Has anyone else experienced Mouse in Champagne? I don’t recall experiencing this. This was from a fairly hyped producer that seems to be in the natural camp and goes for $500 or so…
It did seem to blow off a little which I know is not typical of mouse. For the first hour or so it was definitely mousey and disappointing.
Had more than a few bottles over the year and a half that were mousey from newer no sulfur style producers to a well know and hyped (as you say) producer. The only thing I’ll say is I perceive it very easily/am sensitive to it
Edit, producers I’ve had mousey bottles:
Emilien Feneuil (x4 all 2016’s)
Prevost (2019 & which I know some others experienced)
Leclapart - 2015 L’Artiste
It’s a flaw/taint that for me creates a terrible smell/taste that hangs on the tongue for a significant amount of time after tasting. A lot of people say it’s akin to mouse droppings, thus the name
I’ve not yet experienced mousy Champagne, but I have no doubt that it exists. Plenty of corked Champagne though; most recently ‘07 Taittinger Comtes in a flight of ‘06, ‘07, and ‘08, and my penultimate bottle of ‘90 Dom Perignon (one bottle remaining from a case in which three bottles out of eleven have been corked. ).
To me it is crazy at the current prices points for some of these producers that you have to take on the risk of mouse. I am more accepting of it for lower priced wines as it comes with the territory of drinking natural wines even thought I wish all producers would use just a little sulphur.
That was on a restaurant list but there are a number in that price range. And if you consider Selosse natural then you are talking thousands for the vintage wines and $800-1000 retail for the Rose.