Dom Perignon 1992

Been a while since i babble on my blog here.... i stop drinking? No no....work n life just caught up with me..

Anyway, Thank you to all my friends, i got to taste Dom Perignon 1992, in a magnum bottle.

Man oh man, i still not used to the nose of a Dom Perignon ( DP )-strong nutty, musky , ripe pear nose. Nice colour-golden , amber. Uniform , fine bubbles.

the palate- superb superb!!! Not even Josephine 1989 can compare to it ( i had the drink side by side ). nice walnut, biscuit, caramel, hint of lemon peel, and just a tint of sweetness. Medium body , dry and with a long finish.

The most surprising thing is that the champagne taste very fresh!

Even after 1/2 hr and not chill ( courtesy of my champagne abusing friend ), the wine still taste wonderful!

can still last up to 5 years i reckon , though i don't think any one can resist the drink till then!

yummy.

Happy New Year!

Dear One and all,

Happy New Year! Time to pop my champagnes!!

a few more blogs on the way:

- Billecart Salmon Rose

- Joseph Perrier " Josephine" 1990

- Joseph Perrier "Josephine" 1995

cheers everyone!

Philipponnat Clos des Goisses 1999

D has ordered lots of fine wine for my upcoming wedding dinner. I am deeply grateful for that.

The problem is,my wedding isnot till end of the year; It is extremely hard to resist letting the bottles lying there alone in the cold cold chiller. We are always tempted to peak at them or even open up and savour them.

Phillipponat Clos Des Goisses 1999 is one of them!

-an elegant champagne with light straw colour.

Nose: subtle sweetness with tint of lemon, fine bubbles

Palate: toasted grain, slight mineral, peachy,ash. short to medium finishing.

good breathing : similar tasting even after 15 minutes

CDG is 70% pinot nior and 30% Chardonnay . 30% of the wine is fermanted in oak.An elegant wine which is recommended to drinkat the mature date of 2011-2024!!

Now, we have to find a few more of CDG to keep.

Champagne Blanc de Noir " La Parcelle" 2001

I was very excited to open Champagne Inflorescence Blanc De Nior "La Parcelle" since D and i enjoy Inflorescence Bland De Nior Brut; This is supposedly the 'vintage' and flagship creation of Cedric Bouchard.

But sad to say i was quite dissapointed when i had it during dinner few days back.

La Parcelle has similar style to the NV brut but it was much more delicate.

Nice beautiful light colour, very very fine bubbles, not many.

Nose- nice fresh nose.with a tint of mushroom, and fruits

Palate- much more less intense, subtle as compared to the NV brut, floral ( dark flower and fruit), moderate length in the palate.

it lost all it's bubble after 10 minutes and tated like a so so white wine after slightly warm.

Maybe my expectation was too high, maybe i left it to breathe just a bit too long after the first sip,maybe i shouldn't had it with food.

A search on the internet , reviews indicated that this is a very delicate champagne , fine ,little bubbles best to have it on it's own .

maybe i should try again?

La Grande Dame Rose 1988

Yummy yummy yummy........

ok before i babble on....I must congratulate J n C on their 22 anniversay and a big thank you to J for his generosity, always on wine and dinner.

Become of J, i have an oppurtunity to taste one of the best rose around La Grande Dame Rose 1988.This champagne is to represent the wonderful celebration of his wedding, on that year

I must say i wasn't much of a Rose fan , last time, but in recent years i have gain quite an interest in this style of champange.

Veuve Clicquot flagship selection La Grande Dame , in particuliar this bottle La Grande Dame 1988 (LGDR 88 )- was drinkign very well. In fact, J, D and me think that it still can be kept a few years more!

LGDR 88 is made out of 64% pinot nior, 36 % chardonnay, and 15% red pinot nior; all from the Grand Cru.

LGDR 88 has a luminous deep golden colour . Fine , uniform bubbles.

