Beaumont des Crayeres, Fleur de Prestige

Härligt mogna toner av mogna äpplen och sherrytoner om än inte fullt i dominans. Man känner helt klart av den varma årgången i ganska svaga syror. De finns där men är lite dämpade. God mycket prisvärd årgångschampagne även om den inte bjuder på det djup man kanske är van vid med andra äldre årgångar.

Probably the best vintage champagne you can get on a budget at the moment, and one of the best on any budget for that matter. Of course the Beumont is not as complex, rich or deep as lets say a 1990 or 1996 Bollinger RD.. However it's like a cousin with reminiscent characters, semi full body and with friendly rounded of acid paired with red winter apple tones and toast. It is very good, easy to drink and although 2003 …

Ljus. Ganska svag mousse. Oväntat smaklös och med tunn eftersmak.

Yellow colour. Intense quity heavy nose with apples and toast. Promising! Taste is robust, medium to full bodied, good length, but not as balanced as the nose told. Good value, but not something to remember.

Riktigt god. En av de bättre vi smakat

Showed better today than last time around. Pear fruit, honey, minerals. Toast and butter, brioche. The honeyed fruit is carried over to the palate, tones of aged Chardonnay, lemon curd, minerals, honey. Good length. Not fantastically balanced to be honest but the length and complexity merit a good score. Drink now

Mixed wines with Munskänkarna, including some Super Tuscans (Stockholm) : Rather full yellow colour. Nose of ripe yellow fruit with some vanilla, some nutty aromas, and some notes that reminds me both of mature wine notes and Chenin Blanc (including a hint of arrack/rum). Palate with ripe yellow fruit, yellow apples with some old/winter apple character, some nuts, rather good acidity, a hint of spices, and an apply aftertaste. Rather good body and a creamy character to the palate. The …

Apples and brioche dominate the nose, a whiff of white flowers as well. Fluffy and blowsy on the palate, still yeasty rather than baked, broad, heavy-set flavours, a lot of reserve wines or dosage or just a very hot vintage with poor fruit selection. Too obvious for me. Decent value but far from exciting.

Vinbanken med Elke Ljung och Anders Röttorp (Magnusson Fine Wines) : Bröd, nötter, mineral och citrusfrukt i doften. Hög syra, lång, frisk och stram smak. Troligen mycket matvänlig. (275kr på SB)