Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin

La Grande Dame Brut Champagne Blend 2006

9.4

A pull from the cellar to toast my son’s (our first) graduation from High School! The 2006 La Grande Dame pours a deep straw color with a persistent mousse. On the nose, the wine is autolytic and developing with notes of ripe and tart orchard fruits: Bosc pear, green apple, strawberry, raspberry, lemon curd, toasted brioche, marzipan, honeysuckle and chalky, limestone minerals. On the palate, the wine is dry with high acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and creamy. These are in a fabulous spot. Drink now through 2036+. Disgorged October of 2016. — 3 days ago

Tom, Douglas and 12 others liked this

Taittinger

Comtes de Champagne Grand Crus Brut Blanc de Blancs 2006

Ira Schwartz

9.5

Keeps going from strength to strength.
One can easily be fooled by this champagne’s light texture but make no mistake about it, this packs a punch! Similar to my previous bottle in 2023 but with more power, .Almost too easy to drink. — 6 days ago

"Odedi", Somm and 32 others liked this

Krug

Brut Champagne Blend 2002

Conrad Green

9.6

Gorgeous. A mag from cellar. Resolved yet alive. Lemon fruit with limestone a touch salinity with great persistence and length. Fantastic stuff — 24 days ago

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Lyle, Shay and 10 others liked this

Ruinart

Dom Ruinart Brut Blanc de Blancs Champagne 2006

Joe DAscoli

9.5

Gorgeous wine. Requests for a second pour from our guests kinda say it all.

Was so good that 4 of us crushed two bottles plus the 2 reds!!! — 3 days ago

Tom, Bob and 4 others liked this

Dom Pérignon

P2 Brut Champagne Blend 2002

Conrad Green

9.7

Beautiful crystalline fruit. Light and precise with lemon and steeliness with zesty acidity. Gorgeous. So light and complex and fresh and long. — 19 days ago