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This is young and tight. Light golden in color. The nose is nice with peach and minerals. On the palate, this is rich. Not quite the acid I might like but plenty of delicious fruit and enough acidity. Good finish. It will be interesting to see how well this ages out. I would think it improves from here, but would drink it in the first 10 - 12 years of life.
Checking on a 2005 Burgundy. Not ready yet. Ruby/purple in color. The nose is nice but primary with cherries and spice. On the palate, this has cherries, slight tannins and spice. Pretty monolithic at this stage but it eventually opens with air. Hold these for now.
From a 375ml bottle. This was very impressive. Drinking very well. Deep golden in color. The nose has honey and burnt orange peel. On the palate, this is sweet not cloying. Thick and unctuouos with good acidity. The burnt orange notes continue on the palate, also apricots and slight honey. Long finish. Impressive.
What can you say about d'Yquem? An amazing wine. The nose has honey and crem brulee. Unctuous. Sweet not cloying. THe honey and crem brulee continue thru to the palate. A slight burnt note which I enjoy. A finish that goes on forever. Gorgeous wine.
Really nice showing for this first growth from an under appreciated vintage IMO. Ruby in color with purple swirls. The nose is great. Classic. Cassis, barnyard, cigar tobacco and slight cherries. On the palate, this took some time to open and then kept on opening. It started a bit hollow, but kept putting on weight. Cassis with layers of dry forest floor and funk. Good balance. Nice finish. Food friendly. Always a treat.
My first time that I recall trying the Chatus grape. It is very interesting. Not too dismilar from Cinsault. Ruby/purple in color. The nose has cherries, dust and cranberries. On the palate, this is deep with a nice complexity. Tart cranberries and some cherries on the palate. This really worked better with food. A fun wine and a very good wine as well.
What an excellent wine. It seems mature but it keeps getting better so who knows. Purple in color with some ruby swirls. The nose is gorgeous with black and red cherries, spice and some barnyard. On the palate, layers of cherries and dark cherries with some earthy funky notes. Some licorice on the finish. There are some tannins. Great finish. This is deep and complex and improved all night. The price is unfortunately, hefty, but every once in a while, its worth it.
The 164 uses 2008 as a base. This is pehnominal albeit very young at the moment. Light golden in color. A beautiful mousse with a lot of tiny bubbles. The nose is great with slight toasted note with pears and slight lemon. Also an underlying minerality. With air a slight nutty note emerges. On the palate, this is deep and complex yet precise. It unwinds nicely in the glass. Lemony with slight orange notes. Minerals. Great acidity. Very pesistent and lemony finish. Amazing length. Great with food. This has penty of upside but is great right now. Excellent.
Seems to be in a bit of a dumb phase right now. Don't get me wrong, it is quite good but not as good as it can be. Light golden in color. The nose has some grapefruit and nice minerality. A bit of salinity. On the palate, this is good but not breaking out any complexities. Nice grapefruit and minerals. Good texture. Excellent with food. As good it is today, I would hold for a year or two or 8 and patience will be rewarded.
Nuscadets represent some of the best values in the wine world. This producer is so consistently good and the wines are ubiquitous it seems. Light golden in color. The nose is very nice with crushed shells and a nice sea air salinity. On the palate, great minerality. There is some lime fruit, but this is about the minerals. Good acidity. Nice finish. Perfect with sea food. Usually found under $20.
