Boya Sauvignon Blanc and Osetra Caviar

This 2015 Boya Sauvignon Blanc from Leyda D.O. in the San Antonio Valley in Chile and Osetra caviar is a winning combination especially when the wines price point is around USD $16.

The wine is filled with grapefruit and with a little mango. You will also find some grassiness with a zing at the end. Refreshing and delicious.

Lady Elena Caviar Pairing

O My Setra Caviar (Osetra): At first there are the flavors of  the grapefruit and mango  and then the palate is cleansed with a slight floralness of the grapefruit remaining. A good Lady Elena Caviar and wine pairing.

Champagne Montaudon and Osetra Caviar

Champagne Montaudon Brut NV

The champagne is a blend of 35% Pinot Noir, 25% Pinot Meunier, and 40% Chardonnay. The wine is given a dosage level of 8 g/l and is aged in the bottle for 3 years.

The champagne has a straw gold color with tiny bubbles. There are aromas of stony minerals, almonds, ripe berries with some soft citrus. On the palate there is a balance of fruit sweetness and nuttiness giving a roundness to it. The finish is dry with the sweet fruit notes continuing with some biscuit notes and the minerality. An easy drinking champagne.

 

Lady Elena Caviar Pairing

O My Setra Caviar (Osetra): The mineral and creaminess of the Osetra caviar mixes with the ripe berries and the nuttiness of the champagne and leaves a clean finish. A good Lady Elena Caviar and champagne 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

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 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. 

2013 Boundary Breaks Riesling #239 Paired with 2 Caviars from Lady Elena Caviar

2013 Boundary Breaks Riesling #239 

Background

Boundary Breaks Riesling wines are from the Finger Lakes region of New York. Boundary Breaks only focus is on the vineyards and planted their first vines in 2009. Also, they only focus on the Riesling grape variety with four different Riesling clones being grown in separate vineyards.The wine making process is carried out by local Finger Lake wineries.

The wine tasted today is their Riesling from clone #239. 11.6 ABV with .9% residual sugar. 

Wine Notes

The wine has a pale straw color with green tints. There are aromas of stony minerals with lime and sweet apricot. On the palate it is lively with its biting acidity. There is a touch of sweetness here but balanced with the soft minerality. The finish is dry and minerally soft while filled with lime and mouth watering acidity. There is the right amount of sweetness to show some fruit in the wine while keeping the wine a dry Riesling.

Lady Elena Caviar Pairing

The 8th Pearl (Kaluga Hybrid):The wine covers the palate with its

softened fruit flavors and then cleanses the palate with a bone dry finish. A great Lady Elena Caviar and wine pairing.


O My Setra Caviar (Russian Sturgeon Osetra): The wine covers the palate and gives a clean follow through resulting in a cleansed palate and a bone dry finish. A good Lady Elena Caviar and wine pairing.

1990 Gosset Celebris Champagne Paired with 2 Caviars from Lady Elena Caviar

1990 Gosset Celebris Champagne

Background:

The blend is 33% Pinot Noir and 67% Chardonnay.

Wine Notes:

The champagne has a dark golden color and there are little to none tiny bubbles. There are aromas of sweet honey caramel and citrus with some mushroom. On the palate minerality pops through the caramel. There is brioche and sweet coconut with quince. The tiny bubbles appear so gently on the palate. The finish is filled with a burst of soft fruit with caramel and citrus. Other than the decrease in bubbles, the wine is standing strong.

Lady Elena Caviar Pairing

O My Setra Caviar (Russian Sturgeon Osetra): At first the flavors of the champagne just flow over the caviar and then all is neutralized with a clean finish. A great Lady Elena Caviar pairing.

The 8th Pearl (Kaluga Hybrid): Honey and caramel flavors are released as the champagne glides over your tongue and finishes with slight dryness. A good Lady Elena Caviar pairing.

Henriot Enchanteleurs Champagne Paired With 3 Caviars from Lady Elena Caviar

1996 Henriot Enchanteleurs Champagne

Background:

The blend is 50% Pinot Noir and 50% Chardonnay.

Wine Notes:

The champagne has a golden color and is filled with non stop streaming tiny bubbles. There is a creamy yeasty caramel aroma with notes of sweet fruit and soft minerality. This flows through to the palate in another layer with lemon curd and some nuttiness. The finish is long with caramel and notes of some black fruit.

Lady Elena Caviar Pairing:

 O My Setra Caviar (Russian Sturgeon Osetra): The 1996 Henriot Enchanteleurs champagne.covers over the caviar and finishes with a caramel creaminess. A great Lady Elena Caviar pairing.


Americana Caviar (White Sturgeon):The 1996 Henriot Enchanteleurs champagne cleanses the palate with some remaining dryness. A good Lady Elena Caviar pairing.


The 8th Pearl Caviar (Kaluga Hybrid): The 1996 Henriot Enchanteluers champagne covers over the caviar with softened sweetened caramel lingering on the finish with some dryness. A good Lady Elena Caviar pairing.

2009 Weingut Knoll Loibner Federspiel Gruner Veltliner Paired with White Sturgeon Caviar

This wine is from the Wachau region of Austria and is 100% Gruner Veltliner. The name of this wine includes the term-Federspiel. This  is the second highest quality level specific to the Wachau region.

The wine has a pale gold color. There are aromas of white flower, orange rind, apricot and peppery herbs. On the medium bodied palate the peppery herbs become more pronounced. The wine has a medium length mouth watering finish with the pepperiness showing thorough.

Lady Elena Caviar Pairing

Americana Caviar (White Sturgeon): The wine covers over the caviar and clears the creaminess and cleanses the palate. A good Lady Elena Caviar and wine pairing.

2012 Bruni Per Laia Vermentino Paired with the White Sturgeon and Siberian Sturgeon Caviar

The 2012 Bruni Per Laia is made form the Vermentino grape in Maremma Tuscany Italy. The wine was fermented in barrique for six to eight months.

The wine has a pale gold color. There are aromas of mild creamy soft apricot and white peaches with a smokey salty mineral note. On the palate it is medium bodied with slightly soft creaminess, delicate fruits and a touch of green herbs. The finish is dry and filled with acidity that balances out the wines creaminess. Very easy to drink.

Lady Elena Caviar Pairing

Americana Caviar (White Sturgeon): The caviar brings out some of the minerality of the wine. A good Lady Elena Caviar and wine pairing.

Siberian Baer Caviar (Siberian Sturgeon): The wine’s minerality and fruit flavors are enhanced and leaves the mouth refreshed.  A great Lady Elena Caviar and wine pairing.

2011 Domaine des Aubuisieres Cuvee de Silex Vouvray Paired with 2 Caviars from Lady Elena Caviar

The wine is 100% Chenin Blanc. Domaine  des Aubuisieresis located in the heart of Vouvray in the Loire Valley in France with vineyards planted on clayish silicious soils.

The wine has a straw gold color. There are aromas of lime,chalk, honey and oranges. The wine on the palate is soft and filled with lime and honey. The finish is slightly dry with chalk notes and then becomes mouthwatering.

Lady Elena Caviar and Wine Pairing

The 8th Pearl Caviar (Kaluga Hybrid): The caviar brings out the fruit in the wine with some slight salinity. The wine slowly cleanses the palate with a dry finish. A great Lady Elena Caviar pairing.

Elegance (Golden Osetra): The wine covers over the caviar, cleans the palate with a slight dry chalk finish. A good Lady Elena Caviar pairing.