Whites that Don't Suck at Roy's

A subset of the STG got together for the August tasting at Roy's. The food was amazing and a perfect match for the evenings wines.

Roy started us off with a wonderful Poke Tuna... Amazing

• NV Krug Champagne Brut Grande Cuvée 94 Points

  France, Champagne

  Ahh Krug, typical, nutty, yeasty, buttered toast. This bottle showed a bit more acidity than I remember. Always a great wine.

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Next came, some great scalops with a mango chutney.

• 1995 Hanzell Chardonnay 92 Points

  USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Valley

  This showed very well tonight, a dead ringer for a burg. Hints of oak, lemon and lemon zest. Wonderful mouth feel and great acidity.

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• 1998 Domaine Charles Schleret Pinot Gris Herrenweg de Turckheim 88 Points

  France, Alsace

  A bit closed it seemed, citrus aroma's dominated with hints of baking spices. Very well balanced palate and nice cleansing acidity on the finish.

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Roy then treated us to a big seafood salad with ingredients fresh from the local farmers marked/seafood marked...

• 2000 Didier Dagueneau Pur Sang 89 Points

  France, Loire Valley, Upper Loire, Pouilly-Fumé

  Cat Pee, Grapefruit, hints of oak, nice acidity and long finish. I was a bit put off by the cat pee.

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• 2000 Domaine William Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos 90 Points

  France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru

  Very interesting, I have not had many Chablis. Opened up with aromas of cookie dough, lemons and citrus. Great acidity, more lemon and citrus on the palate follow with blasts of minerality on the finish.

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Finally desert, a wonderful blueberry/blackberry shortcake...I almost licked my plate clean. Roy also served a white port with this that did not get the greatest responses so I only smelled it and took no other notes.

• 1976 Joh. Jos. Prüm Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Auslese 94 Points

  Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

  AP 2576511-9 77 You gotta love old reislings. Diesel, Diesel, Diesel! dominated followed by peach and hints of green apple. Very enjoyable, but the diesel was a little overwhelming as it overshadowed the remaining fruit. Great acidic finish. It would have been interesting to see how this changed over a few hours.

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• 2003 Darting Forster Schnepfenflug Huxelrebe Beerenauslese 90 Points

  Germany, Pfalz

  Nice, tropical nose that reminded me of a Hawaiian fruit salad. The palate was very sweet and a bit flabby but not bad for a 2003. The finish was long and smooth with a bit of spiciness.

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Thanks to Roy, and all for a great evening.