Cedric Bouchard, Inflorescence Vilaine Blanc de Noirs

A glorious rich and luxuriant champagne with appley notes then strawberries and cream on the palate

2010 vintage

Disgorged 2017. PnP, had a bit of cork taint on the aroma. Twinge of same on the palette. Didn't improve. Back in the fridge, next day was a disaster, far worse.

Champagne and Bordeaux dinner with a few rarities : No disgorgement details but most likely a base year from the mid-00s. Most including myself guessed house because of the roundness and sweetness, but became more vinous and balanced with air. Some citrus and quince notes. Have had mixed experiences with old Bouchards but this was lovely, albeit made in a completely different style from today’s wines.

Over-the-top lunch (Ibiza (Chappaqua, NY)) : Lot V08, disgorged April 2010. Perhaps my favorites of the Champagnes today; vibrant and brightly fruited with intense citrus and pear flavours, chalky minerality, and more savoury yeasty and lightly toasty flavours. Love the acids and sense of energy here. I’m surprised how youthful it shows with relatively little development apparent, but it’s absolutely delicious.

2008 vintage

Over the Top Lunch (Ibiza Restaurant Chappaqua) : disgorged April 2010. Old name for the Val Vilaine. Loads of spice, acid still quite present. The fruit has fallen off a little, but this has settled in quite nicely as it ages.

2008 vintage

Saturday hangout at Domaine (Chicago, IL) : Disgorgement unknown; grey label with Côte de Béchalin printed on the back over a map. Does anyone make labels as awful as Bouchard? Answer: no. Bouchard's labels are what Marcassin is to wine: absolute trash. Anyway, this bottle was really weird and yeasty on the palate, and also showed some TCA. /rant

2006 vintage/ disgorged in 2013. P&P. 2 very nice bottles from the same batch. rich aromas and rich palate, fine bubble. One of the bottles had fresher and more tonic than the other. Very good now.

this bottle was drunk in September. the bottle seemed slightly off. quite different from the 2 other bottles drunk in November. More acidity, less richness, a bit off balanced.

WIMPS Champagne and Chardonnay Offline (La Trompette) : Well this was a treat. On the nose lemon curd and a hint of cider. Gorgeous and expansive on the palate - ripe apples, custard. Very long finish. This passed my "Wine Searcher" test but was sad to see this is rare as hens teeth

2010 vintage

Entry level my tooshy! Don't know if it's 2008 magic, or Cedric magic...but this is a fine bottle of suds here! Starts out with a fresh burst of lemon and grapefruit squeeze...cut with tiny tingly bubbles...a little ginger snap zip...the fruit is ample and quite crystalline...peach, quince, crisp apple...some cherry...age has brought on a wonderful calm sheen of honey butter, dried apple rings, ginger almond creme...not much of a mousse, yet still creamy. There is this great play of youthful …

2008 vintage

Pop and pour, rich, medium body, great fruit. Wonderful as always.

2008 vintage

-Mature- Small tight bubbles but low pressure when cork was removed Dusty yellow fruit with almonds and some hints of cellar age on the nose Taste is light fruit flavors of bruised apple and pear, lemon cream, and brioche. Not clearly BdN as I didn’t pick up any red fruits. This comes in an elegant soft package with a creamy texture Age has softened this. Some would love the elegance but others might find it past it’s prime. I preferred …

2010 vintage

Ryan's ESPN Birthday : I like this! A little funk in the beginning, but that blew off quickly and gave way to rich notes of bruised apple, some savoriness, and concentrated mineral. Lovely restraint and focus. Delicious! Feel fortunate to have tasted.

2010 vintage

"Brunch is the gamay of meals" Vol. 2 (Chicago, IL) : Disgorged in April 2012, V. 10. I think I used to like these wines a lot more. Nowadays, I just don't see the fuss about them. In fairness this may be in a bit of an awkward stage where it's starting to pick up a little bottle age but still lacking the complexity that comes with it. This has sadly thinned out a bit, showing somewhat prickly acids and …

2010 vintage

Lovely showing of this. Very elegant, white fruits, touch of brioche, but overall restraint and poise is word here. Didn’t expect this entry level bottle to age so we’ll. Disgorged 2012

2010 vintage

Quite weak as compared to other champagnes from cedric bouchard.

No disgorge or base year noted on label but purchased this bottle in 2010 so inferred from other data points that this may be '09 disgorge with '02 base (in which case I believe this is a wine Bouchard inherited with the vineyard purchase). Didn't know what to expect here and very positively surprised. Has aged incredibly well. Light colored, youthful and fresh. Pure red berry fruit. Great depth and balance. Thoroughly enjoyed.

a killer "entry level" wine. cedric bouchard + 2008 = wow. fruit, minerality, tension, mouthfeel and superb length.

2008 vintage

Superb. Still so fresh.

2008 vintage

Incredible bubbles. Mature fruit, brioche and honey notes supported by light tiny bubbles. This is great wine that has bubbles. Long and complex. (94)

2010 vintage

Blanc de noir. Refreshing, lemon, grapefruit.

This is simply breathtaking...pretty red fruit, citurs, flowers, autolysis, mineral....tiny bubbles and a long layered finish....what more do you want. Dinking so well now....some mature notes but fruit is so pure. This is awesome!

