(Pierre Gimonnet et Fils "Cuvée Oenophile" Maxi-Brut) ($76.00) With a later disgorgement (10/10) it has rounded out wonderfully, now entirely iodé and toasty, with subtle mint and verbena, snappy and crackery. And ’04 had the highest yields ever in Champagne, but “We never [made] balance[d] and classic vintages with low yields.”
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(Pierre Gimonnet et Fils "Cuvée Oenophile" Maxi-Brut) ($76.00) With a later disgorgement (10/10) it has rounded out wonderfully, now entirely iodé and toasty, with subtle mint and verbena, snappy and crackery. And ’04 had the highest yields ever in Champagne, but “We never [made] balance[d] and classic vintages with low yields.”2011 Champagne Catalog, 6/1/2011, (See more on Terry Theise Estate Selections...)