Expresidents ug — 5 months ago
I am generally not a huge fan of Champagne unless it is exceptional which this is. I have always enjoyed the Blanc de Noirs style as well. Mid copper in colour. Plenty of chalky minerality on nose and palate. Fine mousse- small persistent bubbles - 72 months on lees. 100% Pinot Noir. Also aromatics of citrus and mouldy apple. The next night just as good with fewer bubbles. Much cheaper than Krug’s Clos d’Ambonnay for a similar experience I would imagine although I haven’t shelled out the considerable dosh for one of the Krug’s. — 9 months ago

Dddaammmnnnn — 8 years ago
Lovely and delicately effervescent. Medium light body. Opened up beautifully. — 11 years ago
N game
P bright. Cherry.
Grapex 192 btg — 5 months ago
Love the wine and Sacháis very nice — 5 months ago
Dark black fruit, spices and herbs. Nice with red sauce. — 5 months ago
Best wine on Christmas Eve. Such great balance. Tons of fruit and earth and minerals and goodness. Great with food. — 8 months ago
Very good. — 8 months ago
18. Light gold. Honeyed. Lovely on back palate. V long . Same class as Chapoutier Le Meal blanc. — 9 months ago
Champagne tasting 🍾: — 10 months ago
Disgorged 5.10.2016 — 6 years ago
1996 vintage — 11 years ago
Very primary, but awesome. Meaty, beautiful black and blue fruit, acid, tannin. — 11 years ago
Tasted a lot of 2023 burgundies last weekend. Thought I’d try a white with some age.
With aging white burgundy, sometimes it gives you a touch of v/a. This is on nose but not the palate. Believe it is v/a but there is some confusion with the scent of mushrooms. Thought it might be some burgundy cellar funk. But yes, some detectable v/a. Yet, it’s not entirely offensive.
The palate show excellent viscosity. It’s full & round. Golden-green apples, creamy lemons, some lime zest, both stone fruits, not so sweet pineapple syrup & kiwi notes, warm caramel, Brach’s butterscotch candy, gentle but thick honey, their is some unfortunate, faint wet cardboard that comes once it opens up, mushrooms, saline-sea foam, excellent, white spice, oyster fossils, touch of flintiness-gun powder, smooth chalky powder, wet limestone marl, some herbal notes, yellow lilies, white Spring florals set in greens, pleasant, round acidity with perfect balance, mid toned/structured, nicely knitted, elegant, rich finish that lasts 90 seconds and lands on spice, chalk and volcanic minerals on the long set.
Unfortunate about the minimal cardboard. I’d add a point, maybe two w/o it.
Photos of; PYCM and Pierre-Yves Colin the eldest son of Marc Colin. — 5 months ago
Light-med body, dry, acidic. Mineral cherry soil. — 5 months ago
Thought it paired really nicely with lamb dish I ordered and Zoe’s peppercorn duck dish — 7 months ago
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. — 9 months ago
Amazing for the price point!! — 8 years ago
Devlon Moore
Drank on March 23. Incredibly alive and punchy. What a wine. — 4 months ago