Well I have just finished writing all of the notes for the Champagne tasting that I attended on Monday. The event was held at Number 5 restaurant and bar.
The Champagne was matched to food over 5 courses. The first Champagne off the ranks was the Brut Souverain Non-Vintage. The wine was well balanced with some fine bead (bubbles). It was generous in proportion with fruit and yeasty characters with a tiny bit of Brioche on the nose.
The next wine was Blanc Souveraine pur Chardonnay, many would label this wine Blanc de Blancs, and I feel this wine was to linear and tight and metallic. The fruit purity was good but felt very much like a bubbly Chablis.
The Henriot Rosé Brut was slightly over powered by the berry sorbet that was matched with it but went extremely 
well with the pork belly and mash. It was beautifully balanced with a hint of Pinot Noir and red fruit on the nose. The wine was extremely clean and very textural and good minerality.
Brut Millésimé 1998 was nice and tight and went extremely well with the Pork Belly not was not as well matched as the Rosé Brut. I wish that I could taste this wine in another 10 years and see what has happened to its tightness. This wine was so tight lipped that it gave nothing away.
The Cuvée des Enchanteleurs 1995, on the other hand, gave up its magic straight. This wine rocked with all of its glory on display but is only going to get better. If you get a chance seek out this wine and put one down and drink one now, you'll be rewarded.
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