three or four years cellaring after purchase from the winery (they release it quite well aged). Now 10 years old, decided it was time and took to a BYO Taste of Kent supper in the town of Deal. Appearance was rich gold, hint of apricot blush at edges, firm bubbles. Nose was fresh with biscuit and again apricot, nectarine notes. Palate still had acid, but also mouth filling body, pronounced biscuit and brioche notes, with generous fruit promised by the nose. Beautiful to drink alone, or with Local green peas, beans and goats cheese salad. Tbh I was worried that it might be OTT, but a really lovely sparkler now, might have stayed a year or two but if I had another I'd drink it now.
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Just took delivery of a case bought en primeur. Nose has hints of more expensive cellar mates (eg Chassagne-Mont from same stable), whiff of fruited oak. Palate a little bit at odds, or unexpected anyway: very citrus, plenty of acid, nice fresh food wine of reasonable complexity. Might get more tightly integrated with time.
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Almost my favourite AOC in Rhone, this one is a bit more delicately bodied now, with an almost perfumed overlay to the gutsy vinification. I have a couple more of these left from a happy bin-end experience! Drank well with a serious egg, bacon and mushroom pasta sauce (english breakfast meets carbonara) and you could imagine an Italian wine might aspire to end up like this
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2005 Chapel Down Pinot Reserve Kent
7/28/2015 - davidpsd45 Likes this wine: 90 Points
three or four years cellaring after purchase from the winery (they release it quite well aged). Now 10 years old, decided it was time and took to a BYO Taste of Kent supper in the town of Deal. Appearance was rich gold, hint of apricot blush at edges, firm bubbles. Nose was fresh with biscuit and again apricot, nectarine notes. Palate still had acid, but also mouth filling body, pronounced biscuit and brioche notes, with generous fruit promised by the nose. Beautiful to drink alone, or with Local green peas, beans and goats cheese salad. Tbh I was worried that it might be OTT, but a really lovely sparkler now, might have stayed a year or two but if I had another I'd drink it now.
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2010 Château de Puligny-Montrachet Bourgogne Blanc Clos du Château
6/3/2014 - davidpsd45 wrote: 86 Points
Just took delivery of a case bought en primeur. Nose has hints of more expensive cellar mates (eg Chassagne-Mont from same stable), whiff of fruited oak. Palate a little bit at odds, or unexpected anyway: very citrus, plenty of acid, nice fresh food wine of reasonable complexity. Might get more tightly integrated with time.
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2006 Domaine le Sang des Cailloux Vacqueyras Cuvée Azalais
6/3/2014 - davidpsd45 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Almost my favourite AOC in Rhone, this one is a bit more delicately bodied now, with an almost perfumed overlay to the gutsy vinification. I have a couple more of these left from a happy bin-end experience! Drank well with a serious egg, bacon and mushroom pasta sauce (english breakfast meets carbonara) and you could imagine an Italian wine might aspire to end up like this
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