Bookclub (served blind)--Brig

Foretti's in Corona Del Mar
Tasted Wednesday, February 28, 2024 by Frank Murray III with 181 views

Introduction

I didn't write up the CdP at the end, as I was enjoying the convo. And the Rose we did before the reds was a backyard Merlot from the local area.

Flight 1 (2 Notes)

  • NV Jacquesson & Fils Champagne Cuvée No. 738 Extra-Brut

    France, Champagne

    Disgorged March 2015. 2010 base with just 2.5 grams of dosage. Didn't write down the cepage ratios. I tasted this when it was first opened, and then I went back to try again at the end of the meal just about 3 hrs later. Bread dough, lots of acid, prickly orange, raspberry and even a rose petal note. The balance early on seemed a bit challenged to me, tangy finish. At dinner's end, this had changed, evolving with more fruit and richness. Golden apple with some caramel tones, with lemon in the finish and the appearance of tasty mango. This seems ready to drink and enjoy....as a side note, I wonder how the 738DT is tasting these days? Perhaps the additional sur latte time will extend the drinking window of 738, and I would love to try them side by side blind.

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  • NV Jacquesson & Fils Champagne Cuvée No. 745 Extra Brut

    France, Champagne

    Disgorged March 2022. 2017 base with just under a gram of dosage. Didn't write down the cepage ratios. I tasted this when it was first opened, and then I went back to try again at the end of the meal just about 3 hrs later. Whiff of old wood on the nose. Yellow apple, lime and a good spine of spice that goes through the palate and finish, along with lemon rind. Leaner apple tones too and a finish on the taut/crisp side. At dinner's end, this is tangy with citrus pee and mineral with green apple, with perhaps a little stone fruit that is buried under the apple and citrus. I liked this but I enjoyed the 738 more that we had next to it.

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Flight 2 (2 Notes)

  • 2013 Bedrock Wine Co. Zinfandel Carlisle Vineyard

    USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley

    Tasted alongside the 2013 Carlisle Bedrock Zin, which was a fun blind juxtaposition. And damn it, I put both of these wines on syrah, proving again the humility of blind tasting. Why did I sense syrah? When these two wine were poured and we did the side-by-side, I could swear I smelled violets and blood, which to me was indicative of some whole cluster style. In the comparison of the two wines and the intuitive theme Brig assembled, I will write the notes together here for both bottles. I found the Bedrock to be richer, darker, the oak style of dark chocolate and brewed coffee. In contrast, the Carlisle Bedrock was juicier, with a weight imprint that seemed lighter, although the Carlisle did fatten more with air and was closer in weight with the Bedrock in time with some milk chocolate. Both wines exhibited an infused rosemary/garrigue (again, part of my syrah guess for both). The Bedrock seemed to have just a bit more complexity, despite the weight, with dark licorice and charcoal. Overall, I really dug the juxtaposition of these two wines, thank you, Brig.

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  • 2013 Carlisle Zinfandel Bedrock Vineyard

    USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Valley

    Tasted alongside the 2013 Bedrock Carlisle Zin, which was a fun blind juxtaposition. And damn it, I put both of these wines on syrah, proving again the humility of blind tasting. Why did I sense syrah? When these two wine were poured and we did the side-by-side, I could swear I smelled violets and blood, which to me was indicative of some whole cluster style. In the comparison of the two wines and the intuitive theme Brig assembled, I will write the notes together here for both bottles. I found the Bedrock to be richer, darker, the oak style of dark chocolate and brewed coffee. In contrast, the Carlisle Bedrock was juicier, with a weight imprint that seemed lighter, although the Carlisle did fatten more with air and was closer in weight with the Bedrock in time with some milk chocolate. Both wines exhibited an infused rosemary/garrigue (again, part of my syrah guess for both). The Bedrock seemed to have just a bit more complexity, despite the weight, with dark licorice and charcoal. Overall, I really dug the juxtaposition of these two wines, thank you, Brig.

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