Advice on champagne

[UpInTheAir:)]

Just in case we needed more opinions on champagne (and sparklings) The West Australian released Ray Jordan's top 100 sparklings...

Highlights:
Best Non Vintage Champagne - Charles Heidsieck Reserve (96/100)
Best Vintage Champagne - Pol Roger Reserve Champagne 2004 (97/100) (Charles Heidsieck Vintage Brut 2000 got runner up with the same score)
Best Rose Champagne - Pol Roger Rose 2006 (95/100) (Bollinger Rose Brut got runner up with the same score)
Best Prestige Cuvee - Dom Perignon 2004 (97/100) (Bollinger La Grande Annee 2004 and Krug Grand Cuvee Brut got the same score)

And now for the non-purists (everyone else please close your eyes)
Aussie under $20 - Jacob's Creek Trilogy (91/100) (Yellowglen Pinot Noir Chardonnay 2013 got the same score)
Aussie non vintage over $20 - Brown Brothers Brut (94/100)
Aussie vintage over $20 - Howard Park Jete Grand Vintage 2009 (95/100) (Brown Brothers Patricia Pinot Noir Chardonnay Brut 2008 got the same score)
Aussie prosecco - Dal Zotto Pucino Prosecco (92/100) (Brown Brothers Prosecco NV got the same score)
Aussie Rose - Arras Rose 2005 (95/100)
Prestige Aussie - Arras E J Carr Late Disgorged 2002 (97/100)
Italian - Andreola Sesto Senso Valdobbladene (92/100) (Zuccolo Prosecco Extra Dry got the same score)
Cava - Agusti Torello Mata 2009 (92/100)
French - Marchand & Burch Cremont de Bourgogne Brut Blanc NV (92/100) (Andre Delorme Blanc de Blancs Cremant de Bourgogne got the same score)

As you were

 

[ComeFlyWithMe]

Just in case we needed more opinions on champagne (and sparklings) The West Australian released Ray Jordan's top 100 sparklings...

Highlights:
Best Non Vintage Champagne - Charles Heidsieck Reserve (96/100)
Best Vintage Champagne - Pol Roger Reserve Champagne 2004 (97/100) (Charles Heidsieck Vintage Brut 2000 got runner up with the same score)
Best Rose Champagne - Pol Roger Rose 2006 (95/100) (Bollinger Rose Brut got runner up with the same score)
Best Prestige Cuvee - Dom Perignon 2004 (97/100) (Bollinger La Grande Annee 2004 and Krug Grand Cuvee Brut got the same score)

And now for the non-purists (everyone else please close your eyes)
Aussie under $20 - Jacob's Creek Trilogy (91/100) (Yellowglen Pinot Noir Chardonnay 2013 got the same score)
Aussie non vintage over $20 - Brown Brothers Brut (94/100)
Aussie vintage over $20 - Howard Park Jete Grand Vintage 2009 (95/100) (Brown Brothers Patricia Pinot Noir Chardonnay Brut 2008 got the same score)
Aussie prosecco - Dal Zotto Pucino Prosecco (92/100) (Brown Brothers Prosecco NV got the same score)
Aussie Rose - Arras Rose 2005 (95/100)
Prestige Aussie - Arras E J Carr Late Disgorged 2002 (97/100)
Italian - Andreola Sesto Senso Valdobbladene (92/100) (Zuccolo Prosecco Extra Dry got the same score)
Cava - Agusti Torello Mata 2009 (92/100)
French - Marchand & Burch Cremont de Bourgogne Brut Blanc NV (92/100) (Andre Delorme Blanc de Blancs Cremant de Bourgogne got the same score)

As you were

And you started out so well...

 

[UpInTheAir:)]

And you started out so well...

So does that mean you are secretly a non-purist?? (The purists were supposed to close their eyes )

 

[prozac]

...and I knew Brown Brothers produced some good ship.

 

[blackcat20]

Dal Zotto prosecco is my favourite.

 

[UpInTheAir:)]

Dal Zotto prosecco is my favourite.

Interesting... I've never really gone for the proseccos.. but considering all your other excellent advice blackcat I am thinking I should give it a try

 

[ComeFlyWithMe]

So does that mean you are secretly a non-purist?? (The purists were supposed to close their eyes )

I'm a purist, not an ostrich!

 

[pagingjoan]

<Highlights:
Best Non Vintage Champagne - Charles Heidsieck Reserve (96/100)
Best Vintage Champagne - Pol Roger Reserve Champagne 2004 (97/100) (Charles Heidsieck Vintage Brut 2000 got runner up with the same score)
Best Rose Champagne - Pol Roger Rose 2006 (95/100) (Bollinger Rose Brut got runner up with the same score)
Best Prestige Cuvee - Dom Perignon 2004 (97/100) (Bollinger La Grande Annee 2004 and Krug Grand Cuvee Brut got the same score)>

Interesting - but these rankings do raise the question:
Best of what? What else was in the field?
Do you have the back story UITA?

 

[medhead]

Had a good read of this in the Qantas in flight magazine this week. http://www.qantas.com.au/infodetail/flying/inTheAir/inflightMagazine/wine.pdf

This place caught my eye in particular, more JQ and champagne experiences to be had.

I'll also be doing the bar in Gent next year, with luck.

