Ployez Jacquemart, Passion Extra Brut

So this is 40 (Noreetuh) : Yeah, this is the good stuff. Tightly wound but showing an intense, piercing core of bright fruit accented by sweeter toasty and vanilla notes. It has the richness, power, and acids of the vintage, but gives the impression it's holding something back right now. I'd give this one more time.

2008 vintage

My bottle. Nose is very tight - chalky, lemon, citrus, white florals, winey. Deep. Palate has solid mousse, lots of acid. Sharp on palate - lots of citrus. Great sharp mousse. Spicy. Good grip. Finish is spicy, ginger, acid and a bit of citrus minerals. Not showing at the level of my previous bottle - This needs lots of air or time but has the combo of acidic drive w some fresh fruit/spiciness that I didn't get in the other …

2008 vintage

60% 2009, 40% 2010, disgorged 2022 Nose: ripe yellow apple, slightly floral, slightly soy Taste: rich and steely, apple, sweet lemonade, some brioche notes that become more apparent as the wine warms to maybe 15C or so. Not sure how long this wine has been aged on lees, possibly as much as 10-12 years. If that's the case, I got this for a song. While probably not the most complex Champagne out there (my experience limited, mind you), it is …

Brioche on the nose. Green apple on the palate. Very high acid for the age of the wine with a pineapple finish. Very nice.

2008 vintage

Nose-faint toasty pear, muted at first; good palate density, sneaky acidity, showing very nicely, broadening out w/air. Still has good stuffing at 17yo.

2008 vintage

Wow. This is one of the best 2008s I have had and I have had a lot. On par with Cristal, Krug, Rare, and Salon…for pennies on the dollar. Baking spice aroma then pure, crisp apple and lemon meringue pie on the palate. Texturally perfect. All parts in the right place. Couldn’t be happier. I love these guys and if I was ever lucky enough to own a champagne house I would gladly have it be PJ….tucked away in Ludes. …

2008 vintage

We liked this bottle. It still showed apple tones, but I did not sense any sweetness. There were some savory notes, a creamy texture and plenty of vibrancy. I’ll buy this again, I think.

I can't disagree with the prior note, there's a modest range of fruit flavors centered on apple, but there's also a delightful creaminess and impeccable balance here, with some nutty nuance at the margins. 2010 base year, disgorged 2022. Solid QPR and in peak form IMO.

This isn’t bad, but I didn’t like it as much as last time. This is a little too appley and it has a hint of sweetness.

Mycket citrus

I preferred the base NV brut to this.

The wine looks yellow gold colored. The legs are fast. It smells like lime, peach, apricot, pineapple, mineral, stoniness, acacia, apple blossom, bready and leesy. The body is light/medium. The wine has silky texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has medium acidity.

Drank over 2 days. Damn this is good. Assertive and potent nose of red apple, green apple, pear, slightly underripe nectarine and other pit fruits, a hint of tropical, spicy with lots of ginger, and serious biscuit and bread. Smoky. The palate is big and winey - more coarse than elegant. Lots of ginger and spicy and orchard and pit fruits with hints of lemon curd. The finish is big and spicy with tons of lemon. Best right out of …

2008 vintage

Stone fruits, apples, yeast, toast. Clean mouthfeel, fresh acidity.

14 years anniversary (delayed from yesterday). Straw yellow in the glas. Newly baked bread, hay and yellow apples on the nose. Dry. Intense and crisp! Citrus, baked apples and cream on the palate. Chalk and minerals. Long, citric exit. A very much alive and vibant -08! Nice!🍾🥂🍾

2008 vintage

This bottle was quite crisp with a lot of chalk and gooseberry notes. An excellent value!

2008 vintage

This bottle came off as a bit more "main stream" with some brioche and pear added to the quince, gooseberries, and minerals. Maybe it wasn't quite as powerful and idiosyncratic as some bottles, but it was still quite enjoyable. This is still going strong and will last at least 5 years at this level.

2008 vintage

Crisp and complex with berries, lemon, and almond paste, ending on an herbaceous note. Kept opening up getting better and better. Served with chicken piccata.

2008 vintage

Purchased this from a Ployez-Jacquemart tasting on the same day as I enjoyed this the most out of the entry-level wines. All of their champagnes showed an oxidative, old-school style unlike the reductive, lean and taut makers that are in fashion now. Low dosage that gave the wine some bite and a linear mouth feel, and the yellow fruit was perfectly ripe to give a round creamy feel that made me suspect some oak use and lees ageing. All their …

Love those gooseberry notes. Tart, stoney, and fun!

2008 vintage

Bright, crisp and lively. Tart and very dry with mineral and lemon accents. This improved throughout the night and was very good.

2008 vintage

Tasted again. This bottle performed exactly like my last bottle. Please see that note. Enjoy!

2008 vintage

Need to find more. Definitely benefit from a few minutes before of air.

2008 vintage

Creeping out of lockdown with C&L (Auriol) : Richer and more vinous than the Rothschild Brut that preceded it.

2008 vintage

This wine showed a nice mouse and feature quince, gooseberry, mineral, and lemon flavors. In the mouth it is medium bodied with good length. This wine is a bit sour at first and seems to have a very low dosage. As it aired it became more balanced and a touch sweeter. This is a lovely, crisp Champagne with a good QPR.

