2000 Jean-Paul & Benoit Droin Chablis Tête de Cuvée

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  5/24/2004 - timewithwine wrote:

  Monday, November 04, 2002 Pale yellow. Creamy lemon, rain water and granny smith apples with overlays of mineral. Austere with a good backbone of acidity. Crisp and correct. (12.5%) With southern oyster casserole.
  Thursday, July 31, 2003 Much darker sunlight golden in color than the last time. Creamy and minerally at the same time. Austere without harshness. Richness with restraint. Nice light to middling weight. Citrus, lime, rain water over limestone flavors with some cream pie in . 12.5% alc. Thanks, Flordia Jim! With mustard-herb marinade baked chicken and potato-green bean salad with mustard vinegarette.
  Monday, September 08, 2003 Very nice wine, but this is being written 5 days after the fact. Mineral, stone and lemon zest with a certain creaminess to it. With creamed oysters. An excellent pairing.
  Monday, May 24, 2004 Nice sunny yellow gold. Good balance with the acidity providing a sturdy backbone and the fruit carrying all the way through. Minerals, citrus, lemon meringue pie and a dab of vanilla round out the flavors. A very pleasant wine with some element of finesse. With mixed greens, bacon and blue cheese. 12.5% alc.

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  9/26/2002 - timewithwine wrote:

  Wednesday, June 19, 2002 Pale straw yellow colors and a nose of citrus, lemon peel and wet stone. Flavors of almond, lemon custard with balanced acidity. A very pleasing wine. With pork tenderloin with terragon and dijon crust.
  Tuesday, July 09, 2002 Much the same as the others. Very pleasant and lip smacking. With dijon basil butter grilled swordfish.
  Thursday, August 08, 2002 Bright sun-yellow in color. Lemon curd and rain water flavors. Light and refreshing on a warm evening, yet this seems off putting and heavy with the mean. With spinach and garlic stuffed ravioli. Not a particularly good pairing. 8/8/02. (Leftovers on 8/10/02 and very enjoyable. More mineral notes and maybe some pear and apricot.)
  Saturday, August 10, 2002 Crisp and bracingly fresh. Rainwater and minerals; lemon custard and pear (apricot?) Wonderful on a hot evening. With chcken breasts stuffed with crabmeat and sides of garden vegetables (tomatoes, corn, cucumbers and stuffed squash.) with Mom, BBH and DDB.
  Thursday, September 26, 2002 Balanced with generous nuances of mineral, green apple, herbs, lemon custard, vanilla, toast and citrus all packaged in an eye catching bright sunlight yellow. With roast chicken (with thyme under the skin and lemon, garlic and carrot in the cavity).

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  5/9/2002 - timewithwine wrote:

  Wednesday, December 05, 2001 Pale moonlight color. Rich nose of ctirus, nuts and a hint of vanilla. Flavors of pineapple, toast, smoky mineral and chalk; all wonderfully dry. Just as good the second day with bacon and brie pasta. The smokiness of the bacon brought out the smokiness of the wine. 12/5-6. Many thanks to Florida Jim for the recommendation.
  Saturday, December 22, 2001 gave to JWS, CT, RLC, TGB and Lee (neighbor)
  Monday, December 24, 2001 gave to Gary Blosser
  Monday, February 18, 2002 Pale yellow moonlight. Nose of mineral, flint, rain and citrus. Palate painted with similar flavors. Clean and crisp while maintaining a certain roundness of the Chardonnay fruit. With potato corn chowder and cornbread. 2/18/02.
  Thursday, May 09, 2002 light well balanced with lemon, rain water, citrus and mineral

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