2008 Benoît Lahaye Champagne Grand Cru Brut Millésimé

Community Tasting Notes (14) Avg Score: 91.3 points

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  2/4/2024 - Vas19 wrote: 92 Points

  Definitely had some aged notes. A bit cidery, nice acid and balance, but not quite as exciting as I expected

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  11/21/2020 - Lars1974 Likes this wine: 89 Points

  More mature on the nose than on the tounge. Crusched apples, rust and fino sherry. Quite a lot of acidity and medium after taste. Will wait 3+ years for the next bottle. Will improve!

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  9/28/2020 - hajoha wrote: 93 Points

  Benoit Lahaye Millesime 2008.
  Nydelig på duft med stor intensitet.
  Modne men saftige gule epler, florale toner, søt gjærbakst og ferskenstein.
  Superb mousse.
  Høy konsentrasjon og en rik deilig frukt som blander seg med pirrende syre.
  Fabelaktig energi her.
  Dette drikker så bra nå - modningstonene begynner å komme, samtidig som man har ungdommens vitalitet i behold.
  Bra med kraft i hele kurven.
  Finishen er strålende.
  Strammer seg voldsomt opp og byr på et fyrverkeri av vibrerende syre og mineralitet.
  Meget lang ettersmak.
  Helt nydelig vin. 93p+

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  8/15/2020 - julen789 Likes this wine:

  DG 06/2019
  As a more recent disgorgement, this needed quite a lot of encouragement and air to open up a little. Oaky, as usual with this producer, and with a heavy presence of pinot noir fruit: a concentrated bouquet of red fruits with predominant cranberries and blackberries; a floral touch of violet, lavender and potpourri; some woody and balsamic notes as coconut, pepper, vanilla, and a hint of cinnamon; quite mineral with wet stones, and on the finish some signs of gentle oxidation, but also some grapefruit bitterness.
  The acidity was very high throughout the bottle, making it hard to fully enjoy. It’s far too young right now (as we know, 2008 is a vintage that will age well for many years) and needs more time for the acidity to become balanced; even so, the wine is voluptuous, dense, and coats the palate leaving a full sensation, surely with a very interesting future ahead. To revisit.
  NR

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  3/31/2019 - linuslanducci wrote: 95 Points

  What more could you want from a champagne? Rich and oxidated, straw yellow and is singing as of 2019.

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