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Country ranking ?
1 469
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Producer ranking ?
51
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Decanting time
10min
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When to drink
now to 2025
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Food Pairing
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Food Pairing
Oysters in a Champagne Sabayon
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Cuvee R. Lalou is named for Rene Lalou, a former president of G.H. Mumm, a house that prides itself on using grapes from the oldest and most distinguished vineyards in France's Champagne region. While G.H. Mumm made its first fine champagne in 1827, Cuvee R. Lalou is only released in the very best years; there have been just nine vintages since Lalou first produced it in 1966. The 1985 Cuvee R. Lalou is ranked as one of the top 20 vintages of ...
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A difficult start to the year led to early budbreak. There were some damaging hailstorms in early May, but the frost ultimately stayed away. The summer was overall warm and thanks to the hot and dry August, the grapes looked promising for the harvest. However, a damp September challenged producers and dilution was an issue for some. The 1999 harvest that started on September 15th produced a large yield (12,989 kg/ha) of sweet grapes that resul...
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Latest Pro-tasting notes
11 tasting notes
Tasting note
color
Medium, Yellow and Bright
ending
Long, Gentle and Smooth
flavors
Coffee, Buttery, Citrus and White fruits
nose
Open, Generous and Charming
recommend
Yes
taste
Mature, Medium-bodied, Fresh, Rich, Elegant and Dry
Verdict
nice but not special and Well-rounded
Written Notes
TASTINGNOTE ’1998 R. Lalou visar att man satsar stort på ett återtåg bland de stora och 99:an är ännu mer långlivad och stringent. Efter att ha varit försvunnet sedan 1985 återuppstår detta anrika märke i ny vacker skepnad. Det märks att man satsat hårt på att få till en supercuvée från de allra främsta lägena i Champagne. Avize och Cramant samt Verzy, Ambonnay och Bouzy för Pinot Noir. Alltihop från 7 lägen. Lagringen är nästan 9 år i källaren och stilen är vackert polerad och förförikt mjukt elegant. Doften skvallrar om vita persikor, lindblom, vanilj och karamell. Smaken är fantastiskt mjuk utan artt göra avkall på finess. En fullträff i förfinad form mot tidigare upplagor.’
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Vintage Quality
Excellent
Value For Money
Good
Investment potential
No Potential
Fake factory
None
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