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Champagne Deutz Amour de Deutz Champagne France Champagne 2011

Posted: November 2, 2022

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Champagne Deutz Amour de Deutz Champagne France Champagne 2011

Posted: December 3, 2021

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Pol Roger Pure Gift Box France Champagne NV

Posted: December 3, 2021

Honeyed nutty complexity to the nose with a hint of citrus. Palate opens up to full bodied creamy texture with a seamless integration of fresh red apple flavours and acid.

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Champagne J. De Telmont Grand Couronnement Champagne 2006

Posted: December 2, 2021

Toasty nutty bouquet and tasting of apple pie with good overall buttery maturity.

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Achille Princier Grande Reserve Champagne NV

Posted: November 30, 2021

Complex buttery lemon bouquet with a yeasty lift. Creamy in the mouth with great length of flavours, showing some honeyed notes with nice acid drive and a drying finish.

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George Vesselle Grand Cru Champagne, France Champagne 2009

Posted: September 4, 2019

Fruit driven style still amazingly fresh with honeyed lemon preserve bouquet and subtle mandarin flavours with honeyed nuances. “Needs oysters!”

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Henri Giraud Blanc de Craie Champagne, France Champagne NV

Posted: September 4, 2019

A leaner, more austere, primary fruit driven style with subtle candied citrus fragrances and upfront fruit sweetness on the drying palate. Some oak evident.

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Champagne Deutz Amour De Deutz Champagne Champagne 2008

Posted: October 4, 2018

“Smells great!” enthused one judge. Nice nutty/yeasty complexity. Still shows plenty of lively sweet fruit flavours for its age and has a lovely acid backbone.

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Champagne Deutz William Deutz Champagne Champagne 2007

Posted: October 4, 2018

Very appealing complexity of developed nutty, roasted, buttery aromas. Lovely fine bead and a creamy palate layered with stonefruit flavours and great balancing acidity.

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Mumm Grand Cordon Champagne France Champagne NV

Posted: October 4, 2018

Lovely secondary toasty/biscuity characters here with citrus and sour cherry fruit underneath, good dosage and a fine bead.

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Achille Princier Grande Tradition Champagne France Champagne NV

Posted: October 4, 2018

Lovely crunchy apple aromas with good yeastiness. Long and creamy in the mouth with fresh acid drive and excellent dosage level.

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Charles De Cazanove Brut Tradition Champagne France Champagne 2007

Posted: October 4, 2018

Very complex yeasty toasty bouquet with soy-like notes and a perfumed strawberry lift. A big generous and developed palate with slightly sweet dosage level.

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Domaine Georges Vesselle Brut Sans Annee Bouzy France Champagne NV

Posted: October 4, 2018

Red berry and lemon curd nose with seductive creamy notes. Creamy and complex in the mouth with restrained varietal fruit flavours layered with lovely secondary complexity.

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Henri Giraud Esprit Brut Nature Ay France Champagne NV

Posted: October 4, 2018

Primary citrussy bouquet with subtle toasty secondary elements and a lively palate full of lovely creamy citrussy flavours.

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Henri Giraud Blanc de Craie Grand Cru Ay France Champagne NV

Posted: October 4, 2018

Highly aromatic fruit driven nose reminiscent of quinces and stonefruits. Creamy and buttery in the mouth with excellent fresh pure varietal flavour generosity.

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Vilmart Grand Reserve France Champagne NV

Posted: November 9, 2017

Dull golden wine with a lovely bouquet that’s all crème brulee and lemons. More of the creamy custard characters follow through on to the palate. Nice acid balance.

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Hubert de Sarthe France Champagne NV

Posted: June 15, 2017

A very fine bead with toasty yeast autolysis aromas and a crisp palate with generous amount of creamy flavours.

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Pol Roger Extra Cuvee de Reserve France Champagne NV

Posted: June 15, 2017

Complex and very obviously French with its lovely developed honeyed yeasty aromas and its stylish palate exhibiting great depth of flavour.

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Pol Roger Extra Cuvee de Reserve France Champagne 2004

Posted: June 15, 2017

A big, rich, robust Champagne nose- all yeasty and toasty with some toffee elements. Beautifully aged palate – yet still fresh and lively with mouthfilling sherberty flavours. Very classy number!

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Deutz France Champagne 2006

Posted: June 15, 2017

A complex toasty nose smelling of roasted nuts and a palate that is clean and fresh and also complex with a long fine finish.

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Amour de Deutz Millesime France Champagne 2003

Posted: June 15, 2017

Complex bouquet – smells of vanilla, yeast and nuts. Great palate – has a lovely finesse and is loaded with flavour a with an interesting finish that’s almost custard powder like.

