Caviar Pairing with 2008 Lilbert Fils Blanc de Blancs Cramant Grand Cru Champagne

The champagne is 100% Chardonnay from Cramant in the Cote des Blancs. Disgorged August 26,2014. Dosage of 7g/l

The champagne has aromas of soft flowery orange blossoms. The palate has some yeasty, nutty notes filled with minerality. The finish is mouth watering.

Lady Elena Caviar and Champagne Pairing 

O My Setra Caviar: The caviar brings out the sweetness of the champagne on the palate and in the finish. A good Lady Elena Caviar pairing.

Caviar Pairing with 2004 Pierre Moncuit Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru

The champagne has tiny streaming bubbles and is bright golden in color. There are aromas of hazelnuts,ripe citrus, toasted yeast and a touch of spice. On the palate there is such softness. The finish has little chalk notes but it is a well knitted and full powered finish with good acidity.

Lady Elena Caviar and Champagne Pairing

O My Setra Caviar: With Lady Elena Caviar-O My Setra Caviar, the champagne cleanses the palate. A good caviar and champagne pairing.

Champagane and Caviar - 2006 Gimonnet Special Club Champagne and Lady Elena Cavair Pairing

The champagne is 100% Chardonnay
The champagne has a straw gold color with greenish tints. There are tight aromas of minerally citrus, golden delicious apples,with a little toasted nut. On the palate you feel the tension and the power.The finish is dry with a touch of chalk, and is lively and floral.

Lady Elena Caviar Champagne and Wine Pairing 

O My Setra Caviar: With Lady Elena Caviar- O My Setra, the champagne’s flowery tight fruit and acidity matches the caviar on the palate and cleanses the palate with its mouth watering acidity. A good caviar and wine pairing.

Gimonnet Selection Belles Annees Brut NV Champagne and Lady Elena Caviar Pairing

This champagne is made from 100% Chardonnay.
The champagne has a straw color.There are gentle  aromas of honeysuckle, green apple with a nuttiness. On the palate there is a bitter citrus note with dryness but smooth. The finish is focused and bone dry. A value priced wine which is about 75% from Gran Cru vineyards of the Cote des Blancs.

Lady Elena Caviar Champagne Pairing 

O My Setra Caviar: With Lady Elena Caviar-O My Setra Caviar, the champagne’s flowery light fruit and acidity matches the caviar on the palate and leaves a slight chalk note but the champagne’s floweriness quickly reappears. A good caviar and wine pairing.

Gaston Chiquet Tradition Brut NV Champagne and Lady Elena Caviar Pairing

Gaston Chiquet Tradition Brut NV  has a blend of 40% Pinot Meunier, 25% Pinot Noir
and 35% Chardonnay.


The champagne has a pale straw color.There are aromas of soft mineral, black raspberry and lemony citrus. On the palate  there are some hints of yeast blended in. The finish is floral with slight chalk notes and lots of rich fruit giving way to the high acidity.

Lady Elena Caviar Champagne and Wine Pairing

O My Setra Caviar:With Lady Elena Caviar-O My Setra Caviar, the caviar allows some soft fruit of the champagne to shine through and the acidity of the champagne cleanses the palate. A good caviar and champagne pairing.

2011 Vignoble Dauny Sancerre and Lady Elena Caviar Pairing

This 100% Sauvignon Blanc wine from Sancerre has a straw greenish gold color.On the aroma there is a honeyed flinty white flower with soft minerality. On the palate it is medium bodied and all integrated with a slight bit of grassiness.The finish has slight chalk notes and then grapefruit and then the mouthwatering acidity.

Lady Elena Caviar and Champagne and Wine Pairing

Casual Caviar 1: The caviar neutralizes the fruit flavors and the wine cleanses the palate. A good pairing.

Elegance Caviar: The caviar leaves a touch of the fruit and then cleanses the palate. A good pairing.


O My Setra Caviar: The caviar brings a slight saltines to the forefront and then the wine cleanses the palate.A good pairing.

Siberian Baer Caviar: The grassiness of the wine is highlighted followed by the mouth watering acidity. An acceptable pairing.  

2013 Matua Sauvignon Blanc and Lady Elena Casual Caviar 1 Pairing

This 100% Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough, New Zealand has a straw gold color with green inflections. On the nose it is filled with gooseberry and the scent of fresh cut grass. On the palate there is mild grassy gooseberry and a touch of grapefruit.The finish is long with soft fruit and crispness.

Lady Elena Caviar and Champagne and Wine Pairing

Casual Caviar 1: The gooseberry covers the palate and the acidity makes this a refreshing good  caviar and wine pairing.

O My Setra Caviar: With this pairing the caviar livens up the fruit of the Sauvignon Blanc and the crispness of the wine cleanses the palate nicely. A good Lady Elena Caviar pairing.

Elegance Caviar: The wine cuts through the caviar and gives a dry finish similar to a high quality vodka would do. A good Lady Elena Caviar pairing.

Billecart Salmon Champagne and Lady Elena Caviar

Billecart Salmon Champagne and Caviar Pairing

Background

In the early 1800's Nicolas Billecart married Elisabeth Salmon. Each family had vineyards so the marriage of Nicolas and Elisabeth also joined the two family's vineyards. In 1818 Nicolas started the Billecart -Salmon champagne house. As of today it is the oldest continually family owned and managed Champagne house.

Some things that distinguish their champagne form others is their philosophy of producing more elegant champagnes by harvesting sooner than later. They structure their wines around the acidity and not the alcohol levels.

Also in the vinification process they double cold settle. The pressed juice is cold settled for twelve hours allowing the heaviest of the must to settle to the bottom. The next step is to rack the wines into stainless steel tanks that are chilled down to 2° Celsius for twelve hours. This deep cold prevents any wild yeasts from surviving and aids in additional settling of the remaining must.

Blend:The Billecart Salmon Brut Reserve NV is a blend of 40% Pinot Meunier, 30% Pinot Noir, and 30% Chardonnay. Each parcel and varietal is fermented separately.

Ageing: 3 years on the lees

Dosage: 7g/L

Tasting Notes: 

The champagne has a straw yellow color with tiny streaming bubbles. There are aromas of flowery lemon and pear. On the palate there is tight citrus with underlying black fruit giving the champagne some richness. The finish is bone dry.

Lady Elena Caviar Pairing: 

Americana Caviar: Billecart Salmon Brut Reserve NV paired well with its bone dry finish

O My Setra Caviar: Billecart Salmon Brut Reserve NV paired well with its bone dry finish