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TN: Northern Rhones at Racines in NYC
A nice group gathered at Racines on Chambers Street last night to drink some Northern Rhone reds. My first time at Racines, and I totally enjoyed, though it was a little sad to be BYOing with that great list. As we gathered, 3 whites made the rounds
1998 Chave Hermitage Blanc I'm not a big fan of Rhone whites, but this was pretty lovely, Wax, honey, flowers, powerful and full but not heavy. B+/A- 1997 Beaucastel Chateauneuf-du-Pape blanc Deep golden color, seemed quite advanced. Surprisingly, I thought much better as it got air and got warm, seemed less oxidized and more honied. B/B- 2013 Lise & Bertand Jousset Singulier "Clos Aux Renard" Montlouis Crisp, nervy, dry, with wax and wool and excellent length.B+ We had an amuse of cauliflower veloute, good but not very cauliflowery 2000 Verset Cornas Pretty forward, nice depth, herby with a stemmy note, meaty, good length. A- 1995 Verset Cornas Lots of smoked meat, great acids, earth and flowers. A-/B+ My appetizer was lobster stuffed squash blossom with morcilla and carrot foam, really very tasty 2001 Voge Cornas VV Brambly berry fruit, cow patty, spice. . Some brett, but a strain that appeals to me.A-/B+ 1998 Voge Cornas VV Earth, pasture, black fruits. Nice texture on the finish. A- Suzanne had a great idea, we split several orders of fregola "risotto" with chanterelles on top, very wine friendly 1988 Jaboulet "La Chapelle" Hermitage Black fruit,bacon, pepper, not a big vintage of La Chapelle but quite elegant. A- 1996 Jaboulet "La Chapelle" Hermitage A bit riper, earthy, forest floor. B+ My main was the porcelet with squash and some delicious ricotta agnolotti 1998 Vallouit " Les Roziers" Cote-Rotie New one to me. Peppery, a little tart (Bill calls sour), slightly clipped. B- 1998 Jamet Cote-Rotie Corked., Too bad, I really liked this wine previous time I tried. 2001 Jamet Cote-Rotie Spicy, young, good but only wine I felt really needed more time. B 1999 Gaillard "Rose Pourpre" Cote-Rotie Black fruits and cedar, olives. B We also had a cheese plate- Bayley Hazen is only one I noted name, but good.. Diane had brought a bubbly: 2002 Clos Cazals Blanc de blanc Champagne Crisp, elegant, fresh baked croissant over pear fruit, quite floral. A-/B+ Nice night, really enjoyed wine, company, and restaurant. At end of night we did traditional 3/2/1 voting, with Paul using 2 hands (one for Bill who had departed, but Paul said he knew what Bill has said) 2000 Verset 14 1998 Voge 13 2001 Voge 8 1995 Verset 5 1996 Jaboulet 4 1988 Jaboulet 3 2001 Jamet 3 1999 Gaillard 1 Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent wine, B a good wine, C drinkable. 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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On Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 11:47:08 AM UTC-4, DaleW wrote:
> A nice group gathered at Racines on Chambers Street last night to drink some Northern Rhone reds. My first time at Racines, and I totally enjoyed, though it was a little sad to be BYOing with that great list. As we gathered, 3 whites made the rounds > > 1998 Chave Hermitage Blanc > I'm not a big fan of Rhone whites, but this was pretty lovely, Wax, honey, flowers, powerful and full but not heavy. B+/A- > > 1997 Beaucastel Chateauneuf-du-Pape blanc > Deep golden color, seemed quite advanced. Surprisingly, I thought much better as it got air and got warm, seemed less oxidized and more honied. B/B- > > 2013 Lise & Bertand Jousset Singulier "Clos Aux Renard" Montlouis > Crisp, nervy, dry, with wax and wool and excellent length.B+ > > We had an amuse of cauliflower veloute, good but not very cauliflowery > > 2000 Verset Cornas > Pretty forward, nice depth, herby with a stemmy note, meaty, good length. A- > > 1995 Verset Cornas > Lots of smoked meat, great acids, earth and flowers. A-/B+ > > My appetizer was lobster stuffed squash blossom with morcilla and carrot foam, really very tasty > > 2001 Voge Cornas VV > Brambly berry fruit, cow patty, spice. . Some brett, but a strain that appeals to me.A-/B+ > > 1998 Voge Cornas VV > Earth, pasture, black fruits. Nice texture on the finish. A- > > Suzanne had a great idea, we split several orders of fregola "risotto" with chanterelles on top, very wine friendly > > 1988 Jaboulet "La Chapelle" Hermitage > Black fruit,bacon, pepper, not a big vintage of La Chapelle but quite elegant. A- > > 1996 Jaboulet "La Chapelle" Hermitage > A bit riper, earthy, forest floor. B+ > > My main was the porcelet with squash and some delicious ricotta agnolotti > > > 1998 Vallouit " Les Roziers" Cote-Rotie > New one to me. Peppery, a little tart (Bill calls sour), slightly clipped.. B- > > 1998 Jamet Cote-Rotie > Corked., Too bad, I really liked this wine previous time I tried. > > 2001 Jamet Cote-Rotie > Spicy, young, good but only wine I felt really needed more time. B > > 1999 Gaillard "Rose Pourpre" Cote-Rotie > Black fruits and cedar, olives. B > > We also had a cheese plate- Bayley Hazen is only one I noted name, but good. > Diane had brought a bubbly: > 2002 Clos Cazals Blanc de blanc Champagne > Crisp, elegant, fresh baked croissant over pear fruit, quite floral. A-/B+ > > Nice night, really enjoyed wine, company, and restaurant. > At end of night we did traditional 3/2/1 voting, with Paul using 2 hands (one for Bill who had departed, but Paul said he knew what Bill has said) > > 2000 Verset 14 > 1998 Voge 13 > 2001 Voge 8 > 1995 Verset 5 > 1996 Jaboulet 4 > 1988 Jaboulet 3 > 2001 Jamet 3 > 1999 Gaillard 1 > > Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent wine, B a good wine, C drinkable. 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 usually decant Rhone whites as I find that the oxidized note usually blows of in time and decanting speeds up the process. |
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http://www.winespectator.com/blogs/show/id/52100
in recent years the remaining Verset wines in marketplace have skyrockets past my level, but I sure enjoyed them "back in the day" The 2000 was my last bottle. |
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On 9/16/15 11:33 AM, DaleW wrote:
> http://www.winespectator.com/blogs/show/id/52100 > > in recent years the remaining Verset wines in marketplace have > skyrockets past my level, but I sure enjoyed them "back in the day" > > The 2000 was my last bottle. > Sad news, Dale. Thanks for the heads-up. I have many fond memories of Verset's Cornas, a wine that helped cement my love of N Rhone Syrah. Like you, I've been priced out of recent vintages, and I drank my last Verset Cornas a few years ago now. The memories will live on, however. Mark Lipton -- alt.food.wine FAQ: http://winefaq.cwdjr.net |
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On Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at 5:33:44 PM UTC+2, DaleW wrote:
> http://www.winespectator.com/blogs/show/id/52100 > > in recent years the remaining Verset wines in marketplace have skyrockets past my level, but I sure enjoyed them "back in the day" > > The 2000 was my last bottle. Oh, so Franck Balthazar is also a nephew of his, like the Verset I got recently. My next tasting is north rhone and I will have both the baltharzar and the alain verset. |
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