On Dec 16, 9:36*am, DaleW > wrote:

>
> I had brought a blind starter. Initial guesses were Chablis and white
> Rhone, I said it wasn't Chablis and they went more generally white
> Burgundy. I confused them when I said not Chardonnay, with folks
> guessing Aligote and other minor grapes. Turns out no one was familiar
> with the Pinot Gouges (white sport of PN). 2006 Henri Gouges *“la
> Perrieres” Nuits St. Georges Blanc 1er. Floral, slight honey note on
> nose. Rich, good acids, good length, soil notes. I quite enjoy, and
> saved some for my oysters. B+/A-
>
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I had not heard of Pinot Gouges, so I looked it up at
http://www.wineloverspage.com/wineguest/wgg.html#pnoir (glossary that
used to be accessible through Strat's Place).

"An interesting mutant of old vine Pinot Noir that started producing
white-skinned grapes was reportedly propagated (1936) in his "Les
Perrieres" plot (cru) by Henri Gouges of Burgundy. By 1947 rooted
cuttings from these vines were fairly widespread in the district. In
his magisterial book "Cote D'Or", 1997, pps. 144/457, Clive Coates
whimsically allots the alias name Pinot Gouges to these vines. Other
sources refer to it as the Pinot Musigny. At last report there was
about 2.5 ha planted, producing a white wine described by Coates as
neither Meursault or Corton, but intriguing and produced in different
styles that peak in about four to eight years."

Andy