You bring 'em - we'll drink 'em
Fayette Street Grille
Tasted Wednesday, December 10, 2008 by dwmcubed with 663 views
Introduction
We've been a rut lately (albeit a good one) - with multiple very focused tastings around a single winery or wines. To break us out of this, I decided to get a tasting together with no real structure (knowing full well that these guys wind up bringing good wine anyway). Some folks announced wines - some folks put foil around their bottles - and others just showed up with wine. We couldn't help our innate need to organize and wound up flighting the wines and the following were my impressions:
Flight 1 - A mixed-bag of Whites with starters (4 Notes)
No rhyme or reason here - and a blind one to boot:
Flight 2 - A flight of '88 Bordeaux to wrap up the starters (2 Notes)
David Kehler announced he was bringing an '88 LLC (and who are we to refuse). Bob Hughes couldn't resist the opportunity to add structure to our evening and make this a flight - and we were all thankful.
Flight 3 - A lone bottle of CdP as an aperitif for the main course (1 Note)
We had no idea how to mix this in - and since my "independent study/drink what you want" theme was rebuffed by those who need order in their lives (and Bob Hughes was barking at me that his glasses were empty), I passed this around and declared it a flight by itself.
Flight 4 - A melange of wines with dinner (3 Notes)
Another motley crew of wine - the reason for this flight was that these were the three bottles left on the table.
Flight 5 - Dessert (4 Notes)
A tour of french desert wines (literally).
Closing
The unruly crowd had universal approval for the Schrock, LLC and Baumard as the wines of the evening - with the LLC the clear champion (thanks again, David!)
My thanks to everyone for an enjoyable evening and carrying out my anti-theme. Couldn't have asked for better company.
2006 Scholium Project Naucratis Lost Slough Vineyards
USA, California, Central Valley, Clarksburg
Served blind. Lemons, grass (perhaps lemongrass!) - quinine, bananas - lush and mouthfilling with evident alcohol that makes me think new world - WTF?... I've tasted this before - we all guess Sauv. Blanc.
Turns out to be a bottle I bought years ago and gave Neal. The warmer it got - the less I liked it.
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2004 Heidi Schröck Weissburgunder
Austria, Burgenland, Neusiedlersee-Hügelland
The nose hits you with a burst of flowers and hints of honey - complex palate offers hints of apples, grass and flowers with fine acidity - the finish hits you with a burst of honey that has to be driven by some residual sugar. Pretty bottle of wine. (Austrian Pinot Blanc)
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2005 Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc La Crau
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Closed for business. After much effort to get anything out of this - slight notes of lemon and wax on the nose. Similarly closed on the palate - very light and somewhat lemony with hints of acidity showing and not much else happening right now.
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2003 Etienne Sauzet Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
Aromas of lemon and oak are the dominant scent. Initally very lean and fresh - not revealing much acidity with a nice lemony lift. With time (and an increase in temperature) this takes on some richness and revealed quite a bit of oak that some found off-putting. Thought it was nice quality and refreshing.
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