Tasted over 3 hrs -translucent med gold with green tint -a little bit of yeast and quinine -med/med+ acidity, med- weight lean mineral saline quinine tangy citrus, clean finish -very good, precise without shrillness
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This was everything I had hoped for to go with Thanksgiving dinner, making up for the first one being corked back in May. Beautiful in the glass, seductive aroma, a delicious melange in the mouth with no rough edges, and a long, complex finish. Fantastic wine for a very fair price. 5+13+17+9= 94
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Medium gold color, average mousse with long persistence. Bone dry on the palate with a complex melange of flavors. Profound bouquet with all the nice elements mentioned by other reviewers here already but, unfortunately, one of them is also an occasional wispy scent of TCA/wet cardboard. Otherwise, 94pts +
NOSE: initially, this showed a medium-light apple note, set against a light yeasty/bready backdrop; with air (about 90 minutes) the aromatics fleshed-out, revealing some pleasant red berry aromas.
BODY: yellow-orange color; medium-light bodied; bead dissipated quite quickly, as it was nearly gone only 20 minutes after uncorking.
TASTE: excellent acidity; lovely minerals; some pleasant red berry qualities started to emerge during its initial warm-up from fridge temperature; elevagé in tank; incredible richness of fruit flavor considering this is a no dosage Champagne; tiny hint of leather after 2 hours open; no sulfur on this bottling, and it didn't seem to suffer in any way. I like this a lot. Gut impression score: 91 – 92.
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11/22/2023 - Cote d'Or wrote:
Tasted over 2 hrs
-translucent light/med gold
-yeasty
-med+ acidity, lean yeasty quinine no perceptible sweetness, clean finish
-lean and clean
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5/27/2023 - Cote d'Or wrote:
Tasted over 3 hrs
-translucent med gold with green tint
-a little bit of yeast and quinine
-med/med+ acidity, med- weight lean mineral saline quinine tangy citrus, clean finish
-very good, precise without shrillness
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11/26/2020 - fingers Likes this wine: 94 Points
This was everything I had hoped for to go with Thanksgiving dinner, making up for the first one being corked back in May. Beautiful in the glass, seductive aroma, a delicious melange in the mouth with no rough edges, and a long, complex finish. Fantastic wine for a very fair price.
5+13+17+9= 94
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5/3/2020 - fingers wrote: flawed
Medium gold color, average mousse with long persistence. Bone dry on the palate with a complex melange of flavors. Profound bouquet with all the nice elements mentioned by other reviewers here already but, unfortunately, one of them is also an occasional wispy scent of TCA/wet cardboard. Otherwise, 94pts +
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5/2/2020 - grafstrb wrote:
-- tasted non-blind over 3 hours --
-- 100% Pinot Noir --
-- No dosage --
-- Dec. 2017 disgorgement --
NOSE: initially, this showed a medium-light apple note, set against a light yeasty/bready backdrop; with air (about 90 minutes) the aromatics fleshed-out, revealing some pleasant red berry aromas.
BODY: yellow-orange color; medium-light bodied; bead dissipated quite quickly, as it was nearly gone only 20 minutes after uncorking.
TASTE: excellent acidity; lovely minerals; some pleasant red berry qualities started to emerge during its initial warm-up from fridge temperature; elevagé in tank; incredible richness of fruit flavor considering this is a no dosage Champagne; tiny hint of leather after 2 hours open; no sulfur on this bottling, and it didn't seem to suffer in any way. I like this a lot. Gut impression score: 91 – 92.
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