Champagne Bollinger – La Grande Année 2008 – Brut

Champagne Bollinger – La Grande Année 2008 – Brut

The nose is fresh, fruity, aromatic, elegant and offers a fine intensity. It reveals notes of citrus (lemon, mandarin) and small notes of lemon flowers associated with very fine touches of peach, crunchy pear as well as discreet hints of meringue. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers an acidulous frame, tension, precision, a beautiful…

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Champagne Philipponnat – Blanc de Noirs 2012 – Extra-Brut

Champagne Philipponnat – Blanc de Noirs 2012 – Extra-Brut

The nose is elegant, fruity and offers a juicy/fresh fruit. It reveals notes of fresh lemon, lemon flowers and small notes of apple associated with discreet hints of fresh litchee, rose and an imperceptible toasted hint. The palate is fruity, elegant, fine and offers delicacy, deepness, an acidulous/juicy frame, a fine creaminess as well as…

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Champagne Yann Alexandre – Sous les Roses 2013 – Blanc de Noirs, Extra Brut

Champagne Yann Alexandre – Sous les Roses 2013 – Blanc de Noirs, Extra Brut

The nose is fruity and offers a fine creaminess and elegance. It reveals notes of crunchy peach, apple and small notes of lemon associated with very fine touches of mandarine flowers, a hint of pineapple, brioche as well as an imperceptible hint of almond. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a juicy/acidulous frame, fat,…

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Champagne Christian Briard – Cuvée Maurice Romelot – Brut

Champagne Christian Briard – Cuvée Maurice Romelot – Brut

The nose is fruity, finely incisive, gourmand and offers elegance. It reveals notes of lemon, fleshy peach and small notes of pear associated with fine hints of juicy / fresh pineapple, lemon flowers as well as a slight hint of sourdough. The palate is fruity, juicy, elegant, racy and offers tension, a good definition, a…

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Champagne Perrier-Jouët – Brut, Grand Cru

Champagne Perrier-Jouët – Brut, Grand Cru

The nose is fruity. It reveals notes of fleshy vine peach associated with fine notes of ripe lemon, brugnon/juicy apple as well as fine touches of flowers, hints of yellow fruits (ripe Mirabelle plum) as well as an imperceptible hint of orange flower and honey/biscuit. The palate is fruity, full, gourmand, suave and offers a fine acid…

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Champagne Taittinger – Reserve – Brut

Champagne Taittinger – Reserve – Brut

The nose is fruity, aromatic, liveliness and offers power as well as a small creaminess. It reveals notes of lime, crunchy peach and small notes of citrus mesocarp associated with fine hints of quince as well as discreet hints of brioche and a very discreet hint of vanilla. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers suavity as well…

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Champagne Péhu-Guiardel – Brut

Champagne Péhu-Guiardel – Brut

The nose offers freshness as well as a fine creaminess. It reveals notes of fleshy pear, flowers/rose and small notes of litchee associated with hints of citrus as well as very discreet hints of fresh mango and an imperceptible hint of spices. The palate is fresh, fruity, mineral, well-balanced and offers juiciness, a good volume, a good…

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Champagne Perrier-Jouët – Belle Epoque 2011 – Brut

Champagne Perrier-Jouët – Belle Epoque 2011 – Brut

The nose is fresh, elegant, flattering and offers a fine intensity (in the background). It reveals notes of fresh apple and touches of white flowers (acacia, hawthorn…), orange flowers associated with hints of citrus, pear, crunchy peach as well as discreet hints of crushed quenette, almond and a very discreet hint of biscuit. The palate is fruity, beautifully…

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Champagne Le Brun de Neuville – Millesime 2012, Grand Vintage – Brut

Champagne Le Brun de Neuville – Millesime 2012, Grand Vintage – Brut

The nose is fresh, aromatic and offers power. It reveals notes of fresh rose, fresh flat peach and small notes of fresh wild raspberry associated with a touch of fresh blackberry as well as discreet hints of citrus. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers juiciness, a small tension, roundness, a fresh frame as well as minerality. The…

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Champagne Guy Larmandier – Signé Francois 2008, Vieilles Vignes – Grand Cru, Brut

Champagne Guy Larmandier – Signé Francois 2008, Vieilles Vignes – Grand Cru, Brut

The nose is mineral, fresh, racy and offers elegance as well as a very fine creaminess. It reveals notes of fresh citrus, fresh quince and small notes of crunchy flat peach associated with discreet hints of almond and toasted. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a good definition, a fine mineral frame as well as fine suavity….

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