A wonderful vintage champagne tasting at Le Cirque restaurant at the Leela, Bangalore. Here are the tasting notes that I uploaded on my page at Vivino, the app. My favorite champagne of the evening was the Bollinger RD 2002. Floral aromas of lavender, violets. Lots of berry notes. Great structure with a good balance of acidity. This was the only glass of champagne that I finished. My second favorite wine of the evening was the Veuve Cliquot La Grande Dame 2004. Was kicked to discover that both Bollinger and Veuve Cliquot are female-run houses. I wanted to like the Drappier 2005 more than I did. Because they don’t use sulfur. It was decent but not my favorite. The Don Ruinart 2002 was a stunning surprise. When we first drank it from the glass, it was restrained, even subdued with very flat aromas. All of us around the table decided that we didn’t like it. Fortunately, I didn’t finish the glass and two hours later when I smelled and tasted it again, it seemed like an amazing new champagne. Very elegant, structured, with complex notes of spices, stone fruits and light floral notes. I didn’t like the Cristal very much. Perhaps 2009 is not a great vintage for Champagne. The Dom Perignon 2004 was as you would expect. Very classic notes of brioche, butter, tobacco, and all the aromas and flavors that you can recognize anywhere. If I were to buy champagne, I would definitely buy the Bollinger again. Thank you Devesh Agarwal of the TWC for organizing such a terrific evening. .
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