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TN: SOBER does 9 Burgs, 3 Bdx,and 1 Champagne
Michael hosted SOBER last night, a fine meal and an interesting array
of wines. As usual, all served blind except the opening wine, the Camille Saves Carte d'Or Champagne Brut. I really love the Saves rose, but this is my first time trying this bottling. Hopefully, not the last. Truly delicious bubbly, fuller styled but with a wide streak of youthful acidity down the middle. Deep, yeasty, and long. A- First course was a "Seafood Panzanella Salad" with salmon, tuna, tomatoes,and bread. Three whites to accompany: Wine #1- apple fruit, buttery/creamy texture, nice core of fruit but just a bit flat. B/B- Wine #2 - by far biggest nose of the flight, somewhat exotic with tropical and apple fruit topped with a honied note. Pretty sure Chardonnay, reminds me of the Thevenet/Bongran wine . B+ Wine #3- a bit more acidity than others, mute nose at first. Opens a bit with some apples and chalk. B 1- 2004 Fevre " Les Preuses" Chablis GC (not thrilled to own a bottle of this) 2- 2002 Raveneau "Butteaux" Chablis GC 3- 2005 Carillon "Champs Martin" Mercurey 1er While I was in Burgundy, if pressed the Mercurey is the one I would have pegged for Chablis. OK, but nothing here I'd buy at normal pricing. Second course was a warm "Crimini Mushroom Salad with Mussels", which was more a soup, delicious with a hint of sherry. Three more whites: Wine # 4- clean, clear pear fruit, citrus zest, a bit lighter than other two, pleasant but not as deep. B Wine # 5- big, ripe, rich. Lovely opulent nose. Nice length. John opined Corton-Charlemagne, he got it. A- Wine # 6- this seemed a bit more advanced than others to me, just a bit of a nutty note. Ripe, minty, some debate over whether it might be mildly corked. Seems to get better/cleaner with some air. B+/B 4- 2002 Niellon " Clos St Jean" Chassagne Montrachet 1er 5- 2001 Bouchard Corton Charlemagne 6- 2002 Girardin Corton Charlemagne Third course was raviolo with a veal/walnut red sauce. We switched to reds: Wine # 7 - some toasty oak. coffee, fairly ripe black cherry fruit. Young, a bit outclassed by flightmates/ B/B+ Wine # 8 - The first word I write is "Wow." Great nose, sandalwood and cherries, flowers and mushrooms, very complex. Fully mature, but not fading, a lovely lovely wine. A/A- Wine # 9- pretty tight at first, but opens beautifully. Still a bit wound up, but a lovely full-bodied Burg. Black cherries, forest floor, espresso. Fine and long. Might have passed #8 for my WOTN if we had a few more minutes! A- 7- 2002 Roumier MSD Clos de la Bussiere 8- 1985 Roumier MSD Clos de la Bussiere 9- 1990 Roumier Bonnes Mares Fourth course was cheese (Brie de Meaux, a fine Comte, Leyden, Old Chatham ewe bleu cheese), with 3 more reds: Wine # 10- lead pencil, a bit of animal, blackcurrants, full but elegant. Good acidity, resolved tannins. A- Wine # 11 - pretty dull and ponderous next to other 2, though I probably would have been ok with it on its own. A little VA, hint of brett, solid dark fruit, still a bit of tannin. B- Wine # 12- Sweet dark fruit, a light funky edge, cigarbox, minerally/ rock finish. Very nice wine. A-/B+ 10- 1979 Chateau Montrose 11- 1975 Chateau Montrose 12- 1966 Chateau Montrose Nice night with nice wines, nice food, nice people. Nice! Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent wine, B a good wine, C mediocre. Anything below C means I wouldn't drink at a party where it was only choice. Furthermore, I offer no promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency. * |
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TN: SOBER does 9 Burgs, 3 Bdx,and 1 Champagne
On May 13, 9:31�am, DaleW > wrote:
