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Taster #4613
· Nov 23, 2024
93/100
This was really nice. Mature but with energy left in the tank. Nose of orange, marzipan, peach, pinapple and ripe apples. On the palate ine mousse. More of the orange, ripe fruit and nuts, but also energetic with zippy acids and a salty tang. Perhaps a bit short in the finish. Still, a good bottle!
1998 vintage
Taster #4613
· Oct 14, 2023
93/100
From mag. Well into mature territory with a golden hue, this still preserves some fresh fruit with apples, clementine, litchie and peach on both nose and palate. Very fine and delicate mousse. On the palate also marzipan and toffe, quite candylike, but a fair acidity and some chalky minerals gives energy and poise. Medium+ lenght. Good stuff in a rich style. Holding up well but won't improve.
1998 vintage
Taster #5579
· Feb 26, 2022
92/100
From a magnum. Popped and poured. Yeast, lemon. Mature with subtlety, not spry. Delicious.
1998 vintage
Taster #4613
· Dec 31, 2019
93/100
This bottle a wee bit more mature than previous ones with delicate mousse, notes of mushroom, marzipan, orangeblossom, lime and lemon. On the palate still good acidity and less broad than on the nose with chalk and iron minerals. Medium lenght. See also previous notes.
1998 vintage
Taster #4613
· Oct 5, 2019
92/100
3rd Annual Gentlemens Dinner (Villa Ekenhov) : Nose of mushrooms, ripe lemon, winegums and light vanilla. On the palate broad and powerfull. Sweet citrus, almonds and mushrooms. This bottle shows more development than the last one. Good stuff. Went well with lobster soup.
1998 vintage
Taster #6171
· Jun 9, 2019
From magnum. Powerful and rich and not slowing down.
1998 vintage
Taster #4613
· Mar 30, 2019
92/100
On the nose a bit shy at first but opens up revealing a veritable candy store with wine gums, nougat, dried apricots and vanilla. Just hints of a grassy, chalky minerality. On the palate fresh with good acidity and mousse. Again candy-like, and just a tad too sweet for my taste and perhaps a bit simple or at least straigh-forward. Some development of course, but still drinking fairly young from magnum. No nuts, gunpowder or white chocolate yet. Guessing there …
1998 vintage
Taster #6171
· Mar 17, 2018
Lots of power still. Rich.
1998 vintage
Taster #0912
· Aug 1, 2017
93/100
Dinner at TDS (Chicago, IL) : A real full and polished nose that is still quite fresh with ripe apple. The palate is round and rich with prominent barrel notes. Acids here are light but sufficient to keep the palate fresh. Mouthing-coating and voluminous. A super enjoyable and mature Champagne.
1998 vintage
Taster #1078
· Aug 1, 2017
95/100
Dinner at Table, Donkey and Stick (Chicago, IL) : Everything about this wine, from the packaging to the finish, is gorgeous. There was a bit of bread and a decent share of oak on the nose, as well as a generous helping of sweet orchard fruit. The palate has ample fruit as well, as well as a slight touch of nuttiness (though the hazelnut/almond tones definitely increased with more air). Not heavy, despite the oak and oxidative treatment, but everything …
1998 vintage
Taster #2393
· May 7, 2017
91/100
My last bottle. This is practically ageless. The fruit tastes just barely more mature than it did when it came out. Just the slightest hints of sweeter jam flavors on the deeper end of the scale. But for the most part it's as bright as a ray of sunshine.
1998 vintage
Taster #7568
· Dec 2, 2016
93/100
Champagne - 100 Vintage and NV Champagne; 12/15/2015-12/15/2020 : During a tasting dinner. From Magnum. Still very young nose with elements of yeast, flowers, some citrus fruit. Lively and fresh on the palate. Felt so young. Medium complexity, good intensity.
