Severn Goodwin

9.6

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Amount disgorged: 16,388 bottles in October 2008 - Dosage: 4g/l (No Reserve Wine)

Winery Notes:
"The 1990 Vintage is a blend of 17 different Crus, all classified as Grands and Premiers Crus.
Black grapes make up two thirds of the blend: 56% Pinot Noir, from the Montagne de Reims and the Grande Vallée de la Marne, and 11% Meunier, from the Premiers Crus in the west of the Montagne de Reims.
The blend is completed with 33% Chardonnay from the Côte des Blancs and, to a lesser extent, from the Montagne de Reims." — 4 years ago

Erik Sjolund

9.2

Nice champs. Fruity n medium rich in spite of extra brut (dosage 4g/l). Nice yet not extraordinary. — 6 years ago

Matt

9.2

Last bottle, really has shed some baby fat, revealing more clarity and acidic cut behind its vibrant and rich personality. Still lots of gorgeous sweet citrus, fresh pastries, honeysuckle, chalk. Disgorged 6/2016 4g/L dosage — 7 years ago

Andy Tam

9.4

Incredibly creamy medium body. 25/75 Pinot/Chardonnay. 4g of sugar only and 20% barrelled in oak. 13 years in Lees! Gerard calls it a meditation Champagne. Best to serve 12 deg and 15 mins in decanter necessary — 8 years ago

Nico J. Snyman

9.5

Dégorgement: 01/2016, Dosage: 4g/l, Another great example of real quality wine-growing, great line-up. — 8 years ago

Nico J. Snyman

9.3

Dégorgement: 01/2016, Dosage: 2-4g/l, Really great Meunier, quite young, but a beautifully structured style. — 8 years ago

Matti Jokelainen

9.1

NV Champagne of 35% Pinot Noir, 35% Chardonnay and 30% Pinot Meunier from Chamery, Ecueil, Villedommange and Montbre. 60% 2014 base wine. 4g dosage. Very nice champagne that has depth and breadth combined with great texture. A wine that excels both in dinner table as well as on it's own. Nice mix of red berries, pear, apples and bread crust. Just a lovely bubble. — 4 years ago

Peter Zandbergen

9.5

Mouth filling juice! Made from the 2013 vintage. Dégorgement in June 2018. Dosage 4g/l, extra brut yet full bodied vinous champagne nicely balanced by citrus freshness. Love this champagne! — 5 years ago

with Elise

Chip Hughes

9.3

Dégorgement 9/18. Dominated by creamy, pure Cramant, with a lime leaf/galangal edge from other crus. Only 4g/L dosage, so it’s quite bracing. Always a favorite from the Côte des Blancs. — 6 years ago

Veronica Castro

9.5

Elegance and power. A beautifully made wine. Striking minerality, intense stoniness. The fruit comes later: pineapple, nectarine, with saltiness and limeyness at the end. Coming from 49 year old vines, and below 4g RS. Stealing your soul! So intense. — 8 years ago

Nico J. Snyman

9.9

Années: 20% '11, 80% '12, Dosage: 4g/l, Decanted/Burgundy glass, took about 1.5hrs to shine, was tried beside the Savart, both such outstanding examples of true/pure RM's, there was the beautiful yogurt intensity that shone through with some air, much like the Savart, such great terroirs. — 8 years ago

Nico J. Snyman

9.2

Dégorgement: 12/2015, Vintage '12, Dosage 4g/l, Great structure, the whole line-up are quite young, but they're showing such beautiful expression of fruit character, great stuff. — 8 years ago

Aaron Tan

9.6

After a rather broad Ruinart bdb the last time, this was a distinct difference. Focused and driven. It strikes a delicate balance between fruit, aldehydes, and autolytic characters. Super complex and very long finish.

Note: 4g dosage. Apparently really low for Ruinart. — 8 years ago

Karen Lin

10

Disgorged 1/24/2019. 4g dosage. So good. Apples, honey, butter, almonds. — 5 years ago

with Hirotaka and Shiho

Shengli Hu

9.4

Medium gold. Meyer lemon, peach blossom, canned peach and dried apricot, Lanolin, fresh basil, yeasty sweet vanilla on the palate. One of the best expressions of Franciacorta. 75/15/10 Chard/PN/PB. SS fermented, 20% reserve wine, 28 months on lees, 4g/L dosage. — 6 years ago

hobueesel

9.0

Decent wine from the rising Setubal area — 6 years ago

Rob Mayes

9.2

Totally missed the mark w this one at the blind tasting — 7 years ago

Nico J. Snyman

10

Dégorgé: Oct/15, Dosage: 4g/l, It took about an a half to show itself, when opened the intensity/character & layers really came alive, beautifully complex & powerful, great to see. — 8 years ago

Nico J. Snyman

9.8

Solera vintages: 2005-2013, Dégorgement: 01/2016, Dosage: 0-4g/l, All 7 Cépage, this is so interesting, screaming acidity, beautiful development & layers of complexity, outstanding wine. — 8 years ago

Nico J. Snyman

9.2

Disgorged May 2016, Dosage 4g/l, it's still extremely young, but the structure/phenolics are so appropriate for food, serve it in a Burgundy stem & let the bubbles dissipate because with time & air it really starts to shine... — 8 years ago