Pale lemon. Light and fine mousse. Green apple, pear, lemon zest, white flowe, brioche. Off dry, high acidity that nicely balances the fruit and generous dosage, long finish. Easy drinking - not the most complex but fine and elegant.
Sadly unable to tell base vintage, but website says it is an equal blend of the classic champagne grape varieties, aged at least 3 years on lees, and then at least 3 months in bottle before release - up to 4 years in total. So this was probably a 2019 base wine.
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Pol Roger Wine Society 150th Anniversary Tasting (Churchill War Rooms): Poured from mag. Somewhat mature nose - oak in there? Later learned that there was no oak anywhere in the wines of this house...d'oh! More than decent NV champagne. A second glass was surprisingly different - much more sherbety, much fresher, less complex. Different magnums but both 18 base year I was informed.
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Nose: Medium intensity with aromas of toast and yellow pear. Palate:Off-dry with medium(+) acidity and delicate mousse. Medim(+) body and high flavour intensity and aromas of toast and yellow pear. Extremt mjuk och len i munnen med massvis med smak! Fullpott!
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91/92. A lovely NV Champagne with refreshing minerally honeyed bready, briochey autolytic stonefruits depth and lovely perlage and good length. 12.5%. Drink now or lay down 5-10 years with canapes or as an aperitif. Improves and broadens in the glass.
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Pale lemon gold. Fine brioche nutty nose, zip, white flowers, dash of yeats and brightness. Delicious refined bursts of flavours, zest, brioche and honey hints supporting the whole with a delicate mousse. Pops in your mouth. Delicious. Comparing to the Nyetimber Cassis Cuvee the previous night, I think I preferred that. Had a more complete structure and acidity.
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A private lunch: Probably my favourite Grande Marque NV, well-aged on the lees (a minimum of 36 months) and with judicious dosage. Complex and vibrant, flavoursome (apple, lemon, biscuit) and elegant, and utterly reliable. A great way to usher in the new year.
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Good bubbles with some layers. Starting out with citrus freshness that fades into deeper, fuller notes of almonds. The finish is long with a lasting minerality. Small bubbles makes for a creamy mousse.
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An old bottle from an excellent German cellar. The label mentions "Purveyors of Champagne to the late King George VI" and therefore believed to be from the 1950's. Very good level. No visible mousse left. Pale golden colour, lively and perfectly correct for age. Fresh and clean nose, candied fruit and fresh citrus, hints of white mushroom, quite remarkable for age; the palate is dry but juicy, with perfectly integrated lively acidity, gentle bitters and just a little prickle on the tongue; complete finish with candied lemon zest and fresh lemon juice, good length. In extraordinary condition, holds up well over two hours.
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An even blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier from 30 different curs with 25% reserve wine. Cellared for four years before release. No disgorgement date since Pol Roger only display this information on cases and this was purchased as a single bottle.
Deep gold in the glass. I was informed by my mother that she’d this bottle had in her possession for sometime and the colour supports this. Oxidative in style with blanched almonds, lightly pickled ginger, and brass cookware. Intense burst of peach and nectarine. Persistent length. Clearly showing a decade or more of age and all the better for it.
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Better when warmed up a bit. Just a touch of yeast on this one. I’d opine that its approachability is what makes Pol Roger so successful. Once again our Christmas tradition, and a worthy one it is. I’m not sure what the Reserve moniker adds, but our go to for a big house champagne. Not classic, but classy.
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Aromas of toast, shortbread, crushed rock and ginger. Flavors of shortbread, bread dough, mineral and pastry icing. Ends with a mineral driven finish of 20-25 seconds.
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Popped from a 375ml bottle. Subtle toast and yellow fruit on the nosa. Medium bodied, dry and crisp, initially a bit sharp at the finish, delivering ripe yellow fruit with a hint of toast and good mousse/acidity. Not so complex but very balanced and enjoyable.
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If beer can be praised for its bitterness, so can this thoroughly uninteresting and completely perfect beverage
The White Stripes were more barbed without a bass Painting without impasto can make the colors pop A few glasses of Lejeune-Dirvang les Fourches, with its huge, warm mid-palate of charred passion fruit lees, guzzled a few days after this, were apparently more complex, but who's to say a great haiku is inferior to a novel
Medium weight, nice bubbles, taste a bit sharp on the finish at first, but that smooths out quickly. Through the rest of the glass(es), the taste is faintly a bit of toast, then at the finish, maybe something very distinctive, like pear. Not sweet; not too dry. No disgorgement date that I could find. This was OK, but you probably could do better for the price.
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Resting firmly on the laurels of the high-end Churchill bottlings, this isn't worth the price.
There are so many great/intriguing champagnes and non-champagnes today, that I struggle to justify the existence of these pricey but entirely unimpressive House offerings.
The wine is correct but it under-delivers in spades... hand after hand, glass after....<<<don't worry, you'll be bored after the first glass.
If Bud-Light had an AOC? That's where these sit.
The only salvation is correctness... there is balance (present acid and bits of toast) but I've never had an UNBALANCED House Champagne, just bland ones like this.
Troplong Mondot (Bottega Coco): Soft and yielding, slight biscuit and brioche over a touch of citrus; lemon, apple. Textured burr, soft mousse, simple, slight warmth on the finish. Pleasant
Exactly the same as my note ~4 months ago. This is simply not my style of champagne and it's too heavy on the dosage and just a tab bit too boring and "pleasing".
Note from last time: "Overall this is decent champagne and it's really made to be crowd-pleaser, that's for sure.
For me, at this price point, this really gets a bit too boring and dull. High and noticeable dosage. Would much rather have Bollinger Special Cuvée if it had to be from one of the big houses, but I'd much, much rather have some great grower champagne at this price."
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Creamy, fine mousse. Crisp apple and pear flavors with a very light yeast note. Understated and sophisticated with medium acidity. I would serve this as an aperitif, or with the meal.
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Light-medium gold. Smelled apple, lemon, brioche, and chewable vitamins; tasted a reprise. Persistent bubbles that do feel a shade coarser than fine, good balance, medium dry finish.
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Floral, apple, brioche, minerals. Nice, racy acidity, but slightly coarse mousse. Not terribly complex, however still enjoyable. Reductive notes began to take over as the temperature increased. The price keeps going up on this bottle which is beginning to put the value here into question.
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PnP. Brass with fallow brass-hued clear edge in color. Nose of green apples, yeast lees and flint. On the palate: green apples, croissant, lemon verbena and just a hint of beef jus at the tail. Fine bubbles create a thick, palate coating mousse with nice persistence. Long finish of yeast lees, citrus and beef jus.
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Older bottle, at least 4-5 years since purchase. Still not much development, drinking fairly young with good acidity, lightly toasted bread and nice fruit. Good minerality with oystershell and wet rock. There is perhaps an extra layer of complexity compared to a younger bottle, I think I can find some orange zest and just a hint of almonds. Medium body and lenght. Nice
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An old bottle (70's?) sourced from Milan. 12% alcohol.
Evolved golden-yellow color. The nose feels very evolved and moderately oxidative with aromas of chopped nuts, some cheesy tones, a little bit of aged dusty character and faint hints of dried yellow fruits. The wine feels old and tertiary on the palate with flavors of lemon marmalade, some old dusty tones, a little bit of bruised apple, light sweetness from the dosage, a hint of browned butter and a cheesy touch of something vaguely like Brie. The wine is only medium in acidity, but there's also a tiniest tingle of CO2 still left, adding a tiny bit to the freshness. The finish is old, somewhat dull and rather short with very tertiary flavors of dried yellow fruits, some nutty notes of oxidation, a little bit of something cheesy, light bruised apple tones, a hint of something vaguely metallic and a touch of dull, dusty aged character.
Although very old, the wine did start off on the right foot, coming across as aged but still quite pleasant in the nose and on the palate with its initial attack. I was surprised how the wine still managed to retain even a tiny bit of mousse as well! However, the wine did become more dull and tired towards the finish and the faint metallic nuances in the aftertaste didn't really help. All in all, a thoroughly drinkable but maybe not that memorable old Champagne.
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A blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier and Pinot Noir in equal proportions. 12,5% alcohol, dosage 9 g/l and 6 g/l acidity. No disgorgement date, but the wine is a recent purchase, so probably based on relatively recent vintages. Tasted blind.
Pale, rather neutral whitish-green color. The nose feels youthful and fruity with relatively primary aromas of white fruits, some grapefruit, light sweet notes of ripe pear and a faint yet distinctive hint of caraway seeds. The wine feels ripe, youthful and quite fruity on the palate with flavors of ripe pear and pear skin, some yeasty tones, a little bit of fresh Granny Smith apple, light sweet notes of juicy white peach and a hint of grapefruit marmalade. The dosage shows a bit, accentuating the sweeter tones to some degree. A rich, ample and creamy mousse and a high acidity. The finish is ripe and sweet-toned with flavors of juicy red apple, some leesy notes of yeast, a little bit of steely minerality, light rubbery nuances of reduction, a hint of ripe citrus fruits and a touch of pear.
A harmless, fruity and slightly sweet-toned entry-level Champagne. There was quite a bit of discussion whether this was a serious, structured Prosecco or a disappointing Champagne. We finally went for Champagne, due to the combination of high acidity and somewhat leesy autolytic tones suggesting méthode traditionnelle wine - even if the primary fruit notes reminiscent of pear did remind me of Prosecco. Well, turned out to be the basic Pol Roger bottling. I guess this has been the most disappointing bottle I've tasted of this label yet. This is a rip-off at 59€.
🐽 apple cider, yeast. Rich. 👅 Apple, lemon, a little black pepper, peach pit. Richly textured. This is very nice. I'd put this above Moet and Veuve. For $20-30 more.... Definitely once in awhile. Would buy again.
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Uva Wines portfolio tasting (Oinoscent): Smoth, fresh, citrus, airy, thin oak frame, some yeasty notes, toast Palate tight, juicy, lemon, citrus, crunchy, candied citrus fruit, med body, med carbonation, short finihs with an underlying sweetness
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A bottle I bought about six years ago. Medium yellow golden colour. Floral notes, apple, nuts, almond, bread crust, brioche, mineral aspects, and light smoke, with good acidity and good length. Aspirin-like bitterness on the finish. The mousse is comprised of fine bubbles but perceived as slight coarse. A good bottle of champagne but not the best showing of the usually very reliable Pol Roger Réserve.
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91/92. This has lovely aromas of brioche, nuts, honey, minerals, stone fruits, hay and leather. Its steely honeyed light to medium bodied linear yet full nicely briochey stone fruits palate has nice fine perlage, lovely freshness and finishes longish. 12.5%. Got this for 39E 99 which is a good price.
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Nose: peach, lemon zest, toasty almond and toasty brioche
Taste: this is where the Pol Roger really shines. It’s lean, yet powerful on the attack. Extremely well balanced, yet showing great complexity from the Pinots and racy acidity from the Chardonnay. Pear, apricot, lemon zest citrus. Strong and complex fruit, with undertones of brioche, and a smoky minerality.
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Gourmetklubbens femtiofemte middag (Enskede, Stockholm (C+M)): (Bottle from the early 1980s) Golden yellow colour with a mature nose showing candied lemons, butterscotch caramel and with a hint of mint chocolate as it opens up on the delicious nose. Intense citrus driven acidity on the palate with an red apples fruity mid and with a lime zest bitterness on the finish, and leaving a minerals saltiness on the lips. (Still with a lovely intensity and showing a pleasant fruitiness on the palate..)
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Beautiful. My fav champagne. Definitely time on the lees, nice brioche on the nose & palate. Like a lemon curd croissant. For a brut, it's soft, not aggressive, yet still bright acidity. Celebrating passing WSET 2.
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On this occasion it was served a little warm, however it was better for it. Lemon citrus, golden delicious apple on the palette follow freshly baked crusty bread on the nose. Outstanding
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Piers Vacher Master and Clerks-Pol Roger NV I wouldn't normally consider needing to comment on the Livery standard, but so many (past masters) commented on how delicious this was, and I agree, that I imagined that perhaps these bottles may have come from a fabled crate stored 'at the back' of the racks. Not obviously a different colour from that expected so any bottle age may have been incidental, rather than extreme, but an unexpectedly delicious tone was set early.
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Overall this is decent champagne and it's really made to be crowd-pleaser, that's for sure.
For me, at this price point, this really gets a bit too boring and dull. High and noticeable dosage. Would much rather have Bollinger Special Cuvée if it had to be from one of the big houses, but I'd much, much rather have some great grower champagne at this price.
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Nose with raw almond, toasted brioche, yellow apple, guava, citrus with an orange zest slant. Palate with nice medium plus acidity, dry, some salinity/sea water, cheese like a Gruyère, plain Greek yogurt, kumquat. Long finish. Delicious. For me this is drinking really well, with more of those fruity/acidic secondary notes.
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This bottle was a couple of years old so had taken on a bit more colour and richness but still lots of fine bubbles. Lemon sherbet, apple, brioche, biscuit with lovely balanced sweetness and acidity, and a long finish.
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From magnum. Another delightful bottle. Maybe I'll get some more of these to have around. Served at family gatherings with ~15 people, this was a perfect way to start both times.
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From magnum. What a nice surprise! This is the current release but I have no idea when it was disgorged or what the base vintage(s) is(are). My dad always had Pol Roger and Bollinger Special Cuvée around when I was learning about wine, so Pol Roger is a real sense memory for me. All the classic bread notes over fruit with great zip. Really a delicious aperitif Champagne. I've been so deep in grower Champagne and mostly disappointed with big house wines in the last few years that I had low expectations, so I was really happy with this showing.
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Nice entry level champagne. Preferred it to the entry-level options from some of the other big houses. Really nice nose of brioche, lemon, lime, and pear.
More complex and more distinct flavors than other entry bottles I’ve had.
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4th Saturday Group brown bagger (R&S's): Nonblind, current release. Light color with a medium mousse. Apple, almond, dried yeast and biscuit notes. Moderate bead. Flavors of citrus and dough with a nice finish dominated by orchard fruit qualities.
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Good, but rather simple champagne. Distinctly red-fruited, good weight and also a nice texture, therefore certainly not a lack of quality material underneath, however, we all agreed, that this is not our preferred style with too much sweetness obscuring the mineral and autolytic nuances.
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Birthday Dinner for L: Our first bottle of this very pleasant NV Champagne. This wine is a blend of equal parts of the three champenois grape varieties and the relatively high Pinot Noir/Pinot Meunier, and/or the relatively low Chardonnay, make this particular cuvee attractive to us. We are solid fans of this house's Winston Churchill Cuvee, and this cuvee has similarities.
PnP, chilled, with 3 minutes of air before our first sip, and served in a white wine glass. The mousse was sparkling and not overly aggressive. There were light aromas of red fruits and some lemon. The palate showed these red fruits (cherry, strawberry, raspberry), yellow apple, pear, and lemon, with the yeasty, brioche element held to a minimum. Brut dry with a reported dosage of only 8g/l. An attractive NV Champagne that seems to be available at $50 +/- per 750 ml.
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Zombie wines of North London (Terra Rossa): 2017 disgorgement. Still find this a remarkably bad wine considering what it should be. Very fizzy, pretty enough, sadly a bit soapy and dull.
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Zombie Wines at Terra Rossa (Terra Rossa, Islington): Pale gold. Decent fizz. OK. A bit too sweet for my taste, and not enough biscuity flavour. Hmmm. Mixing with the much older PR 1973 to try and give it at least some life reduced the sucrosity of the younger wine but was not able to override the oxidative nature of the older wine, so my hopes of creating a beautifully complex blend fell a little flat! 2017 base.
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I paired this champagne with a Havana cigar; Partagas E2
This champagne made the cigar much easier to enjoy.
Notes of apples, apricots and hay can be appreciated on the nose. Easy to drink, enjoyoable all throughout. The price is also just right for the champagne. Perfect for beginners and veteran drinkers alike.
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Love the bright acidity here. Minerally and tart. Well balanced if somewhat straightforward, but a very nice NV. Green apple, honey, brioche. Very enjoyable and consistent in my experience. Yum…
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Blasses Gelb, mittelfeine Perlage. Die Nase zeigt Brotkruste, Hefe, Apfel und Salzzitrone, dazu eine kalkige Mineralik. Der Gaumen ist cremig, rund, die leichte Süsse im Auftakt wird von einer gut integrierten Säure gepuffert, feine, reife Frucht, die Perlage ist mild, im Abgang mit Zitrusfrucht und etwas Pfirsich im Rückaroma. Sehr solide Basisqualität und vielseitig einsetzbar. www.vvwine.ch
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Excellent example of a house champagne. More on the rich, full bodied side of the spectrum. Love the brioche, toast, and yeasty notes. Ripe citrus fruit undertones. Good length.
Tasted after 2 weeks under a champagne stopper and it did not suffer at all.
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Always a pleasure to drink this champagne Nice nose. Baked apples and some brioche. Has some dosage but goes well. Palate is rich and persistent. Perfect for a Christmas sparkling
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Boxing Day lunch (Restaurant George WPA, Amsterdam, NL): Pol Roger is the smallest of the Grandes Marques - all bottles are still hand-riddled. An equal blend of the three classical varietes, from 30 different crus with 25% vin de réserve. Cuvée only, cool alcoholic fermentation (18degC) of all batches separately in stainless steel, full malo, four years sur lattes, dosage 8 gr/l. This "white foil" NV remains hard to beat. It is made with great care and patience, and this is reflected in the wine. Seamless, harmonious, precise, complex.
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Xmas day present opening. My last magnum from this '17 disgorgement. As good as a NV can get get, with core ripe cox fruit touched with a brulé mature depth and meadow herb. Steely minerality and perfect acidity assures that the whole is vibrant rather than blousy. Excellent.
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12.5% alcohol. The occasion was not conducive to a detailed tasting note, but this was a lovely bottle from the word go. Golden colour, fine sustained fizz, and above all very comfortable in the mouth. The dosage does not call attention to itself but there is no doubt that it contributes to the rounded feel; good depth. This bottle was certainly as good as Bollinger's NV which is another of my house Champagnes. A repeat purchase.
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From a case that was cellared for 2+ years. It has substantially improved from the 1st bottle. Highly recommended, if you have space to spare in a cold cellar. 92
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Tasted at a charity tasting event sponsored by a large NJ retailer. What a relief to have a properly prepared white at the right temperature. This had a beautifully effusive nose, lightly yeasty, lightly charred citrus element that was really attractive. Nice wine and in my experience always one of the better NV Champagnes from the big houses.
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Bu au chalet de François comme mise en bouche à notre arrivée. Super vineux et minéral. Citrons, pommes vertes, silex et amande. Il y a aussi un peu de mie de pain. Belle allonge et fraicheur. J'ai bien aimé.
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(Bottle from the mid-1980’s) Lovely golden yellow with a mature nose showing dark chocolate, ripe red apples and opens up with a lovely orchids flowers note on the very lovely nose. Dark chocolate at first on the mature palate and opens up with a smoothing apple’s acidity and showing a dried herbs bitterness on the intense and lengthy finish.. (Not perfectly stored, but still showing well after 40 years)
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Pale lemon colour. Small and lively bubbles. Medium (-) and developing nose with green apples, lemon, biscuit, pastry, brioche, wet stone and cheese. Medium taste of green apples, lemon, biscuit, pastry, brioche, bread dough and wet stone. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good and structured NV Champagne. Drink now or over the next 10 years. Goes well as an aperitif, or with cured meat or shellfish.
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Limited notes. Crisp green and red apple and toast on the nose and palette. Improved with air and warming up a little. My favourite of the grand marque NV champagnes.
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What hits you first for this Pol Roger Brut Reserve is its fine bubbles, and striking bouquet of flowers on the nose.
The brioche was there again this time, but not as crisp as when I last had it in Genting Sempah. I think this as many champagnes are super sensitive to the serving temperature. In fact there was clear sticky honey notes as my glass warmed up (Could not be helped, so many pours of so many wines at SKT's house party!).
This is a blend in equal parts of the three champenois grape varieties - Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay, from 30 different crus. 25% reserve wines are used to produce this cuvée.
PN brings body and power, and comes from Montagne de Reims. PM highlights the freshness and fruit, coming from Vallée de la Marne and iconic Epernay. Finally, Chardonnay adds both complexity and elegance, also comes from Epernay and Côte des Blancs.
This Brut Reserve is then aged 4 years in their cellars.
Thanks @SKT for this super aperitif, how decadent and fun!
SKTs home, Malaysia - 27 Aug 2022
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From the same batch LE18461 as my review before, now 2 years of additional bottle age.
Age notes, with hints of pineapple already…
Quite dry, some lingering bitterness on the mid finish. Particularly funny development since two years ago I said it feels a bit candied. So either the fruit sweetness died down a bit or huge bottle variation.
Somehow the body feels a bit disjoint. Its missing some kind of mid attack or a little bit more intensity. Feels a bit watered down and not really complex.
With a bit more time
Nose is quite nice, acidity is ok, feels a bit austere now because of the bitter finish and not so much fruit to keep things in balance.
I dont know … maybe one day aeration would help.
Overall not really convinced on this cuvee (batch).
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One of the finest and most distinct brioche aromatic nose of any Champagne I have ever enjoyed.
Whilst the bubbles are coarser compared to B-Salmon and Deutz, the layers of apricot, citrus, vanilla and hints of beeswax lends itself to the sophistication of this bottle.
This Brut Réserve is a blend in equal parts of the three champenois grape varieties: pinot noir, pinot meunier and chardonnay, after which it is aged for 4 years in their cellars.
Bottle 10 of 23, at our Genting Sempah birthday staycation!
Malaysia - 10 Jul 2022
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Pears, green apple aroma and peach on the nose. Boiled pasta and bitter almonds in the back.
As always creamy and fat on the palate with yellow apples and peach. Slightly bitter during the after taste, too young obviously. Remaining bottles needs some more years on the bottle.
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Has complex aromas of brioche, minerals, limes, straw+hay, toasty stonefruits+veggies. Its stylish+refined layered, honeyed light to medium bodied briochey, minerally stonefruits palate has lovely perlage+depth. Ends longish, fresh and balanced. 12.5%. Good depth. Lay down 10-20 years+. The best Champagne I have had for a long time! 91/92.
Nice to have a glass with Hugh Johnson, even though he was in London and I was in Arkansas. The Acadamie du Vin press held a nice event that was shared online with those who bought Johnson's latest book under their imprint. Lots of fun, especially considering how good the bubbles were!
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Aperitif at 67PM before Noble Nebbiolo masterclass with Poderi Colla. Appearance is clear, pale intensity, lemon colour. Thin legs. Fast fading bubbles. Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of brioche, cool lime, chalk and limestone minerality. Developing. On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium- alcohol, medium body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of sweet citrus lime, lemon pulp, chalky limestone minerality, slight honey drops. Good spritz mouth-feel. Medium+ finish. Good stuff. Reliable dependable.
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Back in the real North of Germany, sunny afternoon like all you people like it, not too hot, a fine warm breeze from the east, sitting on the terraces reading some TN s, wait ? CT without something to accompany? Quickly plop one of theeeeese, always have two bottles cooled available , at home in Hamburg and as well at my girls home near the sea, cause you never know......., and now everything is fine again, fine bubbles emerging, freshness with this reliable limy core, warm toast bread, well balanced with the right amount of tension, long finish, do I really have to mention this once again? NV Big house Reference!
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NobleRottersSydney - top 80s Bdx with Rhone ringers (Fix, St James, Sydney): {cork, 12.5%} [DavidM] Very attractive, slightly developing nose of yeast and bread, sourdough, maybe a hint of cheese. Still fresh though. The palate is nicely balanced with medium acid, creamy, medium-sized bubbles and medium weight, but it somehow seemed to run out of flavour just a bit quickly for me, for whatever reason. OK but a bit underwhelming.
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fine and complex, fresh and mineral. Well paired with tagliatelle with prugnoli mushrooms in an another-world afternoon and dinner at V before the night after such a long time
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Yellow apples, bread, grape and clementine on the nose. Yellow fruit, roasted nuts and minerality on the palette. Very nice body and concentration. Dosage a bit on the higher side. Lovely champagne!
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Nothing to add to my note of 4 April 2022. Particularly if drank out of a white wine glass, this is as good as it gets with reasonably priced NV top level Champagne and is fantastic QPR. On the chalkier side for those who may not have drank it before. As I have said before, if I were lord of the manor in England or somewhere, this would be the Champagne I'd serve every day.
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Toujours fin, sur ses notes de poire et de pain frais, il demeure un modèle de champagne à prix raisonnable. Lorsque le nombre de convives est suffisant, j'ouvre toujours 2 champagnes différents. Le Pol Roger disparait toujours plus rapidement.
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Do I really have to write the next TN on this one? A Champagne like the Trojan Horse! Once tasted and enjoyed you are enamored and want this one constantly over and over again!
My first day having a swim in the Baltic Sea near my girls home, 11 degrees celsius so far, really refreshing, back home in the garden, sitting on the terraces in the sun, needing another refreshment to keep the good+ mood steady!
No question what bottle could help, pnp, and all this delicious flavours flow down the throat! Ripe apples, warm just baked french Baguette, well structured and with the right amount of limy aftertaste in the long, convincing finish! Still nothing more than my NV reference bottling!
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A bottle I bought back in 2017 and kept in my cellar since. Bright medium yellow gold. Stone fruit, ripe apple, ripe citrus, floral notes, nuts, biscuit, bread crust, brioche, and smoke. Medium- to full-bodied, with complex autolytic character, good acidity, fine, creamy mousse, and great persistence. Intriguing Aspirin-like bitterness on the finish. Very reliable, the Pol Roger Brut Réserve is one of my few go-to big house champagnes.
Served in white wine glass. Silvery gold colour. Moderate mousse in the ‘house’ Pol Roger style but super-persistent multiple tiny beads of bubbles. Nose is one the slightly fermented straw barn end of the spectrum but with a lot of fresh ozone and crushed oyster shell behind it. Light, lifted notes of fresh-squeezed lemon too. Palate is crisp but rounded, with a doughy, wheaty background that adds weight and masculinity. Slight drying bitterness but refreshingly so…although some I’m sure might find this a discordant note as it increases with time in the glass. That said, it becomes what is usually described as ‘chalkiness’ over more time. There is some weight and resonance on the finale that you wouldn’t normally associate with an entry-level NV cuvee. Great as an aperitif but even better as an accompaniment to a fresh, light seafood starter dish than the traditional Sauvignon Blanc-type wine. As an aside, if you smoke cigars, this a perfect accompaniment. Ridiculously good QPR as mentioned in my previous notes. 91 easy.
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Next halve from one of my NV reference "entry level" favorite, but entry level sounds actually like an insult, so ....... no, this is the standard cuvee of this house, the main business card! Delivers as always, I do finish this tasty bottle easily in one hour time, that refreshing delicious all the way, Showing some ripe red apples, warm white bread, yeast and a good portion of chalk, all this in a good balance, long finish, recommended!
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always a great standard this base champagne from Pol Roger. Pale yellow, red apple and delicious toasty notes spoil the nose. fine bubbles, quite fresh, yeast with fruity notes. Medium to long finish. this NV needs a couple of years in the cellar and then it performs always good!
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Delicious, with a red apple and brioche bouquet, and lovely rounded green apple on the palate, with some yeasty biscuity notes and a long citrus finish.
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Pale lemon colour. Medium intensity aroma of cheese. Alcohol burn. Dry, high acidity, medium alcohol. Light body. Light intensity flavour of lemon, yogurt, cheese. Short finish.
Kind of like drinking a wine flavoured LaCroix.
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Plopp, next one please! After an exhausting day there is nothing better heeling all annoyances than one, two , three glasses of champagne, again choose one of my NV reference, never fails in my honest view, delivering a bright, really complex, little yeasty core in a young bottle like this one, long, satisfying finish, again recommended!
Two very consistent bottles on the evening. A very pretty well made NV and definitely a reliable crowd please with decent star power. Works very well with food, has a solid rich core and is very bright and energetic . Never fails. 90
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Regal and fresh. Tangerine peel, bread dough and fresh river currant scents. Tight fine moose with a burst of fresh gripping flavor on the finish. Lots of acidity and structure. Long aftertaste with lemon, toast and baked biscuits. Drink now-2026.
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My first halve bottle at home from this one, wondering if dosage is maybe lesser, so pnp, great bubbles in my glas initially, good grip as always, some sweet apples and warm white bread, very good balamce, quite young bottling, but a halve is for immediate use imho! recommended, my favourite NV retail sparkler still, an easy going 91 for tonight
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Started off with apples on the nose and taste. Nice small bubbles; maybe light to medium weight; nice balance - not too sweet or too acidic. As it warmed up a bit the scent and taste of apples expanded and deepened; maybe also a bit of toast. Didn't see the disgorgement date, but probably could go a bit longer. Still, its in a very nice place now, so why wait.
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I never get sick of Pol Roger and the value is always very clear. Pretty much on point to my previous note (which you would expect for a NV house cuvee), which to me indicated this was on the younger side. One thing I love about PR is how beautifully it ages though.
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With croissants and fresh berries at New Year’s brunch—delightful. Nicely balanced, fall fruits dominated (pear!) but a hint of citrus added a bright note. Great value!
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high toned aroma of apples, lemon and toast, attacks with juicy apple and pear flavors as it beads out into a mineral and lemon-lime laced palate, refreshing with lift and balance, focused and crisp, a beauty
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Cellared for 12 years, from Magnum. Christmas dinner aperitif. Deliciously mature, round and satisfying. NV Pol ages so well. Unanimous approval from all guests.
Pol Roger's house style for this label includes roughly equal parts Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay, with approximately 25% of the blend being from reserve wines. This particular iteration carries the identifier of "L11873308A" and a side cork label of "PB21506." Light golden and with a brisk small bead, it delivers an attractive package of citrus, pit fruits, pears, jasmine and bread dough. Medium-bodied, energetic and with a mousse that coats the palate, it maintains excellent presence in the middle and closes with a lengthy finish. Well crafted and a very worthy sparkler to be enjoyed during the holidays, this is one that will also fill the bill for any other special or ordinary occasion. Drink now-2024.
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Pnp once again, nothing more to add on my TN, full tasty load of all you do expect from a well done basic and famous Champagne bottle and producer, peach, apples, slightly Brioche, better described as warm toasted white bread, some nutty aromas, really attractive grip and persistence, this bottle and the one from 12/11/21 are with more than two years aging in my cellar, would recommend to lay down some from a box of six and open one each year that follows, recommended, 90,91
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Another bottle from my favourite retailer branded champagne producer, one of the smaller but no way lesser ones, for around 35€ always a treat, again a well balanced showing, not too dry and chalk driven, but good yeast aromas, the famous champagne brioche note though, a baked apple note and as well showing nuts and some foral hints, decent grip, mid bodied, good energy driven length, for me the one and therefore the best basic Brut bottling from champagne on the retailer market, somehow a reference to compare with, recommended, an easy going 91 today again!
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Expressive bubble streams. Golden straw, in color. Nectarine, red apple, lemon, praline, honey, spice, ginger, white pepper, vanilla, brioche, chalk dust. Clean, round, apple, creamy, yeasty, on the finish.
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Quite enjoyable and balanced. Not too dry. Has some fruit, especially a cooked apple note. Also has the typical champagne bread/yeast note, but it's subtle.
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Pol Roger Reserve Brut Champagne , alc 12.5%. Yeasty bread roll nose. Nice crisp mouthfeel with a hint of sweetness and nuttiness This bottle has spent about 10 yrs in the cellar
Quite acceptable with fried chicken
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My first house Pol Roger for several years, and I rather like this.
The nose is fresh and mineral with a hint of citrus. These follow to the palate which has an initial bite then fruit (tangerine) and a clean minerally finish. The mouthfeel is not all all austere, but the dosage is well-judged and it also steers well clear of cloying.
Overall a very decent everyday fizz and OK, if not great, QPR at the ~US$38 that I paid.
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Nice fresh smell of apricots and apples with a touch of hay. Fine bubbles, great in mouth, creamy. Acidic but not overwhelmingly so, balanced with notes of baked apple pie, melon, dried hay, potting soil with a bready finish that has a note of peroxide.
Drank with sushi, nice pairing, especially with toro.
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One of the better basic Bruts out there. Very round, medium to full bodied. Even young, it's a great champagne. Went very nicely with spaghetti and bottarga, and gravlax.
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Toast, brioche, lemon, nectarine, yogurt, dried apple, and hazelnut on the nose. The dosage is nicely balanced with the high acidity and good flavour concentration. You can tell this has had long lees ageing - it lends such sophistication to this wine. Very good value.
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Happy Birthday to me! Fantastic champagne with excellent notes of french bread. Went great with quiche and Brie! Great sub for Dom at a quarter of the price!
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One of the better basic champagnes out there. Medium-bodied, creamy, more fruit than yeast, but I'm not complaining. Great with oysters. No trouble at all drinking a whole bottle at dinner.
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Brought this bottle to Wakanui for lunch with my army buddies to celebrate a birthday. We had market fish cappuccino, Hokkaido scallops, grilled octopus, spring lamb and grass-fed beef.
A very polished Champagne. Yeast, toast with roasted nuts and almonds. Clean and crisp finish.
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Great classic NV champagne. Nice lingering medium bubbles. More of a yeast bread nose with a touch of fruit. Complex wine that does not disappoint. Good finish that lingers. One of our go to sparklers.
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Aromas of ginger, shortbread, cream and mineral. Flavors of citrus, cream, pie crust and mineral. Ends with a mineral and cream finish that lasts for 20 seconds. Really enjoyed my last few bottles of this. Love this style of champagne.
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Pretty solid for a NV of what would be reasonably high production volume. On the richer side with some toast but certainly has a aged component on the nose. Some citrus sweetness late. Easy(er) drinking for me.
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Reliable, fresh, but a bit lacking in complexity. Plenty of citrus, apple, and toast, maybe some flinty minerality if I’m being generous. It’s very nice and very drinkable, if a bit lacking in character.
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My first choice in the NV class, and my first choice being asked for a reference bottle of Champagne, still going strong and showing why! Rich appearance of pears, apples, some bakery right from the start, very good balance after some short aeration, fresh and with the right amount of lime floor aromas in the long finish, as always a treat, enjoy on every occasion! 91,92(+)
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This is always a reliable cellar defender. Lovely nose of white fruit, bakery, yellow fruit. The palate is lush, reminds me of the Bollinger nad Clos des Goisses style, rich, yet fresh. Succulent finish. I recommend to decant these NV Champagne (into a ting/tall decanter, made for Champagne, not a wide one made for red wine) when young, aromatically they open up substantially after 15min in the decanter and you only loose little of the bubbles.
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Mycket god. Vi serverade den till en efterrätt, bakad grädde med rabarberkompott, jordgubbar och pistageflarn. Mycket bra kombination, särskilt med farten.
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(Disgorged in the late 1960s with a base from the mid-60s) Lovely intense golden yellow colour with a fine stream of bubbles. Wonderful on the mature nose showing butterscotch, honey and citrus flowers. Opens up in the glass with hazelnuts in a very pleasant way. Palate showing a smooth lemon acidity with a creamy mid and some herbs, before the lengthy finish showing a honey smooth sweetness in a delicious way. The intense minerality shows a lovely saltiness on the lips to give the perfect finish to this wonderfully mature champagne, opened in the perfect spot this evening. (Still showing a freshness and intensity after 50 years of post-disgorgement)
nice minerality and elegant freshness make this NV a best-in-class as entry level champagne. Paired with baby octopus and a risotto with squids, shrimps and zucchini in a fresh evening at Chiavari with Matt&C celebrating his 36th and last exam
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Beaux champagnes tres classiques dans le style. Bulles un peu grossiere, creme patissiere, peche blanche. Beau vin, un peu trop dose pour mes gouts, mais tres bonne representation de champagne quand meme.
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On the nose- Poached pear, smoky toast, candied lemon zest, creme brulee, bready notes, fresh pastry, fresh ginger, flinty minerality, white flowers
On the palate- Poached pear and smoky toast, candied lemon zest and creme brulee, bready notes and fresh pastry, fresh ginger and flinty minerality with a hint of white flowers on the finish. The finish is fresh and bright with killer acidity and super fine bubbles. The finish is lifted and fresh and is long lasting. This is just an amazing bottle of Champagne for the money
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Runs to the more oxidated side of the spectrum, pineapple, yeasty brioche.
Flat flavor profile, unassuming acidity, invisible finish. This would be a great first class apertif on an airplane, but too boring to revisit at home.
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Smell of green apples, toast and honey. Fabolous fruit and well balanced acidety. Delicate bubbles. Long, creamy, exit. A delicious Champagne - bang for the bucks!
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Golden hue with tremendous head due to medium to small bubbles. Nose is white fruit and toasted almonds. On the palate, the pinot noir shows up and you get some hints of beef jus along with the more typical brioche and citrus. Long, dry finish.
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DG ??/20?? Nose is mushroomy with earthy smoked almonds. Definitely more savory notes than fruity but I like it. Palate is more earth but this time more oyster-y, limestone, baking spices and some lemon oil trending towards more tropical notes as it opens and warms up. Very nice for a base-level grande marque, but I think it’s a total d-bag move of them not to provide disgorgement info so I would not buy again on principle.
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Lunch beyond Superlatives (The RAC, London): A great all rounder and always a consistent wine. Definitely made a bit richer and fattier than the more aperitif style we remember albeit lack of disgorgement data does make it impossible to track this. Very solid in any case and an easy 90
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Theres nothing to dislike about this Champagne. Toasty and lush, inviting and complex. A comforting style with its sweetness. Don't be a snob! Just shut up and Drink...Me likes this...nyuc nyuck!
Just a lovely bottle of bubbly! The perfect balance of cream, fruit, and acidity, with small bubbles which enhanced all those qualities. My new favorite.
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From what I could decipher from the website- this is an even blend of the three major grapes, aged at least four years on its lees. I couldn't find any disgorgement date.
The age is evident out of the bottle with a light golden color.
The nose is all about citrus, honeyed green apple and touch of autolytic.
The wine is medium in terms of body with a touch more weight and touch less acidity than some similar type bottles (entry level NV from major house) . Lots of similar flavor characteristics on the palate with a touch of sweetness. Not sure what the dosage is, but I suspect on the "higher" side for a Brut.
The finish is medium to medium plus and overall a very enjoyable bottle. This seems to be ready to roll on release so no need to cellar.
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This is nice. Clean, quite simple, nice bit of crisp and something in the after taste. Good value for money, especially in the sales, but think my heart still leans Billecart Salmon NV!
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An even blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier from 30 different curs with 25% reserve wine. Cellared for four years before release. No disgorgement date since Pol Roger only display this information on cases and this was purchased as a single bottle.
Pale gold in the glass and well balanced spanning a wide spectrum of aromas; lees characteristics of yeast and white bread dough, floral notes of white flowers and apple blossom, and a fruit profile of yellow apple flesh and red apple skin. Fuller in style with toasted brioche, white peach, and freshly baked biscuits. Lacks a little depth and concentration. Remains an excellent Champagne at this price point.
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Delicious as always - my favorite mass market Champagne. Lively, bright acidity, crisp and toasty, more apple than brioche. Fine bubbles for days and a clean, crisp finish.
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Solid everyday Champagne with everything in place. Apple, lemon, bready, and yeasty notes. Crisp and bright on the palate. The sweetness is slightly cloying, but the nice finish makes up for it. At this price point, a great textbook wine.
Lots of big toast on the nose. Were not the best known but were known by the best. On day three still going strong.55% of the fruit is theirs and they are just under the size of Billecart Salmon. 1/3, 1/3, 1/3 of the main grapes and three different vintages that are a minumum three years old. 8 g/L.
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One to reach for when you just want an easy to understand champagne that can please everyone in the room, No need to read between the lines. This is in your face, rich, sweet, and toasty like a marzipan cookie. Good enough for me fa sho...Great value too. I would not try to hold this long because once the sweetness fades, the balance will most likely tilt. Drink!
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I do love Pol NV. It is so much my style of NV Champagne. Rich and yeasty but still sharp and very long/refined. I dont know when disgorged but drinking well now but will last many more years
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I am sure right now, this is by all standards my fave NV champagne, all standards on this level means above all QPR, there is Bollinger and some others around, but imho this is among the most reliable ones, and maybe the best tasty one (very) young, so I choose this bottling, as always loads of yeasty aromas, delicious apples, bread crest, not too dry mouth feel, just the right amount of dosage, well structured, with good weight and lingering aromas, nutty, chalky finish, a sparkler to love for its donating joy, will increase complexity by 3- 5 + years in your cellar, **(*+), around 90, 91
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Can’t go wrong with this – textbook champagne with notes of green apple and brioche. For entry-level house champagnes I prefer this to Roederer and Bollinger. Reliable.
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Outstandingly rich. A wine that showcases its process. Full of all the bready, yeasty, creamy flavors that makes Champagne so interesting and enjoyable. There is a lot to love, but there was this slight bitterness on the finish that reminds me of biting into an orange peel and I'm not sure how I feel about that.
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A bottle I bought a little more than a year ago. Medium yellow-gold, with light, fine perlage. Floral notes, citrus, nuts, biscuit, brioche and some smoke, with medium-fine mousse, lively acidity and very good length. Medium to full, with good autolysis character. Smoothly textured and well-balanced. Always reliable - one of my favourite big brand champagnes.
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So....New Years Day 2021! On nose: toasted sourdough bread, hazlenuts and minerals. On palate: a follow through of above notes, wedded to yellow plum skin, light citrus peel, and faint herbal , earthy notes....good mousse, and lively bubble " petailllance" ....a very satisfying producer of non- vintage Champagne....I don't drink sparkling wine often....but I will buy this again.
Thoroughly enjoyed this, every sip. Really impressive length, hits the mouth, good depth and great fun. Lovely biscuity zing. A revelation for myself. Can just imagine Winston quaffing this, no doubt a vintage version.
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Mousse fades quickly and it doesn’t feel quite as finely carbonated as I’d like. Biscuity (even buttery) with orange and lemon. Good acid but feels like reasonably high dosage/sweeter. With popcorn it feels way fruitier, orchard fruit and fruit salad. This isn’t my favorite style of champagne but putting personal preferences aside, the quality is pretty good. ~6.5/10
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And here we are again! One of my long time reference NV Brut bottling Champagne from well known houses, the other is Chartogne Taillet, bought a case from an offer recently, so pnp this first one, creamy flow, bread crest, ripe apples and pears, a mouthful of Champagne, really always delivering, just cannot stop till emptied the bottle, again a high recommendation, would benefit from 3- 5+ years in the cellar for sure, **(*-****), around 90, 91(+) potential
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Drank as a lengthy lunchtime aperitif on Christmas day. I liked it (eventually) once I got over the surprise that this Mag tasted significantly less mature than 75cl bottles. The latter are typically rich and buttery but this was quite steely and austere. It opened up a little over 2 hours but really was a different (bit v nice) drink to what I had imagined.
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Lemon, cameo apple and pear, and hazelnut with a bit of baked bread yeastiness. Streamlined and zesty with fine delicate bubbles. I really like this. 90-92
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Just a lovely, lovely wine. A bit of marzipan runs to an almost Macintosh apple crispness - but not sharp, due to a mouth filling feel. The best big house NV in my opinion and a great Christmas tradition. Churchill was no dummy. If it was warm enough outside I’d smoke a Romeo & Julieta. Next up - L’Enfant Jesus.
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Œil : Très belle prise de mousse. Bulles moyennes-fines, très abondantes et persistantes. Nez : projection plutôt forte, crémeux. crayeux, salin, paille séchée, fleurs blanches, à peine brioché, très beau Bouche : acidité rafraîchissante, amertume moyenne, belle longueur, l’effervescence emplie la bouche Élégant! Excellent!
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The difference for me between Pol and other big NVs is its vitality. This has an urgency to the perlage and acid that makes it really exciting. But with enough rich brioche on the nose and lemon curd on the palate to give it a stately feel. Brilliant balance. Lovely, old school Christmas Champagne
love it. I live just down the Road from where Chirchill was born and it is very emotional when a Spitfire flys past and I am doing a BBQ and have a glass of Pol Roger in my hand and at that moment you know why this was Chirchill's favourite champagne. Very good value for money.
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top entry-level champagne with round and refined minerality and a touch of aromatic notes which do not disturb at all. Pleasant and elegant. Best paired with a bitter-sweet risotto with shrimp, mushrooms and grated orange peel. Celebrating M's 24 and B's bachelor degree
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Opens flush with creamy apricot on nose and palate. The mousse is soft. Followed by tangerine, Kumquat, toasted brioche. It's soothing, it's lovely. The bottle ends with lemon without tartness. One bottle for 2 people is not enough. Oh, if another person were here. I see another case on the horizon.
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Does the job in the $40 range. Full/rich with a touch of sweetness. Much better/heavier than Veuve and Moet but not at the Bollinger level. Nothing to complain about here.
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Drinking nicely with toast, yellow fruit, hints of flowers and a good dose of mixed citrus. Perhaps a bit sweeter and richer than I remember it to be, but then it was served a few degrees warmer than usual. Very good. They are keeping up the quality chez PR.
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Ein frisch gebuttertes Brioche,Vom Meer kommt eine sanfte Brise die neben einer deutlich vernehmbaren Sali nität noch den Duft der Zitronenbäume weiter trägt.Beim Trinken überzeugt der sanfte Schmelz am Gaumen. Das Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis ist überragend. Ein wunderbarer Champagner den man, hier spricht der Snob und Schnösel, jeden Tag trinken sollte.
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A very youthful bottle with crisper fruit notes amid the musty-yeasty-briochey-nuttiness. The black grape palate really shows through, but it's very stylishly composed with focused fruit and sweet cashew richness playing together very well. The mousse, as always, is very nice.
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Lots of toast, dusty mouth feel. Citrus and mineral flavors. Very well like by everyone. Good champagne for its price point -- 45$. Would buy again 92+
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Starts with Apple and pear on the nose. Crisp mousse on the palate which softened over 1 hour. Palate was initially pear and tangerine, later blood orange ans persimmon.
At $36, this is the house champagne, at least until the Vilmart comes in the fall.
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Had for a birthday party for an admirer of Winston Churchill, so few notes. Pale straw color, with a light-medium body and a pleasant mousse. Touches of brioche and a bit of lemon. Very pleasant champagne.
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No detailed notes, but a lovely, linear Champagne with lemon curd, chalk, and hazelnut. More streamlined and citric than rich or yeasty, good food bubbly.
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Second last bottle. Bought in 2014 (24 bottles of this, to be exact). 2008 base. This was absolutely singing. Fresh, lively, with a good lick of acid. Lovely mouthfeel. Should have bought more...
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Light straw, plentiful small bubbles, lemon and citrus nose, some toast and earthiness. Marzipan. Not bone dry but still very good. Citrus flavors predominate.
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Aromas of smoke, lime, mineral and baked bread. Flavors of mineral, hint of citrus, slate and a great creaminess to it. Ends with a long 25+ second finish with mineral and citrus notes. Really enjoyed this and prefer the creamy Champagne style. Will need to get some more of these.
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Green apple, white peach, white blossom, brioche, vanilla, lemon custard, ginger. Dry, but with generous fruit. Crisp and clean with plenty of acidity. Med (+) flavor intensity and a long, mineral finish. Delicious.
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This has to be the toastiest champagne I've had in the last year. There is tons of toast, brioche, yeast. It has enough acidity, but I would prefer a little more. Overall, a great NV in a very rich toasty style. 89-90
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first class entry level NV champagne with elegant bubbles and an enticing nose. Consistent at the palate with notes of boulangerie and some aromatic hints. Paired well with roasted bread, butter and anchovies in a late spring afternoon on the new side over the trees, celebrating my first time 2m
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Aromas of ginger, lemon balm, mango, tangerine, red apple More about the fruit than the autolytic notes Full bodied Dry to off-dry. Extremely well balanced with crisp acidity Long to excellent finish
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Mother’s Day, the smile on my wife’s face as I handed her a glass or just celebrating our children may have had an influence on my enjoyment of these bubbles. Linear in focus but clean and dare say refreshing to the palate. This is no Sir Winston, but rose to the occasion of celebration. I think it’s a nice, straight forward Champagne for the price. Unless your wanting to impress, this is a champagne all drinkers can enjoy.
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a class wine, dependable, thrilling and delicious. A great way to celebrate a #winesaturday A little citrus and brioche in the nose. Palate had oodles of apples, citrus, some body and depth, with a delicate mousse. Gorgeous in the garden catching the last of the #sunshine . 89 points
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Light gold color. Medium-sized bubbles. Sea breeze on the first nose, then yellow apples and a lot of pear notes after a couple swirls in the Zalto sweet wine glass (a bit too much "orchard juice" for me). Also, by comparison, much less toasted bread notes than the NV Brut impérial from Moët. Sharp acidity and nice creamy texture. No great complexity or length here, but it's an honest champagne for the price. I usually prefer a toastier style of champagne, so I'd rather pay a few bucks more to have something else, like a NV Bollinger or even a regular Moët or Veuve.
This bottle fresher and cleaner than the last we had from them, which I think was appreciated. Really nice citrus fruits and bright. A little depth/complexity, but mostly just a nice, easy, quality toaster.
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When I tried Pol Roger so far it was very fresh and clean... the 2008 was excellent...
I dont recall anything negative when I opened the first bottle from this charge around two years ago. Now the color darkened a bit... not so memorable on the bouquet. Taste after opening directly was quite good, fine bubbles and very elegant. Nice depth...
Kept it breathing for 1-2 hours and then it declined sharply. It showed some for me unpleasant aftertaste like artifical sweetener... difficult to describe. Had this with some Ruinart as well.
So this was a disappointment...
Bottling code was LE18461
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Medium straw color. Light brioche, rubber and honied fruit nose. Nice mouse, medium flavor depth and a finish that is both zippy and long. Good quality. (89)
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I had the good fortune of tasting this wine several times throughout December. Those experiences vaulted it to the top of my (reasonably) affordable high quality Champagne list, displacing Delamotte. Truly spectacular, profoundly satisfying!
Repeating recent notes and upping score. "Wonderful balanced champagne which is unfortunately a little overpriced. I prefer the Winston Churchill at 3x the cost". Better tonight among quite a tasting.
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A bottle I bought last month. Light yellow-gold, with light, fine perlage. Stone fruit, apple, some citrus, brioche, chalk and lovely smokiness, with fine, creamy mousse, lively acidity and superb length. Medium to full-bodied and well-balanced, with a smooth texture. Good autolysis character. A lovely bottle!
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Pale golden colour. Big nose of toast, biscuit and honey brioche. Stewed apple and nutty aromas. Dry with super high acidity and flavours of lemon and green apple. None of the same toasty notes that are in the nose. Medium to long finish and moderate complexity.
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From magnum. Definitely the best Brut Reserve I've had, shows there's something with the magnum size even though just stored for about a year in the cellar. Good concentration and almost identical nose as Comtes 2006 three days before, lovely. Evolves during the evening and the yellow apples, peach and sweet lemons are very pleasant today with the probable generous dosage that I guess it might be.
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Pale gold, fine bubbles. Nose has lemon zest, peach, clove, bread dough. Full palate and mousse. Nice dryness. Oyster shell, mineral finish. Polished champagne. Enjoyed more as it warmed up and opened.
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HGLCC 2019 at Medlar. 2012 base, 2017 disgorgement. Like peaches and cream with a precise seam of structure-giving acidity. Well rounded, generous and deliciously perky. Lovely stuff.
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Nice fresh fruit on the nose with a bit of toasted bread. The palate is full bodied, with great bubbles and acidity, rich and creamy. Darkest time of year in Scandinavia, and this brings some light to the evening.
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Very pure mineral nose of apple and lemon. Carries itself elegantly with its own unique style. Great entry NV in the bright fruit, crisp style like Ruinart, Paul Bara etc.
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A private tasting and dinner (Champagne Pol Roger, Épernay, France): Magnum. Disgorged approximately one year ago, 2013 base vintage. More creamy and honeyed than the single bottle (base vintage 2014) tasted this afternoon, very gentle and flowing, good length. Elegant, rounded and complete.
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A private tasting and dinner (Champagne Pol Roger, Épernay, France): An equal blend of the three classical varieties, four years sur lattes, base vintage 2014, 25% vin de réserve from the three previous vintages, 8 gr/l dosage. Creamy texture, harmonious, warm Pinot spice and ripe lemon fruit on the nose, hints of peach and strawberry on the palate, floral, silky bubble, rounded finish.
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Brioche and toast on the nose. Mineral, not ultra pronounced but that could be just me today. Very soft and generous on the palate. Probably a bit more dosage than I would like making it a touch rounder than I would normally appreciate. But who am I to care while drinking Champagne in the early afternoon.
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outstanding NV champagne which really tastes mineral and delivers clear notes of boulangerie. Equally composed by Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier really enjoys the palate and the mind too. In windy hours under the blades at the end of my summer season.
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Medium gold colour; floral, lifted fresh on the nose. Subtle patisserie and a hint of fresh caramel; lovely flavour, complex, full spectrum. Lovely refreshment. Great contrast between reserve complexity and freshness and vibrancy of the 2013 component.
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This disgorgement (March 2018): Enjoyable Quotient off the charts. Such a perfectly balanced Champagne. The dosage is not austere yet seamlessly integrated. Lovely tree fruit -- citrus, apple, and apricot (!) -- lively, juicy, and both tart and ripe. Toasted croissant and slate. Just a perfect quaff if lacking the extraordinary character sometimes achieved in a Champagne Millésimé.
Bought on a whim from Waitrose after moving to a new house. Actually really good. I'm not a follower of Pol Roger, but I always enjoy the fullness on the palate. Had some nice toastiness.
Late morning. Champagne called for by daughter while hair and face being made up ready for her al fresco Wedding Party for 180 at our place on the North Downs. Dutiful father obliged. Excellent magnum with just a touch of bottle age broadening out the profile of earlier notes. Much enjoyed by the family. In this format (Sept '17 disgorgement) has potential to improve further over the next couple of years.
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Love it. Solid ad always. Very complete and great entry level Champagne. Citrus , green fruit , flowers , and yeasty notes. Good body and acidity. Perfect with a heavery appetizer
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Expressive on the nose, very elegant and harmonious. Fine beads, slightly creamy mouthfeel. Lots of energy on the palate, quite mineral with a clean, vibrant finish. Very long. 91-93
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Easter Day with family members. Two bottles as midday apéritif with nibbles. March '16 disgorgement. Decent bottle age has really done this proud adding real depth to the core crisp apple and steely mineral character. Lots of added herb, brioche etc. Touch of lemon citrus. Superb showing.
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Lemon, lime, grapefruit, pineapple, lightly bruised green apple, pronounced minerality, understated soft chalkiness, some bread bough, Jasmine & spring flowers, good acidity with a rich polished finish.
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Aromas of citrus, chalk and a little smokiness. Tastes of green apple, lemon, peach, ginger and biscuits with great minerality. Good balance of acid and fruit with no detectable residual sugar. We served it with a salad of fennel, oranges and green olives with a drizzle of Olive Oil and it was a great match. Overall a very good champagne.
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From memory, excellent mousse and sweet-tart tartness. Pretty good overall, though a bit perfumed for my preferences. I think I like a dryer bottle with more direct fruit. Anyway, I know this is a well-loved cuvée and will try it again at some point.
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Fresh springtime on the nose wit notes of green apple. The fine bubbles are a delight. Zesty apples with wonferful stuctured goodness. Wonderful champagne
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MASTER CHAMPAGNE; 1/28/2019-4/30/2019 (WESTIN PALACE MILANO): Degustato alla cieca. ( PN33%-PM33%-CH33%) Gassoso, calcareo, molto asciutto ma in fondo si inizia ad avvertire il frutto giallo, maturo, e la fragranza del pane. Vinoso, voluttuoso, buccia di mele al forno e pepe. Bella parte balsamica linfatica a rinfrescare l' insieme, che presenta già una parte di evoluzione. In bocca è sicuro, sodo, dritto e ficcante. Carbonica prepotente e croccantezza marina che fa salivare. Invoglia la beva, per quanto non sia un vino di persistenza nè di finezza. Buono, sicuramente il migliore tra i Négotiants della serata.
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My experience was quite similar to Rocknroller's below. Rich apple, nice pastry notes, round and broad. I found a hint of sweet nuttiness particularly attractive. This has richness but balance, with the clarity of the blending grapes really showing through. Still one of my favourite NV cuvees.
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Medium gold color. Drank 2 glasses over an hour. This bottle had been cellared for 3 years. Man, this was toasty, delicious, nicely aged, crisp golden apples and wet stones. The palate has nice body, toasty, brioche, apple, bosc pear, limestone, satiny texture, very fine, medium plus length. 92+ to 93pts.
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(Disgorged in 2007) Light yellow colour with an endless stream of very fine bubbles that lead way for a lovely maturing nose showing yellow apples, hazelnuts and flowers at first and then opens up with liquorice and hints of herbs as well. Fresh palate dominated by delicious yellow apples with a creamy mid before the nice and lengthy yellow plums peel bitterness on the finish that makes you long for more. Having a Pol Roger with extra cellar time is always right, although this has been stored for almost an decade now, it feels as if it need more time to really express itself! 🍾Probably best with 5-15 years of extra cellaring
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12.5% alcohol. One third each of C, PN and PM. Pale colour. Persistent flow of very fine bubbles giving a pleasant mouthfeel. The nose is quite muted, but what is there is pleasantly floral, with some biscuit too. The mouth is well balanced, leaning slightly to the vivacious side. Not a broad wine. For my taste, the dosage is perfectly judged in that it is inconspicuous, but it does its job in counteracting any austerity (until the aftertaste, which has a slight tang of bitterness). In the same price range (35€ or thereabout), I think that I prefer Delamotte's BdB, but it is close. A repeat purchase maybe, if only to compare again with Delamotte, Bollinger and Charles Heidsieck.
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Inspired by the Ct-user harley1199 I opened two bottles today, one recently purchased in a retail shop and one about 4 years sleeping in my cellar, as the recently bought bottle was really refreshing and zesty with intense bubbles on the palate, the mature one was quiet more balanced and with a great butteryness, this Champagne is allways a treat, young or mature, still my NV-reference for affordable champagne, recommended! I did like the mature bottle a little better! 89-91
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3rd tasting of the NV base of Pol Roger This time with a rather unpleasant aggressive mousse and with bitter tones accentuated. Despite this I still like the overall flavor profile and acidity. Perhaps this is bottle is priced a bit high compared to what you get.
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Not typically blown away by sub-50 dollar champagne but this was a great way to toast in the new year. Current release (purchased at Total Wine three days before opening). Crisp apples and brioche jump out of the glass and hint at the fun tasting on the palate. crisp and round at the same time, great mouthfeel from the smooth mousse. a steal!
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Almost five years aging in my cellar. The result is a silky champagne, with a fatigued but still alive bubble. Tasty, with a good density, refreshing acide and a delicious persistence and long aftertaste. On the nose is invaded by aromas of brioche bread, meringue, marzipan, herbs of Provence. Still some metallic note, also of citrus fruits. A complexity that leads to think why you did not leave this bottle another three years sleeping in the cellar. Some soul observed that it was not suitable for the extreme salinity of raw oysters. Of course, but often in contrast, in fusion, beauty resides. The kind of champagne that suits me. Always shining very high.
