Small Tasting & Dinner with Friends: Light color with a medium mousse and lingering bead. Notes of lemon, apple, vanilla crème and blanched almond. Fine texture. Flavors of green apple and citrus. Excellent and drinking very well at the moment, but with plenty to go- no need to rush.
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Definitely brut dry; electric acidity. Green apple and a hint of apple seed bitterness on the finish. Amazing purity. Unbelievably long finish. Tasted vs piper heidseck vintage same year. Piper is richer , a little less dry, with oxidized apples by contrast. Piper is more appealing to me due to its decadence.
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Second year I a row I have drunk this on NYE. What a difference a year makes. Still stellar. For purity, flavor, color, bead, and balance, one of the best Champagnes I have had for the money. 5-12-17-9: 93/100.
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Kicked off Thanksgiving and paired with various appetizers. Warm bubbly with some orange, pear, and green apple mixed with graham crackers and hints of butterscotch and cinnamon toast on the finish. Creamy, dense mouthfeel gives it some weight, yet it's fresh, juicy, and full of minerality. Still tight and rounding into form so will be best 2025-2032. Technical score: 93. Enjoyment score: 91.
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Consistent with prior notes. Fine bubbles that form a wonderful cream in the mouth. Crisp lemon, apple and pear flavors. Fresh. Electric core of acidity with a mineral backbone. More candied or baked apple with air. Very very good and improving - but still not ready. Hold. Disgorged 5/6/20.
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3/9/2024 - AllRed wrote: 93 Points
Small Tasting & Dinner with Friends: Light color with a medium mousse and lingering bead. Notes of lemon, apple, vanilla crème and blanched almond. Fine texture. Flavors of green apple and citrus. Excellent and drinking very well at the moment, but with plenty to go- no need to rush.
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1/27/2024 - Iceman611 wrote: 94 Points
Definitely brut dry; electric acidity. Green apple and a hint of apple seed bitterness on the finish. Amazing purity. Unbelievably long finish. Tasted vs piper heidseck vintage same year. Piper is richer , a little less dry, with oxidized apples by contrast. Piper is more appealing to me due to its decadence.
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12/31/2023 - MicklethePickle Likes this wine: 93 Points
Second year I a row I have drunk this on NYE. What a difference a year makes. Still stellar. For purity, flavor, color, bead, and balance, one of the best Champagnes I have had for the money. 5-12-17-9: 93/100.
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11/23/2023 - jlhkiss Likes this wine: 92 Points
Kicked off Thanksgiving and paired with various appetizers. Warm bubbly with some orange, pear, and green apple mixed with graham crackers and hints of butterscotch and cinnamon toast on the finish. Creamy, dense mouthfeel gives it some weight, yet it's fresh, juicy, and full of minerality. Still tight and rounding into form so will be best 2025-2032. Technical score: 93. Enjoyment score: 91.
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11/3/2023 - Wine_Poobah Likes this wine: 96 Points
Consistent with prior notes. Fine bubbles that form a wonderful cream in the mouth. Crisp lemon, apple and pear flavors. Fresh. Electric core of acidity with a mineral backbone. More candied or baked apple with air. Very very good and improving - but still not ready. Hold. Disgorged 5/6/20.
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