Sunday, December 14, 2014

The Taste of Summer

The arrival of summer is always appreciated with a bright outlook to the outdoors lifestyle and all the trimmings with it, including delicious berry fruits, melons and tropical fruits.  There was a compunction to put the bottle of 2004 Moet & Chandon Champagne Vintage Rosé into the fridge to chill down.  Family and friends arrived, brunch served on the table, and out came the cork!  Soft strawberry pink with a little light-red, fine mousse streaming up through the wine to the top of the glass, carrying with it the aromas of red summer fruits and soft brioche and croissants.  Softly refreshing with just a hint of sweetness and succulence, perfectly countered by fine acidity.  Very little phenolic grip.  All judged perfectly to slip down effortlessly.  I don’t even want to be critical and say there’s no great complexity, nuance, blah blah blah.  This was just a delicious bubbles to celebrate the sweetness of life and a foretaste of summer.

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