Saturday bubbles

Friday didn't feel like Friday this week, as the Yorkshire Lass worked from home, and The Man didn't work at all, owing to not being able to cross the Pennines. So we lost our groove, and didn't chill any fizz down, opting for wintry CdR instead.

Which means that Saturday came and the fizz went in the fridge, this time a bargain-ous vintage champagne, bagged last weekend at Majestic. We tasted it in the store, and the sales person's job was done. We took 2 home.

Name                Heidsieck & Co Monopole Gold Top
Vintage              2004
Country              France
Region               Champagne
Grape                Champagne blend
Maker                Heidsieck & Co
% Alc                12%
Price                  £15
Source               Majestic


The nose is 'typique', bready, yeasty, and deliciously Champagne-y. A bready apple crumble; Eve's pudding no less. It's not a massively rich drink for a vintage, but is certainly tasty, and the glass beside me is emptying well! It's light and fragrant, but with a good late depth, and solid length. There is greatness here though, in its balance. No jagged edges, no acid that catches, no sweetness that lingers. A delicious drop.

At 6 years old, (from vintage, no idea when disgorgement was) it's still very much alive in the glass. We really enjoyed a bargain Blue top in pre-blog days, and Heidseick is becoming synonymous with great value, reliably champagne-y champagne in this household. There's sure to be a blue top on a great deal in a supermarket near you this festive season, and I warmly suggest that you give it a whirl.