1999 Pommery "Cuvée Louise" Brut Champagne

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91CG

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Wine & Spirits

Reviewed December 2010

Austere up front, this wine's tight floral scents open to a splash of color in the finish, as vivid as a 1960s Marimekko print. The lasting impression is bold and creamy. Decant it for seared scallops and truffled mashed potatoes.

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Professional Reviews

Wine Spectator

Review Date: 11/2012

Smoky, featuring a delicate bead and vivid acidity backing flavors of poached apple, black licorice, dried papaya and black currant candy. Offers a fresh finish, with a hint of seaside. (AN)

Connoisseurs Guide

Review Date: 12/2010

Here again is a wine that has arrived at its best, and, if not one exhibiting a great deal of toast, it is dry and somewhat austere at this point. It is charged with a foamy and insistent mousse of very small bubbles and its bias to minerals and chalk reminds of a fine Blanc de Blancs. It will make for a complex aperitif sipper and will also perform well at washing down a platter of freshly shucked oysters. *Two Stars*

Wine Enthusiast

Review Date: 07/2011

Louise is always a light wine, almost feathery, and this 1999, now mature, maintains this style. It is delicate, its acidity just touched with toast and hints of citrus zest underneath. (RV)

Notes

An entirely estate-grown tête de cuvée from a grand marque Champagne house is a rare thing. Besides single-vineyard offerings like the Clos de Mesnil and Clos Ambonnay from Krug and Clos de Goisses from Philliponnat, there are only two: Roederer's Cristal and Pommery’s Cuvée Louise. When Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessey sold Champagne Pommery to Vranken in April of 2002, they kept the 741 acres of vineyards for themselves. As 2001 was a washout vintage, that leaves this 1999 Cuvée Louise and perhaps a 2000 (if they made it) as the last of this estate Champagne. The 1999 Pommery Cuvée Louise is a complete Champagne. It gets its soul from the village of Verzenay, the most important of the seven grand cru villages that went into the blend. You will find toast and richness in plenty in this Champagne, and yet it does not lose a beat of refreshment. I respectfully disagree with the tasters who say that it is running out of time--I think it will make a very charming 20 year old. Don’t miss this opportunity! (Gary Westby, K&L Champagne Buyer)

Details

Origin	Champagne, France
Type/Varietal	Other White Wines
SKU	1060302