I'm not great at reviews but the BS rose is very balanced, great tart applr dry notes from the chardie, bit of sweet strawberry coming through from the noir and the biscuity/brioche from the meunier. Expensive but I think it's value. Haven't tried many others that were as memorable sorry.
Yea I wonder if that's part of the reason they bumped up the price again so they can put it on 'sale' again. Reviews seem okay. If it's any like the jacquart from firstchoice I will be happy.That was the discounted one being flogged? NV Maison de Grand Esprit Champagne Marquis de La Mysteriale, France, Champagne - CellarTracker seems to suggest the discounted price should be the standard price and nothing special. However, let us know what you think. That's the only opinion that counts (for you)
Arras Grand Vintage 2009 would have to be up there! Drinking superbly.
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Ken Gargett just had the chance to try Louis Roederer's Cristal Rosé 2012 and Cristal 2013 champagnes. For many, a good sparkling rosé is a thing of beauty and this one tops most. While Ken's usual response to a young Cristal is that it is fabulous, he feels it something of a shame that the 2013...quillandpad.com
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All I could say in response to that statement about household consumption, is that Franz should speak for himself and his household.The greatest achievement in the history of wine marketing and the biggest blunder may be one and the same: Casting Champagne as the singular wine of celebration.Although the Special Occasion Syndrome is understandable, the result of it is madness: Those of us who love wine and prioritize it in our household budget don’t drink anywhere near as much Champagne as we should, or as often as we should, or on less-than-special occasions…as indeed we should.aside: the Olympics are now coming to Brisbane in 2032
"Too much of anything is bad, but too much Champagne is just right."All I could say in response to that statement about household consumption, is that Franz should speak for himself and his household.
And one more.
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England’s 'Decanter' magazine's judges selected the House of Arras E.J. Carr Late Disgorged 2004 as the best sparkling wine of 2020 against top competition including the 2006 Krug champagne. Here Ken Gargett takes a look at just how good this Tasmanian wine producer is.
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Collection 242 differs from Brut Premier in almost every way.The Roederer team have been working with growers since 2012 to identify specific plots in vineyards to provide grapes for this wine – and each of those plots is now vinified separately. Previously, when it came time to blend Brut Premier each year, Lécaillon would start with the base wine from that season’s harvest, and then start adding reserve wines from previous years that had aged in oak.Starting in 2012, he created a “perpetual blend”, or solera, by ageing wines from five vintages in a big vat. This then becomes the heart of the Collection blend each year, with Lécaillon adding wines from the best plots from the latest season (Collection 242 is based on the 2017 vintage). The champagne is then aged on lees for three years.The goal is no longer to produce a consistent blend every year but to make a non-vintage wine that reflects vintage variation: to this end, the first Collection is called 242 because it’s the 242nd blend produced at Roederer since its foundation in 1776, and the next release will be Collection 243 and will be slightly different, and so on.Louis Roederer Collection 242 [Champagne]This is quite a departure in style from Brut Premier, but a deliciously welcome departure. Whereas Brut Premier was very much an “aperitif” champagne, this is a more complex, food-friendly wine: bold, nutty, mouth-filling, with generous ripe vinosity, deep flavours of bruised apple and oak, and hints of Vegemite. Bloody lovely. $85
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Experience the Real Story of Champagne at our unique events, including champagne tastings, dinners and education.242 stands for the 242nd blend made by the House which is based on harvest 2017. It comprises: 42% chardonnay, 36% pinot noir, 22% meunier. 12% reserve wine aged in oak from 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2011 and 2009. 34% perpetual reserve from 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012. 34% malolactic fermentation. Dosage is 8g/L.The nose is pronounced; fronting with lemony freshness, creamy, then with sweet summer fruits and ginger spice. On the palate, it’s rich and succulent, loaded with mineral energy and malic tension, and drives some intense red and yellow fruits with just a little apple peel bitterness. It finishes in a crescendo of salty mineral verve and dry extract.
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Louis Roederer Collection 242: Heralding A New Future For NV (Non-Vintage) - Quill & Pad
The Louis Roederer NV champagne is to be discontinued and replaced by a new NV dubbed Collection 242. Ken Gargett thinks that this new Roederer is a joy to drink, immaculately balanced, and delightfully fresh. But that's not all.
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