Piccolino, Exchange Square
Tasted Thursday, February 22, 2024 by Vinumming & Ahhing with 85 views
First of 2024 at Piccolino and first look at 1989 for a few years. Overall there is lots of life left in the grander wines. Others still retain interest.
Good to catch up with the gang. Steak was perfectly executed.
2008 Alfred Gratien Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs 91 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
A very pleasant Champagne to kick things off, really opens out with some time in the glass. Initially there are hints of ginger and as one of my table mates remarks some breadiness in the baguette spectrum. Some hints of quinine too. Palate has lovely breadth and just the right sweetness / bitterness contrast. With some air a couple of ppm of papaya emerge.
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