No matter how often I hear that Champagne is NOT just for special occasions, I ALWAYS save Champagne for special occasions. Cava - now that's an everyday wine - but not Champagne. This bottle was opened to celebrate my first Olympic distance triathlon (is it wrong to celebrate athletic achievement with alcohol?).The 2002 Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin, a gift from my wife, was rather noteworthy for being...well not noteworthy. Classic buttery, lemony, croissant...minerally, with a hint of white flowers. A soft, creamy, mousse and delicately textured, some crisp lemon and bitters. Great persistency, but rather ho-hum for being so technically correct and emotionally flat. Maybe it was just a mood thing.
cork. 12% alcohol
Score: 16/20
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the more bubbly I drink the more I realized this whole Champagne thing is a scam! I grew to love Gruet's brut. At about 12.99 to 14.99 a bottle, this thing is MUCH better than most real champgne I had (with perhaps the exception of Krug)
Hi Anon - you don't see a lot of champagne here for the simple reason that the price doesn't make sense. I have not had Gruet's brut, I will look for it. Personally, I am a huge fan of Spanish cava - I always have a bottle in the fridge.
I doubt if it was just a mood thing. The last bottle of vintage VCP I drank was unremarkable at best.
As to your question, "is it wrong to celebrate athletic achievement with alcohol?" No, it's wrong to undertake athletic achievement without celebrating alcohol.
Hi David - I guess I had a really good 80s vintage VCP and was hoping for another winner so I blamed it on "vibe" - it really was ho-hum (especially given the price). I guess it was better to drink it than to have somebody shake it up and spray it everywhere!
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