What a wine! Had it with some fried chicken on NYE.
It’s just this beautiful deep golden color in the glass and absolutely leaps out at you with brioche, oysters, sulfur, honey, hints of lemon. Lots more but im lazy.
Wonderfully complex and a finish that lasts for days.
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A hint of VA at first whiff, then butter, lemon (clearly not a BdN, had this blind), herbs, a hint of cheese, coffee. A bit strange on pop but very good with time. Had this in a blind lineup and it was my runner up. Deg 2012-10.
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Saturday hangout at Domaine (Chicago, IL): From the Dégustation Secrète pack. Clearly shows some aged chardonnay notes here, making the 1996 guess the most obvious one. A little bit of nuttiness, fairly good acidity that keeps this very lively. A huge surprise on the reveal, because this was the unanimous choice for the 1996 amongst the group.
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Med gold. Pronounced. Mature, round and fat. Toasted notes of coffee and bread crust and oak. Vanilla. Dried apple and lemon. High acidity, med alcohol. Powerful rather than delicate. Secondary overpowering at the beginning then it became more subtle, hence more enjoyable imho. Long. 0g/l RS.
NB Winemaking 100% Chardonnay Vinification in thermoregulated inox vat 4% of the blend as aged in oak barrel Completed malolactic fermentation Time span on the lies: over 18 years Origin: 6 Grand Cru villages in Côte des Blancs Dosage: 0 g/l (no dosage)
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12/31/2023 - bobsabayesian wrote: 94 Points
Quick TN: happy new year!
What a wine! Had it with some fried chicken on NYE.
It’s just this beautiful deep golden color in the glass and absolutely leaps out at you with brioche, oysters, sulfur, honey, hints of lemon. Lots more but im lazy.
Wonderfully complex and a finish that lasts for days.
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12/14/2023 - arvidpalmqvist Likes this wine:
A hint of VA at first whiff, then butter, lemon (clearly not a BdN, had this blind), herbs, a hint of cheese, coffee. A bit strange on pop but very good with time. Had this in a blind lineup and it was my runner up. Deg 2012-10.
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2/4/2023 - acyso wrote: 90 Points
Saturday hangout at Domaine (Chicago, IL): From the Dégustation Secrète pack. Clearly shows some aged chardonnay notes here, making the 1996 guess the most obvious one. A little bit of nuttiness, fairly good acidity that keeps this very lively. A huge surprise on the reveal, because this was the unanimous choice for the 1996 amongst the group.
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10/7/2022 - GArpaia wrote:
Part of Degustation Segrete.
Med gold. Pronounced. Mature, round and fat. Toasted notes of coffee and bread crust and oak. Vanilla. Dried apple and lemon. High acidity, med alcohol. Powerful rather than delicate. Secondary overpowering at the beginning then it became more subtle, hence more enjoyable imho. Long.
0g/l RS.
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Winemaking
100% Chardonnay
Vinification in thermoregulated inox vat
4% of the blend as aged in oak barrel
Completed malolactic fermentation
Time span on the lies: over 18 years
Origin: 6 Grand Cru villages in Côte des Blancs
Dosage: 0 g/l (no dosage)
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9/9/2022 - Sean Tay wrote: 88 Points
Perhaps its bottle variation, felt there premox in this bottle and its flawed.
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