One of the perks of my job is tasting vast amounts of delicious wines . Tonight at the finewine.com store we held our annual Champagne Tasting class. We poured eight high end champagnes , all of which were lovely. The highlight of the night was tasting a bottle of Salon (vintage 1999), an ultra-exclusive champagne in which only 36 vintages have been produced since its founding in 1905. We popped the magnum, which retails for $600 a bottle. And yes, it tasted like heaven. (A more budget-friendly option is Salon's baby sister, Delamotte).
My favorite was actually the Jean Vesselle Oeil de Perdrix (translates to “Eye of the Partridge”). It’s a Pinot Noir-based Champagne that has a very unique, vivacious red-fruit flavor. My co-worker Dorian and I are bringing it to bring to our NYE soiree (also because we can’t afford the Salon…a girl can dream).
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