Previous notes and disgorgement info still apply. I experienced this particular bottle as fairly simple, lacking some cut this time around. Pure and crystalline as usual. Satisfying to be sure. Lemon…
There is truly a unique succulence that comes from the bowels of this wine when initially you don't think it is going to be anything more than stark and shrill. The first sip is always a little bit…
70% Chardonnay. 30% Pinot Blanc. 2018 vintage. Zero dosage. Bottle stamped "LP18D0121ND". No other markings on the label or the bottle. I'm going to guess that 18 is the vintage reference (though I'm…
I've been following a few of these Champagne from Marie Courtin particularly over the course of this year; specifically with the Presence, this is now my third bottle (March, June, and now October).…
Binary is an apt descriptor indeed for this wine. Lean and linear, with a simplistic and exacting delivery that polarizes the palate with strict execution. It's truly a wine of two parts. Lemon and…
Here's a helpful hint: Don't pop the cork and try to take this thing down immediately and expect it to deliver from jump. I'm finding it's best to give these plenty of aeration the same way one might…
I gave this another spin and spent more time allowing it to stretch its legs before rendering judgment. I feel like I "got it" more this time around, with the crisp, clean, and uber-crystalline…
Lean, clean, and a little mean in its current state, with an angularity that stutters the delivery a bit while the salty and chalky high-pitched citrus pith flavors strain to blossom. This rides…
