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  • 2018 Domaine Bernard Baudry Chinon Le Clos Guillot

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    4/21/2024 - timewithwine Likes this wine:

    This is my first tasting of the 2018 version of this cuvée. It’s still rather young, almost primary. Crunchy cranberries, tart raspberry and pungent sandalwood from attack to finish. Something herbal appearing by the finish along with a touch of licorice. While I know this is an earlier drinking wine in the Baudry line up, I recommend holding for a bit more. A thick coating of sediment from the bottom of the cork spreading out along the neck and deep into the shoulder of the bottle. 14.3% alc. With leftover grilled bone-in (beef) ribeyes. 04.21.24. Recommended.

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  • 2021 Vincent Pinot Blanc

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    4/19/2024 - timewithwine Likes this wine:

    The color - almost candied lemon peel - invites. The bright nose delivers candied lemon peel, pear, nectarine, honey and white stone fruit. All the same on the palate with the honeyed minerality taking center stage. By the mid-palate an almond nuttiness appears through the finish. The round mouthfeel and surprising weight all add to the fun. Why I don’t buy more of this, I don’t know. Double decanted; yes, do this. Drink now or hold. 12.5% alc. With assorted cheeses, crusty bread and crab dip. 04.19.24. Recommended.

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  • 2011 Campochiarenti Vernaccia di San Gimignano

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    4/18/2024 - timewithwine Likes this wine:

    Abundant fruit of apple and lymon greets the senses. Maybe some grapefruit as well. The fruit is lively with a bit of leesiness on the finish while the acidity holds the fruit in check delivering a freshness and bit of verve. A distinct finish of almond and saline that lingers across the palate. The round and satisfying mouthfeel makes for a terrific finishing feel. 13.5% alc. With Yellow Umbrella sourced crab meat for crab cakes over succotash and topped with crispy prosciutto (a wonderful pairing for the wine). 07.24.22. Recommended.

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  • timewithwine says:

    12/26/2021 6:25:00 AM - Thank you for your note and your kind and courteous approach, fitzi. I appreciate it. I'm new here having finally migrated from using Cellar! software and didn't realize how much of my commentary was public. Yes, I am aware of the age-worthiness of Desvignes and other producers in Beaujolais. Generous friends have shared examples with me. But I have concluded that gamay is just one of those grapes that I just don't "get". Whether it is Steve Edmunds Bone-Jolly rosé or a gen from the Morgon, I'm unable to find pleasure in them. My loss, I guess. But thank you for reading my notes and for your response. Cheers.

  • fitzi says:

    11/29/2021 5:38:00 AM - Hey, Timewihtwine: your more than twice as prolific in note-writing than I am, and, therefore, I imagine, have more than twice as much experience. On the subject of Desvignes Morgon, however, I think you'll find that your peers who are familiar with this cuvee rarely open a bottle before 10 years from vintage, except as a kind of experiment or early vintage sample. The 2005 vintage had more fruit and tannin than most years, and the bottle I opened in 2016 was only beginning to show signs of opening. Desvignes is a very highly respected vigneron in Morgon and aims for a 'traditional,' slow-developing, long-aging wine; comparable to, say, pre-millennium Faiveley Burgundies. Dismissing the 2005 as 'bad,' based on samples between 2007 and 2012 doesn't give it a chance to show properly on its own terms. That said, I enjoyed your bundled notes on this wine and the Baudry cuvees; a rate opportunity to see time-series observations of single or family wines from one - experienced - taster in one place. Cheers.

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