Light golden in color. The nose is nice with minerals, baked bread, slight chalk and red apples. On the palate, this is refreshing. Good acidity. Not much fruit but nice minerality and chalk. Good depth. It drinks easy. Worked with a wide variety of foods. Retail is around $40 which is fair value.
This is a lovely Champagne and a nice way to celebrate with friends and start an evening. Pale yellow gold in color. It has a nice mousse with lots of tiny bubbles. On the nose, there is lemons and seltzer water. On the palate, this has lemon candy. nice acidity. Slightly sweet on the finish. Some depth. This is a recent release. It is very food friendly and also drinks well on its own.
This is a blend of 50% Chardonnay. 45% Pinot Noir, and 5% Pinot Munier. This is their prestige cuvee in the attractive, hand painted bottle. Go0lden in color with a steady stream of small bubbles. The nose is nice with toast, slight lemon and maybe a hint of peach. Crisp acidity. On the palate, lemons with some toast. Long finish. Very tasty and very food friendly, it will work with just about any food. Still fresh and vibrant, drink over the next seven to ten years.
From the excellent 2008 vintage. This is 60% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Noir and,10% Pinot Munier. Light golden in color, clear and bright. A fair amount of tiny bubbles. The nose has apples, slight cider notes, and a touch of chalk. Medium bodied. Good acidity. The fruit is ripe which comes off a bit sweet but that calms down with air. Nice apple fruit. Solid finish. This is drinking quite well now and should continue to do so for the next decade. It went well with a varied menu from Shishido peppers and garlic to sharp Cheddar.
This is a blend of 70% Chardonnay and 30% Pinot Noir. Straw gold in color. A steady bead of tiny bubbles. The nose is nice with apples, slight peach, spice and a bit of baked bread. Full bodied. Firm structure at age 16. On the palate, red fuji apple, some green apples, some salinity and minerality. Lots of depth, it unwinds in the glass to show a delicious complexity. Long, tart finish. This wine drinks beautifully on its own and will work well with just about any food. Fried foods would be perfect. Drink over the next ten to fifteen years.
First time trying this vintage and it is awesome if still young. I hate to call it elegant as that is not correct, but it is the kind of wine that fans of the "less is more" philosophy of wine will love. Light silvery/gold in color, clear and bright with a lot of tiny bubbles. The nose is great with green apples, minerality, slight lanolin and chalk. But it is not big, just intense. The palate is similar. At first taste, it seemed to be missing something, but it has an energy and persistence that keeps building. Intensity without volume. The green apple and minerality carry thru to
