Behold there are a huge majority who loves celebrating with sparklies, bubbles and for some, champagne! If Champagne is what you have in mind but unsure of what you may be splurging on, here’s a glimpse. I had the opportunity to be at 1855 The Bottle Shop at 111 Somerset, tasting some of their NV Champers a while back and here are my tasting notes on them:



Louis Roederer, NV
Tasting Notes: White guava with bready notes on the nose moving on to a simplistic high acid palate profile with appley guava nuances.

Barons de Rothchild, NV Blanc de Blanc
Tasting Notes: On the nose, showcasing yeasty and stony characters while the palate is lightly bubbly with apple and stony mineral notes.

Lanson, NV
Tasting Notes: Yeasty and floral with light tropical fruit nose while the palate shows nice green apples with a dry yeasty finish

Piper Heidsieck, NV
Tasting Notes: Nice nose displaying apples, musky floral notes with toast and nuttiness transiting to a palate full of green apples on a toasted brioche with a hint of nuttiness once again for a nice lengthy finish

Bollinger, NV
Tasting Notes:  Berry like on the nose with nicely balanced yeasty-toasty characters plus some gingery stemmy notes. On the palate there are good creamy bubbly character and acid structure, boasting pearish fruits, tropical fruits and mineral nuances.

Bollinger, NV Rose
Tasting Notes: The bouquet is full of red berries, grape skin plus stem notes with yeasty toast notes while the palate boasts pears, apples and red cherries on the mid palate with a hint of toasted dry finish.
Definitely a food style Champagne!

What ever you choose, may you have absolute merriment this joyous season with those close to your heart! Happy Holidays!

This is just a glimpse, but remember….

Always trust your PALate, it’s your PAL!
Salut!