London and Lisbon
Tasted Saturday, August 15, 2009 - Monday, August 24, 2009 by FMG with 436 views
Rants and Ravings
- despite tasting only v randomly, I do not get the fuss about Alsace. Yeah, it's a cool wine region, yeah it's a wine geek favorite, yeah there is a lot of bang for the buck. But for Riesling I turn to Germany or Austria and then I am left with Traminer/Pinot Blanc or Gris. Could you be happy leaving out those 3 grapes from your wine cellar/tastings? IMHO, yes but maybe I am plainly wrong
- it's 2009, please take a stance. Either you go for the skin/orange/oxidized or you turn to purity. Riffault style is neither. I am boring so I will stick to Cotat & The Usual Suspects
- Foillard manages to get me excited all the time. Thanks God, it's out there in mags for when the Buddies are home on Friday.
2007 Ameztoi Getariako Txakolina
Spain, País Vasco, Getariako Txakolina
(8/15/2009)
green apple/salty/hint of petroleum/river stones/raw hazelnut/even more salty/iodium, cut throat refreshing acidity/sparkling in the other way. **/Rebuy Yes
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2007 Jean Foillard Morgon Côte du Py
France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Morgon
(8/15/2009)
floral/bright redcurrant/violet/anise/bright cherry (not dark!)/earthy/purity/floral, medium body/refreshing palate/acidity in place/wonderful with food/ample/"plummy" fruit. ***/Rebuy Yes
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2004 Trimbach Riesling Cuvée Frédéric Emile
France, Alsace
(8/22/2009)
grapfruit zest/usually hint of petrol/bramley apple/lime (?)/chalky, thin in the mouth/completely underdeveloped/still see no great potential for improvement/compressed but not multilayered/as Mom says I have not patience. *(*)/Rebuy No
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2007 Sebastien Riffault Sancerre Akméniné
France, Loire Valley, Upper Loire, Sancerre
(8/24/2009)
v dense/undistringuishable/pink grapfruit/herbal/stony/gooseberries/then funny again/rubber/iodium/salt/then undistinguishable/quasi oxidized, longish/pure in the palate/then foggy again/does not take one way or another/interesting/better defined than the nose/acidity in the right place/and saltiness. **/Rebuy Maybe
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