Kongsgaard, Anne Gros, Ch. Gloria
On Mar 25, 1:24*pm, "Bi!!" > wrote:
> * *Our last week in Marco so we met som friends for dinner in Naples > at a local favorite. *Wine friendly, they waived corkage. *We started > with a 2006 Kongsgaard napa Chardonnay. *Nice nose of lemon curd, > orange peel and wet stones. *Nice mouthfeel, plenty of balance, good > acidity. *Reminds me of Batard Montrachet. *Deep gravelly mineral > aspects with ripe lemony notes. *Next we had a 2006 Anne Gros Clos de > Vougeot GC with a plate of fire roasted suckling pig including some > great crispy pork skin. *The wine was fab. *Ripe nose with ripe red > cherry, fig, a bit of smoke. *Smooth as silk on the palate with fine > grained tannins and a slightly sappy mouthfeel. *Big red fruit and > exotic spice with a brisk acidic finish. *We finished with veal shanks > paired with 2003 Chateau Gloria. *Still a tad early but showing a bit > of secondary flavors and aromas. *A whiff of brett on the nose but > otherwise classic cassis and black berry aromas. *Nice ripe tannic > grip with fairly ripe black cherry, cassis, a bit of graphite and > leather on the finish. *ALl wines were tasty and enjoyed by all. Thanks for the notes. I do have some of the 03 Gloria, thought it was beginning to drink nicely in Dec. |
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