Pommery Champagne Blend Champagne 2000

Aromas of toast and pear compete on the nose; mature pear and citrus flavors play on the palate. Its beads are even and strong; its mouthfeel, zippy and crisp. Finishes with angular but clean lemon and mineral flavors. A bit young; hold for 2ndash;3 years.

A rich wine with bosky red apple-skin flavor, this has density as well as a persistent sweet apple and chalk finish. Acidity prickles the tongue, needing food to balance the freshness.

Verging on full-bodied, with a rich texture, this offers pencil shavings, honey and vanilla notes that last through the expansive finish. Therersquo;s a good underpinning of acidity, too. Drink now.

Fresh and lively in the nose, with proper toasty accents. Fairly full and complex flavors of honey, bread and minerals. Yeasty on the tail end, with lemon notes keeping it going. As a whole, itrsquo;s a nice, well-made quality Champagne.

This is in Pommeryrsquo;s relatively delicate style, a finely balanced, elegant Champagne. It has some lively acidity; the balance between this and the white fruits and a touch of maturity works. Great non-vintage.

Aromas of pear, apple, mint, and flower blossom. Juicy, bright and dry, with fairly intense orange creamsicle, lemon and mint flavors. Linear, persistent and shapely; a leanish, fresh, light style of Champagne with modest nuance and good persistence.

A ripe, fruity Champagne that lacks complexity. Therersquo;s some yeasty, rising-bread notes, but mainly peachy fruit in this medium-weight wine. Finishes short.