On a Tokyo winelist (with 600 red Burgundy) this was quintessentially ’20 and quintessentially Mugnier, a lithe, feminine, graceful, predominantly mineral wine with accents of rose and yuzu, but it’s the weightless mineral complexity that’s so seductive. And on the winelist for roughly 1/3 of my local retail price…
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70% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Meurnier. 70% 2021, 30% 2020. A straightforward but precise, predominantly mineral champagne that ticks all the boxes. Very nice.
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100% Pinot Meurnier. 80% 2021, 20% 2022. Pale salmon. Actually a very detailed and nuanced nose and palate of pale red fruits, cherry, cranberry, rosehip, tea, framed by mineralite. Quite lovely.
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2020 Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier Chambolle-Musigny
4/9/2024 - Pancreatitis wrote:
On a Tokyo winelist (with 600 red Burgundy) this was quintessentially ’20 and quintessentially Mugnier, a lithe, feminine, graceful, predominantly mineral wine with accents of rose and yuzu, but it’s the weightless mineral complexity that’s so seductive. And on the winelist for roughly 1/3 of my local retail price…
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NV Olivier Belin Champagne Bleu Chic
4/4/2024 - Pancreatitis wrote:
70% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Meurnier.
70% 2021, 30% 2020.
A straightforward but precise, predominantly mineral champagne that ticks all the boxes. Very nice.
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NV Olivier Belin Champagne Bel Instant Brut
4/4/2024 - Pancreatitis wrote:
100% Pinot Meurnier. 80% 2021, 20% 2022.
Pale salmon.
Actually a very detailed and nuanced nose and palate of pale red fruits, cherry, cranberry, rosehip, tea, framed by mineralite. Quite lovely.
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