David Koenen

9.5

Glue in the smell. Big, complex and delicately sweet. Long, and very rich in botrytis. Beautifully dramatic. Almond flavour, canned peaches. Honey all over. Great. — 9 months ago

Ian Hamel

9.2

222/5/4 with sushi. L02B02. Lemon, honey, brioche, chalk - everything is here, with a bit more depth and richness than I remember it having 5-10 years ago. For me, this is THE classicist, brut blanc de blancs standard cuvée. It’s so great to have a wine like this reasonably available and reasonably priced. — 4 years ago

Marissa

9.2

Crisp, lots of large bubbles, anjou pear with a light kumquat finish. A great everyday champagne. — 4 years ago

Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

9.3

Apricot jam. Flowers. Honey. So viscous. — 6 years ago

with Noah, Grace and 2 others

Bryan Hopkins

9.1

Lovely aroma of apple, peach, pear, honey, and lime. On the palette, toast, nuts, sunflower seeds, crisp Granny Smith apple. Honey finish. — 8 years ago

James Park

9.5

Impressive mix of honey and apricot. — 9 years ago

Shawn Conway

10

Phenomenal. Bubbles dissipated after a little while in the glass (not bad for 15 years). Subtle oxidized orchard fruit gave way to stunning chalky minerality and beautiful nutty oxidative notes. This wine held up beautifully. — 10 years ago

Adam Froehlich

9.3

Woah graham crackers on the nose. Brioché, honey, yeast, peach — 11 years ago

with Claire

Peter Keohan

9.3

Mature out of 375's. Rich with soft bubbles — 11 years ago

Christian Broder

GM/Sommelier The Social Wine Company

8.9

Sour honey, dried dill, quince, honeycomb, creme fraiche, lemon peel. Not as haunting as old tondonia, but always solid. — 12 years ago

Erin Pooley

Owner/Winemaker Good Luck Wines

9.1

Like diving into honey and getting a big firm hug — 13 years ago

Louis Martin

9.3

Liquid honey. Paired perfectly with a chocolate tart — 9 months ago

Conrad Green

9.6

Beautifully composed. Certainly aged with lanolin, gentle honey but still fresh, poised and beautifully balanced. Long and pure. Exceptional — 4 years ago

with Bex and Naoko

Devin B

9.2

Honey, lemon, and citrus. A bit of acid and stone. — 4 years ago

Chris miller

9.1

Totally delicious. Honey, lilacs, apricot, green apple sweet and a balanced acidity, medium body — 6 years ago

Eri

9.1

Very complex and fun champagne! Reminds you of British biscuits, golden apples, honey and marmalade. — 8 years ago

Ryan Vento

8.9

While not necessarily my style of Rosé Champagne, I can see the appeal. Ripe strawberries and dried herbs. As a still (and even with bubbles) this especially reminded me of a Provençal Rosé. — 8 years ago

with Krystal and Cody

Raul Puga

8.9

Wierd for me but I think I'm coming around on bubbles. — 11 years ago

Denise Collins

9.5

My love for Krug knows no bounds. Bready, yeasty notes jump out of the glass towards you but quickly soften into those of honey butter. Ginger and spice notes. Lees driven but well integrated with medium high acid. This champagne is so complex that it's almost impossible to truly detect where one note of flavor ends and the other begins. — 11 years ago

Filippo Calabresi

Winemaker Tenimenti d'Alessandro

9.4

pretty much evolved nose of caramel, honey, orange, anise; crazy fresh palate instead, mouthwatering acidity! — 11 years ago

Patrick Knöfler

8.9

Half-bottle. The wine was medium amber in colour and offered orange peel, apple, honeycomb, caramel, smoke, spices, sherry and a mouldy note on the nose. On the palate the wine showed orange, peach, apple, cane sugar, caramel, smoke, spices, creamy honey, some coffee, a hint of chocolate, sherry, mild black tea and a mouldy note, paired with medium-plus acidity, a creamy honey mouthfeel and very good length. Judged by this half-bottle the wine has just passed its plateau and started its slow journey on the downward slope. A good, medium-bodied Sauternes with lots of botrytis character. Drink now. 89 — 12 years ago

Vanessa

9.5

Happy New Year’s Eve to you all! 🎉

To celebrate the holiday, we’re popping this special bottle of bubbles we’ve been eager to try. 😝

It’s Champagne Philipponnat’s 2004 vintage champagne made with 65% Pinot Noir and 35% Chardonnay hailing from a single clos – Clos des Goisses – surrounded by a traditional stone wall in the Village of Mareuil-sur-Aÿ.  🍾

Talk about a singularity of place!  It was first produced as a single vineyard wine in 1935, a pioneering approach for a Champagne House in a land known for regional blending.

After fermentation, this wine aged on the lees for 10 YEARS in Philipponnat’s historic cellars in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ; a Premier Cru Village of the Grand Vallée de la Marne, located on the southerly flank of the Montagne de Reims, where Pinot Noir dominates like in the Grande Montagne.

Okay for the tasting note!  Wow. 🤯 It has pastry, brioche, nougat, and marzipan for days, next to toasted almond, lemon curd, white peach, baked yellow apple, dried chamomile, blossom, and wet slate notes. Despite its unequivocal richness, it has a spine of acidity lending balance and brightness.
 
Cheers to 2025; may it be filled with hope, health, joy, adventure, and amazing sips! 🍾🥂 — 2 years ago

with Deked1

J Chechik

9.3

Besides having a great, cool label - Herman Story wines are so spectacular. This is not your standard “red blend” & the Tempranillo/Petit Verdot give a great complexity. Easily paired w/ a huge range of food. — 5 years ago

Ray Vanderhoff

9.3

An amazing Vintage Champagne! A perfect column of fine and persistent bubbles in the glass. Aromas of yellow apple, brioche, fresh oak and Parmesan Cheese rind. Pear, white peach, citrus and crusty bread flavors on the pallet. Creamy and silky texture. This one could have stayed in the bottle longer, but we could not help ourselves. Stately and Elegant. Thank you, Kase! — 6 years ago

with Kasey

Kim Brater

9.0

Toasty with gentle bubbles. Classic mouthfeel. But on the sweeter side but still a lovely champagne. Was a great toast for our anniversary! — 8 years ago

Lewis Chester

9.5

1997 vintage. Pale golden hue. On the nose, lemon (fresh), slightly yeasty, honey suckle and vanilla leaf. Fresh and surprisingly youthful. On the palate, high and fresh acidity, medium minus body, medium alcohol and medium concentration. Great length. Amazing balance and freshness despite age and vintage. Could last for a decade plus. Very impressive. — 10 years ago

Bryan Glanzberg

9.8

#happynewyear #bubbles — 11 years ago

Rita Jammet

Owner La Caravelle Champagne

9.6

Beautiful fruit, hint of acacia honey (however not sweet) and a superb acidity. Super versatile. Bravo @Charles Puglia you rock! — 11 years ago

Joanne Close

9.4

Decanted and constantly evolving, chestnut honey, apricots, honeysuckle, sultanas...on and on. — 12 years ago

with Jim

Franck Gestin

9.7

Great Vouvray ! Citrus, pear and honey. Beautifully crisp ! — 12 years ago