My husband has a bit of holiday this week, but we're still tending to our sick cat (who has now survived for a second month!) so travelling is out of the question at the moment. We decided not to let this get us down - we're instead spending some of the money we would have used on flights and hotels on some nice food and even better bottles of bubbly.
Yesterday was our kick-off. We bought some incredibly fresh tuna steaks at Borough Market, which we rubbed with a paste of garlic, lemon zest, pepper, and olive oil and then grilled. These flavours seemed to deserve a new world bubbly, and we had a choice of an American or a New Zealand wine in the fridge, both bought for just less than £20. We went with New Zealand - the Pelorus NV from Cloudy Bay, a chardonnay/pinot noir blend.
We've drunk Pelorus before, and it's never disappointing. It has great bubbles and a strong, crisp-apple flavour which makes it stand up really well to a lot of different kinds of food. This was our first experience with the NV, and while we enjoyed it immensely with our tuna, we did find the finish just a little short and a little bitter, which has not been our experience with the vintage bottles we've drunk. While I would happily buy and drink Pelorus again, I think I would seek out the vintage rather than the NV in future.
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