Tag: Champagne

95 Points Robert Parker “”Krug’s 2000 Brut Vintage is just beginning to hit its stride. Hints of pastry, butter, toasted almonds, dried pears and apricots are all woven together beautifully in this distinctive, gorgeous Champagne. All the Krug signatures come to life beautifully in the glass. The 2000 is still quite young…This is a great showing from Krug. Anticipated maturity: 2020-2040.”

97 Points Wine Spectator “Incredibly fresh and vibrant, this stunning Champagne weaves a tightly knit skein of ripe pear and tangy yellow plum fruit flavors together, with accents of rich pastry cream, toasted brioche, elderflower, ground cardamom and coffee liqueur. Shows a beautiful texture. A thread of salinity winds through to the lasting finish.”

98 Points Wine Spectator, 95 Points Robert Parker “The classic Krug style is rich, alive and totally vivid. …This is one of the best bottles of the 1998 I have ever tasted. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2038.”

Krug Clos d’Ambonnay celebrates, with the rarest of Champagnes, the unique character of a particular Pinot Noir grape. They are harvested in a tiny walled 0.68-hectare plot in the heart of Ambonnay, one of the most distinguished villages for this grape variety in Champagne. Krug’s savoir-faire has successfully revealed the fullness and intensity of grapes from this single plot in the year 1998, enhanced by over twelve years in the cellars gaining finesse and elegance.

94 points Antonio Galloni “One of the most intriguing wines ever made here, the 2003 Dom Pérignon continues to fascinate…”

96 points, Antonio Galloni “The 2004 Dom Pérignon continues to develop beautifully. A vibrant, focused Champagne, the 2004 clearly reflects the personality of the year. Freshly cut flowers, white peaches and pears are woven together in a Champagne that impresses for its focus and energy. Chiseled saline note support the crystalline finish….There is a lot to like in the glass.”

The trademark label lights up in luminous green! Turn out the lights and you have the Perfect Torpedo for an over-the-top celebration!

The Plenitude represents Dom Pérignon champagne that is left in contact with its lees and does not evolve in a linear fashion, but ages in a series of stages, producing “windows of opportunity, or plenitudes” when the Champagne can be disgorged and released to bring consumers a different expression of the same vintage. There are three plenitudes in the life of a given vintage: the first plenitude spans between seven to eight years after the vintage, which is when Dom Pérignon Vintage is released, while the second one arrives between 12 and 15 years – which was previously the first oenothèque release, but from now will be branded as P2.

97 points James Suckling “This is a wine that makes for incredibly engaging drinking.”(8/ 2014)

The most sophisticated Rose from Champagne from the oldest house in the region. Truly special wine for a most special occasion! Very rare, especially in magnum size.

94+ by Robert Parker March 2014 Jade Palace dinner. “A stunning magnum of the impressive, long 2000 Pol Roger Champagne Winston Churchill. Still very young out of magnum, it was dominated by its Pinot Noir component.”

A must have in any champagne-lover’s cellar. “The 1999 Brut Blanc de Blancs is impenetrable. This is a massive, full-bodied Salon that totally saturates the palate with fruit. The 1999 comes across as big, rich and powerful.” The Wine Advocate

93 Points Galloni “The 2006 Brut Chardonnay Blanc de Blancs Cuvée Fleuron brings together all the best qualities of the house style. Rich, layered and expressive, yet with tons of mineral cut, the 2006 Fleuron has it all.”.

91 Points Wine Spectator “The Lanson Black Label Champagne is an elegant, berry and citrus-infused bubbly, very fresh and lively, with an intensity that carries through to the long, long finish.”

The Pol Roger family takes extreme pride in more than160 years producing some of world’s finest Champagne. Founded in 1849, Pol Roger is one of only a few Grande Marque Champagne houses that remains family owned and operated. Always consistent and charming!