2011 Copain Chardonnay Brosseau Vineyard
Community Tasting Note
Frank Murray III wrote:
Saturday, March 30, 2013 - Pulled this tonight to pair with ahi tartare and tabbouleh--@R and Kitchen in the OC for those who know the place. Showed terrific. Sea air, snappy green apple, lemon peel and a hint of grapefruit. The texture is smooth and the finish has a nice, spicy note. Pure and delicious, no butter, coconut or vanilla here. Have a good size glass for tomorrow, for a final note...a day later, about 6 ozs left so doing a repeat glass tonight. Seems a little tighter today, the wine have evoled to some different flavors, with dry pineapple in the fruit core this time, along with a good dollop of pear. Finishes with more mineral tonight too, and the same spicy note in the finish and the sea air. This is a really good chardonnay and continues the progression started from 2009, the first release. As a final comment, for those who buy and drink the Louis Michel chablis, this Copain reminds me similarly of what some of his cuvees show, similar profile. Real good.
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4/2/2013 8:59:00 PM - EGH, good question. I'm not sure I can lay out a good answer, as I have not had the 09 since June 2011, which is a longggg time. Can't believe it has been that long. The 2010 last time was late last year, and I really sat with that wine and wrote it up with a lot of thought. What they all show is a purity, with green apple and varying levels of minerality. What might be a good bench mark is to do all 3 side by side, blind, then really gauge what comes out. I think the 2011 is the most like what I called the Michel chablis, and I had one tonight in fact, the 2010 Sechet, which had the lemon peel and marine note, which is not far off from the 2011 above, although not nearly the saline quality of the Michel within the Copain. I need to get a 2009 open again, sit with it, then do a 2010 and then I think I can lay out the answer! All in, these are beautiful chards, devoid of the wood and glycerine that turns me off, for sure.