| This champagne was purchased as part of a 3 bottle vintage wooden library case, consisting of vintage 1964-1975-1978. Disgorged in 1999. Tasted in 2001. The color in the flute was of shiny gold with a silvery hue around the rim. Almost as a liquid gold. Tiny pin- point streamers; very lively. Thick and frothy mousse. On the nose was a musky autumn underbrush aroma, intermingled with an almond note. A touch of bread dough and nut skin. About 20 minutes into the bottle, an aroma of exotic spices, hints of myrr, powdered angel wing pastry, and yes- fruit striped gum began sputtering out from the glass. On the palate at first was a flavor of mixed light citris fruit, especially starfruit; which later turned into that of glazed pastry a fleeting tease of bananna, and believe it or not, a hint of clam juice, which was actually delicious in this environment. Very full bodied, very very frothy, with a hypmotizing-spine tingling montroux finish. To me -The Perfect Champagne. 100. |
