Bouvet-Ladubay, Saumur, Saphir Brut Vintage

Etihad Business Class & Lounges; 9/9/2018-9/14/2018 (Sydney, Abu Dhabi, Frankfurt) : {cork, 12.5%} Apple/lime juice nose. Light-bodied, but plenty of action from the vivacious bubbles. Flavours tend toward the lemon/citrus spectrum, the acid is fairly low, and there seems to be a fair bit of sugar still in this despite the ‘Brut’ tag. The finish is rather short and front-palate due to these structural attributes. Not more-ish. (Lufthansa Business Lounge Frankfurt T1)

Early Mar 2007 at a restaurant: pebbles on the palate; well-balanced Cremant.