Roses de Jeanne / Cédric Bouchard Champagne Blanc de Noirs Cote de Bechalin
Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
93
/100
Reviews
17
professional
Vintages
1
2010
Sparkling
93/100
Pinot Noir
NV
Community Reviews
2525
Reviews
93.2
Avg Score
96
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Taster #0664
· Jun 13, 2025
95/100
Absolutely bonkers concentration of fruit, developed but not oxidative at all. Vinous as all hell with tremendous acidity to boot. This can be like a 97-98 in a couple more years.
2010 vintage
Taster #2196
· Jun 13, 2025
94/100
Still young, but great intensity of fruit.
2010 vintage
Taster #8868
· Jun 2, 2023
I found this champagne quite confusing to describe. Lite and elegant but the flavors are pretty big and don’t match what I expect from the nose or color. As with other CB champagne’s there is less mousse and less persistent mousse—all the bubbles fade to a nearly still wine in a short time. Nose is slightly nutty with a hint of brioche that makes you think this will be what you would expect on the palate. But more intense flavors …
2010 vintage
Taster #6266
· Dec 31, 2022
Incredible stonefruit and some more pineapple lychee fruit going on too, but it's a Bouchard so the acidity and minerality keep it from being too opulent. Just astonishingly good.
2010 vintage
Taster #1078
· Jul 17, 2022
90/100
Sunday hangout (and goodbyes) (Chicago, IL) : Disgorged April 2017, V. 10. This was surprisingly sweet for a 2010, despite the lack of dosage. There's a bit of a confected, white grape thing here that's not altogether bad, but feels a little out of place on a champagne with this sort of acidity. Not particularly weighty or heavy, but with adequate breadth on the palate. For the price that these command nowadays, I find them poor value.
2010 vintage
Taster #1345
· Apr 4, 2022
liz's bday at Hunan. bottle delivers
2010 vintage
Taster #2978
· Jan 16, 2022
93/100
Another tremendous bottle of the Cote de Bechalin. There is such a beautiful palate feel, nervy energy and freshness to the fruit. This had just a bit of nuttiness up front, but mostly the foamy red apple, peach and tart cherry juice drive this wine.
2010 vintage
Taster #4443
· May 8, 2021
93/100
Ripe and fresh, orchard with very smooth texture. Not really yeasty or toasty, this is more like a fruit garden. One can also sense hidden black fruit underneath that support the body. Nice showing!
2010 vintage
Taster #7687
· May 1, 2021
94/100
Nez délicat de petits fruits, épicés. Bouche ample et laissant croire à un dosage par son fruité exubérant et riche. Toutefois Bouchard travaille sans dosage, quand même étonnant comme équilibre alors qu’on trouve souvent dans la mode brut nature beaucoup de vins très acide et manquant de corps. Bulles très fines, un champagne de finesse et de nuances. Superbe et toute une aubaine à 101$. 94
2010 vintage
Taster #7041
· Apr 18, 2021
Same as my 3/23/2019 note. Simply great stuff.
2010 vintage
Taster #5771
· Nov 28, 2020
95/100
Consistent with my previous note. But this time a bit less of the brioche and more fruit. Probably just reflects what we were eating it with. In any event, this is awesome stuff.
2010 vintage
Taster #1078
· Jun 13, 2020
90/100
Saturday hangout (socially distanced) (Chicago, IL) : Disgorged April 2017, V. 10. I liked this a little more than the 2015 Ursules I had alongside. This bottle had more of a richness and breadth on the palate, with a mild nutty quality and some toasted bread. Good acidity but the fruit is starting to show some secondary leanings.
2010 vintage
Taster #5607
· May 20, 2020
lways a treat to have his champagne. Great aromatic complexity, very fine. Coffee, French croissant, iron a touch steely and spice. Effortless on the palate w saline complexity. Nice length with depth and power.
2010 vintage
Taster #2882
· Mar 5, 2020
91/100
Anders in Oslo; 3/4/2020-3/5/2020 (Oslo) : Disgorged in 2017. I love these Bouchards. Ripe and well-balanced. Red apples and currant. Biscuit and butter.
