03.04.08
At The Fat Duck
1999 Taittinger, Comtes de Champagne Rosé, Brut
Pink and delicate with raspberries and strawberries..
2005 Henri Boillot Puligny Montrachet Clos De La Mouchere (Monopole)
Young and restrained with a nose of smoky oak and minerals. Great scale and structure with reticent fruit, smooth texture and the requisite minerality. Decanted - but never really kicked off. However, I find that these wines evolve relatively quickly and I would not hesitate to open another one in a years time.
2005 Vouvray, Les Bouchet, F. Chidaine
Powerful floral notes, unctuous texture with sweet exotic fruits and flowers on the palate. A smidge boisterous for the delicacy of the food.
2003 Colgin IX Estate
Deep blood red with an gorgeous overflowing nose of deep dark fruits (mostly blackcurrant and blueberry), liquorice and, as lunch progressed, chocolate. Full bodied but with alchohol and tannins currently to the fore, slightly backward - however the power, depth and complexity of the fruit will pull this through into something magnificent in 5-10 Years.