Saturday hangout at Domaine (Chicago, IL): Disgorgement unknown; grey label with Côte de Béchalin printed on the back over a map. Does anyone make labels as awful as Bouchard? Answer: no. Bouchard's labels are what Marcassin is to wine: absolute trash. Anyway, this bottle was really weird and yeasty on the palate, and also showed some TCA. /rant
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this bottle was drunk in September. the bottle seemed slightly off. quite different from the 2 other bottles drunk in November. More acidity, less richness, a bit off balanced.
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2006 vintage/ disgorged in 2013. P&P. 2 very nice bottles from the same batch. rich aromas and rich palate, fine bubble. One of the bottles had fresher and more tonic than the other. Very good now.
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No disgorge or base year noted on label but purchased this bottle in 2010 so inferred from other data points that this may be '09 disgorge with '02 base (in which case I believe this is a wine Bouchard inherited with the vineyard purchase). Didn't know what to expect here and very positively surprised. Has aged incredibly well. Light colored, youthful and fresh. Pure red berry fruit. Great depth and balance. Thoroughly enjoyed.
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8/5/2023 - acyso wrote: flawed
Saturday hangout at Domaine (Chicago, IL): Disgorgement unknown; grey label with Côte de Béchalin printed on the back over a map. Does anyone make labels as awful as Bouchard? Answer: no. Bouchard's labels are what Marcassin is to wine: absolute trash. Anyway, this bottle was really weird and yeasty on the palate, and also showed some TCA. /rant
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11/4/2022 - NickNYC Likes this wine: 89 Points
this bottle was drunk in September. the bottle seemed slightly off. quite different from the 2 other bottles drunk in November. More acidity, less richness, a bit off balanced.
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11/4/2022 - NickNYC Likes this wine: 92 Points
2006 vintage/ disgorged in 2013. P&P. 2 very nice bottles from the same batch. rich aromas and rich palate, fine bubble. One of the bottles had fresher and more tonic than the other. Very good now.
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3/9/2021 - Bullethead wrote: 90 Points
Quite weak as compared to other champagnes from cedric bouchard.
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12/31/2020 - bill00 wrote: 93 Points
No disgorge or base year noted on label but purchased this bottle in 2010 so inferred from other data points that this may be '09 disgorge with '02 base (in which case I believe this is a wine Bouchard inherited with the vineyard purchase). Didn't know what to expect here and very positively surprised. Has aged incredibly well. Light colored, youthful and fresh. Pure red berry fruit. Great depth and balance. Thoroughly enjoyed.
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