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Good points have been made. If you want white Burgundy, buy white Burgundy (hell, if you want Chardonnay, buy white Burgundy). But if you want something equally complex, structured, terroir-driven and ageworthy, buy grower Champagne from the likes of Cédric Bouchard and David Léclapart, Loire Chenin...

I remember once reading an interview in which you explained how Dom Perignon is made in a deliberately slightly reductive style, bringing forward "grey"(reductive) aromas and avoiding "brown"(oxidative) aromas. Is your intention that Dom Perignon should be drunk with these reduct...

I've just seen it on sale at around 60 USD. Would you buy?

The Juhlin glass from Reijmyre Glassworks is quite nice for "small" champagnes. For more serious stuff, I prefer Spiegalu Adina Ribolla or the regular Spiegelau Authentis 02.

/Michael

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Michael, Nice bunch of Champagnes you had there. I love the Bereche L'Instant Rose and have been bugging Raphael Bereche to due a second edition of the wine, but haven't convinced him yet. As of now it is a one time offering though he may do a L'Instant/Assemblage mix just to see how it turns out. ...

Hello all An evening of rosé champagne (with a kitchen white (champagne)). All wines were opened in the morning, about eight hours before we poured the first glass, and all were drunk from Spiegelau Adina Ribolla (which I find to be excellent for serious champagnes). While busy in the kitchen we had...