Peter - Clouet’s 1911 is very far from four-square. But there is bottle variation out there.
Wow, you must have a key to the back door in my cellar, I had every one of these this past year, and I would agree entirely. The Clouet 1911 is a really fun wine also. And just had Cedric last weekend, so nice, and what a pain to locate.
You like these better than '73 Dom Ruinart?
Good call, forgot all about some of those gems. What year was the Clicquot Rose, 73 as well?
I’m a sucker for a well-aged Champagne, wish I owned some - in time, I guess.
'69
85 DP for sure.
Rose of the year- 82 Louis Roederer Rose out of mag- Thanks KA!
Frank - I was referring to their Brut Reserve, but I also am not enamored with the 1911 either.
I’ve really been impressed with the Marie-Noelle Ledru Champagne Grand Cru. Not at the top end but very attractive.
1911 has a bit of batch to batch variation. We’ve tasted different bottlings side by side with very mixed results.
Brut Reserve also has some variation, but I think it’s the style of the wine, tastes a bit commercial to me. (I do sell both wines too).
There are Some four squre bottles of the reserve , maybe 10% bottle variation, but this has been a great bottle with sushi and at the dinner table and has pretty much replaced white burgs this year for me not counting Chablis.
Yeah that’s another way to put it. I’d rather have NV Bollinger than the Clouet Brut Reserve, of course you can almost get two Clouet’s for one Bolly these days.
So far! 
1996 Billecart-Salmon Champagne Cuvée Elisabeth Salmon Rose (WOW!)
1990 Krug Champagne Brut
1996 Moët & Chandon Champagne Cuvée Dom Pérignon
1996 Salon Champagne Brut Blanc de Blancs
1996 Bollinger Champagne La Grande Année
1985 Krug Champagne Brut
N.V. Jacques Selosse Champagne Brut Initiale (2006 disgorgement)
1990 Jacquesson & Fils Champagne Degorgement Tardif
N.V. Jacques Selosse Champagne Version Originale Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs (7/08 disgorgement)
I like the Bouchard wines but they aren’t in my upper tier of Champagnes. Time will tell how they do with age.
1996 Henriot Champagne Brut Millésimé - France, Champagne (11/25/2010)
Dark gold. Intense nose of apple, chalk, lemon and candied fruits. On the palate chalk, minerals, orange peel, lemon and candied apricots. Medium to lengthy finish this has it all. A wonderful Champagne and the best I have tasted in 2010. (94 points)
Cedric Bouchard Inflorescence “La Parcelle” Champagne (I liked this better than the Roses de Jeanne, and I am a big fan of the Roses de Jeanne)
1996 Krug
Ok just restricting it to full bottles, and not including anything I’ve only had a glass of… this is what’s really impressed me this year. It’s been a good one on the Champagne front, though not enough old bottles!
1996 Pol Roger Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill
1996 Bollinger Grande Année
1996 Dom Pérignon Rosé
1996 Dom Ruinart Rosé
1995 Charles Heidsieck Blanc des des Millénaires
1995 Salon
1990 Bollinger Veilles Vignes Francais
1990 Dom Ruinart Rosé
1990 Cristal Rosé
1985 Bollinger Veilles Vignes Francais
1975 Dom Pérignon
1971 Dom Pérignon
90 & 95 Salon
85 & 90 Krug
85 & 90 DP
NV Jacques Selosse Initiale
2002 Henri Goutorbe Champagne Special Club - best QPR
'88 Krug
'96 and '98 Dom Rose
'96 Salon (again).
'90 Cristal
'88 Cristal Rose
Anything Vilmart…
+1 on the Vlimart
1993 Vilmart
1988 Krug
1996 DP,CDG
2002 Dhondt BdB
QPR: 2002 and nv rose Saves
Mike
Roger, I know we had at least a Salon and the 90 DP together, the Champagnes and wine I have with you are usually top wines of the year every time. You’ve seen my mass of NV and lack of vintage.