Comments on: Geranium Revisited

By: Trine

Trine — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:13:30 +0000

Hi Thomas

I hope you do get to re-visit Geranium in may. If so, do let me know please how the visit compares to your previous one(s).

Thanks a lot for your tasting note. It’ great. Like always. You’re right it was difficult to describe the Roses de Jeanne Champagne. But it’s probably because of my poor experience in the field.

Trine

By: Thomas

Thomas — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:37:32 +0000

Hi Trine,

Stunning report and the pictures are incredible.

I will have to buy a SLR-Camera.

I will hopefully visit Geranium in May.

I have also tasted the Roses de Jeanne Champagne

My TN is in Danish:

NV / 2005 Cedric Bouchard / Roses de Jeanne ”Les Urles”, Champagne
(100% Pinot Noir – Årlig produktion 3.300 – 3.600 flasker)

Normalt søger jeg sjældent råd når jeg køber vin, men når det gælder Champagne føler jeg først, at rejsen er begyndt og derfor et denne fremgangsmåde naturlig for mig. Således bemærkede importøren af denne vin følgende – ”Les Urles smager, som sin helt egen”. Selvom det kunne lyde som det ældste salgstrick i verden, passer det ret godt. Næsen er ret svær at beskrive – den er i første ombæring ret tilbageholden med blomsterstøv og kølig jern/jod noter. Derfor går jagten på personligheden mere på ”feel” og her syntes jeg den triumferer med fabelagtig friskhed, blandet med mørke toner, som nærmest stammer fra mineralsk støv og roseblade. Smagen følger godt op med intense mørke fraseringer og god blanding af mineralske undertoner. Noget af den mineralske kommer dog fra en lidt uforløst kantet tone, som savner lidt fedme (den er uden dosage), men årgangen taget i betragtning og den generelle friskhed spiller det alligevel ret fint. En Champagne, som ikke charmerer den uprøvede smager, men lytter man godt efter finder man en stærk personlighed og noget unikt.

/Thomas

By: Trine

Trine — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:27:54 +0000

Of course I liked it! I loved it. But as I didn’t take notes I wasn’t forced to analyse it, and now I don’t remember it so well anymore. You’re lucky!!

By: Laurent

Laurent — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:52:27 +0000

Just realize you drinked this Roses de Jeanne Champagne ? Did you like it ? I discover it during my last dinner at Les Ambassadeurs in early feb… i absolutely loved it… it is a very small production, few thousands bottles a year, the one you had is “100% pinot noir”, closer to a white wine than to a classical champagne. The guy’s reputation becomes more and more famous here and he’s known as a true artisanal winemaker.

I’ve succeeded to order a couple of bottles for my personal cellar ).

Cheers
Laurent

By: Trine

Trine — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:01:13 +0000

You’ve been to Prémisse? Allan, Wow! I’m hurrying to your site.

Hey favourite Belgian, PG0204: -6! Hurrying there too…

By: Laurent

Laurent — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:58:13 +0000

Hey Trine,

Lovely pictures again… these dishes are really looking like what i got @ In de Wulf recently last wednesday…. many similarities on the textures and visuals. If it was as good as the pictures are beautiful, i can understand you loved it.

As I’m thinking about going back in CPH for summer, Geranium (with noma and probably Nouveau) needs for sure to be on my “to eat” list.

And yes, PG0204 : – 8 now )

Cheers
Laurent

By: Allan

Allan — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:32:21 +0000

Great pictures Trine! Not like mine at Prémisse I took with an Ixus camera. I guess I should start bringing a proper camera and lens …

Glad you liked Geranium as it’s still my favourite.

By: Trine

Trine — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:07:30 +0000

You’re welcome, Rodney! I imagine a lunch there during summer would be just stunning. (Hope this summer will be much better than last years’).

Thanks, Zarah You will know how good this is!

And thanks to you, Alex! My camera is a digital SLR Canon EOS 350D, but I use a Canon 50 mm Prime 1.4 USM lens instead of the kit 18-55 mm. (I actually believe some of these photos have too much noise).

YKL, you are too kind!
And yes, these are shot with the new lens. I hope you’ll like Geranium as much as I do.

By: YKL

YKL — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 19:00:45 +0000

Sounds like a sublime experience – and once again, demonstrates why some of us are compelled to visit Copenhagen as often as we can! and in between visits … we can visit your blog to sustain us instead!

Lovely pics Trine – is this the new lens?

By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 10:56:37 +0000

Very very appealing pics yout took there. Which camera do you use btw?
Regards,
Alex

By: Zarah Maria

Zarah Maria — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 09:09:51 +0000

*green with envy*

Beautiful! But I would expect no less

By: Lord Rodney

Lord Rodney — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 08:23:02 +0000

WOW! This look really great! What a great evening. And great to see more Blanc de Noirs drinking!! The looks of the way the food is set up on the plates reminds me a little of Noma(I mean that in a good way) Light eating but full of flavors! We live right next to Geranium but haven’t been there yet. I will have to talk Britt into going! Thank you for the review, Trine!