Marchbanks
Hat and Beard member
500 miles covered, so it seemed like a good excuse for a celebration bottle. I only realised at short notice having already scheduled a bottle of the Aldi Condrieu to go with cook’s promised (or threatened) sea bream. With all due respect to Aldi that didn’t seem like much of a celebration, so I opened a bottle of Jacky Blot Montlouis Brut Tradition bought in France last week.
Rather good - champenoise method, so dosed - resulting in a less dry product than his Triple Zero. If push came to shove I think I’d plump for the latter, but there is absolutely nothing wrong with this at all. It’s available in the UK via Decántolo. Go figure, as young folk probably don’t say any more.
As for the Aldi, it’s OK. A bit one-dimensional, it’s there and then it isn’t. And a slightly dodgy aftertaste in my view. But for a tenner, no complaints. I wouldn’t have been too happy at £20, though. I’d sooner drink Saint Cosme Deux Albion Blanc.
Tonight accompanying a couple of CDs by my latest favourite alto player, Darius Jones. He’s by no means a new arrival on the scene, but I only found out about him a couple of years ago. Here’s a recent recording, with the equally great Ches Smith on drums.
Rather good - champenoise method, so dosed - resulting in a less dry product than his Triple Zero. If push came to shove I think I’d plump for the latter, but there is absolutely nothing wrong with this at all. It’s available in the UK via Decántolo. Go figure, as young folk probably don’t say any more.
As for the Aldi, it’s OK. A bit one-dimensional, it’s there and then it isn’t. And a slightly dodgy aftertaste in my view. But for a tenner, no complaints. I wouldn’t have been too happy at £20, though. I’d sooner drink Saint Cosme Deux Albion Blanc.
Tonight accompanying a couple of CDs by my latest favourite alto player, Darius Jones. He’s by no means a new arrival on the scene, but I only found out about him a couple of years ago. Here’s a recent recording, with the equally great Ches Smith on drums.
