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Louis Roederer Vintage Champagne , 1983

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Louis Roederer Vintage Champagne
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9/22/2022 - forceberry wrote:94 Points
12% alcohol. Tasted blind.

Quite deep golden yellow color. Developed yet still vibrant nose with aromas of ripe golden apples, some nutty oxidative tones, a little bit of zesty citrus fruit, light creamy notes of panna cotta or browned butter, light herby tones, a hint of crunchy quince and a toasty touch of toffee or coffee. The wine is ripe and very evolved but also very dry and surprisingly lean on the palate with a medium body and complex, quite focused flavors of steely minerality, some bruised apple tones, a little bit of evolved creaminess, light zesty notes of pomelo and lemon, mineral hints of chalk and salinity and a touch of smoke. The mousse feels still quite lively despite the age of the wine and the crisp acidity lends great sense of structure and intensity to the wine. The finish is long, evolved and very complex with a quite ripe yet still very dry aftertaste of bruised apples, some steely mineral tones, a little bit of saline minerality, light zesty notes of sweet citrus fruits, an autolytic hint of chocolate chip cookies and a touch of coffee.

This was a fantastic example of aged Grande Marque Champagne that has developed some beautifully toasty tertiary aromas and even some subtly oxidative qualities, yet still retaining remarkably lively mousse and vibrant fruit flavors as well! I guess the difference between this and the 1985 vintage that we tasted at the same time might've been quite minuscule for people who don't have much experience with aged Champagnes - or don't like them - but to me, this bottle was miles better as the 1985 was definitely much more one-note in quality, lacking the fruity verve and overall complexity, which instead were fully present here. All in all, this was a very lovely fizz at its peak. I don't see this wine evolving much from here, but I'm sure it will keep just fine for years more. Terrific stuff.
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Item ID:

290035

Name:

Louis Roederer Vintage Champagne

Producer:

Louis Roederer

Quantity / Size:

1 bottles, 75cl each

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Bottle

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Duty Paid

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None

Wine Colour:

White

Wine Type:

Sparkling

Country / Region:

France, Champagne

Fill Level:

Into Neck (IN)

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Louis Roederer Vintage Champagne , 1983

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9/22/2022 - forceberry wrote:94 Points
12% alcohol. Tasted blind.

Quite deep golden yellow color. Developed yet still vibrant nose with aromas of ripe golden apples, some nutty oxidative tones, a little bit of zesty citrus fruit, light creamy notes of panna cotta or browned butter, light herby tones, a hint of crunchy quince and a toasty touch of toffee or coffee. The wine is ripe and very evolved but also very dry and surprisingly lean on the palate with a medium body and complex, quite focused flavors of steely minerality, some bruised apple tones, a little bit of evolved creaminess, light zesty notes of pomelo and lemon, mineral hints of chalk and salinity and a touch of smoke. The mousse feels still quite lively despite the age of the wine and the crisp acidity lends great sense of structure and intensity to the wine. The finish is long, evolved and very complex with a quite ripe yet still very dry aftertaste of bruised apples, some steely mineral tones, a little bit of saline minerality, light zesty notes of sweet citrus fruits, an autolytic hint of chocolate chip cookies and a touch of coffee.

This was a fantastic example of aged Grande Marque Champagne that has developed some beautifully toasty tertiary aromas and even some subtly oxidative qualities, yet still retaining remarkably lively mousse and vibrant fruit flavors as well! I guess the difference between this and the 1985 vintage that we tasted at the same time might've been quite minuscule for people who don't have much experience with aged Champagnes - or don't like them - but to me, this bottle was miles better as the 1985 was definitely much more one-note in quality, lacking the fruity verve and overall complexity, which instead were fully present here. All in all, this was a very lovely fizz at its peak. I don't see this wine evolving much from here, but I'm sure it will keep just fine for years more. Terrific stuff.
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Item Details

Item ID:

290035

Name:

Louis Roederer Vintage Champagne

Producer:

Louis Roederer

Quantity / Size:

1 bottles, 75cl each

Bottle Format:

Bottle

Duty Status:

Duty Paid

Wine Packaging

None

Wine Colour:

White

Wine Type:

Sparkling

Country / Region:

France, Champagne

Fill Level:

Into Neck (IN)

Ended:

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DHL/Royal Mail
UK Only
Seller does not accept returns

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