chugwine

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  • 1998 Veuve Clicquot Champagne Brut La Grande Dame

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    4/20/2024 - chugwine Likes this wine: 94 Points

    PnP, drank over a six hour window for Mrs. Chugwine's 36th birthday celebration, side by side with a 2018 Ultramarine and 2008 Salmon. This was the best bottle, everything was settled and in balance. Perfect amount of mousse (more than I expected), notes of pie crust, graham cracker, light cinammon. Coating of the mouth on the palette with good acidity. Long finish. This is a great example of what aged champagne can be. The key is finding bottles that are stored properly, the trickiest with Champagne. Not your everday drinker, but will shine bright on those special occassions!

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  • 2008 Salmon Champagne Millésimé Collector

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    4/20/2024 - chugwine Likes this wine: 93 Points

    PnP, drank over a 7 hour window for Mrs. Chugwine's 36th birthday dinner. Side by side with a 2018 Ultramarine and a 1998 La Grande Dame. Strong mousse, enjoyable, lemon zest, tangerine and white flowers on the nose. Mouth watering acidity, loved it, kept me coming back. Definitely not a Salon or Selosse, but for a price point of $80, this is a grand slam. Great bottle, wish I had more, will try to find more.

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  • 2018 Ultramarine Sparkling Rosé Heintz Vineyard

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    4/20/2024 - chugwine wrote: 91 Points

    PnP, drank over Mrs. Chugwine's 37th birthday dinner, next to a 1998 La Grande Dame and 2008 Vintage Salmon. Got to see the wine develop over about 7 hours. Strawberries and watermelon all over the nose, not a lot of acidity on the palette, somewhat flat. Good mousse, which helped overcome the lack of body. Not overly yeasty which I do enjoy, felt ready to go, even considering the recent disgorgement, Summer 2022. Not worth the $200 I spent on it. Would definitely buy at a $80 all day long

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