Tucson, AZ
Tasted Wednesday, August 10, 2011 by tooch with 751 views
Met up with some folks from the Wine Berserker forum while in Tucson on business. Truly one of the most fun I've had at an offline! After a great dinner and tasting, we all high-tailed it to McMahon's to troll their astonishly deep wine cellar. A few of us walked out with some treasures! I'm looking forward to coming back in the fall!
Big thanks to Roger and Jon for setting up this great evening!
Dinner started off with two very nice whites - the Remi Jobard was my WOTN.
After dinner we rushed over to McMahon's to take advantage of their cellar cleaning! While browsing their massive collection, we sipped on 1989 Krug (a habit I could easily grow accustomed to!). After a couple hours, Bob McMahon (the owner) greeted up and pulled the 1996 Cornerstone from his cellar for us to taste. Impressive wine selection and I walked out with a couple gems!
This was a great opportunity to explore the 2000 vintage. There was a commonality amongst the wines - they were all drinking well and most featured a very bright bing cherry component. The more elegant wines combined subtle earthiness and a darker fruit profile instead of the more monolithic red cherry profile of the others.
Great dinner!
2004 Bernard Girardin Champagne Cuvée Vibrato Blanc de Blancs 90 Points
France, Champagne
This champagne had nice palate electricity with citrus, almonds, and some baked bread. The palate was yeasty and mineral driven with tertiary floral and herb tones.
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2002 Domaine Rémi Jobard Meursault 1er Cru Les Genevrières 94 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Sometimes I think my enjoyment of white burgundy is like my enjoyment of playing golf. There are lots of misses and frustrations with both (thinking about premox in white burg here!) but when you take a swing or get a bottle that is on point, I get sucked back in. That happened to me with this bottle. Incredibly pure nose of sea salt, white florals, seashells and subtle melon. The palate was perfectly in balance with a distinct grilled lemon flavor, subtle matchstick, and crushed seashells. The finish had nice acidity and length. Awesome stuff.
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