Community Tasting Note

Ms. Bubblehead wrote:

Monday, April 22, 2019 - Had Eyrie 89 and 85 side by side, 85 showed much more maturity than 89, 85 was funkier on the nose, with earthy herbal nose and tea leaves, on the palate, it offered soily and earthy sensation with some darker berries vs 85.

Eyrie 89 was extremely elegant yet with great layers and structure, if I blind tasted them I would certainly guess they are burgundy wines, and to be accurate, I would guess they are from Chambolle. During the dinner, we discussed which Chambolle producer could this be, turned out we are leaning toward Ghislaine Barthod. On the nose, Eyrie 89 offered floral sensation, red currants, and slightly mature raspberry, on the palate, the red fruits were opulent but not jammy or overly powerful, what was great and amazing about this wine was that lingering, seductive and intriguing acidity, absolutely love it.

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2019 April dinner with friends in Chicago (thank you for the great host ACYSO)
Wines we had:
1935 Chateau Filhot, 1999 Vilmart & Cie Coeur de Cuvee (from magnum), 1964 Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin, 2009 Arnaud Ente Clos des Ambres, 1985 Eyrie Vineyards Pinot Noir, 1989 Eyrie Pinot Noir, 1974 Vega Sicilia Unico, 1982 Vega Sicilia Unico, 2014 Benoit Dehu Coteaux Champenois Cuvee La Rue des Noyers Rouge, and 2010 Donnhoff Niederhauser TBA

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