Community Tasting Note

Seafoam Manor wrote:

Monday, July 7, 2014 - Non-blind this is a tough wine to review, because it will always live in the shadow of D'Yquem and the price tag. In and of itself this is a solid wine, with big citrus notes, lemongrass, a bit of oak spice and a pleasantly medium plus body to it. It paired really well with a trout roe and pea dish, as well as a great, complex halibut dish, but that is about it. It is a solid wine, but something that you could probably replicate for a lot less money from Pouilly Fume, Sancerre, parts of CA and probably several other places. I'm really yet to be wowed by any high-end white Bordeaux and may just be done with them. I'm totally on board with Burgundy being a totally unique and special expression of Chardonnay, but white Bordeaux seems pretty generic and repeatable Sauv Blanc, with a little Semillion and oak. Really its a pretty good wine, but you can get a pretty good wine and knock the "1" off the front of the price tag. I'll probably enjoy the one bottle I have left, I just won't be all that excited when I open it.

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