Small holiday get together last night at our house with a casual
lobster salad, octopus and scallop salad (fabulous) and a shrimp
mousse. I opened two whites:

1995 Bonneau Du Martray Corton Charlemagne-Deep gold in the glass
showing signs of age. Strong aroma of apples...premox? The wine was
a bit angular on the palate at first with typical Corton acidity and
minerality. It opened up after a few minutes showing apples, pears
and a bit of lemon zest. A bit tangy with acidity but still quite
lush for Corton. The finish had that reductive flavor (I always think
of hydrogen peroxide mouthwash) that to me is a bit unpleasant so I
did sense a bit of oxidation. sigh.

2001 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc-I still have a lot of this left in the
cellar...thank God! Crisp nose of lemon peel and wet gravel. Essence
of grapefruit on the palate with a bit of chalky minerality. A sharp
almost bayleaf herbaceous note on the fionsih but really terrific
wine. "A"

On Dec 20, 10:57*am, "Bi!!" > wrote:
> Small holiday get together last night at our house with a casual
> lobster salad, octopus and scallop salad (fabulous) and a shrimp
> mousse. *I opened two whites:
>
> 1995 Bonneau Du Martray Corton Charlemagne-Deep gold in the glass
> showing signs of age. *Strong aroma of apples...premox? *The wine was
> a bit angular on the palate at first with typical Corton acidity and
> minerality. *It opened up after a few minutes showing apples, pears
> and a bit of lemon zest. *A bit tangy with acidity but still quite
> lush for Corton. *The finish had that reductive flavor (I always think
> of hydrogen peroxide mouthwash) that to me is a bit unpleasant so I
> did sense a bit of oxidation. *sigh.
>
> 2001 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc-I still have a lot of this left in the
> cellar...thank God! *Crisp nose of lemon peel and wet gravel. *Essence
> of grapefruit on the palate with a bit of chalky minerality. *A sharp
> almost bayleaf herbaceous note on the fionsih but really terrific
> wine. "A"

Nice notes. I had the 01 DDC blanc in a strong lineup last week, and
it was a contender for WOTN>