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Marc Hébrart
Special Club Brut 1er Cru Champagne Blend 2018
In no way did I mean to lessen SC bottling’s if it was interpreted that way. There are producer ego driven personalities intermixing here and that accounts for the fair amount of change. I believe there are still 29 SC producers.
Colgin Cellars
Herb Lamb Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2007
Final vintage from the Herb Lamb vineyard.
1 hour decant(lots of sediment). A gorgeous tawny ruby red color. On the nose: nice aeromatic notes of dark red fruit, cassis, mint, loamy soil, cigar ash, and touch of stewed meat. Taste: silky smooth, rich mouthcoating wine with dark red berry/plum, earthy, smoke, mocha, spice, gravel, and a nice dry medium plus finish. YUM! — 5 months ago
with Brenda
Did a side by side of this and the 2007 Tychson Hill back in April…loved both, but the Tychson Hill barely edged it. Still, lucky you to enjoy!
@Shay A Nice side by side tasting! Was a fan of Herb and Jennifer wine. Still have some 2016 final vintage Herb Lamb cab in my cellar. So, it was a treat to try the Colgin Herb Lamb final vintage. Even bought some TRB Herb Lamb cab, but have not tried it yet. Cheers!
Finca Constancia
Altos de la Finca Red Blend
Profundo y largo. Algo alcohólico al final — 5 months ago
Bodega Renacer
Punto Final Malbec 2022
Absolutely atroshish. Should be sorry to call itself a Malbec, living this life thinking he’ll change and get better. He won’t. — 10 months ago
Huerta de Albalá
Taberner Vino de la Tierra de Cádiz Syrah
231009 apto con H y Vero. Intenso Syrah pero con correcto final. — a year ago
Leftie Wine Co.
Final Frontier Rosé Blend
A delicious and lightly sweet sipper. — 5 years ago
Vanessa
This is the 2018 Marc Hébrart Brut ‘Special Club’ – a beautiful bottle of vintage bubbles hailing from a collection of premier and grand cru sites in the Marne and Montagne de Reims regions of Champagne, France.
When you see “Special Club” on the label of a bottle with this distinctive shape, you’re dealing with essentially a prestige cuvée of a grower-producer who’s a member of the “Club Trésors.”
Marc Hébrart joined the Club Trésors in 1985, which is an association of quality-minded grower-producers. Grower-producers operate differently than the big champagne houses (e.g., Veuve-Clicquot) in that they are smaller-scale vignerons who own the entire production process from the vineyard to the winery and cellar.
They have helped raise awareness and appreciation of artisanal champagne wines that speak to a sense of place and personality, unobscured by extensive, widespread blending.
To achieve the status of “Special Club” a wine must undergo a rigorous application process and meet minimum quality metrics culminating with in two blind tasting panels – the first tasting evaluates the base wine after the first fermentation; the second and final tasting occurs after a minimum of three years aging sur lie.
From our studies we’ve learned the 2018 vintage bore above-average fruit; the warm and dry summer paved the way for a riper expression in an otherwise marginal climate. This wine is made with 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay.
The bouquet has a medium (+) intensity of yellow and green apple, lemon zest, white peach, gardenia, almond biscotti, nougat, pastry, biscuit, and toast notes. The palate is creamy with vibrant acidity, adding lift, a fine-beaded, persistent mousse and long, elegant finish.
— 4 months ago