The 1979 Cuvee Charles Heidsieck is a very special Champagne. In the bouquet caramel, oysters, sea breeze, ripe apples and a hint of anis and butterscotch. Slight maderized tone that blows off after some minutes in the glass. On the palate still fine and persistent mousse, rich and quite powerfull …
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Krug, Vintage 2000
The Krug Vintage 2000 is the most accessible and harmonious young vintage Krug I have tasted. In the bouquet apple, yeast, almonds, white bread with notes of citrus. On the palate it's crisp with a good nervy fruit and a lovely acidity. The fruit is quite vibrant but with a almost creamy feel. It's …
Krug, Grande Cuvee
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 …
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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