After the gorgeous 2011 this one was a disappointment. Just your generic, middle of the road Champagne, and too expensive for that. I agree with some reviewers here that it needs lots more time. Released too early. It's a waste to open it now. Good lesson for me. I'll be going through notes here, on cellartracker.com more carefully before committing to a purchase. Oh well...I know better now than to purchase 2012 anytime soon.
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Can't say I understand this wine yet. Tried several bottles of it but they all have been hardly anything more than alcohol infused cranberry juice. I basically don't recognize Thierry's hand this time around. I wonder if it's now made by his son. Just so different from the gorgeous stuff of previous vintages. Sad. I will put to rest the remaining bottles to see if anything changes. Luckily I have plenty to revisit every once in a while to see if there is any improvement.
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2012 Perrier-Jouët Champagne Belle Epoque
12/27/2020 - burrrrgundy wrote: 88 Points
After the gorgeous 2011 this one was a disappointment. Just your generic, middle of the road Champagne, and too expensive for that. I agree with some reviewers here that it needs lots more time. Released too early. It's a waste to open it now. Good lesson for me. I'll be going through notes here, on cellartracker.com more carefully before committing to a purchase. Oh well...I know better now than to purchase 2012 anytime soon.
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2018 Thierry Violot-Guillemard Bourgogne Côte d'Or Les Maison Dieu
8/15/2020 - burrrrgundy wrote: 80 Points
Can't say I understand this wine yet. Tried several bottles of it but they all have been hardly anything more than alcohol infused cranberry juice. I basically don't recognize Thierry's hand this time around. I wonder if it's now made by his son. Just so different from the gorgeous stuff of previous vintages. Sad. I will put to rest the remaining bottles to see if anything changes. Luckily I have plenty to revisit every once in a while to see if there is any improvement.
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2011 Perrier-Jouët Champagne Belle Epoque
8/8/2020 - burrrrgundy Likes this wine: 95 Points
Beautiful Champagne, gorgeous delicate nose of jasmine, faint citrus and almond. The bubbles are tiny but very energetic. Delicious wine!
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