Vintage champagnes tasted – mainly 1998s and 1999s

Below are my tasting notes in full on the 70 vintage champagnes tasted in the tasting described in fine wine news in Which vintage of champagne to buy (and drink) in which you’ll find my general observations about current champagne vintages. I have divided the notes below by vintage, listing them alphabetically by name of wine or surname of producer.
 
2001
 
Brice, Bouzy Grand Cru 2001 Champagne 14.5 Drink 2008-09
Very aggressive acidity and astringence. Nice packaging…
 
2000
 
Besserat de Bellefon, Grande Tradition 2000 Champagne 15.5 Drink 2006-08
Lanson cheaper stablemate. Some development on...