Don’t agree with the low scores here. This champagne was bright at the open and settled into a beautiful butterscotch flavor that revealed graceful aging. Enjoyed over 3 or 4 hours without chilling. We tasted a lot of Burgundy wines that night and this was undoubtedly a standout.
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Houze's Wedding; 12/9/2023-12/10/2023: Bright white fruit and quite sweet, however paled next to the 96 magnum and a stunning 99 Cristal Vinotheque magnum from the night before. Touch thin and unstructured. 93
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Great example of ‘99. Fresh bottle. Still fresh and bright, plenty of acidity and tension, energy maybe fading a little and showing some secondary development. Green apple, bruised yellow apple. Acid is good. Little savory at the end, little fall spice. Complete and very nice now. I’d guess that well kept bottles will drink nicely for up to another five years. Staying power to the palate.
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(Salon Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut) From magnum - light yellow color with abundant, steady, tiny bubbles; autolytic, dried mushroom, hazelnut, ginger nose; delicious, rich but focused, tart lemon, lemon curd, mineral, lemon drop palate with medium-plus acidity; long finish
(Salon Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut) Light yellow color with lots of tiny bubbles; mineral, chalk, tart apple, yeasty nose; tasty, mineral, tart apple, tart quince, chalk palate; long finish
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3/4/2024 - VINNICK Likes this wine: 97 Points
Don’t agree with the low scores here. This champagne was bright at the open and settled into a beautiful butterscotch flavor that revealed graceful aging. Enjoyed over 3 or 4 hours without chilling. We tasted a lot of Burgundy wines that night and this was undoubtedly a standout.
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12/10/2023 - nmmnori Likes this wine: 90 Points
Laser focused; almost completely dominated by an unyielding acid profile.
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12/10/2023 - hprphf wrote: 93 Points
Houze's Wedding; 12/9/2023-12/10/2023: Bright white fruit and quite sweet, however paled next to the 96 magnum and a stunning 99 Cristal Vinotheque magnum from the night before. Touch thin and unstructured. 93
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12/3/2023 - englishman's claret wrote:
Extraordinarily tight, though the magnum format probably didn't help that.
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9/1/2023 - The Vines That Bind wrote: 94 Points
Great example of ‘99. Fresh bottle. Still fresh and bright, plenty of acidity and tension, energy maybe fading a little and showing some secondary development. Green apple, bruised yellow apple. Acid is good. Little savory at the end, little fall spice. Complete and very nice now. I’d guess that well kept bottles will drink nicely for up to another five years. Staying power to the palate.
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