'Spécial Club' Brut

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93

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92

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94

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93

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95

Score

93

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91

Score

93

"The 2018 Brut Spécial Club 1er Cru is forward, elegant and very easy to like. Baked apple tart, spice, vanillin, candied lemon peel and tangerine oil all grace this soft, charming Spécial Club. The 2018, a blend of 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay, looks like a near and medium-term drinking offering, so I would not push my luck on aging. Dosage is 4-6 grams per liter. Disgorged: April 14, 2022."

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93

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94

"A silver/straw hue, the 2019 Champagne Special Club Brut is a very pretty wine made from 60% Pinot Noir and the rest Chardonnay, all originating from the Premier and Grand Cru villages of Louvois, Chouilly, and Mareuil-sur-Ay. Revealing aromas of sea spray, pure ripe raspberry, and fresh flowers, it moves seamlessly to the palate, where it offers a refined mousse with an approachable feel, its crystalline fruit shining through to a clean and graceful finish. A very attractive wine, it's showing beautifully now and should hold up nicely over the coming 8-10 years."

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94

"The 2019 Brut Spécial Club 1er Cru (65% Pinot Noir, 35% Chardonnay) is pure and seductive. Ample and creamy in feel, with gorgeous texture, the 2019 is fabulous right out of the gate. Dried pear, citrus peel, spice and crushed rocks open as the 2019 shows off its considerable charms. Readers will have a hard time keeping their hands off this. Dosage is 5 grams per liter. Disgorged between April and October 2023."