Champagne Barons de Rothschild Blanc de Blancs - acidity a little on the high side, which wasn't surprising given it's a blanc de blancs.
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And it was beautiful! Very fragrant nose, with rich fermented rice notes. Very sweet on the attack, nice and a little round on the palate. After warming up a little, this became slightly more dry on the finish. What an awesome bottle of aged sake! And why did I only buy one bottle?!
2009 Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino - smoky and a little fruity.
2013 Flor de Pingus - aired for a little while before I tasted it. Kinda softened up the tannins, with ripe and sweet fruit.
Caol Ila Old Malt Cask 18 years - cask strength, but I prefer it neat. Very peaty, and the alcohol is naturally very sharp and torches the hairs in my nose...
Sawanotsuru 1999 Koshujikomi Umeshu (沢の鶴1999年古酒仕込み梅酒) - using koshu (古酒) from 1999 as the base, this was a lovely "marriage" between sake and plum wine. The flavors of the Nanko plum (南高梅) from Wakayama Prefecture (和歌山県) really shone here, with a nice and savory nose.
Full post on dinner is here.
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