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Marc Hébrart
Special Club Brut 1er Cru Champagne Blend 2018
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! — 4 months ago
Finca Constancia
Altos de la Finca Red Blend
Profundo y largo. Algo alcohólico al final — 4 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. — 9 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
Bodegas Antonio Arráez
Mala Vida Cabernet Sauvignon Blend
Inspección:
Claro
Color: Granate Brillante con destellos Rubí
Intensidad: Media Alta
Viscosidad: Media Alta
Menisco: Variación de Ribete Corta con segunda tonalidad Magenta
Olfato:
Intensidad: Media Alta
Frutas Jóvenes
Frutos Rojos (Fresa, Frambuesa)
Flores: Vainilla y Rosa
Especies: Pimienta
Suelo Mineral
Presencia de Madera
Extras: Caramelo, Regaliz, Mantequilla
Gusto:
Semi Dulce
Cuerpo: Medio alto
Acidez: Media baja
Alcohol: Bajo
Taninos: Medio
Complejidad: Media Alta
Final: Medio Largo
Equilibrado
Notas: Una propuesta moderna, juvenil con rastros de inclinación y respeto a la tradición. Una propuesta digna de disfrutarse de forma casual y recurrente. — 4 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.
— 3 months ago