Für diesen Jahrgang fast schon zu gereift und brav. Dasselbe Problem hatte ich auch mit Venus 2002. Das mag daran liegen, daß Pascal und Fabrice Agrapart damals aus betriebswirtschaftlichen Gründen die Weine nach kurzer Hefelagerung (ca. 4 Jahre) auf den Markt werfen mußten. 91
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Bread/toast with lemon on the nose. Light straw-golden. Long and vibrant. Very young and will probably last. To my palette though, I prefer these 'extra-brut' bottles in their youth. Excellent quality and very enjoyable.
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Grower Champagnes (Chateau Todd - Dana Point, CA): What a terrific Champagne! Notes of red and green apples, Anjou pears, biscuit, and crushed minerals. Soft and refined on the palate. Richly textured but very balanced. 92-93 points.
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It doesn't impress me as much this time and I don't know why. This bottle is from the same source and clearly was in sound condition. There's nice green apple and nutty notes with good acidity but somehow there's just a lack of real distinction. Decent for sure, but there are so many 2002s coming on board now, there's plenty of time to select just the most interesting ones at each price point.
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Excellent small grower champagne from Avize, with fruit also coming from the grand cru village of Oger. Fragrant already, deep and serious, well constructed and full-bodied for a blancs de blancs. It must be the high class fruit that makes this so good, along with of course skillful winemaking. I question its ability to age though since it seems ready now. Not cheap at $60 but worth it for this quality.
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12/10/2017 - aquacongas wrote: 91 Points
Für diesen Jahrgang fast schon zu gereift und brav. Dasselbe Problem hatte ich auch mit Venus 2002. Das mag daran liegen, daß Pascal und Fabrice Agrapart damals aus betriebswirtschaftlichen Gründen die Weine nach kurzer Hefelagerung (ca. 4 Jahre) auf den Markt werfen mußten. 91
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10/2/2016 - Kefrens Likes this wine: 93 Points
Bouche explosive. Matière persistante. Nez sur la richesse. Évolution agréable avec une bulle peu présente. Un vrai coup de cœur.
Explosive mouth. Persistant Matter. Rich nose. Very pleasant évolution with Nice small bubble. A réal blast.
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7/6/2016 - ahagen wrote: 89 Points
Slappere enn forventet. Er det noe med årgangen? Bare å drikke opp?
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5/17/2013 - Clos & Cru Likes this wine: 91 Points
Vegetal, cheese, mineral, backed apple
On the palate quite developed, vegetal, nutty, earthy, oats, , rye bread
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5/6/2012 - DAN BAILEY wrote:
Tasted witha BDN to highlight the differences. Clean, crisp, minerally, white bread/toast. Pure and with lovely balance but quite reserved still.
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3/22/2012 - jwsmith wrote: 93 Points
Accidentally grabbed the bottle, painful gunflint nose that quickly blew off, left with a wonderful wine.
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1/3/2011 - JesperR wrote: 91 Points
Bread/toast with lemon on the nose. Light straw-golden. Long and vibrant. Very young and will probably last. To my palette though, I prefer these 'extra-brut' bottles in their youth. Excellent quality and very enjoyable.
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2/20/2010 - jwsmith wrote: 88 Points
Really not ready...
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6/13/2009 - Paul Lin wrote: 92 Points
Grower Champagnes (Chateau Todd - Dana Point, CA): What a terrific Champagne! Notes of red and green apples, Anjou pears, biscuit, and crushed minerals. Soft and refined on the palate. Richly textured but very balanced. 92-93 points.
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6/13/2009 - WetRock wrote:
Grower Champagnes at Todd's (Chateauneuf de Todd): Nose of fresh cool bread. Palate of dry toast and lemons. I think this needed more air.
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6/10/2009 - Samantha wrote: 91 Points
The amount of minerality in this wine is just incredible. Really beautiful, focused and pure. Lots of white flowers, biscuts, and apple.
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12/20/2008 - sdr wrote: 86 Points
It doesn't impress me as much this time and I don't know why. This bottle is from the same source and clearly was in sound condition. There's nice green apple and nutty notes with good acidity but somehow there's just a lack of real distinction. Decent for sure, but there are so many 2002s coming on board now, there's plenty of time to select just the most interesting ones at each price point.
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11/29/2008 - sdr wrote: 91 Points
Excellent small grower champagne from Avize, with fruit also coming from the grand cru village of Oger. Fragrant already, deep and serious, well constructed and full-bodied for a blancs de blancs. It must be the high class fruit that makes this so good, along with of course skillful winemaking. I question its ability to age though since it seems ready now. Not cheap at $60 but worth it for this quality.
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