Mouzon-Leroux & Fils Champagne Grand Cru 7 Cépages Les Fervins

(Disgorged in 2019) Mild oxidative style with a medium-plus body; solid and structured on the palate, showing mineral tension and toasty nuances.

dark roasted aromatics, powerful, went perfectly with fatty and salty food, but not overly complex

Brioche and apples on the nose; On the palate, dry, quite clean and refreshing but nothing special

Dry, high acidity, green and yellow apples, some lemon, brioche and toast, creamy mousse, pronounced intensity, long.

BWC "Over the Hill" Wines (Beckenham) : Similar to a bottle tried a few months ago. Very autolytic and leesy, 1.5g dosage. Touch of citrus and slightest hint of fudge without being sweet in any way. Quinine bitterness and some Grape Nut cereal maltiness too.

It's enjoyable, but I wouldn't seek it out for more than $50/bottle.

See Frank Murray III note from earlier this month for cepage, and reserve wines. Serious stuff and will last.

Final bottle of the pair I bought a few years back. 50% 2014 and the rest is a perpetual from 2010-2013. Brut nature, with 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay. Disgorged March 2018. Opened yesterday, working through another glass tonight. Goldish color. Has the same delicious red apple (shaded by some oxidation) and grapefruit of the previous bottle, along with a cardamom note. Supporting all of this is a nicely balanced finish that has a chalky seasoning. Drinking great for …

DG 01/23 The wine immediately open with lots of ripe wild red fruits, juicy strawberries, roses and violets, oxidative touch but not to heavy. With some air a milky character leads, fresh milk, cream, touch of cinnamon; the last glasses were quite more spiced with black pepper and baked apples. Medium-high acidity, silky small bubbles and creamy texture. Always on point.

Started off pretty good. Nice bright acidity, fine mousse, bready & nutty nose. As it got more air, it kind of fell apart and the sherry notes came to dominate the wine to the point it almost seemed like we were drinking a sparkling fino. Not a bad Champagne, per se, but not our style, either.

March 2018 disgorgement. Surprisingly well balanced and complex. Maybe lacking a bit of length and generosity. Nice bottle if you like champagne on the austere side.

21 dg. 50% 16 I wanted to like this. I really tried. But there is just an overwhelming dead things - not hot corpse bride, alas - element everywhere from stem to stern. The texture is perfect, to end on a positive.

It's a good/enjoyable wine, but I probably wouldn't pay more than $60 for this bottle. A little light on the palate for anything over that price point, but the acidity is decent.

It's ok, and the bottle was emptied (even preferred by some) by end of night. That said, it's not as balanced and fresh as I prefer: maybe more chalk and mineral and a touch less ripe fruit (?). I'm probably in the minority here, so it matters not. Still, glad to have looked at the latest iteration.

Bromley Wine Circle does Northern Rhone - 2nd November 2023 (Beckenham) : Nose that takes a few minutes to get going starts with a few drops of grapefruit juice and a little sherbet pip. With some air some hints of sliced Cox apple and later some salted popcorn and a suggestion of toffee wrapper. The palate is very dry and there's a lovely quinine bitterness, dances across the palate and good length too. A find from CPH in Beaune.

I really dig all of the back label info that is provided. So much info that it serves a geek like me and I appreciate all of it, and wish others would follow their lead in the industry. 50% 2014 and the rest is a perpetual from 2010-2013. Brut nature, with 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay. Disgorged March 2018. Red apple, little bit of grapefruit, and no austerity that I can sense. Pear, licorice and some zesty citrus and …

Solera started in 2010, 2015 being the last vintage included. Dsg 11/2019 60% Pinot Noir 40% Chardonnay, 1.5g dosage Nose on a beautiful maturity with pear and vanilla. Diffuse effervescence. Mouth in line with the nose, with a very fine touch of oxidation, pear, fine oak and citrus. The maturity and serenity of the wine surprise me, it is quite vinous, while the Chardonnay takes over in the second part of the mouth. The wine then becomes more vertical and …

These arrived recently, to go with an older disgorgement of the same cuvee that I have (from purchase back in 2019, which I left alone to gather some more age). So, one of the new bottles that arrived I opened last night. Note here is from Day 2, without food and just the noise from the afternoon sea breeze. Pale with just a tinge of gold. No dosage here, with biodynamic farming. Verzy fruit, using a solera that was started …

Pure Spirits Champagne portfolio tasting (360 restaurant) : 3 vintages of L' Atavique Full on ripe, savoury, overripe citrus, stone fruit, a touch earthy and spicy, sesame notes Palate is fresh, smooth, creamy, high intensity, interesting, nutty, long finish

Medium gold colour. Small and lively bubbles. Medium (+) and developing nose with ripe yellow apples, ripe lemon, roasted walnuts, brioche, toast, butter and wet stone. Medium (+) taste of ripe yellow apples, ripe lemon, roasted walnuts, brioche, toast, butter and wet stone. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Solera Champagne with good maturation. Drink now or over the next five years. Goes well as an aperitif, or with cured meat or shellfish.

Very powerful and high intense champagne. Fruity, mineral and high acidity. Nice but requires food at this stage

2015 vintage

Tasted at a trade event in NJ. Apparently this NV release is made from 50% 2016 vintage wine and 50% from a “solera” of 2010-2015. Extremely bright with very high acidity. Very effervescent, explosive in the mouth. I picked up mostly citrus notes and pear on the palate. Very broad in your mouth but at this time it seems a bit tiring with the rather bracing acidity.

Nice BdN, though not showing much of the red fruit character that I expected. Some yeast autolysis character giving the wine a good texture; could have used a little more complexity but still enjoyable.

2015 vintage

Willamette Valley 2022; 4/8/2022-4/9/2022 : Maderized on nose, very fresh on palate, vitamin pill yeast, very crisp palate refresher

There is no prominent fruit aromas in this champagne or in other word the fruit is in the minerality. L'ascendant is more a case of Verzy's unique minerality counterpointed against medium acidity, with time the champagne becomes less aggresive and a creamy element with hints of pear,lemon and pepper emerges. This is a champagne that lives from the tension and is best drunk over a couple of hours just to witness the evolution in the glass. Tyson Stelzer really tore …

Disgorged 03/18 zero dosage starts off with some burst of weird artifical chemical smell (also present on the aftertaste) natural yeasts ehh ? apples… freshness… hints of vanilla rather thin body... oak influence more prominent, slightly austere oaky bitterness stronger than fruit sweetness in general not bad but i think here a slightly higher dosage would be better (this is for the first day after opening) the higher end cuvees of mouzon are much better balanced right away. lemon, something …

Lime flesh in color Brioche nose, lemon zest, some nutty notes. Very nice. Lots of mousse. Very light. More lemon notes. Medium plus finish. Really nice bubble for the price point. Britt approved!

similar to last note, excellent all the way...

2011 vintage

SQN & BBQ (The Krengels - Bannockburn IL) : Non-vintage, but entirely from the 2011 vintage. Bright and lively, just moderate complexity or weight.

2011 vintage

Initial texture of this wine is delicate, almost shy, but what a turn it takes in the midpalate to release all it's energy, lifted stone fruit notes, crème fraîche and white flowers. Nice tension, not to heavy and really long finish.

2011 vintage

Interesting small biodynamic producer. Wine was for 6 month on the lees and than aged on the racks for close to 5 years. Bouquet of lime, quince, freshly cut grass, brioche and some anis. Very fine perlage and a palate with captivating freshness, medium body but a long finish. After 2 days it even gained more complexity so I increased the rating to 93 (almost great).

2011 vintage

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