San Carlos, CA
Tasted Saturday, November 21, 2015 by aagrawal with 524 views
A great wine dinner with superb Italian wines and Italian food, including plenty of white truffles.
Prior to arriving for dinner. A nice pre-wine.
The Ulysse Collin was a surprise given that I had never heard of the producer before, but it had real character and did seem inspired by Selosse.
The Corton-Charlemagne was superb. Just everything a white burgundy should be.
There was no clear winner, as things kept shifting. The Sandrone was superb, among the best of the night. Both Bruno Giacosa were excellent, though I think the Barolo was overall well balanced and better than the barbaresco by a hair. A lot of people loved the Gattinara, but I thought it was a step down from the three I mentioned (though fantastic relative to its price).
I thought the LLC was elegant, refined, balanced, more traditional bordeaux. The Pape Clement was full of pyrazines which was interesting, but it became too much and was harder to drink.
Obviously, awesome in every respect. This particular bottle is young but superb.
1985 Domaine Huet Vouvray Sec Le Haut-Lieu 88 Points
France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray
From a half. Golden-orange color; nose has some oxidation, orange marmalade; palate actually shows no oxidation, dry, slight minerality, faded just a tad through midpalate; medium finish. Very nice, and a nice treat, but in the end it lacks something distinctive to help it stand out. 88
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