Sparkling Wine Note: Charles Lafitte Brut Cuv�e Sp�ciale NV Champagne

Posted Dec 31st 2006 5:04PM by Jonathan M. Forester
Filed under: Wine, Lush Life, Raves & Reviews, France, Liquor Cabinet

Charles Lafitte Brut Cuvée Spéciale NV Champagne, made in France it is 12% abv. The color is a light to medium gold and has tons of dashing and beautiful small bubbles vigorously streaming up the glass. The aroma is refined with hints of citrus and tart apple.

It is an elegant champagne with a combination of light flavors you expect in both mature and young French champagnes like lemon zest, yeast, toast, hints of toasted nuts and a bit of oak and flint. It is a round wine with a long, dry, crisp finish that ends with a bit of sweetness. It is a nice deal in champagne at around $20-$25 a bottle and I am carrying a few with me tonight on New Years Eve to crack open at midnight. Now if I can just find my old sabre...

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