In Bond Fine Wine. 2002 Pommery Cuvee Louise, Champagne, France. White champagne in 6x75cl. Top critic score: 93/100 (SR). Drinking window: 2014–2026. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
Alison Napjus (AN) — 91/100 · Wine Spectator, 15/12/2014 · Drink 2014-2022
A lacy Champagne, with ripe apricot and apple fruit layered with a base note of smoky minerality and hints of ground cardamom, berry tart and lemon parfait. Finely balanced and elegant overall. Drink now through 2022. Tasted twice, with consistent notes.
James Suckling (JS) — 94/100 · JamesSuckling.com, 11/07/2015
A beautifully seductive and creamy nose with plenty of honey and clotted cream across lemon and grapefruit. Some white peach too, really alluring. The palate's nicely orchestrated and balanced; it builds in stages and delivers pithy lemon and grapefruit flavor amid assertive driving acidity, good depth and concentration. Another great '02. Drink now or in five or more years.
Stephan Reinhardt (SR) — 93/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 01/11/2014 · Drink 2014-2026
The 2002 Cuvee Louise Brut is dressed in an intense citrus colored robe and offers - as if it was a Pfalz Riesling - ripe yellow fruit aromas of pineapples, oranges and ripe peaches along with noble yeasty layers in the background. Full-bodied, rich and fresh on the palate, Madame Louise is a firm and almost mineral structured, persistent Champagne of complexity, finishing with a refreshing citri…