Monday, May 28, 2012 - Celebrated the 75th Anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge aboard the Neptune on the Bay with Marie. Fairly dark yellow color. Lots of tiny bubbles. Had that mature musty/yeasty initial taste. Lots of mature fruit. Good effervescence. At first I felt, the mustiness might have thrown me off, but we settled into each other. Very good! At its peak, drink now--wait no longer.
Later that night, while drinking a NV Veuve Cliquot, M. remarked that she preferred the '96 for its maturity...