On Sunday a couple of weeks ago, I was joined by G and ACC for lunch. Sadly J was unable to join us this time but hopefully next year we'll make up for it!
We started with this 2010 fizz from Quentin Beaufort provided by G. This has a label that my phone camera doesn't like much so I'm delighted that I finally managed to get a decent pic of it. It's made from grapes grown just over the border from Champagne and was mature and interesting, with nice fruit. It had something appley going on and a lovely creamy quality. Very good with a Roka Cheese Crispie.
Then it was on to some Puligny-Tremblots 2011 from Domaine Joly. This was a pale gold and had that classic Puligny nose. It was very precise, elegant and stylish and was fantastic paired with hot smoked salmon salad and rye bread.
Next up was a bottle of Pommard Croix Blanche 2009 from Domaine Parent, which apparently I didn't take a picture of. This was powerful, muscular and easy drinking, with black fruits, liquorice, coffee and dark chocolate. It only took 10 years to come round...
We rounded off with a bottle of Smith Woodhouse 1994 to accompany the cheeseboard. This went down very well with my family at Christmas, and on this occasion the three of us polished it off with no problem. It was medium weight with figs, prunes and liquorice, and went down very easily. Apparently this vintage got lost in the noise and was good but not great - anyway, I'm very glad I have a couple more bottles stashed away!
Reviewing my notes, I've finally deciphered some blurred handwriting which reads "Pop Goes My Heart" - I guess we must have been talking about Hugh Grant. I had not previously encountered this particular masterpiece... thanks ACC for drawing it to my attention!
