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Sharon Bowman

Sharon Bowman
Two days ago and yesterday, I tasted and then quaffed 29 and 16 champagnes, respectively.

These ranged widely. The first day, all white champagne; the second, ros. A range of grapes, from pinots noir and meunier to chardonnay to arbanne and petit meslier. Range of vintages, from 88 to 07. Range of styles, prestiges, houses, and growers. It was an eclectic and exciting informal discovery, brought together by an eccentric gourmand of a friend.

An absolute standout on both days were 07s from Jrme Prvost "La Closerie." The first day, we enjoyed the La Closerie Les Bguines; the second, La Closerie Fac-simil, a pale ros of meunier.

I cannot overstate my joy at tasting and, later, sipping them. My pleasure in their balance, their subtlety, their immense sapidit, hiding great persuasiveness without being flashy. Smoldering wines, both.

I want them all the time.
 
I am of two minds (two intended responses), regarding your question.

a) You are being playful;
b) You are asking in earnest.

So, I will give you two responses:

a) Of...?
b) One of us, effectively, put his hand over the glass and shook. Then he tasted. As for my own style, I don't find bubbles bother tasting. (In fact, someone like the eminent Peter Liem finds it important/telling to smell the foam.)
 
I had the 07 Les Beguines last May and I totally loved this wine.
My only issue is that this is $85 here while I paid 40 euros in Paris...
 
I don't get it. I did not find the bubbles agressive at all. As a matter of fact, I found this Champagne closer to a wine than Champagne, close in style to Ulysse Colin and Selosse.
Maybe it's just me.
 
Sharon just demontrated the most eloquent love for Prvost.

The description of the amazing Courtois visit is coming, but in part III, so sit tight.
 
originally posted by Sharon Bowman:
the second, La Closerie Fac-simil, a pale ros of meunier.

I want (them) all the time.
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One of my companions tonight said, "I could drink my weight in this every night."

And he is no soft touch.
 
originally posted by SFJoe:
originally posted by Sharon Bowman:
the second, La Closerie Fac-simil, a pale ros of meunier.

I want (them) all the time.
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One of my companions tonight said, "I could drink my weight in this every night."

And he is no soft touch.
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Been soaking my sorrows re many election results in the Les Beguines tonight. Doesn't really make up for losing Russ Feingold and Patrick Murphy, but it would be worse without it.
 
It's only in seeing myself cited that I realize my description of the Fac-simil could be misleading. It's not a ros de saigne, by any means. It is actually the same wine as the Les Bguines, with a small addition of still red made from vines on the same parcel (whence the name). The interesting factoid about the still red is that apparently the vines from which they're made suffer from a vine affliction called court-nou, which slashes the number of bunches and makes for more concentrated juice. (Pinot meunier, all.)

Joe, I agree with your companion.
 
originally posted by Ian Fitzsimmons:
Not a cost, an investment.
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That reminds me, I wanted to ask Sharon (or anyone else who's had the '07 Les Bguines) if she/they thought that it would be beneficial to hold on to a bottle of this for a little while or just go for it. Obviously she thought it was good to go now, but as noted above it isn't exactly in the land of the cheap and plentiful. Do you think it'll get better with a bit more time? Maybe not better, but you know what I'm talking about. Or, let me guess, drink and hold?
 
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