Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

Consistency is their middle name.

This has just started to shift from fresh to aging.

Bruised red apple/pear, lemon, lime zest, tropical melons, drier stone fruits, whipped cream, ginger, brioche, graham cracker, very light caramel/butterscotch notes, grey volcanics, limestone marl, sea fossils, gritty chalk, white & yellow flowers with greens, excellent lively acidity and a well balanced-knitted, elegant & smartly polished finish that lasts near two-minutes. — 6 months ago

Brandon Boesch

9.8

So many bubbles! Really impressive. Very complex. Cream, brioche, citrus, good amount of saline, herbal honey, honeysuckle. So well integrated at this moment. Better with 3 hours of air and closer to room temperature. Long finish with lemons, almonds, tangerine, bit of grass. Definitely one of the best champagnes I’ve had. — 2 years ago

Barberry Garden

9.2

Oh, this bottle has waited for the right moment. Initially, I planned to put it on some wine tasting but figured I must take it on our little sparkling party (where everyone brings their own bottle to share). Turned out to be a good idea.

Expressive and mineral bouquet. Lemon, wet stones, cream, Jerez. Complex, multilayered. Mineral profile with a long and flavourful aftertaste. Wet chalk in the finish. Beautiful stuff. There is a lot to discuss.

Disgorged in April 2022
>120 months on lees

Tasted on 2023-06-28 — 3 years ago

Winton Sweum

9.3

Light straw; smokey nose that suggests an impactful palate to follow; this is very mineral and masculine somehow. The chalky minerality is all I remember, that, and today this upstaged the 2015 Special Club. Base is 2019.
— 4 years ago

Terrence Arjoon

9.1

Minerals, yellow fruit, amber — 5 years ago

Zack Hall

9.1

Solid. No fireworks but fine stuff. — 7 years ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.0

Quite pale straw colour , fine bubbles . Quite fine and direct , chalky , wet limestone , elderflower , and lemon rind with a light toasty ,yeasty note . On the palate quite lean and direct , with lemon rind , chalky hint , sea breeze and some roasted nuts . High fresh acidity and just enough body to carry the linear palate mouthfeel . Oyster shell tinged finish. Drink now and over the next couple of years . December 2023 disgorgement , 2021 base . — 8 months ago

Jason Sliwa

9.2

A nice and inexpensive champagne. — a year ago

with Vicki and Eli

Kamall

9.0

Nice aperitif. Good value — 3 years ago

Jose Lorenzo

9.1

Happy New Year to all. — 3 years ago

C R

9.2

A beautiful blanc de noir — 4 years ago

Daniel Phang

9.1

Love it. Could drink it all day. — 6 years ago

Nicola Morvillo

9.4

On 11-5-19 — 7 years ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.2

Slightly deeper colour, with light lemon yellow core . Fine persistent perlage . Slightly more closed on the nose , with lemon oil , toasty roasted nuts , chalky hints. On the palate this is denser and more creamy , more toasty , with lemon hints and a chalky , limestone hint . Touch of bitterness with some saline hints . Good length . Nice now but will improve over the next few years , and last well a further 5 years or so . — 8 months ago

Jorge Pazos

9.0

Restaurante Windsor — a year ago

Marcy R

9.0

Michel Gonet- Rose — 3 years ago

Alexandre Pagliano

9.2

Mesnil sur Oger grand cru chardonnay. This is top notch cuvée. — 3 years ago

with Jose, veronique and 1 other

Patricia Schnitzer

9.2

Dec 11, 2021 Saturday dinner w/ Jack D celebrating J2’s good news. This champagne was such a lovely surprise. Bright, crisp, citrus. Lots of complexity, and lots of fine bubbles. Good with food or alone. Wish I had more. First bottle purchase. — 4 years ago

David Lusby

9.0

Disgorged 5.10.2016 — 6 years ago

Brian S

9.0

New disgorgement and label. Opened with more red fruits strawberry and raspberry but after yellow apple, pear and red apple skin, saline and a slight chalk. — 7 years ago