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TN: fat Arneis, classy Poyferre, and a Spanish PN
Sunday we went to lunch at the home of our friends Marc & Annabelle.
Lovely meal, with seared duck breast, mashed potatoes/celeriac, and salad with oranges and mushrooms. Marc served the <b>1998 L=E9oville-Poyferr=E9 (St. Julien)</b>. Nice nose of graphite, dark berries, and herbs. Some mocha notes after a while. Nice clean cassis fruit, surprisingly lively acidity, and apparent but ripe tannins. Classic St. Julien balance. I've reconsidered my opinion of Left Bank '98s because of a few wines like this and its neighbor Barton- certainly a vintage to try before buying, but some real overachievers out there. Needs time, though surprisingly drinkable now. A- He also served the 1996 Torres Mas Boras Pinot Noir (sorry I didn't note region of Spain). My first Spanish PN in memory. Cherry fruit and a bit of earth, light cedary notes. Light to medium bodied. Seems a little tired, but ok. B Last was the 2001 Jaboulet "Les Jalets" Crozes-Hermitage. Jaboulet's second-rank Crozes. Lighter style Syrah, some blackberry fruit with a touch of leather. Better than my previous try of the 2001, but that's not surprising - Jaboulet in general, and this wine in particular, seem to be the poster child for bottle variation- no 2 seem alike. This is no blockbuster, but not insipid like previous taste. Give this a B/B- Over a few nights, culminating with some puttanesca & pasta last night, the 2003 Ceretto Blange Arneis. Sweet pear juice (reminded me of those canned pears), low-acidity bordering on flabby. While the Giacosa is my go-to Arneis, the Ceretto is usually pretty good. Chalk one up for hot vintage over producer. C+/B- 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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On 7 Mar 2005 10:24:13 -0800, "DaleW" > wrote:
> >He also served the 1996 Torres Mas Boras Pinot Noir (sorry I didn't >note region of Spain). My first Spanish PN in memory. Cherry fruit and >a bit of earth, light cedary notes. Light to medium bodied. Seems a >little tired, but ok. B > FYI: http://www.torres.es/eng/asp/nv_fich...producto&Cod=9 "From the coolest region of Penedes". Ed Rasimus Fighter Pilot (USAF-Ret) "When Thunder Rolled" www.thunderchief.org www.thundertales.blogspot.com |
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thanks Ed. I thought of Penedes as being solely cava!
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DaleW wrote:
> thanks Ed. I thought of Penedes as being solely cava! > Dale, AFAIK, all of Torres's Spanish stable comes from Penedes. The winery itself is located there (a convenient day trip from Barcelona BTW), and I had thought all of their wines to be "estate bottled," though the volume of their production perhaps argues they also have a negociant arm. Mark Lipton |
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