Frank's place in Matraville
Tasted Sunday, August 23, 2020 by chatters with 136 views
Frank and I have been kicking around the idea of doing a bit of a CndP thing for a little while and we finally got round to it.
matched to a chilli spiced quiche which rather blew these 2007 out of the water. I think the wines needed something a little 'gentler' and more subtle but the 2008 just about held it's own...
Matched to pickled shrooms, rocket and proscuito salad.
We did two brackets of four wines (to save on washing up) hits and misses here for me. Of this lot the 2006 Cailloux was probably the most shiningest with the 2005 and 2001 snapping at it's heels
Matched to rib roast, roast spuds and green beans.
well, lots to love here - the 12 stands out stylistically from the other wines in the bracket but the 10 and the 05 also hit the spot for me.
Matched to a small selection of cheese (Pont 'Eveque and Gruyere).
As Frank and I both had the 98 Coudoulet we thought we have a look at bottle (cork?) variation in 22 year old wines...unsurprisingly there was some! Frank also pulled out the Tardieu Laurent...
matched this pleasingly subtle (possible a little too subtle) Coteaux du Layon to tart with berries
A lot of fun...the step up in class from the Brunel Cailloux to the Beaucastel was tangible (which isn't a disservice to the Brunel's; they were still very nice wines)
this was also the first time we have done a whole meal matching purely to Coravin'ed wines - the only wine that we opened was the Coteaux du Layon...
2007 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc Cuvée Roussanne Vieilles Vignes
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
From Coravin. Medium minus intensity aromas of bees wax, slight citrus and almond meal with a very slight stone fruit note. in the mouth it's quite rich, waxy textured with a little almond paste and honey. Despite the inherent richness there is still an impression of elegance.
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2008 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc Cuvée Roussanne Vieilles Vignes
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
From Coravin. Aromas of bees wax, marzipan, almond, apricot and honey. In the mouth it's rich but also quite fleshy with apricot, almond meal, marzipan and a little textured graininess on the mid palate. Nice.
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