With bottles I wanted to taste the most left behind, I was ready for Exquise, from which I had no expectations as I heard controversial thoughts on this wine. Ripe white wild cherries, cookies, candied fruits (or was it pastilla?) and yellow plums. And a bit of nuts. Fresh, round, and well-balanced. The aftertaste is long and persistent. A bit of wet cellar and Jerez in the finish. The higher sugar level is obvious, but it doesn't disturb me. Very approachable and easy to understand. It's just a well-made one-dimensional wine you hardly remember the next day.
Disgorged on 2020-01-30
??? on lees
Tasted on 2023-07-06
With bottles I wanted to taste the most left behind, I was ready for Exquise, from which I had no expectations as I heard controversial thoughts on this wine. Ripe white wild cherries, cookies, candied fruits (or was it pastilla?) and yellow plums. And a bit of nuts. Fresh, round, and well-balanced. The aftertaste is long and persistent. A bit of wet cellar and Jerez in the finish. The higher sugar level is obvious, but it doesn't disturb me. Very approachable and easy to understand. It's just a well-made one-dimensional wine you hardly remember the next day.
Disgorged on 2020-01-30
??? on lees
Tasted on 2023-07-06
Jul 29th, 2023
Wow. Exquisite indeed. Very elegant, lots of fruit. My favorite champagne (and it is not Krug rose!) of the season. Unfortunately doesn't seem to be sourceable.
Wow. Exquisite indeed. Very elegant, lots of fruit. My favorite champagne (and it is not Krug rose!) of the season. Unfortunately doesn't seem to be sourceable.
Dec 25th, 2018
A really nice sweet champagne. I’m not an expert on this style and can’t say that at $250 whether this was cost-effective, but it was certainly fun.
A really nice sweet champagne. I’m not an expert on this style and can’t say that at $250 whether this was cost-effective, but it was certainly fun.
May 5th, 2018
Champagne, France
