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Jon-David Headrick 2011 Portfolio Tasting
Boston, MA
Tasted February 23, 2011 by hutch with 1,150 views
Flight 1 - Muscadet and Mountains (9 notes)
White
2010 Michel Delhommeau Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine Cuvée St. Vincent
88 points
Soft. Lots of fruit. Bright and limeyh. Solid, and good value Muscadet. Very nice. 88-89
White
2010 Michel Delhommeau Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine Sur Lie Cuvée Harmonie
89 points
A little briny on the nose. Fuller on the palate. Bright. A little more giving. Good value. 89+
White
2010 Michel Delhommeau Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine Clos Armand
91 points
A little brine on the nose. Fresh and bright. Intense minerality. Killer stuff. Right up there with some of the top Muscadets. 91+
White
2009 Domaine de la Fruitière Sur Lie Cuvée Petit M
87 points
Bright. Not as driven as the Delhommeau. Good.
White
2009 Domaine de la Fruitière Val de Loire Jardin de la Fruitière
87 points
Easy going. Pleasing. Nice acid. good. 87-88
White
2010 Domaine de la Fruitière Val de Loire Jardin de la Fruitière
87 points
This is a little rounder in style with a slight herbal touch.
White
2009 Domaine de la Fruitière Vin de Pays de Loire-Atlantique
87 points
Chard like. Ok. A little fruit on the back palate.
White
2010 Domaine Jean-Charles Girard-Madoux Vin de Savoie Chignin
88 points
Bright. Saline. Cool. Some herbal qualities. Very good.
White
2010 Domaine Jean-Charles Girard-Madoux Vin de Savoie Chignin-Bergeron
89 points
Round, melony aromatics. Soft, pleasing Roussane. Not fat at all. Very nice. 89+
Flight 2 - The Chalk Line (10 notes)
White
2009 Claude Riffault Sancerre Les Boucauds
91 points
2/23/11: Rounder and softer then the Chasseignes. But still great intensity on the palate. Yummy. 90-91
9/26/10: Delicious. Great fruit. Intense. Fantastic wine. 91-92
9/26/10: Delicious. Great fruit. Intense. Fantastic wine. 91-92
White
2009 Domaine des Huards (Michel Gendrier) Cheverny
88 points
Has a gun metal thing on the nose. Cheese, too. Really interesting. Rounder mouthfeel then I remember from the last time I tried this. Funky stuff, but fruit forward. Fun. 88-89
White
2010 Domaine des Huards (Michel Gendrier) Cheverny
90 points
Crazy nose. Lemon, herbs, wet stone. This is crazy in a wild and wonderful way. ON the palate, sour, herbs, more stones. Really wild wine. 89-91
White
2009 Jean François Mérieau Touraine L'Arpent des Vaudons
87 points
This is better then the barrel sample I tried from a year ago. Easy going. Some grass. Maybe a little boring. Fine.
White
2010 Jean François Mérieau Touraine L'Arpent des Vaudons
88 points
Leaner then the '09. Higher acid. Very nice. Yummy.
White
2010 Domaines Minchin Valençay Le Claux Delorme Blanc
87 points
Soft nose. More mineral, saline dominant. Ok. 87-88
White
2010 Domaines Minchin Menetou-Salon La Tour St Martin
89 points
Bright. Minerals. Saline. Great. Really nice. 89-90
White
2010 Domaine Vacheron Sancerre
92 points
Steely, but then that sharp vein of fruit, like the vein in bleu cheese. Focused and intense. This has a wow factor going on. 91-92
White
2008 Domaine Vacheron Sancerre Les Romains
93 points
Explosive nose. Bright fruit. Intense, piercing SB. I can't see spending this kind of money on it ($60), but this is pretty awesome stuff. 92-93
White
Flight 3 - Sparkling and Rose (7 notes)
Rosé - Sparkling
N.V. Louis de Grenelle Saumur Corail
88 points
More fruit then the regular bottling. Strawberries and cranberries. Yummy. 88+
White - Sparkling
N.V. Louis de Grenelle Crémant de Loire Platine
88 points
Bright, with a beautiful nose. Clean. Great bubbles, and the price makes this a steal. Really good stuff. 88+
Rosé
2010 Domaine Saint Nicolas Fiefs Vendéens Les Reflets
87 points
Beautiful light color. Not a lot of fruit to this. Ok.
Rosé
2010 Claude Riffault Sancerre Rosé La Noue
89 points
Bright Pinot noir. I think if this was a little warmer and I couldn't see it, I'd guess it was a regular Pinot Noir. Very light and elegant.
White
2010 Domaine Saint Nicolas Fiefs Vendéens Les Clous
88 points
Fat, then tightens up. Not a lot of fruit. Interesting wine, and has a great finish.
Flight 4 - Chenin and Friends (4 notes)
White
2010 Domaine de la Noblaie Chinon Blanc
90 points
Soft nose, round, then bright. Nice intensity. This is something special. 90+
White
2009 Domaine du Viking Vouvray Tendre
87 points
round, full Vouvray nose. None of the funk that I expect with this producer. Sweet. 87+
White
2009 Damien Laureau Savennières Le Bel Ouvrage
92 points
Explosive but soft nose. Very cool fruit. Round, and classic. Very delicious. 92+
Flight 5 - Reds (11 notes)
Red
2009 Les Hexagonales Pinot Noir
87 points
Bright and classic PN nose. Good value here. Earth. Very nice. 87+
Red
2008 Domaine des Huards (Michel Gendrier) Cheverny Le Pressoir
Funky nose. A little burnt bark thing going on with this. Sour cherries. Very off, not sure of what to make of this. 87?+
Red
2010 Domaine Saint Nicolas Gammes en May
Beautiful magenta color. Sweet, smoky, and spice. Lean on the palate, tannic. With spices again.
Red
2009 Claude Riffault Sancerre Rouge La Noue
89 points
Ripe raspberries and cherries. Some softness. This is a good PN, like a village level. 89-90
Red
2007 Jean François Mérieau Touraine Cent Visages
88 points
Bright aromatics. Easy going. High acid. Fine.
Red
2008 Domaine Vacheron Sancerre Rouge
90 points
Soft raspberry/cherry nose. A little cool. Dry. Earth. More mineral driven. Needs time. 89-91
Red
2007 Domaine Vacheron Sancerre Rouge Belle Dame
90 points
Soft, giving nose. Floral. Earthy. Still tight. 90+
Red
2010 Domaine Jean-Charles Girard-Madoux Vin de Savoie
87 points
Funky CFranc nose. Sour cherries. Veggies. Really sour. High acid. This is tough. Hmmm... 87+?
Red
2008 Domaines Minchin Valençay Le Claux Delorme
88 points
Rubbery, earthy nose. Bright. Good fruit. Earthy finish. Tasty. 88+
Red
2007 Domaine de la Noblaie Chinon Les Chiens-Chiens
89 points
Well structured. Funky, yummy mouthfeel. Delicious.
Red
2005 Domaine des Roches Neuves Saumur-Champigny La Marginale
91 points
Softer, richer aromatics. Well structured. Tasty. Lots of structure here. Great balanced.