Advice on champagne

[Mr_Orange]

Am about to push the button on a 6 pack of R de Ruinart and thought I'd check up on price. Does $67 a bottle sound good?

 

[Lizzi]

Am about to push the button on a 6 pack of R de Ruinart and thought I'd check up on price. Does $67 a bottle sound good?

Looks pretty good from what I've been seeing - where are you finding that? Is it on moet-hennessy-collection.com.au with the $50 discount on $300?

(I love Ruinart, but I don't see it many places)

 

[Mr_Orange]

Looks pretty good from what I've been seeing - where are you finding that? Is it on moet-hennessy-collection.com.au with the $50 discount on $300?

(I love Ruinart, but I don't see it many places)

Spot on .

 

[Lizzi]

Spot on .

I just ordered a mixed bunch from them last week, including the blanc de blanc, rose, and the R with glasses
Merry Christmas to me!

(They also have the Cloudy Bay Pelorus at $25/pop before the discount, just to round things out nicely)

 

[pagingjoan]

Am about to push the button on a 6 pack of R de Ruinart and thought I'd check up on price. Does $67 a bottle sound good?

Sounds good to me.
Quite fond of Ruinart - and it has the romance of Champagne to add to the delight.

 

[Lizzi]

Would love some advice. I'm thinking of having a Billecart tasting for my birthday do this year, as I'm kicking myself that I didn't get to them when I was in Champagne. I've collected the following, most of which I haven't tried before and am wanting advice on the order of tastings.

I was thinking:
1. Blanc de blancs
2. Extra brut
3. Nicolas François 2000
4. Sous Bois
5. Demi sec
6. Brut rose.

Does that sound about right? Or start with the rose?

 

[JohnM]

Would love some advice. I'm thinking of having a Billecart tasting for my birthday do this year, as I'm kicking myself that I didn't get to them when I was in Champagne. I've collected the following, most of which I haven't tried before and am wanting advice on the order of tastings.

I was thinking:
1. Blanc de blancs
2. Extra brut
3. Nicolas François 2000
4. Sous Bois
5. Demi sec
6. Brut rose.

Does that sound about right? Or start with the rose?

I'm no great fan of rose champagnes but I would say definitely do not start with a rose.

BTW, if you are doing all that by yourself, I am available to help .

 

[Lizzi]

I'm no great fan of rose champagnes but I would say definitely do not start with a rose.

BTW, if you are doing all that by yourself, I am available to help .

LOL! It'll be a bit of a do with the gals - the whole reason being I don't want to drink a whole bottle of each! (well, I'd *like* to...)

Thanks for the tip - I only dithered about starting with the rose since the tasting notes everywhere keep saying it's good as an aperitif. It does go against my instinct!

 

[JohnM]

Thanks for the tip - I only dithered about starting with the rose since the tasting notes everywhere keep saying it's good as an aperitif. It does go against my instinct!

ANY champagne is good as an aperitif - it's kind of the whole point . But a champagne tasting is a slightly different thing - start light and then progress to fuller flavour/texture. There will be a lot of giggling by the three of you come night's end .

 

[Lizzi]

ANY champagne is good as an aperitif - it's kind of the whole point . But a champagne tasting is a slightly different thing - start light and then progress to fuller flavour/texture. There will be a lot of giggling by the three of you come night's end .

Hehehe very true - they are *all* aperitifs. Yup, I foresee a lot of giggling gerties that night!

 

[Spongbob]

I only dithered about starting with the rose since the tasting notes everywhere keep saying it's good as an aperitif. It does go against my instinct!

If it was me, I would start with dryer and then move to the sweeter (I guess the rosé is at the sweeter end).

 

[ComeFlyWithMe]

I was thinking:
1. Blanc de blancs
2. Extra brut
3. Nicolas François 2000
4. Sous Bois
5. Demi sec
6. Brut rose.

