2007 Matassa Côtes Catalanes Cuvée Nougé

Community Tasting Notes (6) Median Score: 87 points

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  10/28/2011 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:

  Hasn’t budged since its release, totally bound up by sulphur and acidity (not a real problem as sulphur and acid are the white wine drinkers friend as far as I’m concerned). A strong scent of onion skins greets the nose. There’s also something sweet and melon like, kind of similar to honeydew. It is compact in the mouth with decent intensity and a suggestion of musk and dried flowers as it breathes. It’s perhaps just taking on a little toasty development and is a wine that I like very much.

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  8/22/2010 - Sakas Likes this wine:

  Opened for a party. Needs some air time. Nicely balanced. More earthy than fruity.

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  7/3/2010 - balassis wrote: 87 Points

  A blend o muscat, viogner and macabeu grapes.
  Strange and difficult wine.
  Terrific minerality, scents of goat cheese, citrus and acacia.
  Medium - bodied with high acidity.
  Flavors, of corn oil, chalk, bitter orange and nuts, on a lemony background.
  Medium finish.

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  6/11/2010 - pifcho wrote: 91 Points

  This is like one of those extra pungent smelly cheeses that somehow taste just awesome. This has a rotten eggs strong sulphur smell, which is quite powerful, but don't let it scare you - there is a beautiful wine underneath. Once I had the wine, it all made sense - it does smell like the seaweed that comes out during rough seas... This wine has crazy minerality - almost sea salt like, with beautiful underlying flowers and white fruits. A touch of lemon on the long finish. Very light and elegant on the palate, it was a perfect pairing with the cod and great on its own. This is very chablis like and very enjoyable.

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  2/25/2010 - zinhead wrote:

  Funky nose of eggs/sulfur which blew off to zesty fruits, orange and herbs. Medium body with medium finish. Not for everyone although I found it interesting and kept going back for a bit more. Tweeted @jamiegoode on whether this was the house style or maybe extreme reduction. His response was house style.

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