2016

Nicolas Maillart Champagne Grand Cru Jolivettes

Tasted 8 January 2021 Champagne · Grand Cru

Pouring a translucent light salmon color (akin to a light colored Rosé), Maillart's 2016 Jolivettes quickly goes from spritely and radiant on the initial attack to a deeper-pitched down shift at the perfect moment to…

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Producer: Nicolas Maillart
Wine: All vintages
Region: Champagne · Grand Cru
Grapes: Pinot Noir
Record: 2016 Nicolas Maillart Champagne Grand Cru Jolivettes

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25 May 2021 After an initial blast of bubbles that swarmed around the core fruit and almost completely disabling flavor expansion, this Jolivettes finally calmed…

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2014

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Strikingly better on Day 2. More depth and a broader flavor expansion. So, either hold for a few more years or give it plenty of air so it can fan out and deepen.

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2014

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Give this air. It is a billion times more elevated when it can stretch its legs a bit. Perhaps even a decant if you can keep it cold. The 2012 is still the one to beat, but this 2014 isn't anything…

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2018

Nicolas Maillart Champagne Premier Cru Mont Martin

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Pours a salmon hue, resembling a Rosé in the glass. Somewhat aggressive bubbles, with no aromas in the nose at all. At first, this is notably bitter and extremely linear on the palate. (This needs…

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