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.
Deeper yellow. There’s a core there but this seems somehow more diffuse, less concentrated than previous bottles. Evidently this was bought on release rather than at the Marks and Spencer free for all. Maybe M&S got better bottles?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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