WINE REVIEW: Champagne Pommery Brut Apanage ($57).

An ideal Champagne for the holiday season

by Andew Chalk

Champagne Pommery may be the ideal style and price point for Champgne this holiday season. It has breed, balance, complexity and refinement. The distinctive blue label can be found all over Texas. Enjoy!

TASTING NOTES

NAME:	Champagne Pommery, Brut Apanage
	COMMENTS
APPEARANCE
Clarity	clear
Intensity	medium
Color	lemon
NOSE
Condition	clean
Intensity	medium ;plus
Aroma Characteristics	Yeast, meyer lemon, pear,
PALATE
Sweetness	dry
Acidity	Medium plus
Tannin
Alcohol	medium
Body	full
Flavor intensity	pronounced
Flavor characterstics	Medium strength yeasty backbone. Touch of brioche and lemon. A very elegant, balanced champagne.
Other observations
Finish	medium-long
Quality Assessment	Very good.
Bottle aging	Suitable.

Sample.