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BUYING GUIDE

91 Comte de Lantage Premier Cru Blanc de Blancs (Champagne); $43

Has round, complete, aged Champagne aromas of warm biscuit, nutty-smoky notes, and rich, spicy toast. Complex and delicious, it's dry, with a smooth texture and a finish that is long and spicy. A first-rate vintage bubbly.


92 Comte de Lantage Brut Blanc de Blancs Champagne 1990 $35

Very vibrant and promising. This intensely flavoured, dry style of Champagne needs time to show its best stuff. Marked by a vivid green-gold colour, extremely toasty-earthy aromas and forceful butter and lemon flavours. Best from 2000 through 2005 — J.G.

92 Comte de Lantage Brut Champagne Cuvée de Réserve NV $30

This extroverted Champagne is rich in texture, flavourful and mature in style. Intriguing toasty, nutty, almost honeyed flavours give it depth, and the luscious mousse and firm acidity give it length on the finish. Drink now through 2000.

J.G.



BRUCE SANDERSON'S TOP-SCORING NON-VINTAGE CHAMPAGNES

Comte de Lantage Brut Champagne 92 $ 36 Cuvée de Réserve NV

Bold and nutty. Evolves baking bread, lemon zest, hazelnut and honey in a combination of youth and maturity. The finish is endless.

WINE SPECTATOR — DEC. 31 — JAN. 15.2001

VINTAGE 1990. RATED THE BEST VINTAGE YEAR IN THE PAST TEN YEARS BY THE WINE SPECTATOR IN COT. 15 ISSUE.

RATING SELECTED CHAMPAGNE VINTAGES

1990 95 Fine balance and full flavour Drink or hold


Süffiger Saft für Silvester

Weltklasse-Schaumweine mit Überraschung : ein Deutscher unter 17 Franzosen

Comte de Lantage, Grand Cru Troisième Millénaire. Aroma von reifen Früchten mit Anklängen von Quitte un frischen Nüssen. Perfekte Harmonie auf dem Gaumen. Ein Großer Wein von einer Winzerfamilie. Circa 90 Mark.

Virginie Philizot, Telefon : 00 33/3 26/51 11 39.


(october 15, 1999issue*)

Comte de Lantage V 1990 Blanc de Blancs "2000" 92

Comte de Lantage 1990 Blanc de Blancs 92

Comte de Lantage NV Cuvée de Réserve 92

Comte de Lantage Brut Blanc de Blancs 1995* 90



(October, 1999)

Comte de Lantage Millenium "2000" 94 Top score in category

Comte de Lantage 1990 Blanc de Blancs 88

Comte de Lantage NV Brut Rosé 88

Comte de Lantage NV Cuvée de Réserve 88


Comte de Lantage 1990 Blanc de Blancs **** (Four stars PLUS)

Comte de Lantage NV Brut Rosé **** (Four stars)

(Four stars — "Excellent quality for its type, style and price. Among the very best… Highly recommended").


UNDERGROUND WINE JOURNAL

Comte de Lantage 1990 Blanc de Blancs 18 points (20 : highest)

Comte de Lantage NV Cuvée de Réserve 18

Comte de Lantage NV 1er Cru Rosé 18

("This is our first toasting of these lovely Champagnes… Outstanding across the board").


BEVERAGE TESTING INSTITUTE

54735 94 . Comte de Lantage (France) 1990 Millenium "2000", Blanc de blancs, Champagne $80 '9/99)



The Journal of the Beverage Testing Institute

Comte de Lantage NV Cuvée de Réserve Champagne $ 30 88

Medium yellow straw hue. Toasty, nutty aromas have a Pinot-rich fruit character. Rich and rounded on the attack, with a medium body and a quick, spicy finish.

Nice now. Tasted July 1999.

Comte de Lantage NV Brut Rosé, Premier Cru Champagne $ 36 88

Pink-red hue. Vanilla and cherry aromas are quite distinctive. Juicy on the attack, with a medium body and vibrant, markedly raspberry fruit finish. Very attractive in a fruity manner. Tasted July 1999.

Comte de Lantage 1995 Blanc de Blancs, Premier Cru Champagne $ 40 81

Comte de Lantage 1990 Blanc de Blancs, premier Cru Champagne $ 43 88

Bright yellow-gold hue. Mildly toasty, with crisp citrus notes. Creamy, and fruity on the attack, with a moderately full-bodied palate showing richly fruity flavours that finish with a yeasty note. Hedonistic. Tasted July 1999.

Comte de Lantage 1990 Millenium "2000", Blanc de Blancs Champagne $ 80 94

Brilliant yellow straw hue. Rich aromas of bread and subtle smoke. Rounded and mouth filling on the attack, with a moderately full-bodied palate showing richly fruity flavours that finish with a yeasty note. Hedonistic. Tasted July 1999


2000 UND EIN NACHT
Was die Champagnerhäuser zur Milleniumfeier anbieten

Champagne Brut ohne Jahrgang, die nur aus Grand-Cru-Lagen kultiviert wurden (Comte de Lantage, Grand Cru Troisième Millénaire).

Managermagazin 11/99

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