Enjoyed tonight with oysters on the half shell. What a perfect match! Small bubbles, yellow fruit, peach and mango, salinity in check with white pepper finishing on a steely minerality which was just perfect with the oysters. This one was opened alongside a 2002 Dom Perignon, and I think that this 2008 Vintage Billecart gave the 02 Dom a run for its money.
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The nose is quite open with just a hint of something more mature like honeycomb or a little hint of yellow apple. In the mouth the body is forceful and just starting to flesh out but still has structure and a very dry palate without a hint of sweetness, probably indicating that the acidity is well balanced.
I really enjoyed this! Long journey ahead of this wine.
Paired with home baked focaccia, mortadella, iberico, mozzarella di buffalo.
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1/23/2024 - tastark Likes this wine:
Drinking really well. Probably close to peak.
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1/14/2024 - JRavn Likes this wine: 92 Points
Soft bubbles, well-structured
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1/5/2024 - mflesh wrote:
Enjoyed tonight with oysters on the half shell. What a perfect match! Small bubbles, yellow fruit, peach and mango, salinity in check with white pepper finishing on a steely minerality which was just perfect with the oysters. This one was opened alongside a 2002 Dom Perignon, and I think that this 2008 Vintage Billecart gave the 02 Dom a run for its money.
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12/31/2023 - mschr Likes this wine: 92 Points
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12/23/2023 - Omar Khayyam Likes this wine: 94 Points
The nose is quite open with just a hint of something more mature like honeycomb or a little hint of yellow apple. In the mouth the body is forceful and just starting to flesh out but still has structure and a very dry palate without a hint of sweetness, probably indicating that the acidity is well balanced.
I really enjoyed this! Long journey ahead of this wine.
Paired with home baked focaccia, mortadella, iberico, mozzarella di buffalo.
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