barbera Likes this wine: 89 Points
Abfüllung 2014 - dank der Reifung überraschend schön.
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4/13/2019 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 91 Points
Candied fruit, lemon, chalk, spice and citrus fruits. Very clean wine overall and medium finish. Good acidity. A good NV batch.
Day 2: A bit better with lemon, spice, citrus and minerals. Crisp, clean wine. 91 points
Day 2.5
My wife is not a fan so I took the rest and put one in a Pinot Stem and one in the traditional Champagne stem.
Champagne Stem: Nose is a bit more expressive. Citrus, lemon, lime, dough and spice. Medium plus finish and good acidity. Very nice. 92 points
Pinot Stem: Not nearly as expressive. Good but not as focused as the Champagne Stem. I am going to do more research on using the two but the traditional Champagne stem wins this round. 90 points
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4/8/2019 - The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 91 Points
50-55% Pinot Noir, 20-25% Pinot Meunier, 15-20% Chardonnay with 10-20% Reserve wines. Surprisingly consistent. Or maybe not? The primary goal of non-vintage champagnes is to maintain the house style and the secondary goal is to be consistent year after year. Yes, there may be some overlap in those goals, but nonetheless, both are attained here: green apple and citrus with plenty of yeasty goodness. Tart and angular on the palate with plenty of depth and a finish that rivals the best wines from the region. Bravo. thedrunkencyclist.com
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4/7/2019 - philmtl wrote:
J'ai acheté quelques bouteilles because promotion SAQ intéressante. Bof. Générique sans être désagréable. Pomme et noisette grillée avec un peu d'agrumes. Ça doit tirer vers le 11 ou 12g (haut de la fourchette brut) et ça ne doit pas contenir beaucoup de Chardo. C'est quand même assez rond mais sans beaucoup de longueur. Moyen.
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4/4/2019 - wdlohr wrote: 89 Points
crisp fine bubbles sweet layers of honey and pear, caramel cream
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3/23/2019 - olracx62 Likes this wine: 90 Points
well made NV entry level champagne from PH basically a Blanc des Noirs made of 50-55% pinot noir and 30-35% Pinot Meuniere. Aromatic nose and taste, fast bubbles, bread, green apple and some gentle lemon. Structured but lacking some depth. Truly enjoyable. Best paired with wonderful scampi nature marinated in oil lemon and parsley.
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3/22/2019 - BigTex22 Likes this wine: 92 Points
This might be the best NV champers out there. Nutty, brioche, fresh bread, with silky bubbles and a delicious finish. Load up on this, great stuff.
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3/17/2019 - theqspeaks Likes this wine: 87 Points
Quite enjoyable, nice body
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3/15/2019 - axel_berglund@hotmail.com Likes this wine: 88 Points
Nice maturity after 5 yrs in cellar. Yeast and citrus on the nose.More intense than the younger bottles that i have had. Still good freshness through. Enjoyable!
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2/11/2019 - SLIMES Likes this wine: 88 Points
From a six-pack I bought over a year ago. The lot code starts with a 16, suggesting that this a release from 2016. The extra age has rounded things out nicely.
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1/4/2019 - -Tim- Likes this wine: 90 Points
Bought another three bottles last month for 22€ each.
We had the first two bottles within the first days of 2019, very consistent and enjoyable again!
Tasting note as for the previous five bottles:
"Light yellow colour, yeasty-fruity nose. Very nice mousse, good length with medium acidity. Quite refreshing lemon notes despite more heavy yeast and toast notes."
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1/3/2019 - bartgerrits Likes this wine: 91 Points
Heerlijke champagne !!
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1/1/2019 - macaujames Likes this wine: 89 Points
Again about 12 years old with lots of vim, nice mousse and texture with some briochey, honeyed elegance and flair: Decent length too. 12.5%.
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1/1/2019 - David J Cooper wrote: 88 Points
Clear bright yellow with an intense mousse. Very intense nose, yeast, apple, guava and lem9n nose a bit ripe. Rich textured flavour and a slightly soft, flabby finish.
Exciting at first, then the ripeness and lack of acid starts to get a bit tiring.
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12/31/2018 - evanqian wrote: 89 Points
medium size bubbles, much pear and peach, smooth, low acidity. a little creamy and toasty notes in finish.
Ap 5/5, Ar 12/15, Palate 17/20, Overall 3+2/10
Total 89/100
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12/28/2018 - macaujames Likes this wine: 89 Points
This was about 12 years old. Had honeyed aromas, nice spice and good length. 12.5%.
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12/25/2018 - WineCenturyAZ wrote: 87 Points
Pale lemon in the glass, bone dry, acidity is high, fruits are tart, lemon, star fruit, note of yeast and toast hint of meringue leading to a medium finish. Nice.
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12/25/2018 - BigTex22 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Christmas Day morning celebration. Good with yeast, apple, a golden hue. Great QPR NV champers.
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12/21/2018 - PSPatrick wrote: 87 Points
I had only bought this bottle today, a choice for lack of alternatives. 2018 disgorgement. The medium- to full-bodied champagne was very apply, with lemon effervescent powder, stone fruit, brioche and some smoke. It tasted bitter and a little soapy, with good length. Another mediocre bottle of Pieper-Heidsieck - this champagne house just doesn’t work for me, neither young nor aged. I probably enjoy this champagne most around 18 - 24 months after disgorgement, but try to avoid it.
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12/20/2018 - scyrene wrote: 86 Points
In the current red plastic full-bottle wrap label. Surprisingly dark colour - decidedly gold. A rather saline, musky nose - not to my liking. Perhaps a little spiced apple lurking behind, if I'm generous. On the palate, searing acidity, with a clean lime note. It has a good rich intensity for NV, although a bit too much more of what always reminds me of canned tuna. Lots of apple all the same. Not the best bottle of this I've had by a long stretch, but it's still good. At the upper end of what I'd want to pay, however. I decanted this and it certainly didn't suffer. The next day, a little left in the glass had a wonderful medlar aroma. [Cork + cage; 12% abv; Scotmid (Co-op), £25].
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12/15/2018 - pdxpinotlover wrote: 91 Points
Tasty. I could drink this everyday. Great value for NV champagne
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12/13/2018 - FelixPTR Likes this wine: 95 Points
Very fresh, minerality, very enjoyable.
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12/7/2018 - SLIMES Likes this wine: 88 Points
Disgorged in 2016, this bottle had spent a year in storage. Good stuff. Maybe a bit too much sulphur on the nose. Overall though, this was textbook Champagne with a nice toast/pear profile.
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11/24/2018 - PSPatrick wrote: 89 Points
Bought in December 2015. The wine was light to medium gold in colour, with medium intense, medium fine perlage. It offered stone fruit, ripe apple, grape, citrus, biscuit, brioche and smoke on the nose. On the medium-bodied palate, the wine showed stone fruit, ripe apple, citrus, brioche and smoke, with medium-fine mousse, good, slightly sour and tart acidity, and good length of the chalky, mineral and smoky flint stone-driven finish. A slightly tart and bitter Champagne that was rustic and incomplete in that sense, but I admit that it had gained complexity with additional bottle age and was more-ish today.
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11/22/2018 - Magnolian wrote: flawed
Had been stored in the secondary beer fridge @ ~37degrees F for 2+ years which did something nasty to it. Tasty stale and “off” somehow. So don’t store your bubbles that way.
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11/22/2018 - MTC2 Likes this wine: 89 Points
Enjoyed with appetizers before Thanksgiving dinner. Very yeasty fragrance and palate. Add pear and minimality on the palate. All who tasted enjoyed it.
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11/5/2018 - Sairbla Likes this wine: 96 Points
Extremely refreshing.
Crisp green apple, sour after taste. A great champagne.
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11/4/2018 - jviz wrote: 90 Points
To start a long evening of Franco-centric food and wine, we opened a current release PH NV brut. 55% Pinot noir, 35% P muniere, 15% chard, 10 g/L.
This wine was bright, with green apple streaks, medium mousse with lots of freshness. Not much complexity here and you can definitely pick up on the dosage, but this wine is competitive with the various major label NV champagnes. Bright, fresh, a little to the sweet side
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11/3/2018 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 92 Points
Day 1: Gorgeous NV. Creamy mouthfeel with citrus, spice, dough and charred pie crust. A vibrant wine with sharp acidity. Medium plus finish and at the amazing low price of only $33. 92 points
Day 2: Very similar character from day 1 but picks up some nice perfume notes and dried apricots. Very good acidity on this wine. Not as good as day 1 but solid. 90 points
Recommendation: Dink on day 1 and buy from a shop that moves through NV Champagne. This current NV selections is outstanding as some of the previous ones were sub 90 points.
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10/22/2018 - BigTex22 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Drinking really well. Dark yellow, fine bead, nutty, bread, yeast. Great flavor profile. Paired with scallops and jasmine rice.
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10/14/2018 - galewskj wrote: 91 Points
Hennepin Lake Tasting: A small tasting pour. This is a solid champagne for the price point. It is on the powerful masculine side.
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10/13/2018 - Torchy wrote: 90 Points
Winewankers BYO - Blind; 10/13/2018-10/14/2018 (Caranord Bodø): Nose with yellow apples. Palate is the same. More acid than fruit. Straight forward, easy NV Champagne.
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10/11/2018 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 92 Points
Hennepin Lake Tasting 2018; 10/11/2018-10/14/2018 (Minneapolis, MN): Excellent as the last bottle was. This is a steal for the price. Full of flavor featuring minerals, strawberries, floral and dough. Medium plus finish and good acidity. Buy!
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10/10/2018 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
With a touch of smokiness on the nose. Fresh and fun on the palate.
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9/23/2018 - Aldo Doria Likes this wine: 90 Points
I was pleasantly surprised. Very balanced, the bubble were not aggressive at all, much better than any competitors at the same price range.
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9/11/2018 - garambler Likes this wine: 91 Points
I had this with chicken enchiladas on 9/11/18. It had a rich, expressive bouquet of brioche, apple, pear, citrus, clove, ginger, spice and mineral aromas. The palate was rich, plush and dry with flavors of apple, pear, orange, bread, clove, ginger, spice and minerals.
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9/9/2018 - graemeg wrote:
Etihad Business Class & Lounges; 9/9/2018-9/14/2018 (Sydney, Abu Dhabi, Frankfurt): Something of a house wine across all flights & the Abu Dhabi business lounge, and for at least the last 12 months, so PH must be delivering for Etihad (they serve a vintage PH in 1st). Several bottles of this over a few days were consistent; chardonnay-dominant, with medium–sized bubbles, dry, light-body, just a little autolysis character. There’s not much complexity on offer here though; it’s a sound, not terribly exciting champagne.
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7/28/2018 - Aleks Che wrote: 88 Points
CHE88. Disgorged 12.2011. Low to no perlage, popcorn, brioche with sweet lemon, sweet palate.
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7/28/2018 - macaujames Likes this wine: 90 Points
Is refined but has nice oomph with lightly briochey and lemony white fruits, lovely fizz and decent length. 12.5%. Tasty!.
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7/24/2018 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 92 Points
Medium yellow, good bubbles, minimal nose from a half bottle. Yeasty bread, baked apple and lemony finish.
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7/23/2018 - galewskj wrote: 90 Points
Bring a bottle.... (Tracy's Garden): This wine was quite bold and true to form for Piper Heidsieck.
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7/21/2018 - scyrene wrote: 88 Points
I've not seen this as cheap for a good decade, and at this price it can't be missed. Fairly deep lemon colour. Appealing, sweetish, rather biscuity nose with pear and a touch of mushroom. Rather softer-tasting than some previous examples, but the bottle was a bit dusty and could have been at the back of the shelf for years. Vibrant apple and mandarin fruit. Good, and superb value at this price. [Cork + cage; 12% abv; Sainsbury's Local, on offer at £16.50].
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7/18/2018 - Renton Likes this wine:
PnP for a fried chicken dinner
-color:lemon oil yellow
-body: by appearance, this is a thick, medium+ body champagne and this bears out on the palate.
-aroma: strong mix of apple pastry, marzipan, lemon zest, pear skin and the classic yeasty notes
-palate:red apple, almond paste, and pear richness on the front of the tongue segues into a lemon zest flavored breadiness, acidity is medium verging on medium plus. There's a crispness and a lemon extract flavor that seems to linger on the tongue and the lips.
There's a rich mouthfeel to this champagne, more than I would expect from a 10g/l dosage. When paired with Popeyes' spicy fried chicken, this is a decent champagne, a little heavy on the lemon flavor but the extra dosage helps with the spice.
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7/15/2018 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 91 Points
The best Piper I have had in a long time. Reminds me of the style of the mid 2000s. Lemon, spice, sour apples and chalk. Good acidity and medium plus finish. Wish every Piper tasted like this!
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7/14/2018 - rocknroller wrote: 91 Points
WTDS in the Gardens (Tracy and Jeff's Place, Mpls): Boy, rock solid, straight down the road with classic lines. Toasty, apple, crisp, melon, mineral, nice energy. Really enjoyed it, 91+pts.
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7/7/2018 - champagne99 wrote: 77 Points
Både doftade och smakade väldigt fränt, kanske övermoget? Efter en halvtimme i glaset och högre temperatur var den mildare och bättre balanserad.
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6/25/2018 - sh6k wrote: 89 Points
Clean crisp lots of acidity. Reductive. Hints of red fruit, chalk, vanilla.
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6/21/2018 - PSPatrick wrote:
The wine was bright light to medium gold in colour, with fine, medium intense perlage. It offered citrus, apple, stone fruit, biscuit, almond and chalk on the nose and palate, with reasonably fine mousse, slightly tart acidity and good length. This champagne was tart, a little too bitter and somewhat incomplete today. I bought it at a supermarket only yesterday; it had clearly benefited from another year in the cellar.
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6/16/2018 - alanh13 Likes this wine:
This is very good. Exactly what I want from a champagne. Lovely fruit (apple & pear) and plenty of bready/yeasty notes too. Long finish. Good balance on the dosage too, perfectly 'brut'.
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6/12/2018 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 91 Points
From a half bottle. Very light yellow. Simple when cold, mostly citrus, good bubbles, tart finish. Best when it warms up.
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6/12/2018 - wihong wrote: 92 Points
From '10, light amber color, refreshing lemonade aroma, full bodied, zesty, buttery, strong caramel with long lemon, mint finish.
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5/7/2018 - mwneil Likes this wine: 91 Points
Drank in restaurant for $65; full bodied, lots of flavor; good bubbles, drank easily, a crowd pleaser, drank with halibut, would drink again.
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5/6/2018 - Otaku Oenophile Likes this wine: 88 Points
Pretty decent, more ripe than Moet or Veuve Clicquot.
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5/2/2018 - garambler Likes this wine: 90 Points
This had a rich, ripe and expressive bouquet of brioche, green apple, pear, orange, mushroom, clove, spice and mineral aromas. The palate was rich and tart with flavors of green apple, pear, orange, toast, mushroom and chalky minerals. 90+
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4/28/2018 - GGLT Likes this wine:
Good solid NV Champagne. Personally, I like it with berries.
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4/21/2018 - Bearbus Likes this wine:
Feb 2016 purchase. Showing some nice age - toastiness. Good
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3/17/2018 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 91 Points
Half bottle. Good citrus, nice bubbles, allergies acting up so no formal tasting note, but still tasty!
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3/17/2018 - alanh13 wrote:
Very good and classic champagne. Lacking some aromatics and wow factor though. Perhaps could do with another year or two of keeping. On the palate it’s lively yet with some Pinot softness. I get a big of chalk in swirling and some sherbet too. Seems to be a medium to generous dosage. Good but not as good as Boizel Brut Reserve NV and BdB NV drank recently.
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3/11/2018 - SimonG wrote: 89 Points
very decent indeed with potential to improve. Recent purchase so will benefit from another year or two of cellar time. Good dosage, fresh with some autolytic complexity developing. Good weight. ***
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2/23/2018 - GGLT Likes this wine:
Very nice affordable "every day" Champagne. Definitely aided by the berries of your choice (I prefer blackberries). Very consistent label, quality rarely changes.
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2/20/2018 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 90 Points
From a half bottle. Nice medium bubbles, brioche, vanilla, ripe apple and less so citrus.
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2/18/2018 - chatters wrote: flawed
E&M Quickie (E & M's in the rocks, Sydney): FLAW - Not corked but sharply acidic and almost oxidised - colour was almost bronzed.
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2/10/2018 - pdxpinotlover wrote: 91 Points
Not a real serious note. Popped a magnum with my beautiful wife and my mother paired with very flavorful Oregon Dungeness crab. In post meal bubbles bliss. I thought a magnum might be too much. I thought wrong!
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2/7/2018 - bengti Likes this wine: 91 Points
For a brut this displayed uncommon complexity and fine balance of minerals vs acidity. Precise, well structured, a lovely dark shade driven by the high meuniere content, very good especially as an pre-dinner drink.
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2/5/2018 - maxima wrote: 88 Points
Riche et ample, sur les biscuits et le beurre.
Assez long et persistant.
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2/1/2018 - -Tim- Likes this wine: 90 Points
Last May I wrote the following note, which still holds true for this bottle:
"Light yellow colour, yeasty-fruity nose. Very nice mousse, good length with medium acidity. Quite refreshing lemon notes despite more heavy yeast and toast notes. A bargain at 20€ on sale!"
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1/13/2018 - depechemoroder Likes this wine: 88 Points
Definitely Pinot dominated, there is a bredth to this while retaining a zippy freshness. Attractive green apple and fresh dough nose with a zing of lemon. Crisp and lifting, the mousse is a bit pedestrian, which probably broadens the palate. Very nice aperitif, particularly with almonds.
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12/25/2017 - AllRed wrote: 88 Points
Rich and nutty; baked apple. Medium bead.
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12/24/2017 - benjaminpaul wrote: 88 Points
About 4-5 years old. Nose of brioche, lemon merangue, toasted apricot and peach. Palate similar, creamier with ripe green apple notes. Delicious. Proof the NV can be kept.
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12/17/2017 - gkpaoli Likes this wine:
Straw colored, apple, pear, fairly low acidity, high carbonation, rich and full bodied
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12/12/2017 - scyrene Likes this wine: 89 Points
Creamy nose, slightly toasty, with broad citrus fruit. Quite delicious; none of the green apple notes I used to get from this, but rather a crisp, tangy, biscuity flavour. This hasn't rocketed in price quite as much as other widely-available NV cuvées in the last ten years, but I'd still only buy it when heavily discounted; at this price, it's fine. [Cork + cage; 12% abv; Scotmid (Co-op), on offer at £24.99].
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11/25/2017 - spectrumphoto Likes this wine: 94 Points
Drinking great after holding in cellar for almost a decade
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11/25/2017 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 90 Points
Good bubbles, fair amount of dosage, lemon curd and marzipan nose, good finish for the night.
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11/25/2017 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Sure, crisp and clean and easy going.
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11/24/2017 - graemeg wrote:
Etihad Business CLass & Lounges; 11/20/2017-11/24/2017 (Sydney, Abu Dhabi, Frankfurt): Bright yeast and grapefruit aromas and flavours. More pinot character – faint strawberry – on the palate than the nose. Light, crisp wine, with medium-sized creamy bubbles. Tidy wine, more-ish although the finish tends to the shorter side. Tangy grapefruit finish. OK; hard to beat for the price.
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11/23/2017 - konadog Likes this wine: 92 Points
Baked apple, light lemon and toasty finish
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11/18/2017 - David J Cooper wrote: 91 Points
A very nice yeasty lemon apple nose. An intense structured mouth feel and finish. A very good wine.
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11/15/2017 - jmcmchi Likes this wine: 90 Points
Trail of bubbles persists to slightly biscuit nose.