Casi cinco años envejeciendo en mi bodega. El resultado es un champán sedoso, con una burbuja fatigada pero presente. Sabroso, con una buena densidad, refrescante acidez y una deliciosa persistencia y largo retrogusto. En nariz se manifiesta con aromas a pan de mantequilla y azúcar, merengue, mazapán, hierbas de la Provenza. Todavía alguna nota metálica, de mondas de cítricos. Una complejidad que te lleva a pensar por qué no dejaste esta botella otros tres años más durmiendo en la bodeguita. Alguna alma observó que no era adecuado para la extrema salinidad de las ostras crudas. De acuerdo, pero muchas veces en el contraste, en la fusión, reside la belleza. La clase de champán que me va. Siempre brillando a un gran nivel.
If you start a christmas dinner with a sparkler a bottle of this stuff is always in my thoughts....., very intense bubbles, fine nose showing yellow and ripe green fruit aromas, mouthfilling, not that yeasty or showing much brioche like many other champagnes, midweight body, elegant with great clarity, ending long, dry and refreshing, always a very good choice, my reference for NV Champagne! ***
Green apple and florals. Not a brioche/yeasty driven Champagne. Creamy on the palate. The complex finish is the best part. Well balanced acidity. No holes from start to finish - not something you can say about most entry level Champagnes. Excellent value.
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- The P.N. (bringing structure, body, & power) is mainly produced from some of the best crus of the Montagne de Reims.
- The Pinot Meunier (ensuring freshness, roundness, &) is issued from several crus from the Vallée de la Marne and from the Epernay area.
- The Chard (adding its aromatic complexity, finesse, elegance, & lightness) comes from Epernay and some of the best crus of the Côte des Blancs."
"25% reserve wines are used, & it ages for 4 yrs in our cellars."
N: Yeast/bread dough with undertones of lemons, poss earth?
P: Med body; VERY RNDISH entry with NICE, ALMOST swtish, almond-tinged frt counterbalanced by a subtle acidity which DOES define the wie into the LONG, tangy/swt finish with just the BAREST glimpse of very, VERY slight bitterness. ARTFULLY done in a versatile style. My EXC-/EXC, poss the higher for relative QPR -- & with a wine-searcher U.S. low of $36, this vendor's $39.95 is likely not competitive.
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Starter at the November FKALBTG dinner. Equal parts Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier. As an entry level champagne, this is excellent. Acidity without bitterness; tropical and citrus fruits with maybe a bit of Granny Smith Apple. Not hedonistic. No brioche. None of the negative characteristics that you get from many cheap entry level bubblies. Nothing disjointed and no holes in the palate. Smooth and very easy to drink.
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Marine-like character - lots of crushed seashells, fresh-squeezed citrus fruit, salt and brioche. Rich palate, opening to more stone and tropical fruit. Sharp acidity at first, but mellows down as you drink more. Mousse could be a bit softer. Medium (+) finish.
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Tasted at The Wine Society's Champagne tasting, held in Guildford, UK. Light silver/gold colour. Floral nose, with rich tropical fruits, brioche, lemons. On the palate, it's rich and full, lemony character showing well. Good balance of acidity. Not cheap for a non vintage, but probably worth it.
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Two magnums (Sept '17 disgorgement) served as an apéritif before younger grandson's first birthday buffet lunch. Ripe and focussed cox apple core fruit, steely minerality and herby nuances starting to add complexity. Very long clean pectic finish, excellent but would benefit (as my earlier notes say) from another year in cellar. Partly consumed second magnum held up well for 24 hours under champagne stopper. 91+
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Light on nose. Good mix of lemon, zesty, yeasty and minerality flavours. Acidity is high but without rough edges. It has reasonable level of complexity, fine mousse but medium (bordering short) finish. Considering the fact that I bought this with USD 30, it offers good value for money.
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Good, fine bubble stream. Quite zesty nose with chalky minerality, pear and black fruit. Good palate. Not aggressively dry over acidic, and indeed there's a certain fruity richness that's very pleasing.
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Pol Roger var som vanligt härlig MEN miljön denna gång... vi klev upp 01.30 på min 50 årsdag och åkte bil från Seminyak till Mt Batur (vulkan på Bali) och sedan vandrade vi upp till 1.717m höjd och hade förmånen att få göra detta en stjärnklar natt (i övrigt i beckmörker) och kommer upp på toppen... och får se en magisk soluppgång... då öppnar vi denna flaska och tar fram 2 orreforsglas och skålar... så ordet magiskt har fått en ny innebörd upplevelsen får 100poäng, så tacksam!!
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Pol Roger has a style all its own and this was par for the course. White stone fruit, green apple, and white flower aromas display lovely ripeness and a confident prominence. The palate is poised and focused, full bodied and vinous, with glazed viscosity, mineral depth, and lovely effervescence. Closes with gravelly complexity. Harmonious and excellent all around. 91+
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Celebrating No.2 daughter's engagement today. 2.5yr old stock. Grabbed straight from cellar and didn't suffer from being somewhat less chilled than usual. More body but less obvious steely core minerality the main difference. Excellent wine for an excellent day.
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From magnum. I've had this format on my radar for a while as it's widely available and still pretty cheap, but this is by far the best price I've seen. Lemon colour. Quite a savoury orange-red nose, lots of pastry. I certainly see a house style compared to the '08 I had vintage earlier, though this is a touch less intense. Fairly saline. The taste is crisp, sweetish, biscuity, and easygoing. Lots of peach, some pear. To be honest, I can't discern any real difference between this magnum and my last standard bottle of the NV, but if that makes it reliable, then it's not so bad - and at this price, it's considerably cheaper than two bottles. This is just classic champagne. [Cork + cage; 12.5% abv; Marks & Spencer, -1/3 @ £53.33/150cl, widely £80-95].
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Riktigt bra standardbubbel... Servera kylskåpskall och den är bara så underbar, stora härliga bubblor och inte blir det sämre när den kostar SEK425 på SB och man hittar den för EUR32,40 på www.millesimes.com just love it!!
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Great Bordeaux (Yan's China Bistro, Walnut Creek, Ca.): Opened to pair with French goat Cheese from Trader Joes. Nose of minerals, slate, and citrus, same on the palate, big body, good acid, tasty, crisp and elegant tasting, mouth filling Chardonnay fruit today, medium/large amount of tiny bubbles which formed a great mousse in every pour, and a long finish.
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(Disgorged in the mid-1990s and around 25 years old, 1/3 each of Pinot Noir, Meunière and Chardonnay, dosage around 9-10 gr/l) It has the golden yellow colour that give sign for something special, at least if it’s been well-kept as is the case for this particular bottle. Still showing a small whispering when removing the cork that reveals the pressure inside. This bottle from the mid-1990s has not been stored perfectly, but good enough for it to reveal its magical notes starting with the mature nose showing plums, honey and dark mint chocolate all wrapped by the loveliest of home made apple sauce. The first sip is always the most exciting, the first feeling of those soft and gentle bubbles on the tongue combined with the intense mature fruitiness on the palate is such a lovely combination. When opening up it shows a lovely dried apricot citrus acidity that transforms into a very nice and long bittersweet feeling on the sides of the mouth. Just when the first sip is over it’s time to take a large indulging sip and just let all the flavors explode in the mouth. I cannot think of anything better than a well evolved bottle of champagne. This is life... (Best with 5-15 years of extra cellaring)
Baked apples, pears, toast, decaying leaves, held in check by a frame of acidity, with a fine bead of bubbles providing a luxurious mouthfeel. The essence of fine champagne.
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Quite nice for a everyday, missing the really exiting elements, but those are not really expected either. Nice bobbles, balanced and quite linear. Safe bet.
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MDW BBQ (Chicago, IL): Outstanding bottle of champagne. It's outstanding in the way it's so "ordinary" -- it's almost like comfort food. You know it's a safe bet and you know what you're going to get. This has a great balance of acidity, creaminess, breadiness, yeast, chalk -- all of the things that make champagne champagne.
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The wine was medium to light straw in colour, with fine, medium-intense perlage. It offered citrus, stone fruit, apple, brioche, almond, nuts, flint stone and smoke on the nose and palate, with creamy mousse, lively acidity and very good length of the pleasantly bitter finish. Medium- to full-bodied and well-balanced. Good.
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The Pol Roger NV always delivers and even at around $50 it's one of the best QPR's in champagne IMO. Brioche and oyster shell, fresh herbs, citrus cut and pure luxury on the palate.
Light yellow colour with a youthful nose showing bread, citrus and hazelnuts. Pleasant creamy palate showing yellow apples acidity and citrus notes on the lenghty finish. Classic and elegant champagne that benefits from extra storage. (Probably best with 3-12 years extra cellaring)
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Tasted alongside a number of NV grandes marques champagne. Lovely balance, great mousse, bright and precise with good generosity of fruit, nicely mineral, very vibrant with good length. My WOTN. 92-94
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Opened to pair with grilled shrimp, nose of red apple, Gala Apple, slate and citrus, same on the palate, big body, good acid, citrus driven, large amount of tiny bubbles which formed a great mousse, almost mouth filling, tasty, elegant tasting, and a long finish.
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La Carga de los Mamelucos (El Portal - Alicante): From a new bottle. As always a pleasure. Freshly baked cakes, spices from India, subtle citrus notes. On the place it goes to incense and floods everything. Invade the glass. I also like in the mouth with length and that literally dry sweetness. Dosage 9 g/l.
De una botella nueva. Como siempre un placer. Pasteles recién horneados, las especias de la India, sutiles notas cítricas. En el local se pasan de incienso y lo inunda todo. Invade las copasz Me gusta también en boca con longitud y ese dulzor seco.
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This did very well tonight - very pleasing and very balanced in every way. An equal mix of the 3 champagne grapes, and for me a very good balance between freshness (acidity, citrus, lime) and more mature notes of apple, pear, toast and yeast. Not the complexity of the better vintage champagnes for sure, but this is developing into one of the most reliable no-brainer NV for me.
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Daughter-in-Law's birthday. This bottle stock was purchased in 2016, 18 months earlier than the magnum drunk yesterday for my birthday. A much broader range of flavour especially on the herb front with the steely acidity much better integrated. Excellent.
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Pre 64th birthday dinner drink very nice...but should have read my notes as will undoubtedly benefit in this magnum format from a further year in bottle. (2017 purchase).
CDLR: Rousseau vs Ponsot (East Side): Majority 2008 base vintage. Pop and poured. Appearance is clear, pale intensity, lemon colour. Thin legs. Fine bubbles. Nose is clean, medium intensity, with aromas of chalky minerals, toasty brioche, citrus lemon, some nuts. Developing. On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium- alcohol (12.5%), medium body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of citrus lemon-lime, green apple, honeyed almond nut, chalky minerality, brioche. Long finish. Very good quality. Nicely aged NV champ. Very pleasant way to start the evening.
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Simply the greatest bottle of Pol Roger Extra Cuvee de Reserve we have ever tasted, that breaks through a glass ceiling, to become competitive with the $100+ Champagnes we have had. The main difference for this bottle is that it is the oldest we have stored in our cellar - approximately 15 years since being disgorged, 10 of which were in our cellar - which strongly suggests the hypothesis that this wine ages magnificently well and takes 15 years to reach its peak of quality. When my wife sipped it first she said "Wow. If you put those other wines back in the fridge, I'd be perfectly happy." I sipped most of the other wines first and went back to this Champagne and said "You are right! This is the best wine on the table drunk by itself, and the best by far with every food". Lovely translucent light gold color, vigorous tiny bubbles, powerful aromas of yeast, bread, lemon, honeysuckle, and black currants. The sip features vivacious and penetrating acidity beautifully integrated with a rich texture, which is a combination seldom seen in any young Champagne. But the best part of the wine is the swallow. Nose, mouth, and throat coating and caressing, with a wonderfully concentrated spike of flavors. And the final pleasure we got from the wine - we bought this at the lowest price we have ever paid in our entire lives for a Pol Roger - $25 a bottle, and we have 5 more.
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I usually go for bottles from the Grower/Producers, but this big house makes a very nice NV cute. Balanced, good body, enough acidity to age in the cellar for a few years if you'd like.
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Nice colour, small bubbles. Fruity, smooth, not harsh in any way. Good standard champagne. Not a long length (nice biscuit at the end). Pol Roger use the 3 grapes (Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meurnier) in equal proportion, blending at least 3 years for their NV. They make 11,000 cases a year! so consistency is king. Pleasant. Exactly as expected for a NV from this house. If you get a chance, try their Winston Churchill.
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The nose is clean with a pronounced intensity. There are well-defined aromas of autolytic character (brioche, toast), green fruit (apple), and a floral note (blossom). The wine is youthful.
On the palate, the wine is dry with medium(+) acidity, medium alcohol, and medium body. The mousse is creamy and the flavours have a medium(+) intensity. There are notes of green fruit (red apple) and autolytic character (brioche, creamy texture). The finish has a medium(+) length.
This is a very good quality wine. The flavours are concentrated and have a great balance with the acidity and the alcohol. The creamy mousse is enjoyable and complements the flavour profile. In its current state, the wine shows primary and secondary characteristics. The wine is very enjoyable and has a finish with great length.
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Eldest daughter's birthday dinner. Three bottles from my two year old stock now showing really well, taking on colour and bready depth. Always holds well in cellar for up to 4-5 years from purchase (not that it gets the chance!)
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Vibrant fine bubbles. Fresh, clean and elegant flavours, pear, melon, some citrus, subtle biscuits, great balanced with a little sweetness. lasting long, a mouthwatering champagne, very easy to drink day by day, with or without food, like Churchill, ;-P
Ap 5/5, Ar 12/15, Palate 18/20, Overall 4+2/10 Total 91/100
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Opened to watch the Grammys and paired with Smoked Sockeye Salmom, nose of red apple, Gala Apple, melon, slate, and brioche, same on the palate, big body, good acid, citrus and mineral driven, large amount of tiny bubbles which formed a great mousse, mouth filling fruit, tasty, good acid, needs to be served just below room temperature to maximize the nose, and a long finish.
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Consistent as always with weighted mouth feel, artisan bread, minerals, citrus, sweet herbs, stones, honey, flowers, just beautiful on the palate with enough acidity to keep the weight of the wine balanced.
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Bought this after watching the Darkest Hour as a tribute to Churchill. But it finished a distant third when consumed together with a Veuve Cliquot NV and a Schramsberg Blanc de Blanc NV on NYE - the others had more citrus and bitter pith (among my favorite characteristics) (and more bubbles too). Probably a matter of taste.
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Light gold color. Drank 2 glasses over an hour. The nose is rather briggt with green apple, yeast, apple blossoms, and mineral. The palate has medium plus body, apple, apple skins, yeast, biscuit, with crisp minerality. This bottle had 2 years of additional cellar time. Very good as expected. 91+pts.
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Herrlich fruchtbetonter Champagner, m.E. einmalig unter den großen Häusern...(Es schien, als wäre die Magnum noch einen Tick besser als die Normalflasche)
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Dégusté apres un repas de ragout qui était lui accompagné d'un Régal Du Loup blanc ( minervois ) . Servit en digestif ... Ca été une erreur selon moi .
L'acidité ressortais trop , le gout d'un jus de pomme de mauvaise qualité .. Sinon revoir mon autre note de dégustation parce qu'il a de bonne qualité quand meme .
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NYE wine. Not quite my style, as this lacked much in the way of fruit or yeast which I prefer in champagne. That said, it was well balanced and went well with stuffed portabellas. Me - 89, Wife - 91
i thought that this was a very good wine. good mousse and strong flavor without the acidic after taste. much better than a number of non vintage champagnes.
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Served with baked ham on Christmas eve. Fine bubbles, rush of cleansing acidity, bubbles, and crisp chardonnay in the initial flavors, good length, and very nice finish.
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Christmas Eve dinner at Flemings. Nose of lime, toast, spring flowers, allspice, and minerals, same on the palate, medium/big body, good acid, elegant, sophisticated, slightly dry on the palate, creamy, tasty, almost mouth filling, and a long finish.
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Main family seasonal dinner (only day to get all together including our two 2017 vintage grandsons - our first grandchildren). From a recently purchased (bargain) case of magnums. Clearly very youthful, the steely minerality at the core of the wine in the ascendancy and only a hint of clean white cherry juice fighting its way to the fore. Didn't open up even when the (small) balance was finished the following day. Unfair to mark. Will leave my remaining 5 magnums till '19 at the earliest and drink my bottles in the interim which have at least an extra years maturity.
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This is a Champagne that always makes me happy when I drink it. A big house standard wine that never disappoints, but always delivers. Sometimes a “simple” Brut is just fantastic. Love the smoke spice I always tend to find in these bubbles. Consistent with my previous notes on this wine, and maybe best in its class!
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This NV from Pol Roger is my favourite reference for NV- Champagne brut, call it goute-fc1910 or whatever you like, again a never disappointing bottle, rich, energetic, persistent and balanced on the palate, mouthwatering fresh, what else are you searching for in a Champagne? Highly recommended! ***-****, 91+ potential Update from 12/03/2017: left one third of the bottle open in the fridge for at least three days, no sign of tiredness of this bottle, had a delicious partner on the sunday evening, still very focused and persistent, top stuff!
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Halpern Enterprises Portfolio Tasting (2017): This is just a classic. So balanced, rich and open. The nose is of yeast, oyster shell green apple, caramel. Perfect balance on the dosage and acid. Rich finish.
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Plum Market Luxury Fall Tasting (Chicago, IL): This shows some nice fruit elements, but pronounced breadiness both on the nose and palate. A bit richer and fatter, but enough acidic cut to balance it.
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2017 K&L Annual Champagne Tasting (K&L San Francisco Store): K&L Champagne Event 2017, nose of a warmed croissant, yeast, and pear, same on the palate, medium/big body, crisp, refreshing, tasty but a touch simple, good acid, lacks excitement and grip, medium/long finish.
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Light straw yellow colour. Brioche, white flowers and green apples with hints of minerals on the nose. Taste of nuts, honey and tropical fruits. Fresh acidity with long and dry finish. A good Champagne that goes well as an aperitif or with shellfish or sushi.
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12.5% - Clear, med to light lemon / clean, med to pronounced intensity - lemon zest, lemon flesh, green apple, baguette crust, cheese rind / dry, high racy acidity, med to light body, med intensity, med+ length, develops a nice palate coating mousse.
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Not that different from previous notes. Very standard champagne. For the price point, I'd rather go grower, but this really does very well for the mass produced ones and easy to drink.
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1995 base. Very distinctive, splicy nose with the Chardonnay element developing a coffee and walnut creaminess on the palate. Still vital with a fine mousse and good stream of fine bubbles. Some richness. Mellow. Not up to the 03 vintage alongside but this Is very decent. Bare ****
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1995 base. Very distinctive, splicy nose with the Chardonnay element developing a coffee and walnut creaminess on the palate. Still vital with a fine mousse and good stream of fine bubbles. Some richness. Mellow. Not up to the 03 vintage alongside but this Is very decent. ***1/2
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Initially a yeast nose but that disappeared very quickly. Lot of green apple, a touch of licorice. A great mouthfeel with a long finish. Quite minerally in a good way. Just not much of a nose and not very complex. Still, a nice champagne and fairly priced.
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IMW 2017 Champagne - Walk-Around Tasting (Hyatt, San Francisco): White foil. Excellent integration. Balance of yellow apples and some darker mushroom fruit. Good balance of dosage. Long finish. Modest well integrated autolysis. Slightly reductive style? Centered? (ox-reductive dichotomy shortcomings aside, yes: according to GKruth this is somewhere in the middle).
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Pretty standard champagne. Nothing that jumps out or is overly interesting, but not a bad one either. In this price range I'd prob be more inclined to go grower than one of the big houses, but this is a pretty reliable champagne that is easy to go to.
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Negociants Australia Portfolio Tasting 2017: Musk, orange and pear. Simple palate but it is well balanced and finishes with good length. Will develop well over a few years as this wine usually does.
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Again I have to testify that this NV is one of the references for me, the other is chartogne taillet, blind would think about a vintage, so rich, all components balanced and this kind of special finesse, overall creamy and delicious, highly recommended! ***+-?
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Wife's birthday weekend continues! Pre-dinner aperitif - the balance of the second bottle holding up well under a champagne stopper for 24 hours. These have been lying in my cellar for 18 months or so and have benefited for the experience, filling out the wine and mellowing/integrating the earlier noted pectic and citric edges. Plenty more of this batch in my cellar, so some decent bottle age in the offing.
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Nose of red apple, hazelnut, slate, shale, and brioche, same on the palate, big body, good acid, fairly mineral driven, lots of tiny bubbles formed a great mousse, at it's peak, this bottle was very creamy in texture, lovely Champagne to sip and savor on a hot summer day, and a long finish.
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Current release, bottle bought 2 months ago. Rich and seductive with notes of nougat, orange and lemon. Also green apples and lime. A hint of smoke. Delicious and better than ever!
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Opened to celebrate the Fourth of July, nose of green apple, red apple, slate, and yeast, same on the palate, big body, good acid, fairly mineral driven, lots of tiny bubbles formed a great mousse, at it's peak, time to enjoy, long finish.
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Great, as always. This standard bottling has never let me down. This particular bottle was really singing, since it had a few extra years of cellaring. More complex than a freshly bottled example, with more nuttiness and some marzipan and some expresso coffee starting to show. Also, more baked and bruised apples, with a creamy mousse and very fine overall balance. I always enjoy the typical smoky tones in my Pol rogers, and the overall package is always top notch.
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(Disgorged in the 1970s, and then some 40 years in a perfectly cold cellar) Opening a really old mature champagne is always risky business... sometimes uttered disappointment, but not this time. This bottle must have been stored perfectly, and when removing the cork it revealed lots of pressure. The magic could begin! Pouring the glass revealed a golden yellow colour with a steady stream of very fine bubbles that lead way for a maturing nose showing a multitude of layers. Vanilla fudge, butter and cream where all at the top at first, and with some glass time it showed deeper notes of mature apples, oak and lilac flowers in a lovely and vibrant style.
The best thing, and what I really love, about really mature and fresh champagne was added up when taking the first sip, an explosion on the nose, an intense mature acidity mixed with lovely fruitiness and honey sweetness at the same time. And when in such great shape as this one a lovely and distinct grapefruit peel finish that lasts forever.
And then, after several hours, when pouring the last glasses from the bottle it suddenly started to feel very youthful again. All the mature notes on the nose had shifted into minerals, flint and citrus. Just amazing. This is by far the best NV Pol Roger I have ever explored. So vibrant and alive with fresh acidity at the same time as more mature notes kept revealing themselves in multiple layers. Wonderful!
Retailer tasting. This champagne was light yellow-golden in colour, with fine perlage. It had a nice nose of citrus, stone fruit, apple, nuts, almond, biscuit and brioche. On the palate, the wine showed citrus, some stone fruit, apple, almond, some nuts, biscuit and brioche flavours, with creamy mousse, lively acidity and very good length of the pleasantly bitter finish. I had this champagne a couple of times of the last four or five years and it has always been solid, but today it showed particularly well.
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This has matured slowly for almost five years in what I just found out is not a good place to keep sparkling, the fridge. Clear pale lemon with good bubble activity, clean on the nose with notes of yeast and lemon zest, on the palate good acidity followed by complex dry notes of yeast, biscuits, enjoyed with lobster rolls
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Really excellent. Loads of secondary character as I have kept this one about 5 yrs after purchase. Deeper golden colour than on release. Definitely worth aging NV.
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An old relic bought in 2006. Absolutely lovely! Deep golden straw. Biscuity, yeasty, touch of marzipan. Some lemon essence. Great length. This has matured surprisingly well. Not for everyone perhaps but deep rich and hugely enjoyable.
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Nice nose of baked apples and a little toast. Fairly simple with apple and licorice. Good finish. Very easy drinking. Nice but not very complex champagne.
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Light nose showing hazelnuts, minerals and citrus. Youthful style with fresh acidic finish and with a grapefruit bitterness on the finish. This is a good non-vintage champagne that is good from the start, but shows potential for extra cellaring. Best with 3-8 years of extra cellaring.
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Light medium gold color. From 375ml, split over an hour. Citrus, lemon peel, chalk, sourdough, hazelnut nose. The palate is fuller bodied, citrus, lemon peel, orange rind, limestone, chalk, nuts.
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Palish straw gold. Lovely full creamy nose, lots of apple, some caramel. Quite soft this time, acidity in abeyance, moderate fruit, but generally easygoing and very pleasurable to drink. Good at this price. [Cork + cage; 12.5% abv; Scotmid (Co-op) on offer at £29.99, usually £39.99].
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Light golden color. Split bottle over 90 minutes. Stone fruit on the nose, hazelnut, sourdough bread, minerals. The palate delivers a medium full body, lime, stone fruits, nutty, sourdough, more chalky minerality than typical, medium finish. Always one of the reliable big house N/V's.
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Not much differnet than my prior tasting note. Dark yellow color, but with nice lift that belies its appearance. In the mouth, toasty bread with some nice acidity.
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Elegant and balance mix of bread yeast, citrus. Soft and mild palate. Crispy and rich texture. A bit dilute body but very comfortable drinking. High acidity as usual. Good dry green apple and citrus aftertaste.
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The sparkling wine was light straw in colour, with very fine, very intense perlage. It offered crema catalana, apple, citrus, stone fruit, toast, brioche and a hint of smoke on the nose and palate, with creamy mousse, smooth, medium-plus acidity and very good length. A fine, medium-bodied, elegant if slightly sugary champagne.
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Clean and crisp. Lemon peel, Granny Smith-apples, pear, bread and a nutty note in the background. Medium acidity, balanced and reliable, delivers on par with the pricetag.
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Visually on pouring this wine into a Pol Roger champagne wine flute there was a profusion of ultra-small bubbles swirling around in the glass in a conical vortex. On the nose, the champagne is dominated by green apple, brioche and a trace apple blossom. On the palate you get the moose bursting and foaming in the mouth releasing clean & crisp Nectarine stone fruits, a certain nuttiness giving freshness from well balanced acidity. Excellent as a celebration drink and in my case for my 65 Birthday. Grape Variety:
Attention grabbing bouquet of chalk, seabed, and citrus zest. Lively and piercing, imparting a steely essence, exceptional purity of place, ultra appealing texture, and a lasting finish of excellent range and depth. Arguably the best sub $50 Champagne I have tasted. 93-94!
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These are so good. I drank two in highlands on subsequent cold nights. I love the firm and full bodied, yellow/white fleshy fruit, and fresh toasted bread, and a hint of almondine. This is fresh and crisp, with a dollop of dusty slaty mineral.
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40th bday celebration; 2/17/2017-2/18/2017 (Harrison, ID): Our starter on day two. My favorite house for champagne and also my favorite non vintage sparkler. Always luxurious with brioche, oyster shell, citrus, sea foam, weight on the palate but elegant with great acids and consistently delicious.
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Very good in every aspect! A bottle with balanced minerality, toasty aroma and acidic taste. NV champagne with enough years is no less than vintage one.
2017/9/19: The best a entry-level multi-blend champagne can achieve. Long-lasting strong bubble, well-balanced acid backbone, aroma of toast, yeast, coconut, fruits and flowers. Maybe not as layered as Krug NV, but it is fantastic and needs no comparison! 2018/12 taste with steak. still great. NV champagne is better with enough cellar time. 94
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Pale straw colour. Lime cordial nose with a certain creaminess. The taste is... well, champagne. It's not distinctive, and lacks the concentration of vintage and grand cru wines, but it's still fine. Lower acidity than most, perhaps. However, I think that for all its correctness, it is not worth what I paid. [Cork + cage; 12.5% abv; Scotmid (Co-op), £39.99].
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First of all: for me this is among the very best NV Champagnes ever, straight foreward, very fresh, some brioche, apple, very tight on the midpalate, just very balanced and elegant swallowing, long finish, everytime I do try a bottle of this I am very pleased, highly recommended, ***, 88- 90+
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New Years Eve Celebration (Rocknroller's (Kevin & Vicki's Place)): Light medium gold color. Drank 1 glass over 20 minutes. This bottle was in fine form. showing nice bread dough and yeasty notes with stony minerals and white fruits. The palate is creamy and lacy with white fruits and consistent bready, yeasty notes with a light medium toast.
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New Year's Eve 2016/17 (The Black Lion): Pale lemon. Medium intensity nose, tart green apple, lemon curd, hint of brioche, smoke, nuts. Fully developed. Off dry, high acidity, medium alcohol, medium (-) body, creamy mousse, medium intensity flavours of green apple, brioche, lemon. Medium finish, a bit tart. Good quality, but lacking in complexity and a bit tart and thin. May take on weight and complexity with some more time in the cellar, but I don't have the disgorgement date and time in bottle to be sure. Overall a little disappointing.
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Nice and have Manu of the notes and tastes I am looking for, but no autolytic notes unfortunately. But same quality Can be found in cheaper champagnes.
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Opened this to pair with a light Xmas Eve meal of raclette on toast, speck and other nibblings. Worked perfectly and particularly enjoyed the slight brioche note.
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A lovely Champagne. It's a hint candied yet possesses an attractive stony minerality on the flinty aromas of green apples, quince, stonefruit, and white flowers. Poised and focused, clean and crisp, with a frothy foam, brisk effervescence, and citrus acidity. Lime rind on the finish. Fresh, harmonious, and refreshing.
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Base year 2011. Beautiful, classic nose that jumps out of the glass. Apple, pear, lees, jasmine,. Full on the palate, the pear, slight citrus, toast, and yeast come out. Slightly salty and currently a bit of austerity with excellent refreshing acidity. Long and lingering.
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Un beau champagne d'apéro qui est vif, frais et sec. Un peu trop cher dans le même type de champagne qui existe. Se boit très bien avec une femme qui adore les bulles ! 16/20
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2016 Annual K&L Tasting (K&L San Francisco Store): K&L Champagne Event, nose of green apple, yeast, and citrus, same on the palate, tasty, good acid, touch simple, medium body, medium/long finish.
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Really good showing. Not a ton of bells and whistles; just an extremely solid champagne. At under $40 this represents what passes as good value in the champagne world IMO.
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Taste of a ripe, juicy green apple, hint of yeast, fruity, mineral. Fleshy and juicy overall. Equal parts of chardonnay, pinot noir, and pinot meunier, aged 4 yrs on the lees.
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Lemon, citrus, gorgeous. A better time to drink a bottle of Champagne than Saturday night and the power is out thanks to Hurricane Matthew? Let me know.
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Light gold color. Drank 2 glasses over an hour plus. This bottle was at just about the right temp initially and warmed over an hour. Better at the start with more freshness and depth, still not as vibrant as some bottles, but shows itself very well. Some toast, white fruits, clean and good minerality with good length. 90+ to 91pts.
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NV Pol Roger, Brut Reserve Strågul. Rik nese med brioche, sitrus, toast og noe nøtter og lavvann. Smørøff mousse som roer seg med luft. Rik munn med gjærbakst, kruttlapprøyk, grønne og gule epler, sitrus og nøtter. Må si denne skuffer litt ift renommé. Deilige rike aromaer sjarmerer, men litt rotete arombilde som mangler tydelig retning. Hadde forventet litt mere syre til såpass rik stil. Litt kort. 88p
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Nice citrus lime nose, giving way to fresh apples . Nice balance of crisp fruit and minerality on the palate and a decent finish. Less depth of flavour than the Louis Roederer NV we had prior to this but this had more zip and zing.
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Sunfish 400th Tasting (Sunfish cellars): 2 small pours at a tasting, from a magnum. One taste before the tasting began was pleasant and non-descript. At the end of the tasting, we revisted the opened magnum and it had opened up with a lot more brioche, toast and caramelization.
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Rich and round on the nose, white fruit notes, minerality. On the palate very well balanced, very precise with great acidity, generous fruit, chalk. Very precise and lively. Persistent and fine. My sparkling WOTN. 92-94
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English sparkling vs Champagne: Tasted blind. Big, brutish bubbles, that disappear soon.Toasty style but not without fruits. Ash on the nose. Sweet and sour taste, a bit unbalanced. Ripe and without elegance. Not a fan of this particular bottle.
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BYOB Night at Foreign Legion (Foreign Legion, Mpls, MN): Light gold color. Drank 1+ glass over an hour. This turned out to be a splendid bottle, after one that had not performed nearly as well on NYE. Good to see it back in top form and hopefully a good sign for the remaining bottles. Really refined, fine aggressive bead, elegant with pear glace, floral notes, very bright and quite light on its feet while delivering impressive depth, light dough and yeast, and nice minerality all translating nicely from nose to palate. 92+pts to 93pts.
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Two bottles as an Easter dinner apéritif. Youthful stock and therefore as per my recent note. Will buy in a large quantity as I know this matures well over 4-6 years in cellar - and we drink it so fast!!
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Pre-Easter family get-together. New stock. Crisp apple; very clean, minerally and refreshing core acidity. Excellent and enjoyable now but could benefit from another year in bottle.
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The least interesting sip of this wine I have had, though perhaps it suffered following the older, more complex Heidsieck. Chalk and apple notes follow through on the palate, picking up a yeasty quality on the finish. Fine bead. Light and simple, with a short finish. Thanks for sharing Mrs. TLV.
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It has been amazing to watch the evolution of this wine. Purchased 6 a couple of years ago and it has gone from very good to ok to excellent. Room filling aroma of brioche, fine mist, then the flavors --wonderful. Long long finish that seems to stay on your lips for an eturnity. This is an Outstanding champagne regardless of the price range. 94--95
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Green apple, lemon, biscuit. (Basic champagne tasting notes.). The fruit is less racy and the biscuit is less rich than in most champagnes I've had in recent memory.
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Celebrating wife's qualifying for the National Dressage Chamiomships at Hartpury. Last of my 2014 stock. Still quite youthful with wonderful crisp apple, chalky mineral and lemon zest nuances. Our champagne of choice - more on order!
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Drank on its own before dinner, it was tasting consistent with previous notes. We continued with dinner which was moderately spiced Tikka Masala and it went surprisingly well. I usually drink beer with this dish, but the bubbly did surprisingly well.
Pol Roger, c'est un style en soi. Il se singularise des autres, aux saveurs qui sont plus intenses et aux arômes de pain grillé ou de brioche, par une approche très éthérée . En fait, il privilégie les arômes de fruits blancs en rétro (notamment la poire).
Un Champagne délicat et filiforme, et la bulle est très fine. Il ne faut pas le boire trop froid. Frais, il permet une lisibilité parfaite de la douceur du vin blanc en arrière plan. C'est la version légère et nuageuse du Champagne. J'adore. Vraiment mon champagne préféré en-dessous de 75$.
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New Years Even 2015 (Kevin and Vicki's): This bottle was purchased from a store where I've drank the wine twice in the last couple weeks, and both times were quite enjoyable. This bottle was significantly worse than that, and the worst showing I've experience so far of this wine. Such a shame. Non-descript, I didn't get any of the powerful oak/lees that I've come to expect from Pol Roger.
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Eye. Sparkling perlage. Creamy. Medium Yellow color. Nose. White rippen fruits. Sugarkane. Tea. Palate. Mature with oak ascents, peach, floral, White pêras.
This has little minerality oppose to other labels.
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Drunk on NYE. Somewhat more fruit driven than I remember previous bottles, but still a lovely wine. Refined and balanced with nice acidity. Great length - my favourite NV Champagne.
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Leuchtendes Goldgelb mit grünem Schimmer. Reiches Bouquet nach Akazienhonig, reifen Quitten und gelben Pflaumen, dahinter warmes Baguette, weisse Mandeln und rote Kleeblüten. Mittlere Mousse, geschmeidiger Gaumenfluss mit weichem Extrakt und betörendem Lindenblütenhonig, Nektarine und Kamille sowie dezenter Muskatnuss und Zimtgebäcksüsse, nobel, nicht zu fruchtsuess, sondern trocken crunchy und finessenreich bis ins elegante Finale.
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New Years Eve Celebration (Rocknroller's (Kevin & Vicki's Place)): Light gold color. Drank 1 glass over 30 minutes. Very fine bead, but not very energetic bead. The palate is pear, yeast, mineral, and a lighter than typical toast. This was similar to the last bottle I had, but not up to some recent bottles. The lack of energy on the bead is interesting. 90+pts.
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Overall a nice Champagne but a little too dry for my palate. Perhaps not a fair comparison but the whole party preferred the Ruinart Blanc de Blanc by quite some way.
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Christmas Eve with Family (Dave's, Mpls): Seem like I've had this a lot recently, and I guess that's a good problem to have. Very very good, maybe not quite as toasty as the last couple, 91+pts.
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En av mina favorit-NV från de större husen men när den serveras på restaurang i ett smalt flöjtglas blir det inte mycket njutning. Därav det låga betyget. (När jag beställer ber jag alltid om vitvinsglas.)
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A pretty wine. Shows its pedigree. Served in flutes to enjoy its effervescence, so hard to pull aromas such from it. Not the best price point but is classic Champagne from a classic house.
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This is really solid and I can see why it is a NV benchmark for a lot of people. A bit richer than I prefer, but has freshness and elegance to go with it. At $40, not the best value.
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NV Champagne tasting (Singapore): Citrus more dominant here compared to the Roederer. Yeast. Also mousse more dense, medium +. This bottle was served a bit too cold so giving it some upside at the right temperature. 88+
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Pol Roger Tasting (Sunfish Cellars): This was served in both a champagne flute and a pinot noir glass to compare. Unfortunately, I was late for the tasting and my wines had sat in their glasses for an hour. The large pinot noir glass had made the wine tired, the nose muted. The flute had kept the wine fresh, complex and delicious, likely due to less oxygen exposure. This is a quality NV champagne in the slightly masculine style.
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Pol Roger Tasting (Sunfish Cellars, St. Paul, MN): Light gold color. Drank 2 glasses over 40 minutes. A blend of '08 thru '11 of theoretically equal parts C, PN, and PM. This is every bit as good as the bottle I had a couple of weeks ago. This is classy juice, always reliable, always performs. On the nose there is plenty of yeast, bread dough, lightly toasted, pear, almond. The palate is mid weight plus, pear, tart pear, yeast, almond, mineral, hints of red fruits lurking, lovely mousse and texture. Excellent.
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Opened immediately following a 2005 DP on Thanksgiving and this wine was considerably larger and more complex, with an alluring mushroomy note along with red fruited notes. Very impressive at $41.
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Citrus nose, almost a bit like chalky lime juice. Really fresh vibrant style, nice lively mousse and crunchy green fruits. A bit more weight on the finish with a bit of a yeasty biscuit character at the back of the palate.
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As always, one of the absolutely best big Champagne house standard bottlings available. Nuts, baker’s yeast, bread, apples on the nose, with creamy and fine textured palate, apples and a touch of smoke and minerals. Excellent, and as always, this will benefit from a couple of years of aging. Solid stuff indeed.
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Bit light on the nose, but it has some good notes of toast, brioche and baked apple. Palate is very fresh with high acidity and notes of lemon, apple, baked apple, pastry, honey. Very enjoyable.
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Crisp and elegant with subtle red apple and a whiff of brioche. Palate adds a creamy mousse with fine tuned acidity and a very nice length on the finish. Overall impression is certainly positive.
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Halpern Enterprises Portfolio Tasting (Toronto, ON): I usually have a soft spot for this bottling. A fairly solid bet that I usually like to the tune of 92-93 points. Always more rich leaning, this bottle reveals a pinot driven nose of toffee, brioche, candied lemon peel, vanilla wafer, grapefruit and pastry dough. Great acid, good typical dosage and a medium plus finish. A really nice start.
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Board Dinner at Meritage (Meritage, St. Paul): Light gold color. Drank 2 glasses over an hour. I have to say, every time I have this wine I am thoroughly impressed. Aggressive fine bead, the nose is bright with pear glace out front, sea breeze minerality, very fresh, pear blossom. The palate offer up wonderful purity and lacy minerality along with the pear, Meyer lemon, and floral notes that all flow effortlessly into a racy finish. Just darn tasty and hard to put down. A very worthy buy/QPR .
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The cork indicated some botte age. The wine was medium yellow-golden in colour and a little foamy, with intense, very fine perlage. It offered apple, stone fruit, brioche and toast on the nose. On the palate the wine showed apple, stone fruit and toast, supplemented by a chalky/mineral streak and a hint of honey on the finish, with creamy mousse, fresh, medium-plus acidity and very good length. The medium-bodied Champagne was balanced and had a medium-rich to rich mouthfeel. I particularly liked the good balance between richness and freshness.
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As good as always. Another standard Champagne that always delivers. House trademark style. Fresh nose, with apples, nuts, bread, yeast and smoke. Palate is delicious, with fine mousse, fresh green apples and acidity. Excellent standard bottling. Again, try cellar a bottle for a few years, and great things will happen.
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As good as always. Another standard Champagne that always delivers. House trademark style. Fresh nose, with apples, nuts, bread, yeast and smoke. Palate is delicious, with fine mousse, fresh green apples and acidity. Excellent standard bottling. Again, try cellar a bottle for a few years, and great things will happen.
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Manages to be rich and broad yet finishes quite insistently dry. Feels faintly regal, quite enjoyable. I'm imagining that the Pinot Noir or perhaps to some extent Meunier helps bring that midpalate weight, and the creamy acid chalky finish is more an expression of Chardonnay. Loving the acidity on the finish: with air lime, ginger, and occasional celery aromas peek out. Part of my selfless project to sample all current NV champagne releases alongside dinner to take stock of what I'm selling. Really liking the acidity and body here.
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We were visiting Dada Lounge + Bar prior to dinner at FINDS for Hong Kong Restaurant Week and thought a bubble was in order. Known as Sir Winston Churchill's favourite bubble, we happily prepared our palates for dinner. A Pinot Noir dominant champane evident on the nose and palate with a hint of toasted almond and a sour/tart, fairly long finish. "In victory, deserve it. In defeat, need it!"....thanks, Winston! He may have been a "Sir", but he had a slightly rakish je ne sais quoi about him that we sttill love!
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a lot of iodine, sea breeze, oysters and yeast, feels like spontaneous fermented without being too wild, in the palate some lime, yellow fruits like plums, a little bit vanilla, fullbodied, balanced, feels young but missing the length in the finish. For me 4th place 91 points
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Tasted from half bottle. Normally I am not a big fan of champagne in a half bottle, normal sized bottles are better and magnums even better still.
Fresh, lively and very faithful to the Pol Roger house style. Of all the standard NV champagnes from the big houses, Pol Roger is my favourite. And it is pretty good even from a half bottle.
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Bought less than one year ago. Pale yellow. Medium sized bubbles, but there were a lot of them. Fresh and tart citrus, more pear than apple flavors but both are there. Good by it's self, but did well with cheese and egg in a salad with blue cheese dressing. Very good NV Champagne at a reasonable price.
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Delicious NV Champagne. A favorite of mine. Beautiful light gold colored. Notes of pear and green apple. Palate was beautiful green apple, pear and honey. Medium body. The champagne was smooth and balanced with a very long finish. For the price, you can't go wrong.
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Leuchtendes Goldgelb mit grünem Schimmer. Reiches Bouquet nach Akazienhonig, reifen Quitten und gelben Pflaumen, dahinter warmes Baguette, weisse Mandeln und rote Kleeblüten. Mittlere Mousse, geschmeidiger Gaumenfluss mit weichem Extrakt und betörendem Lindenblütenhonig, Nektarine und Kamille sowie dezenter Muskatnuss und Zimtgebäcksüsse, nobel und finessenreich bis ins elegante Finale.
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From magnum, purchased in 2010. Great NV Champagne that has improved with five years in the bottle. More complex, nutty, less acidic almost like a vintage wine. Aperitif stretched into starters and it coped well with langoustines and Marie Rose sauce.
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A French Night at La Belle Vie with a lot of Burgs and Some Others (La Belle Vie, Mpls): Medium gold color. Drank 1 glass over 3o minutes. This had a rather distinctive airy minerality on the nose along with a fairly refined pear top note, followed by some pear blossom. The palate is crisp and refined, pear dominates along with some yeast and subtle apple in the background, deeper with racy acidity and hints of stone fruit with the mineral character. This was an N/V that was purchased over 2 yeas ago and cellared until now. 91+ to 92pts.
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La robe est de couleur paille. Les bulles sont nombreuse mais peut persistante. Au nez me vient des odeurs de fruit (pomme ,citron). En bouche bonne intensité de l'attaque ,la bouche fidele au aromes percu au nez qui apporte une certaine acidité rafraichissante ,assez complexe.Bonne finale et bon RQP a racheter.
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Disgorged in fall of 2014. Light yellow colour with a youthful nose showing citrus, minerals and hazelnut. Feels very fresh and with a nice acidic palate with a nice long lime peel finish. Still feels a bit too young for my taste.
Toasty nuts and green apples, citrus and some bread on the nose, Palate shows the same, with fine quite tart green apples, nutty with citrus and a touch of smoke. I really like this standard Champagne. Will gain allot from about 5 years in the cellar. (89 - 91)
Had as a warm up before Krug grande cuvée. Fresh, lightly toasted, sweet apples and bright citrusy notes. A great NV at the price point and a great producer.
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Nice color. The nose shows aromas of brioche, citrus, white flowers, nuts, minerals and hints of red berries. This is medium bodied on the palate with excellent concentration and very good finesse. The fairly long finish features a refined mineral component.
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Second day in a row that I opened one of these. This one from mag. Not sure of the disgorgement date on either bottle, but the 750 opened last night was better, with more depth. This bottle seemed fresher, but to its detriment.
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Crisp apple, some pear and a touch of vanilla on the finish. Straddles between a lean and large scaled champagne. This is a versatile style that will work well with food or as an aperitif.
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NobleRottersSydney - German night (360 Bar & Dining, Sydney): {cork, 12.5%} Strawberries and yeast on the nose. Dry and refreshing palate; tending towards pinot-flavoured. Fine bubbles, good persistence, light/medium-body, medium length finish. Good stuff.
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A Matter of Taste tasting (London, Saatchi Gallery): This (basic) Champagne always delivers. Beautiful and yeasty bouquet, a bit rustic this time as well. Beautifully dry, but not bone dry. Very clean and tasty bubble. See also my previous notes.
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Friday Night Double Blind Tasting $40+ (Bin 75): Medium minus bubbles, more golden in color; very lemon on the nose with curd, vanilla, pastry, a hint of marzipan; richer on the palate, graphite, vanilla, sweet pastry, larger scaled but not as focused as I like; still tasty.
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Not a fan of Champagne, prob too drinkable and deffinitely got apple and pear in it, if you are from SA it tastes like apple or peartizer with alcohol.
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91+ Although I have no formal notes, as we drank it with friends on Valentine's day, I was really impressed with this wine! For about the same price, if not less, than Veuve or Moet I will go for Pol Roger. Elegant and lively with good complexity and a long finish, this wine kills it. My new go to Champagne.
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Bubbles. I always struggle with wines that are not really Krug and the rest. I'm still there with this one. It was yummy and paired very nicely with some salads and cheeses, but it wasn't the same as pulling out a Krug. Not as yeasty or as unique in flavor. Very nice nonetheless.
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No notes taken. Pale lemon, aromas of biscuit, lemon and apple. Very fine, dense lasting mousse. Medium(+) flavors of cookies, citrus, pineapple and mineral. Elegant and complex. irresistibly long finish that makes you happy..
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Over December 2014, I tasted all of the main house NVs and the Pol 'White Foil' was about my favourite (but, then, it is a favourite house). No disgorgement date. Drunk from Montrachet glass to emphasise the bouquet (at the cost of bubbles). Pale gold colour. Despite the glass, good, persistent bead. A very pure and fresh citric nose, with aromas of pears, baked apples, vanilla pod, flint, cinnamon and a dash of ground nutmeg. Restrained baking spices and a limited leesy, autolysis element. In the mouth, precise, persistent, with flavours of crisp citrus, yellow apples and pears. Below medium weight. Quite long with a dry, mineral finish. Thirds Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay.
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A blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier and Pinot Noir in equal proportions.
Pale yellow color with beige hue. The nose feels surprisingly ripe and very fruit-forward with very little emphasis on the autolytic character: yellow apples, some white peach, a hint of ripe citrus fruit. The wine is dry, crisp and refreshing on the palate with medium-to-moderately full body and tart, fruit-driven flavors of Granny Smith apples, lemony citrus fruits, some steely minerality and a subtle hint of leesy autolysis. The wine is high in acidity with rich and moderately big-bubbled mousse. The finish is very long, crisp and palate-cleansing with dry, mouth-puckering flavors of steely minerality, key lime, intense Granny Smith apple, a little bit of chalky character and a hint of apple peel bitterness.
A I guess this must be a rather recent release or then from a very different vintage, since the Pol Roger Brut Reserve I had a few years ago (Dec 15, 2012) was noticeably richer and toastier in style. This wine instead showed no autolysis to speak of, being just rather lean and lemony in style. Overall this was quite enjoyable with its pure, precise and intense character, but lacking the toasty complexity I look for in Champagne. Stylistically not really different from your run-of-the-mill Crémant, save for a bit higher acidity and more pronounced mineral character. Good stuff, but nothing remarkable. Feels somewhat overpriced for the style at 44,90€.
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Always consistent NV. Deep golden colour (second last bottle from a case that has been in my cellar for 3 years). Floral aromatics with a touch of sweetness of honey. A round and creamy palate.
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Crisp, dry, refreshing. Yeast and bread on the nose. Just enough fruit on the palate. Drank as an aperitif before NYE - much better than whatever we quaffed at midnight. Great QPR at $50
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New years eve at home: I mean, this is not bad. by any means. But I usually love pol roger all offerings and last night, among a bunch of champagnes, this did not stand up to competition as well as I felt it should have. A little to energetic mousse and sharp freshness. Maybe with some additional time this will mature into something more rounded.
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Hints of pear and green apple on the nose and strong citrus and yeasty bread on the palate. Overall, a nice bottle of bubbles to toast in the new year.
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Champagne - 100 Vintage and NV Champagne; 12/15/2015-12/15/2020: Nice and yeasty with a fruity, succulent feel to it, not too dry. Aromas of white fruit, vanilla, flowers. A nice crowd pleasing Champagne in a good way. Very popular tonight with the 30 people New Year's eve dinner group.
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Mature notes mixed with red, sweet apples and so good that it is comparable to the brut vintage, the bdb and even the sir Winston. Cellaring the nv really pays off.
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Christmas Day midday present opening. New stock with the same characteristics as previous November note. One of the finest NV aperitif champagnes when youthful.
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Oeil jaune dorée. Le nez est bien frais, vif & dominé par des notes de crème fraîche & de pommes vertes. L'ensemble n'est nécessairement complexe mais élégant, fin, précis & invitant. La bouche est tout aussi en finesse que le nez, facile à déguster & élégant. Les notes de pomme verte dominent & il y une petite pointe rancio en finale qui apporte une belle structure. Bulle très fine, quasiment fondu dans l'ensemble. Plus qu'agréable!
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Always a treat to drink PR. Tight bubbles with bread, citrus and almonds on the nose. Creamy texture on the palate and quickly taken over by bubbles with more almond some elder berry and a hint of pepper.
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Annual Tasting Group Holiday Party (La Belle Vie, Mpls): Light gold color, nice mousse, fine bead. Drank 1 glass over 15 minutes. I really like this, which appears to be a pattern on this bottling. This bottle was particularly toasty and autolytic, Nice pear fruit, good acid, crisp minerality and good length. 92+pts.
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Spectator Winemaker's Dinner with Véronique Drouhin-Boss at Home House, Portman Square. Limited note taking. Served as an aperitif before dinner; clearly from younger stock than my recent notes. Characterised by clean apple/white stoned fruit, minerality and refreshing integrated acid spine. Very pure.
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Opened with Mike and Anne in St. Louis. Not sure of the disgorgement on this bottle but it tasted older with a darker color than usual. Lighter bead. 88 points.
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2014 K&L Champagne Tasting (K&L San Francisco Store): K&L Champagne Tasting-SF. Nose of yeast, citrus, minerals, more of the same on the palate, lovely and made for sipping, for $40 it left me uninspired as there are lots of choices tasting the same or better today.
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Fete de Champagne Grand Tasting (Astor Center, NYC.): Flint and stone on the nose, lemon and ginger. Nice bread and sweetness on the palate, spicy and young, clear and tight. Good for NV bubbly. Nose - 5/6, Palate - 4.5/6, Finish - 4.5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1/2 = 15/20.
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From 750ml, purchased 2 years ago. Colour seemed quite advance for its age; gold on its way to ember. Was worried the bubbly was faulty but thankfully it was drinking quite well. Brioche, hazelnuts with red & green apples, lemon, chalk and hints of honey on both nose and palate. Medium plus length. Lovely.
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Fiori dolci, pasticceria alla crema, crema al limone misto a gesso e sentori pane abbrustolito. Bocca incantevole con la lancetta leggermente spostata verso le durezze.
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Blind ChAMpagne tasting of 4 bottles DE Sousa Le Mesnil 2005 (93p.) Egly-Ouriet GC VV Les Crayeres (93), Pol Roger NV Brut (92), Diebolt-Vallois Blanc de Blancs (90).
Great bottle, citrus, nuts, long and complex finish, I guessed as a vintage, elegant, a great NV, for me drinkable over the next 5 years
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New release, and from magnum, this is much more impressive than my last encounter. Rich and yeasty with great focus and a really fine core of mineral yellow meaty savory fruit and killer length. A NV to lay down.
Have had this bottle for about two years in the cellar since purchase, and it has improved and somewhat taken on a more complex costume. Nose expresses apples, red and yellow in a fine mix (more than when consumed earlier, when green apples tend to be the more dominant), some coffee, roasted nuts, nougat, brioche, some hints of floral perfume present. Fine palate with yellow apples, nice citrus fruits, creamy and long, with fine acidity and a long and rather complex finish. The Pol Roger Brut never fails to satisfy. This bottle was even richer and more expressive than normally, due to a few years in the cellar.
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Yellow colour and an amazing amount of fine and tiny bubbles. (Degorged approx 12 months ago.) Gooseberry, minerals and stones on the nose. Youthful and austere with a sharp apple acidity and a nice finish.
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Had for my daughters 1st bday as we had it when she was born too. Delicious with a nice weighted mouthfeel, bright bubbles, citrus pop, yeast and bread with a creamy texture.
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Pol Roger makes a very nice NV champagne. It is certainly a pinot centric blend with rich flavors including honey, bread, cream, and red apples. There is also a graham cracker flavor that is left over after each sip. This was a newer release, but it was totally ready to go and there is no need to sit on these for long. One of the better big house NV releases.
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Glyndebourne picnic - La Finta Giardiniera (Mozart). Limited note taking. Pre-opera aperitif, a mature bottle with toasty character that offers an extra layer of complexity to the normal excellent Pol flavour profile.
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Cellared since 2011. Really, really nice! Lively and fine mousse. Beautiful color. The nose is intense, rich and very complex with clear notes of yeasty autolysis. However, I also detect an off-note - like pine needles or some sort of harsh aromatic plant which is not unpleasant as such, but a little strange yet interesting (was gone the next day).
The palate is slightly mature and has acquired a caramel-like sweetness that I adore. Reminds me of a Veuve Clicquot vintage 2002 that I drank recently. I just want to drink the whole bottle in one go.
I am so happy that I cellared this NV and it really shows what you can gain by saving your NV champagnes for a few years under the right conditions!
Filling in w/the Friday Brown Bag Group (Mike & Judi's): Double blind bubbles for warm ups tonight, very nice! Light straw color. Marshmallow, toast, apple and crème brulee aromas. Medium bead with flavors of apple, baked pear and pastry cream. Finishes well. 92+ points.
Our host said this had been in his cellar for ten years or more. L380505.
A treat and lovely to drink, but tonight it exhibits a little bit of a flabbiness and a non-pleasant sweetness which is certainly not the fresh apples, sweet brioche and baked citrus fruit I am used to. The palate is just as expected with balanced an lovely creamy mousse. For sure, this is a nice wine but quality seems to be in a downward slope here. It has certainly lost a bit of its appeal since I tasted it last time. (no information on disgorgement)
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A most pleasant surprise for Father's Day - excellent balance between fullness of fruit, taste and delicate balance of bubbles - a complete and total delight that went very fast and should not be mixed with anything else in order to fully enjoy on its own...
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A really great showing for this bottling. Nose is super rich and Pinot driven. Nose of caramel apple, vanilla biscuit, candied lemon, earth, and butterscotch. Palate has perfect dosage (seems like 7.5-8.5 G/l) good balancing lactic acid and a long finish driven by the lovely rich notes. This was a joy to drink.
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Iberian Tasting: Toast, pear, lemon and peach. Nice mouthfeel and good length with the acidity stretching the fruit. Both tasty and refreshing, this bottle shows the benefit from even a couple of years of bottle age on Pol NV.
Old World Blind Tasting >$25 (Bin 75): Strong green hues, nice mousse; yeasty, biscuit, green apple, rich, strong and masculine style of Champagne, overpowered the Aubry which came right before it.
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Light gold color. PNP, drank several glasses with small plates at Tilia. Man this hit the spot after a nice day out and about. Big nose with green apple, pear, and massive minerality and a long steady bead. The palate is delicate, precise, green apple, pear, great cut, focused minerality, melon, medium plus finish. 92+ pts.
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- Light gold color with small pearls. It's somewhat balanced with a light/medium body. Fleshy texture with a medium finish - Hay, farm on the nose. Citrus, nutty taste. Straight up champange.
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My Birthday Dinner (Crown Wine Cellars, 18 Deep Water Bay Drive, Shouson Hill, Hong Kong): Golden straw colour. Moderate mousse. Typical Pol Roger masculine bubbles. Nose is rich toasted granary bread and some lovely fresh high piano notes. Palate is very fresh ozone but followed by toasted granary bread. Rich finish in the mouth and some resonance in the head. A masculine Champagne. Mouthwatering freshness keeps it very vibrant. Excellent.....the best NV available. If I were an English Lord with an estate I'd serve it every day.
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As always, a favorite NV standard Champagne. Never disappoints. Citrus, bread, some minerals and green apple on the nose. On the palate fresh with nuts, green apple, lemon & lime and nice creaminess.
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Very pale with a fine bead stream. Light, fresh, floral, apple and an occasional hint of hazelnut. Very good although my preference runs more to something with a little brioche in the mix.
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NobleRottersSydney - Champagne (Verde, East Sydney): {cork, 12%} (Geoffrey) White flowers, white bait. Hard to describe. Very chardonnay-like. The dusty white flavours on the palate are a touch cheesy, but this remains a resolutely light-bodied wine. It has delicately-textured bubbles and a medium-length finish; I just wonder whether this is supposed to taste just a little fresher than this? Still, this is pretty satisfactory as is.
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About 3 years in my cellar..heavily over-oxidised, I have to say this is the first NV Pol I've opened in this condition (in many, many, bottles), so was disappointed not to find it delicious..unfair to rate it.
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After all the upscale Vintage Champagnes I "had" to taste during christmas and new year, I stepped back to my "house Champagne" today. The NV Pol Roger Brut.
