ChampersWELL I 'AD TO DIDN'T I???????
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Dom Perignon (preferably the '93 but it is getting harder to find) is the all time favourite. Intensity and complexity of that particular brand is close to perfect (taste wise)...
Second - Tattinger Brut. Very good when Dom cannot be found..
Third - Bollinger Grande Annee. The '95 is quite nice. Lovely vintage for drinking with Beluga. Has just the right taste to cleanse the palate after a satisfying munch...
Fourth - All the rest. Mums, Pommery, Piper, Roederer-Cristal, PJ, Veuve...
Moet is not bad in a pinch but I find it too acidic for my palate and the taste not complex enough... Quite good for parties though because of price...
Too your health
ErnestM
>> Edited by ErnestM on Wednesday 8th October 23:25
Second - Tattinger Brut. Very good when Dom cannot be found..
Third - Bollinger Grande Annee. The '95 is quite nice. Lovely vintage for drinking with Beluga. Has just the right taste to cleanse the palate after a satisfying munch...
Fourth - All the rest. Mums, Pommery, Piper, Roederer-Cristal, PJ, Veuve...
Moet is not bad in a pinch but I find it too acidic for my palate and the taste not complex enough... Quite good for parties though because of price...
Too your health
ErnestM
>> Edited by ErnestM on Wednesday 8th October 23:25
...and you haven't even heard me extol the comparable benefits of different vodka brands yet 
Cheers
ErnestM
PS: Lotusnobles, a very good friend and mentor of mine once told me about Champagne - "All you need to know is this: 'if it tastes like s
it, it probably is' "
>> Edited by ErnestM on Wednesday 8th October 23:35
Cheers
ErnestM
PS: Lotusnobles, a very good friend and mentor of mine once told me about Champagne - "All you need to know is this: 'if it tastes like s
it, it probably is' " >> Edited by ErnestM on Wednesday 8th October 23:35
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If I had to choose a favorite then I suppose it would be Krug...was fortunate to attend a 'works' masterclass given by Olivier Krug about 2 years ago, where we tasted the 1988 and 1989 vintages, the rose, Clos du Mesnil ( a rarity)...and the Grand Cuvee which we also had in abundance with our lunch.
If I'm buying...then I usually go for Charles Heidseick...was a 'works' guest at their chateau in Reims and had a wonderful meal there which included 1990 Cristal served from magnums (btw I bought the outfit that I'm wearing to BT&P for that occasion)
If I had to choose a favorite then I suppose it would be Krug...was fortunate to attend a 'works' masterclass given by Olivier Krug about 2 years ago, where we tasted the 1988 and 1989 vintages, the rose, Clos du Mesnil ( a rarity)...and the Grand Cuvee which we also had in abundance with our lunch.
If I'm buying...then I usually go for Charles Heidseick...was a 'works' guest at their chateau in Reims and had a wonderful meal there which included 1990 Cristal served from magnums (btw I bought the outfit that I'm wearing to BT&P for that occasion)
) that I think champoo is vastly over rated. Not that I'll turn a glass down, but I'd rather have two good bottles of Rioja for an average one of your fizzy stuff. 
Krug or a dom to start moving onto cheaper ones after a glass or two (Alright I start on the cheaper ones)
Veuve, Pommery, Heidsieck, Lois bernier (virgin used to do vintage one for £15, bargain (gulping champoo))
If you've never tried rose have a blast at Laurent Perrier cuvee rose
not cheap, especially as one bottle invariably leads to several more
Veuve, Pommery, Heidsieck, Lois bernier (virgin used to do vintage one for £15, bargain (gulping champoo))
If you've never tried rose have a blast at Laurent Perrier cuvee rose
not cheap, especially as one bottle invariably leads to several more
Champers. Got to be Bollinger Grand Annee. I've got a (I think!) 95 lurking in the cellar and IIRC the 90 was rather good.
I am probably in a minority in that I rather enjoy regular Moet & Chandon as well as the Dom Perignon stuff. I've drunk most Champers over the years but I keep coming back to Bollinger.
For everyday drinking sparkling wine I've been coming to the conclusion that lots of the rest of the world does it better! i.e. To be worth the bother of having proper Champagne you've got to go up-market a bit.
And I'd much rather have a glass of some fine white burgundy. esp. Chassagne-Montrachet, Puligny-Montrachet and, of course, Meursault...
Or anything made by Stephen and Prue Henschke.
I am probably in a minority in that I rather enjoy regular Moet & Chandon as well as the Dom Perignon stuff. I've drunk most Champers over the years but I keep coming back to Bollinger.
For everyday drinking sparkling wine I've been coming to the conclusion that lots of the rest of the world does it better! i.e. To be worth the bother of having proper Champagne you've got to go up-market a bit.
And I'd much rather have a glass of some fine white burgundy. esp. Chassagne-Montrachet, Puligny-Montrachet and, of course, Meursault...
Or anything made by Stephen and Prue Henschke.
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