TNs: 3 Champagnes

WINE TALK
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Last I a few of the boys got together for some bubbles and burgers. We sampled 3 great Champagnes and then hit Danny Meyer’s Blue Smoke for burgers and ribs. (All fantastic thank you very much).
Its nice to venture from the beaten path we seem to make for ourselves. Although todays ‘venturing’ seems a bit wobblier.

1996 Henriot Brut Millésimé -
Very dark straw color. The nose had some butterscotch and with a touch of underlying sulphur. The plate showed beautiful citrus notes with a touch of grassy knoll. Beautifully balanced with the most lilt amount of acidity and just a wee bit creamy, which I do appreciate. A very classy wine indeed. If the nose showed more fruitiness and less sulphur, which never blew off, it would have been just incredible. 90/100

2002 Taittinger Brut –
What a contrast. Light yellow lemon shade of straw. Beautiful bright fruit profile with sun flowers, lemon zest and peach. An elegant wine in a light bodied style. Obviously showing its youth. 91/100

Camille Savès Brut Rosé NV -
The most beautiful burnt umber / salmon color I can describe. The nose was all joy of strawberries. The fine delineated bubble path was incredible. Pure and elegant, but fun and easy, this was a revelation. Some beautiful creaminess and super balanced light mouthfeel, this was just a great rose champagne worthy of popping this summer on the deck. 94/100

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Summer’s coming, and I’m always on the lookout for a good rose champers, so the Savès sounds like a winner. Thanks for the notes.

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Mike - thanks for the notes. The Camille Saves is always good and I do enjoy Henriot’s Champagnes.

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The Camille-Saves is the best rose on the market for my money. Excellent balance and lacking all the koolaid candy fruit so many seem to cherish.

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Good to know. I will have to pick some up…

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Bingo. It’s a lovely Champagne, I was introduced to it by Chris Wilford, who works for their distributor, T Edward.

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I love Camille-Saves. Next to Billecart Salmon, probably one of my favorite NV rosés out there. [give_heart.gif]

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Mike Pobega drinks Champagne and likes it. Now I’m just waiting for these gents to show up:

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You see, Jorge, I am not the total brute some must take me for…
More of a semi brute…
demi brut?

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Look at Mikey P getting all bubbly wid’ it!

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you can usually save $10-20 with Camille-Saves compared to Billecart. old g-friend loved Billecart and drained me drinking that wine whenever we went out. Henriot Cuvee des Enchanteleurs is a tremendous high-end bubbly.

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I’d expect these first.

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Hey Pobega, why didn’t you get me into Champagne a decade ago? The WB Wine Talk forum in the early days was full of still wine tasting notes, and so few Champagne. You were an innovator, man.

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Have to be careful these days to see the original post date - this one is nearly 10 years old! Not a problem, but certainly helps to ground oneself.

I happened to pick up one of the Camille Saves Roses recently, but have not pulled the cork. Looking forward to it.

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lol. Still love the stuff when I can.
Innovator. Ha! Thanks precious. champagne.gif

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Agreed. Total strawberry juiciness!

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Holy necromancy.

Frank is creating some sort of Walking Dead challenge with all the thread resurrections.

It’s funny because I bought a coupla-few of the Camille-Saves the last time Koslosky offered it up at a good price. Haven’t got my shipment yet but that wine is always a winner. Good to see it’s dropped back off the $60 heights it was living at for a while.