notes from last night

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Matt Latuchie

Matt Latuchie
back in dc for the first time since i left so some folks got together at the Weygandt shop to open up some goodies.

2002 Overnoy Poulsard - seems like its in a great spot. aromatics were just off the charts...i think this wine put Ian and I into a trance. so so good.

2004 Overnoy Poulsard - cut from the same cloth as the '02, but this was a bit more rustic and edgy. had more earthy notes than the 2002. great stuff

2011 Baudry Franc de Pied - weird at first, but with air this really blossomed. incredibly racy palate with great leafy notes and red fruit. more accessible than the '09 in my opinion.

2010 Marc Plouzeau Ante Phylloxera - this is my favorite vintage of this cuvee to date. sappy red fruit, great mineral and tobacco notes. hard to put down.

2008 Clos Rougeard Clos - i liked this a bit more than others did, but it was really overshadowed by many other wines on this night. good pure, clean fruit...very young.

2010 Michael Gahier Trousseau Grands Vergers - really blew me away. great earthy profile with spice and red fruit. could drink LOTS of this.

2009 Foillard 3.14 - solid as a rock

2010 Baudry Clos Guillot - great material, firm palate. needed a good deal of air to show off its fresh red fruit and rustic tobacco

2011 Marcel Lapierre Morgon Cuvée Marcel Lapierre - drinking well right of the bat. lots of mineral, and juicy gamay fruit. heck of a wine.

2010 Overnoy-Crinquand Arbois Pupillin Ploussard - potent nose of rotting veggies. hard to get past the aromatics, but the palate was decent

2010 Overnoy-Crinquand Arbois Pupillin Trousseau - a very pretty trousseau, but was overshadowed by the Gahier in my opinion

2009 Cecile Tremblay Chambolle-Musigny Les Cabottes - in a good spot. great combination of fruit, spice and structure.

2005 Domaine Truchot-Martin Bourgogne Passetoutgrains - hadn't even known Jacky made this cuvee. nice combo of Gamay and Pinot. juicy profile with good earthy undercurrents. gulpable.

1990 Von Schubert Maximin Grünhauser Abtsberg Riesling Kabinett - petrichor, lychee and tropical fruits. great stuff

2010 Domaine Servin Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre - great stuff. all the yummy oceanic notes you could ask for in a young Chablis.
 
No brett in the 02 Overnoy Poulsard?
Mine have all had a little. Not sweaty shepherdess thong levels, but some.

And Overnoy makes a Trousseau? Wow, I would love to try that some time.

What happened to Houillon?

The guy at the store was telling me how great the Gahier Grand Vergers was, then told me they were sold out. Arrgh.

I like Servin. Les Pargues is the one I'm familiar with. Good Chablis at a solid price.

You figure out your Bellingham dates yet? The rain festival has officially started.
 
originally posted by Marc D:
No brett in the 02 Overnoy Poulsard?
Mine have all had a little. Not sweaty shepherdess thong levels, but some.

And Overnoy makes a Trousseau? Wow, I would love to try that some time.

What happened to Houillon?

The guy at the store was telling me how great the Gahier Grand Vergers was, then told me they were sold out. Arrgh.

I like Servin. Les Pargues is the one I'm familiar with. Good Chablis at a solid price.

You figure out your Bellingham dates yet? The rain festival has officially started.
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Not the same Overnoy. A distance relative according to the Internet and I believe a new import to the U.S.
 
originally posted by Matt Latuchie:
notes from last night

2010 Marc Plouzeau Ante Phylloxera - this is my favorite vintage of this cuvee to date. sappy red fruit, great mineral and tobacco notes. hard to put down.
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Is this available somewhere in the US? wine-searcher isn't showing anything. Earlier recent vintages have been impressive.
 
I was really pleased by the "other" Overnoys, the ploussard moreso than the trousseau I guess - the former more savory, the latter more juicy.
 
originally posted by SFJoe:
originally posted by Robert Dentice:
a new import to the U.S.
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Who knew there were still Jura producers who weren't being imported? I figured that cupboard was bare.
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Read the note on the Ploussard and you'll understand why you haven't seen these wines earlier, Joe.
 
originally posted by Jim Hanlon:
originally posted by SFJoe:
originally posted by Robert Dentice:
a new import to the U.S.
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Who knew there were still Jura producers who weren't being imported? I figured that cupboard was bare.
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Read the note on the Ploussard and you'll understand why you haven't seen these wines earlier, Joe.
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Oh, sure, but I thought demand was enough that people were willing to overlook silly issues like wine quality.
 
originally posted by Jim Hanlon:
originally posted by SFJoe:
originally posted by Robert Dentice:
a new import to the U.S.
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Who knew there were still Jura producers who weren't being imported? I figured that cupboard was bare.
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Read the note on the Ploussard and you'll understand why you haven't seen these wines earlier, Joe.
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I remember visiting them with Jim, the cellar is a bit...rustic?
 
originally posted by SFJoe:
originally posted by Robert Dentice:
a new import to the U.S.
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Who knew there were still Jura producers who weren't being imported? I figured that cupboard was bare.
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Weygandt started bringing in something called de la Pinte. I liked their Poulsard considerably more than the weird Overnoy.

