Celebrating 60

The NoMad
Tasted Wednesday, February 12, 2020 by MC2 Wines with 221 views

Introduction

Always fun to celebrate friends as they hit milestones and this night was no different.

Flight 1 (3 Notes)

Tuna tartare and some absolutely delicious brussel sprouts

Flight 2 (5 Notes)

A nice hamachi crudo with green apple and some jalepanos (the later of which I avoided)

  • 2012 Château-Grillet (Pinault) Château-Grillet

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Château-Grillet

    Not a producer that we've gotten to have a ton of although I've always enjoyed the ones we've had. Rounder style although I think they keep enough acid to keep the wine interesting. We've got a bunch of these so looking forward to seeing how it does with age. My impression is the fatness might be a bit more in this year and so not sure how that will go. More white flower petals and almost a juicy white fleshy fruit note.

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  • 2004 Y de Yquem

    France, Bordeaux

    One of my favorites of the flight. It is the dry form of D'Yquem which means you get all of the complexity and interest without all of the sweet. That works pretty well for me. Again more of a bigger white and to me a white wine that is made for a red wine drinker's palate (more complex, more full bodied).

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  • 2006 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage Blanc

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage

    Again that rounder style of wine (a theme in this group of whites). Very chave blanc which to me somehow seems more pulled together than the red version. More round white fruit and a nice heft to it.

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  • 1982 Domaine Georges Vernay Condrieu

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Condrieu

    Was very unsure how this would show given the fairly significant age and the fact that I just haven't had a lot of viognier with a lot of age. I'm happy to report that the answer was quite well. Still very youthful. Honeysuckle and round white fruits. Enjoyable.

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  • 1978 Mastroberardino Greco di Tufo

    Italy, Campania, Greco di Tufo DOCG

    Probably the wine where I most tasted the age in the whites. This was a little bit more tired and perhaps a bit more funky with the age. Not a bad wine, but I didn't think stood out as much as some others in the flight.

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Flight 3 (4 Notes)

NoMad chicken which is one of my most favorite things plus some black truffle risotto

  • 1960 Bodegas Vega-Sicilia Ribera del Duero Único

    Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero

    This producer is just pure consistency. Not the easiest birth year to buy for and I think when that is the case it's also almost always the case that Unico is a safe bet. In a nice drinking window where it's more open and spicy and red fruits and overall quite enjoyable.

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  • 1988 Bartolo Mascarello Barolo

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

    This might have potentially been a tough off or if not off then it wasn't strutting it's stuff quite as well as the other two. Came across as a bit more tired. And while I love the traditional wine making I think sometimes the downside of old oak is there can be a touch of funk to it and this had some of that.

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  • 1990 Giuseppe E Figlio Mascarello Barolo Monprivato

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

    Drinking very well. Still quite youthful and I wouldn't be surprised if it ended up going for many more years. Well balanced and integrated. This would have been a standout except it was right next to the Burlotto Monvigliero which just totally awes me every time.

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  • 1994 Comm. G.B. Burlotto Barolo Monvigliero

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

    Love love love this wine. It's got this more herbal and almost slightly green note which I suspect comes from the full cluster. Fruit in the background. Lovely brightness. A wine that just really stands out to me. So unique and so delicious at the same time.

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Flight 4 (3 Notes)

A very lovely steak which was prob overkill at this point in the night but also quite delicious and well seasoned.

Closing

The truth is there was an embarrassment of riches from a wine perspective. Number of folks called the '85 DP their favorite and I'll agree that it was just rocking. But I was incredibly impressed with the Burlotto Monvigliero and the Clos Rougeard. Really no bad wines and so I'm splitting hairs here. Also an excellent meal. And great company. So a successful all around night.

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