Willie Carter

9.0

Light shimmering gold in the glass with a plethora of small, profuse bubbles. Primarily Pinot Noir and that’s clearly evident on the nose. Peaches and plums with a strong infusion of dried strawberries and red cherries. Apples aplenty with cinnamon rolls and toasted nuts.

One of the more esteemed growers, Paul Bara produces nothing but exemplary champagnes including this entry level bottle. Unmistakably Bouzy, their wines always represent the terroir and terrain so very clearly. 80/20 PN/CH with a dosage of 7 g/l and disgorged in September of 2020. The kicker here is the 50% of reserve wines they use for the final blend. Just astonishing and makes a huge difference.

The acidity here is tight with a bit of zip but mellows out over time given air. Nice harmony and balance, as usual. Apples and cherries dominant on the tongue. Creaminess abounds with medium spice and hazelnut. Amongst entry level grower champagnes, there just aren’t many better than this. Always an instant buy. — 4 years ago

Edward Nelson

9.3

Last night (NYE). Good stuff. Not overly fruity and not dry. Nice balance. — 6 years ago

with Michelle

Natalie Griffin

9.4

Great champagne blend with sharp bubbles and toasted caramel notes. Some green apple. Excellent especially at $25. — 7 years ago

Ben Steinbock

8.9

$45 (restaurant) very good for the price. Great value! — 8 years ago

Ferrell Varner

9.5

Farmhouse funky. Love it — 9 years ago

with brannen

Neil Cornish

8.9

Rich, creamy and toasty. Great with Xmas brunch — 10 years ago

with Edward

Pedro Rusk

Wine Educator Kendall Jackson

9.7

Out of mag drinking killer — 12 years ago

Stephen Osgood

9.1

Fun one from Alfio Moriconi. — 5 years ago

Ralf Wrangö

9.5

Detta är en av de bästa jag druckit. Torr kraftig och fräsch. — 6 years ago

Shawn Thompson

8.9

A delicate pink colour in the glass, notes of watermelon, strawberries and freesia. Bold flavours, dry, delightful. A lovely French rosé. — 7 years ago

Alder Yarrow

Wine Blogger Vinography

9.8

1984 Sekt!?!? It will rock your world. Marzipan and butterscotch and toasted bread with lemon preserves and honey. Yowza! — 7 years ago

Nicholas Sommariva

9.4

Probably the best rose champagne I've ever had. Light on bubbles, but full on taste. — 9 years ago

with Mara

Marc Pavan

9.6

At #bardotbrasserie in #aria hotel and casino. Mistake with the steaks. Ended up with 4! Needed a greasy red for all that red meat!!!! — 10 years ago

with Leslie

Michael Phillips

9.4

Big and rich. Leather and dark berries. Should improve over next few years. — 5 years ago

Robert Berry

9.2

Delicious! — 6 years ago

with Pamelatrainer

Jennifer Liu

9.2

39.97 from new season. Balanced. Round. Worth the price. Would buy again — 7 years ago

Kimberly Britton

9.0

Wonderful. Dry. — 7 years ago

with Gary

Marcello Moro

9.4

Extremely powerful after 13 years — 9 years ago

Neil Cornish

9.0

Ripe, soft, inviting. — 10 years ago

with Michael and Jon

Peter Scudamore-Smith MW

9.6

Five years cork age on this beauty; glad the decision was taken to drink (now who relies on natural cork); wildly full of pinot noir development; nose heaviness; layers of mature pinot tertiary aromatics; such as herbal oils, deep nuts, mushroom, aged yeast bits too; drunk with raw scallop, celery, fennel shavings, mullet bottarga; dressed with lime, olive oil; Pol brings out the savouriness of the green vegetables; salt of the sea, sweetness of scallop; all veges home grown; palate is full on; powerful, not the massiveness of Winston Churchill but same mould; square wine which hardly tapers in the mouth; the amazing feats of champagne! @polroger #polroger #champagne #1999 #pinot — 11 years ago