Refreshing, crisp
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11/15/2017 - vinhonotte Likes this wine: 92 Points
fresh, lively; honeysuckle, apricots, minerals, biscutty; nice complexity
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11/8/2017 - RichardP wrote: 88 Points
This is a decent inexpensive Champagne with yellow apple and yeast on the palate, with a fairly fine bubble and moderate length. Good value for the money at a bit over $30.
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10/23/2017 - bajayngo wrote:
Nice weight that presents a luxurious quality with mineral and sea foam, sweet herbs, brioche, nice mousse and only got better as the temp came up.
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10/21/2017 - Mark V Likes this wine: 89 Points
Great champagne for the price point. Piper never disappoints.
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10/20/2017 - scyrene Likes this wine: 88 Points
Very pale. Light, elegant nose: tangy, floral, mineral. Very bready flavour with plenty of lemon-lime acidity, but it's balanced, and tastes quite broad. This hasn't changed much in the last 10 years, and indeed at this price is little more expensive. It's bright, vibrant, uncomplicated, and quite good. From producer's website: 50-55% pinot noir, 30-35% meunier, 15-20% chardonnay; 10-20% reserve wines; 10g/l dosage. [Cork + cage; 12% abv; Sainsbury's, on offer at £20].
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10/14/2017 - SimonG wrote: 90 Points
Non-Rare Piper (Tom C's Festival of Wine, London): Fresh with a touch of autolytic complexity. Very decent. ***1/2
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10/7/2017 - Montecalvo Likes this wine: 88 Points
this bottle was more golden in color than expected but not seeming to be old.
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10/2/2017 - TashNYC wrote: 91 Points
So beautiful and elegant! (From memory, as I forgot to write notes at the time). Thanks to Monica and Michael.
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10/1/2017 - macaujames Likes this wine: 90 Points
Very nice, elegant stylish and long with lovely minerally mousse, great cutting acidity and biscuity complexity. Ends long. 12.5%. Drank with a cake. Great aperitif Champagne.
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9/30/2017 - AnonymousCoward Likes this wine: 90 Points
Quite crisp citrus, peach and lemon curd. Plenty of fizz here
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9/30/2017 - ChrisPage Likes this wine: 91 Points
Lovely peaches, cream, citrus peel notes on the nose. Palate angles more towards citrus, passion fruit, brioche and dried fig characteristics with a very dry finish.
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9/11/2017 - Sourdough Likes this wine: 90 Points
This bottle seems a tad better than others I have had. Tiny bubbles. Good mouth feel. Sophisticated. Nice weight. Paired beautifully with a Cep mushroom risotto.
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8/26/2017 - AllRed wrote: 90 Points
Cellar diminishment party- brief note. Toasted apple fruit in the bouquet and on the palate. Consistent; reliable. Excellent qpr.
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8/5/2017 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 92 Points
Great bubbles. Very crisp and tart, lemon leads the charge, drank from a half bottle. Did well with a BLT.
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8/4/2017 - The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 91 Points
50-55% Pinot Noir, 20-25% Pinot Meunier, 15-20% Chardonnay with 10-20% Reserve wines. Piper-Heidsieck has been one of my favorite champagnes for a while now as the red labeled little devil consistently delivers: citrus and yeasty notes with a vibrant sparkle in the glass. While plenty of great acidity, brioche notes, and depth on the palate. Still a favorite. thedrunkencyclist.com
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6/27/2017 - Tiesface wrote: 91 Points
Really enjoyed this. Near the top of my NV favorites, just a hair behind Pol Roger and Bolly.
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6/18/2017 - Zinlady Likes this wine: 90 Points
Had for Father's Day celebration. With dinner. Nice wine. Some sweetness
Nice bubbles
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6/17/2017 - PSPatrick wrote: 88 Points
I bought this champagne about two years ago. It was light to medium golden in colour, with fine, medium-intense perlage. The wine was very smoky, with sweet, ripe, bruised apple, almond and brioche flavours. It had rather coarse mousse, but ripe, smooth acidity, with good length of the pleasantly bitter finish. The broad, medium-bodied champagne drank reasonably well, but had benefited from a little more freshness.
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6/14/2017 - brunomr Likes this wine: 89 Points
Always good!
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5/29/2017 - GoBlue2002 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Drunk with Diane, Ray, Marianne.
This just hit the spot tonight. Showing a touch of fruit and a fair amount of yeast, this dry brut has a moderate length.
Me - 91, Wife - 91/92
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5/21/2017 - -Tim- Likes this wine: 90 Points
Light yellow colour, yeasty-fruity nose. Very nice mousse, good length with medium acidity. Quite refreshing lemon notes despite more heavy yeast and toast notes. A bargain at 20€ on sale!
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5/8/2017 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 91 Points
Nice combination of apple and citrus flavors, good bubbles, paired well with salad, blue cheese and grilled chicken
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5/6/2017 - SMagowan Likes this wine: 91 Points
Third time was more like the first. Very enjoyable. Great with shrimp cocktail.
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4/29/2017 - graemeg wrote:
Decent value for A$34; the basics of champagne are here; some decent chardonnay fruit, fine bubbles, medium-delicacy texture. Medium length, no more; not especially complex and reasonably satisfying. Fair.
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4/23/2017 - Chris@77 wrote: 85 Points
Wine Spectator rated this as 92, excellent price from Total. Not sure what WS drinking but didn't read like what I am drinking. This is a reasonable champagne for the reduced price, nice nose, mousse, citrus flavor, some creaminess, short to average finish. It lacks complexity and flavor interest found in other grower champagnes (albeit at a higher price) such as Clouet or the Pertois-Moriset GC BdB drank last week. It's fine but not a rebuy for me. I'd rather pay a little more and get a lot more (it is better than the Heidsieck Monopole Blue Top or the Pannier Brut, other recent inexpensive experiments). The quest for good value inexpensive champagne rolls on!
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4/15/2017 - H. Eugene Likes this wine: 93 Points
Excellent. Crisp with a nice citrus taste. Lots of bubbles
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4/8/2017 - -Tim- Likes this wine: 90 Points
Similar notes as last September.
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3/27/2017 - APJS70 wrote: 90 Points
Golden yellow with subdued effervescence. Apple aromas. Toasty apple flavours with a hint of liquorice. Well balance sweetness and acidity. Moderate complexity and a good length finish. Excellent.
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3/26/2017 - americanstorm Likes this wine: 92 Points
Toast on the nose, apple and licorice on the palate. Lots of fine bubbles that explode in your mouth and a long finish. Great qpr in my opinion. Would definitely buy again.
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3/17/2017 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 92 Points
Light straw. Plentiful small to medium sized bubbles. Crisp lemon curd, clean and fresh with just a subtle touch of toast. Once it warms up a little it has a nice nose.
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2/27/2017 - Doc90 wrote: 90 Points
Big nose with minerals, applesauce, and biscotti. Dense, layered, and energetic.
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2/26/2017 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 93 Points
Pale yellow, plentiful small to medium sized bubbles, lemon curd, green apples and Golden Delicious apple, nicely tart, crisp, clean refreshing and finishes with almond paste and a hint of biscuit. Lovely! From a half bottle
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2/4/2017 - SMagowan Likes this wine: 87 Points
I liked this bottle a little less than the first one. This tasted a little too much like fizzy grape juice and lacked finesse.
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1/21/2017 - aagrawal wrote: 88 Points
SCCM Conference; 1/21/2017-1/25/2017 (Honolulu, HI): Nice nose with some yeast, slight oxidation; palate is medium bodied, nice richer style, but midpalate falls a tad flat to be great. 88
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1/10/2017 - pifcho Likes this wine:
No formal notes, but thought that this was full of energy and elegance and delivered a lot of champagne goodness at its price point. (90-91)
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1/8/2017 - rocknroller wrote: 91 Points
Light medium gold color. Drank 2+ glasses from magnum. Had this bottle with my family seeing my off and back to grad school. I hadn't had one in some time, and this was a very nice bottle. Really consistent in every way with what I expect from the house style. Deliciously toasted and leesy, with plenty of brioche and more subtle citrus fruits on a full bodied palate. Very good, I'm a sucker for a toasty Champagne.
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1/7/2017 - macaujames wrote: 89 Points
A nice refined and layered, briochey and minerally, freshly fruited Champagne with nice perlage and good length. Nice for events as an aperitif.
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1/1/2017 - graemeg wrote:
Sound champagne; decent depth of flavour, medium bubbles. Mostly chardonnay-influenced it seems. Decent enough if hardly memorable; not bad value at at A$35 these days. Had a few this Christmas; it's been nicely consistent.
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1/1/2017 - Schönibert wrote: 85 Points
Klar, durchaus reif, perlt gut.
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12/31/2016 - vino_per_tutti wrote: 88 Points
Wanted to like this, but felt it fell short. Citrus and yeasty notes on the nose. Creamy effervescence on the palate. Crisp and dry. Everything correct, but nothing special. Lacked freshness. Perhaps a few too many years in the cellar?
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12/31/2016 - Harley1199 Likes this wine:
After four years laying down in my cellar this bottle is offering a perfect mousse, a palette of aromas: from chicken roasted skin to white chocolate. Also brioche and limestone. Elegant and delicate citrus-like.
Same elegance on the palate. Fine bubbles. Long and delicious.
I've one more bottle from the same pack...for 2019?
Después de cuatro años durmiendo en mi bodega esta botella ofrece una mousse perfecta, una verdadera paleta de aromas: de piel de pollo asado a chocolate blanco. También brioche y piedra caliza. Elegante y delicada como de cítricos.
Mismo elegancia en el paladar. Finas burbujas. Larga y deliciosa.
Tengo una botella más de la misma compra ... ¿para 2019?
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12/31/2016 - rmarkey Likes this wine: 90 Points
Very good, but we tasted a lot of sparkling wines in Tasmania recently that was as good or better. This has admittedly been in cellar 5 years.
Colour: pale lemon
Bouquet: biscuity yeast, dough, lemon, brioche
Palate: lemon. Orange, candied fruits, toast, apples, walnuts and mushrooms, chalky texture a little, with good bead. Quite complex and full bodied.
New Year's Eve, December 2016.
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12/30/2016 - Lyubomir Lefterov wrote: 88 Points
Brought from a friend, this is an airport purchase, I suspect it has been on the shelf for 3-4 years, quite developed with mushroom-y flavors, good weight on the palate and decent freshness, not bad but definitely past its peak.
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12/24/2016 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 91 Points
Found some of the 93 point Champagne at a whole in the wall shop. Even though sitting vertical for over a year didn't impact the quality. Nose of dough, lemon, spice, candied dried fruits and orange. Palate is very complex and good acidity. Not too chalk but does show the character. Medium plus finish and very good. My wife for some reason likes Sparklers from Cali and Prosecco which works for the price points. Not sure why she doesn't enjoy Champagne anymore.
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12/23/2016 - chablis28 wrote: 87 Points
Decent but far from remarkable. Nothing wrong with this btl and nothing compelling either. Think this can currently be found for $20 locally and that is really about where it drinks. There are more interesting $30 options out there.
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12/23/2016 - Schönibert wrote: 84 Points
Faire Sache!
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12/11/2016 - trmoore Likes this wine: 92 Points
Served from a magnum and one of the favorites at our wine club Christmas party. Medium body, apples, toast, very bright and balanced. Impressive.
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12/10/2016 - scyrene wrote: 87 Points
Pale lemon. Modestly floral nose. Clean, high acidity. Young and racy, perhaps a little too bracing. A couple of years' bottle age might do wonders; as it is, I'd serve it to people who like their champagne in the 'French style', or possibly with food. [Cork + cage; 12% abv; Scotmid, on offer at £20.99].
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12/9/2016 - Vino Me wrote: 85 Points
Retailer tasting. Tasted rather plastic and manufactured. 85 points.
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12/3/2016 - PSPatrick wrote: 88 Points
This ripe, medium-bodied, reasonably balanced champagne was medium yellow-golden in colour, with medium-intense, medium-fine perlage. It offered bruised apple, citrus, smoke and brioche aromas on the nose, and apple, lemon, golden grape, smoke/firestone, brioche and biscuit flavours on the palate, with creamy mousse, medium-plus acidity and very good length of the slightly bitter finish. Solid. 88+
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12/3/2016 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 90 Points
Apple, walnuts, dough and lemon. Short to medium finish. A bit acidic but still plenty of complexity.
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11/28/2016 - red freddy Likes this wine: 90 Points
11/28/15
Served Magnum Bottle well-chilled about 7c/45f, 12.0% abv, with hors d'oeuvre for a celebratory occasion. Nice pale straw colors & tiny bubbles. Champagne nose, with taste of citrus, lemon, and floral notes on the palate. Crisp, refreshing, well-balanced with just the right amount of acid. Magnum size was a hit with everyone.
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11/24/2016 - J @ y H @ c k Likes this wine: 89 Points
Bought about 5 years ago and cellared. Brought to a party to watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade from a vantage point right on the parade route. Took on some depth with the cellaring, palate is mostly citrus. There is a tiny bit of yeast and some white fruit. This is a crowd pleaser in a non-derogatory sense. Well made, NOT SWEET, Let's call it Extra Brut without being no dosage.
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11/24/2016 - SMagowan Likes this wine: 90 Points
Very good. Was the third bottle of Champagne and can't remember details.
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11/21/2016 - saten26 wrote:
The style of Piper-Heidsieck's nonvintage Champagne is getting more and more refined. It is drier than in the past while also full of ripe white fruits. There is a tight structure, a hint of toast from bottle age and fresh acidity at the end
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11/17/2016 - Double-A Likes this wine: 93 Points
Expressive , mature apple, toast and biscuit nose. Dry, with great flavors and distinct replays. Long complex finish. Always a favorite.
4.5/5
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11/11/2016 - Schönibert wrote: 85 Points
Korrekter Typ, lecker.
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11/6/2016 - Schönibert wrote: 85 Points
Guter Wein für nen stürmischen Sonntagnachmittag am Atlantik.
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11/5/2016 - Schönibert wrote: 85 Points
Auch heute wieder solide Performance. Aber scheint tatsächlich ein alter Posten zu sein, Korken bleibt stark gepresst, was die Angelegenheit aber nicht schlechter macht, im Gegenteil.
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11/5/2016 - LIE-user wrote: 88 Points
Among the cheap, but "real" NV Champagnes this is probably the best. Around here you can buy this for about 23 USD and it is really worth that. I always tell people to buy one of these instead of some discounter no-name Champgane.
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11/4/2016 - Schönibert wrote: 85 Points
Wohl schon länger auf der Flasche, dem Korken nach zu urteilen, etwas fassig zunächst aber schon rund, verbessert sich das alles zu einem frischen Wein, der nur dezente Säure aufweist und sehr gut runter gluckert. Fast so gut wie Gerstinade.
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10/27/2016 - wineaficionado Likes this wine: 88 Points
Color: Pale yellow. Nose: Bread, a hint of something fruity. Mouth: Fine mousse. Bready and nutty and a hint of apple and pear. The remainder in the bottle after having spent 4 days in the fridge has nothing lost of its freshness.
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10/25/2016 - AllRed wrote: 91 Points
Off the list at the Club. Lemon, stone, almond and vanilla bean notes. Medium bead with green apple, vanilla cream and citrus. For the price this is tough to beat in terms of NV Champagne and has become a go to weeknight bubbly.
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10/13/2016 - scyrene Likes this wine: 87 Points
Pale straw colour. Very toasty nose, with a touch of green apple. Rather flat mousse, but a nice touch of age on the palate, with more caramel. A touch of bitterness. Pretty good at this price, and one of the few grandes marques that can occasionally still be had so cheaply. [Cork + cage; 12% abv; Scotmid (Co-op), on offer at £20].
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9/9/2016 - -Tim- Likes this wine: 90 Points
It has been almost 5 years since I had my last bottle of Piper-Heidsieck.
This bottle (released in 2015 according to the shoulder-print) was a bit more nutty and yeasty than last time, as far as I remember. Very nice mousse!
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9/7/2016 - Zweder wrote: 90 Points
Monthly Tasting Group EEE #053; Italy (@ MG): The first thing to notice are the mild bubbles, but I don’t know how old the bottle is. In the bouquet nutty flavors, brioche some citrus. On the palate the same. A friendly and really pleasant wine with mild, but good acidity and some pleasant slightly oxidized impressions.
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8/23/2016 - peternelson wrote: flawed
Corked.
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8/21/2016 - RajivAyyangar wrote: 78 Points
Champagne in Bangalore (Enoteca at Madhuloka, Bangalore, India): Pinot, Pinot Meunier
12%
INR 4,430 - $67
Pale straw.
Explosive slightly charred baguette on the nose (autolysis).
Sour, dried apples. Yellow apple. Slight reductive notes (burnt toast). Some darker apple notes (maybe from the pinot?).
Dosage shows a bit.
properly high acid - squeaky malic notes on the finish.
Overall It's a correct champagne, but aromatically not super interesting.
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8/1/2016 - Harley1199 Likes this wine:
Too much bubbles in the glass. Brioche on the nose. Very bready and softie.
Mellow citrius on the palate.
Needed more time in my humble opinion. Dosage 11 g/l.
Demasiadas burbujas en la copa. A brioche en nariz. Muy de levadura de pan y muy suavecito. En boca aparecen citricos melosos.
En mi modesta opinión esta botella necesitaba más tiempo.
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7/5/2016 - danielk168 wrote: 90 Points
classic stuff, just the right balance of freshness and complexity, a bit on the light side but just right for me, not too yeasty.
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6/24/2016 - Marc wrote: 88 Points
H.I.Jones 73rd Birthday at Pokai Parera - Day 1 (Ekatahuna, New Zealand): Drunk after 10 years in a cold (max 11 degrees, C), this was quite excellent. A vibrant fluffy mousse, a lot of bottle development , but also retaining good clarity. While I prefer my champagnes to be fresh, this was an example of a nv wine developing pleasing characters through cellaring.
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6/23/2016 - Peter Kleban Likes this wine:
** (almost ***)
Had a glass. Clean and clear with notes of toast, brioche and yeast. Very nicely balanced and extremely long. At Pol Roger level but softer, less acidic.
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5/28/2016 - jens.thogersen Likes this wine: 88 Points
Fresh and fruity, lime and red apples dominated, slightly bready.
Nice small mousse.
Decent champagne
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5/21/2016 - thewiz Likes this wine: 86 Points
(Disgorged in June 2013) Nice youthful nose showing minerals, citrus and hazelnuts. Palate is fresh but with a bit weak acidity and with a long bittersweet lime peel finish. A nice and fresh champagne to drink as an aperitif in the sun. Best within 2-4 years.
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5/21/2016 - pakabear Likes this wine: 88 Points
Needs a little time to breath, big fruit, background yeast and bread, heavy on the bubbles but young. Not bad at all for the price.
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4/21/2016 - H. Eugene Likes this wine: 91 Points
Excellent champagne
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4/2/2016 - kmacSF wrote: 89 Points
Floral fruits, wonderful brut.
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3/28/2016 - DanH1021 Likes this wine: 96 Points
I absolutely loved this Champagne! Big notes of yeast and sourdough with a palette that is more of the same. If I could find a loaf of sourdough that tasted like this Champagne I would be in heaven!
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3/5/2016 - wayfarer Likes this wine: 89 Points
375 purchased a year ago. Nice, light lemon, apple, toasted nuts. Moderate rich, quite fresh. A great deal. With chocolate mousse cake. Tasty.
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3/5/2016 - Geoff Likes this wine: 90 Points
From magnum. Delicious, balanced, nice acidity, good fruit.
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2/20/2016 - NickBurwood Likes this wine: 89 Points
Dinner party at friend's house.
As I remembered it from my days in the trade, toasty, broad russet apple fruit and quite full and frothy. Good, decently priced apéritif champagne - but even better with canapés!
