NV Piper-Heidsieck Champagne Cuvée Brut
Community Tasting Note
PSPatrick wrote:
88 Points
Saturday, December 3, 2016 - This ripe, medium-bodied, reasonably balanced champagne was medium yellow-golden in colour, with medium-intense, medium-fine perlage. It offered bruised apple, citrus, smoke and brioche aromas on the nose, and apple, lemon, golden grape, smoke/firestone, brioche and biscuit flavours on the palate, with creamy mousse, medium-plus acidity and very good length of the slightly bitter finish. Solid. 88+
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Comment posted by macaujames:
12/20/2016 9:33:00 AM - This is an elegant and nicely complex NV Champagne which is good for events. What would you recommend serving with it?
Comment posted by PSPatrick:
12/20/2016 10:20:00 AM - Good question. I think the blend features a high proportion of Pinot Noir. The first pairing that comes to my mind is finger food served at receptions (I can literally see slightly fatty, filled puff pastry when thinking of a pairing). An alternative pairing opportunity might be Sushi - not because it necessarily is the ideal pairing, but because Sushi is a tough pairing anyway if you don't want to go for Sake, aged Riesling Kabinett or lightly aged and slightly oaky old world Chardonnay. What do you think?
Comment posted by macaujames:
12/20/2016 10:25:00 AM - Finger foods sound safe and the Sushi sounds like it could work too it just depends on the sauce. Champagne can work well with seafood canapes already so the Sake is just pushing the comfort zone a tiny bit. Why not?