Saturday Night – a Sparkling Night with the In-laws – Part 1

This past Saturday we had Kathy’s parents join us for our usual Saturday night dinner with Mick and Amy. For the first course I did crab dip and shrimp cocktail and paired it with two different sparkling wines; a Louis Roederer Champagne and an Astoria Prosecco.

I will review the Champagne first and then do the Prosecco in the second part of this blog.

"Action shot of the Champagne being poured"

The nose on the Champagne was an interesting mix of mushroom, nut, yeast and orange. Tasting the wine, lime was the dominate flavour but there was a smoky creamy flavour to it as well. The structure on the wine was very good with lively acidity that gave the wine a beautiful crispness. It paired very well with both the crab dip and the shrimp cocktail. Mick made the comment that this was the best Champagne or sparkling wine he had in a long time. I can’tdisagree with him as I very much enjoyed this wine.

"So Good"

Here is the group rating for the wine – Mick - 91, Mark - 92, Kathy – 92, Amy – 90, Overall – 91.25

Here is the LCBO information on this wine –

 LOUIS ROEDERER PREMIER BRUT CHAMPAGNE

 VINTAGES 268771
750 mL bottle
Price: $ 67.95
Wine, Champagne
12.0% Alcohol/Vol.
Sugar Content : XD
Made in: Champagne, France
By: Champagne Louis Roederer
Release Date: N/A

I will be picking up another bottle or two of this to save for a special occasion, though with how much I liked this wine a ‘special occasion’ may turn out to be a day that ends in ‘Y’.

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