2015 Champagne Paul Dethune, Grand Cru Blanc de Noir Les Crayeres Extra Brut

From: Grande Montagne de Reims, Ambonnay, Champagne, FranceBlend: 100% Pinot Noir Taste: Enticing aromas of honeysuckle, toasted brioche, spiced and roasted green apples, candied grapefruit, crushed oysters…and on, and on…this wine is nearly as much fun to smell as it is to taste. Luckily, you don’t have to choose, and the wine leads to a pure, expressive palate of lemon cream, cherry saltwater taffy, strawberries, toasted almonds, and more…all harnessed by rigid tension and penetrating minerality. Just wow!Pairing: Steak. Seriously. Get yourself a beautiful Hanger steak (or filet, if you must), simply season with good salt, and sear in a cast iron skillet. While it rests, make this classic bearnaise sauce…slice, season with some flaky salt, and be amazed. Frankly, we can’t think of anything better, so while there’s a lot of other dishes that will pair well with this champagne (and you’d be just as well rewarded enjoying this alone to celebrate a great day or cheer up a gloomy one), we