Last week was a nice one, my mom got home from her month long motorcycle journey down to Santa Fe New Mexico, so we got to visit with her when she arrived. Also, my uncle was down from Halifax, so we did a special wing night with him and his grand-daughter.
Next, mom and I made a quick trip up to Ottawa to visit with Diamond and her beautiful baby girl one last time before they flew back home, not to be seen for another year. That was extra special, not only because of the baby and Diamond, but also because it meant that mom and I got some one-on-one time in the car for a few hours.
Lastly, Shane and I had some training in Toronto, so we got to have a nice dinner out in the big city. That did mean that Tyson was at a new camp for a couple days... He came back Thursday morning, exhausted from the efforts he had to expel trying to get the new people trained on how he like to be treated at camp. I was told he played with a couple Shelties on the second day he was there... And that he was highly communicative with his facial expressions (he has one of the greatest WTF faces I've ever seen)... I'm sure he'll get them all in line lickity split. He was, however, a little stand off-ish with me and Shane (he barely participated in the Champagne Thursday photo!) He doesn't like training new people. It's so frustrating to be treated like a common dog! In early August he'll be spending a full week at the new kennel, so that should be interesting for them.
July 21, 2016
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| Tysie is still not pleased we sent him to a kennel that treated him like a... dog. |
On popping the top, Shane said that he got strawberries, and clarified further saying "not fake ones either". In the glass, the strawberries seemed to disappear. It is an extremely pale straw colour, with an abundance of small bubbles. It had a dry scent.
The first sip we had felt dry, with sharp bubbles, like soda. We both said that it was very nice. It should be noted though, that this one was extremely cold. We had it in the fridge for a while, and then wanted it cooler than it was before we drank it, so we stuck it in the freezer and proceeded for forget about it... Oops.
Although it didn't have much in the way of different flavours going on, we both really enjoyed it. It is a solid, winey (which, as we've discovered, is in fact an appropriate descriptor for wine...), bubbly chardonnay.
Although, I do have one rambling note in my book. This was from Shane: "SUBTLE/Unconfirmed: *almost* at the point of swallowing (leaving the mouth to go to the throat), ALMOST a hint, or essence if you will, of grape Freshie, from the 80s... but there has been extra water added to fill the pitcher". So there you have it folks, in case you were confused by the term "point of swallowing", he's described that also... And also what grape Freshie is (a kool-aid-esque juice mix from the 80s). I asked him later if we could confirm that note as it was still sitting at "unconfirmed" he said no... so I don't know how we'll ever actually confirm it... Oh well.
The LCBO suggests leaving this in the bottle until late 2016 early 2017, so we may pick up an extra bottle to let age for a bit... I wonder if the grape Freshie flavour will develop further???
Hope you all have a lovely week!
~S
- Brand: Bailly Lapierre
- Type of Grape: Chardonnay
- Sweetness: 8g/L
- Price: $24.95
- Tasting Notes: Strawberries on the nose, dry bubbles. Would pair nicely with a creamy pasta alfredo.
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