Tasting Lanson Champagne: Brut, Rosé, Organic
A report from a tasting of three nonvintage Lanson cuvées with chef de cave Hervé Dantan
Twelvish
Less potent libations
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 Soalheiro Alvarinho Monção e Melgaço
Snappy Alvarinho from Vinho Verde
2019 Ca’ di Rajo Cuvée del Fondatore Brut Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore
Prosecco farmed using an historic trellising method
2017 Redentore Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso Trevenezie
Good weeknight red
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
2017 Quenard Mondeuse Vieilles Vignes Chignin Savoie
Inky wine with firm structure
2016 Eyrie Vineyards Pinot Meunier Dundee Hills
An extraordinary varietal bottling of Pinot Meunier from Oregon’s Dundee Hills
2018 Marie Thibault La Roue qui Tourne Rosé Pétillant-Naturel Vin de France
Gamay pét-nat from the heart of the Loire