1998 vintage
Taster #8413
· Dec 2, 2016
93/100
CdBdx Gala Dinner 2016 (Pollen) : Woah this was good! From magnum bottles. Drank from white wine glasses. Served as an aperitif to start, but this is far from an aperitif. In your face serious. Appearance is clear, pale yellow-lemon colour. Fine fading fizz. Legs. Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of nutty toast, brioche, seashell minerality, citrus lemon-lime, some smoke. Developed. On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium- alcohol, medium+ body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of rich …
1998 vintage
Taster #3068
· Jul 12, 2016
95/100
Best Vilmart bottle ever for me.
1998 vintage
Taster #0783
· Apr 24, 2015
96/100
Ripple and Ridonculous Wines (Ripple - Cleveland Park - Washington, DC) : Rich and intense yet lively and bracing. Brioche, gorgeous minerals, spice and potpourri. Long, intense, such purity, a lovely Champagne. Wow. I have “wow” and “elegance” written down three times apiece. Absurdly good. From magnum.
1998 vintage
Taster #6171
· Mar 15, 2015
From magnum. Off the cork pull crisp notes of chocolate and barrell. Lean, tight, and very pure. Very, very long and bright. We shall see how it eases in.
1998 vintage
Taster #3335
· Jan 1, 2015
95/100
Drinking beautully out of the late disgorged magnum. Not as mesmeric as the very, very best champagnes - but a wonderfully balanced, enjoyable bottling
1998 vintage
Taster #6329
· Nov 23, 2014
93/100
Fra magnum. Flott parfymert nese, vanilje, søt gjærbakst. Ganske svær og breial vin. Meget bra konsentrasjon og akkurat nok friskhet til å takle det. Ingen skarpe kanter. Sitter lenge i munn. 92-93p Drikker du bare stram Mesnil, sliter du med denne.
1998 vintage
Taster #3335
· Apr 2, 2014
Nice enough (late release mag) but in all honesty I preferred the Dom P I had earlier in the day - nothing wrong here of course, just this was showing a little too much autolytic character for an aperitif.
1998 vintage
Taster #6440
· Feb 22, 2014
94/100
Creamy. Some toast. Big wine with sweet fruit. Very good acidity. Nice depth and finish.
1998 vintage
Taster #7941
· Dec 6, 2013
93/100
This Magnum of the 1998 Cuvee Creation left quite an impression. This is one incredibly rich and powerful champagne. It is not overly complex, but that hardly makes a difference because drinking this champagne is like consuming a very rich fruit cocktail with butter, rum and spices mixed in for good measure. This is a full throttle in your face experience and is not for the timid - or anyone who only likes light and crisp aperitif champagnes - but …
1998 vintage
Taster #8502
· Oct 18, 2013
94/100
CT Texas VI - Return to San Antonio; 10/18/2013-10/19/2013 (San Antonio) : I thought that this was spectacular. Great nose of crisp citrus, light toast, green apple, poached pears, and spice. On the palate, rich yet extremely focused with green apple, lemon curd, pears, and hint of toast. Long racy finish. The two champers provided a great start to the evening.
1998 vintage
Taster #6171
· Jul 28, 2013
From magnum, and amazingly precise and spectacular. Next time I won't share it.
1998 vintage
Taster #7753
· Jul 27, 2013
From Magnum. Rich and ripe with really easy balance. A faint brown aroma, but nothing's even remotely turning a big corner. Rich and robust, oak shows as a dissolving brick wall. Not unlike what would happen in Back to the Future. Creamy aromas, with cherry pit and almond. Lemon cream, but fruit seems beyond that, but I'm just not putting my finger on it. Fuller pear and some nice spicy texture.
1998 vintage
Taster #7740
· Jul 5, 2013
95/100
Piedmont and Champagne (Østerbro) : The nose is very closed and only leaves an elegant style impression. Lots of green apples on the palate with a lot of elegance and beautiful flower aromas. A very solid and good wine very much in complete balance. An elegant wine but still with an impressive acidity.
1998 vintage