A Nice Mix at Porzana
Porzana, Mpls
Tasted Thursday, January 22, 2026 by rocknroller with 35 views
Introduction
On a stupid frigid night (-20 with -46WC), six of us gathered at Porzana for a night of revelry (DM, JG, JV/MV, BB, KB). The wines brought a mix of Champagne, White Burgs, Barolo, and an old Napa Cab; all of which treated us all very nicely indeed. The food at Pozana, and Ian our server, did not disappoint. I think our one Porzana virgin on the night was pretty impressed. Thanks all, it was worth braving the cold.
2017 Louise Brison Champagne Rosé de la Côte des Bar 92 Points
France, Champagne
Medium salmon color. Drank a glass over 40 minutes. This quite fruit forward with raspberry and cherry notes, brisk, bread dough, chalk, blood orange, and a nice spice signature. This had plenty of fruit to carry the lack of dosage. Very nice.
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2017 Domaine William Fèvre Chablis 1er Cru Les Lys 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Pale green-gold color. Drank aglass over an hour. Excellent, focused, nice purity, classically styled Chablis, Meyer lemon, tangerine, amazing freshness, lemon wax, oyster shell and a touch of lacquer. Long and bright. Loved this. 93+(+)pts.
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2010 Domaine Mazilly Pere & Fils Meursault Les Meurgers 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault
Light gold color. Drank a glass over an hour. Limestone, fennel, ocean brine, fresh lemon and lean, brisk and medium plus bodied. A leaner version of Meursault, actually more reminiscent of Chablis tonight.
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2008 Oddero Barbaresco Gallina 91 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco
Medium-dark red color. Double decanted for 45 minutes. Drank a glass over 90 minutes. There's a surprisingly sparse number of notes on this. I had this a long time ago, back in 2015. Tonight's bottle had a little more reducation than I wanted. Powdery cherry and plum, iodine, black pepper, shellac, vitamins, oak, nice texture.
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1998 Fontanafredda Barolo Paiagallo La Villa 94 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Medium-dark red color. Double decanted for 75 minutes. Drank a glass plus over 90 minutes.
Now this was in a really nice place. Dusty nose, dried flowers, cherry, tar, gravel, leather and dried herbs on the nose. The palate is elegant, fine grained and relaxed tannins, a little damp earth, medium bodiy, pretty and delicate spice notes, dried straberry, bay leaf, cherry, soft, dusty finish. Only other bottle I had was back in 2015; another decade didn't hurt - glad I waited, :).
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1994 Anderson's Conn Valley Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Reserve 93 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Very dark red/purple color. Drank a glass over an hour or so. Cool on the nose and palate, mint, cassis and tobacco leaf; very plush on the palate, pretty cassis and boysenberry, a touch of funk, full bodied, velvety texture. Very good. Not as absolutely killer a bottle as a few years ago, but damn good. 93+pts.
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