2017 is now

Well, it's here. A new year, chock-full of Thursdays just waiting for bubbles to be attached to them. This year is bound to be an exciting one, full of adventures. We have some exciting ones in the wings, some definite and some tentative. 

We also get to be a part of some pretty big adventures vicariously through friends and family... there are babies and weddings and travel in their futures.

2017 is going to be EPIC. I'm so excited to see what it will bring. 

January 5, 2017 (yup, wrote 2016 first...)

For this, the first for 2017, Champagne Thursday, we skipped the store, and enjoyed a bottle that we had received as a gift for Christmas. A special bottle of the Jackson Triggs Reserve from 2015. This was extra special as it was a fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity, their Cuve Close for a Cause. I couldn't find this particular bottle on the Jackson Triggs website, but found another version of that vintage, just not the fundraiser one. We have had some Jackson Triggs in the past, their Entourage. 

When he popped this bottle, Shane got a strong scent of Swedish Berries. In the glass, I got "wine", followed by peach scents where Shane was adamant it was cream soda. A little different, but still a bit sweet and fruity. The first sip was a bit of a shock. Despite the lovely smell, it had a harsh first sip, full of booze and liquor (luckily not liquorice though). 

It mellowed out pretty quickly though, and started to give way to a sweet but tart flavour. Maybe apples? Shane still smelled the cream soda, but it didn't have that flavour. We thought it kind of reminded us of the sparkling wine we made for our wedding (which reminds us, it's about 2 years old now, we should probably drink that...). It had nice sharp bubbles and was a lovely pale straw colour.

Overall, we quite liked it, although we did find it a touch booze-forward in flavour. We would have it again if the opportunity arose. 

Til next week, 

~S&S

• Brand: Jackson Triggs
• Type of Grape: Not noted
• Sweetness: Not noted, but we guess it to be somewhere around the 18g/L mark
• Price: Not sure, but the other Cuve Close is listed at $14.95, this one might have been a bit more as it was a fundraiser?
• Tasting Notes: Peach and cream soda nose coupled with a light tart apple and strong boozey flavour. Would pair nicely with warm biscuits full of butter.