WSET Week 8 Sparkling & Sweet Dessert

This Week in WSET Class was Sparkling and Sweet Desserts, You can never really go wrong with these two, I mean one starts a party, and the other ends it on a good note.  Tho I was told if you really want to start a party, you drink Champage at the end of a meal, gets ya going for the rest of the evening.

I must say I have never smelled so much Botrytis in a wine before very very interesting. Also Champagne I am starting to pick up way to much Dried Porcini where it is becoming to much and just distracting.


WSET WEEK 8 SPARKLING & SWEET DESSERT - Downtown Vancouver [AI School] (3/8/2010)

• N.V. Codorníu Cava Clássico Brut - Spain, Catalunya, Cava
  C: Pale Lemon [Tinge Green] Smallish Bubbles, Persistant (-)
  
  A: Clean, Light Intensity
  Vanilla Frosting, Lemon, Almost a Floralness
  
  T: Dry, High Acid, Med Body, Med Length
  Bready, Green Apple Skins
  
  Conclusion: Coats the Palate with a Milky Like Film, A Simply Quaffer, Going back to this after the Champage it did taste like Seven-up sooo (85 pts.)
• N.V. Georges Gardet Champagne Brut Cuvée Saint Flavy - France, Champagne
  C: Med Lemon, Small and Persistent (+) Bubbles
  
  A: Clean, Intense
  Yeasty Bread, Cream Cheese, Walnuts, Baked Apple Pie with a Dark Toasty Crust, earth/dried porcini which picked up more intensity as it opened almost becoming too much
  
  T: Dry, High Acid, med Body, Med Length
  Lemony, a Red Apple coming through
  
  Conclusion: Good Yeasty Notes, teacher recommended it pairs awesome with Original Pringles (89 pts.)
• N.V. Santa Margherita Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Brut - Italy, Veneto, Prosecco di Valdobbiadene
  A: Light Lemon [Tinge Green]
  
  A: Clean, Light Intensity
  Very, Very Light almost picking up nothing
  
  T: Dry, Med+ Acid, Light Body
  Ripe Red apples, Red Sauce
  
  Conclusion: very simple one dimensional prosecco soft foamy bubbles (85 pts.)
• N.V. Martini & Rossi Asti Spumante - Italy, Piedmont, Asti, Asti Spumante
  C: Light Light Lemon
  
  A: Clean, Med Intensity
  Pure Muscat Fruit, Floral/Peaches/7-up [true to varietal]
  
  T: Med Sweet, Med(-) Body, Med Finish
  Creamed Peaches
  
  Conclusion: A Guilty Pleasure, Soft Mousse, Wish there was more acid personally (85 pts.)

• N.V. Pellegrino Passito di Pantelleria - Italy, Sicily, Passito di Pantelleria
  A: Med Gold to Amber
  
  A: Clean, Med Intensity
  Orange [Zest/Marmalade, but made with Mandrain organes not regular sunkist] Chemically [As one Class mate said New Carpet Smell teacher suggested Volatitly Acid] Peachy, Caramalized...Opened up later with A "Chinese Food Vibe" Lemongrass, MSG, Sesame Oil
  
  T: Sweet, Low Acid, Med(-) Body
  A Fruit Cake made with Concentrated Golden Raisons
  
  Conclusion: I Wish it tasted like it smelled so interesting, The Low Acid Hurt this wine I think, but intersting to say the least (87 pts.)
• 2006 Château Partarrieu - France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
  C: Med Gold
  
  A: Clean, Intense
  Botrytis Just Singing through, Oily [like from a Semillon], Almond, Richness, Nutty, Papaya
  
  T: Sweet, Med+ Acid, Med Body
  Grape, Peachy
  
  Conclusion: Tasted thin I do not understand why but mmm still a good wine tho (88 pts.)

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