TN: Billecart-Salmon Champagne Brut Rosé NV: A Survivor
Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2017 1:06 pm
6/14/2017 rated 92 points: (France, Champagne). Bought last August 20 at Plum Market, Ann Arbor, the day after Barbara died. $40/375 ml; Veritas Distributors, Warren, MI.12 %abv, by this negociant-manipulant. Of course the half-bottle format got me to bite; this often gives a time-warp view of the wine's future. However, the lack of a bottling number makes me think that this has been on the shelf for about 10 years. Has it survived its retail tribulations? I think I heard somewhere that the sommelier for this store got her hands on an older batch of this bottling and, knowing her clients' passion for aged bubbly, did them a favor. Whether it's true or not, I don't know.
Served a bit warm, but that doesn't disturb me. Brassy with pinkish tones, one of those strangely-colored Roses that Champagne often produces, but with plenty of fine bubbles and carbonation even the second day.. Apple and whipped cream baked confection; dosage is light, quite crisp with a full mouth-feel. Like many a champagne, this one gets better as the CO-two begins to disappear, and the fine clarity and transparency begin to be apparent. Fresh, invigorating, mouthwatering finish that's a little yeasty and suggesting blood orange.
Used to toast Jackie's finishing of a 70-page grant proposal that's taken a month of hard labor and overtime. This was the same day her daughter Stephanie drove down from Madision, WI to see us, viz. 6/14/2017.
Drink or hold; at this point another five years is all to the gain, given how brash it was after being first poured. Impressive. 92 RPp/100.
Yes, Madeline Truffon, all is well.
Served a bit warm, but that doesn't disturb me. Brassy with pinkish tones, one of those strangely-colored Roses that Champagne often produces, but with plenty of fine bubbles and carbonation even the second day.. Apple and whipped cream baked confection; dosage is light, quite crisp with a full mouth-feel. Like many a champagne, this one gets better as the CO-two begins to disappear, and the fine clarity and transparency begin to be apparent. Fresh, invigorating, mouthwatering finish that's a little yeasty and suggesting blood orange.
Used to toast Jackie's finishing of a 70-page grant proposal that's taken a month of hard labor and overtime. This was the same day her daughter Stephanie drove down from Madision, WI to see us, viz. 6/14/2017.
Drink or hold; at this point another five years is all to the gain, given how brash it was after being first poured. Impressive. 92 RPp/100.
Yes, Madeline Truffon, all is well.