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2016 Morgen Long Chardonnay Eyrie Dundee Hills

12/8/2022 - evjoh Likes this wine:

It’s hard to place this wine. It has the characteristic mouthfeel of really good Chardonnay, coating your cheeks with a creamy feeling (malic acid?) while a bolt of citric acid shoots down the middle of your tongue. It’s got the nuttiness of a slightly oxidized white wine. There’s a reductive flintiness that reminds of me of a PYCM I had a few months ago. It even has the seashell-y minerality of a high quality Chablis.

I normally associate Dundee Hills with volcanic Pinot, but this is so good I can’t believe everyone doesn’t grow Chardonnay here. Morgen Long is a hyped producer, and this bottle proves the hype is justified.

evjoh commented:

12/12/22, 3:38 PM - Seth, thank you so much for your detailed response! I'm always looking for more technical explanations to the subjective experiences wine offers, and I really appreciate you taking the time to write all of this out.

This is the first I've heard of PPO. It makes so much sense how it adds bruised apple characteristics to an otherwise reductive wine. And thank you for the correction about malic vs lactic—I'll be sure to not use "citric acid" as literally when describing wine in the future :)

Another visit to Willamette is on my radar in the next year or two. When I get to planning it, I'll definitely shoot an email your way to taste more of your wines and nerd out together. In the meantime, I'll be hunting down a few more bottles to see how they stack up with this one.

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2019 Domaine Louis Michel Chablis 1er Cru Butteaux Vieilles Vignes Chardonnay

5/21/2022 - evjoh Likes this wine:

This seems to hit every characteristic I'm looking for in a good Chablis. The first thing I noticed was the touch of creaminess on the nose. It mixes with the brusied apple, ripe stonefruit, and flint of the nose really well. Surprisingly, the briney sea spray aroma is still present among everything else.

The palate is no surprise: simultaneously rich, acidic, and ripe. This was perfect for a hot afternoon. I only coravin'd one glass, but I'll definitely let the bottle breathe for a while whenever I pop the cork.

edit: the creaminess isn't from oak, maybe from malo? Fantastic wine nonetheless.

evjoh commented:

5/21/22, 5:18 PM - Thank you for the clarification. I hesitated to use the word "oak" while writing that, but I wasn't sure how else to describe it. Lees is definitely a better descriptor in retrospect.

Interesting that you also notice that when these are young. That makes me even more curious to give this a few hours in a decanter before trying the rest of the bottle.

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2013 Gaston Chiquet Champagne Special Club Brut Champagne Blend

2/16/2022 - evjoh Likes this wine:

This needs an hour or two to breathe and express itself. Right after popping the cork, there's a lot of grannysmith apple, lemon, and just a touch of brioche. After two hours though, it becomes apparent how much time this spent on the lees. The typica apple and cranberry are backed up by yogurt and cream cheese notes. The super fine mousse also plays off of the ample acidity really well.

This is a pretty amazing Champagne even for $100. Personally, I'd much rather buy two bottles of this now than one bottle of Krug GC. I can only imagine how complex this will be in five or ten years, but I don't blame anyone for drinking it now.

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2/17/22, 10:59 AM - Wow, if I could get it for $60 I'd be drinking this a lot more often... Time to move to Denmark ;)

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