[TN] Two BdB on NYE

Now THAT is a great way to celebrate NY...

All that's missing is Egly Ouriet. I think Dale took care of that.

I think preferences in Champagne are interesting, kind of hard to correlate to any other type of wine. You can't really say the people who like modern Bordeaux more than old style or high acid Chablis over ripe vintage Meursault are more likely to go for one style of bubbles than the other. At least in my experience.

My preferences tend to be fairly broad depending on my mood or the fod and occasion. I tend to like the more fruit driven wines in the summer or with apps and the leesy, yeasty wines in the winter or with substantial foods. I never pass up a glass of Rose.

I couldn't agree with you more. I've been trying to establish my own preferences with difficulty, let alone those of others. FWIW, I've found myself growing increasingly sensitive to the toasty aromas of Champagne. Perhaps it's the side-effect of drinking more sparkling Vouvray these days -- I dunno. Whatever the reason, I find quite a few Champagnes so overtly toasty that I can't enjoy them. A recent example was a Gimmonet. Lately, Roederer, Taittinger and now this Diebolt-Vallois come closest to what I look for in NV Champagne.

Mark Lipton

Thanks, Mike. I've had one Egly-Ouriet a few years ago and recall it as a very intriguing wine. The one that I'd hoped to secure for this event was Cedric Bouchard's NV Inflorescence, which I've heard so much about, but no joy.

Happy New Year! Mark Lipton

Don't know that one yet, will look for it.

Mark Lipton wrote in news:hi4uri$va1$ snipped-for-privacy@speranza.aioe.org:

Interesting. I do not think Gimonnet (if Pierre Gimonnet) is too toasty. For me, their wines are marked by the lively acidity that comes from Cuis, and that in my opinion gives them tension and nerve.

I have had a toasty Gimonnet, but it was 20 years old (and one of the best wines of my life, but that's another story).

Do you remember which bottlig of Gimonnet you were tasting? Was it the basic Premier Cru "Cuis" NV?

s.

Your pointed question has forced me to rely not on memory but on my archived notes, a good thing. Now I realize that it was a bottle of Gosset Celebris Brut, not a Gimmonet, that I'd found so toasty. Sorry for the confusion.

Mark Lipton

Mark Lipton wrote in news:hi843v$qte$ snipped-for-privacy@speranza.aioe.org:

Well, at least it started with G :)

BTW, it is Gimonnet. One m, two n. I have made the same mistake many times. Now, if I could just remember if it is Nieeport or Niepoort ;) (or Beerenauslese - Bereenauslese). I am getting older ;)

s.

One e, two o: Niepoort.

Beeren-.

Berry = Beere, berries = Beeren.

M.