Rollin to Hirsch, TCA in the time of covid

[Rahsaan]

Last night I opened my last bottle of 2014 Rollin Pernand Vergelesses Sous Frétille. The body was weighty as always, and the fine mineral structure was present as always. But the fruit was shy. Too cold? Give it time to warm up. But still shy. Has never been opulently flavored in my experience, so perhaps it was just one of those different showings. But the shy fruit persisted.

So then I wondered if I had a case of no-smell covid! Quickly thrust my nose into roasted leeks, which were thankfully fragrant. More consultation with the wine suggested TCA.

Onto a much more fulfilling bottle of 2010 Hirsch Riesling Gaisberg. Beautiful! Fresh and lively but elegant and delicate. Succulent but crisp, layering into aging harmony, but still very vivacious. The sensations live!

 

[Pavel Tchichikov]

brutal, man.
I drank my only bottle of 2014 PV Blanc last year, and while I was mightily impressed, extensive consultation(tm) with the wine suggested very early stages of premox. And of course it can be hard to tell unless you buy and drink a wine in depth. Fixed that issue with more recent vintages.