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The 2000 Comtes de Champagne is a big and quite powerfull Blanc de Blanc. In the bouquet ripe and rich fruit and a very fine minerality. On the palate rich with a quite full body, a fine focus made by the fine minerality and crisp acidity. At the moment very fruity, and to the rich side, but will …
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The Krug Vintage 1979 needs your love and care! Straight from the bottle the nose is quite closed with some .. less attractive oxidative notes. But given time in the glass it develops into a wonderful mature champagne. In the bouquet notes of apricot, bread and almonds. On the palate the classic …
L Avizoise 2004 Extra Brut is a fine effort from Agrapart. Really like the champagnes from this house, and this is no exeption. Lovely and quite vinous, with good weight and length. Very good balance and harmony in this champagne, a pure pleasure. (from 2016) Fine - 91p …
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Always nice with a Special Club bottle - the Launois 1999 Blanc de Blanc is a lovely champagne, with good body and precision. Very nice freshness, but think it still need some time before it will show the full potential. Still it's drinking well, a very good or even fine effort. …
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The Jacques Selosse, Substance Brut, a very fine champagne. Good body and lenght with quite mature flavors, good acidity and structure. While not the most complex Champagne, it offers great drinkability as all Selosse wines. Still lacking the ultimate complexity and refinement - and the slight …
