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Conrad Green
Light and tasty on the nose. Lots of focus and heightened notes- bright acidity, lemon, slate. Pretty tightly wound now but fresh and vital fruit. A bit of time will help this, but great stuff.
Light and tasty on the nose. Lots of focus and heightened notes- bright acidity, lemon, slate. Pretty tightly wound now but fresh and vital fruit. A bit of time will help this, but great stuff.
9.3Conrad Green
A brilliant noise. Bright, breezy. Creamy with a dazzling mineralogy and acidity. Gorgeous with sweet edges. Young but really fun now.
A brilliant noise. Bright, breezy. Creamy with a dazzling mineralogy and acidity. Gorgeous with sweet edges. Young but really fun now.
9.4Conrad Green
Gloriously fresh and vigorous. Zesty lemon, limestone. Packed with energy and life. Great acidity. Excellent
Gloriously fresh and vigorous. Zesty lemon, limestone. Packed with energy and life. Great acidity. Excellent
9.4Dr. Owen Bargreen
The 2012 Louis Roederer ‘Cristal’ Chanpagne is a thrilling, dense new offering from this historic house. On the nose this takes on rich brioche and baked Pazzaz apple flavors that combine with lighter kumquat and marzipan tones that all meld in the glass. Fresh and vibrant, with a remarkably silky mousse, the weight and richness of this wine is impressive, while the bright character provides a wonderful foil. Rich layers of lemon zest dusted brioche with toasted hazelnut and Gravenstein apple with lighter vanilla cream and starfruit tones seamlessly combine on the palate. As several hours develop, the wine pieces itself together more magically with the intense citrus components melding with its weighty stature. Marvelous at this stage in its development, the 2012 Louis Roederer ‘Cristal’ Chanpagne will have an exceedingly long life ahead of it. Try to give this at least another year of bottle development before savoring. Drink 2021-2040- 97
The 2012 Louis Roederer ‘Cristal’ Chanpagne is a thrilling, dense new offering from this historic house. On the nose this takes on rich brioche and baked Pazzaz apple flavors that combine with lighter kumquat and marzipan tones that all meld in the glass. Fresh and vibrant, with a remarkably silky mousse, the weight and richness of this wine is impressive, while the bright character provides a wonderful foil. Rich layers of lemon zest dusted brioche with toasted hazelnut and Gravenstein apple with lighter vanilla cream and starfruit tones seamlessly combine on the palate. As several hours develop, the wine pieces itself together more magically with the intense citrus components melding with its weighty stature. Marvelous at this stage in its development, the 2012 Louis Roederer ‘Cristal’ Chanpagne will have an exceedingly long life ahead of it. Try to give this at least another year of bottle development before savoring. Drink 2021-2040- 97
9.7Ira Schwartz
It is almost unfair to rate this. A welcoming nose of citrus and apples leads to an austere mineral driven palate. The finish is suffocated by an unyielding youthful structure . It did not feel like this vintage had the robust levels of acidity that the 2008 demonstrated..
It is almost unfair to rate this. A welcoming nose of citrus and apples leads to an austere mineral driven palate. The finish is suffocated by an unyielding youthful structure . It did not feel like this vintage had the robust levels of acidity that the 2008 demonstrated..
9.2Shengli Hu
Austere, minerals, tart citrus, and white flowers. Elevated/high acidity. Wait another 20 years....
Austere, minerals, tart citrus, and white flowers. Elevated/high acidity. Wait another 20 years....
8.9Conrad Green
A really approachable nose. Zesty citrus a slate. Lovely sweetness and driving acidity. Long and intense, this has great material but is surprisingly open now
A really approachable nose. Zesty citrus a slate. Lovely sweetness and driving acidity. Long and intense, this has great material but is surprisingly open now
9.3Fin Jams
Apt Champagne for a 40th. Milestone champagnes for a milestone year. Crisp, elegant, clean. Light and effervescent. Luxury in a bottle.
Apt Champagne for a 40th. Milestone champagnes for a milestone year. Crisp, elegant, clean. Light and effervescent. Luxury in a bottle.
9.4Ron Siegel
Another beautiful vintage
Another beautiful vintage
9.4Daniel McCullough
Already very good, will be a whopper with time.
Already very good, will be a whopper with time.
9.4WARNING: DRINKING DISTILLED SPIRITS, BEER, COOLERS, WINE AND OTHER ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES MAY INCREASE CANCER RISK, AND, DURING PREGNANCY, CAN CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS.