Delightful. Full bodied and vibrant, with green apple and metallic notes on the attack followed by a wave of yeasty breadiness. Finishes with a zesty twang. Cut right through a very rich dish of smoked sturgeon rillettes with creme fraiche.
BTG pour at RN74. While certainly an exotic and interesting wine, at this point in its evolution the pine-apply fruit is muted by oak. Round and creamy, slightly flabby, but mouthfilling at the same time. Evocative of a freshly cleaned, steamy oak barrel that was used for white wine. Perhaps this bottle had been opened for too long and wasn't at its freshest?
BTG pour at RN74. Stunning. Explodes in the mouth with green apple and fresh ginger flavors. Full bodied with electric acidity, and just a faint hint of sweetness. Still amazingly youthful.
BTG pour at RN74. Very light and elegant, with delicate yellow apple and peach flavors, and a very pretty floral note on the finish. Came alive with food.
Very smoky on the nose. Oily textured, with gravelly rock dust and white peach flavors that linger. Good weight and acidity. Nicely straddling the line between youthful fruit and savory maturity.
BTG pour at RN74. Still hanging on, makes for an interesting taste. Strawberry and dry soil on the nose. Dusty strawberry, cola, and earthy flavors in the mouth are somewhat muted but come back into focus with food.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny
BTG pour at RN74. Medium bodied, with a feminine air. Elegant strawberry, raspberry, and floral notes are vibrant and come alive with food. Good balance of fruit, structure, and acidity.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Morey-Saint-Denis
BTG pour at RN74. Intense and very forward, with a lazer beam of black cherry, licorice, and tire rubber notes that are very showy and well defined. Generous and masculine, very primary and juicy, with chewy tannins in abundance that are overshadowed by the masses of dark fruit. This is a village level burg?
NV Pierre Péters Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Cuvée de Réserve 90 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Delightful. Full bodied and vibrant, with green apple and metallic notes on the attack followed by a wave of yeasty breadiness. Finishes with a zesty twang. Cut right through a very rich dish of smoked sturgeon rillettes with creme fraiche.
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2007 Marjan Simčič Pinot Grigio 84 Points
Slovenia, Primorska, Goriška Brda
BTG pour at RN74. While certainly an exotic and interesting wine, at this point in its evolution the pine-apply fruit is muted by oak. Round and creamy, slightly flabby, but mouthfilling at the same time. Evocative of a freshly cleaned, steamy oak barrel that was used for white wine. Perhaps this bottle had been opened for too long and wasn't at its freshest?
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1985 Domaine Huet Vouvray Moelleux Le Mont 93 Points
France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray
BTG pour at RN74. Stunning. Explodes in the mouth with green apple and fresh ginger flavors. Full bodied with electric acidity, and just a faint hint of sweetness. Still amazingly youthful.
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2009 Stefan Gerhard Riesling Spätlese 89 Points
Germany, Rheingau
BTG pour at RN74. Very light and elegant, with delicate yellow apple and peach flavors, and a very pretty floral note on the finish. Came alive with food.
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1999 Nigl Riesling Hochäcker 89 Points
Austria, Niederösterreich, Kremstal
Very smoky on the nose. Oily textured, with gravelly rock dust and white peach flavors that linger. Good weight and acidity. Nicely straddling the line between youthful fruit and savory maturity.
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2009 Antoine Arena Patrimonio Rosé 84 Points
France, Corsica, Patrimonio
Very linear and somewhat austere, with a bracing acidity that clears the way for red fruit, vanilla, and spice flavors. Food is a must.
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1999 Château Thivin Côte de Brouilly 85 Points
France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Côte de Brouilly
BTG pour at RN74. Still hanging on, makes for an interesting taste. Strawberry and dry soil on the nose. Dusty strawberry, cola, and earthy flavors in the mouth are somewhat muted but come back into focus with food.
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2007 Domaine Ghislaine Barthod Chambolle-Musigny 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny
BTG pour at RN74. Medium bodied, with a feminine air. Elegant strawberry, raspberry, and floral notes are vibrant and come alive with food. Good balance of fruit, structure, and acidity.
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2008 Dujac Fils et Père Morey-Saint-Denis 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Morey-Saint-Denis
BTG pour at RN74. Intense and very forward, with a lazer beam of black cherry, licorice, and tire rubber notes that are very showy and well defined. Generous and masculine, very primary and juicy, with chewy tannins in abundance that are overshadowed by the masses of dark fruit. This is a village level burg?
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