Out Of The Bottle
With David Ellis Champagne Taittinger’s 2004 Brut Millésimé & 2003 Tempus Two Copper Zenith Hunter Valley Semillon
If
this is the year you’ve reason to treat yourself to some of the best of
French Champagne with the Christmas turkey, give serious thought to a
bottle of Champagne Taittinger’s 2004 Brut Millésimé.
This is a
wonderfully flavoursome drop with aromas of lemon fruit jelly,
mandarins and honey that follow through nicely on the palate; at
$140 drop a hint that someone might like to leave you a bottle
under the tree for a truly memorable Christmas – or do it yourself for
that very special someone.
And if $140 is a bit beyond the
budget, pay just $16.99 and pop the cork on a McWilliam’s Balance Brut
Cuvee NV, a real value-for-money Aussie bubbly that’s got the added
advantage of being only eight per cent alcohol (compared with the norm
of 11-to-14%) for those watching their intake, but still wanting plenty
of nice citrusy flavours and sparkle in the glass.
A must give for wine buffs this Christmas is Matt Skinner’s Wine Guide 2011. This
comprehensive guide to 250 wines for drinking now or cellaring for
later, has excellent tasting notes, photographs, tips on what varieties
and styles are the hottest in buying trends, and help and advice on eco
and natural wines, low alcohol drops and low calorie wines.
A
consultant to buyers and consumers world-wide and contributor to
leading magazines and newspapers here and overseas, Matt’s reviews
cover wines for all budgets and occasions – reds, whites, bubblies,
pinks, sweet wines and light and full-bodied ones. A reference must at $24.95 for wine buffs.
"Master
of Hunter Valley Semillon", Neil McGuigan – lauded as 2009’s
International Winemaker of the Year – has now had his 2003 Tempus Two
Copper Zenith Hunter Valley Semillon named NSW’S Wine of the Year 2010.
A
typically elegant McGuigan drop, this one’s loaded with Hunter Valley
lemon and lime flavours and complex honey characters. Well worth the
$55 price tag to enjoy with grilled lobster basted with lemon-infused
butter.
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