5th Man-Man-Has-Wine-Drink: Champagne. me, kk, x, sherry, pau, bigland, llchan, ben, mmc, jason 2005/7/9

Year	Wine	Price	Rating
NV	Champagne H. Billiot Fils Brut Reserve, Champagne Bag G. Sherry's winning wine. sweet, acidic, fruity, full body, long finish, hollow mid palette. 21 points out of 25. - so - ws	52.99	****
NV	Champagne Tarlant Cuvee Louis, Champagne Bag F. Rank #2. Dominique's proxy entry. Recommended by Gary Westby of K&L. fin bubbles, bread, elegant nose, full body, long long finish, citrus, herbs, vanilla, like it. 22 points - so - ws	39.99	*****
1995	Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte Cuvee Speciale, Champagne Bag K. Rank #3. Michael's entry. Amazingly same as my own entry, but showing much much better. Musky, balanced, caramel, honey. 19 points - so - ws	49.99	****
NV	Roederer Estate Anderson Valley Brut, Anderson Valley Bag C. Rank #4. Lawrence Chan's entry. fine bubbles, acidic, fruity, not typical French , med finish. 19 points - so - ws	24	****
1997	Mumm Cuvee Napa, Napa valley Bag H. Rank #5. KK's entry. Has a weird super glue aroma, toasty, full body, long finish. 17 points - so - ws	40	***½
NV	Moet & Chandon White Star, Champagne Bag B. Rank #6. Jason's entry. Sweet and simple, smaller bubbles [ compared to Bag A. ]. 12 points - so - ws	30	***
NV	Champagne De Meric Grand Reserve Sous Bois, Champagne Bag E. Rank #7. Ben's entry. fine bubbles visually but not very bubbly in the mouth, lacking mid palette. 11 points - so - ws	26	***
NV	Champagne Ariston Fils Brut Carte Blanche, Champagne Bag I. Rank #8. Crystal's entry. A distinguish soy sauce aroma, very concentrated, acidic. 19 points - so - ws	27	****
1995	Champagne Charles Heidsieck Blanc des Millenaires, Champagne Bag A. Rank #9. Pau's entry. Sweet, juicy, like muscat rather than champagne, big bubbles, not elegant. 7 points. - so - ws	75	**
1995	Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte Cuvee Speciale, Champagne Bag D. Rank #10. My entry. Same as mmc's entry but tasted very differently: yeasty, cheesy, poor bubble, bad oxydized feel. 6 points - so - ws	49.99	**
NV	Cordon Negro Freixenet, Spain Bag J. Rank #11. Bigland's entry. Bad aroma of wood, mold, leather. Concentrated. Slow minimal bubble. 5 points - so - ws	10.99	*