I’ve drank two of five, and it takes willpower to not touch the others. So good, but so much more yet to come.
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Good note, I tried one and thought it was solid, but decided to stick with Champagne.
-Al
Couldn’t agree more!
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How I feel almost* every single time.
*Trenel Cremant de Bourgogne is the one I’ll keep buying to save a few bucks and not feel disappointment.
Still haven’t opened a ‘14 but sounds like it’s in a good place to try. ‘12 isn’t quite there yet for my tastes (last bottle was in January).
Last week I rather enjoyed the 2018 Tellier Les Massales Extra-Brut, and this week it’s the turn of the 2020. This is more immediately approachable than the 2018, but for me isn’t quite at the same level. Still very drinkable though.
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I last had the '12 in November, just a few weeks after my most recent '14. I think the '12 is finally coming out to play, albeit in a youthful fashion. The '14 was still tight as a drum, and I continue to feel holding is the clear right answer there.
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Lanson black was the last one I had about a month ago.
We opened two beautiful rosé Champagnes over two nights during a short visit from my soon-to-be 94-year-old mom and my younger brother, both in town from Florida. The first night featured local fresh salmon and a bottle of 2002 Comtes—I think I already posted about that one. We opened the next two bottles over the following two nights at local restaurants, where the whole family was able to join.
2012 Louis Roederer Champagne Vintage Brut Rosé
A ringing endorsement of both Roederer and the 2012 vintage. This was my last bottle from nearly two cases, and easily the best of them all. Elegant, delicious fruit with clear raspberry and strawberry notes, stony precision and a long, clean finish. We were dining at a terrific local cidery and restaurant, so most just wanted a small taste at first. That changed quickly once they tried it. Incredibly crowd-pleasing, yet with enough complexity, tension, and length to satisfy any wine geek.
One of the reasons I pulled this bottle was a recent glowing note by @David_Strange Davy Strange of Elitistreview. He loved it from magnum, despite generally disliking rosés. He mentioned that recent bottles seemed more mature than the magnum, but ours was remarkably fresh, fresher in fact than either of the next two vintages.
2009 Billecart-Salmon Champagne Cuvée Elisabeth Salmon
The 2009 Cuvée Elisabeth Salmon is a standout expression of this consistently outstanding rosé Champagne. It shows generous ripe strawberry, cherry, blood orange, and floral notes. Typical of a warm vintage, it had a plush full-body, yet had great energy, elegance, and finesse. A beautiful bottle in a beautiful moment.
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Hi Warren,
Roederer Rosé 12 in bottles is lovely, as you discovered. It is just that it is a bit more mature than the fresh gorgeous loveliness that the wine is from magnum.
Roederer lavish a bit more love on their magnums, I buy them every chance I get. I just bought a couple of mags of Collection 243. The bottles have been drinking fabulously over the past year I suspect this will be popped in a year. 242 in magnum is quite brilliant at the moment.
Glad you enjoyed the wines and had a good time. You all look very happy in the picture!
Anon,
Davy.
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Not champagne but very good indeed
Sugrue Rose ex Machina, 70/20/10 PN/PM/CH from a single vineyard.
I think I prefer this to the 16 but maybe because that was just (late) disgorged and a bit funky still. This has a nice acidity, crispy but plenty of soft fruits and a long finish. Decent.
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what UK retailers are best for acquiring top Fizz houses? I’ve normally just popped into Hedonism, but I feel like there must be better options I haven’t explored when I visit
No idea sorry. Sugrue and Charlie Herring sell direct to consumer.
I’ve not been impressed by many others.
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If you’re looking for retailers with a physical presence, there’s Lea & Sandeman, Jeroboams and Berry Bros for starters.
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For Berry Bros, is the fizz normally on site or is a lot of it in their warehouse to where you need to order ahead of time?
I want to load up next spring when I likely visit
Tonight we had a Paul Bara NV rose that I bought back in the fall of 2014. Still very young and fresh. I would have expected a little more development, but really quite delicious.
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No idea. Would suggest calling in advance.
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Further exploration of the Moussé range this evening, and with thanks to @Frank_Murray_III for his earlier TN on CT, the 2017 Anecdote Les Deux Lieux-Dits. Going down very smoothly without any wow! moments.
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Extracted from a thread just posted: Blind tasting with 2012 Roederer Brut, 2018 Thomas Morey Morgeot, 1994 Leoville Barton and 2015 Sassicaia
2012 LOUIS ROEDERER BRUT- blind; this was bottle-aged for 4 years before being left to rest for 6 more months after disgorging; dosage was 9 gpl; 70% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay; the color was light straw yellow; my first impressions included it had high acidity, perhaps citrus fruit contributed and it’s feel good frothy mousse and additional flavors that included mango, honeysuckle and buttered popcorn; once tasted, I also got some green apple early and yellow apple late, both with a coat of honey and then much later, some lemon and lime that defined the citrus element; it was rich, delicious and stately; even though I did not get any red fruit, it seemed to be a blend, but I would have reversed the percentage; I eventually called it 2008 Laurent-Perrier almost by default; our pH meter geek measured it at 2.86.
Cheers,
Blake
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Brunch with La Rogerie. 3g/l which is sort of a sweet spot I feel. Disgorged 2023 and no vintage noted but my other 2022 disgorged say 2017, so maybe 18 here?
Nice wine for certain, but I feel another couple of years will really benefit these. Pretty tightly wound today, but has some energy awaiting to be uncoiled it seems.
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