99 Salon, 04 Comtes, Belle Epoque, DP, 05 Cristal and Krug GC

1999 Salon:
Pale lemon yellow, tiny bubbles. Elegant, intense, subdued at the same time, nuanced and refined nose. Cool fruits. Fresh acidity, elegant mousse, slightly sharp and edgy still, leaner and focused palate, needs time to polish of the edges, bit bitter finish, long. 94

2004 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne:
Pale lemon yellow, tiny bubbles. Apples, lemons, minerals, cool, fresh and elegant nose, oysters and seafront minerality. Fresh acidity, elegant mousse, lovely balance, toast, yeast, burnt bread note, long. 93

2004 Perrier-Jouët Belle Epoque:
Pale lemon yellow, tiny bubbles. Apples, subdued minerals, floral, pure nose. Fresh acidity, elegant mousse, leaner palate even if fairly ntense fruit, long. 92

2004 Dom Perignon:
Pale lemon yellow, tiny bubbles. Minerals. Toast, richer and deeper nose than last bottle, intense. Fresh acidity, elegant mousse, flirting and rounder palate, long. 93

2005 Roederer Cristal:
Third bottle in four days, life is hard sometimes. Pale lemon yellow, tiny bubbles. Pure, nuanced and tender nose. Apples, minerals, lime, cool feel to it. Fresh acidity, elegant mousse, fresh, nuanced, intense yet subtle, long and elegant. 94

Krug Grande Cuvée:
Pale lemon yellow, tiny bubbles. Apples, minerals, toast, focused yet richer or rather deeper nose. Some yeast. Fresh acidity, elegant mousse, fresh, crisp, fruity, lovely balance, richer, intense and long. 94