I loved the 02 Overnoy as well (no surprise since I brought it)but I found it tighter, particularly on the nose, than the 04. Gail discovered, having it with the smoked meat hors d'oeuvres that were there really brought out its fruit.

For those that are interested, Matt's notes are somewhat different on Berserker: it's not that he makes different evaluations, but he talks about some different wines and says some different things.
 
originally posted by SFJoe:
originally posted by Jim Hanlon:
originally posted by SFJoe:
originally posted by Robert Dentice:
a new import to the U.S.
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Who knew there were still Jura producers who weren't being imported? I figured that cupboard was bare.
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Read the note on the Ploussard and you'll understand why you haven't seen these wines earlier, Joe.
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Oh, sure, but I thought demand was enough that people were willing to overlook silly issues like wine quality.
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1993 Overnoy.
 
originally posted by VLM:
originally posted by SFJoe:
originally posted by Jim Hanlon:
originally posted by SFJoe:
originally posted by Robert Dentice:
a new import to the U.S.
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Who knew there were still Jura producers who weren't being imported? I figured that cupboard was bare.
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Read the note on the Ploussard and you'll understand why you haven't seen these wines earlier, Joe.
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Oh, sure, but I thought demand was enough that people were willing to overlook silly issues like wine quality.
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1993 Overnoy.
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I remember the wine, but am not sure what you mean.
 
Damn. I wish I could have gone.

Hopefully I'll see you Matt next time you're in DC after the election (when I will finally get some free time!)

Yule
 
It was a nice scene; adding to Matt's notes would be gilding the lily, but I'd note that the Lapierre was mmii and a textbook contrast, in vintage characteristic, to the 3.14. Both were very, very good, the 2009 3.14 burley, rich-textured, oozing fruit (but not the least flabby); the Lapierre lean, transparent, all restraint and elegance. Along with the Plouzeaux and Rougeard, the 2010 Baudry Guillot was also a standout, and especially interesting to drink along-side the francs de pied.

Based on limited sampling, fwiw, I'm getting a good feeling about 2011 in Beaujolais.

I counted 31 bottles on the counter by the end of the night. A few awol in the above list:

2005 Auxey-Duresses 1er Val (didn't write down the producer), good, but young;
2002 J.J. Christoffel urz wurz spaet;
2005 Ridge West Lytton Syrah, good, hefty, spicy, intense, 14.5%;
Albert Mann Pinot Noir (some estoteric vineyard designation), a pet wine of Matt's, actually very good, with a rich-but-lean pinot profile not Burgundy-configured;
Pinot Aunis (sp?) from Pinte or Overnoy-Crinquard? Aunis was fragrant and charming;
An oxidized monbourgeau that was quite good;
An oaky Duckhorn Merlot, not my favorite;
2007 Servin GC Chablis Bouguerot; sweet with oak, probably too young; much preferred the MdT above;
2002 Huet Petillant, bready nose like walking into a bakery before baking time, delicious;
Koehler-Ruprecht, good, but details down the memory hole;
1990 Barolo, details lost, floated like a butterfly, stung like a bee, in a good way;
2007 (?) Pichler Gruner Veltiner (details lost): rather plain after all the splendor.

It was quite an evening; thanks to Jonathan for the Overnoy, which was akin to sighting a unicorn. Entrancing aromatics, yes; still young, I fancy.

Thanks also to Tim, Warren, Sarah, and Greg at Weygandt's, who were genial hosts throughout, all the while washing glasses, pouring wine, sustaining banter, and making sure no one fell down and cut their head on one of the wine crates.

Cheers.
 
originally posted by SFJoe:
originally posted by MLipton:
originally posted by SFJoe:
originally posted by VLM:

1993 Overnoy.
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I remember the wine, but am not sure what you mean.
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Joe, Joe, Joe...

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Mark Lipton
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Oh, sure, I remember that, too.

But I still don't get it. Maybe Chris can help.
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My reading was that the Monkey was using it as an exemplar of your thesis. Or maybe not.

Mark Lipton
 
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