Foretti's
Tasted Wednesday, February 28, 2024 by brigcampbell with 38 views
Here's the story of bookclub. It's been going on for more than 12 years. We kind of lost track. It was the brainchild of Frank who thought to put five people together that enjoyed wine and each other's company. He should work for match.com. We rotate turns hosting where your responsibility to pick the restaurant and provide all the wines. Check comes at the end of the night and we just chop it up.
As the host you also have the option to invite a guest. The guests tend to be very wine oriented individuals and they always add a unique dynamic to the gathering.
Oh, the wines are always served blind. Many times there's a theme within a flight, across all the flights, or nothing at all. The beauty of it is everyone puts thought behind the wine they select. This is about exploration, challenging the norms, and great fun.
Let's see how a 2010 base wine is holding up compared to a more current bottling.
How about a wine from a producer using a vineyard from the other producer and vice versa? That should really screw some people up. Let's make them from the same vintage.
We probably don't drink enough chateauneuf du papes in the group.
NV Jacquesson & Fils Champagne Cuvée No. 738
France, Champagne
A little bit concerned when I pulled the cork because it barely made a whisper. This was paired up with the 745 and certainly showed more flesh and roundness. A white bread note and a hint of sweetness. I really enjoy any sort of bready representation in the sparkling wine. Red and yellow apple with some citrus back in it up.
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NV Jacquesson & Fils Champagne Cuvée No. 745 Extra Brut
France, Champagne
This is right in the wheelhouse for what most people consider a grower champagne. Low dosage, with strong acidity driving lemon, lime, tart rind. Midtown shows a touch of red apple as well. Very enjoyable.
This was paired up with the 738 and for me showed better because it just stood up and commanded attention.
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