Chardonnay and Pinot Noir Wimps - Racine

La Trompette
Tasted Friday, September 1, 2023 by lozatron with 64 views

Flight 1 - Canape - Spicy Oyster (1 Note)

  • 2014 Hattingley Valley Blanc de Blancs Brut

    United Kingdom, England, Hampshire

    straw colour. On the nose - it’s vigorous, could pass for champagne. On the palate though it’s much more clearly ESW - taut, spud apple, candied lemon. Keep going back to this through the lunch and it held up well.

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Flight 2 - Crab & Scallop Tortellino (1 Note)

Flight 3 - Grouse (3 Notes)

  • 2013 Pol Roger Champagne Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill

    France, Champagne

    Real oomph on the nose. Elevated, with a certain chalkiness. This is only at the start of its journey but really nice just now.

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  • 2002 Pol Roger Champagne Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill

    France, Champagne

    To me this was over - poxed or something - but others felt it was decent if not perfect. I wonder if I have a particular disliked for that bruised Granny Smith character? Did not finish my glass.

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  • 2002 Dom Pérignon Champagne

    France, Champagne

    bit apprehensive about this as there has been a recent thread “has anyone tasted a good DP 02 recently?” Well it’s a fair question, and the answer is a resolute yes. Lovely nose, just a hint of a country church on a spring morning with the sun shining through the stained glass windows. A real structure there, and almost a savoury hint. Some discussion at the table about the “cuvée journaliste” and the variation between different batches of DP - I have no knowledge of this but what we drank from that particular bottle was superb.

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Flight 4 - Veal (4 Notes)

  • 2012 Henri Jouan Morey St. Denis 1er Cru Clos Sorbé

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Morey St. Denis 1er Cru

    Slight earthiness on the nose - will it get better or are we in for a stinky one? Happily the former - all integrates nicely, a bit more heft and structure than I was expecting, still deliciously drinkable but there’s also a proper 1er cru quality to it. Best bottle from this case I think, my red of the lunch and #2 wine.

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  • 2012 Bollinger Rouge La Côte aux Enfants

    France, Champagne, Coteaux Champenois

    Taut, an almost Chianti sourness. There is clearly quality here but it’s an intellectual rather than hedonistic wine - more like a maths test than a piece of music. I’d like to taste it again with a few years but I sense that it will never become pleasurable.

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  • 2002 Domaine Francois Lamarche Grands-Echezeaux

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Grands-Echezeaux Grand Cru

    real depth and intensity here - this is a grown up wine for sure. A little more austere than I’d expect from an 02 perhaps, but there’s oomph here. I’d love to contemplate half a bottle of this over the course of an evening.

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  • 2009 Domaine Dujac Morey St. Denis

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Morey St. Denis

    At the risk of stating the obvious, this was a 2009 village Morey from Dujac - just as it should be. Somewhat austere but a purity there and some length. A bit lost in the company but very good for what it is.

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