I’ve had a few over the last few weeks and here are some excerpts from my writeups - link to the full and pictures below:
Tasting Note: Gaston Chiquet NV Cuvée Tradition
The nose is absolutely awesome (handwritten notes read “frigging wonderful nose”) with immediate cookiedough and orange citrus. With air, some marine notes emerged as well (sand dollar? sea urchin?). Spectacular!
On the palate this was very precise and delineated. Full bodied, creamy, rich, and firm, with a little apple sauce. Appropriate sweet, and as it warmed a touch of lime.
Tasting Note: Gaston Chiquet Réserve Blanc de Blancs NV
A light golden color with lots of small and medium sized bubbles and minerals and lemon meringue on the nose
Light and creamy, some citrus, apple, quite harmonious and long.
Tasting Notes: Gaston Chiquet Cuvée NV Rosé
Medium pink color with a copper/orange hue
Nose is fresh orange peel and minerals
A good mouthfeel with pink flowers, sweetness, minerals, sea salt. Quite long with a orange cream-sicle quality as it warmed.
This is more about minerals and delicate flowers than anything else, and lovely.
Tasting Notes: Gaston Chiquet Cuvée Brut 2002
A light straw with a small tinge of orange
The nose is fresh baked (whole wheat?) bread, well integrated apple, chalk. A little orange and other citrus with air.
On the palate it is creamy with orange and tangerine, very fleshy initially with peach. Plenty of underlying minerals.
I like Gaston Chiquet a lot. Perhaps you can tell from these notes
Full notes and pictures: Gaston Chiquet