For about 40 to 45 dollar a bottle this is a great Champagne. A pleasure to drink. Just turn off your brain and sip.
Great balance between acidity, fruit and brioche.
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Color: light straw; nice tiny bubble stream and good mousse. Nose of lemon, lime, yeast. Palate showing a bit more structure than the preceding Pierre Peters BdB. More my style; leesy with apple pie spice adding to the citrus. Well done and probably still one of my favourite NV's from a large house.
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Not sure about the bottle. Bought it off eBay and thought it was a rather new bottle. Cork didn't inflate after opening, but the wine wasn't corky, it just had a slight dissolvent aroma on the nose and palate (had this worse with fresh bottles of other Champagne; maybe it's what other people describe as earthy). Tasted a little darker than I remembered it. It was probably on its way out.
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Very good Champagne, as always. Good creamy mousse, fresh with good lemon and lime, good balance and a good medium finish. One of the best standard cuvees out there.
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Yeasty, nutty, with nice balanced acidity, notes of burnt pear, burnt peach, and some tart raspberry and blueberry notes. Really lovely and well-balanced wine that will probably improve with 2-3 years of age, even though it is a non-vintage champage. Great choice for New Years Eve!
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Tasted at Sandbar. Good color and nose. Tiny bubbles. Starts with a palate cleansing explosion and then gets interesting. Yeast with light toast and a blend of citrus flavors. Complex, clean, and very nice.
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This sparkler is said to have approx 1/3 of each Chard, Pinot and Muniere. Supposedly an ideal aperitif wine. Beautiful stream of tiny bubbles, with a rich mousse. The nose is quite muted, with med(-) hints of lemon, red apple, all spice, and not much else that I can detect. On the palate, much more in the way of flavors, with rich apple pie, lemon meringue, a faint spiciness, and a med(-) finish that is far too short for what I was expecting for this cuvée. A very good quality sparkler, ready to drink, and will be nice over the next 3 or so years. Nice, but simple and uninteresting for the tariff.
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A private dinner (at home): Again a very recent disgorgement, as evinced by the enthusiastic effervescence profusely pouring frothy foam from its clean container clad in white. A nice wine all the same, this time with citrus and cream to the fore, lively and seamless, an excellent way to start off Christmas 2013.
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From a recent purchase 375ml, likely this year's release. Light yeast and pear nose. Palate has a nice cut to it, a bit of bread and green apple. Moderate length finish. Solid, not exceptional.
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Had at Sandbar. Wonderful, yeasty bouquet. Tiny bubbles. Not as much yeast/bread on tongue as I expected from the bouquet. Crisp, green apple with citrus. A nice way to start a meal.
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Absolutely delicious, especially if you're into the English style. Fine mousse, gorgeous golden color. Heavy, dry, yeasty, nutty, with rich caramel and a bit of cranberry tartness. Builds up thickly on the palate. A reasonably-priced crowd pleaser, dressed to impress.
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Light, citrusy aromas. Plump and quite rounded with a fine mousse. Becomes creamier on the back of the palate with a lovely biscuity note, green apple peel and crisp grapefruit acidity.
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Good standby daily drinker. Deep golden color nice tiny bubbles moving rapidly to the surface. Brioche, and some toast and apricot with almost an aging quality. Very nice. Good minerality and acidity. Cork however would indicate a lack of freshness.
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Pol Roger is one of the few grand marques that are still entirely family owned. They have a little under 220 acres of vineyards, mostly in sud Epernay and the cotes de blancs. This provides for a proportion of their 1.3 Mn bottle a year production, but not all of it. This Champagne is composed of one third Pinot Noir, one third Chardonnay and one third Meunier. It spends three years on the lees, it is toasty, rich, full flavored Champagne that finishes quite dry. The dosage is around 12 grams per liter.
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Golden straw color, larger bubbles than I would have expected. A finer mouse emerged on the palate. Toasted bread, yeast, and red apples are the predominant flavors. I didn't pick up much in terms of citrus or fruit. The nior components really stand out, giving it a rounded body while the blanc lends some grace.
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Opened by Mark. Creamier and less crisp than the bottle we had at the winery. Most likely an earlier disgorgement. Chalky with apple notes. Drinking well. 91 points.
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A Champagne tasting (and a Sherry) (My Home): Another wine that performed above expectations. The #2 WOTN. Light gold in color. Nice ginger ale notes on the nose. Much softer in texture. Less acidity. Light cherry flavors with some light oranges. A mineral sort of background. Long finish. Very easy to drink.
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Champagne Tasting: Toast, pear and peaches. Nicely rounded edges with good acidity keeping it fresh. Flows nicely, with medium length. Will be better with a few years in bottle.
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A bottle purchased 6 years ago. This has aged beautifully. I don't know what vintages make up this bottle, but it wouldn't be out of place in a tasting of 1996 Champagnes.
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One of my favorite NV champagnes out there; lots of honey, green apples, and citrus fruits in the round and seductive nose; the palate, a bit salty and toasty with baskets of citrus fruits and honeycombs plus some acidic and yeasty notes; the finish, very fruity and lingering long; overall, 91-92 points at this stage; still quite young and will probably age well in a few years.
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Ordered as a starter at La Grillade Gourmande in Epernay. 1/3 each of Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier and Pinot Noir from 30-35 different plots around Epernay. This spends 40-42 months aging in cellar and has 8-9gm/ltr of sugar. This particular bottle had 75% of it's wine from the excellent 2008 vintage and the rest from the prior 3 years. This introductory level wine represents 75% of all of Pol Roger's sales. A clean and crisp wine with a fine bead. Not as fat as the bottle I had of this back in 2006. Notes of lemon zest and bread dough. Wonderful way to start lunch. A second glass of this was poured back in the tasting room of Pol Roger with consistent notes. 91 points.
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Probably the best non-vintage out there at the moment. Superb balance of acidity. I have always been a Veuve Clicquot fan, but this Reserve is my new favourite.
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The champagne was very foamy, with very intense and very fine perlage. It offered citrus, red apple, apricot and brioche on the nose. On the palate the wine showed lemon, apple, apricot, rye bread and wheat bread flavours, paired with medium-level acidity, a slightly creamy mouthfeel and very good length of the slightly bitter finish. A decent, medium-bodied, medium-complex champagne that drank well. Would buy again.
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As a home prelude before going out with family for wife's birthday dinner at The Latymer, Pennyhill Park. Have stored for about 18-24 months from purchase allowing this Champagne to take on a richer toasty character that I like but may not be to everyone's taste. No complaints in my household! In my view the leading and most consistent NV grande marque champagne.
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Citrus on the nose; on the palate, grapefruit, pear, and a touch of yeast, with a slight oxidative element. I have had better bottles of this, but at $40 it is a good value even so.
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Very elegant bead. Soft, rounded and delicious both on the nose and the palate.....with just a bit of bite on the finish. A crisp and elegant easy-drinking Champagne.
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Had to celebrate the birth of my daughter, what a stunner. Brine, funk, citrus, herbs, yeast, botrytis, a lil cream, just beautiful from start to finish.
The last two bottles of this champagne have been marvelous. Great citrus, intense bubbles and just a very slight touch of bread. A prefect summer drink. The basic champagnes of the big houses do go a long way.
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Gorgeous nose. Complex, honeyed, floral and biscuity. Fresh and inviting; light body. Fresh white flowers, honey and melba toast with green apple. Quite dry and very long.
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Citrus nose. Clear hint of lee from the bottle - in an elegant way. Austere and formal with the acidity but still retains a degree of suppleness. Buttery to taste. And, a hint of honey at the end.
Does not play well with "busy" food. Classic pairing is probably the best, i.e. caviar. (yeah, I know...)
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De belles bulles fines qui tourbillonnent dans nos nouvelles coupes à champagne! Assez rond en bouche, un peu beurre et surtout champignons sauvages... Très bon niveau d'acidité. Souvent, les mousseux que nous buvons sont trop acides à notre goût. Celui-là était parfait! Cher mais en vaut vraiment la peine, pour une occasion spéciale... Comme la fête des Mères!
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This wine has 1/3 of each of the grapes chardonnay, pinot noir and pinot meunier. The dosage is 8 grams. Usually the blend is made of 4 different vintages and the grapes are harvested from 35 different terroirs. The domain strives to make the taste of this generic non vintage wine taste the same over the years. There is no use of oak. The result is a high quality wine with bread dough and crustaceans in the bouquet. On the palate mild tart lime, some green apple, melon and good limestone minerality. Not bone dry, but soft, elegant and approachable. A high quality non vintage wine.
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My first Champagne and I was very suprised by this Pol Roger Brut Reserve.
On the nose pear,baked apple, hazelnut, croûton and also a kind of smoked flavour. Very creamy on the palate with a lot of baked apple and nectarine. Very silky with a not too high acidity.
I should cast an eye on Champagne altough its a bit expensive.
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A great performance tonight. Lovely apples on the nose and a palate with citrus and a rich mousse, with a very light background of toast, just barely noticable.
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Medium gold in color. Beautiful tight effervescence White toast, orchard fruits on nose. Very rich, full butter, ripe apples. Almost like a Vouvray. Solid cuvee for US 65.00 range and a recommend for those looking to step up from a Veuve NV.
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Excellent nose, quite Burgundian, toasty, biscuity, a lovely mature style (the 3+ years sur lattes really show), candied fruit; harmonious, dry but rounded, rich but fresh, beautiful balance, good depth of flavour, fishy Pinot and fresh apples; very good length. Outstanding NV.
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Blind NV Champagnes (David's House - Washington, DC): Richer aromas of orchard fruit, mango and apricot. Very bready on the palate, with lots of toast, bruised apple and lime. Bread and bagel notes linger onto the finish.
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Solid, sharp and very enjoyable. Of the "French" or gout Francais, aperitif style focussed, precise and serious. Medium in body, light fruit on the palate, low on the yeasty notes. Nice. 90
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Served well chilled. Pale straw color, proper stream of very fine bubbles This is an elegant/light-med body sparkler. Clean drinking, good tart fruit, med finish. Great bottle. Nothing off. $46.
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Gem of a champainge. Great balance and very smooth. Touch of yeast and suble peach on the nose. Very clean. Nice acid. A great example of what straight ahead, NV champagne can be. Lovely. PDQ93
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(At Wit & Wisdom – Baltimore, from 375 ml). Good basic brut. Not as full or interesting as I remember but very pleasant. Could use a bit more depth. (87)
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Rich and round, this wine has classic fine mousse, well-balanced citrus and mineral components with hint of sour dough yeast. It is definitely more creamy than many other NV bottles.
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Beautifully crafted sparkler showing balance, orchard fruit intertwined between a citrus acidity and mineral base. Long finish. Just a great value in NV/MV Champagne.
Far from the 2002 Pol Roger Brut vintage we had earlier tonight, but still very good. One of my favorite N.V “Standard house cuvee” Champagnes. Good fruit, with citrus/lemon/lime, yellow apples and a nice creamy touch, with some dryness, biscuits/bread and a touch of yeast. Good medium/high acidity.
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Pale gold. I picked a faintly dusty bottle with a slightly faded label, and sure enough, despite plenty of pressure and bead, the nose is advanced - mushroom cream. More youth on the palate - apple sauce and lemon, but good richness too. The big house NV wines have reached silly prices now, except when they're on offer. For what I paid, this is good. [Cork + cage; 12% abv; Dobbies garden centre (!), £10 off at £29.99]
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Magnum, just over five years of post-purchase ageing. Very good indeed. Creamy lemon fruit, slightly biscuity, nicely round and long. Harmonious with good line and focus. This has developed very well indeed and balances freshness with rounded maturity. ***1/2
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This was the winner of the night against some MUCH more expensive bottles. It had some really nice depth of flavor and complexity for a NV. I only wish the disgorge date was on the label so I could pick up the same thing again. Two thumbs up!
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Rather neutral color with a light straw yellow hue. Rather reticent, yet elegant and fragrant nose with autolytic aromas of brioche and some toasted bread, a little freshly cut apple and a hint of lemon zest. Surprisingly rich and expressive on the mouth, compared to the light nose. Dry, yet surprisingly rich and fruit-forward palate with flavors of ripe apple, steely minerality, some gentle citrus notes and a hint of yeasty French bread. Small, smooth and rather persistent mousse and balanced acidity. The dosage (10 g/l) shows very slightly. Long, quite intense and balanced finish with powerful steely minerality, elegant toasty notes and a little ripe apple, which the dosage transforms into a slightest touch of honeyed sweet fruit.
Very clean, focused and balanced large house Champagne with good youthful energy and nice depth. Nothing extraordinary and definitely not a blockbuster, but a reliable and sophisticated effort. Probably will develop nicely over a few years. Somewhat worth its price at 43,90€.
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Very good but quite austere. Good acidity and persistent bubbles. A little autolysis. A year or so could give some nice development (for my taste at least).
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750ml bottle, bought 2 years ago. Lovely toasty nose with a good whiff of oxidized green apples. Brioche, lemon, green apples and yeast with hints of nuts and burnt caramel on the palate. Long length. The bottle age really help to elevate this NV. Very, very nice!
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Brian's Birthday Dinner (Buono Restaurant, Singapore): A pretty good NV. This obviously had quite a bit of bottle-age on it, which certainly helped. It had a very buttery, creamy nose, with bits of yeast and bread and fleshy white fruit scents running underneath the fresh dairy aromas. The Pol Roger house style was easy to pick out on the palate. Rich, big, flavourful, this was not exactly a subtle Champagne - it packed a real punch with powerful flavours of white fruit, sweet apples and lemons sliding into a mid-length finish where the wine showed more matured notes of figs, brown apples and honey underlined by nice minerailty. Big, but still decently balanced, with a good amount of acidity and a rather chunky mousse. It paled in comparison to a solid Selosse NV alongside, but at 1/3 the price, this was not bad at all.
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Classic champagne notes with bread, tea-biscuits, yeasty character. Medium body, fine bubbles, fine creaminess, flavourful attack. Vivid, but well integrated acidity. Not so complex or long, but very well balanced.
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We had this Thanksgiving with the kids and friends. Nice buttery gold color with very small bubbles. A lot of yeast and toast on the nose with yellow tree fruit. Medium bodied and nicely balanced with a long finish. A very nice bottle for a NV.
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bottle purchased october 2011. Younger profile than I remember from past bottles. Papaya, lemon and dried meats. Full bodied with a finish that is slightly too sweet. More of a "reception" champagne than a serious food wine, but not a bad effort anyway.
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Nice enough, aggressive mousse, probably a recent disgorgement, some bright fruit mostly overtaken by yeasty notes, really quite delicious if not very serious.
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1st wine before the brown bag tasting start. Nice aperitif, pale straw with plenty of bubbles, fresh nose of lime and touch of yeast. Refreshing palate with bright acidity.
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- Light gold color with small pearls - Very good effort. Perhaps the new house champagne? Light bubbles. Well balanced with citrus flavours and yeasty toasty palate.
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Quite a delicate nose; floral and airy with a touch of peach fruit. Fresh, zippy and biscuity on the palate with crunchy green apple fruit and a light fluffy mousse. Little hint of chalkiness in the long finish.
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What a difference from last time. Can not believe this is the same champagne that I'm drinking. Tonight this is very close to the Sir Winston Churchill, which I tried at the same time. Smokey, with depth and with a medium, close to a full, body. The citrus is in the background. The only real difference from big brother (Sir Winston) is the mousse. In comparison big brother has a very powerful and elegant mousse, which is far from what this NV has to offer. Even so, this NV was a great experience. Bought by the glass at Hotel Dorsia, Gothenburg, Sweden. They must have cellared this one. Got the impression that the hotelowner has a serious wineinterest.
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Sparkling wine course, part 1: Europe (Munskänkarna) (Stockholm): Light yellow in colour. Biscuity, slightly smokey nose with some toasted notes, yellow and red apple, citrus, mineral. A pleasant nose. Fully dry on the palate, yellow and red apple, good concentration, high acidity, mineral. Firm, fresh and long finish with citrus.
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Pale yellow colour with small nice bubbles. On the nose there's a mixture of nuts, yeast, bread, apple and butterscotch in a wonderful combination with sea shells and minerals. The palate is an elegant mixture of minerals and lemons.
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Welcome Home Dinner (Giant Garoupa Restaurant): Decent without being great - this bottle was rather less exciting than the one we had a few years back, which seemed to be rather more developed. The nose was a bit reticent on first pour, showing some funky earth notes and bits of flinty mineral and subtle white fruited shades, only slowly growing into sweeter lemon and baked bread aromas with time. The palate had a very minerally, flinty attack, which I liked, followed by a rather simple expression limes and lemons and some white fruit on the midpalate. There was a nice amount of weight, a nice fine bead, and pretty good definition and balance. However, it was also rather one-dimensional and not all that exciting. Finish had decent, rather than good length as well. All in all, very decent - a great pairing with Geoduck sashimi too - but not fantastic.
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A very good, dependable NV. Probably the third or fourth time I've had this wine over the last few years (all likely different disgorgement) and it's been consistently similar, and good, every time. Lemony fruit with plenty of yeasty biscuit flavors, nice and crisp without being hollow or metallic and with good balance between the fruit and the acid with a bit of chalk, finishes long and clean.
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I just had the newest release of Pol Roger tonight from Fredrick Wildman & Sons. A very nice creamy, but light champagne with equal amounts of the 3 main champagne grapes. Lightly toasted bread was evident on the nose along with fruit that was light and pleasant as well. Mostly citrus, but some yellow apple as well. The bubbly mousse was fantastic and this had a very long finish for a NV Pol Roger. Still pricier than Cliquot or Moet....at $38. Wait towards holiday season and this will be near $30.
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So that's what 2 years does! Not stored properly (often much too warm) but this was toastier than normal bottles and juts shows that NV+ patience = vintage quality fizz. Bread, toast and a slightly honeyed element. Will buy again.
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No notes taken. Slotted in between a 05 Beychevelle and 98 Clos Martinet as a 'palate cleanser'. And the yeasty beauty did just that, slightly off-dry, medium(+) acidity, notes of toast and bread with lemon, long finish and the silky mousse re-invigorating the palate in the most delightful way.
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Rigth after opening a charming sparkling champange with the taste of citrus and some "bread" in the background. Wonderful nose full of citrus. Will come back in a few hours after the bottle has been aired. Day 2. This is the first nv champange from a high-end brand that I have had that does not improve with air. On the contrary. With additioal air the champange looses its citruscharm without gaining neither length nor debth. Downgraded the wine to 90.
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light yellow, nice bubbles. light citrus and apple aromas, little bit honey. In the taste good acidity, great mousse, taste followed the smell. Medium long finish.
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2 weeks in France; 4/14/2012-4/28/2012 (Provence and Dordogne): BTG pour at l'Oustalet in Gigondas. A fruity style, with a nose of yellow fruit and ripe pear. Medium weight and a touch sweet, with yellow apple and pear fruit of good intensity on the palate. On the round side. Pretty and easy to drink, nice wine.
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Popped to celebrate the trip to the final four. Golden color. Toast, yeast on the nose. Apples, lemon, nice mineral streak, good balance, a bit sweet and no mousse would be my only complaints. Medium finish. Nothing offensive, nothing outstanding. Paid too much for this bottle, only slightly better than a carneros that costs 40% of this one. 12.5%
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Deep caramel color, with faint bubbles Hints of buttery, sweet, yeasty bread-reminds me of a brioche Almost candy like, with a medium finish (opened up nicely as the bottle was consumed) Huge sentimental value with this bottle-purchased in 1989 on a trip to South Africa
Happy Birthday Nacha!!!
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Även om jag tycker Bollinger är ett strå vassare så är den här väldigt trevlig. Konsekvent leverans, bra näsa med fin brödighet och en tydlig pinotton. Dricker väldigt bra med fin mousse och trevlig syra. Inte mycket att klaga på utan en riktigt bra konsekvent standardhampagne.
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shared with ellen, mahesh, and pat at selkirk manor for valentine's day brunch. served with baked salmon, deviled eggs, caviar. this bottle was pleasant but not spectacular. i have enjoyed previous releases more. this wine is clean and crisp. it offers some citrus. but it does not offer the yeastiness and richness which i enjoy so much. everyone was pleased, nevertheless.
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Drinking perfectly but somewhat edgy and very clean. This effort needed a lot of aeration to show its true potential, still there is a green tone in the nose combined with a rather celan and crisp mousse adding to an ok length of the end-palate, the latter could have shown more complexity. Overall impression is positive.
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In the nose yellow apples with some candied fruit and a hint of honey, brioche, quite toasted and slightly smokey, a hint of chalk dust. Very good and complex nose with some development. Medium bodied palate, good fruit concentration, again yellow apples, citrus, a hint of other ripe yellow fruits, good acidity and just a touch of bitterness, long finish. Classical Champagne, quite good for a non-vintage. The nose was slightly better than the palate in this case. Bottle from 2010.
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Had it with oysters while cooking dinner for new years evening. Never disappoints, one of the best non-vintage champagnes out there. Quite yesty nose with rye bread and lovely toasted notes, full bodied and strong on the palate. Good balance.
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New Year's Eve in Eketahuna: This particular bottle was cellared 7-8 years in a very cold cellar. It is biscuity, yeasty, very fresh and has cut. This is excellent stuff which has aged extraordinarily well.
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Light straw colored, with scents of yeast and cloves. Citrus taste with hints of apriot and lychee. Finsh 30+ seconds, maybe up to a minute. A champagne to savor.
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Very pretty, nicely balanced with a touch of honeyed brioche for opulence. Nice juicy acidity. Really nice for an NV bottling. Not lively enough to compete with grander bottlings but for an NV this is a standout, and showing quite a bit better than my last tasting of it half a year ago. 91-92+
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Bonham's Pre-Auction Wine Tasting (San Francisco, CA): A crisp, clean, high acid champagne--perfect way to start the tasting and invigorate the palate. I must say that I preferred the deeper tones and richer style of the Bonville.
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straw yellow. I think this was an older version (possibly late 90's) of the NV Brut as the label is different from the pictures posted here. I bought this at auction because I hoped it would be an older, aged Champagne and it was! Excellent acidity, great green apple flavors. A perfect wine to end the evening before Thanksgiving. Wonderful display. This wine was great for the price (~$22). Would buy again to try the newer NV.
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P&P_Pale green tinged gold robe w/a subtle nose of citrus and hay. Palate also not showing well on P&P. With air and warmth, the nose & palate show a marked change with saline, yeast and nutty aromas appearing on the palate. Now that its lost it’s intense, off putting, carbonation, it now shows saline, toasted bread, sweetness and bracing acidity on the palate. Some complexity here, and for the $40 tariff, good qpr. That said, I like the Bollinger better!
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ORTANIQUE Double Blind Brown Bag Dinner (Ortanique, Miracle Mile, Coral Gablesl): - Light gold color with small pearls and aromas of grapefruit. It's balanced and has flavours of grapefruit and leesy with a light body. Bright texture with a short finish - Al's Champagne. To me the classic Champagne style. My preferences are Pol and Bollinger.
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Excellent! Light yellow color and medium bubbles. Beautifully inviting nose with lemon citrus and brioche aromas. Medium-bodied palate: apple, lemon, biscuit, and cashews. Taking on a nuttier profile than I remember in the past. Elegant medium length finish. Great QPR. Time and time again this consistently proves itself to be a phenomenal non-vintage and it’s obvious there’s some quality fruit at its core.
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Straw-yellow in colour, medium amount of bubbles. Smell is fruity, nutty with bread, yellow plums and nutts. In mouth it is complex, lively with lots of apple, bread and nuts. I prefer more fruit than nuts, but the quality of this champagne was over all expectations. Would have rate it 90 for sure if it had more of that fruitness. I will recommend this champagne to those who like the nuttiness.
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Top Champaign! Appearantly drunk at the royal wedding in London last week. Rich lemony start, hints of honey, balanced bubbles and finely tuned acidity. What a great Champaign!
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Top Champaign! Appearantly drunk at the royal adding in London last week. Rich lemony start, hints of honey, balanced bubbles and finely tuned acidity. What a great Champaign!
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Had this along with a '96 (see tasting note). Very surprised at how much they did not seem related. This is a very good NV champagne but it was a touch sweeter than I expected. This was much more lighter in color than the '96, golden straw colored with tiny bubble structure. Lots of apple and bread flavors and aromas. I would like to try this along side some other NV champagne I am familiar with.
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Very recent bottling if the cork was anything to go by (mushroomed out almost immediately). Still usual Pol elegance, hint of mustiness, crisp orchard fruit and good acidity on the finish, small bubbles, classy.
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Double Birthday Celebration for Fiona and Me (Oversea Restaurant, Shaw Towers): This had plenty of bottle age on it (we know that K had kept it in storage for at least a couple of years after he bought it), and was showing wonderfully on the night. I must say that the nose was much better than the palate, but then again, what a nose it was! Really deep, complex, with glorious scents of yeast, chalk, earthy and red apples, all mingling around in a sweet / savoury melange. Woah. The palate was unfortunately more perky than profound, a bit simple really, especially after that nose. No complaints about how it drank though, it was such a pleasure. Super lively mousse, juicy apples galore (both red Fujis and green Granny Smiths!) - absolutely delicious, very fresh, very alive, yet not aggresively acidic. Not much complexity apart from a tiny bit of earthy, yeasty stuff at the very end, but this was just so yummy. A perfect pairing for Har Lok (fried fresh prawns in caramelised soy sauce) too. Fun, undemanding stuff!
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At Miami Gastro bar, CR. Served by the glass. Superior NV yeastie sweet lemon and straw fragancies. Central bubbles and a supreme digestibility. One of my favorites NV.
En Miami Gastro de CR. Servido por copas. NV superior, con levadura, limón dulce y fragancias a heno. Burbujas centrales y suprema digestibilidad. Uno de mis NV favoritos.
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A bit on the sweet side with lots of fruit. The dominant flavor is apple -- so much that I briefly wondered if I was drinking sparkling cider. Not much dough or minerality. Still, fairly enjoyable. Betsy loved it.
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Este NV es tremendamente bueno. No un Champán para ser compartido con tu familia sino con tu amante. Rico, con levadura y maravilloso para su rango. PR repetir.
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Brioche and warmed apple aromas merge with mandarin orange and toasted nuts on this elegant, poised Champagne. Its bright framework meshes with a smooth mouth feel, remaining vibrant throughout.
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O - ljus gul m gyllene reflexer D - stor härlig doft av röda bär, kaffe, äpple, härligt rostad, knäck. typisk pinot-champagne S - Röda bär, juläpplen, härlig smak med mognadstoner, kaffe o citrusskal mmmmm 8.5p
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Champagne and Cabernet (Farpointe Cellar): The coffee bean and danish pastry aromas on the nose were really good. add in some vanilla and nutmeg and you have a nose that you can smell forever. The minerals and chalkiness on the palate was tasty, with apple and pear on the mid-palate, and a nice finish of bread, vanilla, and coffee.
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Saturdays at One - Volume 39: Tasted non blind. Light yellow color in the glass, clear looking throughout with tiny yet steady beading. Nose of yeast, yellow pears and yellow apples. Flavors of candied apricots, apricot core and a bit of soaked pears. Bright acidity, medium body. Drink over the short term. 89+.
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Nice golden color, very lively bubbles; toast, toast, toast, on the nose and in the mouth. Very nice finish. A good match with our Thanksgiving dinner, and still one of our favorite NVs. A great value.
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Tasted next to a NV Egly Ouriet. Pale gold with a yeasty nose of lemon meringue. The acidity seems to bounce around unlike the Egly where is was defined and sharper. The fruit in this was fresh summer stone fruit instead of the stewed fruit characteristics present in the Egly. Nice sherbet finish with decent length. Enjoyable NV.
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The sellar bought the bottle in the mid to late 90's and kept it in his Eurocave until we purchased it recently. We got it to try a mature NV and it was interesting.
Golden yellow in appearance. Lovely, fine beads in the glass though they dissipated very quickly in the palate. Some honey and slight caramelized sugar on the nose. Light bodied. Still a good level of acidity, off dry with peach & faint honey notes. Short to medium length. Reminded us of a Portuguese White we had over the last 6 months.
This bottle was past its best but it was an interesting experience.
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One of the more refined Champagnes on the market. Impeccable finesse, mineral, almost Chablis-like in its freshness. Its subtle notes of fresh brioche are supported by hints of white flowers, green apple, honey, peach and aromatic spices. Drink now-2011. Food pairing: apéritif, oysters Rockefeller, cold lobster.
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IMW Annual Champagne Tasting (Christie's Auction House, NYC): somewhat simple, yeas driven champagne. pleasant persistent mousse livens the palate, but there is not much fruit there to carry it through. medium finish is a little bit buttery, but again lacking in fruit.
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Light yellow color. Medium sized bubbles. Citrus and toasty brioche nose. Creamy medium bodied palate with apple, lemon, biscuit, and vanilla notes. Medium length finish. Very good value. A top-notch entry-level Champagne.
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375ml bottle - Kind of tasteless when cold but opened up to floral taste with faint orange lingering after each sip. Elusive taste. Vivid mousse which settled quite quickly once poured. I can't reall make up my mind about this champagne from a single tasting.. It's definitively good enough to revisit though.
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YES. This is, in my books, poor man's Bollinger. Bought this in Toulouse (at the amazing price of €28), real like it residual sugar and good acidity and bubbles. Light green in colour. Quality to price ratio is very high (Toulouse, 2010).
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Lovely acidity. Elegant. Style with a great lingering taste, unlike many other champagnes. Bottle carries the label "By Appointment To H. M. Queen Elizabeth II" (yes, the one from England). If it is classy enough for her, it's classy enough for me.
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God, I love Champagne! Elegantly rich and focused with a fine mousse and aromas of toasty brioche, tart green apple, and the faintest hint of honey; finishing firmly, persistently, and cleanly. A perfect example of non-vintage brut Champagne.
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A big and rather nuanced nose with fat nougat tones. Harmonic balance between mousse and acidity. The acidity wasn't that big and the finish somewhat boring.
Perfect champagne for the balcony a warm summer evening!
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This always is a winner with me. Perhaps Roederer and Bollinger are the other NV champagnes that I finde equally compelling. Never too yeast laden - always with good brisk acidity but holding it together with some good body.
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Didn't wow me the way I'd expected. Bottle was possibly too old. Fruit was a bit restrained. Also didn't get all the yeastiness or nuttiness I expected. Nothing really stood out, though it was balanced and pretty enjoyable as NV Champagnes go.
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Classy and balanced wine. Slightly autolytic nose with citrus and pear and a mineral aspect. Great body and mouthfeel - on the palate it is balanced, apple and pear drives the fruit component and it has very nice minerality. The finish is a bit short, and is one of the things pulling the score a bit down. But all in all, a very pleasing bottle of NV Champagne.
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Really classy, crisp NV Champagne, a real cut above some of the more common GM competition. Slightly floral on the nose, some biscuit and orchard fruit on the palate, very clean finish, very drinkable and good value too.
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Pairing perfectly with raw oysters. What a NV! Full of personality and character. Superior class. Floral taste. Aged a couple of years in my own cellar. My kind of Champagne indeed.
Maridando una docena de ostras. ¡Menudo NV! Lleno de personalidad y carácter. De clase superior. Sabor floral. Envejecido un par de años en mi propia bodega. Mi tipo de Champagne sin dudas.
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Clear medium gold with very small beaded mousse. Intense nose of yeast, bread, citrus and mineral. developed but still nice freshness. Bright fruit flavours. Complex, lengthy finish. An excellent NV blended Champagne.
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Restaurant Week; 3/21/2010-3/27/2010 (Various): Probably disgorged 5 year back. This shows its age with smoky and almost rusty white metal nuance. Rustic and mineral chalky laced champagne but exhibiting enough citrus white grapefruit lift to carry through.
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5 years bottle age and this is wonderful. aromas of apple crumble, lovely soft bubbles, good acidity. my lack of enthusiasm for fizz is abated somewhat.
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pale yellow / gold. Wood on the nose. lovely small bubbles. Dry and very refreshing. Very long finish. Was lovely as an aperitif and with pesto based starters but it really came to fore with the roast chicken mains.
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Normally I advise avoiding non-vintage champagne and sticking with vintage. With Pol (and Bollinger) I make an exception, though this blows Bollinger away I think. It's not cheap for NV but Pol always delivers.
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YES. AT this price level, NV, I think this was very good. Nice, residual sugar. Decent taste, probably would nto replace my love of Bollinger NV but a close second.
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Darker yellow than I expected for a young wine. Medium to small beads, lemon citrus nose, yeasty with bright grapefruit citrus on the palate. A little tart with nice acidity. Good mouthfeel. Medium finish. Enjoyable with a lunch of scallops simply prepared with salt and pepper.
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Superb. This NV is king, with Bollinger. Hay, green pear, yeast aromas. Predominantly pastries in mouth. Perfectly matched with lobster. To repeat.
Buenísima. Este NV es el rey junto con Bollinger, Aromas a heno, peras verdes y levadura. Predominantemente pasteles en boca. Perfectamente maridado con bogavante. Para repetir.
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Lots of minerality and lemon, with a touch of oyster on the nose. Very big mouthfeel, creamy, more lemon, sour apple and minerals. The finish was bit tough with burnt lemon and some metallic notes that stayed in your mouth until you ate something. This Champagne needs food. Still, a nice drinker (with food) and a great value at $35.
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Color: Light golden. Mousse: light fine mousse, died out(slower/less) a bit to quickly for my taste... Nose: Bread, citrus. Taste: "Balanced" nice Champagne, dry and a bit of Citrus.
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This is such a great NV - one of my favorites when stored for a while in your own cellar. This particular bottle has been kept for 10 years and was really nice. Full of flowery notes, french toast with vanilla sprinkled on it, sweet pears really enjoyable.
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Cambridge University Wine Society Garden Party (St. John's College Scholar's Garden): Fresher, less bready than many Champagnes on the nose, more zesty, with a mineral water aspect and touch of milk bottle sweets. Very good acid on the palate, green apple, slightly yeasty but not much. A fine Champagne and though I prefer the fatter, richer style to this, this is very refreshing and a great summer wine.
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Berrys Champagne School (BBR): BBR Champagne tasting. €49 per bottle. Quite a pale, lemon/apple appearance. Yet it looks quite weighty (not light) in the glass all the same. Slightly larger bubbles than the Laurent Perrier Ultra Brut, and with slightly less zest (i.e. bubbles are not as energetic here). Fruitier on the nose than the LPUB however: quite citrussy, also grapefruit notes. Enticing but not overpowering. Lovely, smooth palate; quite full-bodied. Sweeter than the LPUB, but not sweet per se. Interesting flavours of marmalade and mixed fresh-fruit salad. Delicious. Exceptional length. This is very good. (One hour later: still persistent aromas of orange/lemon marmalade, although the mousse has essentially disappeared by now. Flavours of honeyed fruits remain - very persistent - but with apples too. Very smooth and lengthy finish. Excellent.)
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Interesting tones of gunpowder on the nose and the taste. Very good thogh. Improved with time, and as often is the case, the last glass wast the best one.
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Seriously, though, that's what it felt like. Probably because I had just downed a vodka martini and the champagne was served with some spicy deepfried oysters
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Had this at a Christmas Eve party and it was rather disappointing. A little flat and heavy without that crisp bubbly taste one expects from a good champagne.
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Enjoyable as usual, but suprisingly the duval-leroy was a better buy. This was citrus and minerals with plenty of acid and bubbles with just a slight bit of sourness on finish.
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A very enjoyable non-vintage Champagne. Citrus flavors on the nose. Nice moderate mousse. Lots of green apple flavors form the backbone of this wine along with a touch of yeast and vanilla flavors. Nice elegant finish, but would have preferred a bit more length. Good QPR. A very solid N.V. all-around.
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Drack på BB i "geléglas" men ändå ingen favorit. Stora äppelaromer med mineraltoner om man vill vara snäll annars jordbeska. Pinotfrukt men med alkohol-stick (kanske glasen). Inte mer än 7p för en halvflaska för nästan 200 spänn.
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Disgorged 2005 - Citrus, touch of yeast with honey and nutty aromas. Good balance to the palate, there is some richness that is well balanced by the acid. I really like Pol with a couple of years bottle age and this was no exception.
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Really funky on the nose with mushrooms, cheese and cheese rinde. Nice yeasty notes followed by decent toasty flavors with a slight nuttiness on the nose as well. On the palate was a touch of citrus fruit. Palate was clean, refined with decent acidity. Seemed to be lacking some of the freshness that I was looking for. Nice bottle of bubbly none the less.
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TN: Pol Roger (276001) Champagne NV Extra Cuvée de Réserve Brut, 12 pabv, imported by Frederick Wildman and Sons, New York; $76 at Monk's Restaurant, Bexley (Columbus), OH.
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Light brassy green with very big and persistent mousse and pinpoint sparkles. Nose is very complex and deep with great integration. Some notes are fermented hay, green olives, white bread, a sort of medicinal smoke, and a misty aroma that reminds me of foggy summer mornings in the country.
The palate starts out strongly citric, of course, and then shows an energetic style, quite subtle, with a little meatiness with edges of various things and an elusive, delicate bit of quinine. A mouthfilling style but not lacking in finesse.
This was so much more harmonious the second day that I wonder if it's usually ever appreciated fully. Probably only bottles that have at least 7-10 years in the cellar.
91/100.
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A wonderful wine. Many of the bubblies recently have had too much apple. While this had green apple, it was not as over powering as other champers I have drank recently. Very integrated, elegant and complete. A great QPR for $24 a bottle- darn, I wish I bought more at that price.
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med lemon colour with nice bubbles and golden hue. biscuits, apples and autolytic nose. med + acidity and body. honey, yeast, apples and creamy mousse. med + length.
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Nice golden color. Nose of toast, citrus, and golden delicious apple. Rich on the mouth with great yeastiness with ripe apple and pear. Clean racy finish. Great value
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Opened a bottle of this PR to enjoy with my wife as we prepared for a dinner at an Italian place we love. Best described as a fresh, sliky and casual champagne. Quite nice.
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Quite light colour, clear and fresh nose. Floral, and crisply fruity, though perhaps a little light on the palate. Far too easy to drink! A really excellent fizzy mouthful.
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A nice start to dinner. Honey, apricot, and lemon verbena. A nice/light champers for seafood. Good effervescence/mousse. A house favorite for NV French.
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Yellolw golden, lots of small bubbles. Yeasty nose. Delicate, rich yeasty with small bubbles. Big but well balanced. . Soft, rich, yeasty flavorful well balanced very nice wine.
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Focused nose of toast and apple. There's a ginger note on the palate, but this Champagne is surprisingly tight and closed. Lay it down for a couple years?
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IWFSC 732nd Dinner (Primehouse): Very nice rich round flavors with good energy. Surprisingly good for an NV, though this one might have had some bottle maturity on it.
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Nice yellow color. Nose of toast, citrus, and golden delicious apple. Rich on the mouth with great yeastiness with ripe apple and pear. Clean racy finish. Oustanding and a great value. One of the best NV's I have had.
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IWFSC 731st Dinner (Les Nomades): From a lot that had been cellared for about 8 years. Really lovely rich toasty champagne but with great life and acidity. Classic PR character. 93-94 pts.
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Excellent sparkler. Out of the last few bottles of Champagne, this was the style that we liked best. Rich, smooth and round mouthfeel with some doughiness and yeastiness. A little of tart fruit, but not like the "green apple cider" of the prior producer's.
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Fresh fruitful Champagne. Had it to celebarte my Birthaday at midnight with friends. Doesn't reach the Vintage Pol Roger but when you see that it is 15 € less it is well worth its money
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Tasted December 9, 2007. Opened and served immediately. Yellow color in the glass, clear hue throughout with a huge mousse. Nose of of toast, yellow apples and pears. Flavors of bright red cherries, apples and pears. Medium to bright acidity, medium body. Drink now. Solid little QPR. Lot number L-383025.
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This was delicious stuff. Very strong and masculine flavors, but very lite on its feet. I'll get more of this for times I want champagne with minimal bread/ yeast.
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Lovely stuff, although a touch sweeter than I remember from prior bottlings. A little less apple and a little more tropical fruit, but still very fine and elegant.
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Probably the best showing of the lot. Lovely, contrasting combination of yeasty, biscuity complexity and bright lemon and lime fruit. Good depth and decent finish too. Very good indeed.
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Very fresh flavour with lots of apples and citrus. Easy drinking, great for parties etc. Always consistently good. Seems to be one of the better values in the US.
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good body and balance. for the price, a very well made champ that shows a skill and great fruit. flavors pleasant, hitting all the notes, fruit,yeasty, and some mineral.
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TB: Tasted as part of winodepot.com's August Tasting With Friends. This wine was a relative disappointment compared to the bottle we had about a year ago. Relatively simple showing a bit of yeasty bread dough and a sour green apple component. Nice, long finish, but the wine seemed relatively dead to me. Still nice, just not nearly as nice as our previous bottle.
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Not as expected. Still a great Champagne with lots of green apple and nice acidic back bone. A big Champagne, but not doughy and yeasty like we typically like and what this has tasted like in the past. Is it an issue of bottle age? Only been 6 months or so in the cellar.
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Toasty nose; wonderful, smooth, full bodied lemon toast in the mouth; excellent with barbequed hamburgers. One of our favorite NVs, something we always keep on hand.
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nose of yeast and cheesecke. med(+) acidity, med(-) body. flavos of green apple and cheesecake (vanilla/yeast). medium finish. overall pleasant -- i had this after it was a bit flat, so that certainly lessened the experience. flavor profile was nice.
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HDH Auction (Tru): Medium lemon straw color. Medium round yeasty nose. Microscopic bubbles. Lovely round mouthfilling apple fruit with citrus and toast notes. Very nice.
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Mount Mary Cabernet vs Penfolds 707: This bottle was cellared for 3 years after release. Citrus, touch of yeast, apple, pear and toasty development. A balanced and delicate palate with lovely restrained, focussed fruit intensity. This was ready to drink now.
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Nice golden color. Nose of apples and a hint of bread dough. Nice clean flavor with a light body and a fair amount of really delicate bubbles. Went well with sushi, but paired even better with popcorn and a movie.
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had this with pat on our last night in boca for the '06/'07 holiday season. this is a clean, well balanced, forthcoming champagne. a little barnyard in the beginning but the vanilla and yeast come through. tight bubbles that continue in the glass for quite some time. good mouth feel but everything is in the upper register. more like a boys choir than a symphony orchestra. very pleasant and excellent value. will look for more.
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I thought it was long in the tooth with the acidity flattening out and the carbonation a little flat as well. But momma like it and she has a better palate so I will rate a little higher than I would on my own.
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Getting long in the tooth. Not bad but the acidity is starting to drop allowing the dosage to come off as too sweet for a brut. My stock is two years old, I think, purchased in 2005 some time on a closeout for $15. The Chicago distributor changed so was selling the product cheap. My last couple of bottles need to be sucked up. I have to admit I have a hard time with rating champagnes so I may not be the best source.
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No formal note, biscuity nose, lovely fresh palate with fine persistent mousse and citrus and apple. Not hugely complex but elegant and lovely as an appetiser
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(aka white foil) Good pressure under the cork. Pale yellow colour, though darker than tonight's Dom '98. Quite a restrained nose of white fruit and yeast. Palate similar, with an unexpected overlay of honey. Soft, round, balanced and quite sweet. Very drinkable, very fine NV indeed, especially given the price (£19.99 at Booths' 20%-off day).
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No formal note. Lovely biscuity, yeasty nose, quite rich. Light on the palate though, citrus and apple fruit, persistent fine mousse, good length finish. Very good indeed, to my taste a marked step up from most NVs.
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Z Sushi: Very solid champ; good notes of pink grapefruit, pear, slight hint soft yeast/bread; later got a whiff of earthy smoke; Grt structure, backbone, but doesn’t carry you away. Excellent w/sushi. W/Gregg & Marina.
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From Rhodes @ 24. No formal note. Fresh citrus nose, nice biscuity notes. Decent intensity on crisp palate, citrus and apple flavours, good ripeness and decent length finish. Lovely as an aperitif.
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Pale straw colour with golden tinge. Silky reflection. Gentle effervescence with very fine bubbles in continuous strands; voluptuous mousse, disappearing rather slowly. Stout nose of freshly baked puff pastry and brioche, deepening with wild lemon and yeast. Prickling and dry on the palate; foamlike mouthfeel. Taste mainly puff pastry at first, then clearly lemon competing with quince. Finale of brioche with hints of presumably clove and - even more weird - something like meaty sour cherry. Very interesting taste evolution with an involving sweet-sour balance and a satisfying dry finish. An excellent characterization of a classic brut champagne with just that tiny bit more making it unique. In exemplariness comparable with Crystal Roederer, in difference and character with Doyard's Cuvée Vendémiaire. Indeed: outstanding.
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Lovely balance and texture. Nose of soy sauce (?!), which weirds me out. Apples or citrus on the palette; long, very pleasant finish. Very nice, but should've bought it at K&L for $30 instead of in Mill Valley for $40! For the price, I'd be happier with Marguet or Bonville. If it weren't for the soy sauce, this might be an 89 or 90 for me on texture, finish and elegance.
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TWC does NV Champagnes (John's House on Utica): Tasted from a Riedel Vinum Prestige Cuvee Glass. This wine never disappoints. A yeasty, buttery, biscuity nose with more of the same in the mouth. Dry yet refreshing. Very flavorful, very rich and very creamy. Terrific NV Champers. A point.
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M. Marcel: Yellow w/ green tint; Yeast, white fruit, and noticeable “funk”, mushrooms, bruised apple(baked?); Very full bubbles, minerally, earthy mth w/hint bitter lemon fin; ***well-bal, earthy, yeasty apples; low fruit here--“masculine” wine w/long frothy fin. My #1/6
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Not all I hoped it would be. The semi-dark color suggests more heft and body than what follows, which is a fairly delicate wine lacking much oomph. The pronounced minerality adds complexity, but there's not enough bread or fruit for my tastes. (There's a touch of pear and apple, but that little bit of fruit is fleeting.) Everything's balanced and pleasant, but I expected more for $40. For roughly that same price, Bollinger's NV is leagues better.
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$35.99 retail. A fairly straight-forward, rather subtle nose - not much to report. Certainly, the nose did not come across as fresh as a bottle of Guy Larmandier BdB drunk side by side (see TN). Round and relatively dull on the palate. Just not very interesting wine - especially compared to a good grower Champagne... Reminded me a bit of a couple bottles of Laurent-Perrier's NV cuvee from earlier this year (see TNs).
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Light straw in color, fine beads in the glass. Nose of lemon and slight yeast. Palate shows a laser beam of lemon rounded out by yeast and a fine mouse. Fairly acidic and finishes very refreshingly.
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Very nice and pleasurable. Light straw colour, with excellent mousse and very good beeding. Slight yeast on the nose with some lemon/lime aromas. Very well balanced acidity with a good doughnout effect in the mouth. Very good length on the palette with a very pleasant after taste. Very good wine this was a very nice drink.
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Straw in colour with a robust bead. The nose was yeasty, with lime. On the palate the wine first presented crisp and quite dry, then quickly opened up to sweeter, ripe fruit flavours.
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This was our "appetizer" to prepare for the 85 DP to follow. Worked very well, a good NV that should satisfy both occasional and more expert drinkers - for me more a "party champagne" than a food wine.
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DeLille Cellars 7th annual Paulee de Woodinville (Woodinville, WA, USA): (**) We walked in the door and Jay Soloff greeted us with glasses of this lovely champagne. The yeastiness was much more subtle on this than the Joseph Perrier we enjoyed in the limo. Sharper citrus notes. This is very dry with a hint of bitter almond and some buttery sensations in the background.
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7 Nonvintage Champagnes (Walnut Creek, Ca.): Few tiny bubbles, nice, toasty yeast on the nose, more of a citrus component on the palate, medium body, medium finish. My #5 tie and Group #4.
With BLR and Karen Jones at the London Wine Bar (SF). Golden yellow. Medium-large bead. Unassuming, faintly chalky aroma. Lemony flavor; good palate impression. Creamy, juicy. Fine. Improved dramatically with air--score is very conservative. 5-10-15-7: 87/100.
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Annual Non Vintage Champagne Tasting. Had a brilliant yellow gold color in the glass with rich, oaky fruit on the nose, great taste on the palate but medium body, very long, pleasant, complex, flavorful finish. My #1 and Group #3 tie, retail $17.
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With MPL at Square One (SF) winemakers dinner. Yellow gold. Excellent creamy nose. On the palate, expansive flavors, chalky aftertaste. Excellent body and balance; lingers pleasantly on the palate. 5-10-16-8: 89/100.
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4/21/2024 - AaronJCohen Likes this wine: 90 Points
Opened at home with Sean and Heather. It was a wonderful with crisp green apple. crisp with wonderful creamy texture with tart lemon.
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3/31/2024 - Andrewbdc wrote: 90 Points
Pale lemon. Light and fine mousse. Green apple, pear, lemon zest, white flowe, brioche. Off dry, high acidity that nicely balances the fruit and generous dosage, long finish. Easy drinking - not the most complex but fine and elegant.
Sadly unable to tell base vintage, but website says it is an equal blend of the classic champagne grape varieties, aged at least 3 years on lees, and then at least 3 months in bottle before release - up to 4 years in total. So this was probably a 2019 base wine.
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3/13/2024 - lozatron Likes this wine:
Pol Roger Wine Society 150th Anniversary Tasting (Churchill War Rooms): Poured from mag. Somewhat mature nose - oak in there? Later learned that there was no oak anywhere in the wines of this house...d'oh! More than decent NV champagne. A second glass was surprisingly different - much more sherbety, much fresher, less complex. Different magnums but both 18 base year I was informed.
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3/4/2024 - mr_thomaso wrote: 100 Points
Nose: Medium intensity with aromas of toast and yellow pear.
Palate:Off-dry with medium(+) acidity and delicate mousse. Medim(+) body and high flavour intensity and aromas of toast and yellow pear.
Extremt mjuk och len i munnen med massvis med smak! Fullpott!
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3/3/2024 - G$Money wrote:
Wonderful, light, hint of apricot
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2/29/2024 - SaltWine wrote:
Feb event JN.
Exquisite, showing no signs of age despite being 16 years old. Rich, colour brighter than remembered from 2 years before.
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2/24/2024 - 로엔 Likes this wine: 70 Points
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2/21/2024 - macaujames Likes this wine: 92 Points
91/92. A lovely NV Champagne with refreshing minerally honeyed bready, briochey autolytic stonefruits depth and lovely perlage and good length. 12.5%. Drink now or lay down 5-10 years with canapes or as an aperitif.
Improves and broadens in the glass.
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2/18/2024 - chbeaumont wrote: 89 Points
Fine, stead mousse; fresh, bready; a lively bead of acidity, creamy, retains vigour; charming finish.
(4 years additional bottle age).
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2/15/2024 - Cremuel Likes this wine:
Clear pale gold, good mousse. A little sherberty and acidic but decent. Feel this would benefit from a year or two in the cellar.
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1/27/2024 - Cremuel Likes this wine: 90 Points
Pale lemon gold. Fine brioche nutty nose, zip, white flowers, dash of yeats and brightness. Delicious refined bursts of flavours, zest, brioche and honey hints supporting the whole with a delicate mousse. Pops in your mouth. Delicious.
Comparing to the Nyetimber Cassis Cuvee the previous night, I think I preferred that. Had a more complete structure and acidity.
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1/15/2024 - Wino133 wrote:
Gifted 12 to hospital for Rosie
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1/5/2024 - Sinclelz wrote: 90 Points
Probably my favourite of the big names. This has a nice richness to it, with a creamy mouthfeel; but still elegant.
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1/2/2024 - Andrej.Morientes wrote:
Nice, vibrant, but not a favorite.
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1/1/2024 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 92 Points
A private lunch: Probably my favourite Grande Marque NV, well-aged on the lees (a minimum of 36 months) and with judicious dosage. Complex and vibrant, flavoursome (apple, lemon, biscuit) and elegant, and utterly reliable. A great way to usher in the new year.
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1/1/2024 - johnhz Likes this wine:
Delicious. Seems that aging for a year improves the wine.
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12/31/2023 - NikOls Likes this wine: 89 Points
Good bubbles with some layers. Starting out with citrus freshness that fades into deeper, fuller notes of almonds. The finish is long with a lasting minerality.
Small bubbles makes for a creamy mousse.
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12/31/2023 - Andreas_Cellar Likes this wine: 85 Points
Good taste on palette, but nothing extra. OK in value for money at a price of 50 euro.
I noticed, bread, citrus, fruits in taste.
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12/31/2023 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 92 Points
An old bottle from an excellent German cellar. The label mentions "Purveyors of Champagne to the late King George VI" and therefore believed to be from the 1950's. Very good level. No visible mousse left. Pale golden colour, lively and perfectly correct for age. Fresh and clean nose, candied fruit and fresh citrus, hints of white mushroom, quite remarkable for age; the palate is dry but juicy, with perfectly integrated lively acidity, gentle bitters and just a little prickle on the tongue; complete finish with candied lemon zest and fresh lemon juice, good length. In extraordinary condition, holds up well over two hours.
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12/30/2023 - buymoreredsdrinkmorewhites wrote:
Solid Champagne with notes of lemon, citrus and slight yeast notes. Should appeal to many as a good cocktail hour wine on its own or with simple fare.
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12/29/2023 - MagnusAxel wrote:
My favourite champagne
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12/25/2023 - paintinginacave Likes this wine: 90 Points
An even blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier from 30 different curs with 25% reserve wine. Cellared for four years before release. No disgorgement date since Pol Roger only display this information on cases and this was purchased as a single bottle.
Deep gold in the glass. I was informed by my mother that she’d this bottle had in her possession for sometime and the colour supports this. Oxidative in style with blanched almonds, lightly pickled ginger, and brass cookware. Intense burst of peach and nectarine. Persistent length. Clearly showing a decade or more of age and all the better for it.
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12/25/2023 - jdporter3 Likes this wine:
Better when warmed up a bit. Just a touch of yeast on this one. I’d opine that its approachability is what makes Pol Roger so successful. Once again our Christmas tradition, and a worthy one it is. I’m not sure what the Reserve moniker adds, but our go to for a big house champagne. Not classic, but classy.
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12/25/2023 - slywka7 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Aromas of toast, shortbread, crushed rock and ginger. Flavors of shortbread, bread dough, mineral and pastry icing. Ends with a mineral driven finish of 20-25 seconds.
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12/22/2023 - Elvis1969 wrote: 88 Points
Lite svagare än vanligt. Dosagen kändes hög, lite platt. Svag flaska?
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11/25/2023 - Henman Likes this wine: 90 Points
Popped from a 375ml bottle. Subtle toast and yellow fruit on the nosa. Medium bodied, dry and crisp, initially a bit sharp at the finish, delivering ripe yellow fruit with a hint of toast and good mousse/acidity. Not so complex but very balanced and enjoyable.
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11/23/2023 - Buff Tannen, USXFel Presidente Likes this wine: 90 Points
If beer can be praised for its bitterness, so can this thoroughly uninteresting and completely perfect beverage
The White Stripes were more barbed without a bass
Painting without impasto can make the colors pop
A few glasses of Lejeune-Dirvang les Fourches, with its huge, warm mid-palate of charred passion fruit lees, guzzled a few days after this, were apparently more complex, but who's to say a great haiku is inferior to a novel
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11/23/2023 - Quiller wrote: 88 Points
Medium weight, nice bubbles, taste a bit sharp on the finish at first, but that smooths out quickly. Through the rest of the glass(es), the taste is faintly a bit of toast, then at the finish, maybe something very distinctive, like pear. Not sweet; not too dry. No disgorgement date that I could find. This was OK, but you probably could do better for the price.
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11/22/2023 - ricard Likes this wine: 93 Points
Very light pale straw. Delicate aromas of white flowers. Deliciously enticing and sophisticated.
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11/20/2023 - sjfunkenhauser wrote: 90 Points
Light gold colour.
Medium (+) intensity aromas of bruised apples, ripe pear, brioche, wet stone, bees wax, lemon curd, honeysuckle and jasmine.
Pronounced palate.
Medium (-) body, high acidity, delicate mousse, long finish.
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11/6/2023 - HHerr Likes this wine: 92 Points
One of my favorite NV Champagnes.
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11/6/2023 - FiggySmalls wrote:
Resting firmly on the laurels of the high-end Churchill bottlings, this isn't worth the price.
There are so many great/intriguing champagnes and non-champagnes today, that I struggle to justify the existence of these pricey but entirely unimpressive House offerings.
The wine is correct but it under-delivers in spades... hand after hand, glass after....<<<don't worry, you'll be bored after the first glass.
If Bud-Light had an AOC? That's where these sit.
The only salvation is correctness... there is balance (present acid and bits of toast) but I've never had an UNBALANCED House Champagne, just bland ones like this.
Why?
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10/28/2023 - curtr Likes this wine: 91 Points
Paired well with caviar.
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10/9/2023 - ThijsV wrote: 88 Points
Le Tour de Champagne tasting (Amsterdam, NL): Lovely, three equal parts PN, Chardonnay and PM. 25% reserve wine. 88-89
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10/3/2023 - curtr Likes this wine: 90 Points
Age improves the NV.
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9/28/2023 - SaltWine wrote:
Court Lunch Pol – everything one expects Johnny Nichols
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9/23/2023 - xeenee Likes this wine:
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9/18/2023 - chatters wrote:
Troplong Mondot (Bottega Coco): Soft and yielding, slight biscuit and brioche over a touch of citrus; lemon, apple. Textured burr, soft mousse, simple, slight warmth on the finish. Pleasant
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9/16/2023 - Lehto Likes this wine: 86 Points
Exactly the same as my note ~4 months ago. This is simply not my style of champagne and it's too heavy on the dosage and just a tab bit too boring and "pleasing".
Note from last time:
"Overall this is decent champagne and it's really made to be crowd-pleaser, that's for sure.
For me, at this price point, this really gets a bit too boring and dull. High and noticeable dosage. Would much rather have Bollinger Special Cuvée if it had to be from one of the big houses, but I'd much, much rather have some great grower champagne at this price."
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9/11/2023 - OldHick95 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Creamy, fine mousse. Crisp apple and pear flavors with a very light yeast note. Understated and sophisticated with medium acidity. I would serve this as an aperitif, or with the meal.
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9/1/2023 - lazy Likes this wine: 90 Points
Light-medium gold. Smelled apple, lemon, brioche, and chewable vitamins; tasted a reprise. Persistent bubbles that do feel a shade coarser than fine, good balance, medium dry finish.
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8/23/2023 - cshouston Likes this wine: 90 Points
Floral, apple, brioche, minerals. Nice, racy acidity, but slightly coarse mousse. Not terribly complex, however still enjoyable. Reductive notes began to take over as the temperature increased. The price keeps going up on this bottle which is beginning to put the value here into question.
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8/13/2023 - caesar77 Likes this wine: 93 Points
PnP. Brass with fallow brass-hued clear edge in color. Nose of green apples, yeast lees and flint. On the palate: green apples, croissant, lemon verbena and just a hint of beef jus at the tail. Fine bubbles create a thick, palate coating mousse with nice persistence. Long finish of yeast lees, citrus and beef jus.
