Cramant, Côte des Blancs, Champagne, France
Lots of fun apples peering through the bubbles.
Lots of fun apples peering through the bubbles.
Mar 5th, 2018
Chalk. High acid. Austere. Brioche, toasty, exceedingly dry style. Slight savory quality. 9 mo on lees. Gorgeous.
Chalk. High acid. Austere. Brioche, toasty, exceedingly dry style. Slight savory quality. 9 mo on lees. Gorgeous.
Jan 13th, 2018
Holy mackerel. Second bottle from Suenen that’s lights out good. Intense, mind-bending notes of pawpaw, yellow and greengage plum, green and golden apple, lemon, walnut, and loads of classic buttered gently toasted brioche scents. Rowdy acid, salty, loads of minerals on the palate, looong finish and fine bead. Compared to the C + C, this seems less made for immediate drinking and likely to benefit from some cellaring. Lights out good. Base ‘16 disgorged ‘19
Holy mackerel. Second bottle from Suenen that’s lights out good. Intense, mind-bending notes of pawpaw, yellow and greengage plum, green and golden apple, lemon, walnut, and loads of classic buttered gently toasted brioche scents. Rowdy acid, salty, loads of minerals on the palate, looong finish and fine bead. Compared to the C + C, this seems less made for immediate drinking and likely to benefit from some cellaring. Lights out good. Base ‘16 disgorged ‘19
1 person found it helpfulSep 27th, 2020
Lemon curd, white flowers, crisp and saline 😍
Lemon curd, white flowers, crisp and saline 😍
1 person found it helpfulSep 29th, 2018
Base vintage 2013, disgorged Oct 19, 2016, 1 g/l dosage. Nice nosr, showing a touch of leesy notes, followed by loads of citrus and and stone. Fantastic minerality on the palate which screams citrus and slate, a little tense with nervous acidity. Very refreshing finish, but this version could have used a little more time in the bottle.
Base vintage 2013, disgorged Oct 19, 2016, 1 g/l dosage. Nice nosr, showing a touch of leesy notes, followed by loads of citrus and and stone. Fantastic minerality on the palate which screams citrus and slate, a little tense with nervous acidity. Very refreshing finish, but this version could have used a little more time in the bottle.
1 person found it helpfulNov 18th, 2017Best Champagne I have had this year. Explosive, floral, crystalline. Beautiful aromatics. "I want to make this into a perfume". - Gianna
Best Champagne I have had this year. Explosive, floral, crystalline. Beautiful aromatics. "I want to make this into a perfume". - Gianna
1 person found it helpfulAug 21st, 2017
A real eye opening stand-out of the Champagne trip, so amazingly expressive/balanced/pure, all GC BdB, can't get any better than that.
A real eye opening stand-out of the Champagne trip, so amazingly expressive/balanced/pure, all GC BdB, can't get any better than that.
May 20th, 2017
As a non-bubbles person, this was outstanding.
As a non-bubbles person, this was outstanding.
Dec 5th, 2021
