Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.2

Good Meunier but not sure this is worth the hype — 5 months ago

Shay A

9.3

@Delectable Wine : This is Domaine Les Monts Fournois’s Vallée 75 Mois de Cave - Premier Cru NV de Luxe. I didn’t see it in the database.

From winemaker Juliette Alips (Louis Latour, GD Vajra, Louis Roederer), cousin of the Bereche brothers (who are helping consult).

I love any and all things by Bereche, so when this new producer became available to try, I bought this as well as the vintage Grand Cru Cramant (which I posted a month or two ago).

As the name suggests, this receives 75 months on the lees. Base 2015, disgorged Sept ‘22. Blend of Pinot Noir (70%), Chardonnay (20%), and Pinot Meunier (10%). What I enjoyed about this over the Cramant was how Bereche-like it was. Powerful, beautifully ripe, textural as expected from the extended lees contact. Spiced golden apple, Mirabelle, layers of ripe and exotic yellow fruit before channeling the darker red berry fruit. Kiss of toast and sea spray at the finish. Wears its 5.5g/l dosage really well. I enjoyed this quite a bit. 93+ — 3 years ago

Shay A

9.5

Wow, was this good! Opened alongside a 2008 D’yquem and a 2009 LaTour Blanche after an evening of champagne.

This is Antica Terra’s first dessert wine, and two renditions were made (both 100% Chardonnay). The first became ice wine (this one), the other dessert wine was made with the fruit held in baskets, with air space around each cluster, to continue ripening off the vine for an additional month.

In the company it was in, this stood out. Richly golden in the glass. Extremely fragrant showing notes of honeysuckle, bright orange marmalade, ripe peach, sweet lemon cream, and a little brown sugar. Not cloying in any way on the palate, it showed a richness in between the D’yquem (powerfully viscous) and the LaTour Blanche (more elegant, high toned). This was spellbinding in how layered it was sporting such an insane finish…lemon ricotta cookies and pineapple. Kiss of acidity to liven it up. Wish I could have opened this solo! — 3 years ago

Chris England

9.7

Our favourite #restaurant in #Rocamadour

📍 Hôtel Beau Site, Cité Médiévale - 46500 Rocamadour - FRANCE 🇫🇷 💗

Fabulous terrace views, amazing food #foodporn & lovely wine list 😍

We had the 2009 Cristal & 2015 Louis Latour Nuits St George’s - all fabulous 👍

I think the butterfly wanted our wine 🤣 scroll through pics too see ⏩ on Instagram @chrisjengland 👍

NSG was a 92-93 points yummy drop - no notes taken 😁

Cristal 09 well ... 😍 €280 in restaurant 😊

🏵 97 points

🍷 Liquid gold

👃 Caramelised apple & almond butter croissant w/ a light smoke

👄 Med bodied impeccably smooth fine delicate golden mousse oozing decadence & refinement of soft honey, sweet & sour apple & citrus bake - its incredibly gorgeous

🎯 Long delightful creamy smooth caramel honey, green & citrus fruits silky seduction — 8 years ago

Philip Carpenter

Founder/Educator santabarbarawinetalk.com

9.7

Beautiful pristine strawberry with some orange rindness. Honeysuckle and other white flowers. — 10 years ago

Justin Beekwilder

9.4

Oxidative style Champagne with loads of brioche, toasted almonds, high acidity and minerality. — 2 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.1

First time having this cuvée.

@delectable This is the Louis Latour.

Rides the fence well of reductive & oxidative. — 3 years ago

Fredybeans

9.4

Une superbe solera
Nez frais et gourmand et bouche précise en fin de bouche
Belle complexité — 3 years ago

with Pico

Daniel Jouvin

9.0

Used for a cocktail champagne and lemon based, blends really nicely. — 5 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

8.9

I don’t remember buying this or if it was a gift. However, I have ignored it for sometime. Hazards of loving Champange...especially, Rosé.

This is not really our style as it falls into more oxidation than we like. But, still enjoyable.

The nose reveals, bruised green-golden apple & Bosc pear, some apple cider, sour pineapple, lemon chiffon, white citrus blend, bread dough, baguette crust, nougat, sea spray, crumbled chalkiness, grey volcanic minerals, withering, yellow lilies and spring flowers.

The body & mouthfeel are nice. Bruised green-golden apple & Bosc pear, some apple cider, sour pineapple, lemon chiffon & poppy cake, cream, butter notes, white citrus blend, bread dough, warm toast, nougat with nuts, brown sugar spice w/ a little palate heat, vanillin notes, touch of butterscotch & caramel, sea spray, crumbled chalkiness, grey volcanic minerals, withering, yellow lilies and spring flowers. The acidity is good just not as lively as I like. The finish is rich, polished, well balanced and quite nice, just not outstanding.

Photos of; Domaine Simonnet-Febvre, street sign, stainless steel tank room and Burgundian vineyard.

Producer notes; In 1840, Jean Febvre, a barrel cooper from Montbard, founded the winery that is now Maison Simonnet-Febvre. It was exclusively specialized in the making of sparkling wines using the so-called “Traditional Method”.

Maison Simonnet-Febvre owns vineyards in Chablis, Chablis Premier Cru “Mont de Milieu” and Chablis Grand Cru “Les Preuses”. It produces and vinifies a large range of different wines from the diverse “terroirs” of the Chablis region.

Maison Simonnet-Febvre was purchased by Maison Louis Latour in 2003. — 7 years ago

Suzanne Groth

10

Not a bad follow up to champagne. Flat out good. Judy should have more birthdays. — 11 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.5

15 person champagne tasting with friends.

We finished the tasting with what I would call the King of Champagne, Kurg. For me their are two Kings in wine. The other would be Chateau Latour.

Had this three times last year, it was showing a lot of citrus. In our tasting, it showed more integration & complexity. Much better and will continue to better things for a decade…maybe more. — 3 years ago

Tom Garland

9.4

Inspire Napa Valley Sat. afternoon tasting with Antonio Galloni. Panel includes:
Brad Grimes - winemaker Abreu
Helen Keplinger- Keplinger wine
Mary Maher - Silverado farming
Francois Peschon -accendo, vine hill ranch
Jason Smith- MS

WINES
2018 BV George de Latour
2019 Stags Leap SLV
2018 DVO Napa Valley Red
2017 Bond Quella
2019 Lingua Franca estate chardonnay
2019 Domaine de Bichery brut champagne

Each panel member picked a wine that had an impact on them. — 3 years ago

with Brenda

Fredybeans

9.1

Superbe nez salin bouche gourmande
Belle équilibre — 3 years ago

with Pico

Kristoffer Roupé

9.1

Den gillade vi. Lätt och fruktig.
Firade As nya jobb. — 6 years ago

Doug Coughlan

9.3

Celebrating 5 wonderful years!! — 8 years ago

with Brooke

Lars Miller

9.0

Wonderful wine, tasting of apricots. Slightly powerful but very drinkable and smells like champagne. Very well balanced. — 9 years ago

Francis Huicq

9.6

At Les Caves Legrand, 1 rue de la Banque, Paris. A very good discovery. Richness and opulence of the 2009 vintage well tamed by the energy of the 2010 vintage. Aplomb, depth and precision, wood is well integrated. A hint of nuttiness mid palate. Refreshing and honeyed. Half way through Selosse and Cedric Bouchard. — 11 years ago