Maconnais, Pouilly Fuisse, St. Veran, etc. (Jeff K's): This was one of my least favorite wines while it was the groups WOTN. I think the difference was that this was the most oaked wine of the night. I was really enjoying the lack of oak in many of these wines, and this just seemed like overkill to me. I suspect had I drunk it on its own, it would not have been an issue and certainly there are thousands of Chardonnays with a much heavier use of oak out there. It has a deep gold color. The nose is tight at first eventually showing fresh oak and vanilla. It has a rich texture which is nice. Tart apples on the palate. It did keep evolving with air, but again, not in a direction I liked. Three people named it their WOTN only one of whom acknowledged the oak, so perhaps it was just me. At $40 Ohio, it was by far the most expensive wine in the lineup as well.
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This is by far the biggest Pouilly Fuissé I've ever had. A bit heavy on the oak but that smoothed out on the second day. I would advise to let these sit for another year.
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8/27/2014 - Loren Sonkin wrote: 85 Points
Maconnais, Pouilly Fuisse, St. Veran, etc. (Jeff K's): This was one of my least favorite wines while it was the groups WOTN. I think the difference was that this was the most oaked wine of the night. I was really enjoying the lack of oak in many of these wines, and this just seemed like overkill to me. I suspect had I drunk it on its own, it would not have been an issue and certainly there are thousands of Chardonnays with a much heavier use of oak out there. It has a deep gold color. The nose is tight at first eventually showing fresh oak and vanilla. It has a rich texture which is nice. Tart apples on the palate. It did keep evolving with air, but again, not in a direction I liked. Three people named it their WOTN only one of whom acknowledged the oak, so perhaps it was just me. At $40 Ohio, it was by far the most expensive wine in the lineup as well.
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6/8/2013 - TheRikker wrote: 92 Points
This is by far the biggest Pouilly Fuissé I've ever had. A bit heavy on the oak but that smoothed out on the second day. I would advise to let these sit for another year.
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