Moët & Chandon White Star - 女神降臨!!

Moët & Chandon White Star
Vintage: NV
French Non-Vintage Extra Dry Champagne
WS: 88
Price: $25.99
Dealer: Winelibrary
Food Pairing:
For aperitif. With cheese-based entrées, oysters, and fish dishes.The recipe of Bernard Dance - Chef at the Château de Saran : “Braised lobster with cabbage”.

Content Info:
Assemblage : Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier.

Background Story:
(摘自Art On Line)
Moët & Chandon White Star
Moët & Chandon Dry Imperial
1899
Colored Lithograph; 58 x 19,5
Parigi, Bibliothèque Nationale (White Star)
Praga, Jiri Mucha Collection (Dry Imperial)
Towards the end of the century Mucha received many commissions to design advertising posters for various products, from biscuits to beer, from cigarette papers to champagne. He designed these lithographs in which he used two female models who were characteristic of his work for Moët & Chandon, one of the most famous French winemakers. One of the models is as ethereal and fresh as the shower of white petals around her, the other is haughty, mysterious, and dressed in lavish clothes, like an Oriental princess. These posters were so successful that the publisher in Champagne decided to publish a series of postcards for Moët & Chandon in 1900, with the most beautiful pictures ever used in advertising.
在 網路上找到這篇有趣的海報設計, Moët & Chandon White Star 這款香檳與當年的另一款名為 Dry Imperial 的香檳, 在1899年時Jiri Mucha 接受 Moët & Chandon 的聘請, 對 White Star 的部分, 他如此詮釋著, 它像是一位輕盈與清新亮麗的仕女, 身旁圍繞著許許多多的白花, 再在地顯現出她的落落大方, 由於這幾款的海報不凡的設計, 在1900年Moët & Chandon 的出版商更近一步將這些海報翻印成明信片, 使得這美麗的設計能夠更加廣為流傳.
參考資料: Art On Line

Official Comment:
“White Star, a balanced blend of the three vines varieties, reveals a harmonious succession of sensations, a soft maturity, elegant lines, offering you sensations which can be shared and celebrated at any time…
Colour : golden yellow with shades of amber.
Aroma : aroma of flowers, hazelnuts, and biscuits.
Palate : soft with a fruity finish, evoking the peach.” - Website

WS Comment:
Rich and a touch sweet, exuding citrus and honey flavors on an easygoing frame. Medium-bodied, with moderate intensity, it picks up a mushroom note on the finish. Drink now. Oct 15, 2001.

Personal Comment:
Sight: Light golden color with big bubbles.
Nose: Not too much of aromas.
Taste: Light acidity to start. Crisp at finish. Bubbles are gone too fast.
此款香檳的顏色呈現淡淡的亮黃色, 汽泡略顯粗造而不夠細膩, 飲入後氣泡便消失無蹤, 有所謂來去皆匆匆, 尾聲則是那些微的酸澀度轉為甘爽宜人. 是款有趣的香檳但僅嚐試一次即可.


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