Election Night 2019 at Jordan's.

Tasted Thursday, December 12, 2019 by SLIMES with 113 views

Introduction

Not a wine night and no notes taken at the time, but I've recorded a few impressions of what we drank.

Flight 1 - Champagne with with smoked salmon and the exit poll. (2 Notes)

  • NV Taittinger Champagne Brut Réserve / La Française

    France, Champagne

    This was fine but I don't think that Hatch Mansfield have any right to be upset when this gets discounted down to £25. The Bollinger was a clear improvement.

    Not as good as the aged bottle I had some time ago.

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  • NV Bollinger Champagne Special Cuvée Brut 90 Points

    France, Champagne

    Served in Lehmann glasses this was a clear step up from the Taittinger.

    The yeastiness of the nose jumped out of the glass. The usual red apple flavours were present on the palate with enough acidity and 'dryness' to prevent things from becoming cloying.

    It seems a little churlish to add that the bottle that I cellared for five years that I had a while back was in a different league.

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Flight 2 - Roast Beef and Yorkshire Puddings with the earlier results. (2 Notes)

Flight 3 - Cheese board with big Labour losses. (2 Notes)

Flight 4 - Tories celebrating and Labourites drowning their sorrows. -Jo Swinson loses her seat : ) (1 Note)

  • NV Piper-Heidsieck Champagne Cuvée Brut 89 Points

    France, Champagne

    Election night 2019.

    This was the Champagne we turned to after dinner and with the leftover Taittinger and Bolly floating around, I thought that our slightly inebriated state would prevent this from suffering by comparison. In the end, I needn't have worried about that as this bottle held up very well in the face of the competition.

    The nose had the usual Piper-Heidsieck sulphur and a faint whiff of potting-soil (probably the Pinot Meunier). It's worth remembering that this wine is nearly a blanc de noirs, but unlike Bolly or Drappier, red apple flavours from the Pinot Noir do not seem to be in the driving seat. Instead, this is leaner with crisp pear and some grainy notes. It's a similar style to Moet but a much better deal IMHO.

    A very good quaffing Champagne.

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Closing

A mix of Labour and Tories in the room, so a mixed reception to the night but no problems with the wines.

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