Team, what’s the deal with this wine? The RL Legras NV BdB is normally labeled Grand Cru, but this half bottle is not. I bought because it was advertised as GC, but this bottle has me disappointed. It’s missing the chalkiness and acidity I’ve come to expect from this producer. It’s very simple and just meh.
Anyone know what’s up?
2002 Dom Pérignon Champagne Andy Warhol Label - France, Champagne (12/1/2023)
To celebrate our youngest daughters 21st bday…the last red label…the crazy sharp acidity has finally been tamed! My experience with 02 DP has always been with high toned, pop rocks acidity rave party…last noted 8yrs ago…and now…it’s finally calmed down, and is lovely! Wonderfully aged and sultry…classic DP caramel vanilla creme, white flower florals, sauteed apples…ginger and fresh bread dough mousse… pillow soft…salty crushed rock minerality…age has brought on some nice tertiary white mushroom, dried honey, and truffle…still a bright beam of lemon/grapefruit squeeze acidity…a PERFECT drink with a roasted chicken and mushroom dish! Happy bday Sophie! (96 points)
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The latest Blanc de Noirs release from Brice, featuring 100% Pinot with a dosage of 5g/l, has shown significant improvement over its 2021 predecessor. Disgorged this summer after a year of lees aging, it presents a distinct Bouzy character. Its aroma is rich with red fruits and cocoa. To fully appreciate its nuances, the champagne benefits from around 15 minutes of breathing time. On the palate, it offers a harmonious blend of red fruits, rose petals, and a subtle chocolate undertone. The texture is notably creamy, complemented by understated brioche flavors and a distinct chalky minerality. This champagne strikes a fine balance in weight and smoothness, demonstrating both delicacy and equilibrium. Overall, it represents an impressive and commendable effort.
Extracted from a thread posted yesterday re 17 wines:
2014 LOUIS ROEDERER CRISTAL- I served this blind to the others, one of whom called it a 1990 and a few others had it as from the mid 1990s; this was my 2nd bottle, the first coming a few weeks ago when I was in NW Arkansas and bought it to share with dear friends; that first bottle was laden with tasty, rich lemon oil and good enough for me to buy some; this bottle was initially very different from the first one as it started out with some bitter and sour stone fruit notes with a hint of licorice; once tasted, the stone fruit was more specifically peach and tangerine, but still had some off-putting sour and bitterness; after 20+ minutes, the lemon showed up and took over and we’re back to the rich lemon oil profile enhanced by a creamy texture.
With 5 other champagnes being poured and a limited number of wine glasses, few, if any had a chance to experience its true expression at this early stage. It certainly needs a few more years to develop and mature and shed some of its unpleasant notes.
2007 ALFRED GRATIEN BRUT MILLESIME- oak influence was evidenced throughout as this gave up accents of pepper, hazelnut, toasty, vanilla, brioche, laden citrus, yellow apple and strawberry notes; the more dominate licorice and pepper notes were mindful of Piper Heidsieck Rare; it’s a nice bubbly for those who enjoy the above notes of which I am one.
2008 CHAMPAGNE CHARLIER & FILS SPECIAL CLUB- bottled 4/09, disgorged 11/15/22 with a dose of 3.4 gpl; therefore, an extra brut; 70% Chardonnay, 15% Pinot Noir and 15% Pinot Meunier; it was big and yeasty with some nutty sour lemon and yellow apple notes while being full bodied with a soft and smooth mousse; I liked it although it finished with some musty, dusty notes that I could have done without. Perhaps more air would have benefitted this bottle.
NV KRUG GRAND CUVEE- this bottle was at least 4-5 years old and my photo did not capture the code clearly enough to research it {this was before the ID Code/ app was implemented}, but some of us were guessing it to be the 168 edition or perhaps 166 eme; my best guess is this was the 166 which was based with 2010, but strengthened by a healthy addition of 2000 to bolster the 39% Chardonnay and more Meunier, in this case 16% of the total; following its medium yellow color came toasty brioche accented lemon, lime, grapefruit and apple notes were delivered in a mellow textured medium while sporting a backbone of bright acidity.
2002 CHAMPAGNE BOLLINGER GRAND ANNEE BRUT- 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay, 71% from Grand Cru villages, 29% from Premier Crus; disgorged 2/11; yellow gold color; I expected this to be big and oxidative, if not more advanced and it was neither; certainly it was rich and full bodied, but nicely balanced while sporting some nice honey coated yellow apple with an unexpected accent of coconut and providing more elegance and finesse than power and thrust. I’d loved to have had more time with this to see where it would land after an hour or so.
2012 LOUIS ROEDERDER BRUT-70% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay; dosed at 9 gpl; I’ve had a few lovely bottles of this release, but it’s been over a year or so and this bottle seemed very atypical in that it expressed spice, licorice and pepper accented apple and red cherry notes that reminded me of Piper Heidsieck Rare.
Cheers,
Blake
On our last night in Reims, about a month ago, we tasted a couple Brice Champagnes with dinner. I suspect that the Blanc de Noirs they served was the previous vintage, as it was good but not great. One the other hand, the Rose was a definite step up.
I have to admit it was a new name to me, and one I’ll look for now.
I think in comparison to the 2022 releases this was a big step up, much more precision and finesse, not so much what can be the clumsy Bouzy style that was more evident in the past. I opened this for the free tasting champagne in the shop this morning, wanting to demonstrate a strong pinot styled champagne based on my experience of the last vintage, the Blanc de Noirs was not what I expected.
We were one of the first with Georges Remy, for me this gives his Quatres Terroirs a run for its money.
Disgorged 7/21, 36 months on the lees, so base 17.
Very light mousse. Apple cider. Heavily oxidized. Bummer. Previous bottle six months ago was really good. I hope with is an off bottle in the six pack.
Do you know the base year? This sounds like a common occurrence with 2018s.
Donald,
Are you saying the Brice BdN was a 2022 base? I’m pretty sure the disgorgements from this summer are 2021 base; a 2022 base would be impossible. Did you mean 2021 for this bottle in comparison with the prior 2020 based version?
Hey Troy,
I have these in half bottles and they do say grand cru, on mine if you look super close there’s some etching but I’m not sure if it’s base year or what
Legrand-Latour Eocene, 2018. 75% Meunier, rest chard. I’ve never loved this, a little heavy, 0g but rich, candied orange, taut finish.
Is this a .375 or just the camera angle? I have some of these exact bottles in .750’s that I’m now almost priced out of replacing, I might check in on one.
Cool label!
ye, that is correct. Tirage was 2022.
So weird. This is truly a case of “what Champagne are you drinking?” 
As you can see from my pic above, the bottles I have are missing the “Grand Cru” underneath the word “Brut.” Strange. Maybe I will email the producer to inquire.
Mine also has an etching that reads “21/06/28 AU”, which I assume is the bottling or disgorgement date? Not sure about the AU part.
OK, I emailed the house. If they respond, I will update.
Camera angle. That is a .750. I will need to open another very soon to see if it was a fluke bottle.
Color is terrible.