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8/12/2023 - Puteljen! Likes this wine: 92 Points
Older bottle, at least 4-5 years since purchase. Still not much development, drinking fairly young with good acidity, lightly toasted bread and nice fruit. Good minerality with oystershell and wet rock. There is perhaps an extra layer of complexity compared to a younger bottle, I think I can find some orange zest and just a hint of almonds. Medium body and lenght. Nice
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8/9/2023 - forceberry wrote: 83 Points
An old bottle (70's?) sourced from Milan. 12% alcohol.
Evolved golden-yellow color. The nose feels very evolved and moderately oxidative with aromas of chopped nuts, some cheesy tones, a little bit of aged dusty character and faint hints of dried yellow fruits. The wine feels old and tertiary on the palate with flavors of lemon marmalade, some old dusty tones, a little bit of bruised apple, light sweetness from the dosage, a hint of browned butter and a cheesy touch of something vaguely like Brie. The wine is only medium in acidity, but there's also a tiniest tingle of CO2 still left, adding a tiny bit to the freshness. The finish is old, somewhat dull and rather short with very tertiary flavors of dried yellow fruits, some nutty notes of oxidation, a little bit of something cheesy, light bruised apple tones, a hint of something vaguely metallic and a touch of dull, dusty aged character.
Although very old, the wine did start off on the right foot, coming across as aged but still quite pleasant in the nose and on the palate with its initial attack. I was surprised how the wine still managed to retain even a tiny bit of mousse as well! However, the wine did become more dull and tired towards the finish and the faint metallic nuances in the aftertaste didn't really help. All in all, a thoroughly drinkable but maybe not that memorable old Champagne.
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8/9/2023 - forceberry wrote: 84 Points
A blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier and Pinot Noir in equal proportions. 12,5% alcohol, dosage 9 g/l and 6 g/l acidity. No disgorgement date, but the wine is a recent purchase, so probably based on relatively recent vintages. Tasted blind.
Pale, rather neutral whitish-green color. The nose feels youthful and fruity with relatively primary aromas of white fruits, some grapefruit, light sweet notes of ripe pear and a faint yet distinctive hint of caraway seeds. The wine feels ripe, youthful and quite fruity on the palate with flavors of ripe pear and pear skin, some yeasty tones, a little bit of fresh Granny Smith apple, light sweet notes of juicy white peach and a hint of grapefruit marmalade. The dosage shows a bit, accentuating the sweeter tones to some degree. A rich, ample and creamy mousse and a high acidity. The finish is ripe and sweet-toned with flavors of juicy red apple, some leesy notes of yeast, a little bit of steely minerality, light rubbery nuances of reduction, a hint of ripe citrus fruits and a touch of pear.
A harmless, fruity and slightly sweet-toned entry-level Champagne. There was quite a bit of discussion whether this was a serious, structured Prosecco or a disappointing Champagne. We finally went for Champagne, due to the combination of high acidity and somewhat leesy autolytic tones suggesting méthode traditionnelle wine - even if the primary fruit notes reminiscent of pear did remind me of Prosecco. Well, turned out to be the basic Pol Roger bottling. I guess this has been the most disappointing bottle I've tasted of this label yet. This is a rip-off at 59€.
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8/5/2023 - pilatus88 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Fruity and crisp. long finish.
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8/4/2023 - Sean Tay wrote: 90 Points
Consistent with previous notes. Medium nose intensity with pear, lemon, grapefruit, apple. High acidity. Easy drinking.
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8/4/2023 - brianwu0812 Likes this wine: 90 Points
very fresh, citrus and green fruit aroma, good acidity, mouth drooling!
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8/2/2023 - YackAttack213 Likes this wine: 93 Points
🐽 apple cider, yeast. Rich. 👅 Apple, lemon, a little black pepper, peach pit. Richly textured. This is very nice. I'd put this above Moet and Veuve. For $20-30 more.... Definitely once in awhile. Would buy again.
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7/29/2023 - jdporter3 Likes this wine:
Six year old bottle. Fresh as ever. No need to rerate. Outstanding for what it is.
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7/25/2023 - kostaslonis wrote:
Uva Wines portfolio tasting (Oinoscent): Smoth, fresh, citrus, airy, thin oak frame, some yeasty notes, toast
Palate tight, juicy, lemon, citrus, crunchy, candied citrus fruit, med body, med carbonation, short finihs with an underlying sweetness
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7/9/2023 - PSPatrick wrote: 89 Points
A bottle I bought about six years ago. Medium yellow golden colour. Floral notes, apple, nuts, almond, bread crust, brioche, mineral aspects, and light smoke, with good acidity and good length. Aspirin-like bitterness on the finish. The mousse is comprised of fine bubbles but perceived as slight coarse. A good bottle of champagne but not the best showing of the usually very reliable Pol Roger Réserve.
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7/4/2023 - Sean Tay wrote: 90 Points
Medium nose intensity with pear, lemon, grapefruit, apple. High acidity. Easy drinking.
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7/1/2023 - macaujames Likes this wine: 92 Points
91/92. This has lovely aromas of brioche, nuts, honey, minerals, stone fruits, hay and leather. Its steely honeyed light to medium bodied linear yet full nicely briochey stone fruits palate has nice fine perlage, lovely freshness and finishes longish. 12.5%. Got this for 39E 99 which is a good price.
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6/22/2023 - AboveAvgBro wrote: 90 Points
A timeless champagne!
Color: light & faded straw. Pale in color
Nose: peach, lemon zest, toasty almond and toasty brioche
Taste: this is where the Pol Roger really shines. It’s lean, yet powerful on the attack. Extremely well balanced, yet showing great complexity from the Pinots and racy acidity from the Chardonnay. Pear, apricot, lemon zest citrus. Strong and complex fruit, with undertones of brioche, and a smoky minerality.
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6/10/2023 - thewiz Likes this wine: 92 Points
Gourmetklubbens femtiofemte middag (Enskede, Stockholm (C+M)): (Bottle from the early 1980s)
Golden yellow colour with a mature nose showing candied lemons, butterscotch caramel and with a hint of mint chocolate as it opens up on the delicious nose. Intense citrus driven acidity on the palate with an red apples fruity mid and with a lime zest bitterness on the finish, and leaving a minerals saltiness on the lips.
(Still with a lovely intensity and showing a pleasant fruitiness on the palate..)
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6/5/2023 - FlickWines Likes this wine:
Beautiful. My fav champagne. Definitely time on the lees, nice brioche on the nose & palate. Like a lemon curd croissant. For a brut, it's soft, not aggressive, yet still bright acidity.
Celebrating passing WSET 2.
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5/25/2023 - merlotsmile wrote:
Bordeaux 2023-05-25 (Right Bank): x
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5/23/2023 - Moroo Likes this wine: 90 Points
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5/21/2023 - Amberissey Likes this wine: 91 Points
On this occasion it was served a little warm, however it was better for it. Lemon citrus, golden delicious apple on the palette follow freshly baked crusty bread on the nose. Outstanding
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5/15/2023 - SaltWine wrote:
Piers Vacher Master and Clerks-Pol Roger NV
I wouldn't normally consider needing to comment on the Livery standard, but so many (past masters) commented on how delicious this was, and I agree, that I imagined that perhaps these bottles may have come from a fabled crate stored 'at the back' of the racks. Not obviously a different colour from that expected so any bottle age may have been incidental, rather than extreme, but an unexpectedly delicious tone was set early.
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5/14/2023 - Lehto Likes this wine: 86 Points
Overall this is decent champagne and it's really made to be crowd-pleaser, that's for sure.
For me, at this price point, this really gets a bit too boring and dull. High and noticeable dosage. Would much rather have Bollinger Special Cuvée if it had to be from one of the big houses, but I'd much, much rather have some great grower champagne at this price.
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5/8/2023 - JayP Likes this wine: 90 Points
Delicious and i suspect would have improved over coming years. Dont rush to drink your Magnums!!
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4/26/2023 - Burgundy Al wrote: 86 Points
Wildman Grand Tour (RPM - Chicago IL): Walkaround tasting. Easy, perhaps slightly tart on finish.
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4/25/2023 - Islamabadbadbad Likes this wine: 90 Points
Nose with raw almond, toasted brioche, yellow apple, guava, citrus with an orange zest slant. Palate with nice medium plus acidity, dry, some salinity/sea water, cheese like a Gruyère, plain Greek yogurt, kumquat. Long finish. Delicious. For me this is drinking really well, with more of those fruity/acidic secondary notes.
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4/12/2023 - Doc Malvern Likes this wine: 92 Points
This bottle was a couple of years old so had taken on a bit more colour and richness but still lots of fine bubbles. Lemon sherbet, apple, brioche, biscuit with lovely balanced sweetness and acidity, and a long finish.
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4/11/2023 - finewinebuff57 wrote: 89 Points
A fair while since I've had Pol Roger NV. Enjoyable of course but overshadowed by Nyetimber NV the previous night
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4/2/2023 - racerchris Likes this wine: 91 Points
Another excellent bottle!
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3/17/2023 - vulgar little monkey wrote: 91 Points
From magnum. Another delightful bottle. Maybe I'll get some more of these to have around. Served at family gatherings with ~15 people, this was a perfect way to start both times.
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3/16/2023 - vulgar little monkey wrote: 91 Points
From magnum. What a nice surprise! This is the current release but I have no idea when it was disgorged or what the base vintage(s) is(are). My dad always had Pol Roger and Bollinger Special Cuvée around when I was learning about wine, so Pol Roger is a real sense memory for me. All the classic bread notes over fruit with great zip. Really a delicious aperitif Champagne. I've been so deep in grower Champagne and mostly disappointed with big house wines in the last few years that I had low expectations, so I was really happy with this showing.
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3/11/2023 - MikeDB Likes this wine: 91 Points
Nice entry level champagne. Preferred it to the entry-level options from some of the other big houses. Really nice nose of brioche, lemon, lime, and pear.
More complex and more distinct flavors than other entry bottles I’ve had.
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2/25/2023 - AllRed wrote: 92 Points
4th Saturday Group brown bagger (R&S's): Nonblind, current release. Light color with a medium mousse. Apple, almond, dried yeast and biscuit notes. Moderate bead. Flavors of citrus and dough with a nice finish dominated by orchard fruit qualities.
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2/19/2023 - Eric Becker wrote: 89 Points
Good, but rather simple champagne. Distinctly red-fruited, good weight and also a nice texture, therefore certainly not a lack of quality material underneath, however, we all agreed, that this is not our preferred style with too much sweetness obscuring the mineral and autolytic nuances.
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2/15/2023 - VlgJeff Likes this wine: 91 Points
Birthday Dinner for L: Our first bottle of this very pleasant NV Champagne. This wine is a blend of equal parts of the three champenois grape varieties and the relatively high Pinot Noir/Pinot Meunier, and/or the relatively low Chardonnay, make this particular cuvee attractive to us. We are solid fans of this house's Winston Churchill Cuvee, and this cuvee has similarities.
PnP, chilled, with 3 minutes of air before our first sip, and served in a white wine glass. The mousse was sparkling and not overly aggressive. There were light aromas of red fruits and some lemon. The palate showed these red fruits (cherry, strawberry, raspberry), yellow apple, pear, and lemon, with the yeasty, brioche element held to a minimum. Brut dry with a reported dosage of only 8g/l. An attractive NV Champagne that seems to be available at $50 +/- per 750 ml.
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2/9/2023 - NickA Does not like this wine: 86 Points
Zombie wines of North London (Terra Rossa): 2017 disgorgement. Still find this a remarkably bad wine considering what it should be. Very fizzy, pretty enough, sadly a bit soapy and dull.
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2/9/2023 - oenanthe Likes this wine: 87 Points
Zombie Wines at Terra Rossa (Terra Rossa, Islington): Pale gold. Decent fizz. OK. A bit too sweet for my taste, and not enough biscuity flavour. Hmmm. Mixing with the much older PR 1973 to try and give it at least some life reduced the sucrosity of the younger wine but was not able to override the oxidative nature of the older wine, so my hopes of creating a beautifully complex blend fell a little flat! 2017 base.
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1/29/2023 - olracx62 Likes this wine: 90 Points
fine and complex;mineral and elegant freshness make this NV a best-in-class as entry level champagne. PD shares
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1/24/2023 - VbChe Likes this wine: 95 Points
I paired this champagne with a Havana cigar; Partagas E2
This champagne made the cigar much easier to enjoy.
Notes of apples, apricots and hay can be appreciated on the nose. Easy to drink, enjoyoable all throughout. The price is also just right for the champagne. Perfect for beginners and veteran drinkers alike.
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1/22/2023 - pren wrote: 91 Points
酵母味烘托下的,偏light,precise的酒。 不错。
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1/21/2023 - ByronSS wrote: 95 Points
CNY eve with ST
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1/18/2023 - markydecker Likes this wine: 89 Points
Love the bright acidity here. Minerally and tart. Well balanced if somewhat straightforward, but a very nice NV. Green apple, honey, brioche. Very enjoyable and consistent in my experience. Yum…
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1/14/2023 - Rupert wrote: 90 Points
Zingy, hints of apple and lime in there, relatively lean for a pol. Fresh and satisfying.
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1/9/2023 - vvWine.ch wrote: 89 Points
Blasses Gelb, mittelfeine Perlage. Die Nase zeigt Brotkruste, Hefe, Apfel und Salzzitrone, dazu eine kalkige Mineralik. Der Gaumen ist cremig, rund, die leichte Süsse im Auftakt wird von einer gut integrierten Säure gepuffert, feine, reife Frucht, die Perlage ist mild, im Abgang mit Zitrusfrucht und etwas Pfirsich im Rückaroma. Sehr solide Basisqualität und vielseitig einsetzbar. www.vvwine.ch
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1/6/2023 - PAX ROMANA Likes this wine: 92 Points
Excellent example of a house champagne. More on the rich, full bodied side of the spectrum. Love the brioche, toast, and yeasty notes. Ripe citrus fruit undertones. Good length.
Tasted after 2 weeks under a champagne stopper and it did not suffer at all.
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1/3/2023 - Marius Cavasdan Likes this wine: 91 Points
Always a pleasure to drink this champagne
Nice nose. Baked apples and some brioche. Has some dosage but goes well. Palate is rich and persistent. Perfect for a Christmas sparkling
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1/2/2023 - lpaxton wrote:
New Year’s Eve 2023
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12/29/2022 - z747gdgh45 Likes this wine: 88 Points
Very crisp, refreshing, white fruits
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12/27/2022 - strijbosmh Likes this wine: 92 Points
House bubbly
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12/27/2022 - pilatus88 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Round and balanced on the fruitier side with citrusy finish. Very good NV bubbly.
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12/26/2022 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 91 Points
Boxing Day lunch (Restaurant George WPA, Amsterdam, NL): Pol Roger is the smallest of the Grandes Marques - all bottles are still hand-riddled. An equal blend of the three classical varietes, from 30 different crus with 25% vin de réserve. Cuvée only, cool alcoholic fermentation (18degC) of all batches separately in stainless steel, full malo, four years sur lattes, dosage 8 gr/l. This "white foil" NV remains hard to beat. It is made with great care and patience, and this is reflected in the wine. Seamless, harmonious, precise, complex.
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12/25/2022 - NickBurwood Likes this wine: 92 Points
Xmas day present opening. My last magnum from this '17 disgorgement.
As good as a NV can get get, with core ripe cox fruit touched with a brulé mature depth and meadow herb. Steely minerality and perfect acidity assures that the whole is vibrant rather than blousy. Excellent.
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12/22/2022 - jsmorris707 wrote: flawed
Corked! This is the 1st bottle of corked champagne I have ever had!
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12/17/2022 - StewartWent wrote: 89 Points
At least as good as the previous tasting. Great line of mineral sweetness mid to late palate. Easy going.
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12/10/2022 - jsmorris707 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Similar to prior note after a 30 min SO, from a new purchase; delicious, drink or hold
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12/10/2022 - Lammas21 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Enjoyed this with friends. Soft and balanced - good value. Occasion not really conducive to full tasting notes.
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11/28/2022 - MC2 Wines wrote:
Piemonte: Back to the truffling!; 11/24/2022-12/3/2022 (Wineries and various restaurants): Basic easy champagne but when my glass fell over tonight I was not sad nor did I want a refill. It’s not a wine for seeking out.
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11/25/2022 - Stef E Likes this wine:
God!😘
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11/18/2022 - Elvis1969 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Magnum. Fick den blint och upplevde dosagen lite högre än vanligt. Änddå mycket charmig och god.
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11/11/2022 - Eudemis Likes this wine:
12.5% alcohol. The occasion was not conducive to a detailed tasting note, but this was a lovely bottle from the word go. Golden colour, fine sustained fizz, and above all very comfortable in the mouth. The dosage does not call attention to itself but there is no doubt that it contributes to the rounded feel; good depth.
This bottle was certainly as good as Bollinger's NV which is another of my house Champagnes.
A repeat purchase.
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11/9/2022 - Song103 wrote: 92 Points
From a case that was cellared for 2+ years. It has substantially improved from the 1st bottle. Highly recommended, if you have space to spare in a cold cellar. 92
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11/7/2022 - oldwines Likes this wine: 92 Points
Tasted at a charity tasting event sponsored by a large NJ retailer. What a relief to have a properly prepared white at the right temperature. This had a beautifully effusive nose, lightly yeasty, lightly charred citrus element that was really attractive. Nice wine and in my experience always one of the better NV Champagnes from the big houses.
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11/1/2022 - Irish_Wine wrote: 90 Points
Disgorged in 2020 based on the cork.
Pale gold. Delicate mousse.
Pronounced intensity on the nose with blossom, apple, pear, lemon, pastry and bread. Youthful.
Pronounced and offdry on the palate. High acidity, medium minus body, medium alcohol, long finish.
Drink now. Not suitable for aging or further aging.
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10/22/2022 - maxima wrote: 90 Points
Bu au chalet de François comme mise en bouche
à notre arrivée.
Super vineux et minéral.
Citrons, pommes vertes, silex
et amande. Il y a aussi un peu de mie de pain.
Belle allonge et fraicheur.
J'ai bien aimé.
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10/6/2022 - JHH51 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Excellent NV champagne, though at a higher price. I’m in agreement with earlier notes.
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9/24/2022 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Basic easy bubbles. At this price point I’d generally rather do grower but this works ok too. Has a few years of age which helps.
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9/23/2022 - pavese Likes this wine: 92 Points
An excellent NV champagne for the price, with quite a bit of complexity, prominent autolytic flavors and pleasant fine bubbles.
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9/17/2022 - thewiz Likes this wine: 90 Points
(Bottle from the mid-1980’s)
Lovely golden yellow with a mature nose showing dark chocolate, ripe red apples and opens up with a lovely orchids flowers note on the very lovely nose. Dark chocolate at first on the mature palate and opens up with a smoothing apple’s acidity and showing a dried herbs bitterness on the intense and lengthy finish..
(Not perfectly stored, but still showing well after 40 years)
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9/4/2022 - SuperSomm wrote:
Pale lemon colour. Small and lively bubbles. Medium (-) and developing nose with green apples, lemon, biscuit, pastry, brioche, wet stone and cheese. Medium taste of green apples, lemon, biscuit, pastry, brioche, bread dough and wet stone. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good and structured NV Champagne. Drink now or over the next 10 years. Goes well as an aperitif, or with cured meat or shellfish.
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9/3/2022 - Amberissey Likes this wine: 90 Points
Limited notes. Crisp green and red apple and toast on the nose and palette. Improved with air and warming up a little. My favourite of the grand marque NV champagnes.
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8/27/2022 - Juliansi Likes this wine: 90 Points
What hits you first for this Pol Roger Brut Reserve is its fine bubbles, and striking bouquet of flowers on the nose.
The brioche was there again this time, but not as crisp as when I last had it in Genting Sempah. I think this as many champagnes are super sensitive to the serving temperature. In fact there was clear sticky honey notes as my glass warmed up (Could not be helped, so many pours of so many wines at SKT's house party!).
This is a blend in equal parts of the three champenois grape varieties - Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay, from 30 different crus. 25% reserve wines are used to produce this cuvée.
PN brings body and power, and comes from Montagne de Reims.
PM highlights the freshness and fruit, coming from Vallée de la Marne and iconic Epernay.
Finally, Chardonnay adds both complexity and elegance, also comes from Epernay and Côte des Blancs.
This Brut Reserve is then aged 4 years in their cellars.
Thanks @SKT for this super aperitif, how decadent and fun!
SKTs home, Malaysia - 27 Aug 2022
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8/26/2022 - jsmorris707 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Similar to prior note after a 30 min SO; delicious, great QPR & our fave house bubbler, drink or hold
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8/12/2022 - Espensommer wrote:
Holvig 40 år!
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8/6/2022 - Waedi Does not like this wine: 86 Points
Poor
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8/5/2022 - BAJRiley Likes this wine: 93 Points
Great balance. Apples, stone fruits, biscuit notes. Medium+ body, great mousse and mouthfeel. Long finish. Not too acidic. My style of Brut champagne.
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8/4/2022 - ChDonath wrote: 89 Points
From the same batch LE18461 as my review before, now 2 years of additional bottle age.
Age notes, with hints of pineapple already…
Quite dry, some lingering bitterness on the mid finish. Particularly funny development since two years ago I said it feels a bit candied.
So either the fruit sweetness died down a bit or huge bottle variation.
Somehow the body feels a bit disjoint.
Its missing some kind of mid attack or a little bit more intensity.
Feels a bit watered down and not really complex.
With a bit more time
Nose is quite nice, acidity is ok, feels a bit austere now because of the bitter finish and not so much fruit to keep things in balance.
I dont know … maybe one day aeration would help.
Overall not really convinced on this cuvee (batch).
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7/24/2022 - Rywyine Likes this wine:
Lovely brioche, cheese ish nose. Rich, apple, hard candy, Meyer lemon. Decent acidity. Very pleasant and enjoyable.
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7/16/2022 - fc1910 Likes this wine: 91 Points
This time I serve a bottle of this one to greet neighbors of my girl nicely,
a perfect bottle to do so,
racy, vibrant, some pome fruit, warm bread crest, this great structure again, limy long finish, recommended, pnp and enjoy!
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7/11/2022 - JayP Likes this wine: 90 Points
Fabulous NV Champagne. I am thinking this is my favourite NV
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7/10/2022 - Juliansi Likes this wine: 92 Points
One of the finest and most distinct brioche aromatic nose of any Champagne I have ever enjoyed.
Whilst the bubbles are coarser compared to B-Salmon and Deutz, the layers of apricot, citrus, vanilla and hints of beeswax lends itself to the sophistication of this bottle.
This Brut Réserve is a blend in equal parts of the three champenois grape varieties: pinot noir, pinot meunier and chardonnay, after which it is aged for 4 years in their cellars.
Bottle 10 of 23, at our Genting Sempah birthday staycation!
Malaysia - 10 Jul 2022
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7/10/2022 - Dovberg wrote: 89 Points
My go to champagne producer. Pnp.
Pears, green apple aroma and peach on the nose. Boiled pasta and bitter almonds in the back.
As always creamy and fat on the palate with yellow apples and peach. Slightly bitter during the after taste, too young obviously. Remaining bottles needs some more years on the bottle.
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6/30/2022 - macaujames Likes this wine: 91 Points
Has complex aromas of brioche, minerals, limes, straw+hay, toasty stonefruits+veggies. Its stylish+refined layered, honeyed light to medium bodied briochey, minerally stonefruits palate has lovely perlage+depth. Ends longish, fresh and balanced. 12.5%. Good depth. Lay down 10-20 years+. The best Champagne I have had for a long time! 91/92.
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6/28/2022 - Trickyone Likes this wine:
Nice to have a glass with Hugh Johnson, even though he was in London and I was in Arkansas. The Acadamie du Vin press held a nice event that was shared online with those who bought Johnson's latest book under their imprint. Lots of fun, especially considering how good the bubbles were!
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6/24/2022 - Derek Darth Taster wrote: 89 Points
Aperitif at 67PM before Noble Nebbiolo masterclass with Poderi Colla.
Appearance is clear, pale intensity, lemon colour. Thin legs. Fast fading bubbles.
Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of brioche, cool lime, chalk and limestone minerality. Developing.
On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium- alcohol, medium body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of sweet citrus lime, lemon pulp, chalky limestone minerality, slight honey drops. Good spritz mouth-feel. Medium+ finish.
Good stuff. Reliable dependable.
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6/23/2022 - rossi.wine wrote: 92 Points
Very intense without being lean, very vibrant, brimming with energy. Lingering finish, mineral and bright. 91-93
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6/21/2022 - Deux Chevaux wrote:
Crisp, bright, and lively. And it remained very enjoyable, while taking on pleasant but not overpowering weight, through the third night.
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6/17/2022 - vesuvius Likes this wine: 92 Points
Wonderful. Crisp minerality and hinting of citrus.
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6/4/2022 - Wine Poor Likes this wine: 93 Points
Very tasty and effective bubbles.
Glad to have this on hand for an impromptu celebration.
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6/3/2022 - fc1910 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Back in the real North of Germany, sunny afternoon like all you people like it, not too hot, a fine warm breeze from the east, sitting on the terraces reading some TN s,
wait ?
CT without something to accompany?
Quickly plop one of theeeeese,
always have two bottles cooled available , at home in Hamburg and as well at my girls home near the sea,
cause you never know......., and now everything is fine again,
fine bubbles emerging, freshness with this reliable limy core, warm toast bread, well balanced with the right amount of tension, long finish,
do I really have to mention this once again?
NV Big house Reference!
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6/1/2022 - graemeg wrote:
NobleRottersSydney - top 80s Bdx with Rhone ringers (Fix, St James, Sydney): {cork, 12.5%} [DavidM] Very attractive, slightly developing nose of yeast and bread, sourdough, maybe a hint of cheese. Still fresh though. The palate is nicely balanced with medium acid, creamy, medium-sized bubbles and medium weight, but it somehow seemed to run out of flavour just a bit quickly for me, for whatever reason. OK but a bit underwhelming.
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5/29/2022 - Mtpisgah Likes this wine: 90 Points
Good wine not as good as the Gusbourne we had before it, but nice.
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5/22/2022 - olracx62 Likes this wine: 90 Points
fine and complex, fresh and mineral. Well paired with tagliatelle with prugnoli mushrooms in an another-world afternoon and dinner at V before the night after such a long time
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5/19/2022 - Nyllet wrote: 90 Points
Yellow apples, bread, grape and clementine on the nose. Yellow fruit, roasted nuts and minerality on the palette. Very nice body and concentration. Dosage a bit on the higher side. Lovely champagne!
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5/18/2022 - FransS wrote: 93 Points
A lovely lunch at Fien and Gert Jan (The home of Fien and Gert Jan): Lovely balance, good mousse, a whiff of cocoa; the fruit in the bouquet continues in the taste, refined.
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5/17/2022 - Goldstone Likes this wine: 91 Points
Nothing to add to my note of 4 April 2022. Particularly if drank out of a white wine glass, this is as good as it gets with reasonably priced NV top level Champagne and is fantastic QPR. On the chalkier side for those who may not have drank it before. As I have said before, if I were lord of the manor in England or somewhere, this would be the Champagne I'd serve every day.
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5/14/2022 - bourgogre Likes this wine:
Toujours fin, sur ses notes de poire et de pain frais, il demeure un modèle de champagne à prix raisonnable.
Lorsque le nombre de convives est suffisant, j'ouvre toujours 2 champagnes différents.
Le Pol Roger disparait toujours plus rapidement.
(***+)
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5/6/2022 - fc1910 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Do I really have to write the next TN on this one?
A Champagne like the Trojan Horse!
Once tasted and enjoyed you are enamored and want this one constantly over and over again!
My first day having a swim in the Baltic Sea near my girls home, 11 degrees celsius so far, really refreshing, back home in the garden, sitting on the terraces in the sun, needing another refreshment to keep the good+ mood steady!
No question what bottle could help, pnp,
and all this delicious flavours flow down the throat!
Ripe apples, warm just baked french Baguette, well structured and with the right amount of limy aftertaste in the long, convincing finish!
Still nothing more than my NV reference bottling!
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5/2/2022 - PSPatrick wrote: 91 Points
A bottle I bought back in 2017 and kept in my cellar since. Bright medium yellow gold. Stone fruit, ripe apple, ripe citrus, floral notes, nuts, biscuit, bread crust, brioche, and smoke. Medium- to full-bodied, with complex autolytic character, good acidity, fine, creamy mousse, and great persistence. Intriguing Aspirin-like bitterness on the finish. Very reliable, the Pol Roger Brut Réserve is one of my few go-to big house champagnes.
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5/1/2022 - melzar wrote: 90 Points
Very good bubbly. Tastes a little oxidized, but I guess that's what Champagne is all about. Nice fruit and bubbles.
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4/30/2022 - Antoine G wrote: 91 Points
fresh and youthfull. great wine as always.
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4/22/2022 - jsmorris707 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Best bottle yet after a 30 min. SO; delicious, drink or hold (not in my house)
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4/19/2022 - Ashdene Likes this wine: 92 Points
Light golden colour, quite light fruity bouquet with a hint of yeast. Lovely weight, mousse and taste. Really good Champagne .
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4/18/2022 - Shiaxonna wrote: 89 Points
Fresh fruited and delightful.
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4/14/2022 - Goldstone Likes this wine: 91 Points
Served in white wine glass. Silvery gold colour. Moderate mousse in the ‘house’ Pol Roger style but super-persistent multiple tiny beads of bubbles. Nose is one the slightly fermented straw barn end of the spectrum but with a lot of fresh ozone and crushed oyster shell behind it. Light, lifted notes of fresh-squeezed lemon too. Palate is crisp but rounded, with a doughy, wheaty background that adds weight and masculinity. Slight drying bitterness but refreshingly so…although some I’m sure might find this a discordant note as it increases with time in the glass. That said, it becomes what is usually described as ‘chalkiness’ over more time. There is some weight and resonance on the finale that you wouldn’t normally associate with an entry-level NV cuvee. Great as an aperitif but even better as an accompaniment to a fresh, light seafood starter dish than the traditional Sauvignon Blanc-type wine. As an aside, if you smoke cigars, this a perfect accompaniment. Ridiculously good QPR as mentioned in my previous notes. 91 easy.
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4/13/2022 - UFGators Likes this wine: 91 Points
Very good weight and length. High acidity and extremely good for price point. When it’s cold could pass for a more expensive bottle.
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3/21/2022 - Jimothy Brown Likes this wine: 91 Points
Nice balance between delicacy and weight. Really enjoyable.
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3/20/2022 - Merrit wrote: 91 Points
Peach, cream and apple donut. Delicious.
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3/18/2022 - fc1910 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Next halve from one of my NV reference "entry level" favorite,
but entry level sounds actually like an insult, so ....... no, this is the standard cuvee of this house, the main business card!
Delivers as always, I do finish this tasty bottle easily in one hour time, that refreshing delicious all the way,
Showing some ripe red apples, warm white bread, yeast and a good portion of chalk, all this in a good balance, long finish, recommended!
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3/11/2022 - RonT Likes this wine: 91 Points
Sublime. Round and soft with floral and peach. Drank last night and writing this a night later, so light on the tasting notes.
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3/4/2022 - AllRed wrote: 91 Points
Courtesy of tlv. Brioche and apple with a lovely marshmallow. Apple, almond and dough on the palate. Medium bead. Excellent.
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2/27/2022 - Steve.330i Likes this wine: 90 Points
always a great standard this base champagne from Pol Roger.
Pale yellow, red apple and delicious toasty notes spoil the nose.
fine bubbles, quite fresh, yeast with fruity notes.
Medium to long finish.
this NV needs a couple of years in the cellar and then it performs always good!
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2/26/2022 - trastevere Likes this wine: 91 Points
Delicious, with a red apple and brioche bouquet, and lovely rounded green apple on the palate, with some yeasty biscuity notes and a long citrus finish.
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2/12/2022 - mayakacz wrote:
Pale lemon colour.
Medium intensity aroma of cheese. Alcohol burn.
Dry, high acidity, medium alcohol. Light body. Light intensity flavour of lemon, yogurt, cheese. Short finish.
Kind of like drinking a wine flavoured LaCroix.
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2/10/2022 - fc1910 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Plopp, next one please!
After an exhausting day there is nothing better heeling all annoyances than one, two , three glasses of champagne,
again choose one of my NV reference, never fails in my honest view, delivering a bright, really complex, little yeasty core in a young bottle like this one,
long, satisfying finish, again recommended!
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2/4/2022 - Papies wrote: 90 Points
Two very consistent bottles on the evening. A very pretty well made NV and definitely a reliable crowd please with decent star power. Works very well with food, has a solid rich core and is very bright and energetic . Never fails. 90
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1/29/2022 - Poisey wrote: 93 Points
Regal and fresh. Tangerine peel, bread dough and fresh river currant scents. Tight fine moose with a burst of fresh gripping flavor on the finish. Lots of acidity and structure. Long aftertaste with lemon, toast and baked biscuits. Drink now-2026.
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1/17/2022 - fc1910 Likes this wine: 91 Points
My first halve bottle at home from this one,
wondering if dosage is maybe lesser, so pnp,
great bubbles in my glas initially, good grip as always, some sweet apples and warm white bread, very good balamce, quite young bottling, but a halve is for immediate use imho!
recommended, my favourite NV retail sparkler still, an easy going 91 for tonight
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1/8/2022 - Buick455 wrote: 90 Points
Pale yellow. Fresh, acid, yeast. So nice. Medium to long finish.
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1/8/2022 - Quiller wrote: 90 Points
Started off with apples on the nose and taste. Nice small bubbles; maybe light to medium weight; nice balance - not too sweet or too acidic. As it warmed up a bit the scent and taste of apples expanded and deepened; maybe also a bit of toast. Didn't see the disgorgement date, but probably could go a bit longer. Still, its in a very nice place now, so why wait.
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1/4/2022 - depechemoroder Likes this wine: 90 Points
I never get sick of Pol Roger and the value is always very clear. Pretty much on point to my previous note (which you would expect for a NV house cuvee), which to me indicated this was on the younger side. One thing I love about PR is how beautifully it ages though.
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1/1/2022 - jgdpz Likes this wine: 90 Points
살짝 기대에 못 미침
그래도 버블 좋고 화사한 샴
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1/1/2022 - RED AND BLACK wrote: 90 Points
2013 base. This is good NV, at times too sweet for me, but that changed a lot with food. For around £30 this is good
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1/1/2022 - Love Good Wine Likes this wine:
With croissants and fresh berries at New Year’s brunch—delightful. Nicely balanced, fall fruits dominated (pear!) but a hint of citrus added a bright note.
Great value!
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12/31/2021 - whits wrote: 92 Points
high toned aroma of apples, lemon and toast, attacks with juicy apple and pear flavors as it beads out into a mineral and lemon-lime laced palate, refreshing with lift and balance, focused and crisp, a beauty
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12/31/2021 - LMArcher wrote:
Amber robe.
Brioche, marzipan, honey, apricot nose.
Lemon, limnores.
Profuse perlage, luxurious mousse .
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12/30/2021 - Danneskjöld wrote: 88 Points
Litt lukket. Epler og noe gjærbakst. Bløt og rik frukt på smak. God konsentrasjon. God lengde med kremet utgang.
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12/26/2021 - Helene Stulien Lauen Likes this wine:
Wonderful
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12/26/2021 - JayP Likes this wine: 90 Points
Dependable and very pleasant Pol. I think I will hold the second Magnum for a few years yet as this one had a long way to go for sure.
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12/25/2021 - dave747400 wrote: 93 Points
Cellared for 12 years, from Magnum. Christmas dinner aperitif. Deliciously mature, round and satisfying. NV Pol ages so well. Unanimous approval from all guests.
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12/24/2021 - Champagne and Caviar Likes this wine:
Very rich and small bubbles
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12/22/2021 - cbuhlman wrote:
Cameo apple and lemon, bright and lively acidity, millions of tiny bubbles with a toasty praline finish.
really good.
92-93+
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12/19/2021 - La Cave d'Argent Likes this wine: 91 Points
Pol Roger's house style for this label includes roughly equal parts Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay, with approximately 25% of the blend being from reserve wines. This particular iteration carries the identifier of "L11873308A" and a side cork label of "PB21506." Light golden and with a brisk small bead, it delivers an attractive package of citrus, pit fruits, pears, jasmine and bread dough. Medium-bodied, energetic and with a mousse that coats the palate, it maintains excellent presence in the middle and closes with a lengthy finish. Well crafted and a very worthy sparkler to be enjoyed during the holidays, this is one that will also fill the bill for any other special or ordinary occasion. Drink now-2024.
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12/18/2021 - fc1910 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Pnp once again, nothing more to add on my TN,
full tasty load of all you do expect from a well done basic and famous Champagne bottle and producer,
peach, apples, slightly Brioche, better described as warm toasted white bread, some nutty aromas, really attractive grip and persistence,
this bottle and the one from 12/11/21 are with more than two years aging in my cellar, would recommend to lay down some from a box of six and open one each year that follows, recommended, 90,91
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12/16/2021 - Vinetum wrote:
Personal julegave
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12/14/2021 - jsmorris707 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Similar to prior notes after SO for 30 min; delicious
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12/11/2021 - fc1910 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Another bottle from my favourite retailer branded champagne producer, one of the smaller but no way lesser ones,
for around 35€ always a treat,
again a well balanced showing, not too dry and chalk driven, but good yeast aromas, the famous champagne brioche note though, a baked apple note and as well showing nuts and some foral hints,
decent grip, mid bodied, good energy driven length,
for me the one and therefore the best basic Brut bottling from champagne on the retailer market, somehow a reference to compare with, recommended, an easy going 91 today again!
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12/8/2021 - affordableCollector wrote: 92 Points
Expressive bubble streams. Golden straw, in color. Nectarine, red apple, lemon, praline, honey, spice, ginger, white pepper, vanilla, brioche, chalk dust. Clean, round, apple, creamy, yeasty, on the finish.
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12/8/2021 - nzinkgraf wrote:
very mineral, yeasty and floral. Dry palate. Very nice.
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12/8/2021 - NateR Likes this wine: 92 Points
Quite enjoyable and balanced. Not too dry. Has some fruit, especially a cooked apple note. Also has the typical champagne bread/yeast note, but it's subtle.
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11/26/2021 - Janstan Likes this wine: 90 Points
Went well pre Thanksgiving dinner with cheeses
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11/22/2021 - ssouth wrote: 90 Points
Pol Roger Reserve Brut Champagne , alc 12.5%. Yeasty bread roll nose. Nice crisp mouthfeel with a hint of sweetness and nuttiness
This bottle has spent about 10 yrs in the cellar
Quite acceptable with fried chicken
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11/18/2021 - bookert wrote: 89 Points
Almost painfully dry and acidic
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11/13/2021 - GuanYu Likes this wine: 92 Points
Green apple, fresh, crisp and silky.
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11/11/2021 - Paul852 Likes this wine: 89 Points
My first house Pol Roger for several years, and I rather like this.
The nose is fresh and mineral with a hint of citrus. These follow to the palate which has an initial bite then fruit (tangerine) and a clean minerally finish. The mouthfeel is not all all austere, but the dosage is well-judged and it also steers well clear of cloying.
Overall a very decent everyday fizz and OK, if not great, QPR at the ~US$38 that I paid.
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11/7/2021 - BigBoy_Sonoma wrote: 92 Points
Acidity, tropical fruit, tangerine, finishes with minerality a-
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11/6/2021 - JayP Likes this wine: 90 Points
Definitely one of my favourite NV Champagnes - delicious and consistent
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10/30/2021 - Sourdough Likes this wine: 92 Points
Bugig lovey Champ. Hogh pressure Tiny bubbles. Lovel nose and mouthfeel. Very finished andi ntegated.
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10/28/2021 - Katto Likes this wine: 93 Points
Nice fresh smell of apricots and apples with a touch of hay. Fine bubbles, great in mouth, creamy. Acidic but not overwhelmingly so, balanced with notes of baked apple pie, melon, dried hay, potting soil with a bready finish that has a note of peroxide.
Drank with sushi, nice pairing, especially with toro.
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10/25/2021 - winesteward Likes this wine: 91 Points
One of the better basic Bruts out there. Very round, medium to full bodied. Even young, it's a great champagne. Went very nicely with spaghetti and bottarga, and gravlax.
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10/21/2021 - jsmorris707 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Similar to prior notes after SO for 30 min; delicious
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10/20/2021 - mrgarreth Likes this wine: 88 Points
Toast, brioche, lemon, nectarine, yogurt, dried apple, and hazelnut on the nose. The dosage is nicely balanced with the high acidity and good flavour concentration. You can tell this has had long lees ageing - it lends such sophistication to this wine. Very good value.
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10/18/2021 - Kellig Likes this wine: 95 Points
Happy Birthday to me! Fantastic champagne with excellent notes of french bread. Went great with quiche and Brie! Great sub for Dom at a quarter of the price!
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10/7/2021 - winesteward Likes this wine: 90 Points
One of the better basic champagnes out there. Medium-bodied, creamy, more fruit than yeast, but I'm not complaining. Great with oysters. No trouble at all drinking a whole bottle at dinner.
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9/19/2021 - stayhappy21 wrote: 88 Points
Brought this bottle to Wakanui for lunch with my army buddies to celebrate a birthday. We had market fish cappuccino, Hokkaido scallops, grilled octopus, spring lamb and grass-fed beef.
A very polished Champagne. Yeast, toast with roasted nuts and almonds. Clean and crisp finish.
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9/19/2021 - xiangjing91 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Pale yellow, green apples and yeasty notes on the nose. Creamy finish
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9/12/2021 - KFloveswine Likes this wine: 93 Points
Great classic NV champagne. Nice lingering medium bubbles. More of a yeast bread nose with a touch of fruit. Complex wine that does not disappoint. Good finish that lingers. One of our go to sparklers.
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9/3/2021 - jsmorris707 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Similar to prior notes after SO for 30 min; delicious
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8/29/2021 - Sean Tay wrote: 90 Points
Medium nose intensity with yeast, toast, lemon. High acidity. Drank from 3 litre bottle.
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8/28/2021 - GlennO86 Likes this wine: 89 Points
Same as before👍
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8/18/2021 - slywka7 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Aromas of ginger, shortbread, cream and mineral. Flavors of citrus, cream, pie crust and mineral. Ends with a mineral and cream finish that lasts for 20 seconds. Really enjoyed my last few bottles of this. Love this style of champagne.
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8/17/2021 - Montecalvo wrote:
don't remember drinking these or buying them.
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8/14/2021 - StewartWent wrote: 88 Points
Pretty solid for a NV of what would be reasonably high production volume. On the richer side with some toast but certainly has a aged component on the nose. Some citrus sweetness late. Easy(er) drinking for me.
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8/7/2021 - mrgarreth wrote: 86 Points
Reliable, fresh, but a bit lacking in complexity. Plenty of citrus, apple, and toast, maybe some flinty minerality if I’m being generous. It’s very nice and very drinkable, if a bit lacking in character.
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7/30/2021 - Gunnar.Bjerke.osen@domstol.no wrote:
Veldig god, drukket 30.7.21 på hytta
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7/17/2021 - fc1910 Likes this wine: 91 Points
My first choice in the NV class, and my first choice being asked for a reference bottle of Champagne,
still going strong and showing why!
Rich appearance of pears, apples, some bakery right from the start, very good balance after some short aeration, fresh and with the right amount of lime floor aromas in the long finish, as always a treat,
enjoy on every occasion! 91,92(+)
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7/17/2021 - Livonietisr Likes this wine: 92 Points
Plenty of fine bubbles. Red grapes is dominating in aromas. Nose of pear, apples, brioche, honey. Good structure, pleasant freshness. Round and rich.
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7/15/2021 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Crisp and clean on the nose. Pallet is fatter and rounder. Higher dosage than I remember it being.
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7/13/2021 - Collector1855 wrote: 94 Points
This is always a reliable cellar defender. Lovely nose of white fruit, bakery, yellow fruit. The palate is lush, reminds me of the Bollinger nad Clos des Goisses style, rich, yet fresh. Succulent finish. I recommend to decant these NV Champagne (into a ting/tall decanter, made for Champagne, not a wide one made for red wine) when young, aromatically they open up substantially after 15min in the decanter and you only loose little of the bubbles.
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7/10/2021 - skoglund_98 Likes this wine:
Mycket god. Vi serverade den till en efterrätt, bakad grädde med rabarberkompott, jordgubbar och pistageflarn. Mycket bra kombination, särskilt med farten.
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7/8/2021 - jsmorris707 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Same as last one a few days ago
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7/4/2021 - jsmorris707 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Similar to prior note after SO for 30 min; very good, drink or hold
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6/27/2021 - Puteljen! Likes this wine: 91 Points
From mag. 2-3 years since purchase. Still drinking young and fresh with basically no development. Bread, citrus, some flowery notes. Good.
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6/26/2021 - thewiz Likes this wine: 94 Points
(Disgorged in the late 1960s with a base from the mid-60s)
Lovely intense golden yellow colour with a fine stream of bubbles. Wonderful on the mature nose showing butterscotch, honey and citrus flowers. Opens up in the glass with hazelnuts in a very pleasant way. Palate showing a smooth lemon acidity with a creamy mid and some herbs, before the lengthy finish showing a honey smooth sweetness in a delicious way. The intense minerality shows a lovely saltiness on the lips to give the perfect finish to this wonderfully mature champagne, opened in the perfect spot this evening.
(Still showing a freshness and intensity after 50 years of post-disgorgement)
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6/26/2021 - boston617 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Nice yeasty aromas with green apple and pineapple notes
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6/24/2021 - Dovberg Likes this wine: 91 Points
From jeroboam. Bought five years ago.
Round, utterly fruity with lots of pears and white flowers. Lime juice and cherries as well.
On the palate the wine is packed with round and fresh fruit. Pears and grapefruit are mixed in a creamy mix. Some vanilla ice cream as well.
Probably the best Pol Roger NV I ever had.
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6/19/2021 - olracx62 wrote: 90 Points
nice minerality and elegant freshness make this NV a best-in-class as entry level champagne. Paired with baby octopus and a risotto with squids, shrimps and zucchini in a fresh evening at Chiavari with Matt&C celebrating his 36th and last exam
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6/18/2021 - benjamin96 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Beaux champagnes tres classiques dans le style. Bulles un peu grossiere, creme patissiere, peche blanche. Beau vin, un peu trop dose pour mes gouts, mais tres bonne representation de champagne quand meme.
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6/11/2021 - WineGeek1989 Likes this wine: 94 Points
On the nose- Poached pear, smoky toast, candied lemon zest, creme brulee, bready notes, fresh pastry, fresh ginger, flinty minerality, white flowers
On the palate- Poached pear and smoky toast, candied lemon zest and creme brulee, bready notes and fresh pastry, fresh ginger and flinty minerality with a hint of white flowers on the finish. The finish is fresh and bright with killer acidity and super fine bubbles. The finish is lifted and fresh and is long lasting. This is just an amazing bottle of Champagne for the money
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6/10/2021 - jsmorris707 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Similar to prior note after SO for 30 min; delicious
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5/29/2021 - IWFS Arkansas Likes this wine:
Palate vs. Wallet; 5/29/2021-5/31/2021 (Amy's home): From magnum.
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5/28/2021 - grizzlywine Likes this wine: 89 Points
Meh. Disgorged 8/2020
Runs to the more oxidated side of the spectrum, pineapple, yeasty brioche.
Flat flavor profile, unassuming acidity, invisible finish. This would be a great first class apertif on an airplane, but too boring to revisit at home.
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5/21/2021 - GlennO86 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Smell of green apples, toast and honey. Fabolous fruit and well balanced acidety. Delicate bubbles. Long, creamy, exit. A delicious Champagne - bang for the bucks!
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5/15/2021 - jsmorris707 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Similar to prior note after SO for 30 min; delicious
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5/13/2021 - caesar77 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Golden hue with tremendous head due to medium to small bubbles. Nose is white fruit and toasted almonds. On the palate, the pinot noir shows up and you get some hints of beef jus along with the more typical brioche and citrus. Long, dry finish.
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5/8/2021 - mattym19 Likes this wine: 90 Points
DG ??/20??
Nose is mushroomy with earthy smoked almonds. Definitely more savory notes than fruity but I like it. Palate is more earth but this time more oyster-y, limestone, baking spices and some lemon oil trending towards more tropical notes as it opens and warms up. Very nice for a base-level grande marque, but I think it’s a total d-bag move of them not to provide disgorgement info so I would not buy again on principle.
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5/7/2021 - Papies wrote: 90 Points
Lunch beyond Superlatives (The RAC, London): A great all rounder and always a consistent wine. Definitely made a bit richer and fattier than the more aperitif style we remember albeit lack of disgorgement data does make it impossible to track this. Very solid in any case and an easy 90
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5/6/2021 - Wolffy Likes this wine: 89 Points
I little on the sweet side for my liking from champagne.
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4/28/2021 - Purple Tooth wrote: 92 Points
Theres nothing to dislike about this Champagne. Toasty and lush, inviting and complex. A comforting style with its sweetness. Don't be a snob! Just shut up and Drink...Me likes this...nyuc nyuck!
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4/27/2021 - gabrowns wrote: 90 Points
Just a lovely bottle of bubbly! The perfect balance of cream, fruit, and acidity, with small bubbles which enhanced all those qualities. My new favorite.
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4/25/2021 - Vancouver wrote: 91 Points
From what I could decipher from the website- this is an even blend of the three major grapes, aged at least four years on its lees. I couldn't find any disgorgement date.
The age is evident out of the bottle with a light golden color.
The nose is all about citrus, honeyed green apple and touch of autolytic.
The wine is medium in terms of body with a touch more weight and touch less acidity than some similar type bottles (entry level NV from major house) . Lots of similar flavor characteristics on the palate with a touch of sweetness. Not sure what the dosage is, but I suspect on the "higher" side for a Brut.
The finish is medium to medium plus and overall a very enjoyable bottle. This seems to be ready to roll on release so no need to cellar.
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4/23/2021 - Sean Tay wrote: 88 Points
Medium nose intensity with notes of lemon, green apple. Basic everyday drinking Champagne.
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4/16/2021 - Papies wrote: 90 Points
A very solid and focused NV champagne at par with it’s kind across the major houses. Well made, aperitif style, focused and firm. Good 90
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4/10/2021 - Elvis1969 Likes this wine: 90 Points
One of the best ”standard” champagnes. Always good!
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4/9/2021 - RVC_Wine Likes this wine: 90 Points
N: baked apple, pear, jasmine, white blossom, creme brulee
P: lemon meringue, vanilla, toast, hazelnut
Rich without being overly so
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4/3/2021 - Wino133 Likes this wine: 90 Points
This is nice. Clean, quite simple, nice bit of crisp and something in the after taste. Good value for money, especially in the sales, but think my heart still leans Billecart Salmon NV!
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4/2/2021 - paintinginacave Likes this wine: 90 Points
An even blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier from 30 different curs with 25% reserve wine. Cellared for four years before release. No disgorgement date since Pol Roger only display this information on cases and this was purchased as a single bottle.
Pale gold in the glass and well balanced spanning a wide spectrum of aromas; lees characteristics of yeast and white bread dough, floral notes of white flowers and apple blossom, and a fruit profile of yellow apple flesh and red apple skin. Fuller in style with toasted brioche, white peach, and freshly baked biscuits. Lacks a little depth and concentration. Remains an excellent Champagne at this price point.
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3/31/2021 - vinorsk Likes this wine: 92 Points
Delicious as always - my favorite mass market Champagne. Lively, bright acidity, crisp and toasty, more apple than brioche. Fine bubbles for days and a clean, crisp finish.
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3/26/2021 - Satoshi Nakamoto wrote:
Solid everyday Champagne with everything in place. Apple, lemon, bready, and yeasty notes. Crisp and bright on the palate. The sweetness is slightly cloying, but the nice finish makes up for it. At this price point, a great textbook wine.
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3/25/2021 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Lots of big toast on the nose. Were not the best known but were known by the best. On day three still going strong.55% of the fruit is theirs and they are just under the size of Billecart Salmon. 1/3, 1/3, 1/3 of the main grapes and three different vintages that are a minumum three years old. 8 g/L.
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3/23/2021 - jsmorris707 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Similar to prior note after SO for 30 min; delicious
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3/19/2021 - jsmorris707 Likes this wine: 92 Points
PNP, consistently delicious, great QPR; great way to start a meal
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3/14/2021 - Purple Tooth wrote: 92 Points
One to reach for when you just want an easy to understand champagne that can please everyone in the room, No need to read between the lines. This is in your face, rich, sweet, and toasty like a marzipan cookie. Good enough for me fa sho...Great value too. I would not try to hold this long because once the sweetness fades, the balance will most likely tilt. Drink!
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3/3/2021 - Alex Brogan wrote: 89 Points
Somewhere near to top of my favourite NV grand marques. Clean and refreshing of course, but backed up with some buttery croissant
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2/28/2021 - Smksmk Likes this wine: 90 Points
Excellent. Don’t doubt Mr. Churchill.
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2/27/2021 - JayP Likes this wine: 90 Points
I do love Pol NV. It is so much my style of NV Champagne. Rich and yeasty but still sharp and very long/refined. I dont know when disgorged but drinking well now but will last many more years
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2/25/2021 - Johno's Cellar Likes this wine: 94 Points
Best NV I’ve had this year. Big toasty and fruit integrated wine with elegance but a wine that has tension and intensity. Great wine
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2/20/2021 - fc1910 Likes this wine: 91 Points
I am sure right now, this is by all standards my fave NV champagne,
all standards on this level means above all QPR, there is Bollinger and some others around, but imho this is among the most reliable ones, and maybe the best tasty one (very) young, so I choose this bottling,
as always loads of yeasty aromas, delicious apples, bread crest, not too dry mouth feel, just the right amount of dosage, well structured, with good weight and lingering aromas, nutty, chalky finish, a sparkler to love for its donating joy, will increase complexity by 3- 5 + years in your cellar, **(*+), around 90, 91
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2/20/2021 - melvinyeowq Likes this wine:
Can’t go wrong with this – textbook champagne with notes of green apple and brioche. For entry-level house champagnes I prefer this to Roederer and Bollinger. Reliable.
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2/18/2021 - Bordeaux 2013 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Fun!
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2/15/2021 - Ridgerunner Likes this wine: 93 Points
Wonderful with an assortment of Indian food yummies on Valentines Day!
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1/23/2021 - Derek132 wrote:
Outstandingly rich. A wine that showcases its process. Full of all the bready, yeasty, creamy flavors that makes Champagne so interesting and enjoyable. There is a lot to love, but there was this slight bitterness on the finish that reminds me of biting into an orange peel and I'm not sure how I feel about that.
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1/15/2021 - PSPatrick wrote: 90 Points
A bottle I bought a little more than a year ago. Medium yellow-gold, with light, fine perlage. Floral notes, citrus, nuts, biscuit, brioche and some smoke, with medium-fine mousse, lively acidity and very good length. Medium to full, with good autolysis character. Smoothly textured and well-balanced. Always reliable - one of my favourite big brand champagnes.
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1/14/2021 - Sean Tay wrote: 90 Points
Aggressive mousse. Lemon, apple, slight toast. High acidity.
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1/10/2021 - sethebarlow wrote: 92 Points
The one major Champagne house that never fails me. Always on the rich side, though never flamboyant. Baked fruit, yeastiness, a stately minerality.
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1/2/2021 - Tom Rodger Likes this wine:
Gorgeous champagne. Yellow colour with freshness on the nose. Small and refined bubbles. Toasty, no bitterness and very drinkable. Will buy again.
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1/2/2021 - Joanna H Likes this wine: 89 Points
Really good. Fresh but still complex in both taste and smell. Lovely, will buy this again for sure
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1/1/2021 - boomecho Likes this wine: 93 Points
Truly delicious and worth seeking out.
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1/1/2021 - Pontifax Likes this wine: 91 Points
So....New Years Day 2021!
On nose: toasted sourdough bread, hazlenuts and minerals.
On palate: a follow through of above notes, wedded to yellow plum skin, light citrus peel, and faint herbal , earthy notes....good mousse, and lively bubble " petailllance" ....a very satisfying producer of non- vintage Champagne....I don't drink sparkling wine often....but I will buy this again.
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1/1/2021 - AnthonyPilkington wrote: 92 Points
Thoroughly enjoyed this, every sip. Really impressive length, hits the mouth, good depth and great fun. Lovely biscuity zing. A revelation for myself. Can just imagine Winston quaffing this, no doubt a vintage version.
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12/31/2020 - afields wrote:
Mousse fades quickly and it doesn’t feel quite as finely carbonated as I’d like. Biscuity (even buttery) with orange and lemon. Good acid but feels like reasonably high dosage/sweeter. With popcorn it feels way fruitier, orchard fruit and fruit salad. This isn’t my favorite style of champagne but putting personal preferences aside, the quality is pretty good. ~6.5/10
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12/31/2020 - HOD wrote:
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12/30/2020 - fc1910 Likes this wine: 90 Points
And here we are again!
One of my long time reference NV Brut bottling Champagne from well known houses, the other is Chartogne Taillet,
bought a case from an offer recently, so pnp this first one,
creamy flow, bread crest, ripe apples and pears, a mouthful of Champagne, really always delivering, just cannot stop till emptied the bottle, again a high recommendation, would benefit from 3- 5+ years in the cellar for sure, **(*-****), around 90, 91(+) potential
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12/26/2020 - Burgundynick Likes this wine: 90 Points
Great and delicious 90 points
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12/25/2020 - JayP Likes this wine: 90 Points
Drank as a lengthy lunchtime aperitif on Christmas day. I liked it (eventually) once I got over the surprise that this Mag tasted significantly less mature than 75cl bottles. The latter are typically rich and buttery but this was quite steely and austere. It opened up a little over 2 hours but really was a different (bit v nice) drink to what I had imagined.
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12/25/2020 - cbuhlman wrote:
Lemon, cameo apple and pear, and hazelnut with a bit of baked bread yeastiness. Streamlined and zesty with fine delicate bubbles.
I really like this.
90-92
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12/25/2020 - jdporter3 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Just a lovely, lovely wine. A bit of marzipan runs to an almost Macintosh apple crispness - but not sharp, due to a mouth filling feel. The best big house NV in my opinion and a great Christmas tradition. Churchill was no dummy. If it was warm enough outside I’d smoke a Romeo & Julieta. Next up - L’Enfant Jesus.
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12/25/2020 - kosmik Likes this wine: 91 Points
Œil : Très belle prise de mousse. Bulles moyennes-fines, très abondantes et persistantes.
Nez : projection plutôt forte, crémeux. crayeux, salin, paille séchée, fleurs blanches, à peine brioché, très beau
Bouche : acidité rafraîchissante, amertume moyenne, belle longueur, l’effervescence emplie la bouche
Élégant! Excellent!
