Fat Cork pt. 5, Adam-Jaeger 2002 Blanc de Blanc
This is the only vintage bottling I got from Fatcork.com and I am excited to try it. This comes from the village of Berru in the Montagne de Reims. Berru is a special village for me. Last year at the Champagne Conference the Jacques Picard “Art de Vigne” 2005, also from Berru, was my favorite [...]
Fat Cork pt. 4, Perrot-Batteux & Filles Cuvee Helixe Blanc de Blanc
Back when I used to work at Wine Expo in Santa Monica (@wineeexpo) circa 2007, I remember reading my then boss’s wine reviews about italian white wines. He used to write that if a wine is named after a rock, then he would know with out tasting it that it would be his style of [...]
Fat Cork pt. 3, Mathieu-Gandon Espirit Brut
Happy Wednesday… Just popped open and poured the Mathieu-Gandon Esprit Brut into my 3 glasses. I will have let them sit for about ten minutes before I taste them. I’d like to just say that I am having a hell of time trying these new Champagnes, I haven’t been this happy to “work” in a [...]
Fat Cork pt. 2, J. Charpentier Brut Reserve
This is the second wine from the FatCork shipment, chosen at random. I think it was Emeril Lagasse who said, “you have to eat with your eyes first.” This is a good case of drinking with ones eyes first, the color is golden/silver/peach and DEEP. Reminds me of the 100% Pinot Meunier wine I had [...]
Fat Cork pt.1, Pascal Redon Brut Tradition
Super stoked to try the first Champagne from Fatcork.com! I randomly chose the Pascal Redon from Trepail . I know nothing of this Champagne, and looking forward to getting to know it. Here we go… The wine has spent about ten minutes in the glass. One of the most appetizingly smelling Champagnes I have had [...]
One of my favorite things… case of new grower Champagne!
So, a few weeks ago I mentioned in a post that I had found a small company in Seattle (fatcork.com, @fatcork) that imports and sells a few dozen grower Champagnes that you can’t get anywhere else. I took a look at the selections and contacted Bryan Maletis to place an order. Bryan had previously worked [...]
Dosnon & Lepage Recolte Blanche Day Three
Today was the first time I saw a line out the door at POP. It was insane. I don’t think I’ve worked this hard in a while. Jean Vesselle Rose Demi Sec with chocolate dessert, check… A. Margaine Sec with a creme brulee, check… First date paired with some Bollinger, check… Magnums galore for a [...]
Dosnon & Lepage Recolte Blanche Day Two
Another tremendously busy night at POP. People were drinking all kinds of Champagne tonight… Jean Milan Tendresse Blanc de Blanc Sec, Dosnon & Lepage Recolte Rose, Jean Vesselle Oeil de Perdrix… It’s a good night when everyone is drinking grower Champagne. Just pulled out the Recolte Blanche for another tasting in the same three glassed [...]
Dosnon & Lepage Recolte Blanche Day One
A rep came by this week and dropped off a bottle of the Dosnon & Lepage Recolte Blanche for me to try. I figured that this would be a good time to taste this wine over the course of the next 3 or so days and see how it develops. I just took the bottle [...]
Champagne: Beyond the bubbles….
If you follow us on twitter then you probably read the few tweets announcing that we had the Dosnon & Lepage Recolte rosé Champagne open this last weekend. What a wine, so elegant and structured with a soft texture but precise fruit. Every time I have this I wonder why I don’t drink it more [...]