Full straw/yellow with vigorous fine beading; clean style with white orchard fruit with a nice lemon creme overlay; very complex and well-integrated; excellent vinosity and length. Super showing! Disgorged 5/14
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From a bottle disgorged way back in November 2018, this was spectacular from the very first sip. Still vibrant, fresh and longer than a Phish concert. I thought I had grabbed a 2020 disgorgement, and got a little shock when I saw the back label. Laura and I like our NVs to get time time in the cellar, and this was a very happy result.
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Paired with Halibut and sous vide potatoes - disgorged Feb. 2023 - underripe strawberry, apple nose - zinging acidity, feels a bit unbalanced at 45min open. However this definitely improves after capping and sticking overnight in the fridge. - love this and knew it was still finding its stride with such recent disgorgement.
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(NV Vilmart & Cie "Cuvée Grand Cellier" Brut) ($79.00) 50% ’08, and 25% each ’07-’06. 70%PN/30%CH. Disgorged 4/10. The wine has always been excellent, but it used to be more starched and not entirely knit, and now it’s silkier. This is certainly among the very best of the last fifteen years, with the clinging flower of ’08 and the warm, honeyed ’06 dancing in graceful counterpoint. Mirabelles and apple sauce against lavender and wisteria, a little more springy than usual, with a refined, incense-y finish.
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5/14/2024 - MJP Hou TX Likes this wine:
Best on day two or three.
Give this time or ox to be at it's best unless you enjoy tart lemon on the palate.
Disgorged 22
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5/12/2024 - Jys1982 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Solid. More fruit than yeasty flavors. Would buy again (at a reasonable price)
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4/14/2024 - jmoore431 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Full straw/yellow with vigorous fine beading; clean style with white orchard fruit with a nice lemon creme overlay; very complex and well-integrated; excellent vinosity and length. Super showing! Disgorged 5/14
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4/14/2024 - Rieslingfan wrote:
From a bottle disgorged way back in November 2018, this was spectacular from the very first sip. Still vibrant, fresh and longer than a Phish concert. I thought I had grabbed a 2020 disgorgement, and got a little shock when I saw the back label. Laura and I like our NVs to get time time in the cellar, and this was a very happy result.
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4/13/2024 - Theodore S Butts Likes this wine:
Paired with Halibut and sous vide potatoes
- disgorged Feb. 2023
- underripe strawberry, apple nose
- zinging acidity, feels a bit unbalanced at 45min open. However this definitely improves after capping and sticking overnight in the fridge.
- love this and knew it was still finding its stride with such recent disgorgement.
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