Community Tasting Notes 18

• StewartWent wrote: 87 points

  June 8, 2019 - What do I know? Quite different to the previous tasting. Ripe, honeyed, some sweetness, mineral streaks. Needs plenty chillin'. Very good for the price (550 baht).

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• srh Likes this wine:

  November 10, 2018 - Sat, 11/10/18, $2 Tasting (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA): Info from Importer Eric Solomon's pg: "...A lively blend of Grenache Blanc with smaller percentages of Chardonnay and Roussanne...from vyds [ave 30 yrs old] planted on the gentle slopes [in alluvial gravel soils] facing the Mediterranean just a few km inland from the sea." Hand harvested, fermented in tank, then aged 4 mos in tank on lees.
  
  N: MINERALS with earth & undertones of apples? Tough to parse
  
  P: Med body; RNDISH entry with NICE, almost swtish, applish frt balanced by an acidity which subtly controls the action into & through the LONG, balanced, tangy/swt finish. For now & PROBABLY through '19. My VG+/EXC-, arguably the higher based upon the QPR of this vendor's $9.95, which is $2 < wine-searcher's only current listing. 90 pts WA.
  
  Note: Also tasted on 6/16, 7/28, & 9/1/2018, TNs remarkably consistent, something I can't always say (for whatever reason).

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• srh Likes this wine:

  September 1, 2018 - Sat, 09/1/18, $2 Tasting: Info from Importer Eric Solomon's pg: "...A lively blend of Grenache Blanc with smaller percentages of Chardonnay and Roussanne...from vyds [ave 30 yrs old] planted on the gentle slopes [in alluvial gravel soils] facing the Mediterranean just a few km inland from the sea." Hand harvested, fermented in tank, then aged 4 mos in tank on lees.
  
  N: CLOSED; Some minerals & POSS grn apples?
  
  P: Med body; Very RNDISH entry with NICE frt beautifully offset by an acidity which makes itself felt into the LONG, tangy/swt (70:30) finish with periodic glimpses of a very, VERY slight bitterness &/or honey. Well made for now & through '19. My EXC-. 90 pts WA. [This vendor's $9.95 is $2 < wine-searcher's only current listing.]

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• srh Likes this wine:

  July 28, 2018 - Sat, 07/28/18, $2 Tasting (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA): Info from Importer Eric Solomon's pg: "...A lively blend of Grenache Blanc with smaller percentages of Chardonnay and Roussanne...from vyds [ave 30 yrs old] planted on the gentle slopes [in alluvial gravel soils] facing the Mediterranean just a few km inland from the sea." Hand harvested, fermented in tank, then aged 4 mos in tank on lees.
  
  N: Clsd; Minerals, lemons way beneath?
  
  P: Med body; RNDISH entry with ALMOST swtish frt (approaching threshold R.S.?) NICELY counterbalanced by an acidity which is the face of this into & through the LONG, tangy/swt finish with hints of a very VERY slight bitterness & some honey. For now & through '19. My VG/VG+, more IF one's focus is QPR. 90 pts WA. [This vendor's $9.95 is $2 < wine-searcher's only current listing.]

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• srh Likes this wine:

  June 16, 2018 - Sat, 06/16/18, $2 Tasting (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA): Info from Importer Eric Solomon's pg: "...A lively blend of Grenache Blanc with smaller percentages of Chardonnay and Roussanne...from vyds [ave 30 yrs old] planted on the gentle slopes [in alluvial gravel soils] facing the Mediterranean just a few km inland from the sea." Hand harvested, fermented in tank, then aged 4 mos in tank on lees.
  
  N: Minerals; notes of grass? Attractive
  
  P: Med, poss LM, body; RNDISH entry with NICE, ALMOST swtish frt counterbalanced by an acidity which initially builds, then mitigates as it morphs into a LONG, balanced, tangy/swt (55:45) finish. VERY nicely made for now & through '19, not to mention an *impressive* QPR -- even though this vendor's $9.95 is $1 > than wine-searcher's only listing. My VG+/EXC-. 90 pts WA.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2015
• Type White
• Producer Domaine Lafage
• Varietal White Blend
• Designation Côte Est
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Languedoc Roussillon
• SubRegion Roussillon
• Appellation Côtes Catalanes
• UPC Code 3760031471664

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• Consumed 154 (84%)

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