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12/23/2020 - Weinberg Falls wrote: 91 Points
The difference for me between Pol and other big NVs is its vitality. This has an urgency to the perlage and acid that makes it really exciting. But with enough rich brioche on the nose and lemon curd on the palate to give it a stately feel. Brilliant balance. Lovely, old school Christmas Champagne
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12/6/2020 - Burgundynick Likes this wine: 90 Points
Always a dependable nv. Apples, citrus, clean fresh palate, with some depth and creaminess 90 points
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12/5/2020 - corposo Likes this wine: 92 Points
love it.
I live just down the Road from where Chirchill was born and it is very emotional when a Spitfire flys past and I am doing a BBQ and have a glass of Pol Roger in my hand and at that moment you know why this was Chirchill's favourite champagne.
Very good value for money.
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11/10/2020 - Manuel10 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Ottimo champagne, sentori floreali accompagnato da qualche nota evolutiva.
In bocca una bella acidità.
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11/8/2020 - Montifello Likes this wine: 89 Points
Nice, small bubbles, a little too sweet
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11/7/2020 - blackbrownbeige Likes this wine: 90 Points
Who gives a shit what it tastes like, let's PARTY.
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10/24/2020 - Bearbus wrote:
Fresh of the boat apparently, and it shows, with only the beginnings of toastiness in a croissant-center-like sense. Very nice to drink though
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10/19/2020 - olracx62 Likes this wine: 92 Points
top entry-level champagne with round and refined minerality and a touch of aromatic notes which do not disturb at all. Pleasant and elegant. Best paired with a bitter-sweet risotto with shrimp, mushrooms and grated orange peel. Celebrating M's 24 and B's bachelor degree
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10/16/2020 - Doc2 Likes this wine:
Opens flush with creamy apricot on nose and palate. The mousse is soft. Followed by tangerine, Kumquat, toasted brioche. It's soothing, it's lovely. The bottle ends with lemon without tartness. One bottle for 2 people is not enough. Oh, if another person were here. I see another case on the horizon.
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10/3/2020 - MAXIMUM SATISFACTION wrote: 90 Points
Does the job in the $40 range. Full/rich with a touch of sweetness. Much better/heavier than Veuve and Moet but not at the Bollinger level. Nothing to complain about here.
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9/26/2020 - Puteljen! wrote: 91 Points
Drinking nicely with toast, yellow fruit, hints of flowers and a good dose of mixed citrus. Perhaps a bit sweeter and richer than I remember it to be, but then it was served a few degrees warmer than usual. Very good. They are keeping up the quality chez PR.
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9/21/2020 - ChristianSchoenborn Likes this wine: 89 Points
Ein frisch gebuttertes Brioche,Vom Meer kommt eine sanfte Brise die neben einer deutlich vernehmbaren Sali nität noch den Duft der Zitronenbäume weiter trägt.Beim Trinken überzeugt der sanfte Schmelz am Gaumen. Das Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis ist überragend. Ein wunderbarer Champagner den man, hier spricht der Snob und Schnösel, jeden Tag trinken sollte.
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9/21/2020 - depechemoroder Likes this wine: 90 Points
A very youthful bottle with crisper fruit notes amid the musty-yeasty-briochey-nuttiness. The black grape palate really shows through, but it's very stylishly composed with focused fruit and sweet cashew richness playing together very well. The mousse, as always, is very nice.
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9/13/2020 - americanstorm Likes this wine: 92 Points
Lots of toast, dusty mouth feel. Citrus and mineral flavors. Very well like by everyone. Good champagne for its price point -- 45$. Would buy again 92+
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9/8/2020 - christyler Likes this wine: 92 Points
Another great showing. Slightly creamy and with texture that punches above its weight.
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8/28/2020 - Doc2 Likes this wine:
Starts with Apple and pear on the nose. Crisp mousse on the palate which softened over 1 hour. Palate was initially pear and tangerine, later blood orange ans persimmon.
At $36, this is the house champagne, at least until the Vilmart comes in the fall.
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8/17/2020 - fcxj wrote: 86 Points
Meh.
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8/14/2020 - Jcpwine Likes this wine: 92 Points
Had for a birthday party for an admirer of Winston Churchill, so few notes. Pale straw color, with a light-medium body and a pleasant mousse. Touches of brioche and a bit of lemon. Very pleasant champagne.
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8/11/2020 - ex-sommelier Likes this wine:
No detailed notes, but a lovely, linear Champagne with lemon curd, chalk, and hazelnut. More streamlined and citric than rich or yeasty, good food bubbly.
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7/27/2020 - asparagus Likes this wine: 93 Points
Second last bottle. Bought in 2014 (24 bottles of this, to be exact). 2008 base. This was absolutely singing. Fresh, lively, with a good lick of acid. Lovely mouthfeel. Should have bought more...
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7/24/2020 - InFrom/HF Likes this wine: 90 Points
Lovely, citrusy, not very toasty or yeasty but very enjoyable.
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7/24/2020 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 91 Points
Light straw, plentiful small bubbles, lemon and citrus nose, some toast and earthiness. Marzipan. Not bone dry but still very good. Citrus flavors predominate.
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7/2/2020 - slywka7 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Aromas of smoke, lime, mineral and baked bread. Flavors of mineral, hint of citrus, slate and a great creaminess to it. Ends with a long 25+ second finish with mineral and citrus notes. Really enjoyed this and prefer the creamy Champagne style. Will need to get some more of these.
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6/26/2020 - Buick455 wrote: 90 Points
This is a nice champagne. Pale yellow. Fine bobbles. Mineral, yeast, toast and white flowers. Medium long finish.
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6/21/2020 - TannicBeast Likes this wine: 93 Points
Green apple, white peach, white blossom, brioche, vanilla, lemon custard, ginger. Dry, but with generous fruit. Crisp and clean with plenty of acidity. Med (+) flavor intensity and a long, mineral finish. Delicious.
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6/21/2020 - strijbosmh Likes this wine: 92 Points
Lovely as always. Toasty with some brioche and subtle baking spices. House bubbles forever.
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6/17/2020 - JHSP wrote: 88 Points
not to complex and good acidity / tension - not my favourite generic champagne....
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5/30/2020 - DangerMouse81 Likes this wine: 92 Points
From magnum. Lots of pear pastry and toasty brioche. Lemon meringue palate with creamy mousse. Polished wine and focused. Lovely stuff.
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5/29/2020 - racerchris Likes this wine:
Our favorite in the price range.
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5/24/2020 - rmalloy Likes this wine: 90 Points
Very balanced, very drinkable.
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5/21/2020 - galewskj wrote: 89 Points
This has to be the toastiest champagne I've had in the last year. There is tons of toast, brioche, yeast. It has enough acidity, but I would prefer a little more. Overall, a great NV in a very rich toasty style. 89-90
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5/16/2020 - olracx62 wrote: 90 Points
first class entry level NV champagne with elegant bubbles and an enticing nose. Consistent at the palate with notes of boulangerie and some aromatic hints. Paired well with roasted bread, butter and anchovies in a late spring afternoon on the new side over the trees, celebrating my first time 2m
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5/16/2020 - Alykhan V Likes this wine: 91 Points
Aromas of ginger, lemon balm, mango, tangerine, red apple
More about the fruit than the autolytic notes
Full bodied
Dry to off-dry. Extremely well balanced with crisp acidity
Long to excellent finish
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5/11/2020 - andrewdodd86 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Lemon, citrus, always dependable always delicious.
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5/10/2020 - Wine Warrior 1 wrote: 90 Points
Mother’s Day, the smile on my wife’s face as I handed her a glass or just celebrating our children may have had an influence on my enjoyment of these bubbles. Linear in focus but clean and dare say refreshing to the palate. This is no Sir Winston, but rose to the occasion of celebration. I think it’s a nice, straight forward Champagne for the price. Unless your wanting to impress, this is a champagne all drinkers can enjoy.
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5/9/2020 - Burgundynick Likes this wine: 89 Points
a class wine, dependable, thrilling and delicious. A great way to celebrate a #winesaturday A little citrus and brioche in the nose. Palate had oodles of apples, citrus, some body and depth, with a delicate mousse. Gorgeous in the garden catching the last of the #sunshine . 89 points
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5/9/2020 - black fruits Likes this wine: 92 Points
Yeast, brioche and lime/lemon overtones, fine bead with Lovely crisp dry finish.
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4/26/2020 - Elvis1969 wrote: 88 Points
Magnum.
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4/25/2020 - Gott vin Likes this wine: 90 Points
Lagrad standard i 6 år. Bra idé!
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4/12/2020 - Krugalex wrote: 89 Points
Light gold color. Medium-sized bubbles. Sea breeze on the first nose, then yellow apples and a lot of pear notes after a couple swirls in the Zalto sweet wine glass (a bit too much "orchard juice" for me). Also, by comparison, much less toasted bread notes than the NV Brut impérial from Moët. Sharp acidity and nice creamy texture. No great complexity or length here, but it's an honest champagne for the price. I usually prefer a toastier style of champagne, so I'd rather pay a few bucks more to have something else, like a NV Bollinger or even a regular Moët or Veuve.
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4/11/2020 - Château de Farmer Likes this wine: 90 Points
This bottle fresher and cleaner than the last we had from them, which I think was appreciated. Really nice citrus fruits and bright. A little depth/complexity, but mostly just a nice, easy, quality toaster.
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4/9/2020 - ChDonath wrote: 87 Points
When I tried Pol Roger so far it was very fresh and clean... the 2008 was excellent...
I dont recall anything negative when I opened the first bottle from this charge around two years ago.
Now the color darkened a bit... not so memorable on the bouquet.
Taste after opening directly was quite good, fine bubbles and very elegant. Nice depth...
Kept it breathing for 1-2 hours and then it declined sharply. It showed some for me unpleasant aftertaste like artifical sweetener... difficult to describe. Had this with some Ruinart as well.
So this was a disappointment...
Bottling code was LE18461
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4/9/2020 - chbeaumont wrote: 89 Points
Pronounced colour; meaty, plenty on nose; decent weight, crisp.
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3/28/2020 - Ryanh8 wrote:
Good for the price. Complex, well balanced. Citrus and yeasty notes on the nose, palate confirms the nose, very tasty
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3/24/2020 - Carlinhove Likes this wine: 78 Points
Good but not great.
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3/20/2020 - Vinlundin Likes this wine: 90 Points
Fresh, well balanced, yellow apples, lemon, pear, bready notes - great champagne
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3/8/2020 - SMaiworm Likes this wine: 90 Points
Perfect for drinking outdoors
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3/8/2020 - SMaiworm Likes this wine:
Perfect for drinking outdoors
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3/8/2020 - SMaiworm Likes this wine: 92 Points
Excellent!
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3/4/2020 - Markus IWC Does not like this wine:
CvP Kvinnor i Champagne, vin #5:
7gr dosage, CH33, PN33, PM33
Brödig, rostade toner, låg frukt, riesling vibb.
Piggelin och godistoner, svag syra, artificiell, crowdpleaser, krämig, mousse försvann snabbt.
Pommac imitation, menlös, ingen syra. 85p
BV 2
WV 6 (min)
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2/17/2020 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 91 Points
Amsterdam UGCB Tasting and Winemakers' Dinner (Beurs van Berlage / Eden Hotel): Imported by De Bruijn in Nijmegen, one of the two organisers of the UGCB event in Amsterdam this year, and one of my favourite NV's. Creamy, complex, elegant, silky, fresh, a wonderful package.
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2/13/2020 - dbkitc wrote: 89 Points
Medium straw color. Light brioche, rubber and honied fruit nose. Nice mouse, medium flavor depth and a finish that is both zippy and long. Good quality. (89)
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2/3/2020 - Keith Cooper Likes this wine: 91 Points
Served as aperitif. Lively on opening, lots of bubbles, rich. The palate is lemony, creamy, excellent acidity, good length. Very enjoyable.
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1/31/2020 - NickBurwood Likes this wine: 91 Points
Here's to old friends and a new future. 23:00 31/01/2020
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1/24/2020 - WineHors wrote:
Intense lemon with slightly bone dry bubbly. ok but would have prefer to have slightly sweetness to come through.
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1/19/2020 - Ken332 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Excellent, relatively inexpensive, NV Champagne. I have enjoyed these over a number of years and need to re-stock.
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1/18/2020 - 1W2T Likes this wine: 91 Points
NV från magnum som legat ca 5 år från inköp! Lite förbluffande att jag nog uppskattar denna ”olagrad” med den fräschören som den har då...
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1/17/2020 - Motz wrote: 93 Points
I had the good fortune of tasting this wine several times throughout December. Those experiences vaulted it to the top of my (reasonably) affordable high quality Champagne list, displacing Delamotte. Truly spectacular, profoundly satisfying!
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1/15/2020 - Burgundynick Likes this wine: 89 Points
Such a dependable NV Champagne on great form. I should try and keep some for the future but it's so damn good. 89 points
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1/10/2020 - Buick455 wrote: 91 Points
This is a nice champagne. Pale yellow. Fine bobbles. Mineral, yeast, toast and white flowers. Medium long finish.
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1/1/2020 - tomoem Likes this wine: 91 Points
NYE 2020
Repeating recent notes and upping score.
"Wonderful balanced champagne which is unfortunately a little overpriced. I prefer the Winston Churchill at 3x the cost". Better tonight among quite a tasting.
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1/1/2020 - PSPatrick wrote: 90 Points
A bottle I bought last month. Light yellow-gold, with light, fine perlage. Stone fruit, apple, some citrus, brioche, chalk and lovely smokiness, with fine, creamy mousse, lively acidity and superb length. Medium to full-bodied and well-balanced, with a smooth texture. Good autolysis character. A lovely bottle!
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12/31/2019 - marcellonegro wrote: 87 Points
Pale golden colour. Big nose of toast, biscuit and honey brioche. Stewed apple and nutty aromas. Dry with super high acidity and flavours of lemon and green apple. None of the same toasty notes that are in the nose. Medium to long finish and moderate complexity.
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12/31/2019 - bengemarräng Likes this wine: 90 Points
From magnum. Definitely the best Brut Reserve I've had, shows there's something with the magnum size even though just stored for about a year in the cellar.
Good concentration and almost identical nose as Comtes 2006 three days before, lovely. Evolves during the evening and the yellow apples, peach and sweet lemons are very pleasant today with the probable generous dosage that I guess it might be.
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12/31/2019 - Rudolph Schmidt Likes this wine: 89 Points
N: Burnt toast, pear, lime peel
P: Ginger, stone fruit, green apple
F: Unripe stone fruit, green apple, slight sweetness, citrus.
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12/27/2019 - Burgundynick Likes this wine: 89 Points
very dependable, fresh and drinkable 89 points
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12/25/2019 - pvr1 Likes this wine: 93 Points
My favorite Champagne. Floral, citrus, burnt toast, and a little hint of dried fruits. Always brilliant with seafood!
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12/21/2019 - Krassens Likes this wine: 92 Points
Always great.
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12/20/2019 - jsmorris707 Likes this wine: 93 Points
PNP; delicious & great QPR
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12/19/2019 - CheviotCellar Likes this wine: 92 Points
Pale gold, fine bubbles. Nose has lemon zest, peach, clove, bread dough. Full palate and mousse. Nice dryness. Oyster shell, mineral finish. Polished champagne. Enjoyed more as it warmed up and opened.
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12/18/2019 - fizz wrote:
Fresh and lively, with good drive and persistence. Lemon, toast, brioche.
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12/14/2019 - FarrisVault Likes this wine: 92 Points
Always the perfect holiday champagne with plenty of mousse and bubbles AND a great price point
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12/13/2019 - Will Devize wrote: 91 Points
HGLCC 2019 at Medlar. 2012 base, 2017 disgorgement. Like peaches and cream with a precise seam of structure-giving acidity. Well rounded, generous and deliciously perky. Lovely stuff.
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12/10/2019 - vinhonotte wrote: 88 Points
GrandCuvee - Cabernets: Northern vs Southern Hemisphere (The Botanic, Raffles City): Medium gold, fine persistent beads. Mainly ripe tangerine and hoppy aromas, and pineapples, brioche and pepper flavours. In my opinion a rather bold and masculine one, but pretty simple
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12/7/2019 - christyler Likes this wine: 92 Points
I was impressed by this. A nice reminder not to sleep on big houses, especially at the entry level. Creamy, great texture. Nice acidity.
I’ve been mostly unimpressed by Roger’s more expensive offerings, but this was really good.
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12/6/2019 - NiklasW Likes this wine: 90 Points
Nice fresh fruit on the nose with a bit of toasted bread. The palate is full bodied, with great bubbles and acidity, rich and creamy. Darkest time of year in Scandinavia, and this brings some light to the evening.
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12/5/2019 - Motz wrote: 93 Points
Voluminous substance, expansive weight and textural range, imposing structure. Clean, lively, gripping, and very long.
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12/3/2019 - HallvardE wrote: 87 Points
Noe syrlig og hissige bobler, god lengde.
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12/1/2019 - Madera16 wrote:
Very pure mineral nose of apple and lemon. Carries itself elegantly with its own unique style. Great entry NV in the bright fruit, crisp style like Ruinart, Paul Bara etc.
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11/25/2019 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 92 Points
A private tasting and dinner (Champagne Pol Roger, Épernay, France): Magnum. Disgorged approximately one year ago, 2013 base vintage. More creamy and honeyed than the single bottle (base vintage 2014) tasted this afternoon, very gentle and flowing, good length. Elegant, rounded and complete.
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11/25/2019 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 91 Points
A private tasting and dinner (Champagne Pol Roger, Épernay, France): An equal blend of the three classical varieties, four years sur lattes, base vintage 2014, 25% vin de réserve from the three previous vintages, 8 gr/l dosage. Creamy texture, harmonious, warm Pinot spice and ripe lemon fruit on the nose, hints of peach and strawberry on the palate, floral, silky bubble, rounded finish.
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11/25/2019 - jsmorris707 Likes this wine: 92 Points
PNP, good mid week bubbles
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11/20/2019 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Brioche and toast on the nose. Mineral, not ultra pronounced but that could be just me today. Very soft and generous on the palate. Probably a bit more dosage than I would like making it a touch rounder than I would normally appreciate. But who am I to care while drinking Champagne in the early afternoon.
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11/15/2019 - GGLT wrote:
Lovely NV champagne. Some NVs go much better with some fruit (strawberries or other) but this stands very nicely alone.
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11/12/2019 - YouAreHere Likes this wine: 93 Points
Light aromatics, Crisp, sharp bites on the tongue, long lasting flavour, savoury
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11/9/2019 - Burgundy Al wrote: 87 Points
La Fête du Champagne Grand Tasting (Pier Sixty - New York NY): Walk around tasting. Current release. Simple and fun, showing both orchard fruit and berry notes in good combination.
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11/9/2019 - jsmorris707 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Delicious & a great way to start a party, went fast
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11/8/2019 - tomoem wrote: 89 Points
Wonderful balanced champagne which is unfortunately a little overpriced. I prefer the Winston Churchill at 3x the cost.
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10/25/2019 - Livonietisr Likes this wine: 91 Points
Brioche, citrus and apple. Fresh and elegant. Complex.
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10/16/2019 - Simon H Likes this wine: 90 Points
Fantastisk. Lagom syra. Smakrik och mineralig.
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10/11/2019 - Château de Farmer Likes this wine: 89 Points
A nice house champagne, on the richer and more oxidized side.
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10/1/2019 - sharonandroland wrote: 91 Points
Extended cellar of 7 years had a very pleasant effect and added ample complexity
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9/28/2019 - olracx62 Likes this wine: 92 Points
outstanding NV champagne which really tastes mineral and delivers clear notes of boulangerie. Equally composed by Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier really enjoys the palate and the mind too. In windy hours under the blades at the end of my summer season.
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9/27/2019 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 90 Points
Crisp, clean, lemon, elegant, with a little marzipan on the nose
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9/16/2019 - tbabes wrote: 92 Points
Fresh and crisp, with notes of cut apples and croissant, with good acidity, a surprisingly round texture, and a long and well structured finish.
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9/10/2019 - CamWheeler wrote: 90 Points
Negociants Australia New Release Tasting 2019: Lime, pear, apple on the nose. Palate is clean and bright, with good length. Ever reliably good.
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9/4/2019 - peternelson wrote: 89 Points
Solid wine but a bit too sweet for my tastes at 8 or 9 g/l. At the estate with Pierre and Elise.
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8/27/2019 - ptvie wrote: 89 Points
The wine looks blonde colored. It tastes like raspberry, lemon, pineapple, orange, almond and hazelnut.
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8/25/2019 - NickA Does not like this wine: 85 Points
Really quite disappointing - thin, overtly green apple in flavour, lacked any zing or luxury.
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7/27/2019 - Burgundynick Likes this wine: 89 Points
lovely brioche, mouse fresh acidity and hints of apple and citrus. What a way to end the week and start the weekend 89 points
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7/12/2019 - Bruce 1er wrote: 89 Points
Well crafted with good balance of fruit and subtle minerals.
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6/30/2019 - erhel Likes this wine: 90 Points
Fruity and fresh. Hints of nougat, apples, brioche, citrus and mineral.
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6/30/2019 - aquacongas wrote: 90 Points
Not blind, Magnum
Nicely balanced, powerful,brioche, nuts fresh. 90-91
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6/29/2019 - Rupert wrote:
On good form. Grip and depth. Lively.
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6/29/2019 - azscot wrote: 91 Points
Pleasant middle of the road champers. Dry with citrus and apple notes. Lacks the brioche notes I look for in a good champagne.
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6/28/2019 - Otaku Oenophile Likes this wine: 90 Points
To me it's nutty with notes of apricot.
Good value at it's price.
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6/27/2019 - vespasian wrote:
(2013 base vintage)
Medium gold colour; floral, lifted fresh on the nose. Subtle patisserie and a hint of fresh caramel; lovely flavour, complex, full spectrum. Lovely refreshment. Great contrast between reserve complexity and freshness and vibrancy of the 2013 component.
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6/15/2019 - Gillmorphean Likes this wine:
Always elegant and refined. Citrus acidity, lemons, white chocolate, toasted hazelnuts, buttery pastry and a refreshing saline finish. Perfect.
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6/2/2019 - wilypod Likes this wine: 92 Points
This disgorgement (March 2018): Enjoyable Quotient off the charts. Such a perfectly balanced Champagne. The dosage is not austere yet seamlessly integrated. Lovely tree fruit -- citrus, apple, and apricot (!) -- lively, juicy, and both tart and ripe. Toasted croissant and slate. Just a perfect quaff if lacking the extraordinary character sometimes achieved in a Champagne Millésimé.
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5/30/2019 - SLIMES Likes this wine:
Bought on a whim from Waitrose after moving to a new house. Actually really good. I'm not a follower of Pol Roger, but I always enjoy the fullness on the palate. Had some nice toastiness.
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5/28/2019 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 91 Points
A private tasting and lunch with Eric and Marianne de Bruijn (De Bruijn Wijnkopers / Restaurant Het Savarijn, Nijmegen, NL): Tasting with Eric and Marianne de Bruijn, who have recently become the Dutch importers of Pol Roger Champagne. It’s a marvellous NV, complex and polished, richly flavoured but elegant, stylish in every respect. A firm favourite “chez Auerbach”.
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5/25/2019 - NickBurwood Likes this wine: 91 Points
Late morning. Champagne called for by daughter while hair and face being made up ready for her al fresco Wedding Party for 180 at our place on the North Downs.
Dutiful father obliged. Excellent magnum with just a touch of bottle age broadening out the profile of earlier notes. Much enjoyed by the family.
In this format (Sept '17 disgorgement) has potential to improve further over the next couple of years.
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5/25/2019 - om42 wrote: 90 Points
Molasses and toast. Good acidity with a sour apple finish. Stereotypical champagne.
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5/18/2019 - CleverCorkage Likes this wine:
Love it. Solid ad always. Very complete and great entry level Champagne. Citrus , green fruit , flowers , and yeasty notes. Good body and acidity. Perfect with a heavery appetizer
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5/16/2019 - rossi.wine wrote: 92 Points
Expressive on the nose, very elegant and harmonious. Fine beads, slightly creamy mouthfeel. Lots of energy on the palate, quite mineral with a clean, vibrant finish. Very long. 91-93
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4/30/2019 - bspahn Likes this wine: 90 Points
Nice rich flavor. Slightly oxidative. Excellent for NV champagne, though I think I prefer Bollinger.
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4/21/2019 - NickBurwood Likes this wine: 92 Points
Easter Day with family members. Two bottles as midday apéritif with nibbles.
March '16 disgorgement. Decent bottle age has really done this proud adding real depth to the core crisp apple and steely mineral character. Lots of added herb, brioche etc. Touch of lemon citrus. Superb showing.
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4/21/2019 - yipen wrote:
with oyster nice!
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4/20/2019 - 1W2T Likes this wine: 91 Points
Gillar denna nv skumpa mycket! Härligt frisk doft och smak! Köp fler och lägg undan!
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4/16/2019 - Somm David T wrote: 90 Points
Hoped for better!
Lemon, lime, grapefruit, pineapple, lightly bruised green apple, pronounced minerality, understated soft chalkiness, some bread bough, Jasmine & spring flowers, good acidity with a rich polished finish.
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4/7/2019 - agbanker Likes this wine: 88 Points
Aromas of citrus, chalk and a little smokiness. Tastes of green apple, lemon, peach, ginger and biscuits with great minerality. Good balance of acid and fruit with no detectable residual sugar. We served it with a salad of fennel, oranges and green olives with a drizzle of Olive Oil and it was a great match. Overall a very good champagne.
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3/31/2019 - pcwoz Likes this wine: 91 Points
House fizz for us. Lovely.
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2/23/2019 - JohnC2 Likes this wine:
SoBe 2019
Most difficult to produce
42-54 months in the lees
Base from 2013
75% of production
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2/22/2019 - Tobinski Likes this wine:
Middle of the road, stylistically. My favorite part was the lingering finish of slightly bitter lime.
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2/17/2019 - fitzi wrote:
From memory, excellent mousse and sweet-tart tartness. Pretty good overall, though a bit perfumed for my preferences. I think I like a dryer bottle with more direct fruit. Anyway, I know this is a well-loved cuvée and will try it again at some point.
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2/17/2019 - traubenliebe wrote: 91 Points
Fresh springtime on the nose wit notes of green apple. The fine bubbles are a delight. Zesty apples with wonferful stuctured goodness. Wonderful champagne
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2/14/2019 - vinelouse wrote: 92 Points
Much darker colour then expected without the oxidative notes.
Aroma dominated by Granny Smith apples, pears and stone fruit which are reflected on the palate.
My only complaint would be that its not so fine bubbles disappear rather quickly.
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2/9/2019 - Snäppekällan Likes this wine: 90 Points
A fine champagne
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2/5/2019 - galenico wrote: 89 Points
MASTER CHAMPAGNE; 1/28/2019-4/30/2019 (WESTIN PALACE MILANO): Degustato alla cieca. ( PN33%-PM33%-CH33%)
Gassoso, calcareo, molto asciutto ma in fondo si inizia ad avvertire il frutto giallo, maturo, e la fragranza del pane. Vinoso, voluttuoso, buccia di mele al forno e pepe. Bella parte balsamica linfatica a rinfrescare l' insieme, che presenta già una parte di evoluzione.
In bocca è sicuro, sodo, dritto e ficcante. Carbonica prepotente e croccantezza marina che fa salivare. Invoglia la beva, per quanto non sia un vino di persistenza nè di finezza. Buono, sicuramente il migliore tra i Négotiants della serata.
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1/30/2019 - depechemoroder Likes this wine: 91 Points
My experience was quite similar to Rocknroller's below. Rich apple, nice pastry notes, round and broad. I found a hint of sweet nuttiness particularly attractive. This has richness but balance, with the clarity of the blending grapes really showing through. Still one of my favourite NV cuvees.
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1/27/2019 - rocknroller wrote: 93 Points
Medium gold color. Drank 2 glasses over an hour. This bottle had been cellared for 3 years. Man, this was toasty, delicious, nicely aged, crisp golden apples and wet stones. The palate has nice body, toasty, brioche, apple, bosc pear, limestone, satiny texture, very fine, medium plus length. 92+ to 93pts.
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1/26/2019 - thewiz Likes this wine: 91 Points
(Disgorged in 2007)
Light yellow colour with an endless stream of very fine bubbles that lead way for a lovely maturing nose showing yellow apples, hazelnuts and flowers at first and then opens up with liquorice and hints of herbs as well. Fresh palate dominated by delicious yellow apples with a creamy mid before the nice and lengthy yellow plums peel bitterness on the finish that makes you long for more. Having a Pol Roger with extra cellar time is always right, although this has been stored for almost an decade now, it feels as if it need more time to really express itself!
🍾Probably best with 5-15 years of extra cellaring
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1/26/2019 - Skaggs.1980 wrote: 88 Points
Gula äpplen, guldnougat, citrus och lite hav.
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1/19/2019 - xtype Likes this wine: 89 Points
This wine represents a great value in champagne.
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1/11/2019 - Eudemis Likes this wine:
12.5% alcohol. One third each of C, PN and PM. Pale colour. Persistent flow of very fine bubbles giving a pleasant mouthfeel. The nose is quite muted, but what is there is pleasantly floral, with some biscuit too. The mouth is well balanced, leaning slightly to the vivacious side. Not a broad wine. For my taste, the dosage is perfectly judged in that it is inconspicuous, but it does its job in counteracting any austerity (until the aftertaste, which has a slight tang of bitterness).
In the same price range (35€ or thereabout), I think that I prefer Delamotte's BdB, but it is close.
A repeat purchase maybe, if only to compare again with Delamotte, Bollinger and Charles Heidsieck.
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1/6/2019 - fc1910 Likes this wine:
Inspired by the Ct-user harley1199 I opened two bottles today, one recently purchased in a retail shop and one about 4 years sleeping in my cellar, as the recently bought bottle was really refreshing and zesty with intense bubbles on the palate, the mature one was quiet more balanced and with a great butteryness, this Champagne is allways a treat, young or mature, still my NV-reference for affordable champagne, recommended! I did like the mature bottle a little better! 89-91
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1/4/2019 - sortiarius wrote: 87 Points
3rd tasting of the NV base of Pol Roger
This time with a rather unpleasant aggressive mousse and with bitter tones accentuated.
Despite this I still like the overall flavor profile and acidity.
Perhaps this is bottle is priced a bit high compared to what you get.
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1/1/2019 - EMTAME wrote: 89 Points
Straight up the middle biscuit, toast, and lighter verbena notes on a medium-bodied frame. Quite tasty for a mid-day New Year’s bubbly.
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1/1/2019 - Colpete Likes this wine: 93 Points
Honeysuckle and roses, with a light crisp finish.
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1/1/2019 - mattstolz11 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Not typically blown away by sub-50 dollar champagne but this was a great way to toast in the new year. Current release (purchased at Total Wine three days before opening). Crisp apples and brioche jump out of the glass and hint at the fun tasting on the palate. crisp and round at the same time, great mouthfeel from the smooth mousse. a steal!
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12/31/2018 - Puteljen! Likes this wine: 91 Points
Very nice from magnums for new years eve
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12/31/2018 - Harley1199 Likes this wine:
Almost five years aging in my cellar. The result is a silky champagne, with a fatigued but still alive bubble. Tasty, with a good density, refreshing acide and a delicious persistence and long aftertaste. On the nose is invaded by aromas of brioche bread, meringue, marzipan, herbs of Provence. Still some metallic note, also of citrus fruits. A complexity that leads to think why you did not leave this bottle another three years sleeping in the cellar.
Some soul observed that it was not suitable for the extreme salinity of raw oysters. Of course, but often in contrast, in fusion, beauty resides. The kind of champagne that suits me. Always shining very high.
Casi cinco años envejeciendo en mi bodega. El resultado es un champán sedoso, con una burbuja fatigada pero presente. Sabroso, con una buena densidad, refrescante acidez y una deliciosa persistencia y largo retrogusto. En nariz se manifiesta con aromas a pan de mantequilla y azúcar, merengue, mazapán, hierbas de la Provenza. Todavía alguna nota metálica, de mondas de cítricos. Una complejidad que te lleva a pensar por qué no dejaste esta botella otros tres años más durmiendo en la bodeguita.
Alguna alma observó que no era adecuado para la extrema salinidad de las ostras crudas. De acuerdo, pero muchas veces en el contraste, en la fusión, reside la belleza. La clase de champán que me va. Siempre brillando a un gran nivel.
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12/29/2018 - maxima wrote: 90 Points
Bu en succ.
Mieux aimé celle-ci.
Vineux et frais, bien vif et ciselé.
De belles saveurs de brioches et de citrons confits.
Long et rafraichissant.
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12/27/2018 - Rupert wrote: 89 Points
Poised, good richness and depth, but lacked the toastiness of recent mags.
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12/25/2018 - Old Joe Likes this wine: 90 Points
Excellent
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12/24/2018 - Neras Likes this wine: 91 Points
Nice, delicious and refreshing. Good starter.
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12/24/2018 - fc1910 Likes this wine: 90 Points
If you start a christmas dinner with a sparkler a bottle of this stuff is always in my thoughts....., very intense bubbles, fine nose showing yellow and ripe green fruit aromas, mouthfilling, not that yeasty or showing much brioche like many other champagnes, midweight body, elegant with great clarity, ending long, dry and refreshing, always a very good choice, my reference for NV Champagne! ***
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12/24/2018 - Plusvini Likes this wine: 91 Points
From a 375ml. Better than usual. Lots of flavour and a little more acid than I remember.
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12/23/2018 - lbarnard wrote: 90 Points
Green apple and florals. Not a brioche/yeasty driven Champagne. Creamy on the palate. The complex finish is the best part. Well balanced acidity. No holes from start to finish - not something you can say about most entry level Champagnes. Excellent value.
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12/16/2018 - wineduggery Likes this wine: 90 Points
A solid, entry-level Champagne much like Bollinger.
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12/8/2018 - srh Likes this wine:
N/V Champagne (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA): "Equal parts P.N, Pinot Meunier, & Chard from 30 different crus.
- The P.N. (bringing structure, body, & power) is mainly produced from some of the best crus of the Montagne de Reims.
- The Pinot Meunier (ensuring freshness, roundness, &) is issued from several crus from the Vallée de la Marne and from the Epernay area.
- The Chard (adding its aromatic complexity, finesse, elegance, & lightness) comes from Epernay and some of the best crus of the Côte des Blancs."
"25% reserve wines are used, & it ages for 4 yrs in our cellars."
N: Yeast/bread dough with undertones of lemons, poss earth?
P: Med body; VERY RNDISH entry with NICE, ALMOST swtish, almond-tinged frt counterbalanced by a subtle acidity which DOES define the wie into the LONG, tangy/swt finish with just the BAREST glimpse of very, VERY slight bitterness. ARTFULLY done in a versatile style. My EXC-/EXC, poss the higher for relative QPR -- & with a wine-searcher U.S. low of $36, this vendor's $39.95 is likely not competitive.
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11/26/2018 - J @ y H @ c k Likes this wine: 91 Points
Starter at the November FKALBTG dinner. Equal parts Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier. As an entry level champagne, this is excellent. Acidity without bitterness; tropical and citrus fruits with maybe a bit of Granny Smith Apple. Not hedonistic. No brioche. None of the negative characteristics that you get from many cheap entry level bubblies. Nothing disjointed and no holes in the palate. Smooth and very easy to drink.
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11/26/2018 - grapenomad wrote: 90 Points
Marine-like character - lots of crushed seashells, fresh-squeezed citrus fruit, salt and brioche. Rich palate, opening to more stone and tropical fruit. Sharp acidity at first, but mellows down as you drink more. Mousse could be a bit softer. Medium (+) finish.
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11/25/2018 - andrewdodd86 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Always dependable
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11/22/2018 - Curt Hawkins Likes this wine: 92 Points
Drank as an aperitif for Thanksgiving. Consistent. Foam is beautiful! Creamy, a little toast, lemon, fine bubbles and sweet. Nice!
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11/16/2018 - empire80 Likes this wine: 92 Points
NV champagne at its peak - beautiful balance between fresh creamy lemon and bruised apple, with a long finish.
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11/14/2018 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Super toasty. Big and massive and very rich. Toasty and delicious.
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11/13/2018 - Keith Cooper Likes this wine: 90 Points
Tasted at The Wine Society's Champagne tasting, held in Guildford, UK. Light silver/gold colour. Floral nose, with rich tropical fruits, brioche, lemons. On the palate, it's rich and full, lemony character showing well. Good balance of acidity. Not cheap for a non vintage, but probably worth it.
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11/10/2018 - NickBurwood Likes this wine: 91 Points
Two magnums (Sept '17 disgorgement) served as an apéritif before younger grandson's first birthday buffet lunch.
Ripe and focussed cox apple core fruit, steely minerality and herby nuances starting to add complexity. Very long clean pectic finish, excellent but would benefit (as my earlier notes say) from another year in cellar. Partly consumed second magnum held up well for 24 hours under champagne stopper.
91+
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10/28/2018 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 87 Points
2018 K&L Annual Champagne Event (K&L San Francisco Store): K&L Champagne Event 2018, nose of minerals and citrus, same on the palate, medium body, has everything but needs more compared to other peers today, medium finish.
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10/28/2018 - aagrawal wrote: 88 Points
K&L Champagne Tent Tasting (San Francisco, CA): Bruised apple, nice aromatics; palate is medium bodied, well balanced. 88
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10/22/2018 - vinhslee wrote: 92 Points
Light on nose. Good mix of lemon, zesty, yeasty and minerality flavours. Acidity is high but without rough edges. It has reasonable level of complexity, fine mousse but medium (bordering short) finish. Considering the fact that I bought this with USD 30, it offers good value for money.
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10/21/2018 - Bathtub58 wrote:
Light brioche, creamy, and dry.
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10/18/2018 - sh6k wrote: 91 Points
Fruity, dosage, floral. Light. Delightful.
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10/12/2018 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 91 Points
A private lunch (Restaurant 't Spiehuis, Soest, Netherlands): An absolute joy every time I drink this. Exemplary Grande Marque NV, complex, stylish, complet, well matured.
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9/24/2018 - RajivAyyangar wrote: 90 Points
IMW 2018 Champagne - Walk-Around Tasting (Hyatt, San Francisco): "White foil" cuvee. reductive. Floral. Yellow apple.
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9/22/2018 - andrewstevenson.com wrote: 90 Points
Good, fine bubble stream.
Quite zesty nose with chalky minerality, pear and black fruit.
Good palate. Not aggressively dry over acidic, and indeed there's a certain fruity richness that's very pleasing.
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9/22/2018 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 91 Points
My (second) 50th birthday lunch (Restaurant The Beehive, White Waltham, UK): Identical to my tasting note from June 2018. Impressive quality and consistency, seamless and complex. Textbook stuff.
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9/18/2018 - 1W2T Likes this wine: 90 Points
Pol Roger var som vanligt härlig MEN miljön denna gång... vi klev upp 01.30 på min 50 årsdag och åkte bil från Seminyak till Mt Batur (vulkan på Bali) och sedan vandrade vi upp till 1.717m höjd och hade förmånen att få göra detta en stjärnklar natt (i övrigt i beckmörker) och kommer upp på toppen... och får se en magisk soluppgång... då öppnar vi denna flaska och tar fram 2 orreforsglas och skålar... så ordet magiskt har fått en ny innebörd upplevelsen får 100poäng, så tacksam!!
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9/9/2018 - Baron Slick wrote: 91 Points
Pol Roger has a style all its own and this was par for the course. White stone fruit, green apple, and white flower aromas display lovely ripeness and a confident prominence. The palate is poised and focused, full bodied and vinous, with glazed viscosity, mineral depth, and lovely effervescence. Closes with gravelly complexity. Harmonious and excellent all around. 91+
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9/6/2018 - NickBurwood Likes this wine: 91 Points
Celebrating No.2 daughter's engagement today. 2.5yr old stock.
Grabbed straight from cellar and didn't suffer from being somewhat less chilled than usual. More body but less obvious steely core minerality the main difference. Excellent wine for an excellent day.
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9/2/2018 - Rupert wrote: 92 Points
Superb, as it often is out of magnum. Toast, depth and super energy.
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9/2/2018 - scyrene wrote: 89 Points
From magnum. I've had this format on my radar for a while as it's widely available and still pretty cheap, but this is by far the best price I've seen. Lemon colour. Quite a savoury orange-red nose, lots of pastry. I certainly see a house style compared to the '08 I had vintage earlier, though this is a touch less intense. Fairly saline. The taste is crisp, sweetish, biscuity, and easygoing. Lots of peach, some pear. To be honest, I can't discern any real difference between this magnum and my last standard bottle of the NV, but if that makes it reliable, then it's not so bad - and at this price, it's considerably cheaper than two bottles. This is just classic champagne. [Cork + cage; 12.5% abv; Marks & Spencer, -1/3 @ £53.33/150cl, widely £80-95].
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9/1/2018 - AlphaMikeFoxtrot wrote: 90 Points
Ripe apples, peaches, apricots. Vanilla and yeast. Nice finish with a note of baked bread at the end.
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9/1/2018 - Macki Likes this wine:
Big fruit on nose along with toasty autolytics. Candied ginger on palatte, soft mousse, racy acidity. I am quite impressed with this.
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8/24/2018 - acheng wrote: 90 Points
From jeroboam. Always drinks well and tonight it was performing great as usual
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8/23/2018 - 1W2T Likes this wine: 92 Points
Riktigt bra standardbubbel... Servera kylskåpskall och den är bara så underbar, stora härliga bubblor och inte blir det sämre när den kostar SEK425 på SB och man hittar den för EUR32,40 på www.millesimes.com just love it!!
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8/20/2018 - pcwoz Likes this wine: 91 Points
Classic style
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8/19/2018 - mwneil Likes this wine: 91 Points
Lots of flavor, good bubbles, golden color, drank with sushi, would drink again. Brought by friend.
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7/29/2018 - Lady Chatelaine Likes this wine: 90 Points
Has all the features of a good champagne
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7/27/2018 - Kriz wrote: 90 Points
great tasty champagne
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7/25/2018 - Kriz wrote: 90 Points
Classic champagne. Toast, chalk, fruit, apple. Nice.
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7/24/2018 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 92 Points
Great Bordeaux (Yan's China Bistro, Walnut Creek, Ca.): Opened to pair with French goat Cheese from Trader Joes. Nose of minerals, slate, and citrus, same on the palate, big body, good acid, tasty, crisp and elegant tasting, mouth filling Chardonnay fruit today, medium/large amount of tiny bubbles which formed a great mousse in every pour, and a long finish.
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7/17/2018 - thewiz Likes this wine: 92 Points
(Disgorged in the mid-1990s and around 25 years old, 1/3 each of Pinot Noir, Meunière and Chardonnay, dosage around 9-10 gr/l)
It has the golden yellow colour that give sign for something special, at least if it’s been well-kept as is the case for this particular bottle. Still showing a small whispering when removing the cork that reveals the pressure inside. This bottle from the mid-1990s has not been stored perfectly, but good enough for it to reveal its magical notes starting with the mature nose showing plums, honey and dark mint chocolate all wrapped by the loveliest of home made apple sauce. The first sip is always the most exciting, the first feeling of those soft and gentle bubbles on the tongue combined with the intense mature fruitiness on the palate is such a lovely combination. When opening up it shows a lovely dried apricot citrus acidity that transforms into a very nice and long bittersweet feeling on the sides of the mouth. Just when the first sip is over it’s time to take a large indulging sip and just let all the flavors explode in the mouth. I cannot think of anything better than a well evolved bottle of champagne. This is life... (Best with 5-15 years of extra cellaring)
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7/8/2018 - bhouk wrote:
Baked apples, pears, toast, decaying leaves, held in check by a frame of acidity, with a fine bead of bubbles providing a luxurious mouthfeel. The essence of fine champagne.
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7/7/2018 - champagne99 wrote: 92 Points
Vår favorit-NV.
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7/7/2018 - df1962 wrote: 92 Points
Very nice. Dry bisquity style with citrus and with nice mineral notes adding complexity and freshness.
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7/6/2018 - strijbosmh Likes this wine: 91 Points
Always nice to drink. House bubbles.
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7/4/2018 - galewskj wrote: 91 Points
Last minute get together (Kevin's house): This is consistent for the producer. There is a richness and depth to this wine.
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6/30/2018 - rocknroller wrote: 91 Points
It's Too Damn Hot to Drink Reds (Again) (Rocknroller's (Kevin & Vicki's Place)): Light gold color. Drank a glass over 30 minutes. Nicely, toasty, yeast, almond paste, lemon, spice,, apple, tightly coiled minerality. 91+ to 92pt.
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6/21/2018 - RichD2 Likes this wine: 92 Points
A fine bottle of champagne. Acidity, round fruitiness, lees, minerals, all in balance.
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6/16/2018 - Sundbyberg wrote: 92 Points
Always a very good champagne.
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6/2/2018 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 91 Points
A private lunch (Restaurant Parkheuvel **, Rotterdam, NL): Complete, creamy, lively, lemon curd and spiced red berries, minerally and rounded, floral notes, perfect weight, good length. A classic.
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6/1/2018 - rSyver wrote: 84 Points
Quite nice for a everyday, missing the really exiting elements, but those are not really expected either. Nice bobbles, balanced and quite linear. Safe bet.
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5/31/2018 - AGELVIS wrote: 88 Points
PNP. Golden color. White bread dough nose. Zesty palate. Very nice, quality N.V. Champagne.
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5/27/2018 - acyso wrote: 90 Points
MDW BBQ (Chicago, IL): Outstanding bottle of champagne. It's outstanding in the way it's so "ordinary" -- it's almost like comfort food. You know it's a safe bet and you know what you're going to get. This has a great balance of acidity, creaminess, breadiness, yeast, chalk -- all of the things that make champagne champagne.
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5/23/2018 - PSPatrick wrote: 90 Points
The wine was medium to light straw in colour, with fine, medium-intense perlage. It offered citrus, stone fruit, apple, brioche, almond, nuts, flint stone and smoke on the nose and palate, with creamy mousse, lively acidity and very good length of the pleasantly bitter finish. Medium- to full-bodied and well-balanced. Good.
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5/19/2018 - hoservin wrote: 91 Points
Apple, pear, lemon, bread dough and spice. Fine effervescence and long finish. Served with grilled marinated chicken.
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5/18/2018 - bajayngo wrote:
The Pol Roger NV always delivers and even at around $50 it's one of the best QPR's in champagne IMO. Brioche and oyster shell, fresh herbs, citrus cut and pure luxury on the palate.
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5/17/2018 - thewiz Likes this wine: 90 Points
Light yellow colour with a youthful nose showing bread, citrus and hazelnuts. Pleasant creamy palate showing yellow apples acidity and citrus notes on the lenghty finish. Classic and elegant champagne that benefits from extra storage.
(Probably best with 3-12 years extra cellaring)
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5/17/2018 - rossi.wine wrote: 93 Points
Tasted alongside a number of NV grandes marques champagne. Lovely balance, great mousse, bright and precise with good generosity of fruit, nicely mineral, very vibrant with good length. My WOTN. 92-94
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5/12/2018 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 91 Points
Opened to pair with grilled shrimp, nose of red apple, Gala Apple, slate and citrus, same on the palate, big body, good acid, citrus driven, large amount of tiny bubbles which formed a great mousse, almost mouth filling, tasty, elegant tasting, and a long finish.
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5/10/2018 - 1W2T Likes this wine: 88 Points
Mmm, härligt bra baschampagne! Och miljön, dvs sol och mys på altanen försämrar ju inte upplevelsen
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5/2/2018 - Harley1199 Likes this wine:
La Carga de los Mamelucos (El Portal - Alicante): From a new bottle. As always a pleasure. Freshly baked cakes, spices from India, subtle citrus notes.
On the place it goes to incense and floods everything. Invade the glass.
I also like in the mouth with length and that literally dry sweetness. Dosage 9 g/l.
De una botella nueva. Como siempre un placer. Pasteles recién horneados, las especias de la India, sutiles notas cítricas.
En el local se pasan de incienso y lo inunda todo. Invade las copasz
Me gusta también en boca con longitud y ese dulzor seco.
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4/18/2018 - casoe Likes this wine: 92 Points
This did very well tonight - very pleasing and very balanced in every way. An equal mix of the 3 champagne grapes, and for me a very good balance between freshness (acidity, citrus, lime) and more mature notes of apple, pear, toast and yeast. Not the complexity of the better vintage champagnes for sure, but this is developing into one of the most reliable no-brainer NV for me.
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4/14/2018 - NickBurwood Likes this wine: 91 Points
Daughter-in-Law's birthday.
This bottle stock was purchased in 2016, 18 months earlier than the magnum drunk yesterday for my birthday. A much broader range of flavour especially on the herb front with the steely acidity much better integrated. Excellent.
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4/13/2018 - NickBurwood Likes this wine: 91 Points
Pre 64th birthday dinner drink
very nice...but should have read my notes as will undoubtedly benefit in this magnum format from a further year in bottle. (2017 purchase).
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4/10/2018 - Derek Darth Taster wrote: 90 Points
CDLR: Rousseau vs Ponsot (East Side): Majority 2008 base vintage. Pop and poured.
Appearance is clear, pale intensity, lemon colour. Thin legs. Fine bubbles.
Nose is clean, medium intensity, with aromas of chalky minerals, toasty brioche, citrus lemon, some nuts. Developing.
On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium- alcohol (12.5%), medium body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of citrus lemon-lime, green apple, honeyed almond nut, chalky minerality, brioche. Long finish.
Very good quality. Nicely aged NV champ. Very pleasant way to start the evening.
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4/8/2018 - Buick455 wrote: 90 Points
So nice. Pale yellow. Fine bobbles. Yeast, toast and white flowers. Medium long finish.
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3/31/2018 - Ryan.Vento Likes this wine: 92 Points
Excellent Saturday morning breakfast companion. Loads of pear, yeast, and Granny Smith apples. Delicious and light; solid pick.
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3/31/2018 - sbfoote wrote: 89 Points
Big dose of toasty/yeasty goodness followed by white fruits and minerals. Well made and delicious, but no outstanding elements.
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3/27/2018 - Mossrose wrote: 95 Points
Simply the greatest bottle of Pol Roger Extra Cuvee de Reserve we have ever tasted, that breaks through a glass ceiling, to become competitive with the $100+ Champagnes we have had. The main difference for this bottle is that it is the oldest we have stored in our cellar - approximately 15 years since being disgorged, 10 of which were in our cellar - which strongly suggests the hypothesis that this wine ages magnificently well and takes 15 years to reach its peak of quality. When my wife sipped it first she said "Wow. If you put those other wines back in the fridge, I'd be perfectly happy." I sipped most of the other wines first and went back to this Champagne and said "You are right! This is the best wine on the table drunk by itself, and the best by far with every food". Lovely translucent light gold color, vigorous tiny bubbles, powerful aromas of yeast, bread, lemon, honeysuckle, and black currants. The sip features vivacious and penetrating acidity beautifully integrated with a rich texture, which is a combination seldom seen in any young Champagne. But the best part of the wine is the swallow. Nose, mouth, and throat coating and caressing, with a wonderfully concentrated spike of flavors. And the final pleasure we got from the wine - we bought this at the lowest price we have ever paid in our entire lives for a Pol Roger - $25 a bottle, and we have 5 more.
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3/21/2018 - GGinSF wrote: 87 Points
I usually go for bottles from the Grower/Producers, but this big house makes a very nice NV cute. Balanced, good body, enough acidity to age in the cellar for a few years if you'd like.
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3/16/2018 - asparagus wrote:
This bottle felt tired. 2008 Base.
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3/12/2018 - isaacjamesbaker wrote: 89 Points
Apricots and lemon curd with lots of biscuits and honey and chalky minerals. Delicious, reliable stuff.
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3/4/2018 - gggboss Likes this wine: 92 Points
Amazing....
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3/1/2018 - shallIshantI Likes this wine: 89 Points
Nice colour, small bubbles. Fruity, smooth, not harsh in any way. Good standard champagne. Not a long length (nice biscuit at the end).
Pol Roger use the 3 grapes (Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meurnier) in equal proportion, blending at least 3 years for their NV. They make 11,000 cases a year! so consistency is king.
Pleasant. Exactly as expected for a NV from this house. If you get a chance, try their Winston Churchill.
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2/26/2018 - CBRwineguy wrote: 88 Points
WSET Level 2 - Day 3 (Pialligo Estate, Canberra, ACT, Australia): The appearance is clear and pale lemon in colour. Tears and bubbles are visible.
The nose is clean with a pronounced intensity. There are well-defined aromas of autolytic character (brioche, toast), green fruit (apple), and a floral note (blossom). The wine is youthful.
On the palate, the wine is dry with medium(+) acidity, medium alcohol, and medium body. The mousse is creamy and the flavours have a medium(+) intensity. There are notes of green fruit (red apple) and autolytic character (brioche, creamy texture). The finish has a medium(+) length.
This is a very good quality wine. The flavours are concentrated and have a great balance with the acidity and the alcohol. The creamy mousse is enjoyable and complements the flavour profile. In its current state, the wine shows primary and secondary characteristics. The wine is very enjoyable and has a finish with great length.
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2/24/2018 - NickBurwood Likes this wine: 91 Points
Eldest daughter's birthday dinner.
Three bottles from my two year old stock now showing really well, taking on colour and bready depth. Always holds well in cellar for up to 4-5 years from purchase (not that it gets the chance!)
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2/20/2018 - richard.presser Likes this wine: 90 Points
Drinking nicely. About 3 years of bottle age.
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2/20/2018 - evanqian wrote: 91 Points
Vibrant fine bubbles. Fresh, clean and elegant flavours, pear, melon, some citrus, subtle biscuits, great balanced with a little sweetness. lasting long, a mouthwatering champagne, very easy to drink day by day, with or without food, like Churchill, ;-P
Ap 5/5, Ar 12/15, Palate 18/20, Overall 4+2/10
Total 91/100
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1/28/2018 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 91 Points
Opened to watch the Grammys and paired with Smoked Sockeye Salmom, nose of red apple, Gala Apple, melon, slate, and brioche, same on the palate, big body, good acid, citrus and mineral driven, large amount of tiny bubbles which formed a great mousse, mouth filling fruit, tasty, good acid, needs to be served just below room temperature to maximize the nose, and a long finish.
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1/24/2018 - bajayngo wrote:
Consistent as always with weighted mouth feel, artisan bread, minerals, citrus, sweet herbs, stones, honey, flowers, just beautiful on the palate with enough acidity to keep the weight of the wine balanced.
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1/20/2018 - JJR92 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Light, crisp and neutral. Flower and yeast on the nose.
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1/8/2018 - pgb67 wrote: 88 Points
Bought this after watching the Darkest Hour as a tribute to Churchill. But it finished a distant third when consumed together with a Veuve Cliquot NV and a Schramsberg Blanc de Blanc NV on NYE - the others had more citrus and bitter pith (among my favorite characteristics) (and more bubbles too). Probably a matter of taste.
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1/4/2018 - rocknroller wrote: 91 Points
Light gold color. Drank 2 glasses over an hour. The nose is rather briggt with green apple, yeast, apple blossoms, and mineral. The palate has medium plus body, apple, apple skins, yeast, biscuit, with crisp minerality. This bottle had 2 years of additional cellar time. Very good as expected. 91+pts.
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12/31/2017 - Axelpeter wrote: 93 Points
Herrlich fruchtbetonter Champagner, m.E. einmalig unter den großen Häusern...(Es schien, als wäre die Magnum noch einen Tick besser als die Normalflasche)
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12/31/2017 - mickb93 Likes this wine: 89 Points
Dégusté apres un repas de ragout qui était lui accompagné d'un Régal Du Loup blanc ( minervois ) . Servit en digestif ... Ca été une erreur selon moi .
L'acidité ressortais trop , le gout d'un jus de pomme de mauvaise qualité .. Sinon revoir mon autre note de dégustation parce qu'il a de bonne qualité quand meme .
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12/31/2017 - GoBlue2002 wrote: 90 Points
NYE wine.
Not quite my style, as this lacked much in the way of fruit or yeast which I prefer in champagne. That said, it was well balanced and went well with stuffed portabellas.
Me - 89, Wife - 91
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12/31/2017 - richard.presser Likes this wine: 89 Points
Much better with a little age.
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12/31/2017 - wally248 wrote: 91 Points
i thought that this was a very good wine. good mousse and strong flavor without the acidic after taste. much better than a number of non vintage champagnes.
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12/31/2017 - Schönibert wrote: 87 Points
Deutlich hefig, erfrischend, etwas starke Kohlensäure, schöner, anregender Aperitif.
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12/25/2017 - Ken332 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Served with baked ham on Christmas eve. Fine bubbles, rush of cleansing acidity, bubbles, and crisp chardonnay in the initial flavors, good length, and very nice finish.
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12/24/2017 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 91 Points
Christmas Eve dinner at Flemings. Nose of lime, toast, spring flowers, allspice, and minerals, same on the palate, medium/big body, good acid, elegant, sophisticated, slightly dry on the palate, creamy, tasty, almost mouth filling, and a long finish.
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12/23/2017 - NickBurwood wrote:
Main family seasonal dinner (only day to get all together including our two 2017 vintage grandsons - our first grandchildren).
From a recently purchased (bargain) case of magnums. Clearly very youthful, the steely minerality at the core of the wine in the ascendancy and only a hint of clean white cherry juice fighting its way to the fore. Didn't open up even when the (small) balance was finished the following day. Unfair to mark.
Will leave my remaining 5 magnums till '19 at the earliest and drink my bottles in the interim which have at least an extra years maturity.
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12/22/2017 - Elvis1969 Likes this wine: 89 Points
På Strandvägen 1.
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12/17/2017 - Hanz Likes this wine:
Had it in my cellar for about three years. Was pretty fresh. Slight acetone note. Otherwise yum!
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12/13/2017 - Sundbyberg wrote: 89 Points
Had this together with the 2008 brut vintage, and in comparison this was rather bleak.
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12/8/2017 - Ramberg wrote: 90 Points
This is a Champagne that always makes me happy when I drink it.
A big house standard wine that never disappoints, but always delivers.
Sometimes a “simple” Brut is just fantastic.
Love the smoke spice I always tend to find in these bubbles.
Consistent with my previous notes on this wine, and maybe best in its class!
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11/30/2017 - fc1910 Likes this wine: 91 Points
This NV from Pol Roger is my favourite reference for NV- Champagne brut, call it goute-fc1910 or whatever you like, again a never disappointing bottle, rich, energetic, persistent and balanced on the palate, mouthwatering fresh, what else are you searching for in a Champagne? Highly recommended! ***-****, 91+ potential
Update from 12/03/2017: left one third of the bottle open in the fridge for at least three days, no sign of tiredness of this bottle, had a delicious partner on the sunday evening, still very focused and persistent, top stuff!
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11/10/2017 - rustyRudy wrote: 91 Points
Light yellow, plentiful bubbles, nice combination of ripe pears, apples, and lemon. Some toast and vanilla on the nose and palate. Nice balance.
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11/8/2017 - gresch wrote: 87 Points
Not bad, but a bit generic.
