scribble from the cellar

[Sharon Bowman]

'09s are very ripe, and '11s were supremely tricky, with many having rot issues and small crops. Jérôme did a really admirable job, but the '11s are still not the beauty of the '08s or '06s.

'09s are riper than perhaps one might ideally like best.

 

[Unknown]

Why are you guys drinking Champagne this young? Why is it released, in fact?
I wouldn't expect good NVs to contain juice this young, on average.
Just checking.

 

[slaton]

Why are you guys drinking Champagne this young?

An excellent question. I have no better answer than that I like Prévost and was thirsty, and this was staring at me from the shelf at La Dernière Goutte.

Why is it released, in fact?

I wondered the same, particularly after tasting this wine and subsequently seeing it on a restaurant list.
I don't know, but the usual mundane reasons may apply. Lack of cellar space for extended aging, financial imperative, etc.

 

[kirk wallace]

originally posted by .sasha:
Why are you guys drinking Champagne this young? Why is it released, in fact?
I wouldn't expect good NVs to contain juice this young, on average.
Just checking.

Not an answer, but keep in mind that Prevost's bottling are all single vintage, but not aged enough to be released as vintage wines. He acknowledges freely that the '11s would benefit from some post-disgorgement aging.

 

[Sharon Bowman]

originally posted by .sasha:
Why is it released, in fact?

Young producer with cash flow issues.

 

[Odd Rydland]

originally posted by Sharon Bowman:
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