Alexandre Pagliano

9.5

At cellar price on a Duclot “restaurant week” in Paris.
Medium dark rubi colour, nose of blackcurrant, anise and clovers. Very dense and complex in the mouth, opening up now but should be decanted. It has the cedar, tobacco, dark fruits, and everything else. Caleidoscopic wine ! — 10 days ago

with Jose, veronique and 1 other

Shay A

9.2

As a lover of Solera/perpetual reserve wines, this intrigued me…as far as I know, this is the first Solera champagne I’ve had where the perpetual reserve is coming from the red wine (Pinot noir), not the base wine.

50 chard/ 35 Pinot noir/ 15 Pinot meunièr; 7g/l dosage

Faint copper hue in the glass (not a deep vinous style rosé). Initial reaction is this reminds me a bit of Charles Heidsieck Brut Reserve Rosé (which I love), but just a touch less layered. Very “big-house” in style. Plenty of toasted croissant, strawberries, and even some sweet spices. More red fruit on the palate but there’s also some apricot. With air, oxidized apple type notes show. The finish has a strawberry shortbread vibe alongside a classical mineral/chalk profile. I’m sure this would still be tasty if you cut the dosage in half, but it works for this wine (and the texture/broad feel on the palate from the dosage show nicely). — 4 months ago

Alexandre Pagliano

9.0

A gift from friends.
Great stuff. — 2 years ago

with Jose, veronique and 1 other

Alessandro Dalle Carbonare

9.4

Dense, free and chocolaty.
Supple, super delicate tannins. beautiful wine. Not a second wine.
Great achievement despite the 34% Merlot. — an hour ago

Willem Booij

9.4

Kleur: Goudgele tinten met een fijne, aanhoudende mousse.

Neus: Intense aroma’s van rijp fruit zoals appels, ananas en limoen, aangevuld met tonen van romige custard en een hint van gedroogde abrikozen.

Smaak: Een perfect gebalanceerd palet met nuances van gedroogd fruit, waaronder abrikoos en limoen, gecombineerd met een nootachtige ondertoon en een boterachtige textuur die doet denken aan bladerdeeg.

Afdronk: Elegant en vol, met een aanhoudende frisheid die de complexiteit van de champagne benadrukt.

Deze champagne bestaat uit een blend van 50% Chardonnay en 50% Pinot Noir, afkomstig van Premier en Grand Cru wijngaarden. De dosage bedraagt 5,2 g/l.

@Delectable, this is a ‘Collection’ Vintage bottle — 4 months ago

Suneal Vishnupad

9.6

This was excellent! Leather and tobacco - beautiful balance between the merlot and the cab. Lovely. Kayla says 96! — 5 months ago

with Kayla

KCG

9.3

Gigi, Paris. AMJK — a month ago

Henry Fuseler

9.0

1/2025. Dark color, good fruit and nice body. Paired well with the Veal Milanese at Divino Rosso — 3 months ago

A. R.

9.2

Took 2 full days to open up, capped with a champagne stopper in the fridge. Brioche and bright fruit, long finish. First day had some off-putting bitterness and was quite awkward. Huge change. — 5 months ago

Amy Yan

8.9

Champagne by Charlie Palmer — 2 years ago