David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

Happy New Year! 🎉🎈🎆🎊 🧨

From Mag. 96 an excellent vintage. Magnum is the preferred storage for Champagne.

You can sense the age from the very first sip.

Nose has a little bruised apple & pear, apple cider, dry apricots, malt, notes of caramel, sugar in the raw, cream, sea spray/fossils, understated lemon/lime pulp, slightly fermented pineapple, white spice, baguette crust, graham crackers, withering yellow flowers, lilies.

The palate is bruised apple & pear, apple cider, dry apricots, malt, notes of caramel, sugar in the raw, cream, sea spray/fossils, understated lemon/lime pulp, slightly fermented pineapple, yellow melons, white spice, baguette crust, graham crackers, hints of understated maple soda , limestone marl, crumbly, moist, white chalk, withering yellow flowers, lilies, perfect, racy acidity, excellent; balance, tension, structure and a smartly polished finish that last minutes and falls in white spice and minerals. — 18 days ago

Rufus King

8.9

Crisp Sancerre enjoyed with flatbread pizza at Bistro du Midi, Boston — 3 months ago

Christian Fischer

9.7

Wow. 1998 was a great year and this is an awesome iteration. 2nd maturation phase. Perfectly (yes, honestly) balanced flavor profile and still vibrant - not sure what we can drink next to keep going upwards - let’s see. — 4 months ago

Sharon B

9.0

My brother likes this, I don’t but will drink it because I’m a good sister! 😖 very light bodied, way too tannic, no fruit on the palate. I’ll open something else for the steak! — 19 days ago

with Eric

Karyn Fricke

9.0

Aromas of soft citrus and peach with hints of minerals. Crisp acidity, good with roasted carrots, potatoes and chicken. Clean refreshing finish and a good value. — 2 months ago

Matthew Cohen

9.4

Lovely.

Nose: terrific old burgundy cherry and library dust. As this opens classic lilacs.

Palate: sweet cherry. Earthy.

Fass selections

— 4 months ago

Madelynn

9.6

This lovely glass of wine has transported me. With some Manchego, olives and bread at the Wine Bar at the San Francisco ferry depot. — 10 days ago

Carter Snead

9.4

Thanksgiving in Tejas! — 2 months ago

with Leigh

Maggie

10

Bought chilled, really opened up as it came to room temp — 3 months ago

Meghan C

8.9

August 18, 2024 at Joyce & Bill’s. Purchased that day at Cambridge Wines. — 4 months ago