Happy New Year 2005!

Well, we are now in 2005. Finally the last night was a Champagne night. Two bottles of André Clouet Grande Resérve (which, by the way, was my favourite (a very suggestive aroma, seductive mouth, freshness and drinkability), one bottle of Pommery Cuvee Louise 1989 (more serious) and one bottle of Moet Chandon Brut Imperial for the 12 grapes*. In between there was a bottle of Mas d’en Compte blanc 2000 (Priorat) which was too potent for the light meal and the refinement of Champagnes we were drinking.

How were your wines?

*For a long time, Spanish people have had a traditional custom to celebrate New Year’s Eve. Everybody has to have 12 grapes ready to eat when the clock starts to chime. It is traditional to listen to the clock from Puerta del Sol in Madrid. Each time the clock chimes, you put a grape in your mouth. By the time the clock has finished chiming, everybody has to have finished their grapes and the New Year starts. Of course, it’s almost impossible to finish eating the grapes by the time the clock finishes chiming...