Guy Charlemagne, Mesnillesime Grand Cru

Drinking very well. Great aging. Very chalky

2004 vintage

Yellow apple and lemon fruit with plenty of freshly baked bread. Refined and lovely! Liked it a lot and a wine that ages really nicely!! Solid performance!

2004 vintage

Year end Champagne Lunch (Brasserie Astoria) : Prominent flavours, a little muted on the nose, broad on the palate with long finish

2004 vintage

Buttery, better than avg!

Great mature bubly. Not overly complex but rounded with brioche notes.

2004 vintage

Brioche, rounded, some age, buttery not super long

2004 vintage

Nose: green apple, gingerbread, brioche, popcorn, honey Notes: quite a sweet and creamy nose in this. For an entry level NV this is excellent and very good value for money. Drink: Now+ Rating: 90

(16/20) Fresh and crisp Champagne, beautiful acidity, nice autolyse tones, good structure. Medium+ intense aromas of white peach, red apple, lemon zest, white grapefruit, blossom, biscuit, almond, croissant dough, chestnut, wet stone. Dry wine, high acidity, light body, pronounced flavour intensity, creamy mousse, long finish. 12% ABV - served @ Aan de Poel**

Well that is really darn good. Toasty and great richness to it.

Just a beautiful nose of brioche and toast. APple and toast, really smells just excellent.

Disg. Jan/feb 2013 Very Mesnil-liked champagne and producer typical with a very present acidity. On the nose: Vanilla, fudge and green apples On the palate: Citrus, vanilla, fudge and green apples. Combined with high acidity and minirality. Medium + finish

2004 vintage

Red apples, vanilla and a decent depth. Definitely started to show its age and it seems to be at its peak, but could keep for a few years more.

2004 vintage

Two recent bottles, opened slightly in advance. Creamy yellow fruit, with white floral and orangey peel elements and a cool undertone. The natural richness from the village has come through well with age - I would say this wine is at peak now ****

2004 vintage

Disg. Jan/feb 2013 I thoght this would have been more developed at this time. But it is still fresh with high acidty. On the nose: Developed, some vanilla, fudge and green apples On the palate: Citrus, vanilla,fudge and green apples Medium + finish

2004 vintage

Starting to open up and show very well: slightly creamy, lemon and yellow fruit confit but also with a distinctly cool undertone. I imagine this will be better still in a couple of years ****+

2004 vintage

Excellent showing. Nature Rich Torsted brioche. Very nice

2004 vintage

For a relatively young Champagne, it was very disturbing to see that the cork had lost all expansive characteristics and put up no resistance on its opening. When Champagne has spent too much time on its side (instead of being stored upright for a few years after being on it side for many more) and the cork becomes soaked and loses its expansion, the carbonation escapes and you have a still wine that ages prematurely with the air exchange. I've …

2004 vintage

I didn't like this much. Seemed a bit flat and tired. Had some hard competition, like a Comtes Champagne 1999, Ruinart rose 1996 and Henriot Enchantaleurs 1988.

2004 vintage

Striking acidity with lovely citrus. A bit chalky and some apples. It broadens out with time and temperature. Drinking very well now, but no rush. At a point now between maturity with that young freshness still, a stage in development I really love in Champagne.

2004 vintage

This was signing tonight much better than my last bottles a few years ago. Maybe that was a bad bottle or maybe the extra age helped. Chalky, high toned citrus, Apple and lychee. Full bodied and well integrated.

2004 vintage

Mid straw. Quite ripe doughy apple and crisp citrus, orange blossomy notes, quite rich but still fresh and not honeyed at all. Starting to drink well but with potential upside. V good and I think the vintage suits this wine ****(+)

2004 vintage

Very fine Le Mesnil champagne with a l chalky, salty backbone. Still refreshing citrus in the palate. Long clean finish. My last bottle. I love this champagne, still time to it over the next 10 years. Often I think 04 is similar to 02, not so lush and I think it will not age so well, but a very delicious year, 93-94

2004 vintage

Côte-Rotie & Hermitage 1999 - chez moi (Frederiksberg) : Charming, full, chardonnay, mature, broad, sweet and embracing.

2004 vintage

Continues to perform very well and at par with our last tasting a few months back. Good ripe feel, with nice depth, elegant champagne and makes up on the palate what it lacks on star power. 91 once again

2004 vintage

Almost a year sinve w had this last (Papies 92) and we loved to see it continue performing. Rich and ripe, full but with a vibrant side all along. Elegant once again and highly recommended. 91-92

2004 vintage

Fine nose of green apple and citrus, surprisingly light minerality for Mesnil, elegant and enjoyable. Typical 2004 vintage wine, light and flowery, but perhaps lacking its usual complexity and weight. Lovely to drink, but I much prefer the 2002 for classic Mesnil power and minerality.

2004 vintage

Very good with claypot rice, squid, omelette and vegetables. Only complaint - seems a little flabby, which is a surprise, given the vintage. Possible heat damage?

2004 vintage

Har utvecklats fint sedan förra flaskan. Stor rund blommig champagne med gul bjussig frukt, citron, hasselnötter, marzipan och fin mineralitet. Fint balanserad med ren elegant syra men fortfarande en aning jäst i eftersmaken som försvann efter ett tag.

2004 vintage

This one is for the lovers of richer, fuller champagne and felt really at a nice stage now. Still fresh and vibrant albeit well round, rich apple, touch of apricot. Well round, light yeasty, bready, soft champagne and very elegant. a very good 92

2004 vintage

Le Mesnil-sur-Oger BdB Champagnes : Fat and milky, quite round and in your face friendly. Soft bread dough and ripe yellow fruits on the nose. Perfect with food. On the one hand accidity seems lower than usual, but it is well balanced and harmonic. An open, winning style of champagne.

2004 vintage

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