this tics all of the boxes i look for in champagne and is quite serviceable though not particularly inspiring... got better (more elegant... more chardonnay-ish) with air and at best a “very good” pinot meunier-ish (fruity and slightly coarse) kind of champagne... no reason to age this.
i was expecting this wine to be more 2011 than it really was... while it has plenty of charm and balance i wouldn't call it pure and crystalline in its chablis-ness... it is round and does have a moderate amount of chablis aromas and texture... quite pleasant if not inspiring like the ducasse for me...
this always feels more semillon than sb to me... waxy and tropical with very good balance and intensity. short on length and complexity and maybe not the best QPR in this appellation, but very enjoyable and worked great with a rustic potato leek soup.
never had this wine before... aromatically it was classic arneis to me with that melony, pear kind of thing... moderate acidity and moderate weight. another white a bit short on length and complexity that worked really well with the food (pear and gorgonzola salad)... great QPR I’d say.
from mag... i like whit’s note below... only thing i’d add is that the tannins in this wine are plentiful, firm, and ripe and will take time to evolve... wine is balanced at this young stage with high acids and high tannins having ample midpalate to support the claim that the wine will improve with age... fine now with food and will improve for next 5-7. hard to imagine this producer making a better wine though i have to admit i like the style of this vintage a lot...
France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Saumur-Champigny
light color, youngish appearing rim... aromatically quite open with lots of mineral tinged red fruits and slight green notes... on the palate very high acidity, a fleshy midpalate, still plenty of tannins left which are barely ripe. balanced wine with very good length, intensity, and complexity. has plenty of finesse, a firm but fine texture, classic expression of place. the tannins still have more evolving to do but i suspect they will outlive the midpalate on this wine. drink over the next 3-5 as i suspect this wine is close to its peak.
utpk’s note sums up the major point of this wine... it’ll peak in 20+ years. clape for me takes too long to reach its full potential... this wine is deep and darkly colored with a very young looking rim... aromatically it was quite ripe to me and had loads of yummy though slightly rustic, tarry syrah stuff going on. on the palate the thing is a baby with tons of acidity and layers of very firm and ripe tannins. balanced wine (lots of acid and tannins and lots of flesh) with very good length, great intensity, good complexity. wine is more offensive lineman than Jerry Rice finesse wise... has a fine texture and very good expression of place. a brute right now. clape = patience.
NV J. Lassalle Champagne Premier Cru Préférence Brut 86 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
this tics all of the boxes i look for in champagne and is quite serviceable though not particularly inspiring... got better (more elegant... more chardonnay-ish) with air and at best a “very good” pinot meunier-ish (fruity and slightly coarse) kind of champagne... no reason to age this.
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2011 Roland Lavantureux Chablis 86 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis
i was expecting this wine to be more 2011 than it really was... while it has plenty of charm and balance i wouldn't call it pure and crystalline in its chablis-ness... it is round and does have a moderate amount of chablis aromas and texture... quite pleasant if not inspiring like the ducasse for me...
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2012 Château Ducasse Blanc 85 Points
France, Bordeaux
this always feels more semillon than sb to me... waxy and tropical with very good balance and intensity. short on length and complexity and maybe not the best QPR in this appellation, but very enjoyable and worked great with a rustic potato leek soup.
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2011 Tintero Langhe Arneis 85 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Langhe DOC
never had this wine before... aromatically it was classic arneis to me with that melony, pear kind of thing... moderate acidity and moderate weight. another white a bit short on length and complexity that worked really well with the food (pear and gorgonzola salad)... great QPR I’d say.
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2010 Château Aney 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Haut-Médoc
from mag... i like whit’s note below... only thing i’d add is that the tannins in this wine are plentiful, firm, and ripe and will take time to evolve... wine is balanced at this young stage with high acids and high tannins having ample midpalate to support the claim that the wine will improve with age... fine now with food and will improve for next 5-7. hard to imagine this producer making a better wine though i have to admit i like the style of this vintage a lot...
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2007 Clos Rougeard (Foucault) Saumur-Champigny 93 Points
France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Saumur-Champigny
light color, youngish appearing rim... aromatically quite open with lots of mineral tinged red fruits and slight green notes... on the palate very high acidity, a fleshy midpalate, still plenty of tannins left which are barely ripe. balanced wine with very good length, intensity, and complexity. has plenty of finesse, a firm but fine texture, classic expression of place. the tannins still have more evolving to do but i suspect they will outlive the midpalate on this wine. drink over the next 3-5 as i suspect this wine is close to its peak.
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1999 Domaine Auguste Clape Cornas 92 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Cornas
utpk’s note sums up the major point of this wine... it’ll peak in 20+ years. clape for me takes too long to reach its full potential... this wine is deep and darkly colored with a very young looking rim... aromatically it was quite ripe to me and had loads of yummy though slightly rustic, tarry syrah stuff going on. on the palate the thing is a baby with tons of acidity and layers of very firm and ripe tannins. balanced wine (lots of acid and tannins and lots of flesh) with very good length, great intensity, good complexity. wine is more offensive lineman than Jerry Rice finesse wise... has a fine texture and very good expression of place. a brute right now. clape = patience.
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