I've had mixed results with the older Ellner releases over the years. Some have been baked and over the hill, none have been great. This bottle was ok, not advanced, just not that great, rather foursquare. 60% Chard, 40% Pinot. Superbowl, my place.
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This bottle was fairly advanced for a 1999. Light effervescence. Mature nutty profile on the nose. Palate has mature apple fruit, mushroom and yeasty notes. Nice flavor complexity and good balance with enough cut. I would drink up - already seems long-in-the-tooth.
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Very nice. Not much yeasty, brioche quality. A little sweet, which surprised me. Maybe I'm just not used to drinking bubbles with a little age on them. Although the 90 Dom I recently had was very different (yes...and a very different price-point!). It is easy to drink and not at all offensive.
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right: definitely on the way down. 18 months after my last bottle which was terrific, this was barely enjoyable, but clearly oxidizing. Undrinkable for the first 15 minutes, it settled into something pleasant. Drink soon and give some thought to pairing.
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(Charles Ellner Champagne Brut Prestige) Light yellow color; cream, toast, dough nose; tasty, tart lemon, mineral palate with good acidity; medium finish
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2/7/2016 - Pknut wrote:
I've had mixed results with the older Ellner releases over the years. Some have been baked and over the hill, none have been great. This bottle was ok, not advanced, just not that great, rather foursquare. 60% Chard, 40% Pinot. Superbowl, my place.
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2/3/2016 - winepog wrote: 88 Points
Would have rated higher, but I think it missed its peak. Good. Baked, yeasty, bready, but lost its mojo.
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12/13/2014 - Nanda wrote: 89 Points
This bottle was fairly advanced for a 1999. Light effervescence. Mature nutty profile on the nose. Palate has mature apple fruit, mushroom and yeasty notes. Nice flavor complexity and good balance with enough cut. I would drink up - already seems long-in-the-tooth.
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3/8/2014 - Two Winos wrote: 90 Points
Very nice. Not much yeasty, brioche quality. A little sweet, which surprised me. Maybe I'm just not used to drinking bubbles with a little age on them. Although the 90 Dom I recently had was very different (yes...and a very different price-point!). It is easy to drink and not at all offensive.
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2/15/2014 - bags wrote:
right: definitely on the way down. 18 months after my last bottle which was terrific, this was barely enjoyable, but clearly oxidizing. Undrinkable for the first 15 minutes, it settled into something pleasant. Drink soon and give some thought to pairing.
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