Saturday, 10 March 2018

Szegti Blanc de Blanc Cuvee Adele 2011




A friend gave me this bottle of sparkling wine some time ago. I had blogged about both the winery and their special take on making traditional sparklers, as well as the companion bottle which was tasted a couple of years ago.

I finally tasted this bottle a few days ago. But before considering how it tasted, a comment about the label. The label is a Klimt picture of Adele Bloch Bauer, also known as the Lady in Gold. Gustav Klimt painted two pictures of this patron of the arts and this is the first one.The wine is 100% Chardonnay fermented in stainless steel and aged for 12 months on lees. It was given 90 points by Wine Enthusiast.

AS for the wine, it was a nice golden yellow with few streams of medium fine bubbles. there was an acid appley fruity nose. An acid prickle on entry was followed by an acid slightly honeyed palate, well supported by an acid backbone. Although the winery suggested to drink it with seafood, it did not quite match the scallop sashimi nor the oyster that night.

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