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Taster #0483
· Jan 19, 2024
88/100
Some strawberry notes in the mouth, slightly off-dry. A bit simple but competent, what's not to like!
Taster #0483
· Dec 10, 2022
88/100
Simple clean strawberry notes. Decent value with (frequently available) 25% off deal.
Taster #4762
· Apr 18, 2018
Pale lemon colour. Creamy, lactic pear-lemon nose, a touch unclean. Peachy taste, but too much bitterness. Maybe an off bottle, so unrated. [Cork + cage; 12% abv; Sainsbury's, on offer at £16].
Taster #2116
· Feb 4, 2018
lovely nose - bready and lemony bitter orange notes Showing lots of autolysis character very nutty, walnuts, long finish If i'm being critical, it is perhaps a bit lacking in the middle but I love that finish. Might also be a bit too oxidative for some 16.5/20
Taster #4762
· Oct 1, 2017
90/100
I picked a bottle with an older-style label (the newer ones have a banner with "Winemaker's Selection" or some such). Virtually colourless but a lovely smell, round and creamy, tangy and fruity. Great taste, perhaps this has enough bottle age for the acidity to have become a little softened. Excellent value. [Cork + cage; 12% abv; Sainsbury's, on offer at £18].
Taster #8424
· Dec 10, 2015
88/100
Work Wine Tasting - Spain (Home) : Three years post purchase aging. Crisp, clean and fresh, just starting to develop a creamy edge, but primarily this is still about chalky citrus cut and line. ***
Taster #2116
· Oct 11, 2015
LOvely fresh nose, lemony nose Fresh fresh, more lemons Some toast and a little nutty VEry good as usual. Will buy when on offer
Taster #1440
· Sep 4, 2015
85/100
Very good value for money especily when on offer. yeasty nose but went away fairly quickly or I just got used to it. Fresh and pleasing. produced by Duval-leroy, Marne, France. Normal price £20.00 on offer at Sainsbury's £18.00 03-Sept-2015. Gold Medal Winner - International Wine Challenge 2015. 12%, 100% Chardonnay grape. It accompanied my fish pie very well.
Taster #4762
· Aug 24, 2015
88/100
Pale. Light nose. Very elegant taste. Lime cordial, precise acidity. Young, could age well, but a nice wine already. D-L know what they're doing with chardonnay. [Cork + cage; 12% abv; Sainsbury's, £20]
Taster #3139
· Jan 2, 2015
85/100
Good BdeB Champagne - nothing particularly exciting but clean acidity and a chalky / mineral finish. 2 years in cellar.
Taster #2116
· Nov 21, 2014
yeasty nose fresh lively chalky like a chablis nutty finish, some length excellent value NV £20
Taster #4762
· Oct 24, 2014
91/100
Pale lemon, plentiful bead. Fine citrus, granny smith, and white flower nose. Lovely round, fruity taste. Quite tropical and full. Apple and orange, maybe pineapple and nectarine. Good sherbetty acidity and mouthfilling mousse. D-L make excellent wines at the lower end of the price range (and higher!), especially chardonnay - and this is a great demonstration. At this price, really fine indeed. [Cork + cage; 12% abv; on offer at £16].
Taster #4762
· Aug 24, 2014
88/100
Ivory colour. Mild, sweetly honeyed nose. Unexpected flavour. Pear, flowers. Not far from a prosecco, albeit with a raciness and intensity that the latter can never attain. Good, albeit straightforward. [Cork + cage; 12% abv; Sainsbury's, reduced from £22.50 to £17.50]
Taster #0951
· Feb 8, 2014
89/100
APPEARANCE: clear, bright; pale lemon; persistant creamy mousse; small bubbles NOSE: clean; medium intensity; flavours: toasty, sweet scent, brioche (autolytic elements), elderflower, lemon, green apple; fully developed PALATE: off-dry; high acidity; medium body; medium alcohol; creamy persistant mousse, medium+ finish; medium flavour intensity; flavour characteristics: as per nose: lemon, lime, grapefruit, brioche, toast, buttery, green apple READINESS FOR DRINKING: Drink now, not intended for further ageing FURTHER REMARKS: very good Champagne with nice balance between acidity and flavour components. Starting …
Taster #8424
· Jan 23, 2014
88/100
Work Wine Tasting - Pairs (Home) : 2 bottles with consistent notes. As previous bottle. Decent. Fresh, clean, chalky and fresh. ***
Taster #8424
· Dec 30, 2013
88/100
Christmas & New Year 2013; 12/20/2013-1/1/2014 : Fresh, clean, very decent. Can see the Duval Leroy lineage. Maybe not the class and intensity of some (eg 04 DL BdeB), but really decent for what it is. Nicely chalky and fresh. ***
Taster #0105
· Jul 27, 2013
85/100
This was fresh on the palate with some sharpness at the end. It had that just slightly burnt brioche aftertaste not uncommon in champagnes. Blanc de blanc are more variable and when done well beat the classic blends. This one is on a par with them.
Taster #5957
· Jan 18, 2013
89/100
Light golden colour, fresh floral nd citrus nose with a little yeast. Plenty of lemon, lime on the palate, a touch of chardonnay savour, but also a sweeter lemon sherbet character. The finish is surpisingly long, again carrying through the citrus theme, but there is a mineral tang towards the tail end of the finish which makes this quite interesting. High scorer on the Hugh Johnson scale :). Very enjoyable, good balance, incredibly moreish.
Taster #7492
· Dec 23, 2012
On the nose a hint of dough and some flowery notes. On the palate dry but enough fruit not to make it brutally so. Unsurprisingly nothing profound but a good refreshing champagne, and who's complaining at 12 quid a bottle. As the previous taster suggests perfectly quaff-able crowd pleaser, ideal for entertaining the hordes over Christmas!
Taster #6220
· Dec 13, 2012
86/100
Light citrusy nose light helping of butter, fresh Chardonnay. Nice balance of acidity quite refreshing, lacks character good aperitif , middle of the road crowd pleaser.