2008 vintage

Tasted again and this wine was much like my last bottle. However, this time I allowed it to get a bit more air. As it aired, this Champagne continued to develop more stone in the finish and became more impressive. While it rated a 91-92 when first poured, it got up to about a 93 after 60 minutes of air. It bumped another point after another 60 minutes. If you like a light, lemony, limestone style, you won't do a …

2008 vintage

This wine had a light yellow center and clear rims. The medium intensity nose featured quince, minerals, citrus, and a touch of brioche. In the mouth this had a fine, persistent mousse, lovely balance and excellent length. To my taste this wine was still quite young and it had the balance to last. Expect this wine to pick up a point or so with 5-10 years of age.

2008 vintage

It was a great treat over dinner (And lunch, the following day). Drank nicely with all the antipasti dishes prepared. Very nice floral on the nose, held well through the meal. Nice QPR on the pricing. I would note that it has a little almond on the palate which works in my favor. [CT score at time of tasting is 90.6, imho a good reflection but slightly biased downwards]

2008 vintage

We both enjoyed this one. Interesting nose of citrus, biscuit, petricor and herbs. Tart, crisp and very dry with similar flavors as the nose. I would buy this again.

Super angular and biting. Nails on the chalkboard kind of delivery. No real detectable fruit that’s able to show its head without getting lopped off by the steely sword swipe across the palate. Rough go.

Some Grower Champagnes (Flatiron Wines, San Francisco) : Lemon and herb. Medium weight. Nice feat of having both some creamy texture and minerality at once. I enjoyed this.

2008 vintage

Corked. Oh, bother.

2008 vintage

Second bottle within a month and boy is this delicious. Clear palate with lime notes, very clean, like unoaked Chablis and tiny bubbles. High salinity. Enjoyed in the Berkshires while BBQ’ing steaks from Guido’s and streaming Phish from Fenway.

2008 vintage

Begins with a hit of yeast on the nose and a forward, energetic palate. With air, this smooths out, becomes more Blanc de Blancs, the bead very fine, the yeast turning to cool lime sorbet and grapefruit pith flavors (but not bitter), the palate very clear, light and linear. A great way to end a lovely Fathers Day with family, BBQ at Liz's, then streaming Phish at Bonnaroo.

2008 vintage

Very bright and tangy, apple, no yeast or nutty undertones.

2008 vintage

not too teasty, just about the right amount of zest balanced with complex aromas. drank over a period of few days and lasted till the very end.

2008 vintage

acidic, shrill, unbalanced. not sure this has the stuffing to blossom with time, but will hold my last bottle.

12% alcohol. No disgorgement date etc. disclosed. Pale lemon color. Initially the nose felt rather simple with citrus-driven fruit aromas and classic yeasty Champagne notes, but after some breathing the aromas open up, revealing more complex and darker-toned aromas of sweet cookie dough and cooked cream, some spicy red apple tones and hints of earthiness. In a rather short period of time the bright and simple nose has turned into something more brooding, complex and serious. The wine is quite …

Clear pale straw color. The bouquet is quite stony and chalky with lemon peel and light yellow fruit. The palate is light and airy, quite fresh with hints of green lime, star fruit, and a lemony flavor. Dry, medium finish.

Very pleasant. Round, fruity and rich, the low dosage allows the wine to shine without being heavy.

Ployez. Champagnes are amazing and should be more well known..but hey more for me. Rich round and profound with excellent focus, fruit, and acidity to balance the fruit

I drank this among 2 other bottles of champagne and it was not the stand-out. It was nice and chalky dry but somewhere the depth I was hoping for was not present. Maybe I didn't let it warm sufficiently or maybe my palate was a bit washed out. I had expected more and doubt I'll be rushing to pick up another bottle.

Personality is very Pinot & Ultra Brut. Big mouthful. Elegant, complex, long. White flowers, pear-skin, lime-flesh & oyster-shell. Leesy, bready, & dry. Not the smallest bubbles, curiously, but more than very nice overall. Nice combo of elegance, power & complexity. Med+ intensity. My kinda juice. Last (recent) bottle had even slightly more life.

Dry with exceptional taste. Taste crisp and clean. Very nice with my fish.

Chaya: chaya: great lively acidity, minerals, serious, light touch of red cranberry-strawberry--delicious and great class. Very dry.

I: limpísimo, Rosario intenso y explosivo, con varios focos cercanos, corona media. V: oro claro. N: manzana verde, pera, leves notas de albaricoque y almendra, chardonnay de libro. B: acidez muy elegante. R: Naomi Wats.

Champagne & Italian Red (Meghans' Apartment) : A: Med- Intensity, Developing Petrol<?> minimal T: Dry, Med+ acid, med body, med finish, med intensity Ripe Apple Juice think Golden Delicious. Conc: This paired with cheese and other foods really shined, by itself wasn't blown away from with food needs food. Pinot Noir/Pinot Meunier based sparkling

Honey and oats with a touch of cherry and toast. Quite broad initially but gets reigned back in with good acid.

2000 vintage

Light cherry and strawberry nose. Appealing light flavour, though it finishes slightly early.

not sure about value on this bottle, but was beautiful to drink on NY day. Showed some nice crisp taosty bread notes , and was full and long.

1990 vintage

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