Steven Perlman

9.6

Toasted brioche, hay. Amazing — 4 years ago

Adam Tope

9.3

Toast and brioche — 4 years ago

Ming L

9.3

Opulent and complex. Green apple, peach, a bit pipe apple, brioche, fresh bread dough, chalk, sea shells, and hint of toasted nuts. Savory and crisp at the same time. Splendid acidity. Super energetic mousse, though lacking a bit refinement.
Base wine is 2011, disgorged 2018. This and the Bollinger Special Cuvée are two of my favorite NV Champaign from larger houses. With 40% reserved wine averaged 10 year old, the CH Brut Reserve no doubt is a better value. — 5 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.4

Disgorged in 2010 with the 03, 04 & 05 vintages. Rich with citrus, green apple & pear with lots of mineral & toasted brioche. — 6 years ago

Lee Pitofsky

9.4

Crisp and creamy with notes of toasted brioche with strawberry jam, red apple skin and rose pedals — 8 years ago

Rob Marini

9.7

Brioche. Beautiful beautiful brioche. — 9 years ago

with Taylor, Nick and 1 other

Rachel Macalisang

Lead Sommelier - The Bazaar by José Andrés

9.3

Rich with tones of hazelnut and brioche — 11 years ago

Ainsley

9.1

Green apple, bright citrus and brioche notes. Always a delight! — 4 years ago

Megan

9.5

Loving this! Picked this up in Oakland on my way to the California coast. The wine merchant told me this is one of the few producers who still ferments in oak. I was intrigued! Tasting it, I’m totally sold. Toasty brioche and caramel on the nose, full body, roasted pear and apple cider notes on the palate. Will definitely go out of my way to buy again! (D: 3/2018) — 5 years ago

Mira Rodgers

9.8

Brioche, soft cheese, raspberry, green apple, honey, and lemon. Beautiful acidity with sweetness to balance! — 6 years ago

with Kamee, Gianna and 1 other

Severn Goodwin

9.2

On the Lawn at Tanglewood this final afternoon with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Our guest conductor Giancarlo Guerrero (Nashville Symphony director) is leading SCHOENBERG (Friede auf Erde, Opus 13 (Peace on Earth), for unaccompanied chorus) and BEETHOVEN (Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Opus 125).

The 9th by Beethoven is always bittersweet for us, as it marks the end of the official Symphony and Pops season for the BSO at their Summer home. It is a wonderful and singularly emotive moving piece, with the full force of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus at 250+ singers, conveying the message of a divine spark of joy that makes all people one.
'Freude, schöner Götterfunken!' / 'Joy, beauteous, godly spark!'

Nose of warmed pear, light toasted brioche and wet limestone.

Palate has warmed lemon curd spread on lightly toasted bread, chalky-saline mousse and honey over yellow apple. Finish is med-long, a beautiful effort.

Disgorged 7/2017, blend of '13/'14 with a 50/50 blend of Chardonnay & Pinot Noir. Noted improvement with some additional bottle age since our prior experience (same disgorgement). — 6 years ago

Noelle Harman

9.0

Full & rich. Lots of yeasty, brioche aromas and flavors, backed by apples and a hint of spice on the finish. This is a *big* Champagne. — 9 years ago

Bridget Cheslock

9.0

Rich, sourdough, brioche, and lemon curd — 10 years ago

Dave Smigielski

9.3

Buttered popcorn on the nose. Green apple lots of citrus. With buttered popcorn jelly bellies on the palate. Once this opens up it had a nice brioche nose as well. Very nice acidity as well. — 11 years ago

Daniel McCullough

9.5

Birthday treat - dark hue, toastier end of toasted brioche. Almond forward with saline elements. Very vinous. — 4 years ago

Orlando Müller

9.0

Strohgelb.
Komplexe Nase: Brioche, Butter, Quitte, Blüte. Etwas weisser Kakao. Orangenzeste.
Am Gaumen weich, gut balanciert, mittlerer Körper.
Abgang lang, leichter Rauch. Butter und Joghurt. Aprikose. — 5 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

I like to thank @Severn Goodwin for his kindness & generosity for sending this beautiful bottle of Champagne.

We shared this with friends and paired this with apple walnut vinaigrette salad last night. Complimented the salad nicely. It was a nice yin and yang balanced tug of war of food & wine.

The body is beautiful in the mouth with nice acidity. Bruised apple & pear, some apple cider, pineapple juice, lime zest & candy, white peach, easy, soft chalkiness, soft, fine, grey volcanic minerals, sea spray, brioche with spring flowers and yellow lilies. Finishes softly, elegant, nicely balanced and persists nicely.

Photos of; the house of Caillez Lemaire, bottles waiting to sold, Current 18th century family Owners - Virginie and Laurent Van Poperinghe and one of their vineyards. — 6 years ago

Austin Hohnke

9.3

A steal of a sparkler. Giving Champagne a run for its money with a $33 price tag and a world of complexity. When blind tasters separately call notes of seaweed and seashells you begin to wonder how California can produce such minerality. Fine, elegant bubbles are met with citrus, sea breeze, and faint brioche. Remarkable. — 8 years ago

Philippe Dauguet

9.0

Noisette et brioche,
Encore très jeune — 10 years ago

Mason Balistreri

Sommelier, International Wine Guild; Balistreri Vineyard; Sales, Joy Wine and Spirits

9.1

A nice balance of elegance and approachability. Mild fruit and nice brioche notes in the nose. — 10 years ago