Night out in Covent Garden (Noble Rot and 10 Cases)

Noble Rot / 10 Cases, London
Tasted Wednesday, June 29, 2022 by Paul S with 27 views

Introduction

Dinner and drinks with Duc at Noble Rot, followed by dessert and Vouvray at 10 Cases

Flight 1 (3 Notes)

  • NV Chartogne-Taillet Champagne Cuvée Sainte Anne 92 Points

    France, Champagne

    Recently disgorged. This was about the nicest bottle of this Cuvee I have tried so far though. It was quite lovely on an early summer's evening. Nice nose, with red apples and sweet flowers, along with a slightly riper hint of stone fruit aromas, these sprinkled with some spice - anise I thought. The palate was round and ripe, with sweet apples and ripe lemons at the fore, but still came across nicely controlled and balanced, with decent enough acidity and some minerality as the wine stretched away into a surprisingly long finish. Mousse was fine enough, though not what you would call refined. Overall, a delicious Champagne in a rounder, riper style. Not subtle, but certainly but not in-your-face either. Very yummy and quaffable with our food.

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  • 2002 Domaine Chandon de Briailles Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Aux Fournaux 93 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru

    At 20 years of age, this was drinking absolutely beautifully. It was one of those bottles that show that in a good vintage (like 2002), you can get Burgundy magic even from a humble bottle if you just catch it in that little magical window of peak drinking. What a lovely nose this had - sweet and blushing with notes of roses and strawberries, earthy sous bois and just a little hint of tea leaves. Beautiful, and speaking quite eloquently of the Savigny terroir as well. The palate was every bit as lovely. Soft, silky and caressing, with perfectly integrated acidity: it was just at a beautiful place now. This showed all soft, transparent red fruit - berries, strawberries on the attack and midpalate - very juicy, with a tiny, barely there hint of earthy mineral. This wine was all about that glowingly pure fruit, with just an extra touch of spice and mineral shading the really long finish. Presence and elegance at the same time, this was punching leagues above its weight-class. I savoured every drop.

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  • 1990 Domaine Huet Vouvray Moelleux 1ère Trie Clos du Bourg 92 Points

    France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray

    Very nice, but not quite the knock-out I expected it to be. It promised much on the nose, which was just gorgeous, with subtly layered aromas of honey and treacle, candied apples and sweet florals, and then bassier notes of earth, spice and mineral, all this lightly laced with some classic lanolin notes. I felt the palate was still a little too sweet and slightly monolithic after that knockout of a nose. There was enough acidity to keep it balanced, unless paired with Stilton, which was amazing, but nicely balanced, but it just felt a little less finely drawn than I would expect. Nice flavours though - candied apples, honey, straw, and a little hint of molasses moving into a long finish that had a linger of spice bad lanolin. When paired with Stilton and nuts this just sang. I must say though, it was nevertheless sweet enough that finishing a bottle between two people was a bit of a struggle.

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