2/10. 55-60° F. In 445 days this has shed virtually all sensations of fermentation (esters/lees) and exposed a comfortable degree of balsam and oak. Burgundian cultured pear/starfruit, red apple skin tannins, and lunging acidity animate the event. The texture is dense, waxy, mineral-transparent, and fresh. Served in sequence between Clairette blends Martin Texier's 2021 La Rouviere and Simone's 2014 Palette Blanc from magnum.
From magnum; soaked cork with expired bloom on top. A tall aromatic stack leads with curious red praline fossils imbricated with intense nutshell. Fog, forest mushrooms, scotch wool, iced/mint coastal air. A determined spine of resin organizes the experience, stained with glycerin acidity. Drink now-2040. 94-95. ________ 24 hours later, somehow it improved—trending dry, aerosol in flavor, and unified/coherent.
2021 Martin Texier La Rouvière 91 Points
France, Rhône, Vin de France
In 373 days this has settled into a decisively classical pose—scented green with bitter pistachio, melon rind, and blanched gravel.
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2020 Château Simone Palette Blanc 93 Points
France, Provence, Palette
2/10. 55-60° F. In 445 days this has shed virtually all sensations of fermentation (esters/lees) and exposed a comfortable degree of balsam and oak. Burgundian cultured pear/starfruit, red apple skin tannins, and lunging acidity animate the event. The texture is dense, waxy, mineral-transparent, and fresh.
Served in sequence between Clairette blends Martin Texier's 2021 La Rouviere and Simone's 2014 Palette Blanc from magnum.
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2014 Château Simone Palette Blanc 95 Points
France, Provence, Palette
From magnum; soaked cork with expired bloom on top. A tall aromatic stack leads with curious red praline fossils imbricated with intense nutshell. Fog, forest mushrooms, scotch wool, iced/mint coastal air. A determined spine of resin organizes the experience, stained with glycerin acidity. Drink now-2040. 94-95.
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24 hours later, somehow it improved—trending dry, aerosol in flavor, and unified/coherent.
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