Champagne

This is 100% chardonnay although it is not labelled as Blanc de blanc.  Disgorged May 2023.  Golden in color, clear and bright with a nice  mousse of tiny bubbles.  The nose has baked bread, red apples and slight ginger.  Medium to full bodied.  Good acidity.  nice mouthfeel.  On the palate, this has some depth and complexity.  Flavors of apples with some minerality and slight gingersnap on the finish.  This is lovely on its own and better with food.  It will work with most foods but would be nice with melted brie on toast.  Drink over the next ten years.  

One of my favorite Champagnes.  Light golden in color, clear and bright.  A good amount of very tiny bubbles make a nice mousse.  The nose is pronounced with red apples, pastry dough, and toast.  Full bodied.  Great energy and balance.  On the palate, this is delicious with flavors of apples, slight ginger and underlying char.  Deep.  Long finish.  At age 15, I am not sure this is at peak yet.  it should drink well for another ten to fifteen years.  it will work with most foods and worked great with Brie in a Pastry Dough. 

This is a blend of 90% Pinot Noir and 10% Pinot Meunier.  Light golden in color with just a touch of copper hues.  Nice  mousse with plenty of tiny bubbles.  The nose is very nice with ginger, toast and minerality.  Full bodied.  Crisp acidity.  On the palate, lemons, char, and slight pears.  Long, vibrant finish.  This is nice on its own but with all that acidity, it begs for food.  It would work with just about any foods.  It worked nicely with soft cheeses.  drink over three to five years from release date.

Not a wine I remember having before.  it is quite good if the price is right.  A blend of 60/40 Pinot Meunier and Pinot Noir.  Golden in color, clear and bright with a nice mousse. The nose is serious with green apples, brioche and slight match stick.  Medium bodied.  Good acidity.  On the palate, this is crisp and tasty with apples, minerality and slight char.  Good finish.  This is great on its own and should be very versatile with food.  Try to make sure bottles are recent releases and drink over the next few years.

Sometimes it is easy to forget just how good this wine is.  No, it's not Dom Perignon, but it is very good and very available.  Light golden in color, a nice mousse of very tiny bubbles, clear and bright.  The nose is nice with apples, toast and slight chalk.  Medium bodied.  Good acidity.  On the palate, this has slight oxidation with apples and slight char.  Good finish.  This is very food friendly and will work with just5 about any food.  It went well with vegetable quiche.  One issue to be careful of is that this is sold everywhere.  Make sure of good storage and try to make sure this i

Pink/orange in color, clear and bright with a lovely mousse of tiny bubbles.  The nose is pretty with strawberries.  Medium to full bodied.  On the palate, this is starting to show some age but also has enough acidity to keep things lively.  Cherries, some cranberries and slight grapefruit notes.  Very deep.  Long finish.  This is delicious but also complex.  It will evolve into a mature Champagne so drink soon unless that is good with your tastes.  If so, it has another ten to fifteen years.  Very food friendly, it would be great with roasted duck.  

Probably my favorite vintage of this wine and with the escalating prices, who knows if I will get to try another one.  Light golden in color, clear with a nice mousse of lots of tiny bubbles.  The nose is clean with toast, slight lemons, and minerality.  It is tight to start but opens quickly.  Full bodied.  Crisp acidity.  On the palate, there is some lemon, lemon peel, and minerality.  Deep and complex.  Concentrated.  Long finish.  This is still showing very young, but delicious.  It should have no problem going another twenty years if well stored.  It will work wonderfully on its own, a