1998 Rare Millesime
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Score 95/100 · James Suckling, Oct 2025
Intense and quite fresh, with aromas of apples, tarte tatin, chalk, minerals, cumin, pineapple, mangoes, almonds and a hint of honey. Full-bodied on the palate, with pastry and apple flavors, fine bubbles, zesty acidity and a chalky, austere finish. Tasted from magnum. Still has the substance and energy for aging. Drink or hold.
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92
92/100
Jancis Robinson MW
95
95/100
James Suckling
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93 points
Josh Raynolds
Score 93/100 · Josh Raynolds, Nov 2008
(for a magnum) Bright green-straw. Pungent, pure, mineral-driven aromas of lime, melon, white peach and honeysuckle expand with air. Fresh and sharply focused, offering lively citrus flesh and zest flavors and a suave underpinning of smoky minerals. Turns creamier on the long, gently sweet finish. An impressive showing; this is balanced to reward patience.
92 points
Jancis Robinson MW
Score 92/100 · Jancis Robinson MW
95 points
James Suckling
Score 95/100 · James Suckling
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Champagne Rare