Four Champagne 96

1996 Salon;
Lemon yellow, exceptional elegance, complex and refined, apples, minerals, plaster, tender and intence, fantastic is the only word. Almost unbelievably fresh, great balance, lovely mousse, great elegance, and complexity and playfull in the mouth. How can such tenderness and the complexity become one? Fantastic and very lon elegant finish. Very young still. 97


1996 Jaquesson Avize Grand Cru;
Lemon yellow, nice toasty and yeasty aromas, bakery, aples, grat nose, complex and young. Almost intence mousse, great acidity, apples, pear, great minerality, grips your palate, slightly bitter and unripe aples and aple stones. Great finish. 92


1996 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne;
Lemon yellow, very intence and complex nose, great balance between roll, apples, minerals, barrel and toast aromas, nuts and butter. Great acidity, lovely intence mousse, very refreshing even with this body and fruit intencity, long and very complex finish. Big. Give it time. 92


1996 Duval- Leroy Femme;
Lemon yellow, fruity with it's around 80% Pinot, red berries, some minerals, cream and butter. Clean, elegant mousse, refreshing acidity, very elegant and long. A bit closed, needs time. 88