(Marc Hébrart "Spécial Club" Brut) ($79.00) Smells like a fine aged Comté, the part near the rind, along with honey and malt and roses; the palate really threads the needle, with a moderate RS pushing the chalk and fennel flavors, possibly at the expense of a somewhat facile ’06 fruit; the wine is crazily long, with a slim silver seam of high toned terroir creeping within the rounded warmth of the vintage, leading to a salty finish. It’s 55% old-vines PN (Mareuil) and 45% CH (GC Oiry/Chouilly), disgorged 8/30/10.
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(Marc Hébrart "Spécial Club" Brut) ($79.00) Smells like a fine aged Comté, the part near the rind, along with honey and malt and roses; the palate really threads the needle, with a moderate RS pushing the chalk and fennel flavors, possibly at the expense of a somewhat facile ’06 fruit; the wine is crazily long, with a slim silver seam of high toned terroir creeping within the rounded warmth of the vintage, leading to a salty finish. It’s 55% old-vines PN (Mareuil) and 45% CH (GC Oiry/Chouilly), disgorged 8/30/10.2011 Champagne Catalog, 6/1/2011, (See more on Terry Theise Estate Selections...)