NV Bollinger Brut Blanc de Noirs PN TX17
Reviewed by William Kelley
Issue Date 1st Sep 2022
Source Issue 262 End of August 2022, The Wine Advocate
Rating 92 points
Release Price NA
Drink Date 2021 - 2033
From the commune of Tauxieres and the 2017 vintage, Bollinger's new NV Brut Blanc de Noirs PN TX17 exhibits aromas of crisp pear, orange zest and wet stones mingled with subtle hints of warm bread and dried fruits. Medium to full-bodied, pillowy and fleshy, with tangy acids and impressive ripeness for the vintage, it concludes with an elegantly mordant finish. This doesn't strike me as a year built to make old bones, but it should nonetheless enjoy over a decade's evolution.
NV Henriot • Brut Souverain
Reviewed by William Kelley
Issue Date 1st Sep 2022
Source Issue 262 End of August 2022, The Wine Advocate
Rating 90p
Release Price NA
Drink Date 2021 - 2030
Based on the 2015 vintage, the latest release of Henriot's NV Brut Souverain offers up inviting aromas of white peach, apple blossom, nectarine and pastry cream. Medium-bodied, bright and fleshy, with a pretty core of fruit, tangy acids and a pillowy mousse, it's drinking well on release.
NV Rockford Black Shiraz
Reviewed by Joe Czerwinski
Issue Date 1st Sep 2018
Source 238, The Wine Advocate
Rating 94 points
Release Price NA
Drink Date 2018-2022
One of the best sparkling Shiraz I've ever tasted, the August 2017 disgorgement of Rockford's NV Black Shiraz is a beauty. Loaded with chocolate and black cherry notes, it's medium to full-bodied, rich, dark and concentrated, with a long, dusty finish. These wines are ready to drink when released and typically should be consumed over the next 3-4 years.
NV Pol Roger • Brut Réserve
Reviewed by William Kelley
Issue Date 1st Apr 2021
Source End of March 2021, The Wine Advocate
Rating 92p
Release Price NA
Drink Date 2021 - 2035
The current release of Pol Roger's NV Brut Réserve is quite dramatic, bursting with aromas of mandarin oil, honeycomb, elderflower, fresh bread and musky peach. Medium to full-bodied, fleshy and enveloping, it's generous and textural, with a rich core of fruit, lively acids and a pillowy mousse.
ワインアドヴォケイト誌で過去最高96pの評価が出ました! [表記は無くともグラン・クリュです]
アンドレ・クルエはピノ・ノワール100%格付けの「ブージー村」「アンボネイ村」に畑を所有します。勿論エチケットにグラン・クリュ表記が可能です。しかしアンドレ・クルエのエチケットにグラン・クリュの表記はありません。かつてアンドレ・クルエはボランジェから『エチケットのデザインが似ているから変えろ』という言いがかりを付けられました。その言いがかりに対し『少なくとも1911年からこのデザインだった』というアンドレ・クルエ側からの回答に対しボランジェ側が『だったらデザインは一切変えずにそのままにしろ』という不条理な要求を突きつけられました。若き日の当主ジャン・フランソワがこの要求にOKを出してしまった為、今でもエチケットのデザインを一切変えられずGurand Cruの表記を入れていないという経緯があります。
NV Andre Clouet Un jour de 1911...
Reviewed by Stephan Reinhardt
Issue Date 23rd Apr 2021
Source April 2021 Week 3, The Wine Advocate
Rating 96 points
Release Price NA
Drink Date 2021 - 2033
The NV Un jour de 1911... is another 100% Bouzy Pinot Noir with an ancient label design. The shining golden-colored cuvée combines ripeness, complexity and finesse with intensity and elegance on both the nose and palate. It's a powerful and rich yet very fine and balanced Champagne with great freshness and complex length. It is juicy and intense but also highly delicate, and its mineral tension and persistent finish make it a first-class wine for elaborate dishes. A great Champagne, with a label that doesn't give any more detailed information regarding vintages or disgorgement date, but we know it's always a 50/50 blend of three vintages (including one great millésime at least 10 years old) and reserve wines from a solera system. I tasted the wine as a Brut with Clouet's German importer in Bremen. You shouldn't drink it too early, as it would be a waste of its talents.