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Deutz Blanc de Blancs France Champagne 2007

Posted: June 15, 2017

Light but complex nose smelling of lemons and brioche with similar characters on the palate.

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Deutz Classic NV France Champagne NV

Posted: June 15, 2017

Nose is developed and yeasty with a herbal touch. Fresh, light palate with tight entry and plenty of length.

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Drappier Millesime Exception France Champagne 2008

Posted: June 15, 2017

Ageing creamy yeasty aromas and tangy, slightly linear, palate. Good flavour intensity supported by a nice acid structure across the length of the palate.

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Drappier Blanc de Blancs France Champagne NV

Posted: June 15, 2017

Nice level of yeast autolysis on the nose and a bright and creamy toasty palate with excellent persistence of flavour showing a slight peppery element.

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Drappier D’Or France Champagne NV

Posted: June 15, 2017

Good level of melon and grapefruit-like aromas. Palate is fresh, vibrant and flavoursome with some peppery notes and good acid structure.

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Moet & Chandon Impérial Brut France Champagne NV

Posted: June 15, 2017

Yeasty complexity to the nose and nice nutty line to the slightly sweet, flavoursome palate.

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Moet & Chandon Grand Vintage Brut France Champagne 2006

Posted: June 15, 2017

Good yeast autolysis with excellent flavour complexity and plenty of acid length.

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Dom Pérignon Brut France Champagne 2004

Posted: June 15, 2017

Some excellent age development obvious on the nose and heaps of long intense flavours on a beautifully structured palate that shows a hint of sweet caramelized characters.

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Charles Heidsieck Brut Reserve France Champagne NV

Posted: June 15, 2017

Beautifully toasted bouquet that’s complex and developed. Good rich fruit obvious on the very flavoursome palate with a slight meaty savouriness. Great acid structure.

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Veuve Monsigny Brut Selection France Champagne NV

Posted: June 15, 2017

Good aroma complexity and a soft flavoursome palate with an excellent structure.

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Collard Picard Cuvee Dom Picard Grand Cru Blanc de Blanc France Champagne NV

Posted: June 15, 2017

The nose has vanilla and nut-like aromas that mingle with bready/mushroomy elements. Palate is complex and yet fresh a layered with good flavours and tight lively acidity.

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Collard Picard Cuvee Prestige France Champagne NV

Posted: June 15, 2017

Quite a spirituous note on both the nose and palate. Nice nutty toastiness to the nose with a good flavour profile.

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Collard Picard Cuvee Selection France Champagne NV

Posted: June 15, 2017

Smells of freshly baked bread with hints of mushrooms and vanilla. The palate has buttered brioche like flavour complexity with a good tight acid structure.

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Francois Dubois 1764 Cuvee Reserve France Champagne NV

Posted: May 5, 2017

Lively yeasty complexity to the nose. Complex sweet/sour palate with a long acid finish.

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Francois Dubois 1764 Cuvee Tradition France Champagne NV

Posted: May 5, 2017

Musty and cinnamon notes to the nose with obvious pinot complexity. Elegant, long and silky palate showing good flavour and age.

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Champagne Jeeper Brut Grand Assemblage France Champagne NV

Posted: May 5, 2017

A complexity of strawberries and toast aromas. Simple sweet fruit palate with balancing acid.

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Champagne Philipponnat Grand Blanc France Champagne 2007

Posted: April 5, 2017

A wine that has elegance, freshness and complexity with loads of lovely yeast autolysis on the complex nutty nose. Lovely strawberry and cream palate. Fine mousse. Lemony acidity.

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Bollinger Special Cuvee France Champagne NV

Posted: April 5, 2017

A very attractive buttery mushroomy bouquet with hints of rose hip-like characters. The palate is lively and complex with loads of interest and good amount of lively acidity.

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Henri Giraud Grand Cru Fute de Chene Ay Champagne Champagne MV

Posted: April 5, 2017

A great wine with the herbal toffee-like aromas showing some oaky notes. Solid complexity to the persistent savoury palate with some great acidity to back it up.

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Henri Giraud Hommage Ay Champagne Champagne NV

Posted: April 5, 2017

The nose is a mix of peach aromas with herbaceous characters and has a long lean herbaceous palate with hints of peaches and some cumquat notes.

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Henri Giraud Code Noir (white wine from black grapes) Ay Champagne Champagne NV

Posted: April 5, 2017

Stunningly complex wine with excellent length and balance. Nice nuttiness to the nose and floral flavours with hints of apples, peaches and hazelnuts on a lean palate.

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