30/03/2025
16/3 Deluxe Vintage Brut 2013
Beautiful fine bead and foamy collar, pale straw colour. Brioche yeastyness and honey on the nose, floral and fruit with the gorgeous creamy mouthfeel on the palate, finishing with exact dryness.
Twelve years in the bottle and kept at the perfect temperature. Disgorged 2017
I've been working for Dr. Andrew Pirie for quite some years, and this was the first Vintage I salted away along with consecutive Vintages, of course!
Today, I decided to toast Andrew's dear dog Ollie with my first Apogee Vintage 2013.
Ollie was still a puppy when I began working for Andrew. Always a crowd pleaser and back then very mischievous.
He loved to steal hats and socks as people were repacking their bags at Apogee. Those who were there will never forget how hard it was to get them back, if at all!
But, oh, those big brown eyes made you melt! His youthful exuberance was constant for years. Zoomies on the lawn a favourite. 😅
We noticed him slowing down in recent months, and tests confirmed he wasn't well. So, with great sadness, our Apogee Ollie, who bought much joy to our visitors, is still with us but not his presence...
A toast to you, dear Ollie....
from Bron and your fans....x
