Taste
Tasted Sunday, August 2, 2015 by Loren Sonkin with 432 views
Last night, my wife and I met up with two other couples for a nice dinner at a local restaurant's chef table. It was a long dinner (about 4 hours) with lots of great food ordered off the menu. The food was excellent and there was a wide variety of wine. The other two couples had not met before and its always fun cross pollinating and telling stories, some new, some old. As for the wines, they were consumed, non-blind, casually with plenty of time to revisit.
A couple of champagnes to get the party started.
White Burg Flight
A Pinot, just cause
Some bigger reds
Some more bigger reds
One more for the road
Thanks to Jane, Carrie, Joyce, Gary and Robert for a wonderful evening.
NV Philippe Prié Champagne Cuvée Archange 91 Points
France, Champagne
Light golden in color. Nice mousse of small bubbles. The nose has a nice citrus component to it. Not much in minerality. On the palate, there is more minerality and less citrus. There is some body to it. More wide than deep. It has good acidity and is refreshing. Good start to an evening.
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2004 Bollinger Champagne La Grande Année 94 Points
France, Champagne
Whoa. This is good. From a WTSO shipment a couple of months back. Medium gold in color. The nose is nice with pears, smoke and hazelnuts. On the palate, this is seriously good. Flavors of smoked nuts and pears. Complex. Fresh and vibrant. Perhaps a bit more mature than I might have expected but drinking beautifully now. Nothing oxidized or anything like that. Great acidity. Long finish.
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