2010 vintage
Taster #3459
· Jun 8, 2019
Very different than other vintages on this. Even more wine centric with kitsch and a slight metallic depth. Lovely and complex. A bit less acidic than usual. Rich and a weird complex fractal linearity. I realize these notes are a bit conflicted but this was a fantastic rendition of this wine that was wonderful with rich and spiced Moroccan food.
2010 vintage
Taster #5771
· May 12, 2019
94/100
I am a big fan of Bouchard and love wines from the Aube, but this is my first of the Cote de Bechalin. Wow! We had this with fried chicken and it was singing. Great crisp notes of yeast and fruit with depth and clarity. Simply magnificent .
2010 vintage
Taster #4566
· May 11, 2019
96/100
As before, I really find this wine to be a beguiling example of Pinot Noir Champagne. Focused and deliberate while also complex and just a tad funky (as is Cedric’s signature), with saline meets woodsy meets chalky meets limestone meets kirschwasser types of flavors all swirling around. A step up from the Val Vilaine, with the Bechalin honing-in on the mid-palate drop with an elevated weight and purpose. Finishes with a continuing array of stemmy black cherry and ocean rock …
2010 vintage
Taster #7041
· Mar 23, 2019
Utterly magnificent. Deconstructing this down to this or that aroma or taste is a disservice. It is perfectly balanced, wonderfully refreshing, texturally alluring and simply fantastic. I am just astounded at Bouchard's wines.
2010 vintage
Taster #9217
· Mar 18, 2019
93/100
Cederic Bouchard tasting with add-ons. (LystPå resturant Bodø) : Big nose. Significantly different from 2011. More and rounder fruit. Umami. Sweet spice. Red apple peel. Crisp and floral notes. With added air honey and candied fruit reveals itself. Fruity appearance.
2010 vintage
Taster #5758
· Mar 18, 2019
Creamy and vinous. Lots of whole fruit flavors. Apples, butter, pears. This stuff is ripe for Autumn meals. I'd have liked something a little more acidic but I'm just being difficult.
2010 vintage
Taster #0469
· Dec 23, 2018
92/100
gi luft!
2010 vintage
Taster #8807
· Dec 15, 2018
93/100
Another beautiful bottle of Bechalin. Much of the same as 2008 which I have had many times over. Seductive parfume of apples, red berries and soft mandarin oranges. Palate mirrors nose but perhaps more towards red apples and sweet gooseberries. Great depth. So seamless and harmonious. 93p
2010 vintage
Taster #2882
· Dec 8, 2018
93/100
A prime example of a Blanc de Noir from Cédric Bouchard that has a slightly pink appearance due to 100 percent Pinot Noir. Red fresh apples and raspberry on the nose at first. Nice open and opulent but with elegant perfume which turn some sweet vanilla, dried figs and dates after a while. Lovely fresh palate of fresh apples, gooseberry, hints of melon and liquorice in the finish.
2010 vintage
Taster #4566
· Oct 3, 2018
94/100
A very intriguing effort, with invigorating notes of chalk and mineral inflected yellow citrus, raspberry water, and melon (grapefruit, honeydew rind), bruised lemon peel, sea foam/saline, and pulverized travertine. Spritely and a little crunchy, this Champagne carries both the Pinot Meunier varietal and Bouchard’s exacting style in a fascinating package that is both cerebral and briskly flavorful. Not as earthy or twiggy as some BdN Champagnes can be (which I appreciated), but enough funky fresh keep it in the unique …
2010 vintage
Taster #0715
· Aug 17, 2018
94/100
Quick note over dinner. Very intensely flavored, with a classic Blanc de Noir profile. There's an overriding white raspberry flavor, with slightly salty meyer lemon, a touch of grapefruit and a bit of apple. This was all complimented by chalkiness, mineral notes and a good dose of salinity. This was exceptionally long on the finish, lingering for over a minute.
2010 vintage