Chartogne-Taillet
Sainte Anne Brut Champagne Blend
Vallée de la Marne, Champagne, France
Nose has pear peel, lemon curd with a hint of vanilla, fresh brioche with drizzled honey and dry sandstone.
Palate has yellow apple flesh, chalky-saline mousse, lemon peel and lightly oxidized green apple peel on the medium-long finish.
Doing about the same or slightly better than prior disgorgements. Best to chill this bottle and let it warm up to really open the nose.
Lot: Ste16CT
Nose has pear peel, lemon curd with a hint of vanilla, fresh brioche with drizzled honey and dry sandstone.
Palate has yellow apple flesh, chalky-saline mousse, lemon peel and lightly oxidized green apple peel on the medium-long finish.
Doing about the same or slightly better than prior disgorgements. Best to chill this bottle and let it warm up to really open the nose.
Lot: Ste16CT
Husk cherries, tart golden delicious apples, butter poached pears, brioche, some limestone and chalk and subtle earth. Waves of aroma and wonderfully mature flavors on the palate... so much pleasure. Bottled 2017, disgorged 2019.
Husk cherries, tart golden delicious apples, butter poached pears, brioche, some limestone and chalk and subtle earth. Waves of aroma and wonderfully mature flavors on the palate... so much pleasure. Bottled 2017, disgorged 2019.
Feb 12th, 2020
Hazelnut honey and pear nose with just the right amount of fine bubbles finishing with a lemon curd (mouth watering) from mid to finish. Lovely! Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Meunier Mostly 2016 vintage. Bottled 7/26/2017. Disgorged January 2019. Dosage 5-6 gr/L. Lot Sle16CT MS
Hazelnut honey and pear nose with just the right amount of fine bubbles finishing with a lemon curd (mouth watering) from mid to finish. Lovely! Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Meunier Mostly 2016 vintage. Bottled 7/26/2017. Disgorged January 2019. Dosage 5-6 gr/L. Lot Sle16CT MS
Dec 16th, 2019
Baked yellow apple brûlée, wild strawberry, more lessy, a bit of funk.
Baked yellow apple brûlée, wild strawberry, more lessy, a bit of funk.
Oct 17th, 2019Consistent notes from last weekend's bottle, which we thought after the fact was acting a little off the norm, bottle variation maybe. No, the bottle this evening is mostly consistent, and slightly more expressive.
Consistent notes from last weekend's bottle, which we thought after the fact was acting a little off the norm, bottle variation maybe. No, the bottle this evening is mostly consistent, and slightly more expressive.
Sep 7th, 2019On the Lawn at Tanglewood this final afternoon with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Our guest conductor Giancarlo Guerrero (Nashville Symphony director) is leading SCHOENBERG (Friede auf Erde, Opus 13 (Peace on Earth), for unaccompanied chorus) and BEETHOVEN (Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Opus 125).
The 9th by Beethoven is always bittersweet for us, as it marks the end of the official Symphony and Pops season for the BSO at their Summer home. It is a wonderful and singularly emotive moving piece, with the full force of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus at 250+ singers, conveying the message of a divine spark of joy that makes all people one.
'Freude, schöner Götterfunken!' / 'Joy, beauteous, godly spark!'
Nose of warmed pear, light toasted brioche and wet limestone.
Palate has warmed lemon curd spread on lightly toasted bread, chalky-saline mousse and honey over yellow apple. Finish is med-long, a beautiful effort.
Disgorged 7/2017, blend of '13/'14 with a 50/50 blend of Chardonnay & Pinot Noir. Noted improvement with some additional bottle age since our prior experience (same disgorgement).
On the Lawn at Tanglewood this final afternoon with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Our guest conductor Giancarlo Guerrero (Nashville Symphony director) is leading SCHOENBERG (Friede auf Erde, Opus 13 (Peace on Earth), for unaccompanied chorus) and BEETHOVEN (Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Opus 125).
The 9th by Beethoven is always bittersweet for us, as it marks the end of the official Symphony and Pops season for the BSO at their Summer home. It is a wonderful and singularly emotive moving piece, with the full force of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus at 250+ singers, conveying the message of a divine spark of joy that makes all people one.
'Freude, schöner Götterfunken!' / 'Joy, beauteous, godly spark!'
Nose of warmed pear, light toasted brioche and wet limestone.
Palate has warmed lemon curd spread on lightly toasted bread, chalky-saline mousse and honey over yellow apple. Finish is med-long, a beautiful effort.
Disgorged 7/2017, blend of '13/'14 with a 50/50 blend of Chardonnay & Pinot Noir. Noted improvement with some additional bottle age since our prior experience (same disgorgement).
Getting the Christmas 2018 dinner started a little early while the ham is still roasting away.
Nose of light toasted brioche and wet limestone.
Palate has warmed lemon curd spread on lightly toasted bread, chalky-saline mousse and yellow apple. Finish is med-long, a beautiful effort.
Disgorged 7/2017, blend of '13/'14, 50/50 Blend of Chardonnay & Pinot Noir
Getting the Christmas 2018 dinner started a little early while the ham is still roasting away.
Nose of light toasted brioche and wet limestone.
Palate has warmed lemon curd spread on lightly toasted bread, chalky-saline mousse and yellow apple. Finish is med-long, a beautiful effort.
Disgorged 7/2017, blend of '13/'14, 50/50 Blend of Chardonnay & Pinot Noir
Theise Estate Selections Dinner with Terry Thiese; 7 December 2018 at Chez Nous Bistro; Lee, MA
Theise Estate Selections Dinner with Terry Thiese; 7 December 2018 at Chez Nous Bistro; Lee, MA
Dec 8th, 2018