Jay Kline

9.2

Popped and poured into red Solo cups. The 2012 “Grands Terroirs” pours a straw color with a persistent mousse. On the nose, this is intensely autolytic with notes of fresh, toasted brioche, baked apple, raspberry, lemon curd and limestone minerals. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+. From magnum. Drink now through 2037. Disgorged June 2021. — a month ago

Jay Kline

9.2

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of a couple hours. No formal notes. The 2012 is a lovely, rich, autolytic and toasty example of Champagne with good character and typicity. True to house style. Drink now through 2037. — 3 months ago

Alessandro Dalle Carbonare

9.5

So deep and focused. Dense and feminine. in the mouth has good structure, never sharp or edgy.
Very accessible and lean.
Just missing that little bit of extra length in the aftertaste to reach a full 96.
But overall great, precise and beautiful wine.
— 6 months ago

Austin Hohnke

9.3

Relatively open ten years on. Nice early development with a lil’ stink and some heat from alcohol. Maybe better in 2035 than 2045. 🤷🏼‍♂️ — 17 days ago

Peter Montoleone

9.5

This wine is drinking really well. Nice and juicy but still has nice tannin structure on the finish! — 2 months ago

Jody Scharf

9.4

well balanced cab of dark fruits, nose, acids, and a palate hanger. still has a few years but definitely close. — 5 months ago

Alexandre Pagliano

9.0

A gift from friends.
Great stuff. — 2 years ago

with Jose, veronique and 1 other

Andrew McIntyre

9.2

Nice experience but not worth the money. Strong initial funk that eventually gave way to some fruit. Silky mouth feel but so many better wines for less money. — 2 months ago

Jack Krawczyk

9.6

black cherry with a little cedar nose — 3 months ago

Shay A

9.2

As a lover of Solera/perpetual reserve wines, this intrigued me…as far as I know, this is the first Solera champagne I’ve had where the perpetual reserve is coming from the red wine (Pinot noir), not the base wine.

50 chard/ 35 Pinot noir/ 15 Pinot meunièr; 7g/l dosage

Faint copper hue in the glass (not a deep vinous style rosé). Initial reaction is this reminds me a bit of Charles Heidsieck Brut Reserve Rosé (which I love), but just a touch less layered. Very “big-house” in style. Plenty of toasted croissant, strawberries, and even some sweet spices. More red fruit on the palate but there’s also some apricot. With air, oxidized apple type notes show. The finish has a strawberry shortbread vibe alongside a classical mineral/chalk profile. I’m sure this would still be tasty if you cut the dosage in half, but it works for this wine (and the texture/broad feel on the palate from the dosage show nicely). — 10 months ago