> Michael hosted SOBER last night, a fine meal and an interesting array > of wines. As usual, all served blind except the opening wine, the > Camille Saves Carte d'Or Champagne Brut. I really love the Saves rose, > but this is my first time trying this bottling. Hopefully, not the > last. Truly delicious bubbly, fuller styled but with a wide streak of > youthful acidity down the middle. Deep, yeasty, and long. A- > > First course was a "Seafood Panzanella Salad" with salmon, tuna, > tomatoes,and bread. Three whites to accompany: > > Wine #1- apple fruit, buttery/creamy texture, nice core of fruit but > just a bit flat. B/B- > > Wine #2 - by far biggest nose of the flight, somewhat exotic with > tropical and apple fruit topped with a honied note. Pretty sure > Chardonnay, reminds me of the Thevenet/Bongran wine . B+ > > Wine #3- a bit more acidity than others, mute nose at first. Opens a > bit with some apples and chalk. B > > 1- � � �2004 Fevre " Les Preuses" Chablis GC (not thrilled to own a bottle > of this) > 2- � � �2002 Raveneau "Butteaux" Chablis �GC > 3- � � �2005 Carillon "Champs Martin" Mercurey 1er > > While I was in Burgundy, if pressed the Mercurey is the one I would > have pegged for Chablis. OK, but nothing here I'd buy at normal > pricing. > > Second course was a warm "Crimini Mushroom Salad with Mussels", which > was more a soup, delicious with a hint of sherry. Three more whites: > > Wine # 4- clean, clear pear fruit, citrus zest, a bit lighter than > other two, pleasant but not as deep. B > > Wine # 5- big, ripe, rich. Lovely opulent nose. Nice length. John > opined Corton-Charlemagne, he got it. A- > > Wine # 6- this seemed a bit more advanced than others to me, just �a > bit of �a nutty note. Ripe, minty, some debate over whether it might > be mildly corked. Seems to get better/cleaner with some air. B+/B > > 4- � � �2002 Niellon " Clos St Jean" Chassagne Montrachet 1er > 5- � � �2001 Bouchard Corton Charlemagne > 6- � � �2002 Girardin Corton Charlemagne > > Third course was raviolo with a veal/walnut red sauce. We switched to > reds: > > Wine # 7 - some toasty oak. coffee, fairly ripe black cherry fruit. > Young, a bit outclassed by flightmates/ B/B+ > > Wine # 8 - The first word I write is "Wow." Great nose, sandalwood and > cherries, flowers and mushrooms, very complex. Fully mature, but not > fading, a lovely lovely wine. A/A- > > Wine # 9- pretty tight at first, but opens beautifully. Still a bit > wound up, but a lovely full-bodied Burg. Black cherries, forest floor, > espresso. Fine and long. Might have passed #8 for my WOTN if we had a > few more minutes! A- > > 7- � � �2002 Roumier MSD Clos de la Bussiere > 8- � � �1985 Roumier MSD Clos de la Bussiere > 9- � � �1990 Roumier Bonnes Mares > > Fourth course was cheese (Brie de Meaux, a fine Comte, Leyden, Old > Chatham ewe bleu cheese), with 3 more reds: > > Wine # 10- lead pencil, a bit of animal, blackcurrants, full but > elegant. Good acidity, resolved tannins. A- > > Wine # 11 - pretty dull and ponderous next to other 2, though I > probably would have been ok with it on its own. A little VA, hint of > brett, solid dark fruit, still a bit of tannin. B- > > Wine # 12- Sweet dark fruit, a light funky edge, cigarbox, minerally/ > rock finish. Very nice wine. A-/B+ > > 10- � � �1979 Chateau Montrose > 11- � � �1975 Chateau Montrose > 12- � � �1966 Chateau Montrose > > Nice night with nice wines, nice food, nice people. Nice! > > Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent > wine, B a good wine, C mediocre. Anything below C means I wouldn't > drink at a party where it was only choice. Furthermore, I offer no > promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency. > � I would have loved to have been at that tasting. Many of my favorite producers! Have you ever had a Montrose that didn't show a bit of "animal"? |
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