Henri Goutorbe, Prestige

Delicious and fresh and crispy.

Brioche bröd, citrus hög syra härliga bubblor

Big red fruit and bright and foamy mineral and a bit of toasty nutty. Overall excellent

Acidic. Not bad. Not worth buying again

100% pinot noir, dry and delicious.

(Imported by Skurnik Wines. Terry Theise Selection). Goutorbe is located in the important Champagne village of Aÿ (along with Bollinger, Billecart-Salmon, Philipponnat). Family run by René & Nicole Goutorbe and their adult children Elisabeth and Etienne. Goutorbes have been viticulturists in Aÿ since WWI, and vignerons since WWII. Total production 15,000 cases. This cuvée is 70% PN, 25% CH, and 5% Pinot Meunier. 25% reserve wine. PN and Meunier from Aÿ (Grand Cru) and Mareuil-sur-Aÿ (1er Cru). CH from Bisseuil …

2017 base, disgorged Nov 2021 (always nice to have this on the label). Medium straw yellow color with a medium mousse and lingering bead. Biscuit, apple and marzipan notes. Coarse bead with pear, ginger and vanilla cream with a faint hint of nutmeg coming in on the finish. Domino liked this a bit more than I.

Great. Nutty, sour apple, brioche

This family run estate is located in the village of Ay and has been making Champagne for over 100 years. 100% Premier Cru fruit. 70% Pinot Noir, 25% Chardonnay and 5% Pinot Meunier. Disgorged November 2021. Light yellow color. Fresh and lively. This had a solid bead. Notes of almonds and citrus fruit. 90 points.

Nov 2021 disgorgement, a recent bin end purchase. Apple and cashew notes. Fine bead. Flavors of apple, honeycomb and ginger. As it warms in the glass it develops notes of ripe pear, dough and dried apricots. The pear follows on the palate as well. Paired nicely with the samusas and fried bread & chickpea starters at a local Burmese BYOB.

The Goutorbe was a new producer to me, and I really enjoyed this bottle. There’s a deeper, more vinous terroir note here, while still being highly approachable and similar in some respects to the Laherte. I’d like to explore some of this producer’s other wines, including the Special Club offering.

Die Notiz vom letzten Mal passt. Der Champagner passt ganz wunderbar zu Vorspeisen, dort stört dann auch die fehlende Säure nicht mehr so sehr.

A blend heavily weighted towards pinot noir: primarily orchard fruits, moderate acidity. I did not find anything exceptional.

Met expectations without exceeding them. a fairly conformist Brut with moderate Yeast autolysis, decent length and a little noticeable RS on the finish.

Disgorged 11.21. Pale gold. Medium mousse. Cut green apple and buttered brioche on the nose. In the mouth, apple, black cherry, grapefruit, bright acidity. Some pith and ginger with almond in the mid and a short linear finish.

Le Tour de Champagne tasting (Amsterdam, NL) : Pretty intense, clearly a bit more dosage than most (9 g/l) today

In der Nase gelbes Steinobst und auch gelbe Gewürze, dazu deutlich toastig, noch deutlicher sehr klar kalkig, angedeutet kräutrig und hier schon dunkle Mineralik anzeigend. Außerdem bereits in der Nase sehr weinig: Hatte auf hohen Pinot-Anteil getippt und ausnahmsweise mal recht (70%). Am Gaumen mit sehr gutem Mousseux, auch hier wunderbarer Spagat zwischen sehr hellen kalkigen und sehr dunklen mineralischen Eindrücken. Letztere durchaus etwas pikant, dazu gibt es eine deutliche, spannende Bitternote. Dieser gegenüber würde ich nun gern die entsprechend …

toasty, rich and beautiful

Vintus Trip preceeded by 2 days in Paris; 4/14/2023-4/20/2023 : @ Hotel Jeanson before dinner w/ Nicole Goutorbe. Mostly Pinot noir from and Ay and Averney. She bought Hotel Castel Jeanson in 1999. Her daughter is part of Egrot et Filles. Bruised apple aromas. A dark, marmite-y aspect to the nose.

Similar notes as previous bottles. No formal notes.

Lots of bruised apples here, rich mouth feel, appropriately dry. A bit too foamy.

From magnum, 11/17 disgorgement; a good bit of development- very much towards the bruised apple end of the spectrum but this still shows delineation of flavors, sweet cherry, mirabelle, griotte cherries, almost cider, broad shoulders but not as intense, late mineral; classic.

Dark golden colour, good amount of small bubbles N: autolyse, red apples, apricot, red grapefruit P: as nose plus blood orange, grapefruit rind Thin to medium mouth feel Straight forward, enjoyable and well worth the price. Would buy again

Lemon juice yellow. Brioche, oak, lemon zest on the nose lots of small bubbles, lemon, orange peel, toast, and a crisp clean finish

Thought this was a different producer when I pulled it but this makes sense now seeing what it is, golden apples, griotte cherry, red cherry, nice shot of bread dough accompanied with firm structure and a pop of chalk.

Earthy red cherry and bramble aromas, some notes of chalk, black currant, plum and licorice too. Very juicy red fruit flavor, notes of cherry, cranberry and strawberry. Well balanced but slightly watery with minimal tannins. Not very complex — and not particularly tasty either. Intellectually interesting, and that’s about it.

2012 vintage

Terry Theise Grower Champagne Tasting (Plum Market - Chicago IL) : Walk around tasting. Reasonably ripe and appealing red berry and cherry aromas. Same flavor profile, just less ripe, in fact not quite enough ripe enough.

2012 vintage

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