Essi Avellan

MY TOP 10 WINES OF THE 2016

1.Bollinger Vintage 1914  100p

2. Louis Roederer Cristal Rosé 2002  99p

3. Armand Rousseau Chambertin 1993 98p 

4. Haut-Brion 1982 98p

5. Louis Roederer Cristal 2002  98p

6. Dom Pérignon P2 1995 98p

7. Bollinger Vintage 1937 97p

8. Pommery Les Clos Pompadour NV (2003) magnum   97p

9. Dom Pérignon P2 Rosé 1995  97p

10. Latour 1959 96p

All of the tasting notes of the wine critic mentioned above in tastingbook, comes from press releases from wine importers and vineyards, or directly from the critic and can also be found on the critic’s own website, which can be easily accessed by clicking on the link above.

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Essi Avellan is Finland’s first Master of Wine. Recognized as a champagne and sparkling wine specialist, Avellan is the author of several wine books, including Matka Champagneen and Parhaat samppanjat. She has also recently revised and extended the 3rd edition of Tom Stevenson’s award-winning Christie’s World Encyclopedia of Champagne and Sparkling Wine. For her MW studies she wrote her dissertation on single-vineyard Champagnes and won both t...

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