Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

Starting the long Labor Day weekend in Big Sur the right way with a little N/V Krug Grande Cuvée. @Nepenthe

Happy Labor Day weekend all! 🍾🥂

Noses reveals; heavy bruised red apple, Bosc pear, overripe pineapple, lemon meringue, tropical melons, lime zest, white spice, sea fossils, deep crisp chalkiness, grey volcanics, yeast & bread dough, nougat, baguette crust, limestone, caramel notes, cream, vanillin framed in yellow lilies, white & spring flowers & mixed greens.

The palate is, ripe, lush, fresh and lively. The mouthfeel all Krug beautiful. Bruised red & golden apple with hints of cider, Bosc pear, overripe pineapple, lemon meringue, tropical melons, white stone fruits, lime zest/candy, white spice, sea fossils, crisp chalkiness, grey volcanics, yeast & bread dough, nougat, baguette crust, limestone, caramel notes, cream, cream soda, vanillin framed in yellow lilies, spring flowers & mixed greens. The acidity is near perfect. The long, elegant, well knitted & balanced finish is gentle until the long set when you get a full presence of white spice and minerality that persists for minutes.

This bottle was composed around 2011 and is made from over 120 different wines that span over 10 years. It is 47% Pinot Noir, 36% Chardonnay & 17% Pinot Meunier. — 6 years ago

Tawnya Walsh

9.7

BC VQA Cab Sauv, Cab Franc, Malbec, Petit Verdot & Carménère. Yum. That’s it. Just yum! — 7 years ago

Nick Stelmach

9.1

Pretty good - would drink again — 9 years ago

with Eric

Lauren Haines

9.5

Super tasty Belgian. Get again! — 10 years ago

Richard Perlman

9.6

Spectacular — 11 years ago

Michael Perry

9.6

Bottled 8/1/2006. First year... And still alive. So amazing. — 11 years ago

Joseph Mrak

9.3

Nice Howell man example. Well balanced. Not a heavy cab. — 11 years ago

Nicole Newcomer Campagna

10

With Matt and Mich. — 11 years ago

with Jon

Alejandro Lopez

10

Golden magma... — 12 years ago

with Yann

Shawn Summey

9.0

Fruity Golden Ale — 6 years ago

Todd Anderson

8.9

Good, well balanced dry style — 7 years ago

Jeff Lander

9.0

Stage 2 of #tourdefrance 2019. Finishing up our time in Belgium with a classic. Rich and creamy with full body and malty flavor. — 7 years ago

GabWine

9.4

Color : White
Wine estate : Taittinger
Designation : Champagne
Name : Comte de Champagne
Country : France
Vivino : 5/5
Note : A Blanc de Blanc? This one is wonderful! A greed from the beginning to the end. A golden robe, a toasty nose, apricot and citrus, a roundness in the mouth with a superb balance of aromas.
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Un Blanc de Blanc ? Celui là est merveilleux ! Une gourmandise du début à la fin. Une robe dorée, un nez toasté, abricot et agrumes, une rondeur en bouche avec une équilibre des arômes superbe.
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👍🏻Vivino, FB : GabWine | IG : gabriel_dvl 🥂 — 8 years ago

Jose Espinosa

9.6

Combines with everything — 9 years ago

Michael Schamis

9.1

Intense citrus aromas with notes of pear, apricot and wet stone. Big, rich and dry on the palate. Flavors of lemon and lemon zest and citrus oil leads to deep, stone minerality, grassiness and full, deep acidity with just a hint of oak. The finish is incredibly dry and zesty with intense length and depth. — 10 years ago

with Kati

Natalie Stassen

9.1

We enjoyed this one — 11 years ago

Matté

Manager The Wine Cellars

9.3

Fooook meee! Do love #Tondonia Viña Gravonia 05' blanco #crianza it's the nuts, it smells of nuts and stewed apples and almonds & has a liquid mineral core with waxy lemon, golden syrup, Mr. Tom bars (remember them?), also smells of honey, acacia, toffee popcorn & lemon oil. Has a wonderfully fat palate with a chewy nuttiness along with rich lemon rind, peach & apricots (specially the skins), juicy, long and complex finish. Works great with fish (tonight with smoked haddock in a cheddar & chive sauce, butter braised samphire, edamame & butter bean salad with giant couscous n feta) — 11 years ago

Christanna Honer

9.2

Crystallized honey, lemon balm, waxy with a stinky/sweaty wool quality. Beautiful golden hue. — 12 years ago

Patrick Castillo

9.5

Crisp, clean. Very light. Fruity mid palate. Slight minerals. Clean finish. Perfect summer wine. Don't care much for the name or bottle look. — 12 years ago

Jamelle Legaspi

9.4

For $16 at BevMo, and you have to let it breah for an hour. This is an amazing find. — 13 years ago

Tom Kohli

9.2

Fantastic! — 7 years ago

with Anna and Daniel

Marc Pimentel

9.1

Cami really likes this wine. Grape dvine — 7 years ago

Lindsey Hanson

9.0

Smooth... Buttery finish. Full bodied flavor, but not overwhelming — 7 years ago

Maya Kaczorowski

9.0

Slightly too sweet, and I like it! — 8 years ago

James Forsyth

9.4

Sushi and Champagne is one of my favorite combinations. Indeed, almost all celebrations that @Cara Zimmerman and I enjoy together will include this duo. This was somewhat of a step up from our norm as Sushi Zo is a world apart from our usual delivery order of tuna and salmon rolls (with free edamame). Likewise this 1975 DP was rather more elevated than our weekly fizz.

Dark golden color with rich, brioche and mature elements. A touch too advanced but enormously attractive and retaining terrific purity and energy. Sushi and Champagne has rarely been such a treat. — 9 years ago

with Cara and Daniel

Henrik Poulsen

9.2

12½ % alc.
An old non-vintage bottling.
As for the age I would guess this to be somewhere late 60's to early 70's (as the bottle is embossed 4/5 quart which I believe was discontinued for the metric 750ml in 1979) and also has the "classic" plastic/rubber foil found on a lot of oldies from that time.

Being a bit of a history buff when it comes to CA's wine industry I'm very humbled when opening these pieces of history.
Amazingly this held up to 24+ hours of aeration without loosing any life...and actually got better!!
— 11 years ago

with Acumen, Kurt-Inge and 1 other

Molly Davies Spangler

9.1

Awesome blend — 11 years ago

Mitchell Mulder

10

One of the all time best IPA's made in the world, Nelson Hops, perfect balance of hops and malt, Outstanding — 11 years ago

Paul Giovenco

9.5

Really nice drop — 12 years ago

Benoit Bluteau

9.6

A very good one — 13 years ago