Champagne Friday just makes sense. Friday afternoon comes and the cork pops. If the first wine is not so good we’ll go to Plan B and maybe C or D. When we get to a good one, we’ll have a sip and get on with business. But there will be a blog post. And some more sipping. For our first Champagne Friday, we have …

LAURENT PERRIER Brut LP, Champagne, NV
Tech: 12% Alcohol. A blend of 50% Chardonnay, 35% Pinot Noir, and 15% Pinot Meunier.   Sensory: light-gold-straw in color and fully sparkling; dry, medium-bodied with freshly balanced acidity and just a hint skin contact phenolics.  Medium rich, toasty nose that leads to a palate offering mixed citrus with some earthy red fruit, lots of toasted-yeasty-bready notes and an earth and mineral terroir component. Satisfying and delicious. Can serve as a richer aperitif or sipping Champagne but is also well suited to food. Lovely feel in the mouth. BS: 93.