Henri Goutorbe

Special Club Grand Cru Brut Champagne Blend

9.448 ratings
9.58 pro ratings
Aÿ, Vallée de la Marne, Champagne, France
Champagne Blend
Squash & Root Vegetables, Meaty & Oily Fish, Shellfish, Crab & Lobster, Cake & Cream, Soft Cheese, Hard Cheese, Salads & Greens, Salami & Prosciutto, Pork, Fish, Chicken, Duck, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Nuts & Seeds, Fruit & Berries, Beans & Peas, Exotic Spices, Turkey, Pungent Cheese, Shellfish, Oyster
Top Notes For
Jay Kline

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of an hour. The 2006 Special Club pours a straw color with a persistent mousse. On the nose, the wine is developing with green apple, raspberry, honey, and minerals. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and layered. This is supremely balanced and locked in, showing so well. Plenty of life but a treat to enjoy right now. Through 2041.

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of an hour. The 2006 Special Club pours a straw color with a persistent mousse. On the nose, the wine is developing with green apple, raspberry, honey, and minerals. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and layered. This is supremely balanced and locked in, showing so well. Plenty of life but a treat to enjoy right now. Through 2041.

Aug 14th, 2026
Matt Perlman

Developed, rich, baking spice, red apple, pie crust, smoke. Great accompaniment for hearty fall fare

Developed, rich, baking spice, red apple, pie crust, smoke. Great accompaniment for hearty fall fare

Nov 24th, 2021
Gregory Fulchiero

A first for me. Wonderfully complex and developed. Rich mouthfeel from extended lees aging. More please.

A first for me. Wonderfully complex and developed. Rich mouthfeel from extended lees aging. More please.

Dec 28th, 2020
Maggie Harrison

wow. ripe apricot right off the bat, yeast, biscotti.

wow. ripe apricot right off the bat, yeast, biscotti.

Jun 16th, 2020
Stacy Markow

😍😍

😍😍

Jan 14th, 2020
jesus g

Hospitality Schramsberg Vineyards

10

Anthony is holing it in the back lol

Anthony is holing it in the back lol

Dec 17th, 2018
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This was a powerful bottle. Almost over the top richness and acidity. Exotic fruit, honeycomb, candied fennel, oyster liquor and limestone. Excellent. 🥂🍾🍑🦪

This was a powerful bottle. Almost over the top richness and acidity. Exotic fruit, honeycomb, candied fennel, oyster liquor and limestone. Excellent. 🥂🍾🍑🦪

Aug 19th, 2019
Brandon Boesch

Wow! Beautiful. Lemon curd, brioche, seashells, a bit of raisin, also some dried cherry. It keeps evolving. So glad I got to try something like this. Really magnificent.

Wow! Beautiful. Lemon curd, brioche, seashells, a bit of raisin, also some dried cherry. It keeps evolving. So glad I got to try something like this. Really magnificent.

Jul 17th, 2022
Dmitri Bourkovski

Amazingly well-round masterpiece in under $100 category

Amazingly well-round masterpiece in under $100 category

Feb 6th, 2022
Christian Fischer

Exceptional. Deep and complex with unmistaken aromas of aged champagne. Lovely.

Exceptional. Deep and complex with unmistaken aromas of aged champagne. Lovely.

Sep 19th, 2021