Ron Siegel

9.5

The 168 with a base of 2012 back to 1996 was rich, chiseled & precise showing a steely, mineral character with notes of citrus, green apple & pastry dough. This will be a great one to follow along with the 164 to matchup in a few years. — 8 days ago

Ron Siegel

9.4

The 163 has a base year of 07. This had a rich & creamy texture showing pastry, citrus, orchid fruits, mineral & white flower. Drinking well now. — 22 days ago

Adam Beasley

9.0

More interesting than delicious, with coriander, cinnamon, hay, and some lemon oil hiding quietly in finish. Rich oily mouthfeel. Not a lot of fruit left here but still intriguing. — 3 days ago

Xander Soren

9.2

Lovely but still a bit powerful. I’d love to revisit in 10 or 20 years. — 12 days ago

Andrew Holod

National Sales Grapes of Spain

9.1

ID 314057 (just off one digit from pi)
Golrious balance. Cork was compressed and showing age, though I stored this in my cold cellar. Nose of yellow fruits and flowers. All of a piece, though feeling a bit spendy.
Happy Mother's day to my wife, paired w almond croissants and truffled eggs. — 11 days ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

Tonight we tested the Riedel Vintage Sommelier flutes with the friends that gifted us our first set vs the flutes we had been using.

I wanted to do it with this champagne as I know it well. Moving back and forth between flutes, the nose was more green apple with the Somm flutes which, show more pineapple at the start.

From the Somm flutes there was green apple, lime zest, lemon, nougat, almonds, yeasty, more refined grainy minerals, volcanics, saline, yellow flowers with jasmine. The acidity is near perfect. The finish is; rich, well polished, nicely knitted and persists for minutes.

Photos of; the Champagne house of Charles Heidsieck, Stephen Leroux, director of Charles Heidsieck, one of the the best cave tasting rooms in Champange & their tasting salon — 13 days ago

Jan Haubrich

9.4

Brioche, sehr schöner Schmelz. Feine perlage. Tolle Note geröstete Haselnuss — 15 days ago

Pooneet Kant

9.1

Always love Krug, but the 167 is a touch tighter than usual. Still very nice butterscotch and white fruit. Gentle but certainly there bubbles. Great minerality and a bit of yeast. Long finish and delicious. Perfect with fried chicken. — 18 days ago

Gil Castro

9.0

Nice long finish. Wish it had a little more oak taste to counterbalance — 23 days ago

Eric LaMasters

10

Hands down the best Champagne I’ve ever tasted. Wow! — 18 days ago

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