The only decent wine of the night. Distinctively chenin with a woolly qualtiy, some citrusy fruit, a dollop of honey, and something I'm told is called "quince" (I've never figured out what that actually is). This is a bit dominated by the acid and it's on the austere side (although it's not particularly mineral), but it fattened up a bit with some air. I liked it, but this lacks the density of fruit one would hope for in a better vintage.
I didn't mind the tropical fruit. I didn't mind the vanilla. I didn't even mind the coconut, and this has a nice dense presence on the tongue. But good chardonnay should not smell like cotton candy.
There's some lovely scents of cool dark fruit and mint off the bat, but I agree with dzop that the wine is so full of bitter, drying tannin that it's distinctly unpleasant to drink. I'd say put it away for several years but I'm not sure the tannins will ever resolve, or if there will be anything left when they do.
Marred by brett. I think there's some good stuff underneath, but it was hard to tell under the band aids and fecal character. Disappointing as I've liked the other 09 Baudrys I've had and I was looking forward to trying this.
USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Maria Valley
There's nothing wrong with this wine unless you don't like pinot that tastes like cola. It's got some nice cola-y fruit, enough acid to keep it from being cloying, a bit of oak that's not overwhelming. But I don't like pinot that tastes like cola.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru
Oak oak oak. There may have been some nice red Chambolle fruit hiding under there somewhere but this smelled like vanilla and tasted like grainy oak barrels. I have an extremely low tolerance for wines that have that grainy oaky texture, and I couldn't stand this.
1998 Domaine Huet Vouvray Sec Clos du Bourg 88 Points
France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray
The only decent wine of the night. Distinctively chenin with a woolly qualtiy, some citrusy fruit, a dollop of honey, and something I'm told is called "quince" (I've never figured out what that actually is). This is a bit dominated by the acid and it's on the austere side (although it's not particularly mineral), but it fattened up a bit with some air. I liked it, but this lacks the density of fruit one would hope for in a better vintage.
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2009 Rhys Chardonnay Santa Cruz Mountains 84 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
I didn't mind the tropical fruit. I didn't mind the vanilla. I didn't even mind the coconut, and this has a nice dense presence on the tongue. But good chardonnay should not smell like cotton candy.
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1998 Domaine Marquis d'Angerville Volnay 1er Cru Caillerets 83 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru
There's some lovely scents of cool dark fruit and mint off the bat, but I agree with dzop that the wine is so full of bitter, drying tannin that it's distinctly unpleasant to drink. I'd say put it away for several years but I'm not sure the tannins will ever resolve, or if there will be anything left when they do.
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2009 Domaine Bernard Baudry Chinon Franc de Pied Flawed
France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Chinon
Marred by brett. I think there's some good stuff underneath, but it was hard to tell under the band aids and fecal character. Disappointing as I've liked the other 09 Baudrys I've had and I was looking forward to trying this.
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2005 Arcadian Pinot Noir Dierberg Vineyard 85 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Maria Valley
There's nothing wrong with this wine unless you don't like pinot that tastes like cola. It's got some nice cola-y fruit, enough acid to keep it from being cloying, a bit of oak that's not overwhelming. But I don't like pinot that tastes like cola.
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2006 Bernard Serveau Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses 82 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru
Oak oak oak. There may have been some nice red Chambolle fruit hiding under there somewhere but this smelled like vanilla and tasted like grainy oak barrels. I have an extremely low tolerance for wines that have that grainy oaky texture, and I couldn't stand this.
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