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wineismylife 
Arlington, TX
Master of Wine
Posts: 12495
 | | 04-19-2007 11:13 AM |
| 1996 Salon Champagne Brut Blanc de Blancs - France, Champagne, Le Mesnil Sur Oger, Champagne (4/13/2007)
WIML95,NOWA,WS93
Tasted April 13, 2007 at an offline. Opened about 30-minutes to an hour without decanting before serving. Light yellow color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of pears, whetstones, citrus fruits and eventually with more time opened a little brioche. Flavors of apples, lychee, peach and some steely minerality as well. Crisp and youthful acidity, medium to full bodied. Obviously a very young Champagne. I’d recommend holding myself. (95 pts.) | | | Joe-----Wine is like potato chips around me...if it's open, it's gone. |
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Winetex
Austin, Texas
Master of Wine
Posts: 11243
| | 04-19-2007 12:08 PM |
| I have these so buried in my cellar. Thanks for the note. | | | |
| wineismylife
Arlington, TX
Master of Wine
Posts: 12495
| | 04-19-2007 12:32 PM |
| Good move in my humble opinion...especially after tasting that 1982 and seeing the upside potential in such a good year. | | | Joe-----Wine is like potato chips around me...if it's open, it's gone. | |
| Winetex
Austin, Texas
Master of Wine
Posts: 11243
| | 06-26-2008 05:48 PM |
| Somehow one of these slipped in the queue.  If you like fine Champagne this is a must wine to have in the cellar even at the current prices. This wine will most likely disappear from the general market by the end of the year IMHO. Superb!!
- 1996 Salon Champagne Brut Blanc de Blancs - France, Champagne, Le Mesnil Sur Oger, Champagne (6/25/2008)
Very light gold in color; 96+ points; Much has been said about this wine so I can't add a lot but to say WOW. Citrus and slight pear aromas. Complex and focused with lemon fruit and a long, chalky, minerally finish. This wine was very young and acidic with numerous but incredibly tiny bubbles. This screamed for caviar and/or sashimi. WOW. (96 pts.)
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| Winetex
Austin, Texas
Master of Wine
Posts: 11243
| | 06-26-2008 05:57 PM |
| The dish that lit up this champagne was this: hama chili yellowtail sashimi with ponzu, sliced thai chilis and orange supremes - the citrus in this with the slight hint of heat was amazing
Another sashimi dish had golden tobiko (fish eggs) that were also great. I almost ordered just the tobiko but the Salon ran out about that time.  | | | |
| wineismylife
Arlington, TX
Master of Wine
Posts: 12495
| | 06-26-2008 07:00 PM |
| Ha! Guess they weren't buried that deep in the cellar, eh? | | | Joe-----Wine is like potato chips around me...if it's open, it's gone. | |
| Winetex
Austin, Texas
Master of Wine
Posts: 11243
| | 06-26-2008 09:00 PM |
| Apparently not. LOL. | | | |
| jaimetown
DC area
Wine Labeler
Posts: 3547
| | 06-30-2008 10:58 AM |
| Hi WT, would you say this is the best of the 1996 vintage bubblies? | | | |
| Winetex
Austin, Texas
Master of Wine
Posts: 11243
| | 06-30-2008 11:32 AM |
| So far. It was so focused and lovely. There are a couple of others that might be better but it is pretty subjective. The 96 Krug should be there but not yet. The 96 Dom hit those heights but I haven't had it in a while.
Here are my top 96s with most of the top cuvees tasted:
1996 Salon Champagne Brut Blanc de Blancs
1996 Moët & Chandon Champagne Cuvée Dom Pérignon
1996 Billecart-Salmon Champagne Cuvée Elisabeth Salmon Rose
1996 Taittinger Champagne Brut Blanc de Blancs Comtes de Champagne
The time is approaching for a 1996 Champagne Smackdown. There are some folks about to do it on the Parker board and I'm fairly interested in the results.
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| jaimetown
DC area
Wine Labeler
Posts: 3547
| | 06-30-2008 01:23 PM |
| That's a nice list Tex. I'm holding on to my 1996s until 2011 to start opening them, but your notes make it difficult! | | | |
| Winetex
Austin, Texas
Master of Wine
Posts: 11243
| | 06-30-2008 02:01 PM |
| Just like any vintage the 96s are maturing at different rates. There are two in particular that I think are firmly in their drinking window right now. Esp. the Egly.
1996 Bollinger Champagne La Grande Année
1996 Egly-Ouriet Champagne Grand Cru Brut Millésimé
I had a happy day a couple of weeks ago when I "found" 3 bottles of the 96 Bolly GA in my cellar that I did not have in inventory. Yaaaayyyyy!!! Wish I could find some 96 Krug.....LOL | | | |
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