NV Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Champagne Brut, France, Wine Review

Score: 
89
Grade: 
B+

From magnum.  Always a good choice for a crowd.  Light golden in color.  Plenty of small bubbles.  The nose has a bit of yeast along with a nice lemon backbone.  On the palate, them lemon comes thru as well as a bit of green apple.  Quite refreshing for a warm summer Brunch.  Not a ton of complexity but some.  Very nice acidity; it worked well with the food.  Perhaps it was the magnum format, but this seemed a bit fresher than this usually shows.  

2008 Veuve Doussot Champagne Ernestine Millesime, France, Champagne, Wine Review

Vintage: 
2008
Score: 
91
Grade: 
A-

Light golden in color.  Nice mousse with lots of small bubbles.  The nose is nice almonds, slightly yeasty, and some ginger.  This is spry and a bit shy at first.  Ginger and slightly chalky.  Good acidity.  Works well with food.  Some complexity.  Good finish.  Not a big wine but certainly persistent.  Good value for Champagne.  

2004 Pol Roger Champagne Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill, France, Champagne, Wine Review

Vintage: 
2004
Score: 
96
Grade: 
A

This luxury cuvee always impresses me for its elegance.  Light golden in color.  Nice mousse.  The nose is great with fresh pears, slight lemons and just a whiff of toast.  Clean.  On the palate, this is very smooth.  Lemons and a sour lemon candy note that is very pure.  Not sweet at all.  Great acidity, this wine is quite vibrant.  Great with food.  Incredibly long finish.  Really a great showing.  

2009 Roederer Estate L'Ermitage Brut

Vintage: 
2009
Score: 
89
Grade: 
B+

Light golden in color.  Nice mousse with lots of small-ish bubbles.  The nose has toast and lemons.  On the palate, there is a nice tart apple quality.  Nice acidity.  Long finish.  Very pleasant way to start.  

NV Baron-Fuenté Champagne Esprit Grand Cru Brut, France, Champagne, Wine Review

Score: 
91
Grade: 
A-

Light golden in color.  A nice mousse with a good amount of small bubbles.  On the nose, this is slightly smokey with nice minerality.  Also a bit of lemon.  On the palate, this is nice.  Just the slightest hint of sweetness to it.  Nice minerals.  A lemon candy sort of note.  Decent acidity.  Worked well with bread and cheese.  

NV Krug Champagne Brut Grande Cuvée Edition 164eme, France - Wine Review

Score: 
98
Grade: 
A

What a week.  My second time trying this amazing Champagne.  I opened this bottle about an hour prior to serving and I think it helped it.  It seemed to bring out more fruit.  Light golden in color.  The nose is great with a bit of toast, pears, green apples and minerals.  On the palate, there is a tartness I didn't get previously.  Tart green apples which I really enjoyed.  Minerals.  Slight lemon notes.  This is deep.  It explodes on the palate.  So smooth and easy though.  An amazingly long finish.  Just a baby, this has years left to maturity.  

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