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Neal Martin

Vinous

The 2002 Cuvée Louise from Pommery is just my type of champagne. It has a seductive nose with scents of Mirabelle, brioche and crushed stone - exquisitely defined and harmonious. The palate has a smooth texture, but the acidity keeps this on its tippy toes. Slightly peachy in style, veins of lemon thyme come through towards a finish that sashays along effortlessly. Maybe it's not "cool" like some artisan growers, but I was not the only person in the room with a big smile on my face drinking this. Tasted at the Pomerol 1961 dinner in Hong Kong. 09/2023

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Richard Juhlin

Richard Juhlin

Tasted next to the 99', this appears to be a young racehorse on its way in whatever crazy direction the energy advocates. Bright young color, incomparably beautiful mousse, creamy texture and elegant sophisticated fruit. Long potent unresolved modern aftertaste that follows all the high-flying intentions that the house has. Suddenly perfect harmony and balance in the most sublime way. 05/2025

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Stephan Reinhardt

Robert Parker/Wine Advocate

The 2002 Cuvée 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 citric aroma as well as a stimulating salinity and purity. Good length and balance.

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James Suckling

James Suckling

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. 07/2015