We did it - we finally drank the last bottle of Philizot et Fils , the dreaded numero 2. My husband put it in the fridge figuring that we could drink it with some ribs that he made. We wouldn't ordinarily drink champagne with ribs, but thought the food would squelch some of the unpleasantness out of the numero 2.
My husband poured small glasses while we were cooking. To our surprise, the numero 2 was surprisingly drink-able. We're now left wondering if we got two bad bottles (improbable, but not impossible) or if we had simply steeled ourselves against the unusual taste of this champagne. We also agreed that, while this bottle wasn't as hard work as the previous ones, it's still not a champagne that we like. It smelled strongly of play-doh, brine, and sharp green herbs and tasted less like the black pepper of the first bottles, but still very bitter. It was OK with the ribs, but completely ruined the lovely sweetness and chocolately richness of the Green and Black's butterscotch eggs we had for dessert - not a go-with-chocolate drink!
I'm relieved to be done with this - not a feeling I often get with champagne!!
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