Strawberry, rhubarb, cantaloupe, watermelon rind, bitter black raspberry, and some citrus. Fairly dry across the board, with a medium mid-palate and slightly pithy and short finish, making it come…
Crisp and dry, with quince and lemon juice dominating. Displaying a bit of a reductive quality on the tail end, but not heavily oxidative the way a Krug or aged Champagne can be. Overall light and…
Flat on flavor and complexity. Bubbles and alkaline laced yellow-ish citrus core. No real identifiable flavors beyond "white wine with effervescence." Lame.
Previous notes apply. Still in that 92-93 point range. Holding for a few years makes the most sense, but I can never keep anything for that long... so impatient I am...!
Dry and a little pithy, with a somewhat tart finish. Some nice yellow and white fruit flavors, but operating on a more superficial plane. An ok sparkler with an average delivery overall. Much…
A very nice, easy-going Champagne, with lemon and quince notes dominating. Some decent mousse/crema, with a bit of brioche and vanilla on the tail end. Softer edges, which makes for really easy…
White stone fruit with bits of lemon citrus make their way on to the palate, with a bit of a biting, steely effervescence that stifles the fruit and simplifies the attack quite a bit. Some pith and…
Previous notes apply. A really nice cut of acidity and effervescence holds the frothy black cherry and cream-laced light purple fruit nicely together. Floral notes (rose pedals) lift the wine as…
This was the sparkler of the evening, with superb balance and delivery of flavors across the palate from entry to the finish. Mature oxidative notes of salty butterscotch, bruised lemon peel,…
Previous notes from two months ago apply, except that I bumped this up another point primarily because of the nice oxidative butterscotch and plantain notes that developed over time in the glass with…
A really enjoyable Special Club. Clean yellow citrus with the perfect amount of yeast and saline to provide a beautifully enticing body and cut. Nice oyster shell and salted lemon curd additions made…
2008 base. Yellow citrus, bruised lemon peel, marmalade, dried banana chips, hay, and some wet white stone. A nice hit of earthiness on the back end made for an interesting finish, elevating this…
2014 base from Carneros. A simple sparkler with white stone a high toned yellow citrus. A straight pop across the palate, with a flinty, pithy finish. Much more of a simple Jack when compared to its…
Previous notes apply. Good lift and tension, with just enough subtle oxidation to provide interest and depth. Classy and elegant. Still has years of life ahead of it. Paired great with potato rosti…
White and subtle/hollow yellow citrus and stone fruit. Some unripe pear and bitter apple. The bubbles masked most anything worth talking about here. Your basic 7-11 sparkler that you take to a friend…
2009 base. Seemingly more mineral driven and acidic, with an initial pucker factor that needed some time in the glass to sort out before it started to display what I would consider any semblance of…
Similar to my notes on this wine a few months ago. A little more push and energy down the center of the palate than I recall from last time. Also, a little less ripe than I recall from the last…
Quince jelly, lemon seed, unripe pear, wet cement, and some sea foam. Youthfully vibrant, if not a little tight and linear on initial entry. About 15+ minutes in the glass deepened the mid-palate a…
My previous note from March 23, 2018 applies. Unfortunately, I find very little interest to be had here with this Champagne. It doesn't do much to offend necessarily, but it sure ain't trying to win…
Nice body and depth, with an effervescence that needed a little time in the glass to settle down before this really started singing. Black cherry, unripe plum, rose petals, crema, purple Skittles,…
Slightly better than my last attempt with this Champagne, but not enough to compel me to ever come back to it once I finish with my small stash. This is super dry without having any noteworthy fruit…
