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TN: 07 Muscaillo Chardonnay (Limoux), 07 August West Rosellas, 06 Lynmar Chard
Our House (Rockridge, Oakland, CA)
Tasted January 22, 2010 by tonyvelebil with 753 views
Introduction
Traci's friend Noel was in from Nashville for the weekend and we kicked it off with a terrific dinner focusing on a homemade pizza with fontina and mozarella cheeses and wild mushrooms. We then moved on to a terrific crab pasta. All three wines showed well albeit very differently. A fun evening.
Flight 1 (3 notes)
Red
2007 Domaine de Mouscaillo Pinot Noir Limoux
87 points
Bought this for just under $20. Popped and poured, producer unfamiliar to me.
This wine is a beatiful little wine. Slightly bigger than a Chablis, with nice limestone/chalk/minerality, pear, spice and clean fruit. Sort of middle weight wine with a short/medium finish this will appeal to a lot of people. Really enjoyable. 87-88/100
This wine is a beatiful little wine. Slightly bigger than a Chablis, with nice limestone/chalk/minerality, pear, spice and clean fruit. Sort of middle weight wine with a short/medium finish this will appeal to a lot of people. Really enjoyable. 87-88/100
White
2007 August West Chardonnay Rosella's Vineyard
90 points
Compared to the Muscaillo this wine is a little bigger and riper and seeming sweeter (resulting from riper fruit not residual sugar). More tropical fruit, hazelnut, orange rind and a little spice. It's fuller and broader across the palate and more substantial in the finish. Went well with the crab pasta. 90/100
Disclaimer: Ed Kurtzman, the winemaker, is a good friend.
Disclaimer: Ed Kurtzman, the winemaker, is a good friend.
White
2006 Lynmar Estate Chardonnay
90 points
Cracked at the end of dinner but still in time to taste a little with the crab pasta. A little brighter than the August West with more laser focus of meyer lemon, pear, spice and a little smoke. Drinking very well right, it also shows a little less dense on the palate than the AW Chardonnay. Very nice effort. 90/100