Saturday, January 24th, 2009
87 / B+
Tasted by Mike Supple - 16 Oct 2007
Bright ruby color with thick, frothy pink bubbles. Spicy, fruity nose with some nice earth and game notes. Sweet red fruit (cherry, raspberry) on the front palate. Tons of tiny bubbles fill the mouth, making it fresh and invigorating. Lingering candied strawberries on the finish. A blend of 70% Malbec (rare for Australia) and 30% Shiraz.
Instead of a cork, they have decided to use a crown cap (think beer bottle). This keeps the wine fresh and full of bubbles while reducing any chance of flaws caused by the cork. Bubbles in red wines fade quickly (from the tannins) so chill this wine down and enjoy it with several friends. Great before a meal, and goes really well with turkey.
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Tags: bubble, cherry, cooter, earth, fruit, game, lengs, Malbec, pink, raspberry, ruby, Shiraz, sparkling, turkey, wine
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Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
88 / B+
Tasted by Mike Supple - 05 Oct 2008
Pale salmon in color, with tons of little bubbles foaming everywhere. (Even the foam in the champagne glass is pink.) Fruity aromas of lemon, candied apple and ruby grapefruit are surrounded by baking spices (nutmeg, cinnamon, vanilla) with a toasty graham cracker and honeycomb note. The bubbles are creamy and mouthfilling. Ruby grapefruit flavors are followed by lemon zest with a touch of honeyed toast and a faint hint of black cherries. Dry with good acid, but a somewhat short finish.
Finding good quality rosé Champagne is getting more and more expensive, but this is drinking really well right now and does over deliver for $50. Not overly complex, but great aromas and fantastic mouthfeel (bubbles, acidity). To say the package is ugly would be an understatement, so throw it in a bucket of ice and ignore the label. It’s beautiful in the glass, and once it’s poured, nobody’s going to be looking for the bottle…
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Tags: apple, black, candy, champagne, cherry, cinnamon, coeur, comte, cracker, cuvee, france, graham, grapefruit, honey, honeycomb, lemon, noiron, nutmeg, reims, rose, ruby, salmon, sparkling, spice, toast, vanilla
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