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2011 Taittinger Champagne Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut
7/20/2023 - Blake Brown Likes this wine:
2011 TAITTINGER COMTES des CHAMPAGNE BLANC de BLANC- blind; this was my first exposure to this vintage and I loved it immensely as did my table mates and the Somm; it had a light yellow color suggesting a young and perhaps not so serious wine, but that thought was immediately reversed when I nosed it and found nice subtle hints of toasted brioche and more expressive citrus fruit that once tasted translated primarily into lemon and lime; it was super rich and full bodied possessing bright if not bracing acidity; the amazing mouthfeel was like lemon oil and it served to enhance the finish where everything came together; I’d previously read on WB one of my trusted champagne buds and a few others had not liked this vintage and wondered why?; {and now I see more dissent here} and our bottle was fantastic; while sipping it, with all of its bigness and complexity, I first called it 2008 Comtes, but the acidity, spiciness and brioche swayed me toward 2008 Dom Perignon; not even close, but indicative of how impressive this was.
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2000 Paul Jaboulet Aîné Cornas
7/2/2021 - Blake Brown Likes this wine:
This showed very nicely with loads of blueberry and blackberry fruit with hints of bacon fat in the background.
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2000 Seven Lions Winery Zinfandel 125 Year Old Vines Three Amigos
6/30/2021 - Blake Brown Likes this wine:
Wonderful juice here with fresh blueberries in spades and a nice spicy, lavender accent; it`s medium to full bodied and has a nice soft mouthfeel. Drank in magnum.
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