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2/14/2016 - TannicBeast Likes this wine: 90 Points
Medium plus lemon with small to medium bubbles. The nose is clean, with lemon, lime, fuji apple, toasted hazelnuts and freshly baked brioche. The nose is medium in intensity and developing. The palate is dry and has flavors consistent with the nose. Predominantly lemon-lime at first, with an earthy finish. The acidity is medium plus, the alcohol, body, flavor intensity and finish are medium. This is a very good, elegant, balanced sparkler. Drink now, not intended for ageing.
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2/14/2016 - Jarndyce Likes this wine: 90 Points
Been sitting in the cellar for about 15 months. Nice acidity with flavor of tart apples. Enjoyed.
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1/30/2016 - The Drunken Cyclist wrote: 91 Points
Ok. I am biased. I have always liked Piper, a lot, but I tended to be more focused on smaller producers in Champagne. That was a misstep on my end: many of the larger producers are making fantastic wines that tend to go unnoticed in favor of the much more trendy "grower champagnes." Well, I have decided that is simply dumb. Piper-Heidsieck is firmly in my wheelhouse: Emphasis on Pinot, great depth and balance, astounding consistency. It also helps that I have met the winemaker. And he is a hoot. Outstanding. 91. Thedrunkencyclist.com
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1/29/2016 - vinovin Likes this wine: 89 Points
Can it be true? Nikki actually liked this champagne- think it was the nutty notes which sold her. Will be buying some bottles!
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1/26/2016 - rocknroller wrote: 90 Points
Blind Pinots from Oregon, Cali, and Burgundy (The Kenwood, Mpls, MN): Light gold color. Drank 1 glass over 30 minutes. I'm not sure if I've had many Champagnes more than this one. Tonight, this started almost flat, no energy, little bead, and then, almost suddenly it became what it can be. there was the depth, the toastiness, the leesy goodness, apple, medium full body, very good in the end and quite tasty. Initially I would not have thought it this good at all. 90+pts.
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1/3/2016 - PSPatrick wrote: 89 Points
The wine was medium lemon in colour and a little foamy, with intense, medium-fine perlage. It offered apple, lemon, mirabelle, firestone and toast aromas on the nose. On the palate the wine showed apple, lemon, mirabelle, firestone, brioche, toast and a hint of honey, with creamy, medium-fine mousse, medium-plus acidity and very good length. The broad, medium-bodied, medium-complex Champagne was balanced and drank well.
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1/2/2016 - Tipsy Twitcher Likes this wine: 90 Points
A pale yellow colour. Bright with small bubbles. No legs or tears.
A light, mineral aroma, there is a hint of lemon and other citrus fruit.
A sharp, clean taste. The flavour starts off with a chalky, mineral taste, then a potent citrus fruit flavour towards the end.
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1/1/2016 - bartgerrits Likes this wine: 86 Points
Eenn mooie elegante frisse champagne. In de smaak wat lichte appeltjes en peer. Hij proeft redelijk jong zeker vergeleken met de andere tn.
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1/1/2016 - galewskj wrote: 87 Points
New Years Even 2015 (Kevin and Vicki's): From a magnum, drank a glass over 30 minutes, then drank another glass 4+ hours later. Lean and uninteresting. Initially, incredibly steely, with a sharp metallic palate. Although this aspect had dissapeared on the 2nd glass, it didn't improve much beyond that. I've had this champagne several times and it's always been better.
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1/1/2016 - mntebolt wrote:
drank and it was good!
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12/31/2015 - rocknroller wrote: 89 Points
New Years Eve Celebration (Rocknroller's (Kevin & Vicki's Place)): Pale gold color. From magnum. Drank 2 glasses over 30 minutes, about 4 hours apart. I thought this was pretty typical myself. Good minerality, ample yeast, maybe less fruit driven than some bottles, but good typicity. 89+pts.
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12/28/2015 - drwinenut Likes this wine: 92 Points
This is a wine that is between the very yeasty style and the more austere high acidity style. Nice balance Great in a mag
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12/27/2015 - agirlandherglass wrote: 89 Points
Medium Gold, pronounced aromas of fresh lemon, green apple, thyme, yeasty breads notes, & hint of mineral. Palate follows green apple, lemon, and toasty brioche over a zesty acidity and creamy mousse.
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12/26/2015 - BigJ wrote:
Crisp, fresh and with verve. Apple, mandarin, almonds and some nice toasty notes. Good house champagne, that is a nice aperitif
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12/23/2015 - AllRed wrote: 91 Points
This continues to offer superb value in NV Champagne. Purchased off the wine list at the club to enjoy with Fanny Bay oysters, this displayed notes of green apple, lemon and chalk. Medium bead. Green apple, lemon, ginger and almond flavors with a minerally/Limestone finish.
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12/19/2015 - swapdoc wrote:
Zachys Champagne Extravaganza: The essence of a holiday champagne. Good energy and acidity, dry, with a hint steel, green apple, balanced and fruity. Wine to toast with rather than to savor in a glass.
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12/16/2015 - Vino Me wrote: 88 Points
Retailer tasting. No formal notes. 88 points.
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12/9/2015 - shurpa14 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Very tasty. At this price, I don't know if this can be beat. Dark yellow in color, nose of green apple, toast, peaches, toasted almonds. Nice acidity and very enjoyable. Highly recommend.
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12/5/2015 - rocknroller wrote: 90 Points
Tasting pour. More depth and verve than the extra dry, apple, mineral, brighter. 90+ to 91pts.
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11/30/2015 - scyrene Likes this wine: 88 Points
Ivory. Toasty, almost saline nose. Good balanced acidity. Lemon and apple. More toastiness. Balanced, racy. [Cork + cage; 12% abv; Scotmid (Co-op), on offer at £21.99]
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11/20/2015 - jviz Likes this wine: 90 Points
toasty, almond notes, balanced sugar and acid. very nice NV.
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11/14/2015 - swivel112 Likes this wine: 89 Points
For $30 this has become our go to Champagne and it never disappoints. Nice mousse, plus acidity and plenty of fruit with just enough toastiness.
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11/7/2015 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 88 Points
50% PN, 25% PM, 15% Chard, 10% reserve. Apple, grapefruit peel, fine mousse, long citric acid and fruit finish.
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11/2/2015 - Red Don Likes this wine: 88 Points
Served with Hors d'oeuvre. Very Nice Champagne. Pleasant nose and abundent tiny bubbles. Q similar to Mumms Brut Prestiege, but just a little bit drier and slightly more astringent.
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10/18/2015 - Thoughtful Likes this wine: 89 Points
At a dinner party. Very acceptable without anything special to recommend it.
Fullish flavour. Pinot Meurnier? No point in keeping.
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10/14/2015 - SLIMES Likes this wine:
I had this after a bottle of Bolly NV and Bolly Grande Annee 2004. Very different in style with an almost dirty sulphur aspect to it or what could be described as a nice toastiness depending on your perspective. It followed Grande Annee 2004 however, so all things considered it held up very well. Will buy again.
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10/9/2015 - JVG wrote:
From 375ml off the list. Surprisingly good. A little heavy on the dosage, but good richness of fruit behind it and some nice toasted flavors with refined texture and a solid finish. Yum.
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8/28/2015 - kmwesley Likes this wine: 90 Points
K: 90
M: 85
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8/27/2015 - sunalsorises wrote: 90 Points
Consistently good. Good acidity and balance.
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7/28/2015 - slywka7 wrote: 91 Points
Aromas of bread, yeast and mineral. This had some interesting flavors of sourdough bread, yeast, slate and a splash of citrus. Very nice bubbles in this and ended with a nice mineral driven finish. Certainly an interesting non vintage champagne.
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7/16/2015 - SLIMES Likes this wine:
This seemed slightly over-dosaged when I first opened it but I must have been in an odd mood. Others loved it and this was a perfect match for smoked salmon sandwiches on the train, when I polished the rest off the following day.
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7/14/2015 - lavalava wrote: 85 Points
굿 굿
풍부한 과실향
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6/27/2015 - rocknroller wrote: 90 Points
Monthly Tasting Group: Rieslings and Thai Food (Sen Yai Sen Lek, Mpls): Light gold color. 2oz pour. As always I love the nicely toasted character up front and on the palate; yeasty, brioche, some chalk and finer minerality, apple. 90+pts.
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6/12/2015 - Slaz Likes this wine: 90 Points
Good acidity, plenty of apple notes. Balanced. Simple but satisfying.
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6/7/2015 - tcarter Likes this wine: 88 Points
Perfectly adequate every day drinker, but nothing too special. A bit too sweet for my taste.
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6/4/2015 - SLIMES Likes this wine: 89 Points
BOth of these bottles were 2014 disgorgements and were text-book middle-weight champagnes. Having them after my trip to Drappier (a house known for their low use of sulphur) put the toastier aspects of the wines into sharp relief. They still stood up well in the wake of a long stint of drinking the excellent cuvees of Drappier.
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5/31/2015 - fscov Likes this wine: 90 Points
O que mais me incomoda nos champanhes de grande produção é o que eles entregam no nariz. Definitivamente, este não é o problema aqui. Ótimo perfume e equilíbrio. Em boca, mantém o equilíbrio. Também possui um ótimo QPR.
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5/30/2015 - 1964vintage wrote: 89 Points
Very good every day drinking bubbly. Nice aromas, toast, crisp. Great on warm Florida summer days.
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5/24/2015 - Fausto_Coppi Likes this wine: 90 Points
Well balanced, good level of fruit/acidity with fine mousse. Great value at the offer price when bought.
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5/22/2015 - tastark wrote:
This was actually a really old disgorgement (7+ years old) and it held up really well! Very enjoyable.
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5/14/2015 - drummer Likes this wine: 90 Points
perfect compliment to Alaskan king crab showing a little pear and apricot notes but nice dry finish
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5/7/2015 - SLIMES Likes this wine:
On election night we drank three of these. Two were 2014 disgorgements and one was from 2013. The 2014s were excellent showing a nice roundness on the palate (probably provided by a higher proportion of Pinot Meunier) but with a decent level of toastiness. The 2011 hadn't been stored perfectly but while the fruit had faded a little, there was a nice toastiness developing on the nose. The fourth bottle (another 2014 was drunk on the Friday evening when it was more a case of drowning our sorrows than celebrating.
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5/1/2015 - Patrik H wrote: 83 Points
Light yellow
On the nose, yeast, apple, citrus and some vague bisquit tones.
On the palate, Green apple, citrus more lemon than sweet citrus. No mineral, very streamlined.
Short finish
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4/5/2015 - Fausto_Coppi Likes this wine: 92 Points
Top quality fizz.
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4/4/2015 - Jasonr1023 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Great every day drinker.
I like to pop the cork, take a few oz out to sip, then put a stopper on it for about 6hrs. It seems to change the wine for the better and bring out more subtle flavours
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3/27/2015 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 89 Points
Wine group dinner for Aniko at Yans China Bistro with Alex Yan doing the cooking. First bottle of champagne opened, brought by Joe. Nice mousse in the glass, lots of medium bubbles, nose of Jonathan apple, baked tart, yeast, and touches of minerals, more of the same on the palate, touch simple but a mouth filling start to the evening, medium body, and medium/long finish with good acid, better in two years.
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3/21/2015 - AllRed wrote: 90 Points
Sue purchased this off the list. Another good showing for this wine with notes of mineral, apple and almond. Fine bead with good underlying acidity.
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3/21/2015 - thelostverse wrote: 91 Points
Opened by Sue off the list at Anvil. I've had this bottling many times over the years, but this was the best one I can remember. Similar profile as previous bottles, but this had more depth and character than I remember.
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3/21/2015 - bacchus of knockholt wrote: 85 Points
Orange tinge, light spritz. Nose is bready and apple, the palate follows through with crisp crab apple flavours and a pastry finish. Too much acidty for my liking...An issue I have with a lot of champagne and given the price I don't know why I persevere!
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3/5/2015 - thelostverse wrote: 90 Points
Off the list at Anvil on 1/2 price night. Brioche and green apple with a lively bead and fine mousse. Consistent performer.
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3/3/2015 - lrwain wrote: 92 Points
Perfect crisp grapefruit smooth deck at post ranch big sur
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3/3/2015 - vinoslop wrote: 87 Points
smell by apricot pie and dried citrus fruits,soft and mineral body with medium long ending...a little bit rigorous champagne
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2/25/2015 - kmacSF wrote: 93 Points
Brilliant Brut with a bouquet but not sweet.
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2/22/2015 - SLIMES Likes this wine:
I recently posted a note on a bottle that had been disgorged in 2010. This had a lighter more angular toasty nose and finish and was even better on day 2. This was not stored perfectly as it's been sat in the Majestic Broadstairs branch for ages. Given that I'd still give this 91 points, I'm tempted to get some younger bottles of this and lay them down.
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2/22/2015 - clairenclarence wrote: 90 Points
a very QPR bttl.nose of apple n biscuit.pretty nice fine bubbles.tere is some mineral goin on which i like.rather soft tat somehow reflect some elegance here.intensity is great.palate:lemon,green apple,almond,sign of creamy
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2/15/2015 - wdlohr wrote: 90 Points
delicate grassy almond aroma and tight bubbles. Smooth and creamy with tight acidity.
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2/6/2015 - Motz wrote: 88 Points
Smells and tastes like an industrial sized mixing bowl full of mixed sourdough. It's very good, and there is a lot of it, but very, very, yeasty.
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2/3/2015 - Peter DK Likes this wine: 89 Points
Lemon, slightly unriped apples and a bit yeast. Some mineral flavours and resonable acidity. Better than prof. rating indicates.
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1/31/2015 - AllRed wrote: 90 Points
Off the list for $45. Lemon, green apple and dough aromas. Crisp and racy, with a medium bead and flavors of green apple, chalk & limestone with a strong finish.
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1/25/2015 - PSPatrick wrote: 89 Points
The wine was pale golden in colour, with a medium intense and medium fine perlage. It offered a reserved nose of apple, lemon, brioche and smoke. On the palate the wine showed baked apple, lemon effervescent powder, honey and smoke, with creamy mousse, slightly tart, medium to medium-plus acidity, a good, medium rich mouthfeel and very good length. The medium-bodied, medium-complex, reasonably balanced Champagne drank well. Would buy again.
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1/24/2015 - MC2 Wines wrote:
Pretty standard easy drinking champagne. Nothing particularly stood out for it. Pretty good deal though for 64 bucks for the mag.
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1/23/2015 - AlphaMikeFoxtrot wrote: 88 Points
Autolytic nose. Effervescent, buttery, crisp and yeasty.
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1/18/2015 - fingers wrote: 89 Points
Very light straw color, large and sparse bubbles. Not particularly vibrant. The bouquet features a lot of yeast, stewy apple, and legunes. Good depth and decent acidity with only a minor mineral influence. Could be a bit longer and more persistent through the finish but I'm enjoying the power and concentration as it is. Pinot is defintely in play here. Tempting to hold a few for 2 or 3 years and see how it evolves. 4+11+16+8=89
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1/3/2015 - wdlohr wrote: 90 Points
superb crisp acidity and body developments with a pleasing sour-ale quality. It has more body than the Kirkland my wallet usually affords.
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1/2/2015 - SmoothPalate wrote: 84 Points
Purchased 3 years ago, aged it in my cellar. Good but underwhelming. Yeasty, biscuity nose with stewed apples, fine bubbles. A little short. Does not show great minerality or class. Enjoyable but feels too simple and not really worth the 22€ or so paid.
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1/1/2015 - sdwineguru Likes this wine: 89 Points
Sharp mid-gold; light yeasty nose; Chardonnay, stone fruit, flowers; mid-body; crisp; good acids; a little short.
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1/1/2015 - galewskj wrote: 90 Points
New Years eve at Kevin and Vicki's 2014: Good as always - consistent with previous notes.
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12/31/2014 - rocknroller wrote: 91 Points
New Years Eve Celebration (Rocknroller's (Kevin & Vicki's Place)): Light gold color. From Magnum. Drank 2+ glasses over 40 minutes. Very nice as usual, quite yeasty and toasty, citrus, medium full body, chalk, malt. Rock solid as always. 90+ to 91pts.
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12/31/2014 - cephomer Likes this wine: 91 Points
Drank for pre-New Years dinner. Lots of yeast and brioche on the nose. Toast on the palate, nice creaminess & mouse, decent acidity level and good fruit. Some minerality here too. Overall, a very nicely balanced, enjoyable bottle that went well with our sushi
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12/31/2014 - SLIMES Likes this wine:
I saw this in the Molsey branch of Majestic and noticed that it had old packaging and a 2010 lot code on the foil so I thought I'd chance it.
At first I was worried that this was a bit sherried but I think it was just that I hadn't had an older bottle for a while. This obviously hadn't been stored in ideal conditions but was still delish with a beautiful vanilla and toffee nose and a toasty finish that reminded me of those aged bottles of Charles Heidsieck Mis en Cave.
As I've been more impressed by the quality from this house in recent years, I think I'm going to have to lay some of this down for a a while.
92 points.
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12/31/2014 - StefanAkiko Likes this wine: 85 Points
Cold, dry and free at ANA Intercontinental Business Lounge.
Bready, fruity, non-descript nose.
Taste is balanced, reasonably concentrated with good acids. Good on the drinkability index.
When PH launched a big campaign in Japan (Bubble Era) they told the ppl that drinking PH with a straw was the best way to enjoy it...
I always loved marketing ppl :-)
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12/29/2014 - lebo9968@gmail.com Likes this wine: 94 Points
Delicious sparkler. Tons of dough and yeast on the nose and palate, with a healthy dose of mineraliness. Honestly has a decent amount of seashells? low tide? aroma and palate to it. Normally that nose or palate would be a huge turn off, but with the fruit and acid backbone of this wine, it makes it a really interesting and fun wine to drink. This is my last bottle. I'd buy more to replenish for sure.
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12/28/2014 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 92 Points
Very nice with toast, lemons, orange peel, citrus and minerals. Elegant but full of life. Medium plus finish. Great value for $30.
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12/27/2014 - AllRed wrote: 91 Points
Off the list for $45. L1224163731. Notes of almond, pear, baked bread and hints of caramel and toast. Apple, vanilla cream and almonds with a hint of honey in the finish.
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12/25/2014 - BigTex22 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Had this Christmas morning to celebrate. Not too sweet with lots of yeast on the nose. A keeper and good value. GOOD.
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12/24/2014 - Marcyrillo Likes this wine: 90 Points
A little past pick, after 3 years. At my father's house. Great champagne.
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12/23/2014 - AllRed wrote: 90 Points
From magnum. Fine bead with a hint of nuttiness.
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12/11/2014 - rocknroller wrote: 91 Points
Small tasting pour. Nice yeastiness, subtle toast, red apple, nice mousse, delicate minerality.
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12/7/2014 - graemeg wrote:
NobleRottersSydney - Christmas Lunch 2014 (Greg's place): {cork} Straightforward, clean champagne ; fairly light for complexity, medium-length finish of clean white fruits. Is reasonable value, but you don’t have to spend much more for something better.
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11/20/2014 - The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 91 Points
Looking over my notes, I have had this bottle of champagne for a staggering six years. OK, "staggering" might be a bit over-the-top, but most argue that it is of no use to keep non-vintage champagne for any length of time as it will not improve at all. Well, this bottle debunks that argument. Whereas the "newer" bottles show apple and citrus, this older bottle shows caramel, brioche, and a teeny bit of sherry. Outstanding. thedrunkencyclist.com
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11/16/2014 - Ibetian wrote: 88 Points
Nice champagne, though not distinctive. Left a slightly sweet aftertaste.
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11/2/2014 - Corgoson wrote: 90 Points
Really nice champagne...great for a fancier celebration
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11/2/2014 - thirsty_cat wrote: 91 Points
Very rich, caramel-like undertones, precise mousse.
