It's been a long week, culminating in having to take the dog back to the vet yesterday for x-rays. Thankfully, nothing nefarious appeared and we're able to take her off some of her medicines - a cause for celebration so I put a bottle of champagne from The Champagne Warehouse in the fridge.
This one was Thierry Triolet Brut, a 60/40 split of chardonnay and pinot noir. It smelled of freshly grated lemon zest, a good start! It had the freshness of a blanc de blancs, but the pinot noir gave it a depth and richness that blanc de blancs lack. The taste was apples and butter, which stood up well to my comfort food meal of homemade, wheat-free mac and cheese with bacon.
My first glass wasn't cold enough, so there was some sweetness on the finish. But after popping the bottle in the freezer for a bit, the sweetness disappeared but the finish then stumped us. I put forward a play-doh taste to my husband (come on, you know you tried it when you were a kid). He disagreed with that, and offered up salty, but said that wasn't quite the right word. We agreed on briney, the good, fresh kind of taste you get when you lick your lips after you've swum in the ocean.
It's that kind of champagne, reminiscent of everything that's good about the summer.
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