Royale
Domaine des Bouquerries
Cuvée Royale Chinon Cabernet Franc 2022
Vintage 2022 | nice smell of raspberries, beautiful integrated soft tannins. — 3 years ago
Viña Koyle
Royale Syrah 2020
Slight pepper, nice balance, some acidity — 2 years ago
Joseph Perrier
Cuvée Royale Brut Rosé Champagne
JAL国内線ファーストクラスで。
カラッとしていてクセ少なく飲みやすくて食事とぴったりだった。 — 3 years ago
Philipponnat
Royale Réserve Brut Rosé Champagne Blend
NV. Gorgeous coloring. Hints of frontal palate dirtiness that dissipate quickly in the mouth as it transitions to florals and that Philipponnat-styled acidity. Such a great table-setter. 10.17.25. — 6 months ago
Dibon
Brut Reserve Cava Macabeo-Xarel-lo-Parellada
Had this in a kir royale and it was great! — 8 months ago
Joseph Perrier
Cuvée Royale Brut Nature Champagne Blend
Fine for it’s category. More rounded than I expected given brut nature — 3 years ago
Lionne Royale
Speciale Reserve Brut Champagne Blend
Wal-Mart’s house champagne brand…I figured for $25, why not?
Nose: buttered white crusty toast, nuts, honey, beeswax, yellow apple, very ripe tropical fruit, some kind of mushroom or something fermenting? Shellfish! Mixed feelings here … complex for sure, but a little weird…
Taste: good! Definitely solid French bubbly -texture OK, fruitier than I expected - tangerine, green apple, nice bracing acidity, bitter nuts. A little (sour) cream. 91-92! Definitely a solid alternative to the good $18-22 cremants if you’d rather spend $25 and get real champagne. From Wal-Mart! EDIT: wife agrees with score! Her instinct was 92. — 4 years ago
Somm David T
Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator
Solid cuvée. Their entry level.
A bit sweet at 8g but Extra Brut in 375’s a little harder to come by. 65% Pinot Noir, 32% Chardonnay and 3% Pinot Meunier. Base vintage 2020. Disgorged June 2024.
The mouth entry glides with rich, ripe; green apple, pineapple, white stone fruit, cherries, lemon pulp to meringue, lime zest, kiwi, tropical melons. Vanilla, caramel, cream, some yeast notes, toast, slivered almonds, crisp volcanic minerals with limestone, white spice that plunges into the palate with some heat, dry herb notes, chalk in bits & powder, saline, sea fossils, yellow flowers, white spring flower bouquet, crisp acidity with nice balance and a 90 second finish that long sets on spice & minerals.
In all my many travels to world wine regions during or just post harvest, the Clos De Goisses Pinot Noir fruit was absolutely the best…everything else, a fairly distance second. I ate 2-3 clusters.
Photos of: my visit to Philipponnat, 10/23. The Clos Des Goisses vineyard that strangely grows over their facility, the view of the Cote de Blancs from the Clos Des Goisses vineyard & entrance to their cellar. — 2 months ago