Gonet Champagne Tasting at Wine Watch Wine Bar with special guest Chantal Gonet

“Too much of anything is bad, but too much Champagne is just right.”
Mark Twain

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This is our first Champagne event in the new Wine Watch Wine Bar.  Philippe Gonet is with a small artisan Champagne producer that is now on to the 7th Generation of family ownership.  This event is less than two weeks away and we only have 16 spaces so if you love Champagne you don’t want to wait to respond to this e-mail till next week.  And for those of you that love Champagne we have an incredible list of many of the small artisan producers on the shelf here at the Wine Watch on this offering.

This is a sit down tasting in the Wine Watch Wine Bar and is limited to 16 tasters, the fee for this event is $95 + tax for reservations call 954-523-9463.

Philippe Gonet Champagne tasting at Wine Watch Wine Bar with Special Guest Chantal Gonet
Thursday, May 18th 2017
7:30pm

NV Philippe Gonet Champagne Grande Reserve Le Mesnil Sur Oger
Price: $69.00       Sale $60.72    Case $704

Dosage is 7 grams of dosage in this NV blend, this is 70% one vintage and 30% reserve wines to bring more maturity, which is the style of the house 2009 is the majority of the blend 60% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay and 10% Pinot Meunier.  Very fresh and bright with a good amount of zesty minerality green apple and lemon zest, notes of almond and ginger spice.  Finish 40               Excellent           

NV Philippe Gonet Rose Champagne Les Mesnil Sur Oger        
Price: $88.50       Sale $77.88          Case $903

A blend of 10% red Pinot Noir and 90% Chardonnay, the acidity of Mesnil is key to keeping these wines they still have 1945 in their cellars, a lot of minerality wild strawberry and very intense white chalky mineral soils, two types of fossils snails and bone of calamari, salty briny quality.  Wild strawberry fruit, a very elegant style with that distinct Salty mineral nuance through the finish notes of floral highlights.  Finish 40+   Excellent           

NV Philippe Gonet Blanc De Blancs Champagne Brut    
Price: $81.00       Sale $71.28          Case $826

Four Different vineyards , Ogier Les Mesnil, Sur Ogier and Vindey, Montgueux- very ripe chardonnay facing the sun tropical pineapple, very fresh brioche, fresh bread notes.  Very creamy texture on the tongue with lemon zest and quince fruit very mineral driven with that chalky mineral tongue tingly finish.  Finish 45+        Excellent +       

NV Philippe Gonet Extra Brut 3210 Blanc De Blancs      
Price: $85.50       Sale $75.24          Case $873

3 years of aging in the bottle mainly 2008, 2 different vineyard sites and 1 grape 50% Montgueux, 50% Le Mesnil Sur Oger, very tropical pineapple with amount rich in mineral and that signature mineral notes on the nose.  Very smooth and creamy on the tongue with wonderful concentration and richness with a long finish with no dosage in this wine so it could be vin nature, very focused and laser like minerality.  Even better on the second day.  Long and balanced finish.   Most Excellent              

NV Philippe Gonet Roy Soleil Brut Blanc De Blancs Grand Cru
Price: $96.00       Sale $84.48          Case $980

The sun king a very rich wine only from a single vineyard aged in 600 liter oak barrels 1/4 new, Le Mesnil vineyard 5.5 hectares, mainly 2008 30% vin du reserve, very creamy and rich only 200,000 bottles  produced annually 25,000 bottles of this cuvee.  Wow a very intense wine with layers of pineapple, green apple jolly rancher candy with layers of that distinct chalky mineral, salty briny nuance and a licorice good and plenty candy like nuance with a long finish, wonderful length and complexity through the finish. Even better on the second day, not bubbles but an array of nuance and minerality to the finish that seems to never end. Finish 55+            KILLER

Champagne Philippe Gonet Blanc De Blanc Grand Cru Belemnita 2005
Price: $305.75    Sale $269.06                      

BELEMNITA is an exclusive and confidential selection of Grand Cru Chardonnay grapes from the vines in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, some of which were planted in 1929. The harvest takes no shortcuts: carefully selecting each bunch of grapes grown on a one-of-a-kind terroir. This cuvée owes its name to the fossils, the belemnite rostra (Belemnita Quadrata in Latin) found in the chalky soil of Le Mesnil, formed in the tertiary period.

This exceptional cuvée undergoes no blending. It is therefore the purest expression of Le Mesnil-sur-Oger’s renowned terroir. This wine is aged for at least 6 years in the heart of our cellars, at a constant temperature of 12°C. This champagne has an extra-brut dosage, allowing its true nature to shine through. Crafted only the years producing grapes with outstanding characteristics, this cuvée is an inimitable interpretation of our best parcels selected in Le Mesnil.

A brilliant and crystalline wine. Its effervescence is steady and vivacious. Strings of tiny bubbles rise to the surface, nurturing a persistent and creamy cordon of foam. Its aromatic bouquet is complex: smoky, grilled, nutty (hazelnut and cashew) and candied, all underlined by a touch of acacia honey. Its fleshy and welcoming palate greets you with an elegant vanilla warmth and a buttery touch then opens up to dried fruit and candied citrus (lemon, grapefruit) notes. Its fatty, supple beginning paves the way for a vivaciously mineral and wonderfully lasting finish.
Menu
Caviar stuffed potatoes
Almond Crusted Goat Cheese Spheres with strawberry
Parmesan Crusted Pork Belly bites drizzled with orange marmalade
Salmon Sliders with Dill remoulade
Chocolate Covered Strawberries

This is a seated tasting and is limited to 16 tasters, the fee for this event is $95 + tax for reservations call 954-523-9463.