Itinerary
Restaurants
La Grillade Gourmande
- http://www.lagrilladegourmande.com
- http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurants-g187136-Epernay_Marne_Champagne_Ardenne.html
CookIn'
- French/Thai fusion
- http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g187136-d2010725-Reviews-Cook_In-Epernay_Marne_Champagne_Ardenne.html
Playlist
- Marina and Diamonds - Shampain
Tastings
Friday
A.Bergère
-
Vintage 2004
- 75c25n
- Mid-yellow
- Sherry nose
-
Vintage 2000
- 75c25n
- Dark yellow
- Lighter nose
Saturday
De Castellane
Evil Underground Lair
-
NV Brut
- 33c33n33m
- Light coloured
- Bitter finish
Paul-Etienne Saint-Germain
Tradition
-
Charme
- 25c75n
- light
- fine bubbles
Rosé
-
Divine
- 40c60n
- Berry nose
- Long finish
-
Exception
- 100n
- Yeasty nose
Mercier
-
Brut
- 15c85nm
- yeasty
-
Vintage 2007
- 39c31n31m
- Citrus or lemon or strawberry nose?
- Darker than NV
-
Rosé
- No nose
- Just Chardonnay
- Short finish
Sunday
Pascal Ponson
-
Tradition
- Premier Cru
- 5c5n90m
- Apple nose
- *Very* meunier-y
- Tiny bubbles (colder cellar)
-
Grand Reserve
- 25c25n50m
- Golden
- Apricot
- Bitterness?
- Very few bubbles (Served slightly flat?)
-
Rosé
- Assemblage
- Strawberry Yoghurt
- Moderate finish
Ernest Remy
-
Brut Blanc de Noir
- 100m
- Dark gold
- Fine bubbles
- Marzipan
-
Vintage 2004
- 100m
- Pear
- Same grapes as Brut
- Occasion champagne, not for easy drinking
-
Rosé
- Maseration
- Dark pink
- Minerally, Lime?, SO_2_?
-
Ratafia
- Dark Red
- Excellent on ice with Foie Gras
-
Demi-sec
- Germolene® nose
Nicolas Maillart
-
Platine (?)
- 30c70n
- Citrus
- More acidic
-
Vintage 2005
- 50c50n
- Light coloured
- Fine bubbles
- Butter nose
- Malt Loaf
- Long finish
-
Brut Rosé
- cellartracker
- Grand cru
- 30c70n
- Pale peach