Nose- intense , rich nose of dried fruits ( dates and figs) and mild spice ( vanilla).

Palate- long, dense,creamy,and tight woven ; perfectly rounded of with tint of black cherries and raspberries.

Compliment most food and also best drink on it's own

Superb superb!

Champagne Inflorescence blanc de noirs brut

Finally, Crystal wines has brought in Inflorescence Champagne.

I would call this a boutique champagne, as the Champagne house only started making Chmapagne since 2000.. The maker of the champagne Cedric Bouchard is considered a rising star as a Champagne maker. His style, which is quite unusual for Champagne, is that he insists on bottling single vineyard, single variety ( chardonnay of Pinot noir ), and single vintage Cuvee.

more inside on Monsieur Bouchard can be found on www.polnerselections.com

Champagne Inflorescence Blanc de Noirs Brut uses 100% Pinot Noir grapes (2006) and come from the vineyard ' Val Vilaine '

Eys: Light straw colour. Nose: fine, fresh with green apple, pear and a tint of dry citrus and sweet. Body: medium to full body. Fine bubbles, not much. Palate: lingers for 30 seconds.

Elegant Style.

THE MOST INTERESTING thing is that Monsiuer Bouchard recommends the champagne to be decanted and served in a normal glass.

- which i totally agree. After 10 min. the champagne tasted even better. Just like a great wine!

yummy! can't wait to savour Champagne Blanc de Noir " La Parcelle"

Inflorescence.

Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin champagne

I am very fortunate that some of my friends have great nose and palate. Hence, most of the time when we gather to drink , I get to savour some of the finest wines; not necessarily expensive but definitely of good value. We always joke; 'that's only so much you can drink , why waste on bad alcohol?' We try not to 'insult' each other's taste buds by serving a mass produced, min quality controlled wine.

Nope, we are not snobs but just choose to savour the best of the crop.

Having said so, I usually would not shun any champagne unless it's so bad that it gives me a headache.

Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Champagne is considered a mass market champagne due to their massive marketing campaign.
However, I still think highly of it, as a champagne for all occasions.
Beautiful yellow colour, medium bubble size, fresh and dry nose. On the palate, one can taste a bit of raisin, a little bit of tanginess, subtle sweetness and a tint of lime at the end of the palate.

Nice!

However if one has the oppurtunity, one must try the rich cousin of Veuve.
- the La Grande Dame

I will use this as an excuse to drink and log in again.. yippie!

Billecart Salmon Brut Reserve 2004

I always enjoy diecovering a value for money, good champagne.

Billcart Salmon is until 4 years ago , together with increase demand of champagne , a champagne of my choice . The price of Billecart has increase 30% since then .

Billcart Salmon is more famous for it's Rose , i would say. Indeed i agree that the Rose is one of the most value for money and tasty i ever had. I am not a Rose fan but i will drink , anytime , a Billcart Salmon Rose.

I also have the oppurtunity to taste some of the vintage Billcart Salmon ( if not for it's dramatic increase in price, i would have a vertical as well as a horizontal collection )

- Billcart Salmon vintage cuvee Nicolas Francois 1998

-Billcart Salmon Brut Rose Cuvee Elisabeth Salmon 1996

non vntage

- Billcart Salmon Blanc de Blanc

Today , i'll be talking about Billcart SalmonBrut Reserve 2004 which i bought in Paris airport.

Maybe D and i was too eagered to drink another bottle of champagne during dinner that we open the bottle.

Billecart Salmon Brut Reserve 2004 has it's distictive elegant nose- a tint caramel sweet , and fresh. Beautiful light yellow- golden colour. The bubbles are uniform and fine. Taste of cinamon, caramel and orange peel on the palate. Palate just a little bit short.

Even after the bubbles reduced and less chilled, one still can taste the slight sweetness of the champagne.

I definately think it will taste better a few years later, if we have just a little bit more of patience.