I would have thought:
1. Extra Brut (the driest)
2. Sous Bois (possibly the most complex)
3. Demi sec (still dry but a little sweeter)
4. Blanc de blancs (dry but the 100% Chardonnay would match a good first course)
5. Nic Franc 2000 (with the main)
6. Brut rose (dessert/petit fours/cheese plate)

You want to be sure to palette cleanse between with plenty of French delights, but no dessert until the rose is served. I'm thinking Pâté, seafood - prawns immediately come to mind, scallops too, chicken or turkey, and a spoonful of bitter lemon or lime sorbet between wines.

Also be sure you are still sober (eat enough food) enough to enjoy every nuance of 4 & 5

As always, your tastes may vary, so this is just a suggestion.

 

[Lizzi]

Thanks! I was thinking dry->sweet, but as I haven't had most of these before I wasn't sure which was the driest, so I went mostly with the order on the Billecart webpage
I used to make a basil and lime sorbet for dinner parties as a palate cleanser, so it might be time to bring that recipe back out. Yum!

I would have thought:
1. Extra Brut (the driest)
2. Sous Bois (possibly the most complex)
3. Demi sec (still dry but a little sweeter)
4. Blanc de blancs (dry but the 100% Chardonnay would match a good first course)
5. Nic Franc 2000 (with the main)
6. Brut rose (dessert/petit fours/cheese plate)

You want to be sure to palette cleanse between with plenty of French delights, but no dessert until the rose is served. I'm thinking Pâté, seafood - prawns immediately come to mind, scallops too, chicken or turkey, and a spoonful of bitter lemon or lime sorbet between wines.

Also be sure you are still sober (eat enough food) enough to enjoy every nuance of 4 & 5

As always, your tastes may vary, so this is just a suggestion.

 

[Daver6]

Would love some advice. I'm thinking of having a Billecart tasting for my birthday do this year, as I'm kicking myself that I didn't get to them when I was in Champagne. I've collected the following, most of which I haven't tried before and am wanting advice on the order of tastings.

I was thinking:
1. Blanc de blancs
2. Extra brut
3. Nicolas François 2000
4. Sous Bois
5. Demi sec
6. Brut rose.

Does that sound about right? Or start with the rose?

I'd drink the sweetest last. Given the rose is dry, I'd definitely put the demi sec last. Start with the extra brut (zero dosage?). Not familiar with the Sous Bois. I'd imagine the Nicolas 2000 would be the most complex, but from an average Champagne vintage. Should still be seriously good though. So perhaps stick that at 5.

 

[diningdecadence]

Looks pretty good from what I've been seeing - where are you finding that? Is it on moet-hennessy-collection.com.au with the $50 discount on $300?

(I love Ruinart, but I don't see it many places)

is there a code for that?

 

[blackcat20]

is there a code for that?

Looks like a website deal available to anyone.

 

[Mr_Orange]

is there a code for that?

Looks like a website deal available to anyone.

It's an Amex statement credit deal.

 

[AirKat]

Would love some advice. I'm thinking of having a Billecart tasting for my birthday do this year, as I'm kicking myself that I didn't get to them when I was in Champagne. I've collected the following, most of which I haven't tried before and am wanting advice on the order of tastings.

I was thinking:
1. Blanc de blancs
2. Extra brut
3. Nicolas François 2000
4. Sous Bois
5. Demi sec
6. Brut rose.

Does that sound about right? Or start with the rose?

First, like everyone else, can I please come? Looks like a great plan! We're rose champagne lovers, the Billecart is one of our favourites. I definitely wouldn't put it last - it isn't sweet, its not a dessert wine. At the QF Champagne masterclass James Halliday put the rose in the middle after an NV and before the 2004 Dom. To accompany it goes well with seafood, think scallops, salmon or sashimi. In Champagne we had it with freshly baked bread and some salami and it was delightful. It also goes well with cheese if you need to serve it later.

For those who love rose - Vintage Cellars have another of our favourites, the Perrier-Jouet Blason Rose for $79 in any six.

 

[Lizzi]

is there a code for that?

No, just put $300 into your cart and it should come off automatically.

 

[UpInTheAir:)]

LOL! It'll be a bit of a do with the gals - the whole reason being I don't want to drink a whole bottle of each! (well, I'd *like* to...)

Thanks for the tip - I only dithered about starting with the rose since the tasting notes everywhere keep saying it's good as an aperitif. It does go against my instinct!

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