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11/1/2014 - jviz Likes this wine: 90 Points
very solid. no formal notes. with standard grocery champagnes like this one, you'll never have your mind blown but you won't be disappointed.
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10/20/2014 - galewskj wrote: 90 Points
Consistent with previous notes.
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10/20/2014 - Vino Me wrote: 88 Points
Sabered by Mark. No formal notes. 88-89 points.
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10/19/2014 - Bellissimo wrote:
Quick hit -- Apple, stone fruits, minor citrus, little toastiness. Should have chilled more.
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10/19/2014 - rocknroller wrote:
Monthly Tasting Group: Right Bank Bordeaux (Levain, Mpls): This bottle was a bit on the warm side and thus lost some energy. In general it seemed consistent with previous recent bottles, yeast, mineral, tree fruit, citrus. A bit clunky tonight. 89pts.
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10/19/2014 - aagrawal wrote: 88 Points
K&L Champagne Tent Tasting (K&L, San Francisco): Standard, OK. 88
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10/18/2014 - AllRed wrote: 90 Points
Lady VM's Roast Duck with Tete du Cuvee Champagne (South Haven, MI): A current release, sabered by Mark. For the price, this has been really solid the last couple of years IMO. Crisp, with green apple and toast notes. Mineral, green apple, vanilla and toast on the palate. Medium bead with good acidity. 90-91 pts.
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10/14/2014 - Seth Rosenberg Likes this wine: 90 Points
By the glass at Artisanal. Nice nose - better than I expected. Definitely showing that brioche-malty-creamy aspect. Also showing some lemon, apple, ginger, other spices, and some minerals/flint. The palate is similar in flavor profile but not as complex. Moderate mousse. Finish showed lemon, malt and ginger. Finish is a little short. Nose - 5.5/6, Palate - 4.5/6, Finish - 4/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1/2 = 15/20.
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10/6/2014 - Dougwise wrote:
Good standard champagne
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9/28/2014 - lebo9968@gmail.com Likes this wine: 87 Points
See previous note. Consistent.
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9/28/2014 - SLIMES Likes this wine:
The sulphur was a little over-bearing this time but this was still good. I just wish Thierry Roset would restrain the sulphur levels. I've noticed bottle variation with this wine, but then it's one I have very often (16 bottles this year)
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9/28/2014 - SLIMES Likes this wine: 89 Points
I'm not going to add much to my previous notes but this is very well-made and on night two it had an almost buttery smoothness that one would associate with DP.
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9/27/2014 - Patrick - winereviewer.com.au wrote: 92 Points
I picked this up recently for around 30 recently and must say that for the price it would be one of the best value NV going around.
The wine is a mature golden yellow in the glass, the nose gives
toasted brioche with stone fruit and citrus undertones.
Shows a nice effervescent bead, racy citrus driven palate with plenty of stone fruit and complex brioche. Texture is aided by a phenolic grip on the mid to back palate. Good length with mealy complexity.
Review Link - www.winereviewer.com.au (drink from 2014-2016)
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9/20/2014 - cuffthis wrote: 86 Points
Light gold in color, this Champagne showed classic aromas of brioche, green apple, pear and thyme. The mouth feel was medium bodied with minerals and a yeasty element. The finish was short and abrupt, with a chalky, somewhat citrusy note.
Purchased at a discounted price of $28US, this Champagne had some nice notes but it is not something I'd like to have multiple glasses of. The short finish took away from the overall enjoyment for me.
Imported by Remy Cointreau USA, Inc., New York, NY.
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9/15/2014 - Sourdough Likes this wine: 90 Points
Very pleasant Champagne. Tiny bubbles. Nice yeasty nose. Flavors dominated by apples, honey, and yeast. Good finish.
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9/15/2014 - dogsbrekky Likes this wine: 93 Points
Consistently the best of the sub $40 champagnes I drink
Glorious stuff
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8/31/2014 - SLIMES Likes this wine: 90 Points
This was really good. Very biscuity with some nice red apple fruit. (55% PN I think). Excellent QPR and more enjoyable than the Bolly I had recently.
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8/29/2014 - vespasian Likes this wine: 90 Points
This was a really good bottle of Piper - I hadn't had this house for a few years and was really impressed; lovely autolytic character on the nose and a good richness of flavour on the palate. I must admit it has so much more to offer than many NV champagnes at a similar price e.g. Moët, Lanson, Perrier-Jouet. Very delicious.
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8/7/2014 - SLIMES Likes this wine: 89 Points
This was a 2014 disgorgement and had none of the sulfur problems that I've encountered with 2012s.
This was fruity with a nice creamy biscuityness. It really is the most middle-of-the-road style fo champagne that I've managed to find. Easily better than the Taittinger and Veuve that I've had recently. A graet buy when on offer and I think I enjoyed this more than last week's Bolly. The Bolly will age though, while this is probably best drunk young.
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8/4/2014 - graemeg wrote:
NobleRottersSydney - Mostly Torbreck magnums (360 Bar & Dining, Sydney): {cork, 12%} (DavidM) Smoke-peat nose. Vaguely cheesy flavours; it’s quite developed and toasty. Seems surprisingly advanced (I’d hesitate to say stale) but hasn’t got the sheer flavour I expect with Piper. Still, as it is, this is drinking nicely in a light/medium-bodied way, with medium-size bubbles and a medium-length finish.
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7/28/2014 - captdantheman wrote: 93 Points
Fine mousse with balanced autolytitic character. The red grapes of the blend are pleasantly noticeable. Safe choice for a NV Champagne.
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7/14/2014 - dogsbrekky Likes this wine: 93 Points
Just a great wine all round.
Toasty, yummy, glorious low end Champers
Giggity, 20th bottle in the last 3 months... all good, even better with the last glass from a bottle as some air gets in
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7/8/2014 - quanmeister wrote: 89 Points
Decent but a little pricey for the quality.
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7/7/2014 - SLIMES Likes this wine:
Had two bottles. Both were 2012 disgorgements and had a little too much sulfur. (An on + off problem with PH). Still both of these did the job well and the leftovers were even better the morning after.
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7/6/2014 - GalvezGuy Likes this wine: 91 Points
Served with fried chicken. Nose of biscuit dough and citrus peel with hints of apple and meyer lemon. On the palate, light racy, everything in place with toast, citrus, and apple flavors. Nice finish. Great value.
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7/5/2014 - rocknroller wrote: 91 Points
Judith's Over the Hill and Under the Weather Event (Judith's House): Light gold color. Drank 1 pour over 20 minutes plus. Excellent, crisp and clean with apple, pear, mineral, and some toasty yeast. One of, if not the best, and most consistent of the mainstream big houses N/V's. 91+pts.
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6/21/2014 - AllRed wrote: 92 Points
There's No Place Like Rhone (M&R's): L1303903870, from magnum. Light golden yellow color with notes of toasted almond, apple and pear and marshmallow. Medium bead with orchard fruit, citrus, toasted marshmallow and stone flavors.
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6/20/2014 - SLIMES Likes this wine: 88 Points
This was back on form today as a text-book bottle of champagne. It had none of the sulfur problems described in some other notes (including mine) and was all biscuit, apples and bread. ).
The lot code suggested a 2014 disgorgement which might be significant given some of the bottle variation described in GPARKER's note. (Also see the comment I've added.)
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6/19/2014 - lebo9968@gmail.com wrote: 87 Points
Not as big, powerful or deep as remembered / previous notes. Very crisp, bone dry. Mild white fruit nose and palate, but not much there. Did not stand up to a simple Caesar salad.
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6/17/2014 - Gparker Does not like this wine:
It has been a few years since I've had the NV brut. In the past I have lauded the electricity of this wine: bright acid, good minerality, slight yet well integrated sweetness; a great expression of champagne... but this wine is fighting its way from beneath a pretty hefty sulfuric element. Champagne is all about subtleties and for me this wine was ruined by its subtle rotten egg taste overlying all the other elements. Sad, because this was one of the few Grand Marquee wines that I would recommend to people.
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6/15/2014 - Dovberg Likes this wine: 88 Points
From champagne tasting.
Hassel nuts, sea weed and salt water on the nose. Fizzy bottles (candy), mango, bread and some spices on the quite powerful palate. A real nice champagne that is more fruity and forward than other champagnes.
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6/2/2014 - pilot360 wrote:
I loved the structure, smoothness and nose of this wine. Drank from magnum.
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5/31/2014 - FHLin wrote: 88 Points
* Clear, pale, lemon (towards gold) and fine bubbles in appearance
* Clean, medium intensity nose of toast, citrus, meaty, savory, vanilla, mineral
* Dry, high acidity, medium body with flavors of citrus, green apple, toast, and medium finish
* Good
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5/17/2014 - Livermore wrote: 78 Points
Heavy chlorine-like smell. Taste was nothing special. Some notes of truffles but tasted of synthetic truffle oil.
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5/10/2014 - rocknroller wrote: 90 Points
Birthday and Mother's Day wines; 5/10/2014-5/11/2014 (Rocknroller's (Kevin & Vicki's Place)): Had another opportunity to visit this post dinner. Very nose and palate, typical, apple, pear, a touch of citrus, creamy and a little chalky minerality with a medium finish.
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5/4/2014 - TannicBeast wrote: 89 Points
Medium plus lemon with streaks of antique gold, small to medium bubbles. The nose is clean, with lemon, baked apple, toasted hazelnuts and toasty bread. The nose is medium in intensity and developed. The palate is dry and has flavors consistent with the nose. Predominantly lemon-lime at first, with an earthy finish. The acidity is medium plus, the alcohol, body, flavor intensity and finish are medium. This is a very good, elegant sparkler, but I either kept it too long or there was bottle variation because I liked it better a year ago at the time of purchase. Drink now, not intended for ageing. A very good value at under $30.
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4/27/2014 - hkm520240 wrote: 89 Points
South America blind tasting with HWZ group (Extra Space, Boon Keng): A fairy nice bubbly and unmistakably Champagne with notes of yeasty, lemon citrussy. Good freshness and length. Not impressive but drinking well, this is what I expect from a widely available Champagne.
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4/14/2014 - SLIMES Likes this wine:
I think someone else mentioned that a recent batch of these have been a little harsher. I certainly detected a bit too much of a sulfury burnt rubber smell although this had mostly blown off by night two. Overall still a decent, well balanced, fruit-based, text book bottle of champagne.
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4/13/2014 - BBinSC wrote: 91 Points
91-92; from magnum. Chalky, crisp, fairly heavy NV Champagne with a good finish and fine bubbles. Very good value at <$70 for a magnum.
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4/11/2014 - AllRed wrote: 91 Points
Limestone, chalk, apple, citrus and yeast notes. Citrus, mineral, apple and nutmeg flavors. Bright and crisp; a nice value on the list.
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4/7/2014 - Fusions33 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Very fresh and toasty. The bready brioche was dominate as is typical of a vintage champagne. Apple on the nose became more baked apple as the bubbly had time in the glass.
Nice freshness and a long finish.
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4/5/2014 - AllRed wrote: 90 Points
Lemon, citrus, mineral and biscuit notes. Medium bead, with apple, stone, almond and citrus tones on the palate. Has a very subtle bitter quality on the finish.
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4/2/2014 - rocknroller wrote: 90 Points
This was a little more chalky and a bit sharp compared with recent bottles, it was actually better upon revisiting after being open, but seal for 3 hours. This became more round and clean as expected later. 89pts on opening and 90+pts later.
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3/29/2014 - Bisty Likes this wine: 87 Points
Purchased and cellared for about +10 years.
Golden colour.
Mousse is there but less of course.
Red apples and mushroom, acidity is srying out and gives a slightly heavy finish.
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3/15/2014 - cglex wrote: 87 Points
On the fruity side
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3/11/2014 - SLIMES Likes this wine: 89 Points
I got this on offer at £15.99 and it really stands head-and-shoulders above anything else at that price. I enjoyed this considerably more than the Perrier Jouet. It had a nice vanilla creaminess that gave some body to what is otherwise a nice quaffing champagne.
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3/1/2014 - AllRed wrote: 90 Points
Purchased off the wine list at the Anvil Club for $36 to pair with our oysters. Minerals, chalk and citrus notes. Bright and citrusy, with a soft yeasty quality. Crisp and bright.
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2/24/2014 - rocknroller wrote: 92 Points
Had a split at Oceanaire with dinner. Really showing nicely with baked apple, yeast, minerals on the nose. The palate is delicate with green apple, pear, and nice minerality, medium finish, fresh and crisp.
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2/16/2014 - Bankpin wrote:
- Light gold color. It's overly acidic with a medium/full body. Juicy texture with a medium finish - Ok champagne
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2/16/2014 - johnrm Likes this wine: 88 Points
Light gold colour with good mousse. Biscuit and apple on the nose. Mainly soft apple on the palate with pear and citrus notes. Good length.
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2/10/2014 - ckinv368 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Drunk with the most wonderful lobster bisque (Thomas Keller recipe) I've ever had.
Very crisp, sweet notes of strawberry, white peach, green apple, and some yeasty honeysuckle on the middle to end of the palate. Delicious, and really lovely champagne. Great with lobster. 91-92
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1/30/2014 - WindFlyer Likes this wine: 89 Points
pale yellow with persistent bubbles. notes of apple, toast and chalk in the nose, with a tart and citrusy fruit attack that moderates into toasty notes that carry thru the moderate finish.
(with marinated gravadlax on cucumber citrus salad)
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1/27/2014 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 92 Points
As good of a nose as any of the grower Champagnes which seem to be twice the price or more sampled on Saturday. Floral, lemon, citrus and chalk. Medium, complex finish and combines a balance of fruit and minerality well. Excellent value and better than the previous bottle.
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1/23/2014 - magyarsvensk wrote: 88 Points
Decent price for classic style NV. Popped to celebrate the new job with the fiancée. No notes.
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1/20/2014 - SLIMES Likes this wine: 88 Points
This always delivers. Consistent with my previous notes. I'm glad I got a few of these when it went as low as £15.99 : )
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1/17/2014 - thelostverse wrote: 89 Points
Opened at Anvil. Tart apple and a slight hint of biscuit. Fine bead and served nicely as a quaffer.
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1/14/2014 - brianngibson wrote: 91 Points
As usual, good value in NV Champagne from an big house.
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1/11/2014 - Jeffyboy wrote: 86 Points
Very classic style, Champagne for every taste.
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1/7/2014 - SLIMES Likes this wine:
Seemed a bit thin after an aged bottle of Bolly NV but still good for the price. Enjoyed the last couple of glasses the following morning. (Consistent with my previous notes.)
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1/4/2014 - Vino Me wrote: 89 Points
Next 3 bottles from purchase were better. 89 points
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1/1/2014 - SLIMES Likes this wine: 88 Points
I've been drinking some seriously good fizz over Xmas, and on New Year's Eve I was a little hesitant when I opened this. This wine has always been a favourite of mine but I feared that a good wine might taste bad after drinking so many great wines. (As is often the case.) Cecile Bonnefond (Boss of Charlie and Piper) gave assurances that this wine wouldn't be part of the Xmas supermarket promotions as Piper have cut production by nearly 20% over the last couple of years and want to emphasise the quality of the wine; this won a gold medal at the IWSC this year (last year) and Regis Camus has won 'sparkling wine maker of the year' at the IWC something like 7 times in a row. For a while it looked like this wouldn't fall below £18 a bottle (still a big discount) and it was only after Xmas that Sainsbury's dropped it down to £15.99 and I bought a stash.
So how did it perform? On opening the bubbles were slower and less frothy than those of the Monopole 'Blue Top' and the nose revealed vanilla and biscuit aromas with maybe sawdust (?) and maybe a little yeastiness. It was at times a little thin on the palate but had better length and mouthfeel than the 'Blue Top'. Overall this is very good for the price and is a much better option than most of the discounted supermarket crap on the shelves.
This wine outperforms the likes of Lanson and Blue Top (the former being on offer at £15.99) and it's worth paying the extra £3.50 to trade up from the Monpole to drink this. If the offer price of this continues to steadily move up, then I can live with that as this is text book champagne that stops me from drinking Taittinger or Veuve. Either get this on offer or trade up to Bollinger or Charles Heidsieck.
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12/30/2013 - mpricher wrote: 88 Points
Nice color.. bubbles small count.. but this was dry and crisp. offered a lot of toast and light lemon tart. This is nice, but nothing spectacular. Have had American Sparklers from Calif and Oregon (Argyle) that offered a lot more for the coin. Still pleasant, and went quickly with appetizers on Christmas day.
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12/29/2013 - Sourdough wrote: 87 Points
Nice color. Medium bubbles. Light yeast and nose. Reasonable acid with some toast and light yeast on the tongue evolving into a flavor akin to Granny Smith apples. Pleasant, but nothing special IMO.
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12/29/2013 - vmpatel wrote:
Yeasty, toasted bread up front. Low acidity, nearly devoid of fruit. Pleasant balance of sweet and bitter, but overall not our style.
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12/29/2013 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 90 Points
Not as good but improved as the Champagne got closer to room temperature. Lemon, spices, minerals and dust. Medium finish and good acidity.
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12/29/2013 - lebo9968@gmail.com wrote: 88 Points
Big doughy, yeasty, crème brulee nose. Palate a bit sweeter than remembered. A nice wine, but would like a bit more structure and backbone for the price.
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12/27/2013 - magyarsvensk wrote: 88 Points
Brought to Christmas Eve dinner. A real crowd pleaser. Dignified and tasty. No notes.
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12/25/2013 - Vino Me wrote: 84 Points
A Dominick's purchase. Very low bead and tired tasting. 84 points
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12/22/2013 - BurgAndy wrote:
Nice mousse, yellow fruit nose, similar orchard fruit on the palate. A little too much dosage for me. Enjoyable nonetheless but not much more than that. From magnum, a recent release. I've had this a few times before from 1.5L where it has shown better.
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12/21/2013 - pbredon Likes this wine: 87 Points
I read an earlier note that said this was classic big-house champagne. Seems about right. Nothing spectacular, but a solid effort nonetheless.
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12/17/2013 - Ivan Ma wrote: 92 Points
Gerenal Impression: Great color. Fine bubbles. Good body and structure. Bravo!
Palate: Citrus at first, toast and almond come after. Not bad finish
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12/14/2013 - dougie Likes this wine: 89 Points
Nice champagne. Became fuller over the 4 hours I drank it.
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12/9/2013 - Andrewing wrote: 87 Points
Used to think of this as below veuve. Not anymore. A fine drop
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12/8/2013 - Frank Murray III wrote:
I didn't care for this. It rang for me like modern styled CA picked too ripe and toasted with wood. Comes off sweet and lacks energy.
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12/5/2013 - rocknroller wrote: 92 Points
Surdyk's Holiday Champagne Tasting (Surdyk's, Mpls, MN): Tasting pour x 2. Showing well with nice yeast, fresh, good body, bright, tart apple, pear, slight toast, medium plus finish. 91+ to 92pts.
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12/5/2013 - Motz wrote: 87 Points
Citrus, minerals, and yeast. A bit on the dense side. Good taste profile, construction site elements. Good value for the price.
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12/4/2013 - professordoktor Likes this wine:
Tight, focused, crisp, bone dry. Lemon drops, lots of mineral, toasty yeast, ginger, some tart apple. Clean finish. Kind of ginger ale-like. Fine mousse, light bright color. Serve very cold and pour fresh - it fades quickly. A party crowd pleaser when very dry and easy drinking is called for.
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12/1/2013 - cos65 wrote:
(The blend is composed of a majority of Pinots Noirs, incorporating more than 100 crus from around the Champagne region and Pinots Meuniers from the Grande et Petite Montagne de Reims region)
Bruised apple aromas. Nice mousse, almost not bone-dry. Very full flavored.
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11/29/2013 - JerryVikki wrote: 90 Points
- Medium pearls - Always enjoy this champagne. Would buy again. Soft. Bubbles, nicer than most other champagnes.
