Gig Harbor, WA
Tasted Thursday, July 15, 2010 by Eric with 958 views
Steve Saxon hosted the Seattle Tasting Group for a nice sunset tasting at his house in Gig Harbor. Also joining us as special guests were John and Kimberly Cabot, a real treat to have them here!
After a long drive (I5 was shut down in Tacoma due to a rollover truck fire), it was nice to finally get to Steve's and have some wine. A fair of fresh ones got us going.
Next we moved into a series of Corton-Charlemagne. To a wine these showed just stunning liquid minerality and really started to give me a much better sense of the appellation.
As the evening cooled and Steve lit a bonfire to warm us up, I broke into the last three of the whites.
The Cabots had very generously brought a selection of their wines. It was a serious treat to break into these, and for me as a lover of Old World wines it was remarkably refreshing to taste some 'cooler' wines from Northern California. To a wine these were all incredibly fresh, clean and showed great varietal character. If you are seeking big, round, ripe concoctions these are not for you. If you like some crunch, some acid and have a yen towards the Old World, I would be shocked if you didn't appreciate the purity and character of these wines.
Steve opened a bottle of Betz as a comparison to the Cabot wines.
Thanks to Steve and to the Cabots for a great tasting!
2004 Dönnhoff Norheimer Dellchen Riesling Spätlese
Germany, Nahe
AP#11. Oh yeah, is there any better way to kick into gear on a warm night than with a nice Dönnhoff Spätlese? This is perfectly fresh with delicate notes of talc and juicy tangerine, all wrapped up in minerals and well balanced acidity. Just perfect drinking. I am a really huge fan of the 2004's from this producer.
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2005 Domaine Matrot Puligny-Montrachet La Quintessence
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet
A good place to start. A nice lime-aid personality, mmmmm, vigorous and fresh.
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