NV Robert Moncuit Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Brut
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Rote Kappelle Likes this wine:
Friday, December 22, 2023 - I found this to be rather a wizard wheeze. Sadly, for the most part Champagne leaves my flinty Protestant heart rather cold; perhaps I am predestined to be miserable?
It was surprising to find this on the list of a sensationally awful bottle shop but I had read some good things and so after a quick bit of embezzling of funds (God wants us to be rich and happy, ergo he don't mind a spot of well directed criminality - the prosperity gospel really gets to the heart of the Sermon on the Mount and it really is the driving theme in the Gospel of Luke) this was had.
Nice notes of brioche, lovely white peach and nectarine fruit, not a grapefruit in sight and some bready autolysis stuff. Hint of almond. Lovely clarity and bead. I have to say that this was worth every penny I stole. It also provided a really nice way to welcome in the Festy Season and celebrate finishing a long, hard year and clearing the decks so that I have a fighting chance of a few weeks of unmitigated bliss before the damnation sets in again.
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Comment posted by lukeintowine:
12/22/2023 6:23:00 AM - God does not mind if the bottle has a CT rating over 90 points. So you are good.
Comment posted by Rote Kappelle:
12/25/2023 5:09:00 PM - Peace be with you, brother Luke. You are named after the Gospel I like best. Without wanting to oversell this as the next Messiah, I did think this was very good wine for the price and I was surprised to be somewhat moved by a sparkling wine. Wishing you all the best for 2024.