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Gold to amber in colour. The first impression on the nose is luscious, saline, and lightly yeasty. Braeburn apple, pear, salted almonds, toasted bread, bread dough, and hints of wild strawberries. Medium-bodied on the palate. The mousse is lush and creamy. The precise acidity keeps everything nicely balanced and mouth-watering. Dried orange slices, oxidised apple, preserved pear, grapefruit, strawberry. Ending in a long finish with grapefruit again, apple tart, toffee and salted nuts. Complex, but never heavy despite its oxidised style. Surprisingly refreshing, in fact. I like it!
Drink through 2026.
Tasted by Dominik Müller on Tuesday, 31 December 2024.
| Flawed? | no | |
| DM: |
13Wines with a 13 to 16-point rating are excellent wines. Impressive harmony, remarkable depth, and high aging potential. / 20 ("excellent") |
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| WSET SAT: |
3.5Wines with a 3.5 WSET rating are 'very good' wines -- just shy of 'exceptional' -- according to the WSET scoring system, where we consider balance (B), intensity (I), length (L) and complexity (C). In terms of my personal rating system, wines with a WSET score of 3.5 usually get 93 to 94 DM points. / 4.0 |
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| Favourite: | No |
| Vintage: | NV |
| Colour: | white |
| Style: | sparkling |
| Assemblage: | no |
| Grape variety: | Pinot Noir |
| For assemblages, the main grape variety is shown. | |
| Producer: | Henri Giraud |
| Country: | France |
| Region: | Champagne |
| Subregion: | n/a |
| Appellation: | Champagne AOC |
| Vineyard: | n/a |
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