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Dhondt-Grellet Champagne Roc Solare

Tasted 26 May 2025 France · Champagne

This Champagne still Rocs (see what I did there.? Lame, right?!). It presents as young and vibrant, and even a bit linear, but then some of its oxidative notes allow yuzu and umami characteristics to blossom, elevating…

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4 July 2026 Best bottle of this disgorgement so far. Perfect combination of fresh lemon, pear, and melon notes along with kisses of honey and spice. Persistent… 25 October 2025 Another shot at the later disgorged 2021 base Roc Solare. As before, more honeyed, red apple fleshy, and a bit less nervy than the earlier… 3 October 2025 This is my first stab at the later disgorgement version of the 2021 base Roc Solare, also with .5g/L dosage less than previous bottles (see specs… 3 August 2025 This inched out a Krug 171 and 2016 Leclerc Briant Blanc de Meuniers. It was all close, and the Krug and Dhondt's profiles were extremely similar,… 27 June 2025 Like a Krug Cuvee at half the price. 1 January 2025 A great showing, and one that I might be underscoring a bit just because this has been pegged as a more entry level Champagne in Adrien's range.…
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