Dec. 24
It’s Christmas Eve today.
I drink wine, as well.
1st Oriol Rossell Cuvee Especial NV 1,350 yen + tax
When I worked at wine shop before, I had a sparkling wine tasting promotion at the front of a store all day long every year.
I remembered when I worked in a big store in Ikebukuro long time ago, we sold over 1400 bottles of Dom Perignon on the Christmas Eve.
It was 25 years ago.
Recently, you don’t sell wine or sparkling wine so much anymore on the Christmas Eve.
Wine has become not so special beverage.
Anyway, Oriol Rossell is very tasty.
2nd Nostrada Gran Reserva Gold Label 2000 2,200 yen + tax
It is a millennium vintage wine.
It is made from 60% Garnacha and 40 % Cabernet Sauvignon grown in Campo de Borja D.O. in Spain.
The wine was matured in the big barrel for 13 years then moved to the small cask and matured for 3 years.
Then the wine was bottled and kept maturing for 3 years.
The wine was filtered several times before bottling.
The cork is synthetic.
You don’t mind any long mature problems.
I imported this series from 1993 vintage.
This 2000 vintage is the best one in all vintages, I think.
I was amazed at very fresh fruits even though after 20 years matured.
Also, I felt very deep and complex mouthfeel.
I was sure again it was a great bottle and the price is super reasonable.
