The following comment from Matthew Jukes sums up this wonderful Champagne;'If you need convincing about vintage Champagne, then start here, and with this vintage. Not quite as forward as the simpler yet delicious and early drinking 1997, nor as patience demanding as the classic but cellar bound 1996, it allows you to get an immediate hit of what the whole vintage deal is all about. Complex, biscuity, layered and full, this wine is addictive. Think up a relevant occasion or excuse, and go and buy yourself a bottle'.