45% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay, and 25% Pinot Meunier; superbly crisp, freshly baked Brioche, crisp green apple and rich citrus zest.
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Nicolas Feuillatte Brut is a widely distributed Champagne in the U.S. Despite its popularity I am not impressed. This Champagne has nearly no backbone. From initial taste–which is promising–quickly dissipates; I have tasted this Champagne year in and year out and have not been able to enjoy a bottle. The wine starts promising but it is that the promised notes don’t finish; it seems there is a toast, brioche, and almond but each note does not come to fruition.
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Moët & Chandon Champagne Millésimé Blanc Brut 1996; a delicate yet spirited Champagne; delicate bubbles, superbly dry; citrus zest, brioche, almond, and Fall leaves. Another fine expression of a beautiful Vintage Champagne. Vintage Champagne is expensive, at least for me, worth every penny or pence. Vintage Champagne is a full characteristic of one year in a bottle instead of multi vintages that go into making a Non-Vintage. I like this expression very much. I like the knowledge of where my wine comes from and the year that is on the bottle.
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Montaudon N.V. not easily found at least in the U.S. I enjoyed sharing a bottle recently. This Champagne presents with a beautiful medium straw color; Turkish fig, flaky yeasty toast, and citrus rind.
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A very effervescent wine; constant streaming of medium to small bubbling orbs; the wine presents with a straight-forward mineral, slightly toasted brioche, guava and citrus peel.
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Delamotte Blanc de Blancs 1997 Vintage Champagne is a bliss in delight. Delamotte is very hard to find in the US and less known in the US a venerated label and house in France. This Champagne a vintage and a Blanc de Blancs is a gift of the planet to those fortunate to have their lips purse this wondrous nectar. This Blanc de Blancs is a dream like experience of subtle almond, bread baking, a hint of passion fruit, green apple and minerals in a stream.
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This is a very interesting Champagne; just when you thought Champagne was only about three grapes sometimes it is just about one of those usual suspects (Pinot Noir / Chardonnay / Pinot Meunier); the single varietal most expect is a blanc de blancs (all Chardonnay) wine; another and less anticipated is a 100% Pinot Meunier. Pinot Meunier is thought of as only a constituent grape not one that deserves a 100% designation. This wine is unexpectedly spirited; a nice bouquet of fig and flowered finished. This is a nice wine to consider for the unexpected palette.
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This blanc de blancs did seismically excite me. I do enjoy all styles of sparkling wine and a blanc de blancs generally can promise a clean and remarkable sparkling wine. This wine had a lemon finish lacking cream or even a slight toast which would have markedly improved flavor.
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This was a wonderful bottle of Grand Annee remarkably yeasty, biscuit, straw, slight almond, very dry, extremely well balanced, finishes smooth and evenly through all taste phases. This is a remarkable Champagne and it is something that we must all enjoy at one time in our lives. Save and savour this bottle for moments of sheer delight.
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