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11/2/2017 - richard.presser Likes this wine:
Showing better with some bottle age
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10/29/2017 - nmichaud1 Likes this wine:
Bon petit champagne, bien fait avec un beau nez et de fines bulles. Peu complex, mais plaisant à boire.
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10/28/2017 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 92 Points
Tasting pour to start off a tasting. Always nice, 1/3,1/3 1/3 typically. Nice bubbles, crisp, citrus, some balanced toastiness.
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10/26/2017 - Wine Canuck wrote: 92 Points
Halpern Enterprises Portfolio Tasting (2017): This is just a classic. So balanced, rich and open. The nose is of yeast, oyster shell green apple, caramel. Perfect balance on the dosage and acid. Rich finish.
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10/26/2017 - acyso wrote: 88 Points
Plum Market Luxury Fall Tasting (Chicago, IL): This shows some nice fruit elements, but pronounced breadiness both on the nose and palate. A bit richer and fatter, but enough acidic cut to balance it.
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10/25/2017 - Rupert wrote:
Rich, lively, satisfying
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10/22/2017 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 89 Points
2017 K&L Annual Champagne Tasting (K&L San Francisco Store): K&L Champagne Event 2017, nose of a warmed croissant, yeast, and pear, same on the palate, medium/big body, crisp, refreshing, tasty but a touch simple, good acid, lacks excitement and grip, medium/long finish.
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10/20/2017 - SuperSomm wrote:
Light straw yellow colour. Brioche, white flowers and green apples with hints of minerals on the nose. Taste of nuts, honey and tropical fruits. Fresh acidity with long and dry finish. A good Champagne that goes well as an aperitif or with shellfish or sushi.
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10/16/2017 - SiR wrote: 90 Points
12.5% - Clear, med to light lemon / clean, med to pronounced intensity - lemon zest, lemon flesh, green apple, baguette crust, cheese rind / dry, high racy acidity, med to light body, med intensity, med+ length, develops a nice palate coating mousse.
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10/6/2017 - Champagnelife Likes this wine: 90 Points
Compared With another champagne and ut was more tastefull with light yet flavorfull body. Fine buble
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10/6/2017 - MC2 Wines wrote:
Not that different from previous notes. Very standard champagne. For the price point, I'd rather go grower, but this really does very well for the mass produced ones and easy to drink.
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10/5/2017 - SimonG wrote: 91 Points
1995 base. Very distinctive, splicy nose with the Chardonnay element developing a coffee and walnut creaminess on the palate. Still vital with a fine mousse and good stream of fine bubbles. Some richness. Mellow. Not up to the 03 vintage alongside but this
Is very decent. Bare ****
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10/5/2017 - SimonG wrote: 90 Points
1995 base. Very distinctive, splicy nose with the Chardonnay element developing a coffee and walnut creaminess on the palate. Still vital with a fine mousse and good stream of fine bubbles. Some richness. Mellow. Not up to the 03 vintage alongside but this
Is very decent. ***1/2
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9/30/2017 - AnonymousCoward Likes this wine: 91 Points
Stonefruits, minerally and quite a bit more yeasty than then last bottle. Nice on a warm Spring afternoon
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9/26/2017 - americanstorm Likes this wine: 90 Points
Initially a yeast nose but that disappeared very quickly. Lot of green apple, a touch of licorice. A great mouthfeel with a long finish. Quite minerally in a good way. Just not much of a nose and not very complex. Still, a nice champagne and fairly priced.
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9/25/2017 - RajivAyyangar wrote: 88 Points
IMW 2017 Champagne - Walk-Around Tasting (Hyatt, San Francisco): White foil. Excellent integration. Balance of yellow apples and some darker mushroom fruit. Good balance of dosage. Long finish. Modest well integrated autolysis. Slightly reductive style? Centered? (ox-reductive dichotomy shortcomings aside, yes: according to GKruth this is somewhere in the middle).
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9/20/2017 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 91 Points
Académie des Cinquante Bordeaux visit; 9/20/2017-9/23/2017: Well aged bottles, red fruit and brioche, silky and fresh, very good intensity and length. A lovely aperitif in the gardens of Château Figeac.
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9/15/2017 - MC2 Wines wrote:
Pretty standard champagne. Nothing that jumps out or is overly interesting, but not a bad one either. In this price range I'd prob be more inclined to go grower than one of the big houses, but this is a pretty reliable champagne that is easy to go to.
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9/14/2017 - Rupert wrote:
At La Chartreuse Du Val St Esprit: on form, rich and tangy
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9/12/2017 - CamWheeler wrote: 89 Points
Negociants Australia Portfolio Tasting 2017: Musk, orange and pear. Simple palate but it is well balanced and finishes with good length. Will develop well over a few years as this wine usually does.
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9/12/2017 - Burgundy Al wrote: 86 Points
Frederic Wildman Luxury French Tasting (Swift & Sons, Chicago IL): Tasting, brief note. Current release. Pleasant with enough energy. Shows both Pinot and Chardonnay character, but not the most complex.
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9/6/2017 - fc1910 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Again I have to testify that this NV is one of the references for me, the other is chartogne taillet, blind would think about a vintage, so rich, all components balanced and this kind of special finesse, overall creamy and delicious, highly recommended! ***+-?
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9/3/2017 - LifeIsBeautiful Likes this wine: 83 Points
さすが、どのベアリングでも駄目でない。 今日は、やす企画えみ誕前夜祭ディナー。 クラブを、コーンウォールクラブサンドイッチ味で食べた。 白ならなんでもあいそうだったが、もちろんぱっちり。 まず食前の一口は、もっと冷えてれば、と思った。 クラブクリームコロッケ、ともオッケー。 シャルドネとこのフランス発ソースはそもそもあうだろう。 プラム、ローズマリーとブラウンシュガー、のパイ生地、のすっぱ甘さともあう。 ここで、さすがと思った。 濃くないからかえって濃い相手にもあわせられて、そして自分の味が薄っぺらくならない。 立派。
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9/3/2017 - weiny Likes this wine: 95 Points
Sehr schön gereift
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9/2/2017 - NickBurwood Likes this wine: 91 Points
Wife's birthday weekend continues! Pre-dinner aperitif - the balance of the second bottle holding up well under a champagne stopper for 24 hours.
These have been lying in my cellar for 18 months or so and have benefited for the experience, filling out the wine and mellowing/integrating the earlier noted pectic and citric edges.
Plenty more of this batch in my cellar, so some decent bottle age in the offing.
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9/1/2017 - OlegBUS Likes this wine: 90 Points
Silky smooth sophisticated Champagne. Balanced minerality, long buttery finish. Taste like matured sweet peach, vanilla and pain de champagne
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8/29/2017 - kristamck Likes this wine: 94 Points
I like it.
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8/13/2017 - AllRed wrote: 91 Points
Second Sunday Group: 2014 Chassagne-Montrachet (Neil's): L380505. Nutty overtones with terrific apple and prchard fruit qualities underneath. Fine bead with a lengthy finish. Nice toast.
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8/11/2017 - maxima wrote: 89 Points
Des bulle satisfaisante à prix correct.
Nez fin sur les citrons et les fleurs.
En bouche, vif et sec avec une belle finale salivante.
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7/28/2017 - jctra wrote: 91 Points
Excellent for the price. Highly recommend.
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7/23/2017 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 92 Points
Nose of red apple, hazelnut, slate, shale, and brioche, same on the palate, big body, good acid, fairly mineral driven, lots of tiny bubbles formed a great mousse, at it's peak, this bottle was very creamy in texture, lovely Champagne to sip and savor on a hot summer day, and a long finish.
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7/22/2017 - Elvis1969 Likes this wine: 89 Points
Provad från magnum.
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7/17/2017 - Genghis88 Likes this wine: 90 Points
@ the Husler's house with Leanne and Jason
*see previous notes
GREAT value bubble. Can't go wrong with this powerhouse
Buy in bulk, drink often.
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7/14/2017 - Schönibert wrote: 87 Points
Perlt erst etwas grob aber findet sich. Reife Weine, gehaltvoll, lang.
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7/12/2017 - PEKB Likes this wine: 92 Points
Puteljen is right, it is really good these days!
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7/7/2017 - Puteljen! Likes this wine: 92 Points
Current release, bottle bought 2 months ago. Rich and seductive with notes of nougat, orange and lemon. Also green apples and lime. A hint of smoke. Delicious and better than ever!
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7/4/2017 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 92 Points
Opened to celebrate the Fourth of July, nose of green apple, red apple, slate, and yeast, same on the palate, big body, good acid, fairly mineral driven, lots of tiny bubbles formed a great mousse, at it's peak, time to enjoy, long finish.
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6/23/2017 - Elycohn Likes this wine: 92 Points
Refined and fresh nose of dough and yeast with yellow apple and citrus. Medium bodied with lots of depth of flavor. Notes of citrus and bitter almond,
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6/6/2017 - Ramberg wrote: 91 Points
Great, as always.
This standard bottling has never let me down.
This particular bottle was really singing, since it had a few extra years of cellaring.
More complex than a freshly bottled example, with more nuttiness and some marzipan and some expresso coffee starting to show.
Also, more baked and bruised apples, with a creamy mousse and very fine overall balance.
I always enjoy the typical smoky tones in my Pol rogers, and the overall package is always top notch.
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6/5/2017 - rossi.wine wrote:
No formal notes, over dinner. Very precise and vibrant, lots of minerality, pure fruit, really good length. Excellent. 91-93?
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6/2/2017 - thewiz Likes this wine: 94 Points
(Disgorged in the 1970s, and then some 40 years in a perfectly cold cellar)
Opening a really old mature champagne is always risky business... sometimes uttered disappointment, but not this time. This bottle must have been stored perfectly, and when removing the cork it revealed lots of pressure. The magic could begin! Pouring the glass revealed a golden yellow colour with a steady stream of very fine bubbles that lead way for a maturing nose showing a multitude of layers. Vanilla fudge, butter and cream where all at the top at first, and with some glass time it showed deeper notes of mature apples, oak and lilac flowers in a lovely and vibrant style.
The best thing, and what I really love, about really mature and fresh champagne was added up when taking the first sip, an explosion on the nose, an intense mature acidity mixed with lovely fruitiness and honey sweetness at the same time. And when in such great shape as this one a lovely and distinct grapefruit peel finish that lasts forever.
And then, after several hours, when pouring the last glasses from the bottle it suddenly started to feel very youthful again. All the mature notes on the nose had shifted into minerals, flint and citrus. Just amazing. This is by far the best NV Pol Roger I have ever explored. So vibrant and alive with fresh acidity at the same time as more mature notes kept revealing themselves in multiple layers. Wonderful!
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5/31/2017 - PSPatrick wrote: 91 Points
Retailer tasting. This champagne was light yellow-golden in colour, with fine perlage. It had a nice nose of citrus, stone fruit, apple, nuts, almond, biscuit and brioche. On the palate, the wine showed citrus, some stone fruit, apple, almond, some nuts, biscuit and brioche flavours, with creamy mousse, lively acidity and very good length of the pleasantly bitter finish. I had this champagne a couple of times of the last four or five years and it has always been solid, but today it showed particularly well.
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5/29/2017 - Oldworlddrinker Likes this wine: 91 Points
This has matured slowly for almost five years in what I just found out is not a good place to keep sparkling, the fridge. Clear pale lemon with good bubble activity, clean on the nose with notes of yeast and lemon zest, on the palate good acidity followed by complex dry notes of yeast, biscuits, enjoyed with lobster rolls
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5/28/2017 - pcwoz Likes this wine: 92 Points
Really excellent. Loads of secondary character as I have kept this one about 5 yrs after purchase. Deeper golden colour than on release. Definitely worth aging NV.
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5/18/2017 - cannym Likes this wine: 92 Points
An old relic bought in 2006. Absolutely lovely! Deep golden straw. Biscuity, yeasty, touch of marzipan. Some lemon essence. Great length. This has matured surprisingly well. Not for everyone perhaps but deep rich and hugely enjoyable.
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5/14/2017 - americanstorm wrote: 89 Points
Nice nose of baked apples and a little toast. Fairly simple with apple and licorice. Good finish. Very easy drinking. Nice but not very complex champagne.
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5/10/2017 - richard.presser wrote: 88 Points
Drinks better when it's warmed a little. Shows a lot of meunier character, which I'm not a fan of. Some bottle devt giving it a lift.
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5/8/2017 - mnuncorked Likes this wine: 92 Points
A bright, creamy and effervescent champagne. Long-lasting, small bubbles.
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5/5/2017 - thewiz Likes this wine: 88 Points
Light nose showing hazelnuts, minerals and citrus. Youthful style with fresh acidic finish and with a grapefruit bitterness on the finish. This is a good non-vintage champagne that is good from the start, but shows potential for extra cellaring. Best with 3-8 years of extra cellaring.
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5/5/2017 - rocknroller wrote: 91 Points
Light medium gold color. From 375ml, split over an hour. Citrus, lemon peel, chalk, sourdough, hazelnut nose. The palate is fuller bodied, citrus, lemon peel, orange rind, limestone, chalk, nuts.
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4/27/2017 - scyrene Likes this wine: 89 Points
Palish straw gold. Lovely full creamy nose, lots of apple, some caramel. Quite soft this time, acidity in abeyance, moderate fruit, but generally easygoing and very pleasurable to drink. Good at this price. [Cork + cage; 12.5% abv; Scotmid (Co-op) on offer at £29.99, usually £39.99].
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4/22/2017 - rocknroller wrote: 91 Points
Light golden color. Split bottle over 90 minutes. Stone fruit on the nose, hazelnut, sourdough bread, minerals. The palate delivers a medium full body, lime, stone fruits, nutty, sourdough, more chalky minerality than typical, medium finish. Always one of the reliable big house N/V's.
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4/15/2017 - bubbachumps wrote: 91 Points
Not much differnet than my prior tasting note. Dark yellow color, but with nice lift that belies its appearance. In the mouth, toasty bread with some nice acidity.
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4/10/2017 - AnonymousCoward wrote: 90 Points
Stone fruits, citrus and minerality. Not so much brioche. Quite fizzy. 1/3 Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Meunier
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3/25/2017 - WEB,III Likes this wine: 92 Points
Fantastic from 3L. Acquired in late 2012, so 2008 Base wine or prior.
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3/22/2017 - asparagus wrote: 90 Points
2008 base. Still lively and fresh, with that Pol Roger toast/yeast. Always a treat
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3/19/2017 - dimdic wrote: 92 Points
Elegant and balance mix of bread yeast, citrus. Soft and mild palate. Crispy and rich texture. A bit dilute body but very comfortable drinking. High acidity as usual. Good dry green apple and citrus aftertaste.
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3/14/2017 - jsmorris707 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Consistent & delicious; went beautifully with the tuna burger at Pinon Grill
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3/12/2017 - Rupert wrote: 92 Points
Really biscuity, fine, less imposing than than the vintage, superb
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3/4/2017 - PSPatrick wrote: 89 Points
The sparkling wine was light straw in colour, with very fine, very intense perlage. It offered crema catalana, apple, citrus, stone fruit, toast, brioche and a hint of smoke on the nose and palate, with creamy mousse, smooth, medium-plus acidity and very good length. A fine, medium-bodied, elegant if slightly sugary champagne.
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3/4/2017 - Gh0zt Likes this wine: 93 Points
Exceptional as always. Brioche flavors
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3/3/2017 - JohanPe wrote: 89 Points
Clean and crisp. Lemon peel, Granny Smith-apples, pear, bread and a nutty note in the background. Medium acidity, balanced and reliable, delivers on par with the pricetag.
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3/3/2017 - sbfern wrote: 90 Points
Light crisp few and small bubbles. Pear and green apple
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3/3/2017 - richard.presser wrote: 87 Points
Medium flavour. Too much meunière for my liking. Not a keeper.
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2/22/2017 - corposo Likes this wine: 90 Points
Visually on pouring this wine into a Pol Roger champagne wine flute there was a profusion of ultra-small bubbles swirling around in the glass in a conical vortex.
On the nose, the champagne is dominated by green apple, brioche and a trace apple blossom. On the palate you get the moose bursting and foaming in the mouth releasing clean & crisp Nectarine stone fruits, a certain nuttiness giving freshness from well balanced acidity.
Excellent as a celebration drink and in my case for my 65 Birthday.
Grape Variety:
33% Pinot Noir, 34% Chardonnay and 33% Pinot Meunier
Dosage - 10 g/l
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2/21/2017 - Motz wrote: 93 Points
Attention grabbing bouquet of chalk, seabed, and citrus zest. Lively and piercing, imparting a steely essence, exceptional purity of place, ultra appealing texture, and a lasting finish of excellent range and depth. Arguably the best sub $50 Champagne I have tasted. 93-94!
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2/19/2017 - Charlie Carnes Likes this wine:
These are so good. I drank two in highlands on subsequent cold nights. I love the firm and full bodied, yellow/white fleshy fruit, and fresh toasted bread, and a hint of almondine. This is fresh and crisp, with a dollop of dusty slaty mineral.
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2/18/2017 - bajayngo wrote:
40th bday celebration; 2/17/2017-2/18/2017 (Harrison, ID): Our starter on day two. My favorite house for champagne and also my favorite non vintage sparkler. Always luxurious with brioche, oyster shell, citrus, sea foam, weight on the palate but elegant with great acids and consistently delicious.
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2/14/2017 - NickBurwood Likes this wine: 91 Points
Well, it is Valentine's Day - so why not crack a bottle of our "House Champagne"?!
As per earlier notes; as fine as ever.
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2/8/2017 - guido23 wrote: 90 Points
Biscuit with a splash of acidity. Nice mouse, very gentle bubbles.
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2/4/2017 - Mckalm Likes this wine: 91 Points
Good acidity. Minerality. Nice scent. A really Good Champagne.
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2/2/2017 - onboisduvin Likes this wine: 94 Points
Very good in every aspect! A bottle with balanced minerality, toasty aroma and acidic taste. NV champagne with enough years is no less than vintage one.
2017/9/19: The best a entry-level multi-blend champagne can achieve. Long-lasting strong bubble, well-balanced acid backbone, aroma of toast, yeast, coconut, fruits and flowers. Maybe not as layered as Krug NV, but it is fantastic and needs no comparison!
2018/12 taste with steak. still great. NV champagne is better with enough cellar time. 94
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1/29/2017 - Gian wrote: 88 Points
Pale yellow color, nose of apple , toasty , on the palate little low acidity but well done. A nice basic Champagne
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1/25/2017 - scyrene Likes this wine: 88 Points
Pale straw colour. Lime cordial nose with a certain creaminess. The taste is... well, champagne. It's not distinctive, and lacks the concentration of vintage and grand cru wines, but it's still fine. Lower acidity than most, perhaps. However, I think that for all its correctness, it is not worth what I paid. [Cork + cage; 12.5% abv; Scotmid (Co-op), £39.99].
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1/11/2017 - CamWheeler wrote: 90 Points
Biscuit, lemon, kiwi fruit and toast. Nice rich streak through the palate, good balance and punch. Really liked it.
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1/7/2017 - fc1910 wrote: 89 Points
First of all: for me this is among the very best NV Champagnes ever, straight foreward, very fresh, some brioche, apple, very tight on the midpalate, just very balanced and elegant swallowing, long finish, everytime I do try a bottle of this I am very pleased, highly recommended, ***, 88- 90+
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1/5/2017 - Omar Khayyam wrote: 88 Points
Clean, crisp, very decent champagne that was easy to like.
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1/1/2017 - Rezy13 wrote: 88 Points
2017 New Year's Day Tasting (Marietta, GA): From magnum; citrus, little leesy richness, fresh, straight forward; good just not compelling.
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1/1/2017 - Aztecs00 Likes this wine: 96 Points
Great champagne at a really good price.
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1/1/2017 - Ken332 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Very nice non-vintage with crisp acidity, good bubbles, and a moderate finish.
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12/31/2016 - rocknroller wrote: 92 Points
New Years Eve Celebration (Rocknroller's (Kevin & Vicki's Place)): Light medium gold color. Drank 1 glass over 20 minutes. This bottle was in fine form. showing nice bread dough and yeasty notes with stony minerals and white fruits. The palate is creamy and lacy with white fruits and consistent bready, yeasty notes with a light medium toast.
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12/31/2016 - Andrewbdc wrote: 87 Points
New Year's Eve 2016/17 (The Black Lion): Pale lemon. Medium intensity nose, tart green apple, lemon curd, hint of brioche, smoke, nuts. Fully developed. Off dry, high acidity, medium alcohol, medium (-) body, creamy mousse, medium intensity flavours of green apple, brioche, lemon. Medium finish, a bit tart. Good quality, but lacking in complexity and a bit tart and thin. May take on weight and complexity with some more time in the cellar, but I don't have the disgorgement date and time in bottle to be sure. Overall a little disappointing.
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12/31/2016 - Ital_1970 Likes this wine: 89 Points
Nice and have Manu of the notes and tastes I am looking for, but no autolytic notes unfortunately.
But same quality Can be found in cheaper champagnes.
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12/25/2016 - Sundbyberg wrote: 92 Points
This is almost always very good. 91-92 pts. See my previous notes.
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12/25/2016 - NilZ85 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Nice mousseux, dances lightly around the tongue. Not overly complex and a Perfect Start into a dinner.
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12/24/2016 - Hecht_Pede wrote: 91 Points
One of the best standard nv brut I´ve had 91+pts
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12/24/2016 - Anthonut Likes this wine: 90 Points
Opened this to pair with a light Xmas Eve meal of raclette on toast, speck and other nibblings. Worked perfectly and particularly enjoyed the slight brioche note.
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12/21/2016 - CamWheeler wrote: 90 Points
Grapemates Christmas Party 2016: Lemon, toast, orange, and florals. Nicely rounded, with a touch of honeyed sweetness. Medium length and very nice.
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12/19/2016 - Baron Slick wrote: 90 Points
A lovely Champagne. It's a hint candied yet possesses an attractive stony minerality on the flinty aromas of green apples, quince, stonefruit, and white flowers. Poised and focused, clean and crisp, with a frothy foam, brisk effervescence, and citrus acidity. Lime rind on the finish. Fresh, harmonious, and refreshing.
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12/16/2016 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 91 Points
Very light in color, refreshing, tart, clean and crisp.
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11/30/2016 - wineordeath Likes this wine: 90 Points
Base year 2011. Beautiful, classic nose that jumps out of the glass. Apple, pear, lees, jasmine,. Full on the palate, the pear, slight citrus, toast, and yeast come out. Slightly salty and currently a bit of austerity with excellent refreshing acidity. Long and lingering.
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11/29/2016 - andreawine Likes this wine: 91 Points
Complex and elegant, apple compote with a graham cracker toastiness.
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11/25/2016 - RayOB wrote: 88 Points
Drank in Denmark
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11/20/2016 - marko2016 Likes this wine: 88 Points
pale yellow color, some apple, peach, hints of almonds, well balanced, longer aftertaste
score: 88
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11/17/2016 - Double-A wrote: 85 Points
Mineral, Apple, Citrus nose. Fresh with a citrus rind bitterness. Very dry finish.
3/5
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11/11/2016 - thewiz Likes this wine: 89 Points
Sthlm Food & Wine Champagne-tastings; 11/11/2016-11/12/2016 (Stockholmsmässan): Light yellow colour with a youthful nose showing typical bread, minerals and citrus. Palate is a bit light, but at the same time nice structure and with a fresh lime acidic finish. Best with 5-15 years extra cellaring. 90p.
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11/10/2016 - Peter Kleban Likes this wine:
**
(same note as 5/8/16)
Light, clean, smooth and elegant. Consistent flavor profile. This is very good, even great champagne.
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11/10/2016 - Rupert wrote:
At 67PM: fine mousse, a bit sweet and simple today
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11/6/2016 - phil the agony wrote: 90 Points
Un beau champagne d'apéro qui est vif, frais et sec.
Un peu trop cher dans le même type de champagne qui existe.
Se boit très bien avec une femme qui adore les bulles !
16/20
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11/5/2016 - fedro Likes this wine: 90 Points
solid and great value - zingy and fresh with a medium finish. fine and gentle mousse
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11/2/2016 - Rupert wrote:
At 67PM: rich, fairly simple, slipped down nicely
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11/2/2016 - Charles bush wrote:
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10/30/2016 - Adrian Wood wrote: 90 Points
Similar to previous note but with slightly less zip and zing.
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10/29/2016 - eurico Likes this wine: 89 Points
Toujours un excellent rapport qualité prix. On ne se trompe pas.
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10/23/2016 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 89 Points
2016 Annual K&L Tasting (K&L San Francisco Store): K&L Champagne Event, nose of green apple, yeast, and citrus, same on the palate, tasty, good acid, touch simple, medium body, medium/long finish.
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10/22/2016 - sleepyhaus wrote:
Really good showing. Not a ton of bells and whistles; just an extremely solid champagne. At under $40 this represents what passes as good value in the champagne world IMO.
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10/19/2016 - danckie Likes this wine: 90 Points
Probably my favorite nv champagne. Gentle mousse, some yeast and brioche, Apple en citrusflavors. With a lingering medium to long taste.
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10/14/2016 - swapdoc wrote:
Taste of a ripe, juicy green apple, hint of yeast, fruity, mineral. Fleshy and juicy overall. Equal parts of chardonnay, pinot noir, and pinot meunier, aged 4 yrs on the lees.
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10/8/2016 - andrewdodd86 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Lemon, citrus, gorgeous. A better time to drink a bottle of Champagne than Saturday night and the power is out thanks to Hurricane Matthew? Let me know.
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10/8/2016 - rocknroller wrote: 91 Points
Light gold color. Drank 2 glasses over an hour plus. This bottle was at just about the right temp initially and warmed over an hour. Better at the start with more freshness and depth, still not as vibrant as some bottles, but shows itself very well. Some toast, white fruits, clean and good minerality with good length. 90+ to 91pts.
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10/3/2016 - JerM wrote:
JM & Elaine at Bistro du Midi (Boston): Elegant, bready, yeasty, beeswax, lemon zest. Clean, crisp, mineral, bread, and youthful zippyness! Amazing with our deconstructed onion soup!
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9/19/2016 - Kungskobran Likes this wine:
Good
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9/15/2016 - Burgundy Al wrote: 87 Points
Frederic Wildman Luxury French Tasting (Peninsula Hotel - Chicago IL): Tasting, brief note. Big fruit to start, somewhat tart finish. Simple. Fun.
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9/15/2016 - jsmorris707 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Similar to prior notes
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9/10/2016 - "Rhône Rider" wrote: 88 Points
NV Pol Roger, Brut Reserve
Strågul. Rik nese med brioche, sitrus, toast og noe nøtter og lavvann. Smørøff mousse som roer seg med luft. Rik munn med gjærbakst, kruttlapprøyk, grønne og gule epler, sitrus og nøtter. Må si denne skuffer litt ift renommé. Deilige rike aromaer sjarmerer, men litt rotete arombilde som mangler tydelig retning. Hadde forventet litt mere syre til såpass rik stil. Litt kort. 88p
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9/2/2016 - jsmorris707 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Similar to prior note.
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8/27/2016 - Deadhead wrote: 89 Points
Nice. Bright and crisp. Toasty.
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8/24/2016 - RayOB wrote: 90 Points
Drank at 67
Pol Roger has a great consistency and value for their NV Brut Reserve. A bargain.
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8/19/2016 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 93 Points
Bright, crisp, good bubbles, citrus, ripe apple , drank from a magnum, great with food.
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8/19/2016 - andrewdodd86 Likes this wine: 92 Points
From magnum. Citrus, Apple, lemon zest. Always good champagne.
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8/6/2016 - Adrian Wood Likes this wine: 91 Points
Nice citrus lime nose, giving way to fresh apples . Nice balance of crisp fruit and minerality on the palate and a decent finish. Less depth of flavour than the Louis Roederer NV we had prior to this but this had more zip and zing.
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7/31/2016 - AllRed wrote: 92 Points
Pear, yeast, orchard fruit and nutty qualities on the nose and palate. Fine bead with good weight and balance and a good finish. L41142256G
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7/30/2016 - jsmorris707 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Great showing for a delicious half bottle of NV Champagne (celebrating my daughter's new job offer!)
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7/25/2016 - Kriz wrote: 90 Points
Love this champagne. Brioche, fresh pineapple, apple. Good palate with fresh yellow apple.
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7/23/2016 - Doc90 wrote: 89 Points
Sprite, flour, and some citrus notes on the nose. Refreshing palate. Good, but the 2002 Pol Roger blows this out of the water.
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7/15/2016 - NickBurwood Likes this wine: 91 Points
Glyndebourne picnic (Marriage of Figaro). Limited note taking.
Crisp apple, lime twist and mineral core; perfect pre-food apéritif.
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7/1/2016 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 92 Points
Nice nose, good bubbles, excellent depth and character. Tart, some apple and toast.
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6/27/2016 - galewskj wrote: 90 Points
Sunfish 400th Tasting (Sunfish cellars): 2 small pours at a tasting, from a magnum. One taste before the tasting began was pleasant and non-descript. At the end of the tasting, we revisted the opened magnum and it had opened up with a lot more brioche, toast and caramelization.
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6/26/2016 - Puteljen! Likes this wine: 91 Points
A bit frutier than previously. Very nice.
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6/23/2016 - rossi.wine wrote: 93 Points
Rich and round on the nose, white fruit notes, minerality. On the palate very well balanced, very precise with great acidity, generous fruit, chalk. Very precise and lively. Persistent and fine. My sparkling WOTN. 92-94
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6/19/2016 - jaywine1971 wrote: 90 Points
Excellent, but not worth the cost! Find a cava or unknown champagne.
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6/16/2016 - racerchris Likes this wine: 91 Points
Less fruity & more minerality than Veuve Clicquot.
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6/12/2016 - benny wrote: 90 Points
Natural. Autumn fruit. Small bubbles. Refreshing but not complex yet.
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6/7/2016 - alanh13 wrote: flawed
Very slightly corked but without stripping much flavour. Very good and stood up very well to sushi.
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5/26/2016 - Patrik H Likes this wine: 88 Points
On the nose: Apple, citrus, mineral
On the palate: Green apple, citrus, balanced acidity.
Medium finish
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5/23/2016 - eurico Likes this wine: 91 Points
Champagne fin avec un délicat goût fruité. Excellent rapport qualité / prix.
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5/21/2016 - AV2012 wrote: 87 Points
English sparkling vs Champagne once again: Minerality and light toastiness. Seems to have lower accidity, overall a classic.
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5/19/2016 - AV2012 wrote: 85 Points
English sparkling vs Champagne: Tasted blind. Big, brutish bubbles, that disappear soon.Toasty style but not without fruits. Ash on the nose. Sweet and sour taste, a bit unbalanced. Ripe and without elegance. Not a fan of this particular bottle.
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5/8/2016 - Peter Kleban Likes this wine:
**
Light, clean, smooth and elegant. Consistent flavor profile. This is very good, great champagne.
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4/27/2016 - Blauweiss Likes this wine: 90 Points
Tasted at Munskänkarna Göteborg, Champagne-class session 2, flight 1.
Lovely fresh but also quite rich champagne. Lovely ripe apple and some tropical fruits, but with Lovely balance and length.
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4/26/2016 - asparagus Likes this wine: 91 Points
Loved this - 2008 base. Loved the fruit and the yeastiness. Drinking very well now!
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4/16/2016 - Elvis1969 Likes this wine: 88 Points
Magnum på restaurang Sturehof.
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4/8/2016 - rocknroller wrote: 93 Points
BYOB Night at Foreign Legion (Foreign Legion, Mpls, MN): Light gold color. Drank 1+ glass over an hour. This turned out to be a splendid bottle, after one that had not performed nearly as well on NYE. Good to see it back in top form and hopefully a good sign for the remaining bottles. Really refined, fine aggressive bead, elegant with pear glace, floral notes, very bright and quite light on its feet while delivering impressive depth, light dough and yeast, and nice minerality all translating nicely from nose to palate. 92+pts to 93pts.
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3/27/2016 - NickBurwood Likes this wine: 91 Points
Two bottles as an Easter dinner apéritif. Youthful stock and therefore as per my recent note.
Will buy in a large quantity as I know this matures well over 4-6 years in cellar - and we drink it so fast!!
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3/24/2016 - ckinv368 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Sweet, smooth, full of bright citrus and honeysuckle. Just the right amount of acid with smooth creamy finish. Fantastic champagne!!
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3/20/2016 - NickBurwood Likes this wine: 91 Points
Pre-Easter family get-together.
New stock. Crisp apple; very clean, minerally and refreshing core acidity. Excellent and enjoyable now but could benefit from another year in bottle.
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3/18/2016 - AllRed wrote:
The least interesting sip of this wine I have had, though perhaps it suffered following the older, more complex Heidsieck. Chalk and apple notes follow through on the palate, picking up a yeasty quality on the finish. Fine bead. Light and simple, with a short finish. Thanks for sharing Mrs. TLV.
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3/14/2016 - americanstorm Likes this wine: 94 Points
It has been amazing to watch the evolution of this wine. Purchased 6 a couple of years ago and it has gone from very good to ok to excellent. Room filling aroma of brioche, fine mist, then the flavors --wonderful. Long long finish that seems to stay on your lips for an eturnity. This is an Outstanding champagne regardless of the price range. 94--95
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3/6/2016 - rmalloy Likes this wine: 88 Points
Green apple, lemon, biscuit. (Basic champagne tasting notes.). The fruit is less racy and the biscuit is less rich than in most champagnes I've had in recent memory.
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3/2/2016 - henrygjeffreys Likes this wine:
Nose of orange marmalade
Lots of medium sized bubbles
Refreshing but full bodied
Oranges, tangy some rind
Good toasty finish
Excellent NV
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2/29/2016 - JWdeSommelier Likes this wine: 88 Points
Primum Familiae Vini, Dutch Guild of Sommeliers 30th Anniversary Tasting (Restaurant Valuas*, Venlo, The Netherlands): Crisp, pure, nice ripe character.
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2/20/2016 - NickBurwood Likes this wine: 91 Points
Celebrating wife's qualifying for the National Dressage Chamiomships at Hartpury.
Last of my 2014 stock. Still quite youthful with wonderful crisp apple, chalky mineral and lemon zest nuances. Our champagne of choice - more on order!
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2/20/2016 - Poussin wrote: 88 Points
Nose of honey, McIntosh apple, cream and brioche. On the palate it's rather highly-strung with brisk acidity. Not as rich as I was hoping.
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2/5/2016 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 91 Points
Several sips at differ temperatures , good regardless. Excellent bubbly!
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1/10/2016 - Doblk wrote: 89 Points
Pale straw and abundant mousse. Very tart, green apple and lemon, a bit of cider. Not bad, but I like others in this price range better.
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1/8/2016 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 92 Points
Drank on its own before dinner, it was tasting consistent with previous notes. We continued with dinner which was moderately spiced Tikka Masala and it went surprisingly well. I usually drink beer with this dish, but the bubbly did surprisingly well.
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1/8/2016 - Krassens Likes this wine: 91 Points
Chalky, salty, juicy, red apples, lemon, nicely balanced, really a treat.
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1/2/2016 - bourgogre Likes this wine:
Pol Roger, c'est un style en soi.
Il se singularise des autres, aux saveurs qui sont plus intenses et aux arômes de pain grillé ou de brioche, par une approche très éthérée .
En fait, il privilégie les arômes de fruits blancs en rétro (notamment la poire).
Un Champagne délicat et filiforme, et la bulle est très fine.
Il ne faut pas le boire trop froid.
Frais, il permet une lisibilité parfaite de la douceur du vin blanc en arrière plan.
C'est la version légère et nuageuse du Champagne.
J'adore.
Vraiment mon champagne préféré en-dessous de 75$.
(***1/2)
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1/1/2016 - galewskj wrote: 88 Points
New Years Even 2015 (Kevin and Vicki's): This bottle was purchased from a store where I've drank the wine twice in the last couple weeks, and both times were quite enjoyable. This bottle was significantly worse than that, and the worst showing I've experience so far of this wine. Such a shame. Non-descript, I didn't get any of the powerful oak/lees that I've come to expect from Pol Roger.
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1/1/2016 - americanstorm Likes this wine: 90 Points
Did not enjoy this bottle as much as others. Nice minerality but not much in the way of fruit. Decient finish.
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1/1/2016 - Torchy Likes this wine: 86 Points
Ordinary. Nice large mousse. Not very complex, but quite straightforward.
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1/1/2016 - Alvinho Likes this wine: 90 Points
Eye. Sparkling perlage. Creamy. Medium Yellow color.
Nose. White rippen fruits. Sugarkane. Tea.
Palate. Mature with oak ascents, peach, floral, White pêras.
This has little minerality oppose to other labels.
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1/1/2016 - Andrew67 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Drunk on NYE. Somewhat more fruit driven than I remember previous bottles, but still a lovely wine. Refined and balanced with nice acidity. Great length - my favourite NV Champagne.
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12/31/2015 - Smartrock wrote: 94 Points
Leuchtendes Goldgelb mit grünem Schimmer. Reiches Bouquet nach Akazienhonig, reifen Quitten und gelben Pflaumen, dahinter warmes Baguette, weisse Mandeln und rote Kleeblüten. Mittlere Mousse, geschmeidiger Gaumenfluss mit weichem Extrakt und betörendem Lindenblütenhonig, Nektarine und Kamille sowie dezenter Muskatnuss und Zimtgebäcksüsse, nobel, nicht zu fruchtsuess, sondern trocken crunchy und finessenreich bis ins elegante Finale.
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12/31/2015 - rocknroller wrote: 90 Points
New Years Eve Celebration (Rocknroller's (Kevin & Vicki's Place)): Light gold color. Drank 1 glass over 30 minutes. Very fine bead, but not very energetic bead. The palate is pear, yeast, mineral, and a lighter than typical toast. This was similar to the last bottle I had, but not up to some recent bottles. The lack of energy on the bead is interesting. 90+pts.
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12/25/2015 - Battersea James Likes this wine: 88 Points
Overall a nice Champagne but a little too dry for my palate. Perhaps not a fair comparison but the whole party preferred the Ruinart Blanc de Blanc by quite some way.
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12/24/2015 - rocknroller wrote: 91 Points
Christmas Eve with Family (Dave's, Mpls): Seem like I've had this a lot recently, and I guess that's a good problem to have. Very very good, maybe not quite as toasty as the last couple, 91+pts.
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12/24/2015 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 91 Points
Fresh, lively, citrus, good bubbles really pops!
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12/20/2015 - Elvis1969 wrote: 86 Points
En av mina favorit-NV från de större husen men när den serveras på restaurang i ett smalt flöjtglas blir det inte mycket njutning. Därav det låga betyget. (När jag beställer ber jag alltid om vitvinsglas.)
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12/19/2015 - DStone Likes this wine: 91 Points
A pretty wine. Shows its pedigree. Served in flutes to enjoy its effervescence, so hard to pull aromas such from it. Not the best price point but is classic Champagne from a classic house.
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12/14/2015 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 91 Points
Tasting pour at a wine store tasting. Very good way to start. Fresh, lively, consistent, nice bubbles. Good depth and flavor.
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12/14/2015 - pifcho Likes this wine: 90 Points
This is really solid and I can see why it is a NV benchmark for a lot of people. A bit richer than I prefer, but has freshness and elegance to go with it. At $40, not the best value.
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12/13/2015 - pavel_p wrote: 88 Points
NV Champagne tasting (Singapore): Citrus more dominant here compared to the Roederer. Yeast. Also mousse more dense, medium +. This bottle was served a bit too cold so giving it some upside at the right temperature. 88+
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12/12/2015 - rocknroller wrote: 92 Points
Sunfish Cellars Holiday Tasting (Sunfish Cellars, St. Paul, MN): Had another opportunity to taste this at a large tasting and it was consistent and every bit as good as a week ago. Back up the truck, this is fantastic at sub 40.
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12/8/2015 - SimonG wrote: 89 Points
Wine Gang 'Ultimate Champagne' (Basement, 67 Pall Mall): Aperitif. Fresh, a touch of cream. Quite a well developed toastiness on the back of the nose. Floral top notes. ***
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12/5/2015 - galewskj wrote: 91 Points
Pol Roger Tasting (Sunfish Cellars): This was served in both a champagne flute and a pinot noir glass to compare. Unfortunately, I was late for the tasting and my wines had sat in their glasses for an hour. The large pinot noir glass had made the wine tired, the nose muted. The flute had kept the wine fresh, complex and delicious, likely due to less oxygen exposure. This is a quality NV champagne in the slightly masculine style.
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12/4/2015 - rocknroller wrote: 92 Points
Pol Roger Tasting (Sunfish Cellars, St. Paul, MN): Light gold color. Drank 2 glasses over 40 minutes. A blend of '08 thru '11 of theoretically equal parts C, PN, and PM. This is every bit as good as the bottle I had a couple of weeks ago. This is classy juice, always reliable, always performs. On the nose there is plenty of yeast, bread dough, lightly toasted, pear, almond. The palate is mid weight plus, pear, tart pear, yeast, almond, mineral, hints of red fruits lurking, lovely mousse and texture. Excellent.
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11/27/2015 - jmull Likes this wine: 92 Points
Opened immediately following a 2005 DP on Thanksgiving and this wine was considerably larger and more complex, with an alluring mushroomy note along with red fruited notes. Very impressive at $41.
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11/23/2015 - Biggsy wrote: 89 Points
Citrus nose, almost a bit like chalky lime juice. Really fresh vibrant style, nice lively mousse and crunchy green fruits. A bit more weight on the finish with a bit of a yeasty biscuit character at the back of the palate.
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11/22/2015 - Ramberg wrote: 90 Points
As always, one of the absolutely best big Champagne house standard bottlings available.
Nuts, baker’s yeast, bread, apples on the nose, with creamy and fine textured palate, apples and a touch of smoke and minerals.
Excellent, and as always, this will benefit from a couple of years of aging.
Solid stuff indeed.
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11/21/2015 - Neras Likes this wine: 91 Points
Drinking really nicely
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11/16/2015 - phils_hobby wrote: 90 Points
Consistent Pol Roger. Same as always.
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11/15/2015 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 91 Points
Big Bottle Party 2015 (Restaurant Parkheuvel **, Rotterdam, NL): Magnum. Creamy, silky, brioche, white flowers and lemon, harmonious and fresh, good length.
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11/9/2015 - PT insurgent wrote:
Bit light on the nose, but it has some good notes of toast, brioche and baked apple. Palate is very fresh with high acidity and notes of lemon, apple, baked apple, pastry, honey.
Very enjoyable.
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11/7/2015 - Markus IWC wrote: 91 Points
Nötter, citrus, mineraler, ektoner, apelsinskal, trevlig standard champagne.
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11/7/2015 - Christoffer78 Likes this wine: 89 Points
Crisp and elegant with subtle red apple and a whiff of brioche. Palate adds a creamy mousse with fine tuned acidity and a very nice length on the finish. Overall impression is certainly positive.
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10/31/2015 - Puteljen! Likes this wine: 90 Points
Always reliable. See previous note.
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10/29/2015 - Wine Canuck wrote: 92 Points
Halpern Enterprises Portfolio Tasting (Toronto, ON): I usually have a soft spot for this bottling. A fairly solid bet that I usually like to the tune of 92-93 points. Always more rich leaning, this bottle reveals a pinot driven nose of toffee, brioche, candied lemon peel, vanilla wafer, grapefruit and pastry dough. Great acid, good typical dosage and a medium plus finish. A really nice start.
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10/29/2015 - rocknroller wrote: 92 Points
Board Dinner at Meritage (Meritage, St. Paul): Light gold color. Drank 2 glasses over an hour. I have to say, every time I have this wine I am thoroughly impressed. Aggressive fine bead, the nose is bright with pear glace out front, sea breeze minerality, very fresh, pear blossom. The palate offer up wonderful purity and lacy minerality along with the pear, Meyer lemon, and floral notes that all flow effortlessly into a racy finish. Just darn tasty and hard to put down. A very worthy buy/QPR .
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10/11/2015 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 92 Points
This started off with just enough fruit. Great by itself. Did really well with a BLT. Granny Smith Apple, lemon, tart, excellent small bubbles.
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10/4/2015 - PSPatrick wrote: 89 Points
The cork indicated some botte age. The wine was medium yellow-golden in colour and a little foamy, with intense, very fine perlage. It offered apple, stone fruit, brioche and toast on the nose. On the palate the wine showed apple, stone fruit and toast, supplemented by a chalky/mineral streak and a hint of honey on the finish, with creamy mousse, fresh, medium-plus acidity and very good length. The medium-bodied Champagne was balanced and had a medium-rich to rich mouthfeel. I particularly liked the good balance between richness and freshness.
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9/26/2015 - Ramberg wrote:
As good as always.
Another standard Champagne that always delivers.
House trademark style.
Fresh nose, with apples, nuts, bread, yeast and smoke.
Palate is delicious, with fine mousse, fresh green apples and acidity.
Excellent standard bottling.
Again, try cellar a bottle for a few years, and great things will happen.
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9/19/2015 - tobyc Likes this wine:
Apples, nuts, butter, toast, flowers and maybe even some cheese.
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9/5/2015 - Ramberg wrote: 90 Points
As good as always.
Another standard Champagne that always delivers.
House trademark style.
Fresh nose, with apples, nuts, bread, yeast and smoke.
Palate is delicious, with fine mousse, fresh green apples and acidity.
Excellent standard bottling.
Again, try cellar a bottle for a few years, and great things will happen.
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8/14/2015 - CFL Likes this wine: 87 Points
Notes of citrus and grapefruit. Slight bitter finish.
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8/10/2015 - Gargantua Likes this wine:
Manages to be rich and broad yet finishes quite insistently dry. Feels faintly regal, quite enjoyable. I'm imagining that the Pinot Noir or perhaps to some extent Meunier helps bring that midpalate weight, and the creamy acid chalky finish is more an expression of Chardonnay. Loving the acidity on the finish: with air lime, ginger, and occasional celery aromas peek out. Part of my selfless project to sample all current NV champagne releases alongside dinner to take stock of what I'm selling. Really liking the acidity and body here.
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8/2/2015 - BuzzzzOff Likes this wine: 88 Points
We were visiting Dada Lounge + Bar prior to dinner at FINDS for Hong Kong Restaurant Week and thought a bubble was in order. Known as Sir Winston Churchill's favourite bubble, we happily prepared our palates for dinner. A Pinot Noir dominant champane evident on the nose and palate with a hint of toasted almond and a sour/tart, fairly long finish. "In victory, deserve it. In defeat, need it!"....thanks, Winston! He may have been a "Sir", but he had a slightly rakish je ne sais quoi about him that we sttill love!
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7/25/2015 - Elvis1969 Likes this wine: 89 Points
Alltid lika trevlig.
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7/19/2015 - PC73 wrote: 90 Points
As before. Crisp, clean. Citrus notes. Good stuff
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7/4/2015 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 91 Points
Blind Tasting of 13 champagnes from 13.06.2015
a lot of iodine, sea breeze, oysters and yeast, feels like spontaneous fermented without being too wild, in the palate some lime, yellow fruits like plums, a little bit vanilla, fullbodied, balanced, feels young but missing the length in the finish.
For me 4th place 91 points
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6/14/2015 - Elvis1969 Likes this wine: 88 Points
This is one of my favorite NV champagnes. Always fresh and lively.
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6/11/2015 - weiny Likes this wine: 92 Points
Hat eigentlich ideal zu asiatisch mit Nüssen gepasst
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6/9/2015 - iwfsc Likes this wine: 94 Points
IWFSC 802 Dinner (Glenview Country Club, Golf IL): Lovely, great color, smooth, good viscosity, on a hot night with a cold champagne a delight.
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6/3/2015 - Elvis1969 Likes this wine: 88 Points
Tasted from half bottle. Normally I am not a big fan of champagne in a half bottle, normal sized bottles are better and magnums even better still.
Fresh, lively and very faithful to the Pol Roger house style. Of all the standard NV champagnes from the big houses, Pol Roger is my favourite. And it is pretty good even from a half bottle.
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5/28/2015 - Neecies wrote:
Skunky, Heinekkin beer nose is offputting and disappointing, yet all seemed right on the palate. So we drank it--but what an odd experience.
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5/17/2015 - sharonandroland Likes this wine: 90 Points
Showing some goode evolution due to bottle age. Would benefit from some more.
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5/8/2015 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 91 Points
Bought less than one year ago. Pale yellow. Medium sized bubbles, but there were a lot of them. Fresh and tart citrus, more pear than apple flavors but both are there. Good by it's self, but did well with cheese and egg in a salad with blue cheese dressing. Very good NV Champagne at a reasonable price.
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5/4/2015 - ItalianOpera Likes this wine: 92 Points
Delicious NV Champagne. A favorite of mine. Beautiful light gold colored. Notes of pear and green apple. Palate was beautiful green apple, pear and honey. Medium body. The champagne was smooth and balanced with a very long finish. For the price, you can't go wrong.
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4/30/2015 - Smartrock wrote:
Leuchtendes Goldgelb mit grünem Schimmer. Reiches Bouquet nach Akazienhonig, reifen Quitten und gelben Pflaumen, dahinter warmes Baguette, weisse Mandeln und rote Kleeblüten. Mittlere Mousse, geschmeidiger Gaumenfluss mit weichem Extrakt und betörendem Lindenblütenhonig, Nektarine und Kamille sowie dezenter Muskatnuss und Zimtgebäcksüsse, nobel und finessenreich bis ins elegante Finale.
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4/25/2015 - Nohedes wrote: 92 Points
From magnum, purchased in 2010. Great NV Champagne that has improved with five years in the bottle. More complex, nutty, less acidic almost like a vintage wine. Aperitif stretched into starters and it coped well with langoustines and Marie Rose sauce.
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4/19/2015 - TayoW Likes this wine: 89 Points
similar to previous TN, though this bottle didn't seem as balanced as the previous
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4/15/2015 - chablis28 wrote: 90 Points
I like this btl more than my last and admired its elegance, balance and lush fruit.
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4/15/2015 - rocknroller wrote: 91 Points
A French Night at La Belle Vie with a lot of Burgs and Some Others (La Belle Vie, Mpls): Medium gold color. Drank 1 glass over 3o minutes. This had a rather distinctive airy minerality on the nose along with a fairly refined pear top note, followed by some pear blossom. The palate is crisp and refined, pear dominates along with some yeast and subtle apple in the background, deeper with racy acidity and hints of stone fruit with the mineral character. This was an N/V that was purchased over 2 yeas ago and cellared until now. 91+ to 92pts.
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4/11/2015 - mickb93 Likes this wine: 90 Points
La robe est de couleur paille. Les bulles sont nombreuse mais peut persistante.
Au nez me vient des odeurs de fruit (pomme ,citron).
En bouche bonne intensité de l'attaque ,la bouche fidele au aromes percu au nez qui apporte une certaine acidité rafraichissante ,assez complexe.Bonne finale et bon RQP a racheter.
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4/9/2015 - thewiz Likes this wine: 89 Points
Disgorged in fall of 2014. Light yellow colour with a youthful nose showing citrus, minerals and hazelnut. Feels very fresh and with a nice acidic palate with a nice long lime peel finish. Still feels a bit too young for my taste.
Best with 3-5 years extra cellaring.
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4/5/2015 - NickBurwood Likes this wine: 91 Points
Excellent aperitif before Easter Day dinner with all the family. Particularly vibrant youthful stock.
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4/3/2015 - Ramberg wrote: 90 Points
Toasty nuts and green apples, citrus and some bread on the nose,
Palate shows the same, with fine quite tart green apples, nutty with citrus and a touch of smoke.
I really like this standard Champagne.
Will gain allot from about 5 years in the cellar.
(89 - 91)
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4/1/2015 - Mr Ego wrote:
Nice bead yeasty flavour and long lasting
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3/31/2015 - Lakefarm Likes this wine: 90 Points
Had as a warm up before Krug grande cuvée. Fresh, lightly toasted, sweet apples and bright citrusy notes. A great NV at the price point and a great producer.
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3/22/2015 - Rezy13 wrote:
Summa15 Day 2 (Magré (Margreid), Alto Adige, Italy): Brioche, green apple, great tartness, full minus body; tasty.
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3/17/2015 - aajder wrote: 90 Points
Nice color. The nose shows aromas of brioche, citrus, white flowers, nuts, minerals and hints of red berries. This is medium bodied on the palate with excellent concentration and very good finesse. The fairly long finish features a refined mineral component.
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3/15/2015 - asparagus Likes this wine:
2008 base. Lovely bouquet - toasty and complex. My favourite "big house" champagne. Well worth the price.
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3/15/2015 - Thim Engel wrote: 91 Points
As joyful to drink as ever - love it!!!
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3/14/2015 - thelostverse wrote: 90 Points
Second day in a row that I opened one of these. This one from mag. Not sure of the disgorgement date on either bottle, but the 750 opened last night was better, with more depth. This bottle seemed fresher, but to its detriment.
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3/14/2015 - AllRed wrote: 90 Points
From magnum. Notes of citrus, candied ginger and apple. Nice fruit on the palate with almond and subtle toast undertones.
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3/14/2015 - Vino Me wrote: 90 Points
Opened by LostVerse. No formal notes. 90 points
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3/13/2015 - thelostverse wrote: 92 Points
Opened at Anvil for Matt's birthday. General impression only as I had barely a glass. Green apple and some citrus. Nice depth.
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3/7/2015 - PT insurgent wrote:
Very fresh, apple, white fruits, some bread. Good NV Champ.
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3/7/2015 - bubbachumps wrote: 90 Points
Crisp apple, some pear and a touch of vanilla on the finish. Straddles between a lean and large scaled champagne. This is a versatile style that will work well with food or as an aperitif.
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3/2/2015 - graemeg wrote:
NobleRottersSydney - German night (360 Bar & Dining, Sydney): {cork, 12.5%} Strawberries and yeast on the nose. Dry and refreshing palate; tending towards pinot-flavoured. Fine bubbles, good persistence, light/medium-body, medium length finish. Good stuff.
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3/2/2015 - Neras Likes this wine: 92 Points
Very enjoyable. In my opinion one of the very best NV Champagnes.
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2/28/2015 - Zweder Likes this wine: 91 Points
A Matter of Taste tasting (London, Saatchi Gallery): This (basic) Champagne always delivers. Beautiful and yeasty bouquet, a bit rustic this time as well. Beautifully dry, but not bone dry. Very clean and tasty bubble. See also my previous notes.
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2/27/2015 - Rezy13 wrote: 89 Points
Friday Night Double Blind Tasting $40+ (Bin 75): Medium minus bubbles, more golden in color; very lemon on the nose with curd, vanilla, pastry, a hint of marzipan; richer on the palate, graphite, vanilla, sweet pastry, larger scaled but not as focused as I like; still tasty.
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2/26/2015 - Millennial Drinkers Likes this wine: 92 Points
Not a fan of Champagne, prob too drinkable and deffinitely got apple and pear in it, if you are from SA it tastes like apple or peartizer with alcohol.
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2/26/2015 - cab blends Likes this wine: 94 Points
I am not a champagne fan so this was very drinkable. Definitively apple and possibly too drinkable as an aperitif.
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2/21/2015 - Puteljen! Likes this wine: 90 Points
Premium champagne - two houses, two vintages (Gothenburg): Fresh and clean with a slightly marine character of seaweed, iodine and chalk. Good fruit with green apple, lime and lemon. Good focus and balance.
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2/17/2015 - MatLot Likes this wine: 91 Points
Super
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2/14/2015 - brooklynwine wrote: 91 Points
91+ Although I have no formal notes, as we drank it with friends on Valentine's day, I was really impressed with this wine! For about the same price, if not less, than Veuve or Moet I will go for Pol Roger.
Elegant and lively with good complexity and a long finish, this wine kills it. My new go to Champagne.
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2/14/2015 - BadOyster wrote: 91 Points
better than veuve, but at a similar pricepoint
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2/13/2015 - beatlife Likes this wine: 87 Points
You can taste the age, which is nice. The tannins have mellowed. But i feel the bouquet is a little diminished from what it may have been.
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2/10/2015 - Schiffy Likes this wine: 91 Points
Smooth and balanced champagne with strong flavors of lemon and toast. Finish goes on for 30+ seconds. Excellent value for the money.
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2/9/2015 - lepetitchateau wrote: 89 Points
Ripe and succulent
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2/6/2015 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Bubbles. I always struggle with wines that are not really Krug and the rest. I'm still there with this one. It was yummy and paired very nicely with some salads and cheeses, but it wasn't the same as pulling out a Krug. Not as yeasty or as unique in flavor. Very nice nonetheless.
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1/31/2015 - chablis28 wrote: 89 Points
Solid, balanced and fresh. Not compelled to seek out again though. Paid $42 and would like better for around $35.
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1/28/2015 - Lakefarm Likes this wine: 90 Points
Fresh, crips and nice tostiness as always. Consistently a nice glass. 90
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1/26/2015 - americanstorm Likes this wine: 92 Points
great qpr, toast, almond, long finish, nice acidity, fine mouse. Absolutely nothing not to like about this champagne.
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1/21/2015 - Barolo Raymond wrote: 90 Points
No notes taken. Pale lemon, aromas of biscuit, lemon and apple. Very fine, dense lasting mousse. Medium(+) flavors of cookies, citrus, pineapple and mineral. Elegant and complex. irresistibly long finish that makes you happy..
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1/18/2015 - HowardNZ Likes this wine: 92 Points
Over December 2014, I tasted all of the main house NVs and the Pol 'White Foil' was about my favourite (but, then, it is a favourite house). No disgorgement date. Drunk from Montrachet glass to emphasise the bouquet (at the cost of bubbles). Pale gold colour. Despite the glass, good, persistent bead. A very pure and fresh citric nose, with aromas of pears, baked apples, vanilla pod, flint, cinnamon and a dash of ground nutmeg. Restrained baking spices and a limited leesy, autolysis element. In the mouth, precise, persistent, with flavours of crisp citrus, yellow apples and pears. Below medium weight. Quite long with a dry, mineral finish. Thirds Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay.
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1/12/2015 - forceberry wrote: 87 Points
A blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier and Pinot Noir in equal proportions.
Pale yellow color with beige hue. The nose feels surprisingly ripe and very fruit-forward with very little emphasis on the autolytic character: yellow apples, some white peach, a hint of ripe citrus fruit. The wine is dry, crisp and refreshing on the palate with medium-to-moderately full body and tart, fruit-driven flavors of Granny Smith apples, lemony citrus fruits, some steely minerality and a subtle hint of leesy autolysis. The wine is high in acidity with rich and moderately big-bubbled mousse. The finish is very long, crisp and palate-cleansing with dry, mouth-puckering flavors of steely minerality, key lime, intense Granny Smith apple, a little bit of chalky character and a hint of apple peel bitterness.
A I guess this must be a rather recent release or then from a very different vintage, since the Pol Roger Brut Reserve I had a few years ago (Dec 15, 2012) was noticeably richer and toastier in style. This wine instead showed no autolysis to speak of, being just rather lean and lemony in style. Overall this was quite enjoyable with its pure, precise and intense character, but lacking the toasty complexity I look for in Champagne. Stylistically not really different from your run-of-the-mill Crémant, save for a bit higher acidity and more pronounced mineral character. Good stuff, but nothing remarkable. Feels somewhat overpriced for the style at 44,90€.
