1989 Vouvray Madness
Good Luck Gourmet, Doraville, GA
Tasted January 5, 2018 by MikeATL with 573 views
Introduction
A friend with a number of 1989 Huets proposed a tasting to open them for us, and sweetened the pot with a couple of 1989 Pinons and a 1989 Foreau Moelleux Reserve. I brought a Cuvée Constance and Pinon Botrytis and another participant added a Pinon Goutte d'Or to help complete the set. One person didn't have anything directly on theme but brought two wines we finished with that were well worth drinking.
We thought that Szechuan food would pair well with the wines and met at Good Luck Gourmet, an excellent local Shaanxi and Szechuan restaurant to put it to the test. We were correct, as the wines showed well with a wide array of dishes. The all-Pinon flight turned out to work particularly well with the food.
Unfortunately I came down with a cold a few days before the dinner, so my notes are fairly cursory and my ratings should be taken with an even smaller grain of salt than usual. It still turned out to be a memorable night of great wine, great food, and great company.
Flight 1 (1 note)
Flight 2 (3 notes)
White - Sweet/Dessert
1989 François Pinon Vouvray Moelleux
France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray
Straw colored, it shows a little star anise at first, with bright and fresh quince fruit. More an aperitif than a dessert wine, it pairs well with Szechuan food. 48 g/l RS, 4.7 g/l acidity, 12.47% alcohol.
Flight 3 (3 notes)
White - Sweet/Dessert
1989 François Pinon Vouvray Réserve Passerillée
France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray
Much lighter in color than the 1989 Botrytis and Goutte d'Or, with a touch of star anise tinting the bright quince fruit, very fresh and not showing as sweet. Very much like the 1989 Moelleux with just a little more of everything. 70 g/l RS.
White - Sweet/Dessert
1989 François Pinon Vouvray Moelleux La Goutte d'Or
France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray
Sweet and rich, but showing a little fat. With time, the acidity becomes more noticeable which helps bring out more dimension. The 1989 is showing as sweeter and richer than the 1990, despite having less sugar, and should probably be drunk before the 1990. Like the other 1989 Pinon sweet wines, it paired very well with an array of Szechuan dishes. 12.8 alc, 75 gr RS, acidity 5.00.
Flight 4 (3 notes)
Flight 5 (2 notes)
Flight 6 (2 notes)
White
1967 Hugel Muscat Réserve Exceptionnelle
France, Alsace
Labeled "Extra Dry," it was perplexing, but alive. Bone dry but with color and aromatics suggesting sweetness, and not showing a lot of Muscat peach but does have some of the florality, more of an interesting experience than an emotional one.
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