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11/18/2013 - elconde wrote: 87 Points
Very good example of a big house champagne.
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11/16/2013 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 90 Points
Thanksgiving dinner with the wine group. Lovely nose of yeast, Jonathan apple, and toast, more of the same on the palate, subdued, perhaps need cellar time, tasty, clean, crsip and classy, but a bit disappointing for a vintage champagne. Nice mousse and tiny bubbles.
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11/11/2013 - ViticultureShock Does not like this wine: 84 Points
TOO SWEET.
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11/2/2013 - galewskj wrote: 91 Points
My favorite QPR champagne, this performs very well at its price point. More flavorful than the Pol Roger Brut Reserve but not as complex.
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11/1/2013 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 92 Points
Hennepin Lake's Annual Tasting (Tons of Napa Cabs); 10/30/2013-11/2/2013: This must be a newer N.V. than other tasters are reviewing. This is back on my radar after a few N.V. have passed. Outstanding stuff with apple, lemon, pie crust and a streak of minerals. Complex and double the price in quality. Buy.
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10/20/2013 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 89 Points
2013 K&L Annual Champagne Tasting (K&L San Francisco Store): K&L Tasting. Nose of pear, bread and yeast, more of the same on the palate, nice mousse, tiny bubbles, tasty entry level champagne, medium body and medium finish.
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10/19/2013 - Rich S Likes this wine: 89 Points
Very carbonated in the glass with moderate size bubbles. Mostly citrus driven on the nose with hints of green apple and floral notes. Very clean and crisp on the palate with light citrus flavors and a touch of minerality on the back end. Strong acidity with a clean finish. Very solid champagne but lacking a little depth.
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10/14/2013 - BornToRhone wrote: 91 Points
- Aromas of lemon and has flavours of apple and walnut - I thought this was a great QPR compared to many other NV champagnes. Very tasty.
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10/2/2013 - maderay wrote: 89 Points
VG. Toast, yeast, apples, minerals, nice bubbles
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9/26/2013 - SLIMES Likes this wine:
We opened Piper Heidsieck NV and Nicolas Feuillatte NV together for a comparison. While both lacked the depth on the palate that you would associate with Bollinger or Roederer, the Piper had a good biscuity nose of vanilla, while the Feuillatte semlt very neutral in comparison. On the palate, the Piper had better length and was more secondary with nice biscuit flavours. The NF was more apple-based and one dimensional but still well-made.
Overall, it's worth paying a bit more for PH as the NF only provides the primary fruit flavours that one can find in top-notch cava.
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9/26/2013 - SLIMES Likes this wine:
We opened Piper Heidsieck NV and Nicolas Feuillatte NV together for a comparison at work. While both lacked the depth on the palate that you would associate with Bollinger or Roederer, the Piper had a good biscuity nose of vanilla, while the Feuillatte smelt very neutral in comparison. On the palate, the Piper had better length and was more secondary with nice biscuit flavours. The NF was more apple-based and one dimensional but still well-made.
Overall, it's worth paying a bit more for PH as the NF only provides the primary fruit flavours that one can find in top-notch cava.
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9/25/2013 - Rezy13 wrote:
Larger bubbles; nutty, leesy, green apple; a bit clumsy but distinctly Champagne.
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9/16/2013 - Baron Slick wrote: 90 Points
Golden wheat straw, small to medium bead, and medium mousse. Yeasty, toasty, hoppy aromas of pineapple, gooseberries, biscuits, and sage. The texture is dry, airy, and vibrant, with a firm foundation of stonefruit, loquat, and quince flavors. Everything comes together nicely on the mineral-laden finish. This is well put together.
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9/2/2013 - Zinfullyme wrote:
Had with lobster dinner
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8/27/2013 - @ethanfries wrote:
Orange marmalade, baguette, bread crumbs.
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8/18/2013 - Luribe wrote: 91 Points
Ana's birthday
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7/30/2013 - dogsbrekky Likes this wine: 91 Points
Great go to Champagne and at $34 from Michaels in Riverhead NY is good value... better depth and more nuanced then the competing wines at the same price...
Lovely yeast, bread, complex with decent depth. Seems to go well with a nice aged Gouda or nutty cheese
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7/7/2013 - wineshaman wrote: 88 Points
Lemon, yeast, some minerals, a bit on the sweet side, not overly acidic. Paired with local oysters, Dungeness crab cocktail, purchased at the surf side restaurant in Florence, OR for the unbelievable price of $45. This is at or below retail back east.
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7/5/2013 - emzee.mc wrote: 89 Points
The wine pours a golden straw color much like a young sauternes with thick, long legs. An incredible nose of apple pie, pear blossom, honey and tropical fruits come to the fore. Regrettably though, the champagne is rather tired and not as vivacious as younger vintages given that there aren't many bubbles in the glass. On the palate, the wine definitely points to an aged, oaky and buttery white wine with chardonnay being the predominant grape. Butter crepes, apples, peaches are ever so present on the palate. There is sharp acidity towards to the end to keep the wine going. There is still a minor, yet discernable mousse in the mouth to remind the drinker that this tipple, after all, is a champagne. Either way, this bubbly is a great effort from Piper despite a lack of balance. Interesting experience nonetheless.
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7/5/2013 - SLIMES wrote:
Reliable as ever.
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6/19/2013 - SLIMES Likes this wine:
Reliable as ever. Not sure that I'd pay full whack for this but it outshone the Lanson that was on the same deal.
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6/11/2013 - mouton45 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Grabbed this champagne at last minute for my wine group dinner at Two Chefs when another member dropped out. Good showing. Lemony, very French (as opposed to a Cali sparkler)
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6/11/2013 - markellen.foodies@gmail.com wrote: 90 Points
Brown Bag Wine Dinner at Two Chefs Double Blind; 6/11/2013-6/14/2013 (TWO CHEFS, MIAMI, FL): The wine looks Blonde colored. The legs are Fast. It smells like Pineapple, and Lemon. The body is Light. The wine has Bright texture. The wine finishes Medium. Bob's Champagne.
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6/7/2013 - Lype Likes this wine: 89 Points
A -70s NV, honey, over ripe fruit, tasty and good.
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5/31/2013 - Mickelintott wrote: 80 Points
Ganska ointressant Champagne. Passar nog bäst att bara smutta på. Inget till mat kan jag tycka.
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5/23/2013 - SLIMES Likes this wine: 89 Points
Excellent. Really opened up in a Riedel Syrah glass. Held up well over two nights. I enjoy this more than Veuve. IF it comes back down to £15 a bottle again, I'll need to buy as much as I can.
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5/19/2013 - dabovino Likes this wine: 90 Points
Held this bottle for 7 years. Was very pleased. Fruit acidity were well balanced.
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5/12/2013 - Nojomoschwa Likes this wine: 88 Points
The quality has really improved as of late. This is quite good QPR for the price (if you buy when on sale, especially). Crisp apple and citrus fruits matched by a rich yeastiness. Bubbles are a little aggressive at first, but it's quite a nice quaffer when it settles down. Dosage is still a bit too high for my personal taste (even for a commercial NV), but definitely well made and likely a crowd pleaser.
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5/12/2013 - SLIMES Likes this wine:
Reliable as ever. I buy this when it goes down to £15 at the supermarkets. This wine is why I rarely drink Jacquart or Feuillatte.
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5/11/2013 - tarheel17 wrote:
Nose: sweet citrus, faint chalk, apple
Palate: gauche, overbearing fruit to start, and then the mid palate was insipid. The finish provided a saving grace in the form of actual energy and a sleek peachy ending. Ok, not much more. No idea of the disgorgement, and I think this bottle is from trader joes, so provenience is definitely questionable.
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5/11/2013 - Lyubomir Lefterov wrote: 90 Points
The bottle was quite well matured, golden yellow with yeasty, bready character, very complex with decent acidity. I'm becoming a fan of older champagnes preferring them to the fresh released versions as I find them more interesting.
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5/9/2013 - Champagneinhand wrote: 89 Points
This has aged a bit since the NY eve tasting, but it has progressed a bit. It was so tight that much of the fruit was unnoticeable, but this sat in the glass for a good 15 minutes with some swirling. Nice orchard fruits were apparent though a little under-ripe. Lemony citrus backbone and loads of bubbles. This had some nuances of hazelnut and ginger, but nothing outstanding to hold on to. I never agree with Bruce Sanderson on Champagne, but this was a decent champers tonight, but I wouldn't be buying much of it when there are other choices. Many liked this, but just as many were disappointed in a group of 36.
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5/3/2013 - HBvino wrote: 89 Points
Apple tart with subtle cherry
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4/23/2013 - SLIMES Likes this wine: 88 Points
Good QPR as ever.
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4/14/2013 - millesime66 wrote: 90 Points
Excellent Champagne d'une belle pureté et d'un équilibre parfait. Un peu beurre-pain grillé, à peine rancio et surtout bien droit, net, fin et long en bouche avec de belles bulles fines persistantes.
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4/10/2013 - gesusser wrote: 92 Points
Outstanding clean crisp champagne
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4/7/2013 - winosot Likes this wine: 88 Points
Great house style! Ripe apple fruit and good mousse. Long finish. Both bottles were purchased on offer one at £15 and the other at £20. Good value and toasted to celebrate my better half's 50th birthday with immediate family.
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3/31/2013 - CellarGuy17 wrote: 90 Points
medium-small bubbles, nice color. Toasty and fruity. A touch sweeter than I expected. I believe they also put out an "extra brut" - I'm wondering if that will be more my speed.
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3/28/2013 - rocknroller wrote: 90 Points
Light gold color. Fine bead. Drank 2 glasses over and hour. Nose has notes of pear and green apple, mineral, yeast. The palate shows pear, apple, mineral, a bit chalky, good depth, nice finish. 90+pts.
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3/22/2013 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 91 Points
Nice again with butterscotch, lemon, dough and orange peel. Medium finish and complex stuff.
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3/18/2013 - SLIMES Likes this wine:
Reliable as ever. Good value at £15 and I'd be prepared to pay more.
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3/12/2013 - RichardP wrote: 87 Points
Mild citrus notes and a bit of minerality; adequately dry. Well-made and a good QPR, though not exciting.
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3/3/2013 - Dsen Likes this wine: 88 Points
Not the finest champagne, but ok for the money
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2/24/2013 - Lattequeen wrote: 92 Points
Creamy..and crisp...bright. Amazing.
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2/24/2013 - KikeG wrote: 88 Points
Not bad. Slightly tangy. Dark yellow color and very "chardonayish". Not your typical champagne.
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2/14/2013 - wadcorp Likes this wine: 89 Points
Good go-to champagne. Bottle funk blew off quickly. Nice balance of biscuit, honeysuckle, and faint apple. Good mineral quality. Was surprised at the large bubbles. Was expecting smaller. Didn't spoil the enjoyment of the bottle.
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2/9/2013 - Weston3220 wrote: 80 Points
Champagne Tasting: meh
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1/22/2013 - Monsieur le Comte wrote: 93 Points
bitter almond, almost classic champagne...listen to the bubbles^^
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1/20/2013 - aguerrap Likes this wine: 89 Points
Rich nose: nutty, stable. Short on mouth. Big bubbles.
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1/13/2013 - djdaqm Likes this wine: 88 Points
Nice yeasty notes on the nose up front. Fresh and tasty. Not the most complex or interesting wine, but enjoyable, especially for the money.
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1/9/2013 - dkstar1 Likes this wine: 89 Points
My wife's favorite of the lower-priced champs we've been drinking lately and I'd have to agree. Significantly better than Nicolas Feuillate and for just a few bucks more. Great alone or maybe even better with a dash of bitters and some St. Germaine.
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1/1/2013 - Kevdog wrote: 89 Points
Very nice nv champagne for the money... Drank 2 bottles NYE
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1/1/2013 - TannicBeast Likes this wine: 90 Points
Medium plus lemon color with small to medium bubbles. The nose is clean, with apple, lemon, hazelnuts, and toasty bread. The nose is medium in intensity and developing. The palate is dry and has flavors consistent with the nose. Predominantly lemon-lime at first, with an earthy finish. The acidity is medium plus, the alcohol, body, flavor intensity and finish are medium. This is a very good, elegant sparkler. Drink now, not intended for ageing. A very good value at under $30.
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12/31/2012 - Marcyrillo Likes this wine: 91 Points
Virada de ano em casa: Wonderful champagne! Very round, fresh, a hint of oxidation (very subtle!), complex. Medium to long persistence.
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12/31/2012 - wsellis wrote: 91 Points
Toasty aroma with almonds; layered flavors and firm structure with a crisp long smooth finish. An excellent bottle to bring in the new year!!
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12/29/2012 - Champagneinhand wrote: 90 Points
This was so tight and withholding when tasted at the Century Sparkler event. Orchard fruit is barely noticeable, but with some air I do think this would show more. Loads of mandarin orange acidity. Big hard mineral base, with loads of bubbles coming up with a very full mousse. I think this one would be better if it was cellar for a couple of years. As for the bottle, I didn't like the grippy rubber on the outside. Decided to go with the Demi-Sec, that Mrs.CiH liked better. Still loads of potential.
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12/24/2012 - SLIMES Likes this wine: 89 Points
I've been drinking Veuve at work for a number of weeks now but this was easily as good if not better. Nice creamy slightly biscuity style.
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12/13/2012 - gabird wrote: 90 Points
- Yellow color with small pearls and has flavours of butterscotch - Solid brut with smooth body.
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12/9/2012 - the godfather wrote:
fair
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12/8/2012 - peternelson wrote: 91 Points
Yeasty nose with good tart white fruits; medium bubbles still with elegance; nice long finish. This is always very solid.
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11/30/2012 - gesusser wrote: 92 Points
excellent QPR; clean cold crisp not too citrusy; perfect w/ mussels on a perfect South FL nite
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11/28/2012 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 93 Points
Great stuff and as good as many vintage Champagnes. For $28 a super QPR. Minerals, sour apples, spice and pear. Crisp wine and refreshing. Complex, medium finish.
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11/24/2012 - Henman wrote: 88 Points
Dry and crispy, vibrant toasty flavor with notes of apple and citrus as well. Solid stuff.
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11/10/2012 - Luribe wrote: 93 Points
Very smooth champagne, no heart burn, no headache
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11/7/2012 - Wino Laurie wrote: 90 Points
Good champagne for the price
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11/3/2012 - AllRed wrote: 90 Points
Cellar Diminishment Party (M/M thelostverse): Pale color with notes of pear and apple and smoky overtones. Medium bead, with nice acidity and apple and almond qualities.
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10/21/2012 - Bam_Man wrote: 91 Points
A lovely bottle of Champagne. Delicate and understated, offering crisp flavors of apple, pear and honeysuckle along with a mild acidity. Very polished and easy to drink. Also an excellent value at under $30.
50+5+12+16+8=91
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9/19/2012 - EMTAME wrote: 87 Points
Not setting the world on fire, but this continues to be a good mid-week champagne that balances crisp green apple with biscuit notes. Not particularly yeasty, which I appreciate. Medium bodied with a short-ish finish.
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9/10/2012 - pdemaio wrote: 91 Points
solid, but a touch of astringency on the back side...
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7/23/2012 - avp wrote:
About three years of personal cellaring.
Honeyed nose of white peach and yellow plum, burnt sugar and some nuts.
Dry and rich though quite light bodied palate of slightly evolved fruit, mid-level acidity, quite fine moussé and some chestnutty and vanillary notes. Good length.
Good stuff for the price - though nothing extraordinary by any means.
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7/22/2012 - rocknroller wrote: 90 Points
Monthly Wine Group: Domestic Pinots and Chards From Some Top Producers (Levain, Mpls): Small pour, nice nose with biscuit, minerals, pear and apple. Crisp and fresh.
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7/4/2012 - ToniTony wrote: 91 Points
Well-rounded and tasty!
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6/17/2012 - the godfather wrote:
Solid albeit uninspiring
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6/2/2012 - christophee Likes this wine: 89 Points
Clear and lite in the glass. Closed nose of yeast, citrus and almonds. Lite body and balanced with delicate citrus, pear, Fuji apple, yeast and almonds on the palate. Sturdy acidity and steely minerals. Medium finish. Delicious and palate cleansing.
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5/31/2012 - DanR wrote:
AVTG does Champagne, blind (Foursight Winery): Tasted blind. This was purchased from Safeway, unsure of the provenance or base wine composition. Fall fruit and strawberry flavors, definitely on the sweeter side. Decent persistence on the finish. Entirely serviceable, if unexciting. My #3, Group #3 WOTN.
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5/9/2012 - vespasian wrote: 90 Points
Delicate and fresh, nice bready aromas; fresh and clear - precise palate. Very enjoyable.
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5/7/2012 - plechazunga wrote:
Smells slightly musty; somewhat dissapointing first impression. Tastes of apple and chalk. May suit fans of acids and savory finishes, but not for those looking for a bit of fruit or floral notes.
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4/19/2012 - DanR wrote:
2 weeks in France; 4/14/2012-4/28/2012 (Provence and Dordogne): Yeasty, with a metallic edge to the ripe, fall fruit and citrus flavors. Nice wine, but a little generic and lacks the excitement factor.
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4/12/2012 - Baron Slick wrote: 91 Points
Butterscotch yellow with tiny, active bubbles. Stonefruit, green apples, and hints of chalk, spice, and yeast on the nose. Dry, tart, concentrated, with a smooth mouthfeel. Sweet apricots, quince, lemon citrus, brioche, and yeast flavors. Flinty minerality on the finish. Appealing.
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4/7/2012 - socidelvino wrote: 88 Points
Great as usual and even better while in London
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4/6/2012 - socidelvino wrote: 88 Points
Good bubbly but the occasion makes it more special ;)
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4/4/2012 - grdnbrrtt wrote: 88 Points
Nice, crisp, toasty.
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4/3/2012 - Solange wrote: 100 Points
Outstanding! Very complex taste that keeps evolving in your mouth. Slight yeast along with apricot notes. It's amazing what difference a terroir makes! Does not even compare to other sparkling wines from outside of Champagne.
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4/1/2012 - Serge Birbrair wrote:
The wine won 2 awards: "The most shaken Champagne of the Night" Award, watching Gabi shaking both bottles with her hands was a real treat for us sitting in the front row and awaiting the corks to come out at any moment and hit one of us,
and by all means, the wine won "The smallest bubbles of the night" Award. Honestly, I liked it more than then Henriot Champagne Blanc Souverain Brut I brought.
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3/31/2012 - Charlie Pendejo wrote: 87 Points
Entirely decent but unexciting. I got pleasant but fairly simple nose/flavor with some apple, a bit of lemon, a whiff of stone. Not a lot of toast, yeast, nuts. Somewhat creamy mouthfeel. I believe this bottle was a gift from around Dec '10 or possibly '09 - not the current release at any rate. I'd rather buy Champagne with more personality and/or cheaper cremant of comparable quality.
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3/27/2012 - dke wrote: 88 Points
Good champagne, although somewhat simple. Citrus, toast and hints of yeast with medium bubbles, very good acidity.
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3/10/2012 - rocknroller wrote: 89 Points
Bird Wines of Alcatraz or The Bird Brain Wine & Dine (Judith's House): Medium gold color. Nose shows yeast, apple, pear, mineral, slightly toasted. The palate is crisp and clean, apple, pear, niely tart, mineral. Very nice. 89pts.
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3/2/2012 - WillSka Does not like this wine:
Clear medium lemon with a clean nose of medium-plus intensity. This is like sticking your nose into an ashtray. Very strong toasted cereal, butter, tobacco, and ashy stone notes. The palate is dry with medium acidity, and a medium-plus body. The toasted cereal is a bit overpowering, but there are flavors of white raisin, dried figs, and wet wool. This has a medium-plus finish and is an acceptable wine.
