Moët & Chandon

In magnum. Quite a bit more mature than the last magnum I had. Got a cold so not picking up much. Very nice from the bits I a …

Honeycomb. Lovely, very soft mousse. Not much on the palate, but very crisp and extremely enjoyable.

Wonderful smell that brings me back to my childhood. A hint of mousse. Good acidity. A touch of chocolate orange caresses bea …

Tiny bubbles. Much darker. Very closed. Sweet buttered toast. Incredible balance, so delicate. Almost perfect softness to the …

Lovely, sweet rich nose. Good fruit up front. Lovely light toast. Chrome cap with cork later. Lovely mousse. Almost one direc …

Wonderful. There is a softness against the ’98, as it was on the cork rather than cap. Great acidity and bite. Fishy, stoney …

Hint of cheeseyness on the nose. Creamy controlled wine. Good pineapple fruit direction. Very tight. Stoney mineral character …

Bready attack, good acidity. Bready mousse. Very refined. Good balance in the mouth. Slightly wanting in the mid-late palate. …

Beautiful balance. Very ripe acidity. Crisp, controlled. Good.

Sweet biscuit. Good palate. Very long for an 06

Hard toasted notes. Much more accomplished palate, more depth. Lemon curd. Iodine nose. A lot richer with the ice cream serve …

Works surprisingly well with the spices of the poultry during lunch. Fantastic lift to the salinity with the food.

Old bottle of Brut Rose. ?late 90s. Lovely burned peach colour. Blackcurrant reduced with a tannic note. Lovely luscious end …

Much better bottle. So much more on the palate. Much more texture but not enough on the mid-late palate.

Disgorged 2006 with 5.6 g/ltr. Silage, chocolate (cocoa) and coffee. Malt and hob nobs, truffle. Beautiful honeyed and all wi …

Disgorged 2007. Forest foliage and leaves. Incredible nougat hit. Cinnamon. So fresh, the bubbles caress the palate later in …

Disgorged 2011. Orange. Rich buttery nose. Beautiful mouthfeel. Lovely dried flowers. Lavender. Delicious sweet fruits. Tange …

Burnt orange. Beautiful balance on the palate. Sweet rich fruit and this lovely brooding dark pinot note. Pink grapefruit. So …

Beautiful balance across the palate. Spice and black fruits. Tannins integrated beautifully. Very impressed at the outset but …

Warm golden hue. Slightly harsh oxidative note. Smoother mid-palate. A fresh freer in the mid-palate than the 2004 tried alon …

Lovely toasty nose, very pert. Really interesting sweetness that brews deep at the end palate. Dark brooding wine. White frui …

Disgorged 2007. Lovely earthy rich. Fascinating, still so fresh. Really grabs the palate. Lovely gamey note coming with the w …

Beautiful nose of rich tea. Somewhat of a letdown on the palate. Delicate mousse. Opening beautifully, great acidity and nice …

Wonderful sweet nutty nose. Still quite closed and focused. Picking up a good level of maturity with a zing to it. Very dry a …

Corked.

Lovely bubbles. Lovely minerality and superb mouthfeel. Superb sugar balance with superb spice and bitters note on the finish …

Lovely gooseberry note on the nose. A bit of roasty, toastyness. Yummy! Creamy front end but a touch sharp and bitter on the …

In Magnum. Tiny slow rising bubbles. Slow and closed. Espresso notes on the palate. Surprisingly quiet, very peculiar. Epheme …