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1/11/2015 - Massimo Alessandria wrote: 89 Points
Ottimo!
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1/9/2015 - TayoW Likes this wine: 90 Points
Always consistent NV. Deep golden colour (second last bottle from a case that has been in my cellar for 3 years). Floral aromatics with a touch of sweetness of honey. A round and creamy palate.
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1/2/2015 - anstruletz Likes this wine: 93 Points
Crisp, dry, refreshing. Yeast and bread on the nose. Just enough fruit on the palate. Drank as an aperitif before NYE - much better than whatever we quaffed at midnight. Great QPR at $50
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1/1/2015 - Rezy13 wrote: 90 Points
2015 New Year's Day Tasting- Double Blind $80+ (Marietta, GA): Lemon, green apple, graphite, slight coffee, rich and luxurious nose; solid but lacks the pop of more noble bubbles; got better with air.
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1/1/2015 - Omar Khayyam wrote: 87 Points
New years eve at home: I mean, this is not bad. by any means. But I usually love pol roger all offerings and last night, among a bunch of champagnes, this did not stand up to competition as well as I felt it should have. A little to energetic mousse and sharp freshness. Maybe with some additional time this will mature into something more rounded.
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1/1/2015 - PC73 wrote: 90 Points
Solid. Enjoyable drinker. Clean, crisp. Apple flavours on the palate. Not too much of the toasty/yeasty style.
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12/31/2014 - K-Web24 Likes this wine: 89 Points
Hints of pear and green apple on the nose and strong citrus and yeasty bread on the palate. Overall, a nice bottle of bubbles to toast in the new year.
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12/31/2014 - Collector1855 wrote: 93 Points
Champagne - 100 Vintage and NV Champagne; 12/15/2015-12/15/2020: Nice and yeasty with a fruity, succulent feel to it, not too dry. Aromas of white fruit, vanilla, flowers. A nice crowd pleasing Champagne in a good way. Very popular tonight with the 30 people New Year's eve dinner group.
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12/31/2014 - Rubinstein wrote: flawed
Disgorged 1995. Not undrinkable but close
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12/26/2014 - Sundbyberg wrote: 92 Points
Mature notes mixed with red, sweet apples and so good that it is comparable to the brut vintage, the bdb and even the sir Winston. Cellaring the nv really pays off.
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12/25/2014 - NickBurwood Likes this wine: 91 Points
Christmas Day midday present opening.
New stock with the same characteristics as previous November note. One of the finest NV aperitif champagnes when youthful.
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12/25/2014 - Lord Rayas wrote:
PP's MNSC (HK Club): from magnum
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12/25/2014 - Nutty08 Likes this wine: 89 Points
From 375. Floral, with a creamy base. Lots of bead. Good.
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12/25/2014 - Ken332 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Very nice NV champagne. Small bubbles consistent over time, good acidity, hazelnuts and citrus, good length. Quite good for the price.
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12/23/2014 - Nicholas81 wrote: 89 Points
Citrusy and lemon. Quite yeasty/bready. Crisp minerality and refreshing. This is styled to be fresher and lighter boddied.
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12/20/2014 - cglex Likes this wine: 91 Points
Full round champagne.
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12/15/2014 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 91 Points
Had a tasting pour. Fresh, lively, with nice bubbles and balance.
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12/13/2014 - sidaga Likes this wine: 89 Points
Oeil jaune dorée.
Le nez est bien frais, vif & dominé par des notes de crème fraîche & de pommes vertes. L'ensemble n'est nécessairement complexe mais élégant, fin, précis & invitant.
La bouche est tout aussi en finesse que le nez, facile à déguster & élégant. Les notes de pomme verte dominent & il y une petite pointe rancio en finale qui apporte une belle structure. Bulle très fine, quasiment fondu dans l'ensemble.
Plus qu'agréable!
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12/12/2014 - bajayngo wrote:
Always a treat to drink PR. Tight bubbles with bread, citrus and almonds on the nose. Creamy texture on the palate and quickly taken over by bubbles with more almond some elder berry and a hint of pepper.
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12/6/2014 - rocknroller wrote: 92 Points
Annual Tasting Group Holiday Party (La Belle Vie, Mpls): Light gold color, nice mousse, fine bead. Drank 1 glass over 15 minutes. I really like this, which appears to be a pattern on this bottling. This bottle was particularly toasty and autolytic, Nice pear fruit, good acid, crisp minerality and good length. 92+pts.
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11/26/2014 - NickBurwood Likes this wine: 91 Points
Spectator Winemaker's Dinner with Véronique Drouhin-Boss at Home House, Portman Square. Limited note taking.
Served as an aperitif before dinner; clearly from younger stock than my recent notes. Characterised by clean apple/white stoned fruit, minerality and refreshing integrated acid spine. Very pure.
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11/12/2014 - Vino Me wrote: 90 Points
At a retailer tasting. Similar notes to previous tastings this year. Mostly 2008 vintage in the blend. 90 points.
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11/4/2014 - Vino Me wrote: 88 Points
Opened with Mike and Anne in St. Louis. Not sure of the disgorgement on this bottle but it tasted older with a darker color than usual. Lighter bead. 88 points.
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10/30/2014 - SaveWildlife_NoRatPoison wrote: 90 Points
Semi-sweet and delicious
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10/19/2014 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 89 Points
2014 K&L Champagne Tasting (K&L San Francisco Store): K&L Champagne Tasting-SF. Nose of yeast, citrus, minerals, more of the same on the palate, lovely and made for sipping, for $40 it left me uninspired as there are lots of choices tasting the same or better today.
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10/19/2014 - aagrawal wrote: 89 Points
K&L Champagne Tent Tasting (K&L, San Francisco): Toast, apples, elegant; balanced palate. Very nice for the price. 89-90
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10/18/2014 - Seth Rosenberg Likes this wine: 90 Points
Fete de Champagne Grand Tasting (Astor Center, NYC.): Flint and stone on the nose, lemon and ginger. Nice bread and sweetness on the palate, spicy and young, clear and tight. Good for NV bubbly. Nose - 5/6, Palate - 4.5/6, Finish - 4.5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1/2 = 15/20.
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10/5/2014 - Yme wrote:
From 750ml, purchased 2 years ago. Colour seemed quite advance for its age; gold on its way to ember. Was worried the bubbly was faulty but thankfully it was drinking quite well. Brioche, hazelnuts with red & green apples, lemon, chalk and hints of honey on both nose and palate. Medium plus length. Lovely.
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9/23/2014 - paolonardi wrote: 90 Points
Fiori dolci, pasticceria alla crema, crema al limone misto a gesso e sentori pane abbrustolito. Bocca incantevole con la lancetta leggermente spostata verso le durezze.
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9/18/2014 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 92 Points
Blind ChAMpagne tasting of 4 bottles DE Sousa Le Mesnil 2005 (93p.) Egly-Ouriet GC VV Les Crayeres (93), Pol Roger NV Brut (92), Diebolt-Vallois Blanc de Blancs (90).
Great bottle, citrus, nuts, long and complex finish, I guessed as a vintage, elegant, a great NV, for me drinkable over the next 5 years
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9/14/2014 - yofog wrote: 91 Points
New release, and from magnum, this is much more impressive than my last encounter. Rich and yeasty with great focus and a really fine core of mineral yellow meaty savory fruit and killer length. A NV to lay down.
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9/12/2014 - Gott vin Likes this wine: 90 Points
En bra standardchampagne som vinner på lagring. Haft denna ett par år och resultatet lysande.
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9/5/2014 - Ramberg wrote: 90 Points
Have had this bottle for about two years in the cellar since purchase, and it has improved and somewhat taken on a more complex costume.
Nose expresses apples, red and yellow in a fine mix (more than when consumed earlier, when green apples tend to be the more dominant), some coffee, roasted nuts, nougat, brioche, some hints of floral perfume present.
Fine palate with yellow apples, nice citrus fruits, creamy and long, with fine acidity and a long and rather complex finish.
The Pol Roger Brut never fails to satisfy.
This bottle was even richer and more expressive than normally, due to a few years in the cellar.
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8/31/2014 - dpolivy wrote: 91 Points
Lufthansa First Class Experience; 8/30/2014-9/5/2014 (32,000 feet): Light lemon, citrus, and minerals on the nose. Zesty, lean body with more lemon, minerals and nice acidity. Quite dry on the finish.
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8/29/2014 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 90 Points
A private dinner (Restaurant Aan de Poel **, Amstelveen, NL): No detailed note as we were having dinner with friends. Red apple noted in particular this time. The complete and classical style of this Champagne never fails to impress.
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8/29/2014 - Marc wrote: 89 Points
Glengarry Grand Tasting - Day 1; 8/29/2014-9/1/2014 (Glengarry Wines and Spirits, Victoria Park, Auckland, New Zealand): Fluffy in the mouth, very fresh bottle, Lovely autolysis character, long finish.
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8/26/2014 - Shiaxonna wrote: 86 Points
Light straw color. Doughy nose, green apples on the palate. This is a bit weak and not really fantastic compared to the other wines of the evening.
50+5+11+13+7 (86p)
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8/25/2014 - thewiz Likes this wine: 89 Points
Yellow colour and an amazing amount of fine and tiny bubbles. (Degorged approx 12 months ago.)
Gooseberry, minerals and stones on the nose. Youthful and austere with a sharp apple acidity and a nice finish.
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8/22/2014 - weiny Likes this wine: 90 Points
Wird immer hefiger und besser
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8/22/2014 - scheune wrote: 88 Points
leider eher enttäuscht von einem Champagner dieser Klasse. Leichte Orangennote. Schön moussierend . Hervortretende Säure.
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8/18/2014 - bajayngo wrote:
Had for my daughters 1st bday as we had it when she was born too. Delicious with a nice weighted mouthfeel, bright bubbles, citrus pop, yeast and bread with a creamy texture.
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8/9/2014 - weiny Likes this wine: 91 Points
Echt schön und vor allem nett fruchtig
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8/2/2014 - Krugman wrote: 90 Points
Pol Roger makes a very nice NV champagne. It is certainly a pinot centric blend with rich flavors including honey, bread, cream, and red apples. There is also a graham cracker flavor that is left over after each sip. This was a newer release, but it was totally ready to go and there is no need to sit on these for long. One of the better big house NV releases.
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7/31/2014 - Dovberg Likes this wine: 89 Points
Still good, but this bottle showed more youth than the last time I tried one. Bread, sweet liquorice and viols (flower).
Smooth, creamy taste with yellow apples, honey melon, lime and caramel sause.
I like the style of Pol Roger, the wines just needs time in the bottle. Avoid to open newly deg.
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7/30/2014 - NickBurwood Likes this wine: 91 Points
Glorious Goodwood picnic. Bookies won as usual, but the Pol was as my previous note of last week and brought smiles all round!
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7/23/2014 - NickBurwood Likes this wine: 91 Points
Glyndebourne picnic - La Finta Giardiniera (Mozart). Limited note taking.
Pre-opera aperitif, a mature bottle with toasty character that offers an extra layer of complexity to the normal excellent Pol flavour profile.
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7/17/2014 - RolfT Likes this wine: 91 Points
Cellared since 2011. Really, really nice! Lively and fine mousse. Beautiful color. The nose is intense, rich and very complex with clear notes of yeasty autolysis. However, I also detect an off-note - like pine needles or some sort of harsh aromatic plant which is not unpleasant as such, but a little strange yet interesting (was gone the next day).
The palate is slightly mature and has acquired a caramel-like sweetness that I adore. Reminds me of a Veuve Clicquot vintage 2002 that I drank recently. I just want to drink the whole bottle in one go.
I am so happy that I cellared this NV and it really shows what you can gain by saving your NV champagnes for a few years under the right conditions!
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7/11/2014 - AllRed wrote: 92 Points
Filling in w/the Friday Brown Bag Group (Mike & Judi's): Double blind bubbles for warm ups tonight, very nice! Light straw color. Marshmallow, toast, apple and crème brulee aromas. Medium bead with flavors of apple, baked pear and pastry cream. Finishes well. 92+ points.
Our host said this had been in his cellar for ten years or more. L380505.
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7/6/2014 - Vino Me wrote: 90 Points
Opened by Mark. Served a little too warm but with consistent notes as the last 2 times I had this. 90-91 points.
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6/28/2014 - dbay Likes this wine: 93 Points
tight bubbles, crisp apples with hints of vanilla, butter and nectarines.
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6/20/2014 - Christoffer78 Likes this wine: 89 Points
A treat and lovely to drink, but tonight it exhibits a little bit of a flabbiness and a non-pleasant sweetness which is certainly not the fresh apples, sweet brioche and baked citrus fruit I am used to. The palate is just as expected with balanced an lovely creamy mousse. For sure, this is a nice wine but quality seems to be in a downward slope here. It has certainly lost a bit of its appeal since I tasted it last time. (no information on disgorgement)
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6/16/2014 - alabunka wrote: 93 Points
A most pleasant surprise for Father's Day - excellent balance between fullness of fruit, taste and delicate balance of bubbles - a complete and total delight that went very fast and should not be mixed with anything else in order to fully enjoy on its own...
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6/15/2014 - Wine Canuck wrote: 93 Points
A really great showing for this bottling. Nose is super rich and Pinot driven. Nose of caramel apple, vanilla biscuit, candied lemon, earth, and butterscotch. Palate has perfect dosage (seems like 7.5-8.5 G/l) good balancing lactic acid and a long finish driven by the lovely rich notes. This was a joy to drink.
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5/24/2014 - CamWheeler wrote: 90 Points
Iberian Tasting: Toast, pear, lemon and peach. Nice mouthfeel and good length with the acidity stretching the fruit. Both tasty and refreshing, this bottle shows the benefit from even a couple of years of bottle age on Pol NV.
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5/8/2014 - rynz Likes this wine:
A very lively wine, with lots of bubbles, a straw like color and hints of citrus. NV Pol Roger never disappoints.
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5/8/2014 - Atreyu wrote: 85 Points
Purchased in 2011, has definitely picked up som complexity but is still fresh.
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5/3/2014 - Rezy13 Likes this wine:
Old World Blind Tasting >$25 (Bin 75): Strong green hues, nice mousse; yeasty, biscuit, green apple, rich, strong and masculine style of Champagne, overpowered the Aubry which came right before it.
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4/11/2014 - rocknroller wrote: 92 Points
Light gold color. PNP, drank several glasses with small plates at Tilia. Man this hit the spot after a nice day out and about. Big nose with green apple, pear, and massive minerality and a long steady bead. The palate is delicate, precise, green apple, pear, great cut, focused minerality, melon, medium plus finish. 92+ pts.
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4/11/2014 - djarcara wrote: 85 Points
Full bodied. Maybe a bit past it's prime. The fruit was a faded. Oxidized? Maybe a flawed bottle??
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4/11/2014 - Jalvemo wrote: 89 Points
- Light gold color with small pearls. It's somewhat balanced with a light/medium body. Fleshy texture with a medium finish - Hay, farm on the nose.
Citrus, nutty taste.
Straight up champange.
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4/7/2014 - bajayngo wrote:
Sabered this with a butcher knife, what an experience, haha. Love this wine, citrus, mineral, bread, clean mouth feel and delicious.
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4/5/2014 - Goldstone Likes this wine: 92 Points
My Birthday Dinner (Crown Wine Cellars, 18 Deep Water Bay Drive, Shouson Hill, Hong Kong): Golden straw colour. Moderate mousse. Typical Pol Roger masculine bubbles. Nose is rich toasted granary bread and some lovely fresh high piano notes. Palate is very fresh ozone but followed by toasted granary bread. Rich finish in the mouth and some resonance in the head. A masculine Champagne. Mouthwatering freshness keeps it very vibrant. Excellent.....the best NV available. If I were an English Lord with an estate I'd serve it every day.
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3/29/2014 - dbg wrote:
Reception sparkler, went well with hors d'oeuvres of crab/apple/onion, mini mushroom quiche, tuna tartar, and well received by the crowd.
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3/24/2014 - reubenshapcott wrote: 91 Points
Very dry. Apple cider, yeast, hint of lemon.
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3/21/2014 - Ramberg wrote: 89 Points
As always, a favorite NV standard Champagne.
Never disappoints.
Citrus, bread, some minerals and green apple on the nose.
On the palate fresh with nuts, green apple, lemon & lime and nice creaminess.
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3/15/2014 - Miceri Likes this wine: 91 Points
Very nice, fresh and lively
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3/3/2014 - Andrew H wrote: 89 Points
Crisp green apple and rich yeasty body. Nice creamy mousse.
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2/19/2014 - tantotinto wrote: 89 Points
Very pale with a fine bead stream. Light, fresh, floral, apple and an occasional hint of hazelnut. Very good although my preference runs more to something with a little brioche in the mix.
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2/14/2014 - CraigC_UK wrote: 92 Points
7 years bottle age in wine fridge. Fine mousse, rich golden colour, creamy mature, delicious though noticeable drop in fruit on palate.
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2/10/2014 - graemeg wrote:
NobleRottersSydney - Champagne (Verde, East Sydney): {cork, 12%} (Geoffrey) White flowers, white bait. Hard to describe. Very chardonnay-like. The dusty white flavours on the palate are a touch cheesy, but this remains a resolutely light-bodied wine. It has delicately-textured bubbles and a medium-length finish; I just wonder whether this is supposed to taste just a little fresher than this? Still, this is pretty satisfactory as is.
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2/9/2014 - johnnyrichardson wrote: flawed
About 3 years in my cellar..heavily over-oxidised, I have to say this is the first NV Pol I've opened in this condition (in many, many, bottles), so was disappointed not to find it delicious..unfair to rate it.
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2/7/2014 - acyso wrote: 88 Points
Wildman Tasting at Peninsula (Chicago, IL): Very funky and cheesy on the nose. Quite sweet with notes of brioche and mushroom. There's acid but it feels diffuse.
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2/6/2014 - asparagus wrote: 92 Points
Even better than I remembered - biscuit, honey, faint mushroom and spice. My favourite NV (along with Krug). Is it because this was a 375 ml bottle?
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1/25/2014 - Robertthechicken Likes this wine: 95 Points
The absolute best NV champagne on the market - at least the best I have had so far. Flawless.
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1/18/2014 - Livermore wrote: 85 Points
A bit too earthy and coarse for my liking. Better as the evening progressed.
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1/17/2014 - PT insurgent wrote:
WSET Level 3; 1/13/2014-1/17/2014 (WSET School, London): Nice nose of biscuit, lemon, raspberry, pastry, bread.
High acid, delicate creamy mousse, lemon, green apple, nutty, toasted white bread.
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1/5/2014 - phils_hobby wrote: 95 Points
nice bubbles, delicate flavors with lots of strength. knows what it is supposed to be. Good pairing with most anything.
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1/5/2014 - LIE-user wrote: 90 Points
After all the upscale Vintage Champagnes I "had" to taste during christmas and new year, I stepped back to my "house Champagne" today. The NV Pol Roger Brut.
For about 40 to 45 dollar a bottle this is a great Champagne. A pleasure to drink. Just turn off your brain and sip.
Great balance between acidity, fruit and brioche.
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1/2/2014 - Danthejuiceman Likes this wine:
Agree with BVAL,
Salt, bread, paper, lemon parfait. Dosage is a bit high. Still one of my favorite large house entry level Champagnes.
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1/1/2014 - lockestep Likes this wine: 90 Points
Toasty, round, good fruit. Very pleasant start to the year with a solid, well-crafted sparkler.
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12/31/2013 - BVal wrote: 91 Points
Second New Years eve sparkler.
Color: light straw; nice tiny bubble stream and good mousse. Nose of lemon, lime, yeast. Palate showing a bit more structure than the preceding Pierre Peters BdB. More my style; leesy with apple pie spice adding to the citrus. Well done and probably still one of my favourite NV's from a large house.
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12/31/2013 - Hanz Likes this wine:
Not sure about the bottle. Bought it off eBay and thought it was a rather new bottle. Cork didn't inflate after opening, but the wine wasn't corky, it just had a slight dissolvent aroma on the nose and palate (had this worse with fresh bottles of other Champagne; maybe it's what other people describe as earthy). Tasted a little darker than I remembered it. It was probably on its way out.
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12/31/2013 - Ramberg wrote: 90 Points
Very good Champagne, as always.
Good creamy mousse, fresh with good lemon and lime, good balance and a good medium finish.
One of the best standard cuvees out there.
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12/31/2013 - Blauweiss Likes this wine: 90 Points
Really nice NV champagne. Evidence of what the big houses can do. If you buy this it could definetly last a couple of years in the cellar!
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12/31/2013 - ckinv368 wrote: 93 Points
Yeasty, nutty, with nice balanced acidity, notes of burnt pear, burnt peach, and some tart raspberry and blueberry notes. Really lovely and well-balanced wine that will probably improve with 2-3 years of age, even though it is a non-vintage champage. Great choice for New Years Eve!
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12/31/2013 - Sourdough Likes this wine: 92 Points
Tasted at Sandbar. Good color and nose. Tiny bubbles. Starts with a palate cleansing explosion and then gets interesting. Yeast with light toast and a blend of citrus flavors. Complex, clean, and very nice.
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12/30/2013 - Barry Rothof wrote:
Refreshing lemony with a wonderful light touch! Elegance with refined excellent fruit!
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12/29/2013 - wineshaman wrote: 87 Points
Yeasty nose, lemon grapefruit , not overly sweet,a bit simple and flat.
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12/27/2013 - Ludwig Beethoven Likes this wine: 92 Points
Nice as usual. Better after a couple of hours, less good the next day. Probably served too cold though.
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12/25/2013 - drrobvino wrote: 87 Points
This sparkler is said to have approx 1/3 of each Chard, Pinot and Muniere. Supposedly an ideal aperitif wine.
Beautiful stream of tiny bubbles, with a rich mousse.
The nose is quite muted, with med(-) hints of lemon, red apple, all spice, and not much else that I can detect.
On the palate, much more in the way of flavors, with rich apple pie, lemon meringue, a faint spiciness, and a med(-) finish that is far too short for what I was expecting for this cuvée.
A very good quality sparkler, ready to drink, and will be nice over the next 3 or so years. Nice, but simple and uninteresting for the tariff.
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12/25/2013 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 90 Points
A private dinner (at home): Again a very recent disgorgement, as evinced by the enthusiastic effervescence profusely pouring frothy foam from its clean container clad in white. A nice wine all the same, this time with citrus and cream to the fore, lively and seamless, an excellent way to start off Christmas 2013.
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12/24/2013 - Rupert wrote:
Rich, tangy, moreish - a lovely start to the Xmas celebrations
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12/24/2013 - jcasey555 Does not like this wine: 85 Points
A touch of sweetness, unexpected for this Brut.
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12/23/2013 - Lord Rayas wrote:
PP's MNSC (HK Club Edinburgh Room): a 12-year old bottle. more complex than usual. hint of greeness on finish.
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12/21/2013 - Nutty08 Likes this wine: 90 Points
From a recent purchase 375ml, likely this year's release. Light yeast and pear nose. Palate has a nice cut to it, a bit of bread and green apple. Moderate length finish. Solid, not exceptional.
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12/19/2013 - Sourdough Likes this wine: 90 Points
Had at Sandbar. Wonderful, yeasty bouquet. Tiny bubbles. Not as much yeast/bread on tongue as I expected from the bouquet. Crisp, green apple with citrus. A nice way to start a meal.
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12/15/2013 - spillwine wrote: 88 Points
Facile à boire, trop doux à mon goût
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12/6/2013 - sharonandroland wrote: 89 Points
Fresh, but coul ddo with some cellering.
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12/1/2013 - professordoktor Likes this wine:
Absolutely delicious, especially if you're into the English style. Fine mousse, gorgeous golden color. Heavy, dry, yeasty, nutty, with rich caramel and a bit of cranberry tartness. Builds up thickly on the palate. A reasonably-priced crowd pleaser, dressed to impress.
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11/30/2013 - sharonandroland wrote: 89 Points
Not overly complex, but refreshing and a good aperitive
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11/21/2013 - davestenton wrote:
Roberson Wine Christmas Walkabout (Roberson Wine, Kensington High Street): Seems slightly hollow alongside its illustrious stablemates. 16/20.
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11/17/2013 - Biggsy wrote: 89 Points
Light, citrusy aromas. Plump and quite rounded with a fine mousse. Becomes creamier on the back of the palate with a lovely biscuity note, green apple peel and crisp grapefruit acidity.
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11/15/2013 - Sundbyberg wrote: 90 Points
Young but very promising, already some apples. Will be perfect the summer of 2014.
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11/15/2013 - BillyT wrote: 90 Points
Good standby daily drinker. Deep golden color nice tiny bubbles moving rapidly to the surface. Brioche, and some toast and apricot with almost an aging quality. Very nice. Good minerality and acidity. Cork however would indicate a lack of freshness.
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11/10/2013 - larseman Likes this wine: 88 Points
Gyllengul. Doft av mandel och nötter, röda äpplen och mineral. Fyllig med mycket frukt. Lång.
Lika delar Ch, PN, PM
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11/9/2013 - txscooterist Likes this wine: 94 Points
Pol Roger is one of the few grand marques that are still entirely family owned. They have a little under 220 acres of vineyards, mostly in sud Epernay and the cotes de blancs. This provides for a proportion of their 1.3 Mn bottle a year production, but not all of it. This Champagne is composed of one third Pinot Noir, one third Chardonnay and one third Meunier. It spends three years on the lees, it is toasty, rich, full flavored Champagne that finishes quite dry. The dosage is around 12 grams per liter.
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11/8/2013 - WMWG wrote:
Golden straw color, larger bubbles than I would have expected. A finer mouse emerged on the palate. Toasted bread, yeast, and red apples are the predominant flavors. I didn't pick up much in terms of citrus or fruit. The nior components really stand out, giving it a rounded body while the blanc lends some grace.
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11/2/2013 - galewskj wrote: 91 Points
To me this is textbook good NV champagne. Well done.
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11/2/2013 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 92 Points
Hennepin Lake's Annual Tasting (Tons of Napa Cabs); 10/30/2013-11/2/2013: Outstanding offering with lemon, spices, shells and dough. Clean finish and good balance. Wish it was a little cheaper.
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10/30/2013 - rocknroller wrote: 92 Points
Hennepin Lake Charity Tasting Event: Tasting pour. Nice florals with apple, citrus, crisp.
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10/25/2013 - Vino Me wrote: 91 Points
Opened by Mark. Creamier and less crisp than the bottle we had at the winery. Most likely an earlier disgorgement. Chalky with apple notes. Drinking well. 91 points.
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10/23/2013 - Loren Sonkin wrote: 92 Points
A Champagne tasting (and a Sherry) (My Home): Another wine that performed above expectations. The #2 WOTN. Light gold in color. Nice ginger ale notes on the nose. Much softer in texture. Less acidity. Light cherry flavors with some light oranges. A mineral sort of background. Long finish. Very easy to drink.
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10/20/2013 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 90 Points
2013 K&L Annual Champagne Tasting (K&L San Francisco Store): K&L Tasting. nose of toast, yeast, apple, and minerals, more of the same on the palate, medium body, tasty, will improve and peak in two years, and medium/long finish.
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10/20/2013 - petitblanc wrote: 90 Points
La Fête du Bordeaux - 2011 Vintage (Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse, Chicago): Light biscuit-yellow color. Youthful saline nose growing more generous as it aired and warmed. More yeasty than fruity on the palate, with tart citrus emerging through the finish. Fine balance, showing some real chardonnay character.
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10/20/2013 - Atreyu wrote: 84 Points
Simple, sweet but rather good.
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10/19/2013 - Tairroirist wrote: 90 Points
appley, grassy acidic, yeasty, fine bubbles, slightly grapey, straw. felt a bit tired. not sure if it is storage or shutting down.
This is actually Extra Cuvee Reserve
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10/17/2013 - CamWheeler wrote: 89 Points
Champagne Tasting: Toast, pear and peaches. Nicely rounded edges with good acidity keeping it fresh. Flows nicely, with medium length. Will be better with a few years in bottle.
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10/16/2013 - Spencer wrote:
A bottle purchased 6 years ago. This has aged beautifully. I don't know what vintages make up this bottle, but it wouldn't be out of place in a tasting of 1996 Champagnes.
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10/11/2013 - CWang wrote: 92 Points
One of my favorite NV champagnes out there; lots of honey, green apples, and citrus fruits in the round and seductive nose; the palate, a bit salty and toasty with baskets of citrus fruits and honeycombs plus some acidic and yeasty notes; the finish, very fruity and lingering long; overall, 91-92 points at this stage; still quite young and will probably age well in a few years.
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10/9/2013 - Vino Me wrote: 91 Points
Ordered as a starter at La Grillade Gourmande in Epernay. 1/3 each of Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier and Pinot Noir from 30-35 different plots around Epernay. This spends 40-42 months aging in cellar and has 8-9gm/ltr of sugar. This particular bottle had 75% of it's wine from the excellent 2008 vintage and the rest from the prior 3 years. This introductory level wine represents 75% of all of Pol Roger's sales. A clean and crisp wine with a fine bead. Not as fat as the bottle I had of this back in 2006. Notes of lemon zest and bread dough. Wonderful way to start lunch. A second glass of this was poured back in the tasting room of Pol Roger with consistent notes. 91 points.
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10/5/2013 - Robertthechicken wrote: 98 Points
Probably the best non-vintage out there at the moment. Superb balance of acidity. I have always been a Veuve Clicquot fan, but this Reserve is my new favourite.
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10/3/2013 - Edu Guariglia wrote:
Corrupted: no bubbles
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10/2/2013 - PSPatrick wrote: 89 Points
The champagne was very foamy, with very intense and very fine perlage. It offered citrus, red apple, apricot and brioche on the nose. On the palate the wine showed lemon, apple, apricot, rye bread and wheat bread flavours, paired with medium-level acidity, a slightly creamy mouthfeel and very good length of the slightly bitter finish. A decent, medium-bodied, medium-complex champagne that drank well. Would buy again.
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9/19/2013 - pdemaio wrote: 93 Points
Crisp, light but full bodied with great acid in balance. Lovely.
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9/9/2013 - Ludwig Beethoven Likes this wine: 95 Points
Pronounced and complex nose with brioche and green apple
A step up from your average NV
May be my favourite in this price range.
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9/4/2013 - NickBurwood Likes this wine: 91 Points
As a home prelude before going out with family for wife's birthday dinner at The Latymer, Pennyhill Park.
Have stored for about 18-24 months from purchase allowing this Champagne to take on a richer toasty character that I like but may not be to everyone's taste.
No complaints in my household! In my view the leading and most consistent NV grande marque champagne.
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9/4/2013 - RichardP wrote: 88 Points
Citrus on the nose; on the palate, grapefruit, pear, and a touch of yeast, with a slight oxidative element. I have had better bottles of this, but at $40 it is a good value even so.
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9/4/2013 - Goldstone Likes this wine: 88 Points
Very elegant bead. Soft, rounded and delicious both on the nose and the palate.....with just a bit of bite on the finish. A crisp and elegant easy-drinking Champagne.
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9/3/2013 - eldiabloazul wrote: 88 Points
Solid
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8/25/2013 - bajayngo wrote:
Had to celebrate the birth of my daughter, what a stunner. Brine, funk, citrus, herbs, yeast, botrytis, a lil cream, just beautiful from start to finish.
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8/24/2013 - jnewman77 wrote:
Yeasty, with pear, apple, and a medium to full body. Good, but not great.
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8/10/2013 - CamWheeler wrote: 89 Points
Bright pear and apples on the nose. Nicely balanced palate, this is still one of my favourite big house NVs.
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8/9/2013 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 91 Points
A private lunch (Restaurant Aan de Poel **, Amstelveen, NL): Served as an aperitif, no detailed note. Attractive and complete NV, one of the best as always, very refreshing, clearly a very recently disgorged bottle. Yum.
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7/26/2013 - Sundbyberg wrote: 92 Points
The last two bottles of this champagne have been marvelous. Great citrus, intense bubbles and just a very slight touch of bread. A prefect summer drink.
The basic champagnes of the big houses do go a long way.
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7/17/2013 - Carstennoe wrote: 90 Points
Great bottle of champagne as per usual
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6/30/2013 - Baronfreya wrote: 92 Points
As always our standby nv. Nutty crisp yeasty nose v v
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6/25/2013 - Marc wrote: 87 Points
Bud's 70th at Ortega Fish Shack (Ortega Fish Shack, Wellington, New Zealand): Excellent large scaled wine with crisp apple nuance alongside the expected bready/yeasty elements.
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6/7/2013 - Zweder Likes this wine: 91 Points
Tasting with good frends. (@ MatH): See my previous note. This is probably the best basic bubble you can find in Champagne.
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6/7/2013 - jkoenen wrote:
Preparing for our next Dreamtasting @ Thijs' (Netherlands): Broad, fruity and accessible. Wonderful quality at base level. My favorite bottling from Pol Roger. (+)
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6/1/2013 - grayfont Likes this wine:
DC/Northern Virginia Off-Line II - "Blind Reds: Favorites vs. Underdogs" (My home, Falls Church, VA): fine bubbles, very dry, smooth, sophisticated. Hazelnut flavors stand out - very nice.
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5/31/2013 - Mickelintott wrote: 89 Points
Klassisk Pol Roger, från magnum denna gång. Härligt spritsig men samtidigt med en del kraft.
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5/17/2013 - vespasian Likes this wine: 92 Points
Gorgeous nose. Complex, honeyed, floral and biscuity. Fresh and inviting; light body. Fresh white flowers, honey and melba toast with green apple. Quite dry and very long.
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5/13/2013 - Tairroirist Likes this wine: 90 Points
Citrus nose. Clear hint of lee from the bottle - in an elegant way. Austere and formal with the acidity but still retains a degree of suppleness. Buttery to taste. And, a hint of honey at the end.
Does not play well with "busy" food. Classic pairing is probably the best, i.e. caviar. (yeah, I know...)
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5/11/2013 - guccio Likes this wine: 90 Points
De belles bulles fines qui tourbillonnent dans nos nouvelles coupes à champagne! Assez rond en bouche, un peu beurre et surtout champignons sauvages... Très bon niveau d'acidité. Souvent, les mousseux que nous buvons sont trop acides à notre goût. Celui-là était parfait! Cher mais en vaut vraiment la peine, pour une occasion spéciale... Comme la fête des Mères!
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5/10/2013 - weiny Likes this wine: 90 Points
Einfach schön erfrischend
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5/5/2013 - UTPK wrote:
Good full bodied champagne. One of my favourite non vintages.
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5/4/2013 - Zweder wrote: 91 Points
Regular dinner group (@ EM): Beautiful and complex bouquet with also some smoky impressions. Yeast, soft citrus and very clean. Great bubble again.
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4/27/2013 - ccarter5181 wrote: 90 Points
Very nice champagne. Clean citrus and apple flavors, smooth, creamy and toasty.
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4/20/2013 - PC73 wrote: 90 Points
Citrus. Apple. Toasty.
Very bubbly.
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4/7/2013 - Zweder Likes this wine: 91 Points
This wine has 1/3 of each of the grapes chardonnay, pinot noir and pinot meunier. The dosage is 8 grams. Usually the blend is made of 4 different vintages and the grapes are harvested from 35 different terroirs. The domain strives to make the taste of this generic non vintage wine taste the same over the years. There is no use of oak. The result is a high quality wine with bread dough and crustaceans in the bouquet. On the palate mild tart lime, some green apple, melon and good limestone minerality. Not bone dry, but soft, elegant and approachable. A high quality non vintage wine.
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4/2/2013 - markellen.foodies@gmail.com Likes this wine: 93 Points
Double Blind @ Le Provencal; 4/2/2013-4/3/2013 (266 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables, FL): The wine looks Straw colored. The legs are Fast. It smells like Lemon, and Grapefruit. The body is Light. The wine has Bright texture. The wine finishes Long. A fine bead!
Al's backup Champagne.
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3/31/2013 - PC73 wrote: 90 Points
Yellow tint of colour. Citrus notes on palate. Soft bubbles. Good.
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3/28/2013 - m_arcon wrote: 90 Points
My first Champagne and I was very suprised by this Pol Roger Brut Reserve.
On the nose pear,baked apple, hazelnut, croûton and also a kind of smoked flavour.
Very creamy on the palate with a lot of baked apple and nectarine. Very silky with a not too high acidity.
I should cast an eye on Champagne altough its a bit expensive.
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3/24/2013 - RichardP wrote: 88 Points
Pear and citrus, a little yeasty note, fine bubbles and good acidity - good at the price.
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3/22/2013 - Biglama Likes this wine: 91 Points
heel bruisend, erg levendig, veel inhoud, mooie frisse smaak, minraliteit, zuiver
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3/20/2013 - Sundbyberg wrote: 92 Points
A great performance tonight. Lovely apples on the nose and a palate with citrus and a rich mousse, with a very light background of toast, just barely noticable.
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3/16/2013 - 16% Likes this wine: 91 Points
Medium gold in color. Beautiful tight effervescence White toast, orchard fruits on nose. Very rich, full butter, ripe apples. Almost like a Vouvray. Solid cuvee for US 65.00 range and a recommend for those looking to step up from a Veuve NV.
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3/14/2013 - henrygjeffreys Likes this wine:
n - oranges
t - creamy, t. of marmalade
some nuttiness, fine bubbles
good length
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3/9/2013 - Rupert wrote: 90 Points
Deep, ripe, biscuitty, rich core superb.
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2/25/2013 - Monsieur le Comte wrote: 93 Points
one of the better nv...
yeasty, brioche-like, apples, citric flavours and a good DEPTH...
that's it
put it in the ring with some millesimes!
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2/18/2013 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 91 Points
Excellent nose, quite Burgundian, toasty, biscuity, a lovely mature style (the 3+ years sur lattes really show), candied fruit; harmonious, dry but rounded, rich but fresh, beautiful balance, good depth of flavour, fishy Pinot and fresh apples; very good length. Outstanding NV.
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2/9/2013 - kopke Likes this wine: 89 Points
Bon Champagne, belles bulles, rien qui se démarque (acidité, brioché), c'est très bien ainsi car c'est bon! 16/20
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2/2/2013 - isaacjamesbaker wrote: 85 Points
Blind NV Champagnes (David's House - Washington, DC): Richer aromas of orchard fruit, mango and apricot. Very bready on the palate, with lots of toast, bruised apple and lime. Bread and bagel notes linger onto the finish.
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1/26/2013 - Papies wrote: 90 Points
Solid, sharp and very enjoyable. Of the "French" or gout Francais, aperitif style focussed, precise and serious. Medium in body, light fruit on the palate, low on the yeasty notes. Nice. 90
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1/14/2013 - Barry Notes Likes this wine: 92 Points
Served well chilled. Pale straw color, proper stream of very fine bubbles This is an elegant/light-med body sparkler. Clean drinking, good tart fruit, med finish. Great bottle. Nothing off. $46.
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1/8/2013 - pdemaio wrote: 93 Points
Gem of a champainge. Great balance and very smooth. Touch of yeast and suble peach on the nose. Very clean. Nice acid. A great example of what straight ahead, NV champagne can be. Lovely.
PDQ93
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1/4/2013 - lirvingham wrote: 90 Points
Crisp yet still fruity. Great finish for an NV. Very good for the price.
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1/4/2013 - dbkitc wrote: 87 Points
(At Wit & Wisdom – Baltimore, from 375 ml). Good basic brut. Not as full or interesting as I remember but very pleasant. Could use a bit more depth. (87)
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1/2/2013 - alabunka wrote: 90 Points
90 - served as one of the toasts on New Year's eve to bring in 2013; great charmer with many bubbles and a tart taste.
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1/2/2013 - ChinaWineDude Likes this wine: 91 Points
Rich and round, this wine has classic fine mousse, well-balanced citrus and mineral components with hint of sour dough yeast. It is definitely more creamy than many other NV bottles.
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12/31/2012 - aekenback wrote: 87 Points
Pålitlig
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12/31/2012 - rexmerlot Likes this wine: 89 Points
No formal note taken
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12/31/2012 - paul.bryan wrote: 87 Points
Drunk New Year's Eve.Subtle nose ,rounded fruity flavour with a pleasant finish.Enjoyed whole bottle so might have affected score.
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12/30/2012 - WDSteers wrote: 89 Points
toasted nuts, yeasty and clean finish. paired with caviar and creme fraiche plus smoked salmon
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12/29/2012 - Champagneinhand wrote: 91 Points
Beautifully crafted sparkler showing balance, orchard fruit intertwined between a citrus acidity and mineral base. Long finish. Just a great value in NV/MV Champagne.
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12/27/2012 - Ramberg wrote: 89 Points
Far from the 2002 Pol Roger Brut vintage we had earlier tonight, but still very good.
One of my favorite N.V “Standard house cuvee” Champagnes.
Good fruit, with citrus/lemon/lime, yellow apples and a nice creamy touch, with some dryness, biscuits/bread and a touch of yeast.
Good medium/high acidity.
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12/27/2012 - scyrene Likes this wine: 89 Points
Pale gold. I picked a faintly dusty bottle with a slightly faded label, and sure enough, despite plenty of pressure and bead, the nose is advanced - mushroom cream. More youth on the palate - apple sauce and lemon, but good richness too. The big house NV wines have reached silly prices now, except when they're on offer. For what I paid, this is good. [Cork + cage; 12% abv; Dobbies garden centre (!), £10 off at £29.99]
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12/25/2012 - aekenback wrote: 88 Points
Pålitlig
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12/25/2012 - Paul D wrote:
No formal note. From memory, lemony, biscuity, fresh, good mousse, fresh and long. Very good.
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12/25/2012 - SimonG wrote: 90 Points
Magnum, just over five years of post-purchase ageing. Very good indeed. Creamy lemon fruit, slightly biscuity, nicely round and long. Harmonious with good line and focus. This has developed very well indeed and balances freshness with rounded maturity. ***1/2
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12/24/2012 - lumpyelbow wrote:
As always a good dose of yeast. Really like this.
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12/24/2012 - curtr Likes this wine: 89 Points
Nice, medium intensity. Lacked the intensity of the Bollinger.
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12/21/2012 - Marc_Iadarola Likes this wine: 93 Points
This was the winner of the night against some MUCH more expensive bottles. It had some really nice depth of flavor and complexity for a NV. I only wish the disgorge date was on the label so I could pick up the same thing again. Two thumbs up!
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12/19/2012 - Mikerosh Likes this wine: 90 Points
Really liked this one... bubbly, creamy biscuits
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12/16/2012 - socidelvino wrote: 89 Points
Eye: light yellow gold. Nose: yeast, white flowers, pears. Palate: crisp, active bubbles, good balance, quicker finish than expected.
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12/15/2012 - forceberry wrote: 88 Points
Rather neutral color with a light straw yellow hue. Rather reticent, yet elegant and fragrant nose with autolytic aromas of brioche and some toasted bread, a little freshly cut apple and a hint of lemon zest. Surprisingly rich and expressive on the mouth, compared to the light nose. Dry, yet surprisingly rich and fruit-forward palate with flavors of ripe apple, steely minerality, some gentle citrus notes and a hint of yeasty French bread. Small, smooth and rather persistent mousse and balanced acidity. The dosage (10 g/l) shows very slightly. Long, quite intense and balanced finish with powerful steely minerality, elegant toasty notes and a little ripe apple, which the dosage transforms into a slightest touch of honeyed sweet fruit.
Very clean, focused and balanced large house Champagne with good youthful energy and nice depth. Nothing extraordinary and definitely not a blockbuster, but a reliable and sophisticated effort. Probably will develop nicely over a few years. Somewhat worth its price at 43,90€.
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12/14/2012 - alanh13 Likes this wine: 88 Points
Very good but quite austere. Good acidity and persistent bubbles. A little autolysis. A year or so could give some nice development (for my taste at least).
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12/7/2012 - Yme wrote:
750ml bottle, bought 2 years ago. Lovely toasty nose with a good whiff of oxidized green apples. Brioche, lemon, green apples and yeast with hints of nuts and burnt caramel on the palate. Long length. The bottle age really help to elevate this NV. Very, very nice!
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12/4/2012 - celk Likes this wine: 90 Points
Fresh, rounded fruit, layer of cream and a nice seam of minerality. Very enjoyable, well-defined and straight forward.
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12/1/2012 - Alex H wrote: 84 Points
Developed and matured oxidative apples.
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11/30/2012 - Paul S wrote: 90 Points
Brian's Birthday Dinner (Buono Restaurant, Singapore): A pretty good NV. This obviously had quite a bit of bottle-age on it, which certainly helped. It had a very buttery, creamy nose, with bits of yeast and bread and fleshy white fruit scents running underneath the fresh dairy aromas. The Pol Roger house style was easy to pick out on the palate. Rich, big, flavourful, this was not exactly a subtle Champagne - it packed a real punch with powerful flavours of white fruit, sweet apples and lemons sliding into a mid-length finish where the wine showed more matured notes of figs, brown apples and honey underlined by nice minerailty. Big, but still decently balanced, with a good amount of acidity and a rather chunky mousse. It paled in comparison to a solid Selosse NV alongside, but at 1/3 the price, this was not bad at all.
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11/27/2012 - drbarta Likes this wine: 88 Points
Classic champagne notes with bread, tea-biscuits, yeasty character. Medium body, fine bubbles, fine creaminess, flavourful attack. Vivid, but well integrated acidity. Not so complex or long, but very well balanced.
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11/22/2012 - AlphaL Likes this wine: 90 Points
We had this Thanksgiving with the kids and friends. Nice buttery gold color with very small bubbles. A lot of yeast and toast on the nose with yellow tree fruit. Medium bodied and nicely balanced with a long finish. A very nice bottle for a NV.
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11/19/2012 - Atreyu wrote: 83 Points
bottle purchased october 2011. Younger profile than I remember from past bottles. Papaya, lemon and dried meats. Full bodied with a finish that is slightly too sweet. More of a "reception" champagne than a serious food wine, but not a bad effort anyway.
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11/16/2012 - Burgundy63 wrote: 85 Points
Ok but nothing special - May have kept too long!
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11/15/2012 - yofog wrote: 88 Points
Nice enough, aggressive mousse, probably a recent disgorgement, some bright fruit mostly overtaken by yeasty notes, really quite delicious if not very serious.
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11/13/2012 - hkm520240 wrote: 89 Points
1st wine before the brown bag tasting start. Nice aperitif, pale straw with plenty of bubbles, fresh nose of lime and touch of yeast. Refreshing palate with bright acidity.
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11/11/2012 - PC73 wrote: 91 Points
- Light gold color with small pearls - As before
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11/11/2012 - PC73 wrote: 91 Points
- Light gold color with small pearls - Very good effort. Perhaps the new house champagne? Light bubbles. Well balanced with citrus flavours and yeasty toasty palate.
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11/1/2012 - Barry G wrote: 91 Points
Delicious NV. Good depth and character. Very fresh (apples) but not tto sharp. Creamy texture and good value. Above average NV.
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10/29/2012 - Biggsy wrote: 88 Points
Very consistent with the last bottle. Good NV fizz.
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10/22/2012 - Biggsy wrote: 88 Points
Quite a delicate nose; floral and airy with a touch of peach fruit. Fresh, zippy and biscuity on the palate with crunchy green apple fruit and a light fluffy mousse. Little hint of chalkiness in the long finish.
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9/29/2012 - Sundbyberg wrote: 92 Points
What a difference from last time. Can not believe this is the same champagne that I'm drinking.
Tonight this is very close to the Sir Winston Churchill, which I tried at the same time. Smokey, with depth and with a medium, close to a full, body. The citrus is in the background. The only real difference from big brother (Sir Winston) is the mousse. In comparison big brother has a very powerful and elegant mousse, which is far from what this NV has to offer.
Even so, this NV was a great experience.
Bought by the glass at Hotel Dorsia, Gothenburg, Sweden. They must have cellared this one. Got the impression that the hotelowner has a serious wineinterest.
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9/24/2012 - vicewine wrote: 88 Points
typical pol roger (which i like), nice balance between yeasty biscuity goodness and citric acidity
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9/19/2012 - gilesm wrote: 91 Points
Fabulous. Preferred to the Ruinart blanc de blancs.
Wonderful aroma of Bassett's Liquorice all-sorts!
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9/17/2012 - UTPK wrote:
Great, full bodied and good length
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9/15/2012 - thewiz Likes this wine: 88 Points
Gourmetklubbens Femtonde middag (A+N, Duvbo): Pale yellow colour with tiny Little bubbles. On the nose there's yellow apple mixed with minerals. The palate is taut and dry.
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9/11/2012 - Vintomas wrote: 87 Points
Sparkling wine course, part 2: introduction to Champagne (Munskänkarna) (Stockholm): Bright yellow colour. Nose: ripe yellow fruit, yellow and red apple, bread, smoke, rather powerful aromas. Palate: yellow and red apple, other yellow fruit, some winter apples, rather high acidity, spicy. Apply aftertaste. 87-88 p.
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9/4/2012 - Vintomas wrote: 87 Points
Sparkling wine course, part 1: Europe (Munskänkarna) (Stockholm): Light yellow in colour. Biscuity, slightly smokey nose with some toasted notes, yellow and red apple, citrus, mineral. A pleasant nose. Fully dry on the palate, yellow and red apple, good concentration, high acidity, mineral. Firm, fresh and long finish with citrus.
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8/23/2012 - RayOB wrote: 90 Points
Drank at Stephanie's
This really is a nice NV. Lots of fruit, brioche and minerality. Clean crisp mouth with a nice medium length. I was pleasantly surprised.
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8/18/2012 - winejow wrote:
Gave to Laurie and Mel for mazel tov on first grandkid
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8/12/2012 - weiny wrote: 86 Points
Schön, aber etwas herb
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8/3/2012 - thewiz Likes this wine: 88 Points
Pale yellow colour with small nice bubbles.
On the nose there's a mixture of nuts, yeast, bread, apple and butterscotch in a wonderful combination with sea shells and minerals. The palate is an elegant mixture of minerals and lemons.
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8/2/2012 - asparagus wrote: 91 Points
my favourite NV thus far. balanced, polished champagne that went down well as an apertif and with pastries as well. will definitely stock up!
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7/28/2012 - Paul S wrote: 89 Points
Welcome Home Dinner (Giant Garoupa Restaurant): Decent without being great - this bottle was rather less exciting than the one we had a few years back, which seemed to be rather more developed. The nose was a bit reticent on first pour, showing some funky earth notes and bits of flinty mineral and subtle white fruited shades, only slowly growing into sweeter lemon and baked bread aromas with time. The palate had a very minerally, flinty attack, which I liked, followed by a rather simple expression limes and lemons and some white fruit on the midpalate. There was a nice amount of weight, a nice fine bead, and pretty good definition and balance. However, it was also rather one-dimensional and not all that exciting. Finish had decent, rather than good length as well. All in all, very decent - a great pairing with Geoduck sashimi too - but not fantastic.
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7/28/2012 - Alex H wrote: 84 Points
Apples and guavas. A little serious but not that complex
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7/14/2012 - Carstennoe wrote: 91 Points
As allways a lovely champagne, toasty with lemon and honey. Very Very nice
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7/11/2012 - coremill wrote: 89 Points
A very good, dependable NV. Probably the third or fourth time I've had this wine over the last few years (all likely different disgorgement) and it's been consistently similar, and good, every time. Lemony fruit with plenty of yeasty biscuit flavors, nice and crisp without being hollow or metallic and with good balance between the fruit and the acid with a bit of chalk, finishes long and clean.
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6/20/2012 - Champagneinhand wrote: 90 Points
I just had the newest release of Pol Roger tonight from Fredrick Wildman & Sons. A very nice creamy, but light champagne with equal amounts of the 3 main champagne grapes. Lightly toasted bread was evident on the nose along with fruit that was light and pleasant as well. Mostly citrus, but some yellow apple as well. The bubbly mousse was fantastic and this had a very long finish for a NV Pol Roger. Still pricier than Cliquot or Moet....at $38. Wait towards holiday season and this will be near $30.
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6/11/2012 - Jornlinde wrote:
Jørn 50
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6/9/2012 - Tartiflette wrote: 88 Points
Light straw-yellow color. Big pop and good mousse. Very fresh and acidic. Brioche, grapefruit, strawberries, pear and coffee. Good PQR.
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6/7/2012 - SLIMES wrote: 89 Points
So that's what 2 years does! Not stored properly (often much too warm) but this was toastier than normal bottles and juts shows that NV+ patience = vintage quality fizz. Bread, toast and a slightly honeyed element. Will buy again.
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6/2/2012 - Barolo Raymond wrote: 90 Points
No notes taken. Slotted in between a 05 Beychevelle and 98 Clos Martinet as a 'palate cleanser'. And the yeasty beauty did just that, slightly off-dry, medium(+) acidity, notes of toast and bread with lemon, long finish and the silky mousse re-invigorating the palate in the most delightful way.
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5/28/2012 - UTPK wrote:
Lovely as always, good fat body with excellent mouthfeel.
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5/12/2012 - fdusonchet Likes this wine: 93 Points
Champagne vineux a bulle fine. Belle note de toat et de coin note de miel et belle longueur en bouche
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5/6/2012 - Torpas wrote:
köp inte igen, lite för sur och frisk
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5/4/2012 - Sundbyberg wrote: 90 Points
Rigth after opening a charming sparkling champange with the taste of citrus and some "bread" in the background. Wonderful nose full of citrus. Will come back in a few hours after the bottle has been aired.
Day 2. This is the first nv champange from a high-end brand that I have had that does not improve with air. On the contrary. With additioal air the champange looses its citruscharm without gaining neither length nor debth. Downgraded the wine to 90.
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5/1/2012 - sembefu Likes this wine: 89 Points
light yellow, nice bubbles. light citrus and apple aromas, little bit honey. In the taste good acidity, great mousse, taste followed the smell. Medium long finish.
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4/30/2012 - jfont123 wrote: 92 Points
Popped on my wife's birthday. Everyone loved it. Great with Thai food.
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4/19/2012 - DanR wrote:
2 weeks in France; 4/14/2012-4/28/2012 (Provence and Dordogne): BTG pour at l'Oustalet in Gigondas. A fruity style, with a nose of yellow fruit and ripe pear. Medium weight and a touch sweet, with yellow apple and pear fruit of good intensity on the palate. On the round side. Pretty and easy to drink, nice wine.
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4/16/2012 - Vintomas wrote: 87 Points
Champagnedagen 2012 (Grand Hotel, Stockholm): 87-88 p.
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3/24/2012 - alr6767 wrote: 90 Points
Popped to celebrate the trip to the final four. Golden color. Toast, yeast on the nose. Apples, lemon, nice mineral streak, good balance, a bit sweet and no mousse would be my only complaints. Medium finish. Nothing offensive, nothing outstanding. Paid too much for this bottle, only slightly better than a carneros that costs 40% of this one. 12.5%
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3/24/2012 - Miceri wrote: 90 Points
Light straw yellow; fresh, lemon, acidic
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3/21/2012 - Genghis88 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Rar's Birthday Dinner-SHOTA sushi (the best)
Deep caramel color, with faint bubbles
Hints of buttery, sweet, yeasty bread-reminds me of a brioche
Almost candy like, with a medium finish (opened up nicely as the bottle was consumed)
Huge sentimental value with this bottle-purchased in 1989 on a trip to South Africa
Happy Birthday Nacha!!!
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3/9/2012 - HBvino wrote: 92 Points
Almonds, warm pastry dough with slight lemon infusion. Nice minerality.
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2/19/2012 - Shorepower wrote:
Även om jag tycker Bollinger är ett strå vassare så är den här väldigt trevlig. Konsekvent leverans, bra näsa med fin brödighet och en tydlig pinotton. Dricker väldigt bra med fin mousse och trevlig syra. Inte mycket att klaga på utan en riktigt bra konsekvent standardhampagne.
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2/12/2012 - bacchus wrote: 90 Points
shared with ellen, mahesh, and pat at selkirk manor for valentine's day brunch. served with baked salmon, deviled eggs, caviar. this bottle was pleasant but not spectacular. i have enjoyed previous releases more. this wine is clean and crisp. it offers some citrus. but it does not offer the yeastiness and richness which i enjoy so much. everyone was pleased, nevertheless.
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2/4/2012 - weiny wrote: 89 Points
Hat eine deutliche Grapefruitnote, und eine schöne Frische. Hefe dezent im Hintergrund. Feines Stöffchen
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1/20/2012 - Pavan wrote: 92 Points
Very good but fading. Aging fast in half bottle
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1/9/2012 - magnus_dahlbeck wrote: 89 Points
Nice champange with fine acidity, citrus, apples, toast. Medium length but very enjoyable.
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1/6/2012 - Christoffer78 wrote: 87 Points
Drinking perfectly but somewhat edgy and very clean. This effort needed a lot of aeration to show its true potential, still there is a green tone in the nose combined with a rather celan and crisp mousse adding to an ok length of the end-palate, the latter could have shown more complexity. Overall impression is positive.
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1/4/2012 - Vintomas wrote: 88 Points
In the nose yellow apples with some candied fruit and a hint of honey, brioche, quite toasted and slightly smokey, a hint of chalk dust. Very good and complex nose with some development. Medium bodied palate, good fruit concentration, again yellow apples, citrus, a hint of other ripe yellow fruits, good acidity and just a touch of bitterness, long finish. Classical Champagne, quite good for a non-vintage. The nose was slightly better than the palate in this case. Bottle from 2010.
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1/2/2012 - spmulligan wrote: 89 Points
Yeasty and chalky & GREAT for a $35 to $40 NV Champagne. Beat out Pommery in blind tasting.
Review and photos here: http://www.thefreewineblog.com/2012/01/new-years-blind-champagne-tasting.html
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1/2/2012 - UTPK wrote:
Had it with oysters while cooking dinner for new years evening. Never disappoints, one of the best non-vintage champagnes out there. Quite yesty nose with rye bread and lovely toasted notes, full bodied and strong on the palate. Good balance.
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1/1/2012 - ejca wrote:
was an older one, still held up.
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1/1/2012 - Omar Khayyam Likes this wine: 91 Points
new year's eve dinner party; 12/31/2011-1/1/2012 (at P&G): winter apples, open and generous nose, fine mousse, elegant mouthfeel, short to medium finish.
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12/31/2011 - Marc wrote: 90 Points
New Year's Eve in Eketahuna: This particular bottle was cellared 7-8 years in a very cold cellar. It is biscuity, yeasty, very fresh and has cut. This is excellent stuff which has aged extraordinarily well.
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12/31/2011 - slmielke wrote: 93 Points
Light straw colored, with scents of yeast and cloves. Citrus taste with hints of apriot and lychee. Finsh 30+ seconds, maybe up to a minute. A champagne to savor.
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12/24/2011 - Jorgy wrote:
Nice. Citrus, very smooth and long. Bit sweeter than I remember from initial tasting.
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12/10/2011 - amateurwino wrote: 92 Points
Very pretty, nicely balanced with a touch of honeyed brioche for opulence. Nice juicy acidity. Really nice for an NV bottling. Not lively enough to compete with grander bottlings but for an NV this is a standout, and showing quite a bit better than my last tasting of it half a year ago. 91-92+
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12/10/2011 - Pebben wrote: 90 Points
Consistent with earlier notes – very refreshing.
