For me WOTN. Very controverse wine at the table. It was the wine from nose and palate with the most character. For many maybe too much and for some people oxidized. Bitter chocolate, cigarbox, tobacco leaves, cognac, licorice. In the mouth more elegant and fresher than the nose would expect. It reminds me when you close your eyes to a red Bordeaux. Fantastic. 99
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Excellent, powerful wine. Completely ripe, but keeps on evolving in the glass. Very concentrated and long. Hints of sweetness, dried berries, apple syrup. Excellent acidity and balance. Give it time to open up and don't drink too cold. Then very impressive. 19+
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Kleur: Diep en donker goudgeel met een fragiele mousse Aroma / bouquet: Complex en rijp. Tonen van sherry, stokbrood, gebrande nootjes, paddestoelen, vleugje madeira en een hint van maggi. Smaak / Afdronk: Voor een 24!-jarige champagne nog opvallend vitaal, ook in de mond prachtige rijpe tonen. Iets meer dan bovengemiddelde afdronk. Algemeen / potentieel: Bijzonder om deze grootheid in het glas te hebben. 50 + Kleur: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 10 + Smaak / Afdronk: 16 + Algemeen / potentieel: 8 = 89/100
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Shared this with David and Donna as a form of thanks for them putting on a dinner for me. We all enjoyed this wine quite a lot. Strong citrus element. Aged aromas of mushroom. Some brioche and yeasty aroma/flavour as well. We all expected this to be a powerful and special wine that would do better with food. With a scallop dish, this proved true. No reason to hold.
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5/23/2020 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 94 Points
Complex and layered, required an hour to fully open.
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10/14/2018 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 99 Points
The best 88 Champagnes from 1988 Part 3/3 Prestige Cuvees from Magnum (L'assiette champenois): Regular bottle, not blind
For me WOTN. Very controverse wine at the table. It was the wine from nose and palate with the most character. For many maybe too much and for some people oxidized. Bitter chocolate, cigarbox, tobacco leaves, cognac, licorice. In the mouth more elegant and fresher than the nose would expect. It reminds me when you close your eyes to a red Bordeaux. Fantastic. 99
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12/12/2012 - MauriceE wrote: 97 Points
Excellent, powerful wine. Completely ripe, but keeps on evolving in the glass. Very concentrated and long. Hints of sweetness, dried berries, apple syrup. Excellent acidity and balance. Give it time to open up and don't drink too cold. Then very impressive. 19+
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3/23/2012 - WildeMeeuw wrote: 89 Points
Kleur: Diep en donker goudgeel met een fragiele mousse Aroma / bouquet: Complex en rijp. Tonen van sherry, stokbrood, gebrande nootjes, paddestoelen, vleugje madeira en een hint van maggi. Smaak / Afdronk: Voor een 24!-jarige champagne nog opvallend vitaal, ook in de mond prachtige rijpe tonen. Iets meer dan bovengemiddelde afdronk. Algemeen / potentieel: Bijzonder om deze grootheid in het glas te hebben. 50 + Kleur: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 10 + Smaak / Afdronk: 16 + Algemeen / potentieel: 8 = 89/100
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3/12/2009 - Blair Curtis wrote: 91 Points
Shared this with David and Donna as a form of thanks for them putting on a dinner for me. We all enjoyed this wine quite a lot. Strong citrus element. Aged aromas of mushroom. Some brioche and yeasty aroma/flavour as well. We all expected this to be a powerful and special wine that would do better with food. With a scallop dish, this proved true. No reason to hold.
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