Tasted Sunday, December 31, 2023 by 87tellub with 59 views
NYE with the extended family. We started with the menu and worked backwards from there to pick the wines. Went with different than usual ways (for us) of making the filets, mushrooms and lobster tails. Was most interested in trying Laurent Perrier NV for the first time, as well as re-visiting the 2001 Rieussec (which I just thought was just ho-hum 5 years ago), and seeing what 20 years of bottle age would do to a Montelena Estate (spoiler alert: good things).
Paired the Champagne up with baked lobster tails and gigantic shrimp cocktail. Everything played very nicely together. We don't buy tons of sparkling, but would certainly consider having some more of this in the cellar.
These filets were dynamite, as were the mushrooms (tons of butter, shallots and parsley). This wine was fantastic. Easily one of the top 5-10 wines I had in all of 2023.
Sauternes with a fresh berry tart. Classic. Better showing tonight for this wine that several years back. It can't quite reach the heights of d'Yquem, but not a bad consolation prize.
Upon the realization that I don't hate bleu cheese (the sauce for the steaks was Roquefort cream sauce) took the opportunity to sample a little port and a few chunks of that same cheese. Will be going back to this combination in the years to come.
Pretty fantastic night all around. Maybe a bit of sweet overload at the end, but, there are bigger problems in the world! The Champagne was excellent, the Montelena was WOTN and I discovered I actually like bleu cheese. We will take it!
NV Laurent-Perrier Champagne Cuvée Rosé Brut 92 Points
France, Champagne
Beautiful salmon and rose gold color. Nose shows off buttered toast and popcorn at first; saline and sea spray later. On the palate sea shell, orange rind. It is creamy on the mid-palate before developing into a very dry and crisp finish. Very nice.
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