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12/6/2011 - anonymoose12345 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Crisp, fruity, apple flavors. Bright. Very nice.
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12/5/2011 - dmatley wrote: 91 Points
Bonham's Pre-Auction Wine Tasting (San Francisco, CA): A crisp, clean, high acid champagne--perfect way to start the tasting and invigorate the palate. I must say that I preferred the deeper tones and richer style of the Bonville.
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12/3/2011 - RobertWinesWeLove wrote: 82 Points
Liten doft, söt smak
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11/27/2011 - jmull wrote: 90 Points
Yum.
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11/26/2011 - jclarkwmj wrote:
straw yellow. I think this was an older version (possibly late 90's) of the NV Brut as the label is different from the pictures posted here. I bought this at auction because I hoped it would be an older, aged Champagne and it was! Excellent acidity, great green apple flavors. A perfect wine to end the evening before Thanksgiving. Wonderful display. This wine was great for the price (~$22). Would buy again to try the newer NV.
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11/20/2011 - Pebben wrote: 90 Points
See earlier note.
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11/20/2011 - Pebben wrote: 90 Points
Light golden colour. Fresh green apples, a bit of nuttiness and mouth watering acidity. Now officially my favourite N.V. Champagne.
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11/16/2011 - Rupert wrote: 89 Points
An Aldo Conterno Evening (The Ledbury, London): Absolutely brilliant tonight, bright, tangy, really moreish
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11/13/2011 - Lord of the Bottles wrote: 88 Points
Tasted at Square Meal/Vinopolis 2011 event. Dry, some crisp apple. Not expressive but nice balance and refreshing. Good QPR.
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11/11/2011 - brythephotoguy wrote: 90 Points
No formal tasting notes taken, but this was consistent with other taster's notes - - that is to say it was delicious.
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11/6/2011 - PangurBan wrote: 88 Points
This Champagne has a light floral note with a refreshing mineral backbone. The finish is clean and refreshing. A nice drink to accompany shellfish.
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10/24/2011 - joschott wrote: 93 Points
Very soft and delicate flavors.
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10/21/2011 - Mige wrote: 89 Points
Quite nice toast and green apple on the palate. I have to say I was a bit suprised by it's quality.
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10/20/2011 - Doblk wrote: 90 Points
I liked this very much. Toasty and yeasty. Deeper than many in this price class.
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10/16/2011 - strad wrote: 90 Points
P&P_Pale green tinged gold robe w/a subtle nose of citrus and hay. Palate also not showing well on P&P. With air and warmth, the nose & palate show a marked change with saline, yeast and nutty aromas appearing on the palate. Now that its lost it’s intense, off putting, carbonation, it now shows saline, toasted bread, sweetness and bracing acidity on the palate. Some complexity here, and for the $40 tariff, good qpr. That said, I like the Bollinger better!
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9/26/2011 - Rupert wrote: 88 Points
Dominus with Edouard Moueix (The Ledbury, London): From magnum: very satisfying, rich, balanced, fresh
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9/23/2011 - atrox wrote: 89 Points
As a note, not traditionally a Champagne drinker.
Nice buttery color with a good amount of small bubbles. Predominantly bread on the nose with some apple and a little citrus.
Apple on the palate with a decent finish. Good creamy mouthfeel. Slightly sweet with a hint of honey.
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9/22/2011 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 90 Points
Thoroughly trustworthy, a great stand-by, delicious as always.
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9/18/2011 - JOsgood wrote:
Delicious bubbly. Crisp with nice dryness on the finish.
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9/18/2011 - Daffo wrote:
Versteegh
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9/7/2011 - markellen.foodies@gmail.com wrote: 90 Points
ORTANIQUE Double Blind Brown Bag Dinner (Ortanique, Miracle Mile, Coral Gablesl): - Light gold color with small pearls and aromas of grapefruit. It's balanced and has flavours of grapefruit and leesy with a light body. Bright texture with a short finish - Al's Champagne. To me the classic Champagne style. My preferences are Pol and Bollinger.
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7/23/2011 - KriLis wrote: 89 Points
Very fresh and crisp, lots of green apples and some nuttiness. Delightful.
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7/10/2011 - Nohedes wrote: 90 Points
Very nice - as always!
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7/9/2011 - Timbalimba wrote: 85 Points
Blunden's Grand Marque Shampoo Tasting (London): The length and fruit is certainly there but released too young. Racy acidity. Closed down.
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7/9/2011 - Jornlinde wrote: 92 Points
Very elegant Champagne. We drank the bottle before a bottle of Delamotte which was also very nice. All six people preferred the Pol Roger.
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6/19/2011 - BrandrB wrote: 90 Points
Excellent! Light yellow color and medium bubbles. Beautifully inviting nose with lemon citrus and brioche aromas. Medium-bodied palate: apple, lemon, biscuit, and cashews. Taking on a nuttier profile than I remember in the past. Elegant medium length finish. Great QPR. Time and time again this consistently proves itself to be a phenomenal non-vintage and it’s obvious there’s some quality fruit at its core.
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6/6/2011 - JOsgood wrote:
Always a reliable bottle. Crisp and dry with lots of little bubbles.
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6/6/2011 - Dovberg wrote: 89 Points
Straw-yellow in colour, medium amount of bubbles. Smell is fruity, nutty with bread, yellow plums and nutts. In mouth it is complex, lively with lots of apple, bread and nuts. I prefer more fruit than nuts, but the quality of this champagne was over all expectations. Would have rate it 90 for sure if it had more of that fruitness. I will recommend this champagne to those who like the nuttiness.
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5/27/2011 - Scottlmatthews wrote: 91 Points
Super effervescent and tasty. Extreme balance of fruit, acid, and yeast. Great wine.
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5/14/2011 - TexasBob wrote: 93 Points
Pale yellow-green color. Toasted bread and yeast on the nose. Mildly sweet, nutty, butter. Good stuff.
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5/11/2011 - torstein.skarra@online.no wrote: 90 Points
Top Champaign! Appearantly drunk at the royal wedding in London last week. Rich lemony start, hints of honey, balanced bubbles and finely tuned acidity. What a great Champaign!
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5/11/2011 - torstein.skarra@online.no wrote: 90 Points
Top Champaign! Appearantly drunk at the royal adding in London last week. Rich lemony start, hints of honey, balanced bubbles and finely tuned acidity. What a great Champaign!
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5/7/2011 - amateurwino wrote: 88 Points
Decent, with some minerality for interest, but ultimately a touch dry and tart for me.
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4/30/2011 - Racer117 wrote: 90 Points
Had this along with a '96 (see tasting note). Very surprised at how much they did not seem related. This is a very good NV champagne but it was a touch sweeter than I expected. This was much more lighter in color than the '96, golden straw colored with tiny bubble structure. Lots of apple and bread flavors and aromas. I would like to try this along side some other NV champagne I am familiar with.
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4/29/2011 - sooper65 wrote: 89 Points
Royal Wedding Fizzy-pop... very suitable and very tasty! Well done Will & Kate! Hurrah
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4/9/2011 - Nohedes wrote: 89 Points
Very recent bottling if the cork was anything to go by (mushroomed out almost immediately). Still usual Pol elegance, hint of mustiness, crisp orchard fruit and good acidity on the finish, small bubbles, classy.
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4/5/2011 - Alex H wrote: 84 Points
Paul and Fiona combined bday celebrations; 4/3/2011-4/5/2011 (Overseas restaurant): Lots of fresh apples and zapples. Fun and something u want to party with
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4/2/2011 - Paul S wrote: 91 Points
Double Birthday Celebration for Fiona and Me (Oversea Restaurant, Shaw Towers): This had plenty of bottle age on it (we know that K had kept it in storage for at least a couple of years after he bought it), and was showing wonderfully on the night. I must say that the nose was much better than the palate, but then again, what a nose it was! Really deep, complex, with glorious scents of yeast, chalk, earthy and red apples, all mingling around in a sweet / savoury melange. Woah. The palate was unfortunately more perky than profound, a bit simple really, especially after that nose. No complaints about how it drank though, it was such a pleasure. Super lively mousse, juicy apples galore (both red Fujis and green Granny Smiths!) - absolutely delicious, very fresh, very alive, yet not aggresively acidic. Not much complexity apart from a tiny bit of earthy, yeasty stuff at the very end, but this was just so yummy. A perfect pairing for Har Lok (fried fresh prawns in caramelised soy sauce) too. Fun, undemanding stuff!
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4/2/2011 - Mingmong wrote: 91 Points
Paul and Fiona birthday bash (Oversea Restaurant): So much apples! Its vibrant and fresh and lively. Refreshing and perky.
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2/23/2011 - Harley1199 Likes this wine:
At Miami Gastro bar, CR. Served by the glass. Superior NV yeastie sweet lemon and straw fragancies. Central bubbles and a supreme digestibility. One of my favorites NV.
En Miami Gastro de CR. Servido por copas. NV superior, con levadura, limón dulce y fragancias a heno. Burbujas centrales y suprema digestibilidad. Uno de mis NV favoritos.
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2/19/2011 - lumpyelbow wrote:
Yet to be Named Wine Club Meeting #7 (Mark and Erica's): Solid NV Champage, was at least 2 member's favourite of the evening. Not overly complex but well focused with some nice, subtle yeast aspects. Good crispness.
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2/13/2011 - clarktoews wrote: 91 Points
probably my favourite NV champagne
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2/5/2011 - Old Claret wrote:
Brought to Yuri’s and had with yummy smoked salmon from CW. Rich, lovely champagne. A hit!
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1/23/2011 - dangdad wrote: 84 Points
Classsic Champagne
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1/22/2011 - BigJul wrote: 90 Points
Excellent. Mais je préfère payer une trentaine de dollars de plus et obtenir le Blanc de Blancs 1999, qui me semble grandement supérieur.
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1/19/2011 - Papies wrote: 90 Points
Isole & Olena Dinner with Paolo de Marchi (The Ledbury, London): Consistent with past notes. Dry wine, elegant with a nice finish. Does exactly what it needs to.Maybe a touch too acidic. Very enjoyable
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1/11/2011 - jlgnml wrote:
IWFSC 761 dinner (Restaurant Michael Winnetka IL): Smooth, light on the palate, good
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12/31/2010 - njm wrote: 90 Points
classic white foil. Nice citrus and toast. smooth with good structure. Crisp on the finish.
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12/30/2010 - mreinitz wrote: 88 Points
A bit on the sweet side with lots of fruit. The dominant flavor is apple -- so much that I briefly wondered if I was drinking sparkling cider. Not much dough or minerality. Still, fairly enjoyable. Betsy loved it.
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12/25/2010 - godx wrote: 88 Points
No formal notes. From 375ml. Light and fresh with citrus and hints of toast. Very good.
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12/24/2010 - JohnBlueLabel wrote: 90 Points
This never disappoints. Very solid NV champagne, with a lovely citrus and mild hazelnut component, some yeastiness and brightness.
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12/24/2010 - Harley1199 Likes this wine:
2010 Family Xmas; 12/24/2010-12/25/2010 (Alicante): This NV is damn good. Not a Champagne to be shared with your family but your lover. Rich, yeastie and lovely for this range. To be continued.
Este NV es tremendamente bueno. No un Champán para ser compartido con tu familia sino con tu amante. Rico, con levadura y maravilloso para su rango. PR repetir.
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12/21/2010 - MyPurpleTeeth.net wrote: 88 Points
Brioche and warmed apple aromas merge with mandarin orange and toasted nuts on this elegant, poised Champagne. Its bright framework meshes with a smooth mouth feel, remaining vibrant throughout.
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12/15/2010 - peternelson wrote: 89 Points
Nice, good yeast aspect, medium body, classic but not complex or refined.
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12/15/2010 - Matt T wrote: 90 Points
Champagne Tasting (Bell's Wine Shop, Washington DC): An excellent value champagne. Rich, smooth, and well-balanced with a fair amount of brioche and a medium to long finish.
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12/13/2010 - Alex H wrote: 84 Points
Birthday wines; 12/10/2010-12/14/2010: Sweet red Washington apples atop juicy lemon fruits. Fresh and inviting. A surprisingly lovable pol Roger.
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12/12/2010 - jazzb wrote:
O - ljus gul m gyllene reflexer
D - stor härlig doft av röda bär, kaffe, äpple, härligt rostad, knäck. typisk pinot-champagne
S - Röda bär, juläpplen, härlig smak med mognadstoner, kaffe o citrusskal
mmmmm 8.5p
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12/11/2010 - mmurry Likes this wine: 91 Points
Champagne and Cabernet (Farpointe Cellar): The coffee bean and danish pastry aromas on the nose were really good. add in some vanilla and nutmeg and you have a nose that you can smell forever. The minerals and chalkiness on the palate was tasty, with apple and pear on the mid-palate, and a nice finish of bread, vanilla, and coffee.
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12/11/2010 - wineismylife wrote: 89 Points
Saturdays at One - Volume 39: Tasted non blind. Light yellow color in the glass, clear looking throughout with tiny yet steady beading. Nose of yeast, yellow pears and yellow apples. Flavors of candied apricots, apricot core and a bit of soaked pears. Bright acidity, medium body. Drink over the short term. 89+.
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11/28/2010 - Dandiophile wrote: 89 Points
Very lively & quite delicous. More fruit than bready yeasty notes.. green apples dominant. Bright & elegant. Very good.
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11/25/2010 - Louise P wrote: 91 Points
Nice golden color, very lively bubbles; toast, toast, toast, on the nose and in the mouth. Very nice finish. A good match with our Thanksgiving dinner, and still one of our favorite NVs. A great value.
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11/23/2010 - ChrisAndRob wrote: 90 Points
Nose: light green apple. Pallet: lot a of green apple, sweet, great finish.
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11/20/2010 - majamke wrote: 89 Points
Tasted next to a NV Egly Ouriet. Pale gold with a yeasty nose of lemon meringue. The acidity seems to bounce around unlike the Egly where is was defined and sharper. The fruit in this was fresh summer stone fruit instead of the stewed fruit characteristics present in the Egly. Nice sherbet finish with decent length. Enjoyable NV.
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11/15/2010 - boodra wrote: 88 Points
Nice soft bobbles. Clean, with a fruity finish.
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11/12/2010 - egerhardt wrote: 91 Points
light color, nice micro bubbles and crisp nice bottle will get more
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11/10/2010 - KC Bloodlines wrote: 92 Points
Great wine. Brioche, lemon and really nice mousse.
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10/20/2010 - silentavalanche wrote: 91 Points
Mesmerizing micro bubbles, exceptionally crisp, competes with bottled twice the price.
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10/19/2010 - RobinHeimdahl wrote: 90 Points
This is my choice when it comes to a solid standardcuvée.
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10/14/2010 - sooper65 wrote: 90 Points
Thursday bridge night with Chiswick girls - on the money, oh so dependable
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9/20/2010 - Yme wrote:
The sellar bought the bottle in the mid to late 90's and kept it in his Eurocave until we purchased it recently. We got it to try a mature NV and it was interesting.
Golden yellow in appearance. Lovely, fine beads in the glass though they dissipated very quickly in the palate. Some honey and slight caramelized sugar on the nose. Light bodied. Still a good level of acidity, off dry with peach & faint honey notes. Short to medium length. Reminded us of a Portuguese White we had over the last 6 months.
This bottle was past its best but it was an interesting experience.
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9/5/2010 - philhamelin wrote:
One of the more refined Champagnes on the market. Impeccable finesse, mineral, almost Chablis-like in its freshness. Its subtle notes of fresh brioche are supported by hints of white flowers, green apple, honey, peach and aromatic spices. Drink now-2011. Food pairing: apéritif, oysters Rockefeller, cold lobster.
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8/30/2010 - ews3 wrote: 87 Points
IMW Annual Champagne Tasting (Christie's Auction House, NYC): somewhat simple, yeas driven champagne. pleasant persistent mousse livens the palate, but there is not much fruit there to carry it through. medium finish is a little bit buttery, but again lacking in fruit.
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8/30/2010 - BrandrB wrote: 90 Points
Light yellow color. Medium sized bubbles. Citrus and toasty brioche nose. Creamy medium bodied palate with apple, lemon, biscuit, and vanilla notes. Medium length finish. Very good value. A top-notch entry-level Champagne.
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8/28/2010 - matage wrote: 89 Points
375ml bottle - Kind of tasteless when cold but opened up to floral taste with faint orange lingering after each sip. Elusive taste. Vivid mousse which settled quite quickly once poured. I can't reall make up my mind about this champagne from a single tasting.. It's definitively good enough to revisit though.
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8/21/2010 - ludwigbpm wrote: 90 Points
Sans notes
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8/15/2010 - mukden wrote: 90 Points
YES. This is, in my books, poor man's Bollinger. Bought this in Toulouse (at the amazing price of €28), real like it residual sugar and good acidity and bubbles. Light green in colour. Quality to price ratio is very high (Toulouse, 2010).
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7/31/2010 - Law Man2 wrote: 88 Points
Lovely acidity. Elegant. Style with a great lingering taste, unlike many other champagnes. Bottle carries the label "By Appointment To H. M. Queen Elizabeth II" (yes, the one from England). If it is classy enough for her, it's classy enough for me.
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7/20/2010 - clericjohnbrown wrote: 90 Points
God, I love Champagne! Elegantly rich and focused with a fine mousse and aromas of toasty brioche, tart green apple, and the faintest hint of honey; finishing firmly, persistently, and cleanly. A perfect example of non-vintage brut Champagne.
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7/19/2010 - Jona wrote: 90 Points
Charming and delicious!
A big and rather nuanced nose with fat nougat tones.
Harmonic balance between mousse and acidity. The acidity wasn't that big and the finish somewhat boring.
Perfect champagne for the balcony a warm summer evening!
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7/19/2010 - RobinHeimdahl wrote: 90 Points
Where the Billecart Salmon makes you hungry for food, this one makes you hungry for more champagne.
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7/16/2010 - EyeDoc wrote: 90 Points
This always is a winner with me. Perhaps Roederer and Bollinger are the other NV champagnes that I finde equally compelling. Never too yeast laden - always with good brisk acidity but holding it together with some good body.
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7/12/2010 - Puteljen! wrote: 90 Points
Good stuff from my favourite house.
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7/10/2010 - LewisDowney wrote: 91 Points
Paired beautifully with Gazpacho!
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7/7/2010 - G_Talbot wrote:
WSET Level 3; 4/7/2010-7/21/2010 (London): WSET Systematic Approach - Group
Appearance: clean, medium (-), lemon.
Nose: clean, medium, developing, bread, over-ripe apple.
Palate: off-dry, high acidity, medium alcohol (12.5%), medium body, delicate mousse, bread, yeast, medium (+) length.
Conclusions: very good, ready to drink, but can develop further.
Quoted Price: £32.00
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7/6/2010 - wineswiller wrote: 84 Points
Didn't wow me the way I'd expected. Bottle was possibly too old.
Fruit was a bit restrained. Also didn't get all the yeastiness or nuttiness I expected. Nothing really stood out, though it was balanced and pretty enjoyable as NV Champagnes go.
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7/3/2010 - godx wrote: 89 Points
No formal notes. Very good. 89+
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7/3/2010 - moben wrote: 91 Points
Nice balance with tingling acidity and hints of apricot and baby oranges.
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6/17/2010 - Benj wrote: 89 Points
Cambridge University Wine Society Garden Party 2010 (St. John's College Scholars' Garden): A year on and apparently neither this Champagne nor my palate have changed. Entirely in line with previous note.
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6/13/2010 - Juha wrote:
Cellar couple of years and this is great.
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6/9/2010 - sunalsorises wrote: 92 Points
Rich mouthfeel. Toasty with a nice acidic finish. Excellentbubbly. Great value NV.
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6/1/2010 - jaggeral1 wrote: 92 Points
delicious aged magnum, xmas 09.
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6/1/2010 - jaggeral1 wrote: 92 Points
delicious, aged magnum.
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5/24/2010 - henbjo Likes this wine: 89 Points
Classy and balanced wine. Slightly autolytic nose with citrus and pear and a mineral aspect. Great body and mouthfeel - on the palate it is balanced, apple and pear drives the fruit component and it has very nice minerality. The finish is a bit short, and is one of the things pulling the score a bit down. But all in all, a very pleasing bottle of NV Champagne.
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5/9/2010 - Nohedes wrote: 92 Points
Really classy, crisp NV Champagne, a real cut above some of the more common GM competition. Slightly floral on the nose, some biscuit and orchard fruit on the palate, very clean finish, very drinkable and good value too.
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5/8/2010 - Harley1199 Likes this wine:
Pairing perfectly with raw oysters. What a NV! Full of personality and character. Superior class. Floral taste. Aged a couple of years in my own cellar. My kind of Champagne indeed.
Maridando una docena de ostras. ¡Menudo NV! Lleno de personalidad y carácter. De clase superior. Sabor floral. Envejecido un par de años en mi propia bodega. Mi tipo de Champagne sin dudas.
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4/11/2010 - Rieslingfan wrote: 85 Points
Good but there's nothing particularly interesting about the wine.
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3/25/2010 - rednick@internode.on.net wrote:
Nice, plenty of yeast / bread but with acid and clear fruit to support this.
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3/25/2010 - David J Cooper wrote:
Clear medium gold with very small beaded mousse. Intense nose of yeast, bread, citrus and mineral.
developed but still nice freshness. Bright fruit flavours. Complex, lengthy finish. An excellent NV blended Champagne.
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3/23/2010 - Alex H wrote: 82 Points
Restaurant Week; 3/21/2010-3/27/2010 (Various): Probably disgorged 5 year back. This shows its age with smoky and almost rusty white metal nuance. Rustic and mineral chalky laced champagne but exhibiting enough citrus white grapefruit lift to carry through.
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3/9/2010 - SkyCellar wrote: 89 Points
Excellent value. Crowd pleaser.
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2/28/2010 - fatherdamo wrote: 90 Points
5 years bottle age and this is wonderful. aromas of apple crumble, lovely soft bubbles, good acidity. my lack of enthusiasm for fizz is abated somewhat.
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2/7/2010 - Jossik wrote: 78 Points
Un discreto vinellino da aperitivo
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1/16/2010 - VinoMax Likes this wine: 90 Points
C- Straw N- Brioche, Apple, earth T- Crisp, good, tight bubbles, mild tartness, apple-pear, some spice
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1/15/2010 - jaggeral1 wrote: 92 Points
An interesting experiment. Champagne in magnum and further aged for a couple of year produces a refined and elegant champagne.must buy more!
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1/3/2010 - vancouvermatt wrote: 89 Points
Mature tasting.
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1/1/2010 - Colia wrote: 90 Points
Clean and correct, with lots of Chardonnay character, including toast and yeast. Goes with everything.
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12/31/2009 - sleepyhaus wrote:
Better than the last bottle, quite nice
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12/31/2009 - Papies wrote: 90 Points
Dry wine, elegant with a nice finish. Does exactly what it needs to. Very enjoyable
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12/31/2009 - Yme wrote: 91 Points
pale yellow / gold. Wood on the nose. lovely small bubbles. Dry and very refreshing. Very long finish. Was lovely as an aperitif and with pesto based starters but it really came to fore with the roast chicken mains.
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12/30/2009 - richard.stevens wrote: 91 Points
Also kept under the stairs for a couple of years and also benefitted from it!
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12/28/2009 - stueys wrote: 90 Points
Normally I advise avoiding non-vintage champagne and sticking with vintage. With Pol (and Bollinger) I make an exception, though this blows Bollinger away I think. It's not cheap for NV but Pol always delivers.
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12/25/2009 - Dinovino Likes this wine: 90 Points
Persistent fine bead.Elegant and refined, lovely mid-palate, toasty,peach flavours.
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12/24/2009 - chiliman96 wrote: 88 Points
quite nice; crisp and clean; not much bakery dough;
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12/23/2009 - sleepyhaus wrote:
Too sweet and too simple I think. Not bad or anything, but did not excite me.
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12/23/2009 - mukden wrote: 89 Points
YES. AT this price level, NV, I think this was very good. Nice, residual sugar. Decent taste, probably would nto replace my love of Bollinger NV but a close second.
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12/22/2009 - Cheryl wrote:
Darker yellow than I expected for a young wine. Medium to small beads, lemon citrus nose, yeasty with bright grapefruit citrus on the palate. A little tart with nice acidity. Good mouthfeel. Medium finish. Enjoyable with a lunch of scallops simply prepared with salt and pepper.
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12/19/2009 - MarcoAzevedo wrote: 95 Points
Impressive.
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12/16/2009 - jwsmith wrote: 91 Points
Very nice wine clean and crisp.
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12/13/2009 - Dingo wrote: 90 Points
Good light colour, smart mousse. Apples and tart fruit (in a good way) on the palate.
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11/16/2009 - tanglenet wrote:
Served Sat night for a friend's bday dinner. Served chilled on ice. Quick notes: subtle nuttiness, crisp clean fruit. Refreshing. Good +.
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11/14/2009 - Russell Faulkner wrote: 88 Points
First from a case, that I think is a French grey import, drinking more mature than expected, biscuit and rounded pinot. Very good.
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11/9/2009 - CTSV157 wrote: 89 Points
Excellent qualities for a Non Vintage
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10/23/2009 - Harley1199 Likes this wine:
Superb. This NV is king, with Bollinger. Hay, green pear, yeast aromas. Predominantly pastries in mouth. Perfectly matched with lobster. To repeat.
Buenísima. Este NV es el rey junto con Bollinger, Aromas a heno, peras verdes y levadura. Predominantemente pasteles en boca. Perfectamente maridado con bogavante. Para repetir.
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9/28/2009 - JJL wrote: 90 Points
Lots of minerality and lemon, with a touch of oyster on the nose. Very big mouthfeel, creamy, more lemon, sour apple and minerals. The finish was bit tough with burnt lemon and some metallic notes that stayed in your mouth until you ate something. This Champagne needs food. Still, a nice drinker (with food) and a great value at $35.
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9/26/2009 - thewiz Likes this wine: 86 Points
Youthful but with some maturity on the nose and on the palate. Nice structure.
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9/10/2009 - wineshaman wrote: 88 Points
Had with sushi, better than last bottle dry, crisp yeasty, thick and creamy, though still a little flat.
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7/25/2009 - wpdavey wrote: 89 Points
More large bubbles than Winston Churchill. Lighter color than the Winston Churchill. No alcohol taste. Good with oysters.
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7/21/2009 - BECKMANN wrote: 82 Points
Color: Light golden. Mousse: light fine mousse, died out(slower/less) a bit to quickly for my taste... Nose: Bread, citrus. Taste: "Balanced" nice Champagne, dry and a bit of Citrus.
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7/17/2009 - robertek wrote: 89 Points
This is such a great NV - one of my favorites when stored for a while in your own cellar. This particular bottle has been kept for 10 years and was really nice. Full of flowery notes, french toast with vanilla sprinkled on it, sweet pears really enjoyable.
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7/4/2009 - jwsmith wrote: 88 Points
Flat and unimpressive. Not nearly as good as the last bottle.
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6/18/2009 - Benj wrote: 89 Points
Cambridge University Wine Society Garden Party (St. John's College Scholar's Garden): Fresher, less bready than many Champagnes on the nose, more zesty, with a mineral water aspect and touch of milk bottle sweets. Very good acid on the palate, green apple, slightly yeasty but not much. A fine Champagne and though I prefer the fatter, richer style to this, this is very refreshing and a great summer wine.
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6/8/2009 - jwsmith wrote: 91 Points
Extra fresh really clean and completely balanced, better the next day. The smallest bubbles, value amazing. LM 703465
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6/6/2009 - lowereastscott wrote: 89 Points
A beautiful Champagne.
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5/26/2009 - EyeDoc wrote: 90 Points
Good acidity and fruit - some baked bread and vanilla - delicious
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5/23/2009 - ljl203 wrote: 90 Points
Yeasty, toasty - tight almond nose with a creamycitrus, almost vegetal mid-palette.
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5/16/2009 - Eating is Cheating wrote:
Berrys Champagne School (BBR): BBR Champagne tasting. €49 per bottle. Quite a pale, lemon/apple appearance. Yet it looks quite weighty (not light) in the glass all the same. Slightly larger bubbles than the Laurent Perrier Ultra Brut, and with slightly less zest (i.e. bubbles are not as energetic here). Fruitier on the nose than the LPUB however: quite citrussy, also grapefruit notes. Enticing but not overpowering. Lovely, smooth palate; quite full-bodied. Sweeter than the LPUB, but not sweet per se. Interesting flavours of marmalade and mixed fresh-fruit salad. Delicious. Exceptional length. This is very good.
(One hour later: still persistent aromas of orange/lemon marmalade, although the mousse has essentially disappeared by now. Flavours of honeyed fruits remain - very persistent - but with apples too. Very smooth and lengthy finish. Excellent.)
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5/16/2009 - lebo9968@gmail.com wrote: 90 Points
Nice golden color. Nice small bubbles. Big toasty nose. Pallet pleasant, but not as big as the nose.
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5/7/2009 - jjmabaseb wrote: 91 Points
Lots of apples, bready/yeasty flavors...very smooth and delicious...
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5/5/2009 - hutch wrote: 89 Points
Frederick Wildman Tasting: I do like this bottle. Really carries some elegance. 89-90
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5/5/2009 - fatherdamo wrote: 90 Points
really refreshing. light and fresh with really good bubbles.
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5/4/2009 - mmh wrote: 89 Points
Interesting tones of gunpowder on the nose and the taste. Very good thogh. Improved with time, and as often is the case, the last glass wast the best one.
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5/3/2009 - MarcoAzevedo wrote: 93 Points
Pale yellow champagne.Enough personality to be vintage.
Wonderful body, creamy texture, with roasted bread, lime.
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5/2/2009 - jwsmith wrote: 91 Points
This is an impressive wine. very clean and crisp on the nose and palate. Wonderful to drink.
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4/18/2009 - Omar Khayyam wrote: 88 Points
dry and bubbly; in a very enjoyable sense.
Seriously, though, that's what it felt like. Probably because I had just downed a vodka martini and the champagne was served with some spicy deepfried oysters
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3/21/2009 - joshwoodward wrote: 90 Points
Stimmel's Market: Great Whites (Bowling Green, OH): Yeasty nose, with light wet dog. Crisp and yeasty. Smooth lemon. Slightly simple, but pleasant. Light biscuit. $55
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3/7/2009 - SimonG wrote:
A couple of year's bottle age. Perfectly decent aperitif. Some amturity but still quite fresh. **
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2/26/2009 - Zoce wrote: 85 Points
Quite basic... but nice.
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2/15/2009 - heathtor wrote: 85 Points
bit steely sharp
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2/14/2009 - Old Tasting Notes wrote: 89 Points
toast and apricot notes, a little tart and sweet for my taste, very small bubbles. A nice champagne.
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1/10/2009 - MLwine wrote: 89 Points
Solid champagne.
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12/31/2008 - herberto wrote: 90 Points
Delicious. One of the best NV Champagnes year after year, for 2/3 the price of Bollinger.
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12/31/2008 - mercer22 wrote: 89 Points
Very good. Balanced with hint of citrus.
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12/27/2008 - mellison wrote: 86 Points
Had this at a Christmas Eve party and it was rather disappointing. A little flat and heavy without that crisp bubbly taste one expects from a good champagne.
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12/21/2008 - Champagneinhand wrote: 90 Points
Enjoyable as usual, but suprisingly the duval-leroy was a better buy. This was citrus and minerals with plenty of acid and bubbles with just a slight bit of sourness on finish.
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12/16/2008 - BrandrB wrote: 90 Points
A very enjoyable non-vintage Champagne. Citrus flavors on the nose. Nice moderate mousse. Lots of green apple flavors form the backbone of this wine along with a touch of yeast and vanilla flavors. Nice elegant finish, but would have preferred a bit more length. Good QPR. A very solid N.V. all-around.
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12/15/2008 - rnellans wrote: 89 Points
Nice nose with some toast...nothing really great, but pleasant..
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12/14/2008 - jazzb wrote:
Drack på BB i "geléglas" men ändå ingen favorit. Stora äppelaromer med mineraltoner om man vill vara snäll annars jordbeska. Pinotfrukt men med alkohol-stick (kanske glasen). Inte mer än 7p för en halvflaska för nästan 200 spänn.
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12/2/2008 - carnyc wrote: 92 Points
BYO Dinner at Tribeca Grill (Organized by Acker Merrall): Nose of bread and grapefruit; very balanced; strong effort for the price
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11/23/2008 - wineshaman wrote: 86 Points
A little flat and flabby, maybe an off bottle, did have some yeast and apple flavors that made this drinkable.
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11/23/2008 - CamWheeler wrote: 88 Points
Disgorged 2005 - Citrus, touch of yeast with honey and nutty aromas. Good balance to the palate, there is some richness that is well balanced by the acid. I really like Pol with a couple of years bottle age and this was no exception.
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11/18/2008 - JayBirdy wrote:
Phaneuf 2009 ****
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11/4/2008 - pleiades wrote: 85 Points
Nice champagne. Nothing terribly special though.
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10/31/2008 - JOsgood wrote: 88 Points
I like this NV Champagne a lot. Crisp and dry with good bubbles.
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10/25/2008 - MLwine wrote: 90 Points
Enjoy this more every time I drink it. Really nice champagne.
Opened using sabrage.
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10/9/2008 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 90 Points
Gourmet Dinner with Derek Smedley MW (Oxford and Cambridge Club, Pall Mall, London): Delicious and complete NV.
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9/13/2008 - tyvoodoo wrote: 89 Points
Really funky on the nose with mushrooms, cheese and cheese rinde. Nice yeasty notes followed by decent toasty flavors with a slight nuttiness on the nose as well. On the palate was a touch of citrus fruit. Palate was clean, refined with decent acidity. Seemed to be lacking some of the freshness that I was looking for. Nice bottle of bubbly none the less.
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9/9/2008 - Louise P wrote: 92 Points
As noted previously, this is one of our favorite NVs, we always keep several on hand. This did not disappoint. Wonderful smooth toast and oak.
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7/27/2008 - the godfather wrote: 87 Points
basic, nutty, decent
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7/18/2008 - sweetstuff wrote: 91 Points
TN: Pol Roger (276001) Champagne NV Extra Cuvée de Réserve Brut, 12 pabv, imported by Frederick Wildman and Sons, New York; $76 at Monk's Restaurant, Bexley (Columbus), OH.
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Light brassy green with very big and persistent mousse and pinpoint sparkles. Nose is very complex and deep with great integration. Some notes are fermented hay, green olives, white bread, a sort of medicinal smoke, and a misty aroma that reminds me of foggy summer mornings in the country.
The palate starts out strongly citric, of course, and then shows an energetic style, quite subtle, with a little meatiness with edges of various things and an elusive, delicate bit of quinine. A mouthfilling style but not lacking in finesse.
This was so much more harmonious the second day that I wonder if it's usually ever appreciated fully. Probably only bottles that have at least 7-10 years in the cellar.
91/100.
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6/27/2008 - KeithAkers wrote: 91 Points
disgorgement code:NM-276-001
nose: nice balanced nose of baking spices, green apple, citrus tones, and some creamy vanilla tones
taste: great silky and creamy feel with green apple, citrus tones, and vanilla extract with bits of cinnamon spice
overall: a wonderful smooth citrus attack that is very expressive and glides across your palate into a nice toasty and creamy vanilla finish
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6/24/2008 - rupertm wrote: 82 Points
Needed drinking - slightly nutty and not as fresh as should have been but bottles probably slightly too old (18-24 months)
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6/14/2008 - dougie wrote: 90 Points
A wonderful wine. Many of the bubblies recently have had too much apple. While this had green apple, it was not as over powering as other champers I have drank recently. Very integrated, elegant and complete. A great QPR for $24 a bottle- darn, I wish I bought more at that price.
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6/5/2008 - Bornis wrote: 92 Points
med lemon colour with nice bubbles and golden hue. biscuits, apples and autolytic nose. med + acidity and body. honey, yeast, apples and creamy mousse. med + length.
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6/3/2008 - Wrighty wrote: 88 Points
Pol Roger - Probably the worst wine [experience] in the world (The Pawn, Hong Kong): Fine mousse, medium body. Apple and hints of honey. A little flat towards the end.
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6/1/2008 - ccn wrote: 88 Points
surprisingly good given that this was bought around 1995 ...
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5/31/2008 - heathtor wrote: 92 Points
Definitely buy again very good yeasty well aged
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5/13/2008 - GalvezGuy wrote: 91 Points
Nice golden color. Nose of toast, citrus, and golden delicious apple. Rich on the mouth with great yeastiness with ripe apple and pear. Clean racy finish. Great value
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5/9/2008 - HIT wrote: 88 Points
Opened a bottle of this PR to enjoy with my wife as we prepared for a dinner at an Italian place we love. Best described as a fresh, sliky and casual champagne. Quite nice.
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5/4/2008 - tarheel17 wrote: 89 Points
Came in tied for second at a blind tasting - beat only by Bollinger NV.
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4/29/2008 - mrm27 wrote: 88 Points
Quite light colour, clear and fresh nose. Floral, and crisply fruity, though perhaps a little light on the palate. Far too easy to drink! A really excellent fizzy mouthful.
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4/12/2008 - winenewb068 wrote: 89 Points
A nice start to dinner. Honey, apricot, and lemon verbena. A nice/light champers for seafood. Good effervescence/mousse. A house favorite for NV French.
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4/10/2008 - gdbarton1@gmail.com wrote:
Yellolw golden, lots of small bubbles. Yeasty nose. Delicate, rich yeasty with small bubbles. Big but well balanced. .
Soft, rich, yeasty flavorful well balanced very nice wine.
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3/14/2008 - Li6 wrote: 89 Points
Focused nose of toast and apple. There's a ginger note on the palate, but this Champagne is surprisingly tight and closed. Lay it down for a couple years?
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3/11/2008 - winefool wrote: 93 Points
IWFSC 733rd Dinner (Four Seasons): Nice richness. Ripe and round with good energy.
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3/9/2008 - JOsgood wrote: 89 Points
Always a tasty treat to start an evening of drinking.
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3/7/2008 - sonakul_t wrote: 90 Points
Nice bottle. Nose filled with citrus & vanilla. Nice body, well made with tastes of apple, citrus , apricots and creamy vanilla.
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2/12/2008 - winefool wrote: 92 Points
IWFSC 732nd Dinner (Primehouse): Very nice rich round flavors with good energy. Surprisingly good for an NV, though this one might have had some bottle maturity on it.
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2/4/2008 - GalvezGuy wrote: 91 Points
Nice yellow color. Nose of toast, citrus, and golden delicious apple. Rich on the mouth with great yeastiness with ripe apple and pear. Clean racy finish. Oustanding and a great value. One of the best NV's I have had.
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2/3/2008 - JOsgood wrote: 88 Points
Very nice for the price and always enjoyable.
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1/8/2008 - winefool wrote: 93 Points
IWFSC 731st Dinner (Les Nomades): From a lot that had been cellared for about 8 years. Really lovely rich toasty champagne but with great life and acidity. Classic PR character. 93-94 pts.
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1/1/2008 - dougie wrote: 88 Points
okay. Worth the $24.
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12/31/2007 - BLKinOR wrote:
wonderful yeasty aroma
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12/31/2007 - MLwine wrote: 89 Points
Very solid N.V. champagne.
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12/24/2007 - Spencer wrote: 91 Points
A great value, and my favorite "every-day" Champagne. Ripe, but balanced by great acidity. Very mineral, not yeasty.
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12/21/2007 - JOsgood wrote: 90 Points
Drank from 375 at Perrilla in NYC - paired with spanish mackeral crudo and sea scallops. Plenty tasty champagne to start a meal.
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12/16/2007 - lebo9968@gmail.com wrote: 92 Points
Excellent sparkler. Out of the last few bottles of Champagne, this was the style that we liked best. Rich, smooth and round mouthfeel with some doughiness and yeastiness. A little of tart fruit, but not like the "green apple cider" of the prior producer's.
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12/15/2007 - SimonK wrote: 89 Points
Fresh fruitful Champagne. Had it to celebarte my Birthaday at midnight with friends. Doesn't reach the Vintage Pol Roger but when you see that it is 15 € less it is well worth its money
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12/9/2007 - wineismylife wrote: 89 Points
WIML88-90?
Tasted December 9, 2007. Opened and served immediately. Yellow color in the glass, clear hue throughout with a huge mousse. Nose of of toast, yellow apples and pears. Flavors of bright red cherries, apples and pears. Medium to bright acidity, medium body. Drink now. Solid little QPR. Lot number L-383025.
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11/21/2007 - zheem wrote:
This was delicious stuff. Very strong and masculine flavors, but very lite on its feet. I'll get more of this for times I want champagne with minimal bread/ yeast.
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11/11/2007 - jmull wrote: 91 Points
Lovely stuff, although a touch sweeter than I remember from prior bottlings. A little less apple and a little more tropical fruit, but still very fine and elegant.
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11/10/2007 - vinole wrote: 88 Points
Crown Fall 07 Upscale Tasting (Boca Raton, FL): Very nice nose, with a hint of sweetness on the palate, and nicely balanced on the medium body frame.
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11/3/2007 - Paul D wrote:
Probably the best showing of the lot. Lovely, contrasting combination of yeasty, biscuity complexity and bright lemon and lime fruit. Good depth and decent finish too. Very good indeed.
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10/27/2007 - Apex wrote:
A favourite among NV champagnes. Always nice performance, lovely colour, smooth and lovely mousse, amazing how good it is according to the price.
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10/25/2007 - dougie wrote: 90 Points
excellent nv for the price!
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10/22/2007 - Rupert wrote: 88 Points
At Tom Aikens: this is reliably rich, firm and lively
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10/19/2007 - dbg wrote:
excellent
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10/19/2007 - andrewnyc wrote: 89 Points
Very fresh flavour with lots of apples and citrus. Easy drinking, great for parties etc. Always consistently good. Seems to be one of the better values in the US.
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10/18/2007 - CamWheeler wrote: 87 Points
CIVC Champagne Tasting (Sydney, Australia): Bursting nose of apples and citrus. Palate is vibrant and balanced.
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10/17/2007 - JacquesDallas wrote: 90 Points
Lush, creamy with a nice acidic balance. Very pleasantly surprised. My new favorite.
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10/14/2007 - dougie wrote: 90 Points
A wonderful NV champagne. Very elegant. Citrus , apple and a bit of vanilla. excellent QPR
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10/8/2007 - DavidErt wrote: 92 Points
Beautifully complex with bread dough and hazlenut qualities...just how I like it.
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8/15/2007 - poptart_nyc wrote: 88 Points
good body and balance. for the price, a very well made champ that shows a skill and great fruit. flavors pleasant, hitting all the notes, fruit,yeasty, and some mineral.
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8/13/2007 - drcbarroso wrote: 90 Points
CB: Tasted as part of winodepot.com's August Tasting With Friends.
Nice doughy character with some hint of apple. Nice finish. I think this is a good quality champagne for the price.
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8/13/2007 - drcbarroso wrote: 88 Points
TB: Tasted as part of winodepot.com's August Tasting With Friends. This wine was a relative disappointment compared to the bottle we had about a year ago. Relatively simple showing a bit of yeasty bread dough and a sour green apple component. Nice, long finish, but the wine seemed relatively dead to me. Still nice, just not nearly as nice as our previous bottle.
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8/12/2007 - cortoncharlie wrote: 87 Points
Good structure but flavours a bit muted and a bit bitter.
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7/29/2007 - Rupert wrote: 88 Points
Maybe a touch better than the VC, being softer, longer and more complex
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7/7/2007 - lebo9968@gmail.com wrote: 90 Points
Not as expected. Still a great Champagne with lots of green apple and nice acidic back bone. A big Champagne, but not doughy and yeasty like we typically like and what this has tasted like in the past. Is it an issue of bottle age? Only been 6 months or so in the cellar.
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7/1/2007 - wmr wrote: 92 Points
One of my favourite champagne styles, good colour, good beading, lovely full length on the palette, nice creamy style but balanced with a crispness.
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6/8/2007 - Louise P wrote: 90 Points
Toasty nose; wonderful, smooth, full bodied lemon toast in the mouth; excellent with barbequed hamburgers. One of our favorite NVs, something we always keep on hand.
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5/19/2007 - guitarguy wrote: 88 Points
Drank for Mother's Day brunch. Still had life, better than recent bottles with fine bubbles and good toasty flavors.
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5/12/2007 - Paul D wrote:
Citrus, with biscuity, yeasty finish, nice crisp acidity. Found the mousse slightly aggressive this evening, but still very good overall.
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5/7/2007 - cjstrunk wrote: 87 Points
Good, but not what I have had in the past from this producer, Not as bright and bold. Might be from an older lot. Still very good, not great.
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4/28/2007 - Paul Lin wrote: 88 Points
Shafer Hillside Select Vertical Dinner (1989-2002) (California Club, Los Angeles, CA): A nice way to start the evening. Pear and toasted almond notes. Steeliness on the finish.
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4/9/2007 - ews3 wrote: 86 Points
nose of yeast and cheesecke. med(+) acidity, med(-) body. flavos of green apple and cheesecake (vanilla/yeast). medium finish. overall pleasant -- i had this after it was a bit flat, so that certainly lessened the experience. flavor profile was nice.
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3/31/2007 - winefool wrote: 92 Points
HDH Auction (Tru): Medium lemon straw color. Medium round yeasty nose. Microscopic bubbles. Lovely round mouthfilling apple fruit with citrus and toast notes. Very nice.
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3/11/2007 - CamWheeler wrote: 88 Points
Mount Mary Cabernet vs Penfolds 707: This bottle was cellared for 3 years after release. Citrus, touch of yeast, apple, pear and toasty development. A balanced and delicate palate with lovely restrained, focussed fruit intensity. This was ready to drink now.
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2/24/2007 - willison wrote: 90 Points
Pale gold color. Excellent amount of bubbles. Yellow fruit, toast. Good acidity.
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2/14/2007 - last chance wrote: 90 Points
Nice golden color. Nose of apples and a hint of bread dough. Nice clean flavor with a light body and a fair amount of really delicate bubbles. Went well with sushi, but paired even better with popcorn and a movie.
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1/6/2007 - spacewrangler wrote: 90 Points
Nice apply champagne, blows away Clicquot NV, Heidsieck NV and others..
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1/2/2007 - bacchus wrote: 90 Points
had this with pat on our last night in boca for the '06/'07 holiday season. this is a clean, well balanced, forthcoming champagne. a little barnyard in the beginning but the vanilla and yeast come through. tight bubbles that continue in the glass for quite some time. good mouth feel but everything is in the upper register. more like a boys choir than a symphony orchestra. very pleasant and excellent value. will look for more.
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1/2/2007 - MLD11 wrote:
Drank with Stan & Kath. Good as ever.
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1/1/2007 - dbg wrote:
excellent
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1/1/2007 - hwallace3000K wrote: 90 Points
well balanced, creamy & yeasty. For this price point, this is now my favorite sparkler. Will buy again.
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12/31/2006 - Paul D wrote:
No formal note - a lovely light, lemony elegant champagne, with some biscuity hints and a persistent fine mousse - ideal as an aperitif.
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12/31/2006 - guitarguy wrote: 87 Points
I thought it was long in the tooth with the acidity flattening out and the carbonation a little flat as well. But momma like it and she has a better palate so I will rate a little higher than I would on my own.
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12/30/2006 - Vino Me wrote: 90 Points
This was a bigger and fatter Champagne. Plump citrus notes with some dough on the finish. 89-90 points
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12/24/2006 - The Bittners wrote: 75 Points
Rather dull and uninspiring
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12/22/2006 - guitarguy wrote: 87 Points
Getting long in the tooth. Not bad but the acidity is starting to drop allowing the dosage to come off as too sweet for a brut. My stock is two years old, I think, purchased in 2005 some time on a closeout for $15. The Chicago distributor changed so was selling the product cheap. My last couple of bottles need to be sucked up. I have to admit I have a hard time with rating champagnes so I may not be the best source.
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12/16/2006 - vy#10 wrote:
Drank at Kara's party. Interplay on lemon and nuts. Decently rich. The glasses stunk, so I couldn't pick up anything on the nose.
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11/24/2006 - lebo9968@gmail.com wrote: 92 Points
Very nice wine. Full, rich and round. Nice yeasty and doughy notes, with solid fruit & acidity. 2 left. Nejames $32.
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11/18/2006 - Winetex wrote: 87 Points
Steffen P's Birthday Dinner - Old World Gems (34th Street Bistro, Austin, Texas): The large mousse in this champagne detracted from the red apple and toasty notes.
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10/21/2006 - Paul D wrote:
No formal note, biscuity nose, lovely fresh palate with fine persistent mousse and citrus and apple. Not hugely complex but elegant and lovely as an appetiser
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10/21/2006 - mouton45 wrote: 90 Points
Delicious with the first stone crabs of the seasons -- some of the best I've ever had. Toasty and smooth.
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10/7/2006 - scyrene wrote: 90 Points
(aka white foil) Good pressure under the cork. Pale yellow colour, though darker than tonight's Dom '98. Quite a restrained nose of white fruit and yeast. Palate similar, with an unexpected overlay of honey. Soft, round, balanced and quite sweet. Very drinkable, very fine NV indeed, especially given the price (£19.99 at Booths' 20%-off day).
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10/2/2006 - BailliSacks wrote:
Bright and cheery. Medium bodied, strongly carbonated. Some interesting notes on the nose, can't parse right now.
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9/28/2006 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 90 Points
Stylish, lovely wine, good Pinot fruit, biscuity.
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9/26/2006 - dbg wrote:
excellent
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9/23/2006 - Paul D wrote: 88 Points
No formal note. Lovely biscuity, yeasty nose, quite rich. Light on the palate though, citrus and apple fruit, persistent fine mousse, good length finish. Very good indeed, to my taste a marked step up from most NVs.
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9/18/2006 - jmull wrote: 92 Points
Fragrant bubbly, with crisp apple and vanilla notes. Long finish. Terrific stuff.
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9/15/2006 - honest bob wrote: 89 Points
Very fine indeed for a NV Grande Marque. Delicious, light floral taste, fresh and pinot-led. 89P
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9/10/2006 - peternelson wrote: 90 Points
Z Sushi: Very solid champ; good notes of pink grapefruit, pear, slight hint soft yeast/bread; later got a whiff of earthy smoke; Grt structure, backbone, but doesn’t carry you away. Excellent w/sushi. W/Gregg & Marina.
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9/10/2006 - brownman6 wrote: 94 Points
crisp, sweet on finish this is our favorite
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9/6/2006 - espia wrote:
Nice, fruity, juicy champagne. No toasty, yeasty character, though.
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9/1/2006 - Paul D wrote:
From Rhodes @ 24. No formal note. Fresh citrus nose, nice biscuity notes. Decent intensity on crisp palate, citrus and apple flavours, good ripeness and decent length finish. Lovely as an aperitif.
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8/6/2006 - burningstarIV wrote: 89 Points
50+5+11+16+7=89. Rounder after a year or two in the cellar.
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6/23/2006 - burningstarIV wrote: 92 Points
Showed more elegance than last time, and deeper flavors, while maintaining its versatility. 50+5+12+18+7=92
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5/29/2006 - Rupert wrote: 91 Points
On brilliant form, citrus, but deep and rich and balanced
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5/14/2006 - tanglenet wrote:
Opened for Mother's day with friends. Good.
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4/8/2006 - AlexRed wrote: 87 Points
consistant.
apples, pears, little bit of toast.
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4/5/2006 - Louise P wrote: 92 Points
A consistently good and very drinkable NV; on the toasty side, very smooth. We love this stuff.
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2/3/2006 - tschampaert wrote: 92 Points
Pale straw colour with golden tinge. Silky reflection. Gentle effervescence with very fine bubbles in continuous strands; voluptuous mousse, disappearing rather slowly. Stout nose of freshly baked puff pastry and brioche, deepening with wild lemon and yeast. Prickling and dry on the palate; foamlike mouthfeel. Taste mainly puff pastry at first, then clearly lemon competing with quince. Finale of brioche with hints of presumably clove and - even more weird - something like meaty sour cherry. Very interesting taste evolution with an involving sweet-sour balance and a satisfying dry finish. An excellent characterization of a classic brut champagne with just that tiny bit more making it unique. In exemplariness comparable with Crystal Roederer, in difference and character with Doyard's Cuvée Vendémiaire. Indeed: outstanding.
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12/31/2005 - elfez wrote: 87 Points
Lovely balance and texture. Nose of soy sauce (?!), which weirds me out. Apples or citrus on the palette; long, very pleasant finish. Very nice, but should've bought it at K&L for $30 instead of in Mill Valley for $40! For the price, I'd be happier with Marguet or Bonville. If it weren't for the soy sauce, this might be an 89 or 90 for me on texture, finish and elegance.
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12/10/2005 - mdstenner wrote: 91 Points
TWC does NV Champagnes (John's House on Utica): Tasted from a Riedel Vinum Prestige Cuvee Glass. This wine never disappoints. A yeasty, buttery, biscuity nose with more of the same in the mouth. Dry yet refreshing. Very flavorful, very rich and very creamy. Terrific NV Champers. A point.
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12/8/2005 - peternelson wrote: 92 Points
M. Marcel: Yellow w/ green tint; Yeast, white fruit, and noticeable “funk”, mushrooms, bruised apple(baked?); Very full bubbles, minerally, earthy mth w/hint bitter lemon fin; ***well-bal, earthy, yeasty apples; low fruit here--“masculine” wine w/long frothy fin. My #1/6
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12/3/2005 - Wrighty wrote: 87 Points
Nutty nose. Citrus fruits and lots of fine bubbles. Light and little finish
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10/23/2005 - Stephan O wrote: 87 Points
Not all I hoped it would be. The semi-dark color suggests more heft and body than what follows, which is a fairly delicate wine lacking much oomph. The pronounced minerality adds complexity, but there's not enough bread or fruit for my tastes. (There's a touch of pear and apple, but that little bit of fruit is fleeting.) Everything's balanced and pleasant, but I expected more for $40. For roughly that same price, Bollinger's NV is leagues better.
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10/23/2005 - Ben Andersen wrote:
$35.99 retail. A fairly straight-forward, rather subtle nose - not much to report. Certainly, the nose did not come across as fresh as a bottle of Guy Larmandier BdB drunk side by side (see TN). Round and relatively dull on the palate. Just not very interesting wine - especially compared to a good grower Champagne... Reminded me a bit of a couple bottles of Laurent-Perrier's NV cuvee from earlier this year (see TNs).
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9/11/2005 - Rupert wrote: 88 Points
Nicely full, fairly rich, well balanced - not hugely distinctive or complex, but very satisfying
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8/20/2005 - Thilo wrote: 90 Points
Light straw in color, fine beads in the glass. Nose of lemon and slight yeast. Palate shows a laser beam of lemon rounded out by yeast and a fine mouse. Fairly acidic and finishes very refreshingly.
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6/13/2005 - wmr wrote: 93 Points
Very nice and pleasurable. Light straw colour, with excellent mousse and very good beeding. Slight yeast on the nose with some lemon/lime aromas. Very well balanced acidity with a good doughnout effect in the mouth. Very good length on the palette with a very pleasant after taste. Very good wine this was a very nice drink.
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5/24/2005 - V64 wrote:
V64 Wine night (Guildford, Perth, WA): Tasted at Vintage '64 Club dinner meeting, 24 May 2005.
Straw in colour with a robust bead. The nose was yeasty, with lime. On the palate the wine first presented crisp and quite dry, then quickly opened up to sweeter, ripe fruit flavours.
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4/2/2005 - Will wrote:
This was our "appetizer" to prepare for the 85 DP to follow. Worked very well, a good NV that should satisfy both occasional and more expert drinkers - for me more a "party champagne" than a food wine.
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3/19/2005 - burningstarIV wrote: 90 Points
Crisp, with pear flavors. Lost its bubbles quickly. Showed and maintained good acidity. A flexible champagne, compatible with almost any food.
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3/7/2005 - loriannkru wrote:
We really enjoyed this. Apple, nice acidity, nice with food. Shrimp, smoked salmon, crab at Cafe Matisse.
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12/24/2004 - KeyMaster wrote: 90 Points
Excellent champagne, excellent rapport qualité prix.
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12/21/2004 - eullman wrote:
Took first place in our blind tasting. (List of wines missing.)
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10/15/2004 - Burgundy Al wrote: 87 Points
1982 Bordeaux (Imperial) Dinner, ERI (Westin St. Francis - San Francisco CA): From a Balthazar, good way to get ready for Bordeaux from Imperials. Soft and subtle, easy to enjoy. Everything works well together, nothing outstanding.
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8/21/2004 - Rupert wrote: 87 Points
Didn't give this the attention it probably deserved, but it seemed very sound and satisfying
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3/28/2004 - futronic wrote: 84 Points
Pale yellow, fine bead. Aromas of apple, yeast, cream. Medium bodied with little mouthfeel. Kind of short on the palate.
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11/2/2003 - Eric wrote:
DeLille Cellars 7th annual Paulee de Woodinville (Woodinville, WA, USA): (**) We walked in the door and Jay Soloff greeted us with glasses of this lovely champagne. The yeastiness was much more subtle on this than the Joseph Perrier we enjoyed in the limo. Sharper citrus notes. This is very dry with a hint of bitter almond and some buttery sensations in the background.
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1/1/2003 - dbg wrote:
excellent
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11/1/1995 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 78 Points
7 Nonvintage Champagnes (Walnut Creek, Ca.): Few tiny bubbles, nice, toasty yeast on the nose, more of a citrus component on the palate, medium body, medium finish. My #5 tie and Group #4.
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6/24/1995 - buckeye76 wrote: 92 Points
QUITE NICE, GREAT BUBBLES....BUT TOO HIGH ON THE DEVILS VICTORY TO DO A SERIOUS TASTING!!! SECOND TASTING 11/4/96 WITH SIMILAR SCORES!
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10/25/1994 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 89 Points
The Grand Tour '94 with Frederick Wildman (San Francisco, Ca.): Great, rich, simple, wine.
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12/20/1990 - MicklethePickle Likes this wine: 87 Points
With BLR and Karen Jones at the London Wine Bar (SF). Golden yellow. Medium-large bead. Unassuming, faintly chalky aroma. Lemony flavor; good palate impression. Creamy, juicy. Fine. Improved dramatically with air--score is very conservative. 5-10-15-7: 87/100.
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11/15/1990 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 96 Points
Annual Non Vintage Champagne Tasting. Had a brilliant yellow gold color in the glass with rich, oaky fruit on the nose, great taste on the palate but medium body, very long, pleasant, complex, flavorful finish. My #1 and Group #3 tie, retail $17.
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3/26/1990 - MicklethePickle Likes this wine: 89 Points
With MPL at Square One (SF) winemakers dinner. Yellow gold. Excellent creamy nose. On the palate, expansive flavors, chalky aftertaste. Excellent body and balance; lingers pleasantly on the palate. 5-10-16-8: 89/100.
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11/17/1988 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 89 Points
Client Luncheon Tasting.
Tasty, needs age.
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