Natty from the 1st taste. I agree with Brian Capers below, especially on the Soudhat meets natty Loire. I would add that there is a pleasant secondary fermentation and cabonic taste. The nose and mouth show raspberry and black pepper notes (like Riberia Sacra and Lisan Negro) notes and no bretty farmyard notes (like Loire CF). 90+. Could get one more bottle. $20G.
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NIce nose of iron, blood, earth and chaulk. Maybe a tiny bit of horse stable. Mouth, like the nose but showing some char on the barrel and the tiniest bit of baked fruit. Very savory. Med+ bodied and pithy. Ready now, but could go longer. 90+pts. $26G.
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1/12/2022 10:48:00 AM - Hey, saw your note on this Chinon from Olga Raffault that I'd never had before last nite and you were spot on! You and I appear to have similar taste profiles. Good to meet...Always happy to meet new peeps who know their sh-t when it comes to oenology.
PS: I like Asimov's writing too.
2022 Gardunha Sul Castelão Primeiras Gotas
4/23/2024 - RussK wrote: 90 Points
Natty from the 1st taste. I agree with Brian Capers below, especially on the Soudhat meets natty Loire. I would add that there is a pleasant secondary fermentation and cabonic taste. The nose and mouth show raspberry and black pepper notes (like Riberia Sacra and Lisan Negro) notes and no bretty farmyard notes (like Loire CF). 90+. Could get one more bottle. $20G.
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2020 Domaine de la Cotelleraie Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil Les Perruches
4/21/2024 - RussK wrote: 91 Points
3 days later the 2020 improves and shows more like the 2019. See my note below. 91‐ pts.
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2012 Château Haut-Bergey
4/20/2024 - RussK wrote: 90 Points
NIce nose of iron, blood, earth and chaulk. Maybe a tiny bit of horse stable. Mouth, like the nose but showing some char on the barrel and the tiniest bit of baked fruit. Very savory. Med+ bodied and pithy. Ready now, but could go longer. 90+pts. $26G.
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