David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

Haven’t sipped this in quite awhile. 375ml to refresh my palate memory.

40% Pinot Noir, 40% Chardonnay and 20% Meunier. Varietals fermented separately in stainless steel vats. 5 to 10% of wine is vinified in old Burgundy oak barrels.

Texture is round and elegant. The fruits are; both peach, mango, apricots, slightly oxidative white citrus-lime hovers the edges & pineapple juice. Nougat, marzipan, toasted nuts, brioche, saline, crushed chalk, white spice that presses into the palate, notes of cheese cloth, limestone marl, moist, pulpy, grey volcanic minerals, yellow lilies with spring white flowers, jasmine blooms, round, soft acidy and a well; balanced, structured & tensioned finish that lands squarely on mid minerality and lasts 90 seconds.

Photos; Charles Heidsieck signage, Charles Heidsieck, chalky tasting area in their cellar and Cote de Blanc vineyard. — 2 months ago

Aaron Tan

9.3

Now this is what I’m talking about! Best of this Bouchard haul. I wonder how much vintage played a role. Dense and intense, yet so chiselled. Aromas of pears, peaches, brioche, white flowers, spices, and even a touch of jackfruit were just bursting out of the glass. Super dense, precise, and long on the palate. Has a really interesting plummy mid-palate note, and lovely salinity. Loved it! — 2 months ago

Serge Mismetti

9.8

Méthode solera depuis millesime 1985 — 2 months ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.3

Pc telluride año nuevo 2023 — 2 months ago

Gladys Xiques

9.4

Dynamite. Chalkiness with slight honeysuckle. Exquisite way to start the dinner party. — 3 months ago

Willie Carter

9.5

Egly-Ouriet. Always so lovely. Always so thrilling.

A medium old gold color in the glass with pleasing perlage. Everything here is so very sensual and seductive beginning with the nose. As usual, toasted brioche aromas are prevalent here. Orchard fruits with a generous oak influence. Green apples and dusty libraries with an added kick of quince.

So young but so precocious and inviting. Powerful and full bodied and just so engrossing. The elegance is there, as always. As is the complexity despite the relative youth. Shes a polished and generous lover that can’t help but enchanting you. The freshness of the fruit on the palate is amazing. Slivered almonds, red and green apples, and vanilla brioche. The finish is, of course, long, powerful, and glorious. Let these sit for a few more years because she has so much more to give. And you want it too. — 4 months ago

Peter Bauman

9.1

Sweet, more like a dessert wine or port
— 4 months ago

Joe Weinberger

9.2

2017 base year. — 6 months ago

Timofey Zhitenev

9.1

Very fine mousse but it disappears really quickly.
Strawberries and cream on the nose very vividly. Sweet whipped cream is almost turning into condensed milk. Raspberry, very ripe peach, coissant woth strawberry jam. All sorts of strawberry associations really :)
On the palette mousse slowly fills the mouth, pretty dry on the finish. Brioche, pear, red apple, confiture.
9/18 — 9 months ago

Michael Piaker

9.5

30 November 2016. Bubbles On The Battery, Pier A Harbor House, New York, NY. — 7 years ago

Mackenzie Svee

9.1

Tasty: sea salt, brioche, yeasty, light grapefeuit — 2 months ago

with Katie

Mike Evans

9.2

A bit more advanced than expected but still quite good. — 2 months ago

Ron Siegel

9.2

Gala dinner — 2 months ago

Tracy Hall

9.3

Always a favorite starter! Great with crudo — 3 months ago

Neil Valenzuela

9.7

Salmon with copper tones. Strawberry, white flowers, brioche and biscuit on the nose. Pink grapefruit, mandarin and dried cranberry on the finish. Superb! — 3 months ago

Geoff Buswick

9.5

Celebrating Maggie’s job! — 3 months ago

JKT

9.2

At Oginos post Thanksgiving. Thumbs up! 35/65 Chardonnay/Pinot Noir and it shows, creamy almost velvety texture tingling with fine bubbles. 5.5g dosage. 40/60 2012/2013 harvest, disgorged 1-2016. All on back label! — 5 months ago

Severn Goodwin

9.3

NV | Champagne
(100% Chardonnay)
Agrapart & Fils; Terroirs Grand Cru
Extra Brut-Blanc de Blancs
Côte des Blancs; Avize, France
Base 2017; Disgorged February 2021
(92-94; Drink 2026-36) — 5 months ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

The 48 month new unicorn wine. Caramelized and slightly oxidized but engaging and deep. Not as fine as the Prevost but a treat. Seemed young. — 7 months ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.5

Winegeeks juarez @ mi casa — 9 months ago

Joe Fischer

9.1

Taste like classic Champagne. Yeasty with some citrusy notes. — a month ago

Alan Weinberg

9.1

Lovely wine with bready oxidized notes but still with fruit, some mushroom. — 2 months ago

"Odedi"

9.3

#AgedWineTuesday

Orange in color, very pretty and unique.

Medium plus in body with medium acidity and medium sized bubbles.

Dry on the palate with a nice mouthfeel.

Showing green apples, light grapefruits, yeast, light raspberries, citrus, limes, light earth, minerals and herbs.

This 16 year old is showing nice complexity at this point, and will continue to age nicely the next 10 years.

Good right out of the bottle, and better with airtime.

Dom Perignon is not my favorite Champagne, but this one is really delicious. I got to call it when I see it.

Wine Spectator 97 points. Robert Parker 97 points.

Elegant and robust. I just love this vintage for Dom Perignon.

A blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.

12.5% alcohol by volume.

93 points.

$500. — 2 months ago

Raul Puga

9.8

Simply stunning 🤩🥂 — 2 months ago

Fin Jams

8.9

A rose champagne to cap off a great bday celebration. Crisp and clean with beautiful acid and some weighted berry tang — 3 months ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

From a btl that was purchased in 2014. This was fresh, vibrant showing citrus, pear, pastry dough with a creamy texture. Excellent btl — 3 months ago

Francesco Schincaglia

9.3

Jeroboam for a great New Year’s Eve — 4 months ago

Delectable Wine

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9.0

The NV Brut 7 Crus is a very pretty, entry-level wine in this range. Bright, mineral and intensely vibrant, the 7 Crus is all energy. All the elements are so well proportioned. A blend of 90% Chardonnay and 10% Pinot Noir, this captures all the house signatures with tons of energy and better overall balance than in some previous editions. White flowers, chalk and citrus linger. Dosage is 6 grams per liter. Disgorged: June, 2023. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, November 2023)
— 5 months ago

Severn Goodwin

9.1

NV | Champagne

A beautiful night on the lawn at Tanglewood! — 8 months ago

Tom Balamaci

9.0

Richer style. Like a hug. Very brioche nose. Body and faint sweetness make this suitable for heavier foods or dessert. An aperitif not so much. — 4 years ago