Tasting Lanson Champagne: Brut, Rosé, Organic
A report from a tasting of three nonvintage Lanson cuvées with chef de cave Hervé Dantan
Sparkling Wines
NV Sommariva Brut Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore
Subtle tree fruits and water-on-rocks
2019 Bellenda San Fermo Brut Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore
Brisk and minerally Prosecco
Prapian Col de l’Utia Brut Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore
Smart, sharp (and organic) Prosecco
2019 Ca’ di Rajo Cuvée del Fondatore Brut Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore
Prosecco farmed using an historic trellising method
2018 Bortolomiol IUS Naturae Brut Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore
A wine that balances richness with cleansing acidity
2014 Ferrari Perlé Trento DOC
Saline, scintillant sparkler from Trento
2018 Marie Thibault La Roue qui Tourne Rosé Pétillant-Naturel Vin de France
Gamay pét-nat from the heart of the Loire
Domaine Saint-Cyr Pét-Nat Rosé Vin de France
Delightful pétillant-naturel made with organic Gamay grapes
2007 Jacques Robin Cuvée Kimmeridgienne Brut Champagne
Champagne is also a libation
2017 Tin Hat Cider Woodshed Series Batch 17C
Monovarietal cider from a single wild seedling apple tree
Four Adami Prosecco
Notes on the Garbél, Dei Casel, Bosco di Gica, and Vigneto Giardino Prosecco bottlings