A Good Wednesday: Mix Tape: Seleque, '97 Baumard, '98 Moines, '11 Roche Blanche, '98 Clape, '98 Jamet, '89 Sorrel, '95 QdC

Tasted Wednesday, February 23, 2022 - Friday, February 25, 2022 by decaturwinedude with 147 views

Flight 1 (2 Notes)

Flight 2 (3 Notes)

  • 1997 Domaine des Baumard Savennières Clos du Papillon 95 Points

    France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Savennières

    (2/24/2022)

    Unlike the series of CT notes previous to this one, a sound bottle. And really my WOTN. Pretty stunning at 25. Bright yellow color. Slight sweetness. Savory unmami element with a Chenin roundness under some wisps of acidity. Vibrant and almost seeming youthful. Sails on. Kept evolving.

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  • 1998 Domaine aux Moines Savennières Roche aux Moines 88 Points

    France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Savennières Roche aux Moines

    (2/24/2022)

    Darker, orange, aged-tired color. Nose was better than the palate. Didn't get the best read on this. It suffered next to the Papillon. But, interesting in the way older wine can be interesting.

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  • 2011 Clos Roche Blanche Sauvignon No. 5 93 Points

    France, Loire Valley, Touraine

    (2/24/2022)

    Complex nose of pine, citrus, grass. Says Suavignon Blanc, but with everything dialed up a bit. Complex palate: grapefruit, melon, minerality and acidity. Drinking well, showing little signs of its age. Very good.

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Flight 3 (4 Notes)

  • 1997 Domaine Bernard Baudry Chinon La Croix Boissée 94 Points

    France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Chinon

    (2/24/2022)

    Everything you want in aged Cab Franc. Terrific with the quick "cassoulet" Green pepper and earth and a core of red fruit that remains vibrant. Very harmonious and very good.

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  • 1998 Domaine Jamet Côte-Rôtie 93 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie

    (2/24/2022)

    Very good to great. A bit quieter than the Clape, but it comes on with a subtle depth that is really class. Take some air. Roasted meat, pepper, primal. Very good. Textbook. Better as it opened.

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  • 1998 Domaine Auguste Clape Cornas 94 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Cornas

    (2/24/2022)

    Neck and neck with 98 Jamet next to it. Deep, dark, fall weather-Cornas-nose. This showed a tad fresher initially. Brighter. Polished. Classy. Olive and meat come on. Dark fruit, spice, smoked meat. Almost youthful. Long. Very good.

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  • 1989 Marc Sorrel Hermitage Le Gréal 92 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage

    (2/24/2022)

    Drinking well, but showing it's age more than the Clape and Jamet. Very classic, old-school Syrah. Fruit has faded a tad. Meaty and peppery. Olive. Very nice.

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