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.

Chateau Sainte Marie Vieilles Vignes Blanc with White Sturgeon Caviar

Caviar for your Lifestyle from Lady Elena Caviar

Here is a $15 wine and White Sturgeon caviar pairing. This is another example of how wine and caviar can be more affordable than you ever thought.

1 ounce of Americana Caviar (White Sturgeon) and this bottle of wine shared among two to four persons is value that should be enjoyed. This is how Lady Elena Caviar brings caviar into your lifestyle.

2015 Chateau Sainte Marie Vieilles Vignes Blanc

The estate located in Targon, the heart of the Entre-Deux-Mers area, has been around for centuries but only as recent as recent 1956 has been producing wine. In 1956 the Dupuch-Mondon family took over with the passion that good wines are made with. This Blanc is made from grapes from their 25 Ha of old vines (vieilles vignes). Here the vines are planted in clay soil with chalk.

                                                                       Wine Description

This 2015 Chateau Sainte Marie Vieilles Vignes Blanc is a blend of 63% Sauvignon Blanc, 27% Semillon and 10% Muscadelle that was vinified in stainless steel tanks. Prior to bottling, the wine aged for 6 months in stainless steel tanks.
The wine has a pale straw color in the glass. From the aromas flowing from the glass to the dry finish there are orange blossoms and gooseberry with underlying white peach adding a touch of sweetness.

Lady Elena Caviar Pairing  
 

 Americana Caviar (White Sturgeon): With a taste the of  the caviar and a sip of this delicious wine, the fresh fruit flavors awaken a little as it cleanses the palate. A great Lady Elena Caviar pairing and a great value combination.

Lilbert and Fils Champagne Blanc de Blancs and White Sturgeon Caviar

This 2009 Lilbert and Fils Champagne Blanc de Blancs from Cramant is a good pairing with our Lady Elena White Sturgeon caviar.

Background 

The Lilbert Fils estate is located in the village of Cramant. Their 8.6 hectares of vineyards, located on tuffeau and chalk soils, are all Grand Cru and only Chardonnay grapes are grown. 60% of their vineyards are located in Cramant,, 30% in Chouilly, and 10% in Oiry on the Cote des Blancs. The vinification is all in stainless steel vats and undergo maloactic fermentation.

Wine Description

The champagne is 100% Chardonnay from Cramant with. a dosage of 5 g/l. The wine ages between four and a half to five years before being released.
  
The champagne has a pale gold color with tiny streaming bubbles. There are floral aromas of orange blossoms, green apple with some anise. On the palate, the minerality shows itself in this well integrated wine. The dry finish has the orange blossoms and green apples with a touch of toasty brioche.

Lady Elena Caviar Pairing 

Americana Caviar (White Sturgeon): The caviar softens the green apple flavors as the champagne cleanses the palate.

Champagne Region Lesson - Cramant vs Crémant

When spelled with the letter "a" the champagne is all produced within the Champagne appellation.

Cramant is a town located in the department of Marne of the french region Champagne-Ardenne. The town of Cramant is located in the township of Avize which is part of the district of Épernay.

When spelled with letter "e" Crémant is a term used to describe all the methode Champenoise produced outside of the Champagne appellation.