Wines of the Year?

As chance would have it, today I purchased a bottle of Jacquesson "Avize - Grand Cru" 1996 "extra brut." I don't know the house, they did have the 729 but this was recommended (and more expensive IIRC). Limited selection, this seemed worth a shot. Oh, I should add disgorged beginning of 06.

Do you know it? Anyone else with an idea of what to expect?

-E

Haven't had the Avize, but it has gotten good buzz. John Gilman gave it a 90+, but said that others might easily rate it several points higher (apparently its mostly barrel-fermented, and he felt the toasted oak notes distracted a bit). But Jacquesson is a very solid house.

Emery Davis wrote:

Mark Lipton wrote in news:em960t$b4f$ snipped-for-privacy@mailhub227.itcs.purdue.edu:

I haven't had any big special wines, but managed to obtain at least 7 bottles (3 left!) of the 1997 Leroy Bourgogne Blanc for $17.99 US, putting it into everyday range, and it was pretty darn good :) That and the 2000 Chateau Meyney was about the heights for me! Though *maybe* next year will be the year the Pol Roger Cuvee Churchill

Do you have notes on that 2000 Meyney? I have a couple and was wondering how they were coming along.

- Chris

"Chris Sprague" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@i12g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

Hi Chris, I'm afraid I don't, as it was for a special occasion and we were concentrating on other things. :) I had to find something that I could afford, that was available at a Pennsylvania state store that I could get to, within a limited timeframe, and it was the best I could do. Fingers crossed that it would not be closed up or anything. My Bordeaux experience is pretty limited, I don't have any sort of benchmark great ones that I can compare with, just that it was pretty yum :):) d.