Dense and concentrated, this bubbly delivers its flavors on a racy profile, with plenty of intensity. Picks up a ginger note toward the finish. Drink now through 2008. -BS

Herbal, grassy aromas waftfrom its nose, accented by traces of lemon-lime and toast. Toast, pear and citrus flavors show both the palate and the finish. One reviewer called it, "ordinary, but done well," but we think that there is nothing wrong, in this case, with getting what you expect when you imagine what good Champagne should taste like.——W.E.(12/15/2001)—— 88