Had a bottle with a veal chop at Rosewater Supper Club. On opening there was initially no nose whatsoever. Ruby red, just a hint of brick. After a few minutes it started to open and we had a delightful experience as this wine evolved over the night. On the nose initially, cooked beets (borscht almost) then red fruits and violets. The on the palate in sequence as the wine opened up: beets; violets; mushrooms, chocolate and forest floor; red fruits; and then dried cherries. The still-clear dregs at the end showed tannins then clean minerals. Quite a journey! I suspect a low acid level because the wine had almost a creamy mouthfeel, and yet it stayed fresh. Pretty darn good for a Fixin.
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Very French in style, on the nose beet - mixed with goat's cheese! That slight tang. In the mouth delicate cherry set off by a lively acidity and some stony minerals. Lovely bottle.
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2002 Fougeray de Beauclair Fixin Clos Marion
2/27/2011 - Clairmark Cellar wrote:
Had a bottle with a veal chop at Rosewater Supper Club. On opening there was initially no nose whatsoever. Ruby red, just a hint of brick. After a few minutes it started to open and we had a delightful experience as this wine evolved over the night. On the nose initially, cooked beets (borscht almost) then red fruits and violets. The on the palate in sequence as the wine opened up: beets; violets; mushrooms, chocolate and forest floor; red fruits; and then dried cherries. The still-clear dregs at the end showed tannins then clean minerals. Quite a journey! I suspect a low acid level because the wine had almost a creamy mouthfeel, and yet it stayed fresh. Pretty darn good for a Fixin.
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1998 San Carlo Brunello di Montalcino
12/6/2010 - Clairmark Cellar wrote:
Wow - what a huge mouthful of the darkest chocolate imagineable. Fully mature but still rich complex and full bodied - no sign of ageing here.
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2005 Tawse Pinot Noir 99/1
12/6/2010 - Clairmark Cellar wrote:
Very French in style, on the nose beet - mixed with goat's cheese! That slight tang. In the mouth delicate cherry set off by a lively acidity and some stony minerals. Lovely bottle.
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