Mother's Day 2016 Best Gift For Mom

With Mother's Day in a week on May 8, 2016 there is little time get Mom her gifts.

How did you treat Mom or the mother of your children on Valentine's Day this year?
Not as good as you should have?

The gift of Lady Elena Caviar will put you back in good graces.

We have put together a chart to help you determine how much caviar you should be gifting. This is only a guideline but you may want to think about being more generous since it is Mother's Day.

Champagne Frerejean Freres Premier Cru Brut and White Sturgeon Caviar Pairing

Champagne Frerejean Frères Premier Cru Brut 

and 

White Sturgeon Caviar from Lady Elena Caviar 

Champagne Frerejean Frères is a small Premier Cru Champagne House founded by the Taittinger brothers, Guillaume, Richard and Rodolphe. They produce only Premier Cru champagnes that are made from a single vintage and single crus.

Frerejean Frères Premier Cru, is located 6 miles South of Epernay, straddling the Cote des Blancs and the Village of Grauves with the cellars located in Grauves.

They use the three traditional grapes for champagne. The Chardonnay grapes come from the Premier Cru vineyards of the Cote des Blancs with the Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier also grown in Premier Cru Vineyards with the same soils.

This champagne is a blend of 50% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Noir and 20% Pinot Meunier and is aged for five years on the lees before disgorgement with a dosage level of 6.5 g/l. Then it ages for another year in the cellar before release. 

Champagne Description

The Frerejean Frères Premier Cru Brut champagne has a golden yellow color with fine streaming bubbles. There are aromas of orange blossoms, ripe peach, pear, brioche and speckles of spice. On the palate there is soft minerally nutty citrus. The finish is layered with minerality, ripe peach, almond and caramel notes that linger. The roundness and complexity of this champagne makes it so enjoyable alone and will pair with so many different foods.

Lady Elena Caviar Pairing

Americana Caviar (White Sturgeon):The pairing of Frerejean Frères Premier Cru Brut champagne with the White Sturgeon caviar brings out the nuttiness of both the champagne and the caviar and also brings a cleansed palate. A great Lady Elena Caviar pairing.

Pierre Moncuit Hughes de Coulmet Blanc de Blancs NV Champagne with White Sturgeon Caviar

Pierre Moncuit Hughes de Coulmet Blanc des Blancs NV Champagne

 with

 White Sturgeon Caviar Pairing

The champagne is from the 2012 harvest with Chardonnay grapes from their own 11.7 acres of vineyards in the village of  Sézanne. Here the soils have sand mixed with chalk and marl. This champagne has a dosage level of 8 g/l. The champagne is slightly different than their Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru. This wine has more floral characteristics but is still a mineral and citrus filled champagne. On the palate there is additionally some toasted biscuit. It has a slightly mouth watering finish filled with mineral notes and some sweet citrus.

Lady Elena Caviar Pairing
Americana Caviar (White Sturgeon): The flowery citrus of the champagne fills your mouth as the your palate is cleansed. A good Lady Elena Caviar and champagne pairing. 

Pierre Moncuit Blanc de Blancs Champagne with White Sturgeon Caviar

Pierre Moncuit Blanc de Blancs Champagne and White Sturgeon Caviar Pairing

This champagne was made from the 2012 harvest from their own vineyards in the village of Le Mesnil sur Oger. There is such freshness and purity present in this champagne. The wine is filled with minerality, green apple and citrus with a touch of pear skin.With a dosage level of 7 g/l it helps take some of the edge off on the finish.

I had the opportunity to meet Yves Moncuit, Pierre's son, and taste through some of his champagnes with White Sturgeon caviar from Lady Elena Caviar. Here is the first pairing.


Lady Elena Caviar Pairing

Americana Caviar (White Sturgeon): This lively and mineraly driven champagne gives you the enjoyment of the champagne as it refreshes your palate. A good Lady Elena Caviar pairing.