Ku De Ta, Bali
9 Jalan Kayu Aya, Seminyak, Bali,Indonesia. kudeta.net



“One of my favourite bars is Ku De Ta on the beach in Bali. Having a glass of Billecart-Salmon Rosé watching sunset on the sea– yes, that’s a treat,” says Antoine Roland-Billecart, owner and director, Billecart-Salmon.
With its Seminyak beach front location, Ku De Ta is more than an idyllic sunset venue, offering fine dining all day. Global cuisine with a Mediterranean twist flows continuously from three kitchens, employing more than 80 full-timestaff, including butchers, bakersand pastry chefs. The bar’s champagne list is small, but features top houses.

French - Marchand & Burch Cremont de Bourgogne Brut Blanc NV (92/100)

As you were

Got a couple of bottles of that from Epiqure. SWMBO thinks it's rather ok.

 

[UpInTheAir:)]

<Highlights:
Best Non Vintage Champagne - Charles Heidsieck Reserve (96/100)
Best Vintage Champagne - Pol Roger Reserve Champagne 2004 (97/100) (Charles Heidsieck Vintage Brut 2000 got runner up with the same score)
Best Rose Champagne - Pol Roger Rose 2006 (95/100) (Bollinger Rose Brut got runner up with the same score)
Best Prestige Cuvee - Dom Perignon 2004 (97/100) (Bollinger La Grande Annee 2004 and Krug Grand Cuvee Brut got the same score)>

Interesting - but these rankings do raise the question:
Best of what? What else was in the field?
Do you have the back story UITA?

I have the whole article but sorry my enthusiasm for typing is fairly limited
Maybe it's googleable?? It was in The West Australian today...

 

[Cruiser Elite]

Been here - done this - MAGNIFICANT:

Ku De Ta, Bali
9 Jalan Kayu Aya, Seminyak, Bali, Indonesia.kudeta.net
“One of my favourite bars is Ku De Ta on the beach in Bali.Having a glass of Billecart-Salmon Rosé watching sunset on the sea– yes, that’s a treat,” says Antoine Roland-Billecart, owner and director, Billecart-Salmon.
With its Seminyak beach front location, Ku De Ta is more thanan idyllic sunset venue, offering fine dining all day. Global cuisine with a Mediterranean twist flows continuously from three kitchens,employing more than 80 full-time staff, including butchers, bakers and pastry chefs. The bar’s champagne list is small, but features top houses.

For those who question why anybody would go to Bali - this restaurant / experience alone is sufficient to substantiate a visit IMHO.

 

[medhead]

Been here - done this - MAGNIFICANT:

For those who question why anybody would go to Bali - this restaurant / experience alone is sufficient to substantiate a visit IMHO.

Been to any of the other places in the linked article?

 

[Cruiser Elite]

Been to any of the other places in the linked article?

Oh sorry - TBH I didn't look at the article - just the mention KuDeTa brought back such wonderful memories.

Edit: Unfortunately no - but had we known about the 2 New York bars we would have sampled one for sure I think - *Yanks are not averse to allowing grossly inflated prices to render any intention or desire worthless. Think XS night club in Encore, Las Vegas - think USD650 for Moet NV - think USD850 for Veuve NV - get my drift?

 

[medhead]

Oh sorry - TBH I didn't look at the article - just the mention KuDeTa brought back such wonderful memories.

Edit: Unfortunately no - but had we known about the 2 New York bars we would have sampled one for sure I think - *Yanks are not averse to allowing grossly inflated prices to render any intention or desire worthless. Think XS night club in Encore, Las Vegas - think USD650 for Moet NV - think USD850 for Veuve NV - get my drift?

Hell! $650 for Moët nv!

The story made all the places sound so good, always hard to see past the potential poetic licence. So great to have a real world report to back things up. I'm back to thinking about a weekend trip to Bali for bubbles.

 

[blackcat20]

Oh sorry - TBH I didn't look at the article - just the mention KuDeTa brought back such wonderful memories.

Edit: Unfortunately no - but had we known about the 2 New York bars we would have sampled one for sure I think - *Yanks are not averse to allowing grossly inflated prices to render any intention or desire worthless. Think XS night club in Encore, Las Vegas - think USD650 for Moet NV - think USD850 for Veuve NV - get my drift?

I stuck to soft drink at XS, even that was overpriced.

 

[boomy]

Been to any of the other places in the linked article?

I'm going to check out Nara Hotel. It was first recommended in the Nov QF magazine as a good place to stay and the guy from VC says it also has one of the best bars in Japan.

 

[pagingjoan]

I have the whole article but sorry my enthusiasm for typing is fairly limited
Maybe it's googleable?? It was in The West Australian today...

Thanks for that. Will take a look when a spare minute emerges.

 

[Lizzi]

Perthites, just in case you didn't already know, Swanbourne Cellars are having a champers tasting this Saturday: Tastings | Swanbourne Cellars - Perth's leading fine wine and champagne specialist

 

[pagingjoan]

I have the whole article but sorry my enthusiasm for typing is fairly limited
Maybe it's googleable?? It was in The West Australian today...

There, you see. I have betrayed my ignorance. Had no idea who Ray Jordan was. Now understand the context, thank you.

 

[pagingjoan]

Been to any of the other places in the linked article?

The Chicago place - but a while back now.
Problem with Champagne bars is that you can't try everything you would want to!
Some will allow a tasting flight, which can be entertaining - and it's always worth asking if that's an option.