Resort at Artesian Lakes
Tasted Friday, January 15, 2010 - Sunday, January 17, 2010 by RedLoverJim with 620 views
A range of wines taken for our annual trip.
This was sabered to start the festivities
The cork was soft, and the top half broke off on the worm. The rest was pushed into the bottle and filtered out.
No particular theme to the wines, except a passing attempt to pair with the main courses each night of BBQ and pork loin. It was fun having a sabered Champagne, a young First Growth Bordeaux, a South African red with a story, an aged California red from a less than stellar vintage, an aged Icewine and an aged Port.
1996 A. R. Lenoble Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Millésimé 87 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
(1/15/2010)
A little off balance and spritey. A lot fewer yeast notes than my previous bottle. Enjoyable, but more along the lines of a non vintage, less expensive sparkler. Possibly shipping shock, as I didn't let this sit for my normal length of time after receiving. 3 more in stock, so I look forward to how those compare with my first two.
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