Jerry Raphael

8.9

A little caramel on the nose and the first part of taste was not much but opened up midpalate to finish with caramel and spices.

This was a half bottle that cost $13.79 back in the day. Had this with dessert at Le Virtú in Philly — 4 days ago

Doug Powers

9.4

Lovely sweetness on this one, spirit is nicely integrated, long, lingering sweet fruit finish, very well done Warre’s!! — 19 days ago

with Jim

Adam Gäfvert

9.5

A real office Christmas party treat. Full of grace and depth. Really enjoyable atm. Half bottle. — a month ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.5

Rich yet taut. Brioche, yeast, bruised apple and candied citrus, nutty hints, cepes, and candied ginger. Great wine!
Lovely to drink now with beetroottartar, crayfish and toasted brioche. — a month ago

Jay Kline

9.7

Presented double-blind. The wine appears straw in color with medium viscosity and, apparently, there lots of tiny bubbles so there are signs of gas, LOL. On the nose, the wine is developing with heady notes of ripe orchard fruit, red forest berries, marzipan, lemon curd, fresh brioche. On the palate, the wine is dry with high acidity. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish lasts for an eternity. The texture is ever so creamy. Wow…well, I was drinking something special. Had to be Champagne. Maybe vintage? Maybe a tête de cuvée? The style was similar to Krug. Called Champagne from a producer like Krug. OMG…the 1996 Vintage Brut?! Sheesh…someone was feeling generous! Admitted, I don’t often get to drink vintage Krug (for many hundreds of reasons!) so my experience is obviously limited. However, there’s clearly no question in this being true to house style and, now that I know the vintage, this is showing why 1996 is so special. As others have noted, this is fresher than the 1995 I had some months ago (though, that was very special too) and had greater acid. I would like to think this provides a crystal ball for the 2008 vintage that is sure to follow a similar trajectory. Drinking very fine indeed, right now and should continue to do so through 2046…depending on how you like to drink your Champagne. — 21 days ago

Graham

9.2

Very nice. NYE. With the Graces and Parks. — a month ago

Andrew McIntyre

9.5

Bru...so good! — a month ago

Will Stanley

9.1

Tasted Dec 2024.

Zesty, uncomplicated champagne that fared well as a toast to the year that’s been. — 10 days ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.4

Delicious on a cold winters’ eve.
From a half bottle. — 10 days ago

Jonathan Wall

9.7

Layers and layers that go on and on. Birth year gift from my father 14 years ago that we finally got around to now. Worth the wait. — a month ago