A friend and I recently started a tradition of drinking champagne every Tuesday. After finding that we didn’t really drink champagne that often and having some great champagnes, we decided to make it more luxurious after we both found new jobs and needed to celebrate.
##Elise Bougy Vinration MX18 Price: €180
A producer with quite a bit of hype around it, and I can say this one lives up to the hype. One of my favorite producers. I had her regular Blanc de Noirs before, and that was great as well. Also, quite rare with only 750 bottles produced. 0g dosage, vintage 2018, disgorgement 12/22, vinified in oak for 8 months and a further 44 months of lees aging.
Tasting note: Bursting with red fruits, apple crumble pie, yeasty and citrus notes. The mousse is soft and well-integrated. Long finish. Truly spectacular wine, unfortunately very difficult to obtain.
##Les Horees Bourgogne Aligote En Coulezain 2022 Price: €165 (€85 en domain)
Love this wine, such a good example of New Wave Burgundy and the heights Aligoté can reach in good hands. Minimum-intervention style. The 2021 of this cuvée is still, to this day, one of my favorite wines I have drunk; this 2022 doesn’t quite reach the same heights. But nonetheless, an amazing wine. I Know it’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but I love this wine. Not your classical Burgundy by a long shot.
Tasting note: Reductive nose, but in an exciting way, not too much, lemon, salinity, wet stone, and a touch of chamomile. Fresh acidity and a long finish. Opened up more and more in the decanter.
##Perrier-Jouet Belle Epoque 1990 Price: gift
##Disclaimer: This bottle wasn’t stored correctly all the time.
A tale of saving your expensive wine for a special moment that never comes. My grandpa got this as a gift a long time ago, and after passing it on to me, it was time to try it. Surprisingly, still quite a decent mousse, very sherry-like, oxidized, nutty, and toasty. What to say about it? I know a lot of people who would love this, but for me, it’s just not that enjoyable anymore. Fun to try a glass, but not enjoyable to drink to my palate.
##Coustheur Bonnard Osmose 2020 Price: €52
First vintage of this cuvée of 100% Chardonnay; just 512 bottles produced from the vineyard surrounding the house. 0g dosage, disgorged May 2024.
Tasting note: Very blanc de blancs nose with green apples, citrus, and brioche. The palate is more of the same with a slight oxidative touch. I would have expected it to be a little more rich and oxidative given the wood elevage. I found this to be fair for the price at this point, but it felt like this would improve greatly with a little bottle age.
grapes_and_yeast
Awesome lineup! Bougy is definitely one of the few growers who actually lives up to the hype (and price) 😅
vaalyr
First time I see a bottle of champagne in this sub I wanna drink, aside from the occasional Bouchard.
I have some Osmose saved I’ve been debating if I should try one but I guess I’ll sit on them.
Bobcatbubbles
I think your comment on the PJ 1990 speaks more to your preference for younger Champagne than to keeping your bottles too long. I personally love the Sherry-esque quality of old champagne, and the early 90s bottles are drinking well right now. Could also be a poorly stored bottle, but I’m guessing it’s just the classic old Champagne profile.
AccomplishedEbb3055
What do you guys think about the perrier jouet belle époque in general?
I want to buy one for when I’m gonna propose to my girlfriend (because she’d love the art of the bottle and loves the belle époque), and I am curious about the quality etc
Although at that price point it’s usually not worth it if you don’t have enough money not to care about paying that much, but hey, special occasion
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A friend and I recently started a tradition of drinking champagne every Tuesday. After finding that we didn’t really drink champagne that often and having some great champagnes, we decided to make it more luxurious after we both found new jobs and needed to celebrate.
##Elise Bougy Vinration MX18
Price: €180
A producer with quite a bit of hype around it, and I can say this one lives up to the hype. One of my favorite producers. I had her regular Blanc de Noirs before, and that was great as well. Also, quite rare with only 750 bottles produced. 0g dosage, vintage 2018, disgorgement 12/22, vinified in oak for 8 months and a further 44 months of lees aging.
Tasting note:
Bursting with red fruits, apple crumble pie, yeasty and citrus notes. The mousse is soft and well-integrated. Long finish. Truly spectacular wine, unfortunately very difficult to obtain.
##Les Horees Bourgogne Aligote En Coulezain 2022
Price: €165 (€85 en domain)
Love this wine, such a good example of New Wave Burgundy and the heights Aligoté can reach in good hands. Minimum-intervention style. The 2021 of this cuvée is still, to this day, one of my favorite wines I have drunk; this 2022 doesn’t quite reach the same heights. But nonetheless, an amazing wine. I Know it’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but I love this wine. Not your classical Burgundy by a long shot.
Tasting note:
Reductive nose, but in an exciting way, not too much, lemon, salinity, wet stone, and a touch of chamomile. Fresh acidity and a long finish. Opened up more and more in the decanter.
##Perrier-Jouet Belle Epoque 1990
Price: gift
##Disclaimer: This bottle wasn’t stored correctly all the time.
A tale of saving your expensive wine for a special moment that never comes. My grandpa got this as a gift a long time ago, and after passing it on to me, it was time to try it. Surprisingly, still quite a decent mousse, very sherry-like, oxidized, nutty, and toasty. What to say about it? I know a lot of people who would love this, but for me, it’s just not that enjoyable anymore. Fun to try a glass, but not enjoyable to drink to my palate.
##Coustheur Bonnard Osmose 2020
Price: €52
First vintage of this cuvée of 100% Chardonnay; just 512 bottles produced from the vineyard surrounding the house. 0g dosage, disgorged May 2024.
Tasting note:
Very blanc de blancs nose with green apples, citrus, and brioche. The palate is more of the same with a slight oxidative touch. I would have expected it to be a little more rich and oxidative given the wood elevage. I found this to be fair for the price at this point, but it felt like this would improve greatly with a little bottle age.
Awesome lineup! Bougy is definitely one of the few growers who actually lives up to the hype (and price) 😅
First time I see a bottle of champagne in this sub I wanna drink, aside from the occasional Bouchard.
I have some Osmose saved I’ve been debating if I should try one but I guess I’ll sit on them.
I think your comment on the PJ 1990 speaks more to your preference for younger Champagne than to keeping your bottles too long. I personally love the Sherry-esque quality of old champagne, and the early 90s bottles are drinking well right now. Could also be a poorly stored bottle, but I’m guessing it’s just the classic old Champagne profile.
What do you guys think about the perrier jouet belle époque in general?
I want to buy one for when I’m gonna propose to my girlfriend (because she’d love the art of the bottle and loves the belle époque), and I am curious about the quality etc
Although at that price point it’s usually not worth it if you don’t have enough money not to care about paying that much, but hey, special occasion