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Carnet de Dégustation
Quelques notes de dégustation des
vins rencontrés ces derniers mois – désolée- les notes sont en anglais,
difficile à traduire des coups de cœur…. Les points (sur 20) sont les
notres. Le plupart de ces vins sont disponibles au magasin, mais
quelques uns sont que pour rêver....
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Alsace
2000 Pinot Gris Clos Rebberg, Sélection des Grains
Nobles. Marc Kreydenweiss
Deep gold with bronze reflections.
Peachy buttery apricot jam aromas. Rich apricot fruit with clean balancing
acidity. Botrytis character, honeyed marmalade and muscatel raisins, bacon
and apricot, clean, with good length. Drinking now, will develop over 10
years and more. Apricot tart, peche de vigne,
foie gras. 18.5
2008 Gewurztraminer Grand Cru Kaefferkopf, Domaine
Schoech
Aromas of rose petals, lychees and ripe limes. Medium
sweet, with balanced freshness, gentle rosewater fruit, a soft hint of
sweetness, and good length of flavour. Very classic style, with an
attractive youthful exuberance, and good potential for medium term ageing.
Foie gras, munster cheese, or on its own.
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Loire
2005 Coteaux du Layon Faye d’Anjou, Clos Le
Poirier Bourgeau, Château Montbenault
Floral honeyed elegant aromas, aromatic, with hints of bitter orange
marmalade. Medium sweet, with fine balance and good length, and good
botrytis character. Starting to drink well now.
17
1976 Coteaux du Layon Faye d’Anjou, Château
Montbenault
Full gold colour. Honeyed mellow wet wool nose, with a hint of mushroom
ageing. Evolved honeyed fruit with good balancing acidity, medium dry,
quite rustic style, drinking well now. 16
1989 Vouvray Moelleux Clos Baudoin, Prince
Poniatowski
Light gold colour. Honeyed wet wool and flower aromas, dried apricot and
orange. Nutty fruit on palate, with good balancing acidity, firm backbone
and good length. Medium sweet. Attractive now, but with excellent keeping
potential. 17
2007 Sancerre Rouge “Vincengetorix”, Vincent Gaudry
Medium ruby colour. Soft raspberry fruit aromas, chalky and elegant,
youthful. Delicious pure mineral fruit flavours with good intensity and
length. Can be served lightly chilled, excellent with poultry, white
meats, cheeses. 17
2007 Sancerre Rouge “Le Sang des Serfs” Vincent Gaudry
Medium ruby colour. Elegant smoky raspberry aromas, still very
undeveloped. Ripe voluptuous red fruit flavours with firm balancing
tannins and plenty of grip. Very fine mineral flavours and great
complexity. Keep for at least four to five years, to appreciate the full
promise of this outstanding wine. 17.5
1989 Chinon, Clos de la Dioterie, Charles Joguet
Deep opaque garnet ruby. Flinty mineral
redcurrant fruit aromas, black currant leaf and iron filings. Ripe minty
fruit on palate, mellow, with firm ripe tannins, elegant dry savoury
fruit, fine and understated. Well evolved but with no sign of ageing.
16.5
Madiran
2002 Château Montus La Tyre
Deep opaque ruby. Deep spicy licorice, star anis and smoke aromas. Heady
ripe damson fruit, intense licorice, leather and cloves, mineral, with
firm ripe tannins. Broad spicy black pepper fruit with good concentration
and toasty finish. Still quite closed, improves with carafing. Keep 2 – 5
years. Game, red meats, hard cheeses. 17+
Languedoc
1999 Mas Haut Buis Costa Caoude, Coteaux du Languedoc
Deep ruby colour. Plum, damson and sour cherry
aromas, with hints of chocolate and tar. Broad spicy fruit, sour cherry
and chocolate, with firm tannins, firm vibrant acidity, good backbone and
length. Structured, still lively, and at its peak, will keep further.
17
Spain
2004 Coma Bruna, Espelt, Empordan DO
Deep opaque ruby. Ripe prune and tobacco spice
aromas, damson and black pepper. Broad peppery licorice and black pepper,
damsons, ripe supple tannins with well integrated oak. Firm backbone, good
length, fresh and mineral. Improves in the glass.
16+
USA
1995 Jade Mountain Syrah
Deep ruby colour. Mintly licorice and black
pepper aromas, tar and patent leather. Sweet ripe plum fruit, coffee
mocha, with supple tannins. Drinking well now. 16
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Tasting Notebook
A few of the wines which we have tasted over the last few months,
some of which are on sale in the shop, others purely for the interest…
Points out of 20 are purely our personal taste.
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