Volnay & Pommard Themed "Euro Lunch"
Donato Enoteca, Redwood City, California
Tasted September 4, 2009 by rjonwine@gmail.com with 972 views
Introduction
First Friday of the month, and it's time for Euro lunch again. Our theme gave us a chance to compare Volnays and Pommards that had some maturity. Our room and the food were excellent again. All the flights of multiple wines were poured blind. The whites generally outshown the reds for me this time, but I quite enjoyed some of our Volnays. If I had to pick a WOTD, it would be a tie between the '99 Drouhin P-M Les Folatieres, and our closing wine, the '03 Z-H Gewurtz Hengst. Thanks to Jayaram and Krishna for organizing another successful gathering.
Flight 1 - Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Flight (3 notes)
Flight 2 - Older Volnay Flight (3 notes)
By happy chance, we ended up with a mini vertical of the Lafon Santenots-Du-Milieu. I quite enjoyed the '85, and it was significantly better than a bottle I had awhile back. The Clos des Ducs was also very good.
Red
1985 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Volnay 1er Cru Santenots-Du-Milieu
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru
Very bricking light medium red color with cloudiness and clear meniscus; nice, mature, strawberry, tobacco, mushroom nose; mature, tobacco, tart strawberry and mineral palate with the taste of chaptalization; medium finish 92+ pts.
Red
2000 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Volnay 1er Cru Santenots-Du-Milieu
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru
Medium red, slightly bricking color, with pale meniscus; nice tart red fruit, strawberry, tea and orange nose; tart red fruit, rosehips, mineral, tangy, firm but sweet tannins; medium finish
Flight 3 - Pommard 1er Cru Flight (3 notes)
This was the weakest of our flights for me, but they were good wines that should continue to mellow with additional age.
Red
1998 Comte Armand Pommard 1er Cru Clos des Epeneaux
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Pommard 1er Cru
Medium dark red color with clear meniscus; nice roses, tart cherry, mineral nose; tasty, big, powerful, tart cherry, mineral, red fruit palate with firm tannins, needs time; medium finish
Red
1999 Domaine / Maison Vincent Girardin Pommard 1er Cru Les Grands Épenots Vieilles Vignes
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Pommard 1er Cru
Dark cherry red color, a little cloudy with sediment, clear meniscus; odd, tart cherry, VA, black cherry, mineral nose with a sense of greenness; tart cherry, mineral palate with green notes; medium-plus finish
Flight 4 - Tweener whackage white (1 note)
This was the 2nd time I've had this one this year, and it was delightful both times.
Flight 5 - 2nd Volnay Flight (3 notes)
grilled ribeye, with garden vegetables and fingering potatoes
Red
1999 Domaine de Montille Volnay 1er Cru
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru
Light medium raspberry red color with clear meniscus; roses, tea, floral, lovely nose; tart red fruit with a firm core, that sweetens toward finish; medium finish 92+ pts.
Red
1998 Comte Armand Volnay 1er Cru Les Fremiets
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru
Medium bricking red color with some cloudiness, clear meniscus; mature, light tobacco, roses, hybiscus nose; tasty, tart red fruit, rosehips, hybiscus palate with structure and grip, tight yet though; medium finish
Red
2000 Domaine Michel Lafarge Volnay
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay
Light medium red color with some bricking and pale meniscus; rosehips, roses, nice tart red fruit, hybiscus nose; mature, pretty, caramel, tart red fruit, cinnamon and spice palate; medium finish
Flight 6 - Sweet finish (1 note)
White
2003 Zind-Humbrecht Gewurztraminer Hengst
France, Alsace, Alsace Grand Cru
Bright light medium golden yellow color; rosewater, rose geranium nose; ripe, luscious, rose geranium, nectarine, mineral palate; medium-plus finish 93+ pts. (Z-H indice 4)
Closing
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