Antoine Bouvet
Guy Bouvet Extra Brut Champagne Blend
Champagne, France
Reviewed this before unchanged rating. Most of the time this vintage Champagne never reaches a mere mortal consumer and ends up at Quince or the French Laundry of ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ fame. 60% Chard. 40% Pinot. Age of the vines 40years. Dosage 2g/L. 12%. This time around it had profound plum notes, yeast and creme brûlée. Man what a champagne. Just unreal. Won’t be touched again until 2030. Just bought the 2018. Made in 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018.
Reviewed this before unchanged rating. Most of the time this vintage Champagne never reaches a mere mortal consumer and ends up at Quince or the French Laundry of ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ fame. 60% Chard. 40% Pinot. Age of the vines 40years. Dosage 2g/L. 12%. This time around it had profound plum notes, yeast and creme brûlée. Man what a champagne. Just unreal. Won’t be touched again until 2030. Just bought the 2018. Made in 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018.
Nov 14th, 2024Quite yellow already. Overripe apples nose. Pronounced caramels in the glas, slightly oxidized soft apple flesh. Tart tannins. Meyer Lemon. Mandarine. My chinese son in law finally got his green card and so we celebrated from a distance. I did get the only six pack courtesy of the importer which made it to the US typically these end up at the ***’s restaurants. Guy Bouvet 2010 vintage. 40+ year old vines.
Quite yellow already. Overripe apples nose. Pronounced caramels in the glas, slightly oxidized soft apple flesh. Tart tannins. Meyer Lemon. Mandarine. My chinese son in law finally got his green card and so we celebrated from a distance. I did get the only six pack courtesy of the importer which made it to the US typically these end up at the ***’s restaurants. Guy Bouvet 2010 vintage. 40+ year old vines.
Nov 1st, 2023This was outstanding. Just so nice. A light amber hue with impressive perlage. Tons of tight, tiny bubbles. The nose is beautifully perfumed with fruit immediately. On the nose, so much chalky goodness. Citrus fruits dominate with peaches and pears. Jasmine and fragrant, dainty flowers. There’s just the suggestion of apple goodness that comes in waves. Oranges and apricots abound with dried herbs.
The last vintage by Guy Bouvet, the grandfather of Antoine Bouvet who only crafts stellar, stupendous champagnes. And now we see where he learned it from. Thrilling and welcoming all at once. The acidity from the Extra Brit dosage is high but never out of whack. Having spent almost ten years resting on lees, this is a mature well developed champagne. 60/40 Chardonnay/Pinot Noir and impeccably structured.
Where this really gets exciting is in the mouth. Long and elegant with trace amounts of mild spice, this wine is alive and kicking. Citrus fruits take center stage but the Pinot shows with just a touch of cherry. Long, exquisite finish that keeps going and going and going. A beautiful champagne with a beautiful story.
This was outstanding. Just so nice. A light amber hue with impressive perlage. Tons of tight, tiny bubbles. The nose is beautifully perfumed with fruit immediately. On the nose, so much chalky goodness. Citrus fruits dominate with peaches and pears. Jasmine and fragrant, dainty flowers. There’s just the suggestion of apple goodness that comes in waves. Oranges and apricots abound with dried herbs.
The last vintage by Guy Bouvet, the grandfather of Antoine Bouvet who only crafts stellar, stupendous champagnes. And now we see where he learned it from. Thrilling and welcoming all at once. The acidity from the Extra Brit dosage is high but never out of whack. Having spent almost ten years resting on lees, this is a mature well developed champagne. 60/40 Chardonnay/Pinot Noir and impeccably structured.
Where this really gets exciting is in the mouth. Long and elegant with trace amounts of mild spice, this wine is alive and kicking. Citrus fruits take center stage but the Pinot shows with just a touch of cherry. Long, exquisite finish that keeps going and going and going. A beautiful champagne with a beautiful story.