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2/29/2012 - Eugene wrote: 86 Points
Barely ok. Not interesting.
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2/8/2012 - zheem wrote:
Just ok, nothing offensive, but little to get excited about. Wine flavors developed over several hours open. Bead plentiful, but a bit coarse.
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2/6/2012 - the godfather wrote:
lovely bubbly
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2/5/2012 - edaumas wrote: 91 Points
- Greenish color with medium pearls and aromas of lemon. It's balanced and has flavours of cut green grass and honey with a medium/full body. Round texture.
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1/27/2012 - jsums wrote: 91 Points
Light golden color with medium sized relaxed bubbles. Nose: baked and fresh apple and Meyer lemon with accents of honey roasted mixed nuts, toasty biscuit, vanilla, white flowers, and a salty oyster-shell minerality. Medium body with soft, full effervescence on the dry palate: fresh and baked green apple, lemon/lime, and a hint of strawberry fruit framed by toasty biscuit/lees, ginger, honey roasted nuts, lemon/lime peel, vanilla, and chalk. Aggressive acidity. Lingering apple skin, chalk, and honey roasted nuts on the long dry finish. Classic Champagne profile. An excellent NV that's well balanced, delicious now, and should also improve with 2-5 years in the cellar.
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1/22/2012 - Wiz wrote: 89 Points
A great QPR champagne. Good acidity, medium body, hints of yeast and almond.
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1/21/2012 - jfarley3 wrote: 87 Points
Good brut, but nothing outstanding. Has decent acidity with some citrus and vanilla on the palate nd nose.
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1/21/2012 - vsbastosx wrote: 92 Points
Excellent champagne with lots of toasted bread and hazelnuts on the nose. On the palate, it has very good acidity, dense and silky texture with medium aftertaste. This is really good. Recommended!
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1/20/2012 - Paul S wrote: 89 Points
Another couple of glasses courtesy of the Esplande Theatre bar, this time at a Paris National Ballet performance of Giselle. This bottle was very decent, showing subtle aromas of white fruit and lemon with a touch of toast and yeast on the nose. The palate was a bit more mellow than some other bottles we tried, with apple flesh at the fore and brighter, lemony tones melded away into the background. Nice creamy textured, fine mousse and a gently fresh balanced all made for a pleasant, if rather unexciting NV. I certainly would not mind a glass of this every now and then though.
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1/13/2012 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 91 Points
Another good offering of the newer N.V. Dough, orange peel, raspberries, lemona and minerals. Good acidity and medium finish.
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1/7/2012 - Larre wrote: 90 Points
Nice body with apples, bread and a bit yeast. The acidity is OK. Some bitter notes in the dry finnish - nice!
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1/5/2012 - Yapdiver wrote:
Doftar bröd, äpple, citrus, sött.
Kraftig smak av vinteräpplen, sött, lång fin eftersmak, fint mousserande
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1/1/2012 - RockinCabs wrote: 89 Points
New years 2012
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1/1/2012 - MicklethePickle wrote: 91 Points
Very nice. Excellent, even. Great bead, full of life. Pale color. Very expressive nose. Yeasty, with bread notes. Fine. Excellent palate. Chalky, long on the palate, very nice fruit. Best Champagne in recent memory. 4-12-17-8: 91/100.
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12/31/2011 - wmccone54 wrote: 89 Points
Light, lots of effervescence, straw color. Lemon, apple, toast, and light ginger flavors. Refreshing, a fresh and lively cuvée. Nice tangy finish.
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12/31/2011 - Biglama wrote: 89 Points
mooi glas, flinke bruis, krachtig
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12/31/2011 - grinneback wrote: 92 Points
This NV was left in the cellar for two years and it really shows how much better NV champagnes get with a bit of cellaring. A bit more yellow in colour than before. Intense yeasty nose. Lots of white flowers and citrus. Bubbles very lively. Great drinking.
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12/30/2011 - mattyboy_ Likes this wine: 90 Points
The ladies really liked this in the afternoon. Smooth and mellow. Not much cream or mousse but I think this was not the focus here. Very tiny bubbles. Refreshing with mild acidity. This would pair well with oysters. Fresh apples and lemons on the nose with matching palate.
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12/29/2011 - soyhead wrote: 88 Points
no idea what disgorgement this is. nutty and yeasty on the nose, mostly caramel in the mouth. smells better than tastes.
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12/26/2011 - esb wrote: 88 Points
This was very good. It was fresh and young but had class. It opened with nice pinot fruit, background light apple and citrus. It was mostly fruit driven but after some time, and perhaps warming in the glass, light yeast developed. It had a classy feel in the mouth for a bottom tier cuvee and finished with a dry pleasant lift. Overall, enjoyable, solid components, well made.
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12/26/2011 - jfarley3 wrote: 88 Points
Drinking well now with a hint of lemon and honey. Crisp and tight through finish
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12/26/2011 - ctbob wrote:
Really like this bottling...
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12/24/2011 - jboodts Likes this wine: 94 Points
The wine looks Yellow gold colored. It smells like Baker's Yeast, Biscuity, Bready, and Almond. It tastes like Baker's Yeast, Biscuity, and Bready. The body is Light. The wine has Round texture. The wine finishes Medium.
It's one of my favorite Champgne. I just love it !!!
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12/17/2011 - -Tim- wrote: 89 Points
Crisp and bubbly, very enjoyable Champagner!
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12/10/2011 - SLIMES wrote:
Excellent QPR if you can get this for £15. I'd probably pay a bit more but it's often on offer, so no real reason to.
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12/9/2011 - Faffenheim wrote: 89 Points
Crisp, dry but smooth and easy to drink
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12/6/2011 - gesusser wrote: 91 Points
clean crisp excellent QPR
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12/6/2011 - Vino Me wrote: 87 Points
2011 Sal's Beverage World Champagne Tasting (Elmhurst, Illinois): Retailer tasting. Normally I like this slightly better but this was served too warm. 87 points.
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12/5/2011 - greubenicht wrote: 84 Points
Nice but prefer Moet & Veuve
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12/3/2011 - AllRed wrote: 89 Points
Champagne Tasting (Sal's Beverage World, Elmhurst): Toasty smoke and white fruit notes. Palate follows the nose. Persistent mousse and a fine texture; finishes nicely with good acidity. $26.99.
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11/26/2011 - Dokken wrote: 91 Points
I really liked this champagne. Complex nose with green/stone fruit, traces of vegetality, toast and coffee. Medium intensity in palate supported by excellent acidity. Well balanced with medium+ length. A lovely multi-vintage champagne.
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11/25/2011 - ikileo wrote:
NV Champagne Tasting (1855 Bottle Shop): Tasting portion. Bottle has been opened for an unknown period of time. At least 2 hours prior.
Nose: Started off with some smelly socks but later notes of brioche and white fruits.
Taste: Toasty, white fruits carried over to the palate as well, finishes just slightly austere, but overall it was pretty decent.
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11/25/2011 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 92 Points
Thanksgiving Wine (Minneapolis): Another stellar bottle. Golden yellow in color with an array of flavors of apples, minerals, chalk, lemon and baked pie crust. Medium finish and good acidity.
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11/13/2011 - pdemaio wrote: 90 Points
Bitterness on the mid palate damaged what was quite a beautiful wine.
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11/11/2011 - WineScoundrel wrote: 91 Points
Agree with wineglas' TN's.
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11/2/2011 - Paul S wrote: 89 Points
Off the Esplande Theatre Bar at a K.D. Lang concert. Same impressions with the last outing - surprisingly decent. A nose of yeast and lemons leads into a fresh, well-balanced palate lined with more lemon and apples notes. This was very drinkable indeed. The finish exited with yet another little touch of yeast, the whole packaged wrapped in a little creamy mousse. This had probably been opened for awhile before we got to it, so while it was nicely mellow, it seemed to lack a bit of the fresh liveliness of the last bottle. Still, a very decent NV.
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10/31/2011 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 92 Points
This new N.V. is amazing showing floral, apricots, pie crust, minerals and sharp acidity. Just a great effort with a complex, medium finish. Highly recommend and one of the top N.V. Champagnes this year.
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10/16/2011 - Paul S wrote: 90 Points
This was one of those glasses of Champagne that we had during the intermission at the theatre - this time a dance performance by Sylvie Guillem. I was expecting swill, but this was actually surprisingly good - certainly better than the equivalent from, say, Veuve Cliquot. Nose was subtle and pleasant, with bits of white fruit and lemon, a little touch of mineral, a bit of yeast. Palate was very pelasant too. Here, bright, lemony tones melded very nicely into a creamily texture mousse on the attack. The midpalate was marked with some apple flesh, all very fresh and nicely balanced, and then a touch more yeast as the wine moved into a short, but pleasant finish. A nice little NV that actually gave quite a lot of pleasure.
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10/15/2011 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 91 Points
Better than the last N.V. effort. The nose is alive with lemon, toast, minerals, tropical fruit and chalk. Great acidity and plenty of fruit and minerality on the palate and finish. There is no offensive character on the finish as in many previous bottles. Well done effort and at $26 a bottle a great QPR.
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9/26/2011 - BrandrB wrote: 88 Points
2011 Masters of Wine Champagne Tasting (San Francisco, CA): Deep yellow color. Yeasty lemon aromas. Medium-full bodied palate: lemon, apple, toast, and mineral. Medium-long finish. Very nice structure and balance from start to finish. Great consistency. This remains one of my benchmarks for a middle-of-the-road non-vintage Champagne; it’s really hard to beat the QPR here – this easily drinks at twice its price.
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9/18/2011 - pdemaio wrote: 91 Points
Apples and a touch of yeast. Quite easy to drink wiht solid acid and sizable body. Improved as it opened.
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9/14/2011 - blgros wrote: 89 Points
I get a lot of peach and apple flavors. Good balance of tart and fruit, medium body, moderate depth. Enjoyed with burritos of all things.
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7/29/2011 - pappleby wrote:
87 pt Red apple and citrus. Some bruised elements indicating a degree of age (bought '08) but fresh and light with bread and ripe peach.
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7/15/2011 - scyrene wrote: 89 Points
This wine always fluctuates between overpriced and good value. I noticed it was the latter tonight, so I thought I'd revisit a champagne that's brought me so much pleasure in the past. Vigorous and slightly honeyed is my main impression. Forceful, but refined. Slightly toasty finish. I like this wine a lot - it's a great antidote to the likes of NV Moët (always vile) and Veuve Cliquot or Bollinger (always overpriced). [Cork + cage; 12% abv; Co-op, £18.99].
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7/9/2011 - Timbalimba wrote: 86 Points
Blunden's Grand Marque Shampoo Tasting (London): Not bad. Apple, oatmeal, a twist of lemon peel. Decent length, harmonious.
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6/27/2011 - Martin Redmond Likes this wine: 86 Points
55% Pinot Noir, 30% Meunier and 15% Chardonnay. 20% Reserve wines. 2 yrs aging on less. Light golden yellow color with plenty of pin prick bubbles. Recalcitrant nose offered faint apple notes, and yeasty/dough aromas conspicuously absent. On the palate soft creamy mousse, medium bodied, and closer to off-dry, than dry, with ripe apple and a touch of red berry flavors. Medium-long finish.
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6/22/2011 - EMTAME wrote: 87 Points
Showing a little younger than my last two bottles, with a mildly tart green apple note. Could've used a bit more time in the cellar.
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5/10/2011 - tarheel17 wrote: 86 Points
Champagne Producer Tour, 2011 (Champagne, France): tasted at the Pavillion with Christian
This reminded me of 'typical mass-market chamapgne' - the stuff that the average consumer expects when he/she grabs a bottle off the shelf to pop that night.
lots of fall apple flavors, light in character, we noted a mineral-filled midpalate with a somewhat innocuous personality. I found this bottle to be way more pleasant than the one tasted earlier this year, whose specs and provenance I do not know (bought off a list in a restaurant). This bottle was based on 2007, with 15% reserve wines from 02-06. 86-87 pts
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4/29/2011 - goska wrote: 84 Points
Golden color, tiny bubbles. Lime, limestone, slightly tropical nose. Not too interesting, bit of bitterness, flat aftertaste. Passable.
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4/18/2011 - SLIMES wrote: 84 Points
Perfectly acceptable but was upstaged by the previous night's Charles Lafite which I think had benefited from 18+ months ageing. Nicer than the slightly decrepit Lanson 97'.
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4/8/2011 - BrandrB wrote: 87 Points
Incredibly consistent – an always pleasing entry-level Champagne. Medium golden color. Lemon, dough, and plenty of mineral aromas. Medium-full bodied palate: apple, lemon, toast, and an ample chalky minerality. Medium length finish. Sure it's definitely a bit mundane as far as Champagne goes, but given the price and consistency this rarely disappoints.
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3/17/2011 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 87 Points
Nose of dough, lemon, chalk and baked apples. On the palate not as bright acidity as the last bottle with dough, lemon, apples and chalk. Short finish and a bit bitter. Not as good as the previous bottle.
I have to say day 2 and using my air pump system this is a much better wine. More expressive nose the palate offers up chalk, lemon, pie crust, orange peel and floral notes. I would rate this at a solid 90. Once again a Champagne/Sparkler is better day 2. 90 points
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3/13/2011 - tarheel17 wrote: 82 Points
Ordered a bottle at In The red for David's birthday.
I wasn't too impressed with this. A surprise of sweetness in the midpalate didn't jive with the rest of the boring, slightly dessicated palate. Drinkable, but nothing special.
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2/26/2011 - EleonoraScholes wrote: 87 Points
12% alc. Pinot dominated. Medium rich style, citruses and apple pie in aromas, creamy, frontal palate, very fruity. Tasted at home.
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2/11/2011 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 91 Points
A really nice effort. Minerals, dough, citrus, and shells. Good concentration and refreshing. Much less dough/yeast than other N.V. producers.
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2/6/2011 - dhammer53 wrote: 88 Points
Drank this from a split at brunch. Tiny bubbles. Golden color. Yeasty. I thought that it was starting to go flat after 45 minutes. This went very well with Sunday brunch at Rubys Oyster Bar in Rye NY. Half off the wine list on Sunday. My cost was $20 for the split.
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1/23/2011 - Miceri wrote: 91 Points
Light straw yellow; light breaded tone; fresh
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1/22/2011 - JOsgood wrote:
Fresh and yeasty. Crisp with good acidity.
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1/7/2011 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 87 Points
A private tasting (at home): Dry, apply, not very disctinctive or appealing today. Or is it the comparison with the Solter Cuvée Henri Brut?
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1/6/2011 - joshwoodward wrote: 91 Points
Very delicious. Great acid, and an almost BdNoir-like foxiness.
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1/1/2011 - marksfamily wrote: 82 Points
A nice nose of yeast, gravel, and apple. Crisp flavor with toast as the predominant flavor. A bit sweet.
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1/1/2011 - ikileo wrote:
Chilled, popped and poured.
Nose: Rather refreshing. Notes of almonds and walnuts with pears. Quite pleasant
Taste: An easy and versatile bottle of champagne that is able to go well with food at a dinner/lunch party. The nuttiness carries over along with some stone fruit. Acceptable level of acidity and sweetness.
An accessible sparkling wine, decently well made but nothing profound. You might get a better deal for the same amount money if you look outside of Champagne to other sparkling or methode traditional sparkling wines from around the world.
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1/1/2011 - aagrawal wrote: 84 Points
Generic, but drinking well on New Year's Eve. Not worth the money for me because it doesn't distinguish itself in any way.
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1/1/2011 - bxuz wrote: 89 Points
Golden straw. Nose of pear, green apples, and bread dough. Well-textured mousse leads to velvety mouth feel. Stone and tree fruit dominate the palate with yeasty notes coming through as well. Well balanced, lithe structure and lasting acidic finish.
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1/1/2011 - johnnyrichardson wrote: 90 Points
fine mousse, yeasty, good crowd-pleaser; a year in the cellar does a lot to round off the acidity, always a reliable NV.
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12/31/2010 - Biggsy wrote: 85 Points
Pale yellow coloured with baked apple aromas. Good weight with a light frothy mousse. Refreshing and well balanced with lemon fruit and a light touch of almond pastry.
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12/29/2010 - soyhead wrote:
tasted in a line-up of champagnes and overall my impression was that of caramel. more dessert like than some of the other bottlings.
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12/28/2010 - godx wrote: 85 Points
From 375ml. Opened and served right away. Very fruity nose of apple juice and ripe pears with hints of toast. Sweeter flavours similar of apple and pear. Overall delicious, albeit sweeter Champagne. A little too sweet for my tastes. This bottle was quite youthful and a few years might add some secondary flavours which would be welcomed. Drink or hold. Good. 85+
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12/26/2010 - TannicBeast wrote: 90 Points
Toasty, yeasty, nutty, with nice body and depth.
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12/25/2010 - Biggsy wrote: 82 Points
Pale gold. Fresh citrus aromas with a touch of apple. Light and quite restrained with a frothy mousse and pleasant yet simple sour-lemon fruit. Seemed a little thin.
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12/23/2010 - Outplaying wrote:
This is almost chuggable champagne. Almond, yeast, apple and pear. I'm not a big champagne guy, but I enjoyed this quite a bit.
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12/22/2010 - Vino Me wrote: 89 Points
2010 Champagne Tasting (23 wines) (Famous Liquors): I always find this wine wine to be consistently in the 88-89 points range and this bottle was no exception. Notes of almond and bread dough. 89 points.
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12/21/2010 - chapinde wrote: 87 Points
Tastings at Red Rock: Piper-Heidsieck Champagne (Swampscott, MA): This wine had an exuberant mousse and the nose showed activated yeast, bread dough, tangerine, ruby red grapefruit, candied pineapple, and caraway seed. The palate was of stones, lemon mousse, rice wine vinegar. This was lively on the palate but lacked focus and balance overall.
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12/18/2010 - sunalsorises wrote: 88 Points
Solid bubbly.
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12/15/2010 - Matt T wrote: 87 Points
Champagne Tasting (Bell's Wine Shop, Washington DC): A very basic champagne. Not complicated. Just a tad of yeast with some slight mineral notes.
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12/11/2010 - AllRed wrote: 90 Points
Oyster shell, apple and cashew notes. Toast and biscuit tones on the palate. Nice acidity, medium bead.
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12/10/2010 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 90 Points
A bunch of Champagne & Sparkling Wines (Random): Much better than the last bottle which I am sure was a previous N.V. which is why I hate the way Champagne does N.V. as you can never know which one you are drinking and as we all know they vary a lot. Nice aromas of dough, minerals, lemon and floral notes. A great acid profile and very nice finish. One of my favorite N.V. Champanges.
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11/27/2010 - MindMuse wrote: 90 Points
Pretty much our house Champagne, I really like the style. Biscuity, lemony, creamy, toasty, ,light touch of apple. Also a very light bit of oxidative character on this bottle which is fine with me.
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11/25/2010 - MDRwinos wrote: 92 Points
yum
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11/21/2010 - Verhagen Likes this wine: 88 Points
nice bubbles, on the nose: citrus, grass?? not clear what I smell. taste: lemon, nice acidity, medium to long length.
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11/5/2010 - mdobro wrote: 89 Points
nose - lemon and hint of honey , nice bubbles, dry
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11/3/2010 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 87 Points
Hennepin Lake Tasting; 10/20/2010-11/12/2010: Not as good as past N.V. Piper's. Spice, yeast, orange peel and really creamy on the palate. Not as good acidity as I remember. I will pass on another bottle at $30.
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10/23/2010 - tp096255 wrote:
K&L Champagne Tent Event 2010 (Hollywood, CA): Quick Grade: B-
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10/20/2010 - DruStemm wrote: 83 Points
I've only had one other PH before...which I enjoyed. This was a minor let down - maybe I had too high an expectation, or the price-point fooled me. Massive bubbles and solid color! Bouquet: Passe', simple but dry. Palate: Salty, dry finish, watered down, massively fleeting strawberry.
