2017 Jérôme Prévost Champagne La Closerie Extra Brut Les Beguines

Community Tasting Notes (49) Avg Score: 93.4 points

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  4/1/2024 - winenoob101 wrote: 94 Points

  The wine opens up with aromas of dried fruits, nuts, white flowers, brioche and peach. In the mouth its concentrated and vinous with extract ladden finish enlivened by fresh acids and pinpoint mousse.

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  12/29/2023 - mattyboy_ Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Needs plenty of air at this point. Starts out with under-developed flavors - a little natty and raw. Came back to this after some time (4hrs+)
  It picked up some weight to it with developed aromas of ginger, cereal, red orchard fruit. Tastes fresh and lively. Wonderful clarity of juicy meunier fruit with fine chalky finish.

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  7/15/2023 - englishman's claret wrote:

  I was impressed with this, both for its strong showing in a difficult vintage and as representing one of the more enjoyable les Beguines I've tasted. This shows a lot of pinot character and an impressive depth and clarity. Would be glad to taste this again out of a more appropriate vessel than the flute in which this was served.

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  6/1/2023 - csimm wrote: 96 Points

  2016 Napa Cults Blind - and a few Champs and such for fun: Spicy, fun, and quite powerful, this LC17 Shaolin monkey was doing some krazy Kungfu kicking on the palate. There too is a saline element here that enlivens the execution of flavor. Raw ginger, grilled lemon, sea salt, olive oil, strawberry and cherry water, subtle bark, and dried apricot flavors all Sporty Spice their ways into the sort of profile that makes for both a full-bodied and powerful opening, but also one of textural diplomacy and sensible execution. A captivating and fun Champagne that offers “grower” idiosyncrasies without sacrificing quality for the sake of trying to be unique.
  
  I think like 40% of this is actually from the 2016 vintage, with 2017 making up the remaining 60%. So, it's a 2017, but.... However, I default to "who cares" in this regard, because it was screaming good.

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  4/29/2023 - jamesabdavis wrote:

  Autolytic nose, salty, ginger.
  Fresh yet rich in the palate, lovely rich texture.
  Very subtle fine mousse.
  Delicious, gentle champagne. Quite superb.

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