The Krug Grande Cuvee is a quite legendary Champagne. When I had this cuvee first time 20 years back it was quite mature on release. This has changed and now it taste more like a light version of the Krug Vintage. In the bouquet apple, hazelnuts, yeast, white bread with notes of citrus. On the …
Krug, Vintage 1998
The Krug Vintage 1998 is a poverful and almost massive Champagne. In the bouquet apple, ripe peach, yeast, white bread with notes of citrus. On the palate it's dense and powerfull with layers of quite heavy fruit. It's delicate with a lovely fine mousse, and quite refined with layers of pure ripe …
Dujac Fils et Père, Gevrey Chambertin 2009
The Gevrey-Chambertin from Dujac Fils et Père is a delightful wine. Stylewise it resembles the Domaine Dujac wines, but is more forward than the Domaine wines and is lacking the focus, depth and concentration of these wines. In the bouquet sweet ripe red fruit notes .. strawberries and raspberries - …
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Cedric Bouchard, Roses de Jeanne Les Ursules 2006
The Roses de Jeanne Les Ursules - Blanc de Noirs (2006) - from Cedric Bouchard is a quite disappointing Champagne. In the bouquet quite discrete notes of ripe pear, yeast, toast and apple - somewhat introvert. On the palate fine and delicate mousse, light-bodied with lack of midpalate power. The …
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Pol Gardere Brut
The Pol Gardere Brut from Champagne Gardet is a quite pleasent surprise. In the bouquet yellow fruit, white bread with notes hazelnuts and citrus. On the palate light to medium-bodied with a good pure fruit. Some matured notes, with a bit of fruity smoothness and a good vinous caracter for a …