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9/14/2010 - wineshaman wrote: 89 Points
VACATION TO MARTHA'S VINEYARD; 9/13/2010-9/18/2010 (BALTIMORE, MD/MARTHA'S VINEYARD/ATLANTIC CITY): Dry, clean and toasty, had with Bertha's mussells in Baltimore
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9/13/2010 - joshwoodward wrote: 89 Points
Heidelberg (Toledo, OH): Bretty nose. Slightly sweet, creamy and bready.
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8/30/2010 - ews3 wrote: 88 Points
IMW Annual Champagne Tasting (Christie's Auction House, NYC): lots of juicy apple notes with some sweet strawberry on top.
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8/6/2010 - Marc wrote: 86 Points
Good. toasty biscuits -reasonable bead - seemed a bit like old stock (slightly oxidative) - unlike a fresher bottle enjoyed last week. Still - a good champagne with correct style and very well made. This was a duty free bottle.
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7/30/2010 - JustinMcDonald wrote:
Good bang for your bucks. Golden in colour, hints of toast, lime, citrus, earthy elements as well, mineralish in texture. A little creamy but leans more to the vesty side.
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6/26/2010 - CobraKahn wrote: 90 Points
Very sophisticated for the price - creamy, toasty, minerals, and bread.
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6/18/2010 - gesusser wrote:
yummy
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6/11/2010 - millesime66 wrote: 92 Points
Superbe. Belles bulles fines. Encore meilleur que d'habitude...
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5/19/2010 - HappyWineGuy wrote:
this wine did not show very well against an admittedly strong lineup.
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5/15/2010 - phandel wrote: 89 Points
Nice wood notes.
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4/25/2010 - MindMuse wrote: 88 Points
Toasty, creamy, citrus and minerals, but not as lively as previous.
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4/24/2010 - taimus wrote: 85 Points
It's not what I expected. It was ok, but not worth the money. It's taste was thin, not outspoken at all. Some hints of sulfur.
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3/31/2010 - VinoTx wrote: 88 Points
Lighter than expected but still some nice bubbles and toasty apple and pear flavors.
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3/13/2010 - YWG Wine Guy wrote: 88 Points
Nice sparkler as reviewed below. This is higher end, and i'm not sure if it is worth the money - light yeast and toasted notes on nose, the palate is light and crisp with some fruit, perhaps something like a port or sherry quality - nice.
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2/14/2010 - schnittle wrote: 89 Points
yummy valentines bubbles. tiny bubbles. had with cheese and crackers before dinner. light and delicious. toasty and fruity without any bitterness. just good.
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2/10/2010 - caeleric wrote: 89 Points
i like this much more than most ct users indicate
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2/1/2010 - cjsadler wrote: 90 Points
A favorite among the big champagne houses.
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1/29/2010 - scelliott99 wrote: 87 Points
Nothing earth shattering, but a good bottle for the price. This bottle was slightly more acidic than normal.
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1/24/2010 - Beavis77 wrote:
Apple and almonds on the nose with hints of toast.
Toasty on the palate with a touch of creaminess. Nice mineral aspect. Long finish.
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1/17/2010 - MindMuse wrote: 90 Points
Yeasty, mild tartness, minerality. Abundant bubbles. Good with cheese appetizers, especially bleu.
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1/16/2010 - sunalsorises wrote: 87 Points
Decent bubbly. Nothing special. Balance was off a bit.
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1/15/2010 - ericis wrote: 90 Points
wasn't expecting much but was pleasantly surprised. Toasty and well balanced. good value.
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1/13/2010 - Burgmike wrote: 84 Points
Not really to my taste. Pretty pedestrian like White Star and Yellow label. Glad it was a gift...
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1/9/2010 - ottawalawyer wrote: 90 Points
Great to bring in the new year. Dry and good bubbles.
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1/4/2010 - Guitar George wrote: 90 Points
Nice. Very nice. Toasty and nutty. Refined and restrained fruit. A wonderful New Year's eve bottle that paired wonderfully with crab.
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1/2/2010 - awinestory wrote: 90 Points
Wow!
I received this as a gift, and held off opening it for two years. Remembering the champagne, even if NV, has an "expiration date" I decided to open it this New Years.
Fantastic!
The color is a rich deep straw, with tiny bubbles.
On the nose, Brioche, croissant, yeast -- very rich and concentrated autolytic flavors (med + intensity)
On the palate, dry, acid is med+, tannin is grape tannin, body is med+ alc i est 12.5, finish is med+ and slight apple, butter, buttery croissant.
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1/2/2010 - lano wrote: flawed
could tell as soon as the cork was popped that this wine was bad by the aroma. taste was beyond bad. a real pity as it was to be a celebratory bottle. no score.
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1/1/2010 - scottmlew wrote: 89 Points
Yeasty aroma that continued on the palate. Some green apple, nuts butter and a little citrus on the finish. Paired well with Creminelli Artisan Salamis.
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1/1/2010 - MindMuse wrote: 90 Points
First of the New Year. Vigorous mousse. Biscuity and nutty, with some pear and lime. Would be good with food. Lingers nicely.
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12/31/2009 - tantotinto wrote: 89 Points
Straw colored. Toffee, hazelnut and salty minerality. Good balance and a long finish. An excellent Champagne for the price. Disclaimer: We reviewed this through the prism of New Year's Eve and it is our second bottle of Champagne this evening.
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12/29/2009 - Yiannis wrote: 90 Points
Pale yellow, lemon-like, with greenish hues. Uniform bubbling all over the volume. Citrus fruits, roast almonds and brioche. Mid-bodied with nice fruit and bright acidity. Very long finish.
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12/27/2009 - Umay Ceviker wrote: 86 Points
Pale straw. Typical yeasty aromas linger along with green apples and lemony citrus. Medium bodied with distinctive acidity and a gentle mousse. Nice and refreshing.
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12/25/2009 - annerk wrote: 88 Points
50+5+13+15+5 Well balanced with a light toast and fine bubbles. Pear and apple with a lingering finish. Great aperitif.
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12/25/2009 - VinnyB wrote:
Brought to Jan and Amin's for Christmas 2009.
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12/21/2009 - Marc wrote: 84 Points
Drunk in an evening of NZ sparklers - Deutz, Pelorus and Lindauer Special Reserve. This wine was fine but was in no way a stand-out. In fact the most characterful wine was the pelorus.
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12/6/2009 - ggtirevite wrote: 90 Points
Had at thanksgiving. Yummy.
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12/4/2009 - Vino Me wrote: 89 Points
Had this from a split at a Christmas dinner this week. Good dry sparkler with clean crisp citrus notes. 88-89 points.
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11/27/2009 - cweiss wrote:
Thanksgiving in Eastman as aperitif. Good quality in lighter crisp style.
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10/27/2009 - Marc wrote: 88 Points
Excellent NV champagne. This bottle was very fresh in a medium bodied very balanced biscuit and hazelnut style. Frothy fresh bubbles. Yummy stuff in a textbook style.
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10/9/2009 - Grands Vins Pour L'Auvergnat wrote: 88 Points
Excellent for a celebration or fete. Holds up. Small bubbles.
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10/9/2009 - TheManFromUtopia wrote: 82 Points
Smell is driven by a bluff of yeast and precise recalls of lime zest and vanillin. Taste is enough intense, creamy, acid-driven with zesty finishing. There are far better entry-level NV brut, out and about.
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10/8/2009 - wihong wrote: 89 Points
From '02. Color: Yellow gold. Aroma: Salmon, fresh fig, lime zest, butter, yeasty, blue cheese. Taste: Entry, bready, yeasty, salty caviar. Mid-Palate: Lemon and lime juice, zesty, great acidity. Finish: Lemon peel, mint, plum. Like drinking the Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet cologne, lemony and musky.
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10/3/2009 - lebo9968@gmail.com wrote: 95 Points
Fantastic wine. Light yellow color. Huge nose and palate of dough, yeast, nuttiness and crisp clean fruit and acidity. $30 OHara's.
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8/16/2009 - curtiy wrote: 89 Points
Good, crisp NV....notes of toast, citrus, and mild yeast...Very enjoyable
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8/1/2009 - king-bing wrote:
Good clean stuff. Not very exciting, but fine.
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7/29/2009 - peternelson wrote: 90 Points
SWE: Dried herbs, bake spice, cinamon; concentrated, simpler, less finesse), lower bubbles, but good char.
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7/12/2009 - codewheeney wrote: 89 Points
Drank at Metro Brasserie with Frisée Salad with Lardons and Poached egg, and other small bites. Better than we remembered, really quite good, nice combo of yeast and spice, not too dry.
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6/17/2009 - JamF wrote: 90 Points
This is an excellent NV at an excellent price. Brought it 2 years ago and is still very fresh, very fine beads, creamy, very yeasty, bready and toasty all coming at you. Full body.
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4/10/2009 - jhannah27 wrote:
Impression only. Had a glass as a little appertif before dinner at the Winery Restaurant in Tustin. Sommelier recommendation. Soft and only lightly toasted on the nose with underlying light citrus and apple notes. Flavor is one of the most balanced bubblies that I have ever come across. A great blend of pears and light biscuit flavors, neither overpowered, and both showed beautifully. Really excellent stuff and I would like to get a bottle to see how it fares through more than a glass.
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3/4/2009 - Tejano wrote:
Medium straw color with a light gold backing...light stone fruit note with light yeast, not overwhelming, but steady. Smooth entry that accelerated at mid palate showing a nice firmness with a light finish that did linger somewhat. Went very well with our appetizers to start...
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2/28/2009 - urga wrote: 87 Points
blassgelb, frisch, relativ stark moussierend, leicht nach Hefe, knackige Äpfel, animierend, guter Schäumer.
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2/14/2009 - JOsgood wrote: 88 Points
High toned stuff. Good yeast with a fruity but dry finish. Great QPR.
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2/1/2009 - the godfather wrote: 88 Points
this stuuf is qpr hall of fame for a champagne, tasty!!!
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1/5/2009 - Winebof wrote: 84 Points
Not my favorite - pleasing and yeasty after popping, but turned sourish shortly thereafter
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1/4/2009 - gutt22 wrote:
12.0% alcohol. This is everything you want in a non-vintage Brut. I think that Piper-Heidsieck is making stellar non-vintage wine these days. Pure apple, green apple, and pear fruit, with plenty of yeast on the nose. Light color, active bubbles. Pretty in the mouth, so lively and enjoyable. Beautifully balanced, with a solid finish. The house Champagne and rightfully so! A-
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1/1/2009 - soyhead wrote:
Consistent value from bottle to bottle. Seems like what I like the most (aside from the price) is the prominent toastiness.
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12/31/2008 - Harley1199 Likes this wine:
Liked very much. Luxury pastry shop aromas and citrius also included. Better almost iced. Beautiful Champagne.
Me ha gustado esta botella. Aromas a pastelería de lujo y cítricos. Mejor tomarla helada. Un buen ejemplo de Champagne.
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12/31/2008 - GalvezGuy wrote: 89 Points
Nose of bisuit, toast, green apple. Palate of bread, citrius. Excellent. Acceptable value
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12/30/2008 - KeithAkers wrote: 87 Points
champagne night (binny's highland park): nose: good nose of breads, apples, and bits of citrus tones. Very nice and pleasant, but lacking a bit of depth
taste: good medium/light feel with baking spices, breads, and nice tart tones of lemons. decent medium acidity, but not a ton of depth on this
overall:a quality champagne for under 30. Nice acidity and flavors blance this out and its generally a very consistent wine thats a good go to when you want a certain style
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12/27/2008 - lebo9968@gmail.com wrote: 90 Points
Nice champagne. Not huge, but smooth and well balanced.
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12/26/2008 - guitarguy wrote: 85 Points
Bottle seemed a little flabby, lacking verve. Just okay could have been better and now on sale at Binny's for $22.
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12/24/2008 - soyhead wrote:
Currently my preferred entry level champagne.
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12/19/2008 - MagnumGourmet wrote:
Opened this up to drink while putting up the Christmas tree. Very strong nose. When I opened up the bottle it just filled the area with the smell. The only way to describe the aroma is to say that it smelled like a condom rubbed with liquid smoke laying on top of rising bread dough. The rubber element was unmistakeable, but I actually got some liquid smoke out of the pantry to double check what I was thinking. The wine tasted like a burning campfire smells. The mouthfeel was nice and on the heavy (creamy) side. Finish lasted a while, but I don't know if that is a good thing. Very interesting Champagne, but not one that I would go out looking for again. Would not purchase again.
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12/19/2008 - pfrichar wrote: 88 Points
Great yeasty aromas, solid citrus and ginger flavors. Very nice.
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12/14/2008 - Omar Khayyam wrote: 78 Points
mouth puckering, sour apple with a mousse that felt more like a fountain soda cocktail
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11/27/2008 - peternelson wrote: 90 Points
Brian’s: As always, grt classic Champagne nose, light yeast and angel food; bright, clean mth, fresh, well bal., perfect aperitif. From Tess.
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11/23/2008 - soyhead wrote: 90 Points
tasted blind. definite hazelnut flavors. Without a doubt on of the best QPR in champagne. John guessed it not to be brut.
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11/22/2008 - heathtor wrote: 92 Points
This bottle was about 7 years old - honey colour and notes - fewer bubbles but still lovely on the tounge
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11/8/2008 - soyhead wrote: 90 Points
nose of roasted almond. mouth - toast meets citrus crisp. yummy stuff
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10/26/2008 - soyhead wrote: 90 Points
Tried side by side the Kirkland Champagne as well as Mumm NV Brut, ina single blinded fashion and it was the hands down winner. A nice toasty almond flavor that the others lacked. As of now my favorite entry level Champagne.
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10/26/2008 - GreatLibations wrote: 89 Points
Classic color with a dense mousse and pint tip streamers. A defined toasty aroma spills into the air. Average on flavor but we're talking Champagne. It's moderately tart with a fluffy palate and a good finish. A specimen with a higher toast essence in aroma and good carry through on the tongue.
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10/20/2008 - mmh wrote: 91 Points
Price/Quality ratio hard to beat. Toasty, fruity, balanced...outstanding.
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10/11/2008 - mdenigris3 wrote: 87 Points
Lots of fruit on the palette, but still rather dry. Good every day bubbly.
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10/9/2008 - air guitar & pinot noir wrote: 89 Points
Lemon gold hue in color. Some rich fruit aromas. Creamy textured on the palate. Sharp acidity, good fruit and very fresh. Chris and I toasted our new son on the balcony.
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9/14/2008 - J ARANTES wrote: 87 Points
Very Good choise in that price range
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8/20/2008 - beezer6 wrote: 87 Points
Tasted at WF OB for Ber Boat Wine Dinner.
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8/17/2008 - Fat cat wrote: 90 Points
This is one of the nicest champagnes of the summer. A great after taste left us all wanting more.
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8/15/2008 - AllRed wrote: 91 Points
Notes of biscuit, toast, lemon peel and citrus. Good weight with a fairly coarse bead, and flavors of apple, toast, citrus and brioche.
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8/1/2008 - Paul S wrote: 88 Points
We won this bottle at the law society inter-firm law quiz. Not a bad NV at all - I was not expecting much and was pleasantly surprised. This has probably benefitted from some bottle age. Bread, rather than yeast, and appley fruit on the nose, rather fruitier and more open than I thought it would be. Palate was very one-dimensional, with more baked bread flavours and a lot less fruit, but it was nicely balanced, with rather largish mousse, but good acid and body. Nice length too - very minerally.
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7/26/2008 - lebo9968@gmail.com wrote: 92 Points
Excellent. Big style. Yeasty, doughy nose and pallet. You could smell it immediately after popping the cork. Great big, full and round pallet.
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7/19/2008 - EyeDoc wrote:
Actually better after 24 hours - good yeast - fresh light acidity.
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7/12/2008 - Train_de_Nuit wrote: 90 Points
Fête Nationale Française et Jour de l'Indépendance Américaine (Alameda): I'm not a fan of champagne, but I like this one. None of that bitter funky aftertaste that I've had on other Champagnes and no yeasty flavors. Works for me and paired suprisingly well with Fondue of Feta and herbs.
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6/23/2008 - mmh wrote: 89 Points
Very good, well balanced champagne. Relatively mature flavours and a nice hint of bread on the nose. I'd definitely buy it again!
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6/17/2008 - VinumCA wrote: 85 Points
Light, lively, citrus, higher than usual acidity level. Simple, straightforward, and not nearly as good as Charles.
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6/7/2008 - wino_tim wrote:
Tasted out of a half bottle in a restaurant - when the waiter poured the tasting there were very few bubbles and the wine was golden, I wondered if it was oxidized but the nose, filled with yeasty golden apple notes, didn't seem so. On the full palate the wine had the texture of a still wine (no effervence, in other words) but still offered apple and citrus notes and the requisite acid.
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4/24/2008 - WNissen wrote:
Good toast, length, would be altogether satisfactory. But BEWARE: splits (187 mL) with lot code L060948 3375 have lost the majority of their bubbles. I don't know if this is an age thing related to the screwcap or just an isolated fault. No Rating.
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4/19/2008 - jp_howell wrote: 91 Points
Delicious. Touch of yeast, nice and toasty. Clean finish. Amazing Champagne for the price.
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4/13/2008 - Matt T wrote: 84 Points
Pretty basic champagne. Nice to drink during a lazy Sunday, but not a good value. Dry, without very much fruit. I got a little bit of sour apples and tart grape flavors.
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4/13/2008 - mmurry wrote: 90 Points
Champagne and Bordeaux (Farpointe Cellar): The nose had honey, some vanilla, and a nice berry aroma at the end. The palate had apple and honey, and finished with a coffee and berry mix.
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4/13/2008 - ThMeyer wrote: 88 Points
Very enjoyable. A bit oxidized (bottle must have been 3+ years old) but full taste of yeast, nuts and almond.
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4/12/2008 - win wrote: 88 Points
Solid and consistent.
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4/3/2008 - WinePT wrote: 87 Points
Lemon, citrus. Biscuits and toast.
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3/29/2008 - blackmistressdiva wrote: 87 Points
Round, wet and full of just baked bread and nuts. The fruit takes a backseat here. The toast factor isn't big with me, but it is a good champagne.
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3/22/2008 - chmd wrote: 90 Points
Perhaps my favorite Champagne in that price range (<30$). Zesty, clean and refreshing. Apple and citrus initially, but finishes with a delicate orange tone that gives it a wam glow.
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2/15/2008 - jjclips2 wrote: 87 Points
Served from a two year old baby piper (187ml). Slightly oxidized, but this adds to the complexity of the wine. Toast, brioche, and almonds dominate with a bit of lemon curd and baked yellow apple. Still has refreshing acidity. Some don't like a little oxidation, but I didn't mind at all.
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2/9/2008 - keelegl wrote: 88 Points
Decent QPR compared to other NV. Clean, crisp and refreshing. Perfect with Sunday brunch.
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2/2/2008 - soyhead wrote:
crisp, citrus-y, refreshing, hints of nuts, toast and other yeasty subtleties. refreshing especially when tasted next to a blanc de noir
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1/11/2008 - peternelson wrote: 89 Points
Vietnamese: Good, solid crisp stuff; a little cake, light yeast, some lemon.
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12/31/2007 - jsteel wrote:
awesome, got it for 18 a bottle, tasted the brut and extra dry last night (12/31/2007) and liked both equally, we did have some folks who preferred others.
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12/31/2007 - SMG wrote: 88 Points
Lots of graphite, yeat, and toast on the nose and palate, which becomes less pronounced with some air - about 2 hours. Seems quite heavy. Mason (4 years old) asked to smell the wine in the glass and immediately said "smells like bread".
