At Petit Philippe — 5 years ago
So great to see a Champagne made from the ground up to be a Brut Nature, this is definitely indicative of the richness of '09, don't know about the long-term ageability though, as the acidity is already looking a little out of balance. — 8 years ago
The 3rd wine at the Louis Roederer dinner on Friday night at the Downs Club. Very much a minimalist wine with input from designer, Phillipe Starck - no malo, no dosage, biodynamic. Only made in ripe warm years from the Cumieres vineyard. A little too bone dry for my palate. — 9 months ago
At Petit Philippe. — 5 years ago
At Petit Philippe — 5 years ago
At Petit Philippe — 5 years ago
🎄 Advent Halfy Calendar Day 07 🎄
🎅 Santa says this lovely wine would make him dance like the chap on the label, but naked of course for Mrs Claus 🤶 Ho Ho Ho
📝 I say this £42 halfy is at prime drinking & darn quafftastic 😍
⏩ 🍾 Mrs E got Louis Roederer Brut Premier NV
📍 Baron Philippe de Rothschild Chateau d'Armailhac 2004
🏵 92 points better than rated by “pros” in 2007 😉
🍇 Cabernet Sauvignon 58%, Merlot 25 %, Cabernet Franc 14%, Petit Verdot 3%
🍷 Deep dark ruby
👃 Smokey oak, pencil lead, gravel & minerals through earthy blackcurrant & dark plum w/ herbs, raspberry liquorice, leather & mocha
👄 Med body of creamy ripe rich blackcurrant in cocoa w/ dirty liquorice, plum, red berry tones, blackberry & minerals
🎯 Long touch dry mineral infused plummy dark fruit mocha liquorice linger
— 6 years ago
Ron R
This has chilled out and has relaxed. No dosage, but it has evolved to a sweeter place. Really presentable now. Just needed 20 years to come around 😀 — 4 months ago