Winery - Mailly Grand Cru
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A tour de force from this cooperative, whose vines are concentrated in the grand cru vineyards of Mailly. This is a big, bold wine, dominated by Pinot Noir, but with layers of creamy Chardonnay showing through. This is still young, and will certainly age.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A fresh, light Champagne, that explodes with liveliness in the mouth. It is crisp, easy, but also has the green flavors that seem typical of the 2000 vintage.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A quite green style of Champagne, very clean and very crisp. From one of the Champagne cooperatives, this is a great value wine, with pleasing freshness. Imported by Grape Expectations of Georgia.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A very soft wine, flavored with nutmeg and baked apples. It is unfocused, and the acidity seems to come in from a strange angle, leaving a wine that is easy to drink, but not quite together.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A pretty salmon-pink-colored wine, which is soft and dominated by easy flavors of pink grapefruit and crisp acidity. This is fresh, and fine as an apéritif. Imported by Grape Expectations of Georgia.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Dry, yes, but this wine is also soft and ripe. It has an attractive toasty character giving power to the midpalate. It’s in the finish that the real acidity and dryness show most.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Impressive, but so young, this is a Pinot Noir-dominated vintage, the richness as yet a mere hint in the welter of acidity and fruit. Already, though, this is shaping up to be a structured, tight wine, with great final balance.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Seems very fruity and simple at first--offering little more than hints of peach and strawberry. But it picks up on the midpalate, turning toastier and more savory. Plump, yet finishes with a crisp burst of citrus.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Typical toasty notes give way to hints of strawberries and roasted meat, turning mushroomy and savory on the palate. Despite the forceful flavors, it finishes with a sense of elegance--a dry chalkiness that's nicely cleansing.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A fine choice as an apéritif, this is a delicately flavored, light-bodied Champagne with enough toasty, yeasty nuances to keep its citrus and apple flavors from coming across as simple. Finishes with crisp notes of Granny Smiths.
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