Veuve Clicquot
Delamotte
Chateau de Sancerre
Christian Mouiex
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Veuve Clicquot Vintage 1996 Brut is
a collectable bottle of wine.
Aged for five years, it's comprised of two parts black grapes and one part chardonnay.
The nose has a bit of mineral, sassafrass, and flowers, while the palate was rich with toasted honey, white
flowers, and mushroom.
It has an abundance of rich, black fruit flavors, yet peaks with brighter flavors.
This is one occasion where the wine is the event!
Retail price $70. Tasted August 10, 2003.
Delighted at three 
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Delamotte NV Brut Champagne
Delamotte's vineyards are just a stone throw from the famous Salon property.
Delamotte is the sister vineyard to Salon and sells grapes to them on declared years.
I tasted Delamotte and Salon side-by-side.
I was totally impressed with Delamotte's quality and could taste the resemblance in their styles.
Delamotte, as with Salon, does not do malolactic fermentaion and is completely aged in stainless steel.
The flavors were bright, as one would expect with a non-malolactic champagne, but the creamy, toasty,
yeasty flavors still prevailed in this wine.
The nose is yeasty with notes of fresh baked bisquits.
The palate is zesty with citrus zest and honeysuckle.
The finish is honey and golden rasins.
I suspect this little bottle of bubbly will grow in the hearts of those who are truely love champagne.
Retail price $35. Tasted August 20, 2003. Sparkling with three .
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Christian Mouiex 2000 Merlot Bordeaux
Jump on the Bordeaux bandwagon at a fraction of what the collectors are spending.
The 2000 vintage of Bordeauxs are phenominal, from the mass produced, inexpensive, drink 'em young wines to the high-end first growths.
Christian Mouiex 2000 Bordeaux is primarily right bank fruit, i.e. 100% Merlot
and shows Old World style complexity and structure.
This is not your typical Cali-fruit bomb merlot.
There's a bit of vanilla, earth, smokeyness, ripe wild and black cherries, and a hint of cedar.
The tannins are gripping and the acidity is perfect.
This is a well structured wine.
The best Bordeaux you'll ever drink?
I hope not.
It is worth having a few bottles around, especially if you desire
an Old World style red, made from fruit grown in a stellar vintage.
Retail price $9. Tasted May 23, 2003. Price and quality earn it two  .
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