Pre-celebration dinner

Trelissick Crescent, Ngaio, Wellington, New Zealand
Tasted Friday, March 22, 2024 by Marc with 36 views

Introduction

Salmon crostini
Eggplant roulade
Roast duck leg with onions, roast fennel and baby carrots, roast radicchio
Cheese board. omega plums
Garum marsala scented chocolate chip cookies

Flight 1 (6 Notes)

  • 2016 F.X. Pichler Riesling Smaragd Ried Loibenberg 92 Points

    Austria, Niederösterreich, Wachau

    Dry and mineral, savoury and open for business. In early maturity, this is dry, crisp and clean, with superb varietal expression. A greet a dry riesling.

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  • 2016 Domaine du Tunnel (Stéphane Robert) St. Péray Cuvée Prestige 92 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, St. Péray

    As always, a beautiful, round and ripe expression St. Péray. gorgeous oak handlig matches perfectly the low-acid nature of the Marsaane-Roussane blend. While flower, wet stone, ripe apricots, warm vanilla. Rich, ripe and round. Super.

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  • 2022 Thibaud Boudignon Rosé de Loire 90 Points

    France, Loire Valley, Rosé de Loire

    Fabulous rose that speaks of Cabernet Franc. Earthy and herbal, but also with a beautiful strawberry countenance which is dry and savoury and refreshing. Fun, but serious as well.

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  • 1999 Domaine G. Roumier / Christophe Roumier Bonnes Mares 98 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Bonnes Mares Grand Cru

    This is a big one! Profound red Burgundy with an amazing capacity for ageing. Dense colour, an absolutely profound Burgundian nose of the deepest black cherry and berry fruit, allied to an amazing iron-ore, almost rusty mineral nose that is both earthy and suggests a palate crying out for all the ageing it can be given. The wine is essentially perfect, but it is still tight and while complete, is still only hinting at the profundities that will emerge with another 10 to 15 or more years. Like the Chave Cuvee Cathelin 2000 drunk the day before, this could be a 50+ year ageing prospect. As grand a Burgundy as I have ever drunk. This could well achieve perfection in a decade.

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  • 2020 Jean-Paul & Benoit Droin Chablis 1er Cru Montmains 90 Points

    France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru

    Very ripe Chablis that has a pineapple lump quality to the nose and palate that while delicious, feels a little out of place. I would never have guessed Chablis if tasted blind, probably guessing at (a good!) Macon. An excellent wine, but I miss the old school flint.

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  • 2019 Gilbert Picq & ses Fils Chablis 1er Cru Vaucoupin 88 Points

    France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru

    dunk after an almost opulent Droin 2020, this felt spicier, with some nice floral notes. Still rather ripe in style, with a curious dried spice character that felt a little out of place for the style, in my opinion. Excellent, but not outstanding for my tastes. Again, I miss the flinty personality of old school Chablis.

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