Pinot Meunier

I decided to open this at the third and final round of birthday celebrations, with drinks and food at my flat for friends. Quite …

Had this on the first sunny day in May 2007, in Bloomsbury Square, to celebrate a work birthday. A couple of weeks earlier we’d …

A product of my July 2006 trip to Champagne with Mum – some of the best weather I’ve experienced (32-34°C, dry & clear skies). …

Finally met Jonathan Saxby on this visit to the winery, and saw that they’d updated their label design across the range. 85% Pinot Meunier …

So, after much to-ing and fro-ing we finally drank this to wet the head of my nephew Dexter, only 14 months after he was …

Whereas this was a real pleasure and a great example of a ‘96! A second entry for Moutardier’s vintage, and the middle of a …

Disappointing, this one. For a Champagne from one of the greater vintages, it seemed a little harsh, and less complex than I expected. Medium …

Since first tasting Taittinger at the end of their cellar tour, I’ve liked the light and elegant style of the NV. However, this bottle …

Weird and entertaining end to Easter (the Graham’s 1970 is out of sequence…). A bottle that had sat in my Grandfather’s cellar since 1965 …

In drinking the much younger 1996 within a week of the 1991, I could appreciate the recommendation of the producer to Dad, to drink …