2010 vintage

Simply glorious and probably my favorite champagne value out there. As much as I loved the BdB from earlier in the week, there is nothing like the full, enveloping goodness of this wine. Mature, tiny bubbles tickle the palate and leaves a wonderful trail of baked bread and berry fruit. Spot on. (94)

2010 vintage

Pretty spectacular bottle. These wines are a little strange because they have the richness, in this case both from the '08 vintage and the style of the wine, that drinks like a high-end vintage Champagne, but it is missing the strong autolytic notes and the chalkiness. Age has tamed some of the more overt fruitiness that I can get from younger versions. Deep and resonant, the "Burgundy with bubbles" label is very apt in this case. This is the oldest …

2008 vintage

Red-skinned apple, citrus, some oxidative tones, with oyster shell and chalk underlying. Soft bubbles, and a persistent and creamy finish, despite a pretty demure palate presence. Relaxed and very satisfying.

2010 vintage

Delicious!

2008 vintage

Drinking beautifully. "Vinosity" as always.

2008 vintage

Acker 2019/03 (Marea) : So fresh and lively. Lots of citrus drives just a really good champagne flavor profile. Soft landing towards the end. 93

2001 vintage

This is drinking exceptionally well right now. Brioche and cherry. Very fresh but soft with nice maturity. Really quite ready to go.

2010 vintage

Gogget i 2010. Pen, men litt forsiktig nese med gule frukter, stein og svakt gjærbakst. Vakker og lite tegn på noe aldring her - kunne dog ha bydd litt mer på seg selv. Meget flott kremet mousse - strålende munnfølelse. Konsentrert elegant og ren frukt med et ypperlig syrespill. Nok spenst og nerve til å delta i Bislett games. Fast og presis utgang med lang finish. Mineraler og syre sparker friskt fra seg i ettersmaken. Meget bra innsats fra unge …

2008 vintage

CHE93 Good matured well developed champagne. Complex and elegant, nuts, bread, white fruits, long live in the glass.

Vintages ending in 8 (La Trompette, London) : Rich, fresh, creamy. Nice weight — aperitif or food. Creamy mousse and a fine and very persistent stream of bubbles. This is really lovely. ****

2008 vintage

Salil does Chicago 4; 4/6/2018-4/7/2018 (Chicago, IL) : Lot V 07, disgorged April 2014. Corked.

Another Saturday at Chevalier...Mostly Blind (Chicago, IL) : Tasted blind. Obviously Champagne with a Pinot orientation, this showed lots of apple and berry with toasted rye bread. Good power, good weight. Not as bright and dancing as I remember from 3-4 years ago. Disgorged April 2012.

2010 vintage

Champagne - Blinded by the Quality (The Winery, Newport Beach, CA) : Blind: solid. Aromas of sour fruit and rye bread. There's a candied apple flavor and the finish was medium/- in length.

2010 vintage

Blind Champagne Tasting (The Winery Restaurant in Newport Beach, CA (The OC)) : Poured blind as part of a Bouchard flight. We neither knew the vintages nor the lieux-dits. Disgorged 04/2012. Flinty, with a crushed rock nose. In this wine, my notes say 'like tasting the ground, the soil'. Good structure, lemon-lime, round with a green apple tone that is very spicy, with a long finish. I liked the way this showed and despite the pricing on these that seem …

2010 vintage

Good sweetness; Tart acidic edge; Very nice

2008 vintage

Wow, really truly impressive. Drinks like a trophy Champagne, well above its price point. Fine mousse, very lively, and long. More about the texture than the subtle flavors of yeast, apricot, a little citrus. Great acidity and balance.

2010 vintage

Welcome to Fall Offline - featuring a Chateau Rayas Fonsalette vertical (Amali Restaurant - NY, NY) : 2nd wine & first of the bubbles. V10 - disgorged 4/12. Fine mousse that dissipates with time in glass. Tart & bright, some lemon and grapefruit - crisp and refreshing, but has not developed the complexities of the '05 tasted side by side - so this just seemed simpler in a direct comparison. Still lovely and imagine it will deepen with time in …

2010 vintage

Bastille Day at Trung and Martha's. Quite a mouthful but a refined mouthful. Drinking well but no hurry.

2008 vintage

Immaculate bottle - supremely precise; fresh, beautifully balanced, with poise. The fruit is apple-crisp. Up there with best bottles of the year.

2010 vintage

Dorato intenso, fine perlage. Naso di albicocca disdrata, mela cotogna, cenni di fragolina acerba, fieno, zucchero a velo, agrumi. Molto mobile e nobile. In bocca è elegante, maturo, attacca secco e sapido e diviene poi più fresco. Lungo finale su note quasi biscottate

Lovely Pinot fruit. Very appley and lively. Not the deepest of wines but a great glass nonetheless

2008 vintage

Oh mama this is drinking well tonight. Its perfectly balanced. The bubbles and acidity are in harmony with the crisp orchard fruit and spice. It's just in a perfect lip smacking place. A terrific value and a great wine.

2008 vintage

Consistent bubble. Intense apple juice, yeasty, apricot, a bit sharp, better bottle age for a few years.

2010 vintage

Enjoyable with a bit more age. Well balanced blanc de noir

Ren, frisk nese med kalk, røde epler, kirsebær og kjølige urter. Lett honning og karamell med luft og temperatur. Rik og konsentrert i munnen, samtidig frisk, løftet og luftig. Flott energi. Kirsebær, epler, blomster. Nydelig vin. 91-92p.

2010 vintage

Precise, mineral, citrus with bright acidity. Not a lot of brioche.

2008 vintage

Great finesses and balance. Ample fruits, mineral and lovely acidity. Structure is at grand cru level. A superstar at this price point.

2010 vintage

Very sophisticated. Gorgeous Apple flavours, everything beautifully in balance. Quite delicious. Oh dear. Only one bottle left.

2010 vintage

Are you sure?

Cedric Bouchard, Inflorescence Vilaine Blanc de Noirs

Vintages

No vintages

Community Reviews