Short notice chance offline (Lorne): After mixed experiences with previous bottles, this was opened with some trepidation. Again, the wine gods smiled on us and this was clean as a whistle. Lovely acidity, a hint of - maybe not greenness but, tomato leaf? Lovely structure - again, a great foil to the food.
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Lorne Rangers (Lorne): A surprisingly pale colour, almost tomatoey, like a Nebbiolo; I thought 2012 was meant to be quite a concentrated vintage, but I suppose the producer's style has predominated here. In a similar vein, the wine was extremely refreshing, with red fruits and rose petal, a touch of game, some stemmy greenishness, and lots of bright, fruity acidity. I'm not sure I'd have placed this a 1er cru if I'd drunk it blind, but it was a terrific Burgundy in the lighter idiom.
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Supper at Lorne with friends (Lorne Restaurant, London): Feral cherryade nose to start with some lovely animale interest. Some sappy red fruits here as well in the tart redcurrant spectrum. A little banana leaf emerges as it warms in the glass. Lovely balance to the palate, acidity just à point and also a great match for the onglet and accompaniments.
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Not quite the level of stink as the last one but still quite full on. Did a hyper decant with a hand blender which made the wine far less translucent but did help ameliorate the stink. Clearly lovely fruit and great structure under there but a chore more than a pleasure. Notably half the bottle was left when the whole of the humbler 09 had been drunk.
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3/23/2024 - lozatron wrote: flawed
What wine goes with Chinese food? Dinner (Phoenix Palace London): Hmmm - another bad luck bottle of this. Something funky - the table didn't think it was brett but I'm sure some other form of contamination. Was not drunk.
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1/11/2023 - lozatron Likes this wine:
Short notice chance offline (Lorne): After mixed experiences with previous bottles, this was opened with some trepidation. Again, the wine gods smiled on us and this was clean as a whistle. Lovely acidity, a hint of - maybe not greenness but, tomato leaf? Lovely structure - again, a great foil to the food.
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1/10/2023 - NickA Likes this wine: 93 Points
Lorne Rangers (Lorne): A surprisingly pale colour, almost tomatoey, like a Nebbiolo; I thought 2012 was meant to be quite a concentrated vintage, but I suppose the producer's style has predominated here. In a similar vein, the wine was extremely refreshing, with red fruits and rose petal, a touch of game, some stemmy greenishness, and lots of bright, fruity acidity. I'm not sure I'd have placed this a 1er cru if I'd drunk it blind, but it was a terrific Burgundy in the lighter idiom.
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1/10/2023 - Vinumming & Ahhing Likes this wine: 91 Points
Supper at Lorne with friends (Lorne Restaurant, London): Feral cherryade nose to start with some lovely animale interest. Some sappy red fruits here as well in the tart redcurrant spectrum. A little banana leaf emerges as it warms in the glass. Lovely balance to the palate, acidity just à point and also a great match for the onglet and accompaniments.
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5/23/2022 - lozatron wrote:
Not quite the level of stink as the last one but still quite full on. Did a hyper decant with a hand blender which made the wine far less translucent but did help ameliorate the stink. Clearly lovely fruit and great structure under there but a chore more than a pleasure. Notably half the bottle was left when the whole of the humbler 09 had been drunk.
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