Some more pictures of the last few days since the last blog post…
Great Biodynamic Champagnes, the '98 was particularly big this evening.
One of the first Biodynamic producers.
The Comtes is always good! Did you know that Tattinger sources most of the Chardonnay for it from La Chetillon? Pierre Peters makes a stunning wine purely sourced from that vineyard.
The Moet table.
Never heard of this Champagne house. Nice bubbles for the money. The '04 is the heat!
I might get in trouble for this, but the '99 Louise was great! Always super precise.
One of the biggest producers in Champagne.
'04 Cristal might be the best Cristal I've tasted upon release. Usually I would wait a while to drink it, but this is just so good now!
This was the biggest surprise of the night. I remember these wines being a bit clumsy a few years back. I have actually been trying to avoid them, but on this night they were absolutely delicious! The '02 Rose is the BOMB!
Michel Loriot!
Pinot Meunier master. The entire lineup is off the charts good.
This was an interesting table, two hot shots back to back.
Always a treat to taste Salon, even more so when a new vintage is just released!
The Goutorbe family knows what's up.
In the background is Elisabeth Goutorbe, I met her brother, Etienne, at a tasting last week and I met their mother, Nicole, last year in New Orleans. A true Champagne family!
Mumm de Cramant was the winner here.
Henriot is always good. The '98 was kickin! and the Enchanteleurs is pretty darn good too!
Chantal Gonet is our twitter friend! @champchantal. Her wines kick butt too. High levels of finesse and purity.
Chantal has a brother who married into another Champagne family. They make a Champagne called Gonet-Medeville, we carry it at POP!
The '99 was BIG. And the rose was GOOD.
Always good. The brut is dependable and the 2000 sings.
- The ’02 Grande Annee was waaaayyyy to big to be drinking now. Needs ten+ to be ready. Put it away! Bollinger Rose, however, is sexy stuff.
Really good stuff. The winemaker is half spanish and likes Barca F.C.!
So it’s been busy around POP lately. I will get back to the blogging soon enough. With the holidays just around the corner, this time of year is always chalk full of trade tastings in anticipation for New Years. This past Monday we had the pleasure of receiving Regis Camus, Chef de Cave for Piper and Charles Heidsieck, at POP for a tasting of the Piper Champagnes. What a treat that was! Pics and write up to come.
Thank you to those that came to the tasting and thank you to Regis and the rest of the team for taking time out of their busy schedule to visit us.
Looking forward to the next visit already!
Rafael Sanchez
Sommelier
POP Champagne and Dessert Bar
Awesome stuff, Rafael!!
Great notes too, brief, but that’s just how we like them!
Thanks Bryan!
I have more to say about all of these Champagnes, just haven’t had time to get them down on paper.
It’s the pre-holiday season so everyone is coming by with Champagne to taste at incredibly prices. I love this time of year!
I’ll try to get a real blog going next week after Champagne day is over and done with on Friday.
Best,
Rafael