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12/27/2007 - BrandrB wrote: 88 Points
Reliable, always available, and certainly pleasing. A perfect “house” Champagne, this label is my dependable everyday go-to wine when true Champagne is what’s needed. Remarkably nice complexity and body for the price. Deep golden color, fresh toasty nose. Fairly full-bodied, toasty apple and pear flavors with nice mineral and nutty undertones. Medium-long finish. When this Champagne can be found for $25, it’s an absolute steal. Beautiful!
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12/26/2007 - kevin h wrote: 89 Points
Decent NV fizz. Clean, good fizz and nice refreshing balance.
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12/22/2007 - KeithAkers wrote: 88 Points
nose: nice easy nose with lemon, apple, and hazelnut
taste: good effervescent mouth with vanilla and nuttiness
overall: a real good champagne for the price. Real good and enjoyable but not much outside of what you immeaditely get
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12/21/2007 - joshwoodward wrote: 85 Points
Very effervescent, dry, tart. Apples and lemon.
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12/11/2007 - win wrote: 89 Points
At FP Champagne tasting. Minimal notes. Just a solid wine.
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12/8/2007 - EMichels wrote: 86 Points
K&L Hollywood Tasting: Bright, Tart, Slightly yeasty
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12/5/2007 - Vino Me wrote: 88 Points
2007 Champagne Tastings (26 wines): 3rd time I have a this NV Brut from Piper. About the same score as when I had it in 2003 and 2006. No formal notes. 88 points.
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12/1/2007 - markfitz wrote:
This was quite explosively bubbly at first. There was nothing much of note flavour wise. As it warmed up over the next half hour the flavour improved and showed some interest but nothing too remarkable. (dec ’07)
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12/1/2007 - AllRed wrote: 90 Points
Poured at a retailer tasting. Citrus and sbtle biscuit notes with citrus, apple and toast flavors. Finishes soft and creamy.
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11/30/2007 - isaacjamesbaker wrote: 90 Points
French Wine Society Champagne Holiday 2007 (Patterson Mansion, Washington, DC): for a regular brut, non-vintage, this was very impressive. this is a bigger, toastier style. full with lots of fig, apple, peach, toast and fresh crossaint. a very nice non-vintage that i will be sure to pick up and have around.
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11/22/2007 - lebo9968@gmail.com wrote: 90 Points
Huge nose of dough / yeast on pop of cork. Pallet crisp apple & some nuttiness.
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11/22/2007 - nob8dnkr wrote: 88 Points
Wife loved this, I thought it a little too bready and had nothing that really sparked it as unique.
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11/17/2007 - curtispomeroy wrote: 88 Points
Very nice champagne though both Ann and I prefer the Duval-Leroy.
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11/3/2007 - peternelson wrote: 90 Points
K&L: Angel food, fine bubbles, elegant, accessible, but nice, solid as always.
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10/26/2007 - EMichels wrote: 88 Points
Red Carpet Wine Tasting: Toasty nose; Very toasty palatte
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10/18/2007 - CamWheeler wrote: 85 Points
CIVC Champagne Tasting (Sydney, Australia): Fresh and clean on the nose. Medium length palate, but lacks depth/interest.
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9/24/2007 - ews3 wrote: 84 Points
MW Champagne Tasting (Cornell Club, NYC): simple apple flavors w/ strawberry notes. yeast on palate.
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8/15/2007 - corkandcompass wrote: 89 Points
Consistent with my recollection of other NV. Light on the lees with fine bubbles and crisp acidty / citrus. One of my favorite NV 'value brut's'
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7/14/2007 - GraemeBell wrote: 88 Points
Good solid stuff. Fresh and a little rich and sweet.
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7/7/2007 - CamWheeler wrote: 85 Points
Broad bead. Nose of apples, lime and a small amount of toast. Palate is fresh with just a touch of sweetness on the finish. Nice, refreshing, decent value for money, but certainly not exciting to me.
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6/30/2007 - Jump29 wrote: 87 Points
This was our lead off drink (with rasberries) at a dinner party and it was fine.
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6/17/2007 - VinumCA wrote: 88 Points
Great value as always. Tad acidic, but found it refreshing on a summer scorcher. Refreshing citrus and light toast, great stream of bubbles, and drinkable even on day three with a champagne stopper.
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6/16/2007 - salil wrote: 86 Points
Crisp and light with flavours of lemon, citrus and yeast. Pleasant, but little more.
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6/9/2007 - lebo9968@gmail.com wrote: 93 Points
Excellentr. Big style. Yeasty, doughy nose and pallet. You could smell it immediately after popping the cork. Great big, full and round pallet. Same as prior bottle.
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6/9/2007 - tschampaert wrote: 74 Points
Tasted blind with some other NV's.
Very acidic and green, hardly no ripe fruit. Aggressive on the nose and likewise on the palate. This is just junk. Really don't understand what everybody seems to see in this carbonized citric acid.
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5/22/2007 - VinumCA wrote: 90 Points
Citrussy, lemon and grapefruit on the nose, lightweight, pleasant aperitif with enough acidity to really get the palate going. A bright, easygoing, very dependable, great QPR champagne. I've never had a bad Heidsieck; Piper or Charles.
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5/21/2007 - GrandeSerataFuori wrote: 87 Points
Biscuit yeast in the nose that got more pronounced the longer i had it open, along with a bit of apricot . A certain citrusy tartness dominated in the mouth. Enjoyable, but will stick with the Extra Dry.
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5/20/2007 - BailliSacks wrote: 89 Points
Nice body, yeast on nose. Best of the midrange NV so far. Beautiful color. Relatively dry and crisp in style.
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5/13/2007 - rael007 wrote: 88 Points
Drank on Mother's Day with my lovely wife, and enjoyed it very much. Not a terribly complex wine, but satisfying, good fruit, a bit of breadiness Worth the 30 dollars.
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5/11/2007 - thelostverse wrote: 90 Points
Similar notes as last bottle, but higher score due to increased acidity and brighter flavor profile. Still notes of citrus and yeasty bread dough, only more so than last bottle.
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4/23/2007 - PurpleHaze wrote: 90 Points
Light straw color. Lots of citrus on the nose. Some yeastiness as well. Zippy acidity with more lemon, light doughiness and a good 30 second finish. As good a bottle of this NV as I've had so far, and it's been dozens.
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4/7/2007 - Jump29 wrote: 85 Points
Solid but not incredible. 85 points.
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3/3/2007 - thelostverse wrote: 88 Points
Solid effort - nice bead. Some citrus hints and a bit of bread dough. Seems to be a lot of bottle variation here.
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3/2/2007 - Omar Khayyam wrote: 85 Points
pure grapefruit and stone and bubbles dry and reliable like a chilean cabernet sauvignon or well you get the drift. Very Good.
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2/19/2007 - bmarshall wrote: 84 Points
Medium golden color. Lot's of yeast, bread and some lemon on the nose. Somewhat full bodied, but the citrus flavors on the palate were tart. OK, but nothing special.
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2/17/2007 - lebo9968@gmail.com wrote: 93 Points
Fantastic sparkler. Big style. Yeasty, doughy nose and pallet. You could smell it immediately after popping the cork. Great big, full and round pallet. Buy more.
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2/12/2007 - losvinhos wrote: 90 Points
Amarelo palha. perlage fina ,intensa e persistente. A mousse recheia a boca e traz o citrico marcante com um fundo mineral e de brioche. Ótima acidez, boa fruta e muita refrescância. Excelente.
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2/11/2007 - peternelson wrote: 88 Points
Learn about Wine: Med. yellow; buttered toast, some lite pear notes; not as elegant & frothy as Taittinger; hint more earthy, but with plenty of lemon drop citrusy (but short) finish.***Med. citrusy, toasty, solid well-priced wine.
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2/11/2007 - cschorr wrote: 89 Points
minerals, crisp bubbles
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1/14/2007 - winewhip wrote: 89 Points
Light with nice bubbles. Citrus and yeast.
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1/13/2007 - losvinhos wrote: 90 Points
Tomado informalmente nos EUA. Perlage fina e intensa. Bastante citrica com um fundo tostado. Ótimo frescor. Bom custo/benefício. Excelente.
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1/1/2007 - sunalsorises wrote: 89 Points
Citrusy. Nice balance.
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12/31/2006 - NaturalizedTexan wrote: 92 Points
Crisp and dry with lots of citrus. A classic champage, perfect for any occasion. Bought one bottle for New Years and a second bottle just because.
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12/31/2006 - SMG wrote: 88 Points
Pleasant citrus notes along with some toast and a hint of yeats. Very enjoyable and a good value.
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12/29/2006 - AllRed wrote: 88 Points
Poured at a retailer tasting. Very pale color. Aromas of crabapple and white flowers. Light style, rather elegant, with soft fruit and floral tones on the palate. 88-89.
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12/24/2006 - MJTed wrote: 84 Points
Blase sparkler. Can get better for alost half the price. Tart and cirsy wiht fairly weak larege bubblage.
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12/10/2006 - AllRed wrote: 89 Points
Poured at Gibby's December tasting. Yellow color. Fine mousse, but not much of a bead once the mousse settles. Notes of biscuit, minerals, lemon and citrus. Nice weight to the palate, witth doughy flavors and a bit of toast on the finish. Dry, with good acidity.
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12/6/2006 - Vino Me wrote: 88 Points
2006 Champagne Tasting ( wines): A very nice wine but it needed a little more fruit character to score higher. Very good bead. 88 points.
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12/5/2006 - scyrene wrote: 89 Points
Delicious scent of apples and apricots - sweet and rich with no hard edges. The taste is a bit more grown-up; Still rounded fruit, but a little more acidity and a slightly bitter finish. Very good stuff, easygoing NV.
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12/2/2006 - AllRed wrote: 89 Points
Poured at a retailer tasting. Nice bead and mousse. Notes of biscuit yeast and pears. Dry, with minerals, nice fruit, and a somewhat rough texture.
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11/24/2006 - rael007 wrote: 88 Points
A bit of yeast and fruit, good acid, gentle bubbles. Very nice, a good value.
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11/24/2006 - bmarshall wrote: 87 Points
Nice everyday Champagne... very pale straw color. Citrus, lemon, yeast and bread on the nose. Plenty of citrus on the palate as well with nice acidity, but it is a touch tart. Finish is a little hollow as well as it cuts off at the mid palate.
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11/23/2006 - JonnyB wrote: 87 Points
went well with the thanksgiving turkey, inviting but doesn't carry many layers of complexity or flavors. Somewhat short finish. White star is a better choice at this price range.
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11/7/2006 - peternelson wrote: 87 Points
Val’s: Simple, nice champ.--better than the Pommery!
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10/14/2006 - wineismylife wrote: 87 Points
win's 40th Birthday Party (win's house in The Colony, TX): WIML87,~WA89?,~WS83-91?
Tasted October 14, 2006 at win’s 40th birthday party. Opened and served immediately in a Riedel restaurant series white wine glass. No notes taken on this wine. Seems fairly consistent with my previous tastings of this bottle. Decent QPR.
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10/14/2006 - win wrote: 90 Points
Blind Birthday Tasting (Win's House - Texas): Solid, consistent champagne. Just like I remember it.
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9/29/2006 - Employee500 wrote: 89 Points
This wine always pleasantly surprises...Not a show-stopper, but drinkable and great with food. I always look for this on restaurant wine lists....it's especially good (as is the basic NV Pommery bottling) with Sushi.
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7/13/2006 - win wrote: 90 Points
Very crisp with some mead notes, which I like.
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6/15/2006 - Rupert wrote: 88 Points
At International Starters: crisp, tangy, lively, some depth
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6/12/2006 - Wrighty wrote: 81 Points
This was 3 years old and it showed, it had basically gone stale. The Greg Norman sparkling wine which had been stored as long had surprisingly kept much.
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5/30/2006 - sunalsorises wrote: 91 Points
Toasty.
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5/28/2006 - dwood wrote: 83 Points
This was a dissappointing bottle. Perhaps very slightly corked. Still pleasant but had better.
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5/27/2006 - barthes wrote: 88 Points
Paired with King Crab legs...Great value. Couldn't ask for more at this price.
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5/14/2006 - wineismylife wrote: 87 Points
WIML87-88.
No notes on this one. Just popped and poured between lunch and dinner while cooking and doing chores. Nice little quaffer. Drink in 2006.
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5/14/2006 - SMG wrote: 85 Points
Medium-bodied with lots of yeast on the nose as well as some lemon and citrus. Somewhat crisp with good acid and a reasonable value for the money. Lacks complexity, but still a nice champagne.
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5/4/2006 - pickhardt wrote: 90 Points
Very nice. Restrained and a little perky at the same time.
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3/24/2006 - Wine Cellar wrote: 88 Points
A very light dingy gold wine with a light lemon and very delicate dough nose and fizzing bubbles on the tongue.
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3/16/2006 - mikecase00 wrote: 89 Points
This is perhaps my favorite NV Champagne under $30. Certainly better than Vueve yellow label. This bottle showed the green apple and toast qualities I really enjoy backed by a nice spike of acidity. I preferred this slightly to the NV Deutz it was consumed with.
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1/29/2006 - drdebs wrote: 88 Points
Light, lemony, and crisp with medium bead and a bright finish. We had it with roast chicken with garlic and herbs and an assertive salad, and it held up beautifully with that food. Would be better with food than without, and with heavier food (roasted chicken, even a curry) than delicate food.
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1/17/2006 - Winetex wrote: 87 Points
Very strong green apples in this one with almost an apple cider character. It was medium bodied for champagne. A note on food pairing - this stunk with St. Andre cheese. St. Andre can be a very good match with champagne. When tried with marcona almonds it took on a completely different character but was probably best without food. It was well-priced for the quality and might make a good apertif bubbly for situations where not much food is present. [~$27]
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1/11/2006 - sgpracer wrote: 84 Points
Had this tongith with Sushi. On its own it really wasn't what I like. It was light and dry. Light lemon twang with decent acid balance. It was better with the food then it was on its own. I would rather spend $5 more and drink Veuve Clicquot.
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1/9/2006 - jrufusj wrote:
Airplane Wines (A JAL flight): Very light straw yellow, almost watery at edge. Mousse closer to pétillant than to mousseaux. Simple nose of toast and sweetish white fruit. Palate has a slightly yeasty apple/pear fruit with a little leesiness on the brief finish. Good acid, in balance, but not much of real interest here.
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1/2/2006 - ndevries wrote: 87 Points
light, some fruit, easy aftertaste
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1/1/2006 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 90 Points
Lively mousse; dry but with ripe and somewhat candied fruit, slightly biscuity; bright and juicy, very fresh. Slightly tarty but well-made and attractive.
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12/26/2005 - WST wrote: 87 Points
Only reasonable bubbly I could find Christmas eve visiting family in rural Michigan. (The magnum of wine I brought was spoiled)
A decent Champagne at the mid 20's level (I paid $31 - too much). Lemons, minerals, fine mousse. A bit simple, but would be nice at the right price.
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12/25/2005 - peternelson wrote: 87 Points
Derrick’s: Did not show too well tonight--maybe the atmosphere, or just no appetite for wine the last few days.
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12/17/2005 - peternelson wrote: 90 Points
Heritage: With Rick, this creamy, pure flavored (rather than complex) bright style has balanced citrus and light cake notes; great bal. in mth, and just all around delicious with elegnace and structure. Not a block buster, but great for the money. W/Roeder/Roeder Estate/Duval LeRoy.
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12/16/2005 - peternelson wrote: 88 Points
LILA Tasting: Light, bright, citrusy, with a hint bread and elegance--Always strong for this simpler style. Came in 5/6. It would rate higher, only compared to others, did not.
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11/20/2005 - peternelson wrote: 90 Points
Anita: Very nice light but with really good angel food and light citrus. Grt. apperitif. Got better with a year under its belt.
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11/16/2005 - 97mjr wrote:
[PJW] not great 87
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10/6/2005 - dwood wrote: 87 Points
At this price this is an excellent champagne. long palate, crisp and lemon dry with a good acid balance. Not too bubbly which is so often the case with cheaper champagnes. will buy again.
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10/3/2005 - Stephan O wrote: 90 Points
Good stuff. It's a nice golden color, has a medium body, and shows a lot of yeast and citrus. The mid-palate gives a good ear-jangling tang, and there's an intriguing, lingering steel note in there. The finish is respectably long, though maybe a touch bitter. Like all of the $30 NV Champagnes, you can't really go wrong with this.
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9/5/2005 - peternelson wrote: 89 Points
Brian & Tess: Very classic, fresh, crisp with a hint of citrus and yeast. Great aperitif wine.
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3/23/2005 - peternelson wrote: 89 Points
Anita: Good yeastiness and bread character. Very nice elegance and flavor. Crisp acidity.
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1/1/2005 - Enslore wrote: 82 Points
Decent enough champagne, nothing special. Did manage to drink a whole bottle with no hangover though.
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12/31/2004 - SPierson wrote:
Opened at Collin's NYE's party along w/ another '97 brunello, a 2001 Opus One and a 2001 Lafite Rothschild. Needed 30 min to open, terrific wine; ready now.
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12/21/2004 - Spencer wrote: 88 Points
Quite nice. This bottle has been in my cellar for four or five years, but is still quite fresh and lively. Nice acidity with lots of lemon and yeast notes. Nice body and finish.
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11/26/2004 - peternelson wrote: 90 Points
Brian’s: Nice med. intense nose of bright and well-bal. ctrus notes with almost a hint of yeast. Elegant, difficult to put my finger on, but very good. Great lingering finish.
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7/17/2004 - Pool Boy wrote:
OK, I believe this is the same wine, but we had it at the DC Crü event at The Caucus room out of a normal 750 ml bottle.
Tasted 7/17/04
Nice stems (some unknown germanic sounding name producer)
Just basic notes as we were having too much fun
Less bubbly (in my opinion only, it seemed!)
A bit sharper and more acidic than the Billecart, but still tasty
N/A on points – I am not good at rating Champagne
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2/24/2004 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 89 Points
Has become smoother and more biscuity recently, but still a firm and vibrant NV.
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11/8/2003 - Vino Me wrote: 89 Points
Clean nose. Excellent sharp fizz. Crisp pear notes. 88-89.
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12/31/2002 - jwolf99 wrote:
hazelnut, citrus, honey, toast; medium-body, well rounded; smooth, rich; lively on the palatte
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12/6/2002 - R2-D2 wrote: 90 Points
This was a WS 2002 Top 100 selection. Reminds me of a bubbly sauternes with its apple, honey, and creamy vanilla notes. Just not as sweet.
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11/23/2002 - peternelson wrote: 92 Points
Red Carpet: Light yellow; lots of average bubbles; bisquity, full flavor; nice acid; a little heavy mth; obvious, but good. Walnuts? Great classic champagne, but not too much character.
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9/1/2002 - Henman wrote:
Minerals,apple and cellary hints on the nose.Dryish,balanced,though modest and not complex it was very pleasant indeed.
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8/29/2002 - Ombibulous wrote: 85 Points
187 ml bottle for about $10. I like this Brut -- nice and tart. I'd buy it again if I could find it in miniatures. I love real (French) champagne. Very good.
Per www.piper-heidsieck.com:
A sparkling clarity, pale gold in colour. Nose reminiscent of spring blossom such as hawthorn. They lead into more fruity notes such as summer apple and pear, then citrus, with hints of warm toastiness. Flavour: citrus notes take on a certain maturity.
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3/13/1999 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 86 Points
Light and dry, on the scrawny side, lacks class. Not good.
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2/15/1999 - Marc wrote: 90 Points
Piper-Heidsiek N.V. (old label) This wine had been cellared for 4-5 years and was all the better for the time in the cellar. The wine was in great shape and emphesized bisquity aromas and a complex flavour of lemon and toast and yeast. This wine could have been the beneficiary of fruit from the late 80's-1990. I quite often find that non vintage champagnes benefit from a few years in the cellar.
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