I should know better...

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Joel Stewart

Joel Stewart
Any interest in reviving the US sparkling wine thread(s)? These are well priced here in Japan, so I grabbed all 3...I apologize in advance for hurting your eyes. Xmas season and parties, with nice-but could give a shit about wine-type people, etc., is my surface excuse. (Extreme poverty is my subterranean excuse.)

These notes are relative to the producer. Beyond this, my agenda is clearly noted I believe.

2002 G Ferrer, RC....lighter on it's feet than the 2000.

2005 G Ferrer, BdB...nicely characteristic for the style.....good cut and length.

NV G Ferrer, BdN....A bit of vin gris added. Slightly pink. Deeper than either of the above. Umami and a touch of ripeness.

Results: (YMMV) For food, the BdB, w/o, the BdN. I just can't get a hard-on for the RC, therefor I cannot achieve what Otto achieved. And that's ok.
 
I keep trying these in a vain attempt to see what others are seeing at this house, which never used to get mentioned as often as it is of late. What, if I may ask of anyone who knows, has changed (if anything)?
 
Can't answer the latter, but there is one person whose taste I respect, who speaks highly of the RC...and I have finally decided that it's too "rich" for me. At these price points, should I really care? For under $30 sparklers I look for: decent (non-foamy) bead, reticence (over yeast/toast) on the nose and palate, and either citric cut or low down umami...(seems hard to find them both at the same time, at this level). Sipping the last glass of the BdN now and it is just fine at low room temp even. Been open for several hours. Did not expect to like it as much as I am....but I will take it to the masses on 25th. It's worthy of turkey.
 
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