Pierre Callot
Les Avats Gran Cru Millésime Champagne Blend
Avize, Côte des Blancs, Champagne, France
Tart, rich, long. No major faults, but a bit quotidian.
Tart, rich, long. No major faults, but a bit quotidian.
Jul 3rd, 2022
Prior notes still apply...
But wow, a serious crusty french baguette nose going on today! I love GC Champagne, but shouldn't everyone?
Prior notes still apply...
But wow, a serious crusty french baguette nose going on today! I love GC Champagne, but shouldn't everyone?
Pre-Labor Day festivities with friends.
Just crazy, trust me...more notes later...
24 Hour Update:
Nose has cold, hand-whipped cream, green pear flesh, fresh lemon pith and lemon cream cheese puff pastry.
Palate has pear juice with a squeeze of fresh lemon, oxidized red apple, candied lemon with some serious minerality on the nearly endless finish. So lovely...
Blanc de Blancs, aristocratic; I'd love to drink nothing but the Grand Cru's of vintage Champagne, so indulgent!
Pre-Labor Day festivities with friends.
Just crazy, trust me...more notes later...
24 Hour Update:
Nose has cold, hand-whipped cream, green pear flesh, fresh lemon pith and lemon cream cheese puff pastry.
Palate has pear juice with a squeeze of fresh lemon, oxidized red apple, candied lemon with some serious minerality on the nearly endless finish. So lovely...
Blanc de Blancs, aristocratic; I'd love to drink nothing but the Grand Cru's of vintage Champagne, so indulgent!
Medium old gold color with a soft, medium sized bubbles that dissipate rather quickly. Autolytic notes are dominant on the nose with straight up New Orleans baguette initially that is just awesome. Toasted nuts and crème brûlée shine. Ripe lemon abounds green along with some customary green apples. Some really nice chicory aromas with a sudden burst of biscotti drizzled with caramel.
From a tiny, sustainably farmed plot in the Grand Cru village of Avize. This is a very patrician champagne, quite stately. This possesses all the wonderful qualities of the stellar 2012 vintage. Beautiful minerality and slightly racy acidity. Distinctively a Blanc de Blancs, this is a supremely pure expression of Chardonnay and the terroir. A multifaceted champagne, perfect for all occasions
This needs plenty of air and maybe even some decanting but after a little time it will give itself to you fully. Nice intensity and drama on the tongue. More lemons and apples that mesh with vanilla and biscuits. Tantalizing yellow orchard fruits and the suggestion of chocolate. Will benefit from a few more years in the bottle but so very nice right now.
Medium old gold color with a soft, medium sized bubbles that dissipate rather quickly. Autolytic notes are dominant on the nose with straight up New Orleans baguette initially that is just awesome. Toasted nuts and crème brûlée shine. Ripe lemon abounds green along with some customary green apples. Some really nice chicory aromas with a sudden burst of biscotti drizzled with caramel.
From a tiny, sustainably farmed plot in the Grand Cru village of Avize. This is a very patrician champagne, quite stately. This possesses all the wonderful qualities of the stellar 2012 vintage. Beautiful minerality and slightly racy acidity. Distinctively a Blanc de Blancs, this is a supremely pure expression of Chardonnay and the terroir. A multifaceted champagne, perfect for all occasions
This needs plenty of air and maybe even some decanting but after a little time it will give itself to you fully. Nice intensity and drama on the tongue. More lemons and apples that mesh with vanilla and biscuits. Tantalizing yellow orchard fruits and the suggestion of chocolate. Will benefit from a few more years in the bottle but so very nice right now.
Pierre Callot champagnes do seem to need a bit of air to let give it a bit of volume and let the flavors open up to balance out the acidity. Took a bit of time but the champagne really came around with some green apple and riper lemon notes to balance out the acidity.
Pierre Callot champagnes do seem to need a bit of air to let give it a bit of volume and let the flavors open up to balance out the acidity. Took a bit of time but the champagne really came around with some green apple and riper lemon notes to balance out the acidity.
Mar 18th, 2021
@Delectable Wine this is Les Avats
A champagne from a vintage that is, shall we say, not particularly lauded. Nevertheless, I've had some fantastic experiences with 2011 Champagnes, and this one might be the best of the bunch. This is probably better than the 2011 Pierre Peters Chetillons. From a single parcel <<Les Avats>> in Avize, this is, I believe, a blanc de blanc even though it isn't listed as such. There is no disgorgement information on the bottle. Notes from 4 hours open.
The nose is a heavenly mixture of soft lime and meyer lemon, custard, some oxidative nutty notes. On the palate, the acidity is on point, the mousse is soft and carries the flavors so well, there is more lemon, a touch of rich oxidative character with a slight coffee tinge, but then, all of a sudden, it lightens up in the palate, almost like cotton candy dissolving, yet somehow manages not to give up its intensity. Wow. I have a few more bottles, but the current CellarTracker drink-by dates say 2026-2036...there is no way I could wait that long; this drinks so well already.
@Delectable Wine this is Les Avats
A champagne from a vintage that is, shall we say, not particularly lauded. Nevertheless, I've had some fantastic experiences with 2011 Champagnes, and this one might be the best of the bunch. This is probably better than the 2011 Pierre Peters Chetillons. From a single parcel <<Les Avats>> in Avize, this is, I believe, a blanc de blanc even though it isn't listed as such. There is no disgorgement information on the bottle. Notes from 4 hours open.
The nose is a heavenly mixture of soft lime and meyer lemon, custard, some oxidative nutty notes. On the palate, the acidity is on point, the mousse is soft and carries the flavors so well, there is more lemon, a touch of rich oxidative character with a slight coffee tinge, but then, all of a sudden, it lightens up in the palate, almost like cotton candy dissolving, yet somehow manages not to give up its intensity. Wow. I have a few more bottles, but the current CellarTracker drink-by dates say 2026-2036...there is no way I could wait that long; this drinks so well already.
