We were able to enjoy a leisurely start to the final day of the tour as we only had a short walk to our 10.00 o'clock appointment at GH Mumm, home of the Mumm Cordon Rouge. Mumm were a late inclusion on the tour and they turned on an excellent visit for our group.
After a short film on Mumm and champagne we visited the vast network of Mumm caves under the streets of Reims. From here we were shown a large display of old champagne making equipment in the Mumm museum which was facinating before we headed up to the VIP tasting room for a wonderful tasting of the Mumm range of champagnes.
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| VIP tasting room at GH Mumm. |
The remainder of the day was free for people to explore Reims. In the evening we gathered in the foyer of the hotel before we headed of to our last group dinner at Brasserie Le Jardin at Chateau Les Crayeres. This beautiful venue was the perfect setting for our last night together. The food was fabulous, the wines were fantastic and the group was entertained by two of tour members who performed a re-working of the song My Favourite Things to now take on the words My Favourite Drink. Another tour member recited a re-working of 10 green bottles to 18 champagne tourists to much amusement. And so the night drew to a close and the tour finished on a particularly high noteas we headed back to our hotel.
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| Our final dinner at Basserie Le Jardin. |
Champagnes tasted this day were; Mumm Cramant Blanc de Blancs NV, Mumm NV, Mumm Rene Lalou 1999 and Mumm Rose NV. With dinner we drank Veuve Clicquot 2002 and were joined by Clicquot winemaker Philippe Thieffry and his wife Laurence.
Finally I would like to thank owners and staff of Veuve Clicquot, H. Blin, H. Goutorbe, Deutz, Joseph Loriot-Pagel, Billecart-Salmon and Mumm for making the tour a resounding success. Special thanks also to Philippe and Laurence for all their assistance during the planning stages and thank you to all our tour members who made the tour a very memorable and enjoyable experience for Karen and me.
Cheers
Ian Leamon
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