Jeff Grossman
Jeff Grossman
attendees: Don, Eden, Jay, Jayson, Jeff, Lisa, Victor
Jay and Victor pour.
In the order tasted.
Pinon 2014 Vouvray "Deronnieres" - smells good but what does it smell like? "Pineapples" -Victor; strong acidity, citrussy and lip-smacking, it takes only a few guesses to peg it as Pinon, this will age forever, great balance and just a touch of sugar
Day 4: still charming, still fresh, nose and finish scream chenin but the midpalate not so much, and the finish goes on and on
Clos Roche Blanche 2014 Touraine Rose Pineau d'Aunis - 13.5%, but seems like lots of alcohol, "Baking spices" -Victor; it takes us forever to identify the cepage because none of us noticed that it's a rose... the palest of the pale... and it's really atypical, and really not much fun to drink; a rare swing-and-a-miss from CRB
Day 4: a little stinging, no different than before otherwise
Scherrer 2014 Zinfandel "OMV", Scherrer Vineyard - 14.8%, "Is this payback for the German pinots last time?" -Jayson, this is really oaky and I'm having trouble consuming it; "Quite a lot of oak" -Jayson; we have no trouble placing the wine in California but we do have trouble picking it out as zinfandel; this is another bottle of a strangely-off bottle a few jeebi ago
Day 4: nose has improved showing a zin blackberry-ness that is verging on black cherry, mouth still has oak spice but more balanced
Joseph Drouhin 1995 Corton-Bressandes GC - "Dark, tannic, dried leather" -Melissa, lots of black cherry, Eden call pinot noir (yes), this is really good Burgundy, "A proper glass of wine" -Victor, I must be off tonight because I should have known this wine
Day 4: raspberries with a hint of hinbeergeist, silky texture
Ch. La Lagune 1985 Haut-Medoc - "Graves?" -Jay(no). "Porcini!" -Eden(yes). Good texture, deep and balanced; the group navigates to Haut-Medoc but Jayson jumps right in to the house and the year, bravo!
Day 4: it's the cab sauvignon flavor wheel definition: tobacco forward, then some old leather, black currants and a whiff of decay/funk, savory
Ch. La Lagune 1983 Haut-Medoc - corked, frowny faces all around
Ch. La Lagune 1982 Haut-Medoc - very structured, excellent Bordeaux, Melissa tastes some broth (indicating significant age), Jayson again identifies the wine and vintage
Day 4: the plush version of the '85, more glyceral and fruity (though not any sweeter), this gives every appearance of lasting another 20 years
Ch. La Lagune 1970 Haut-Medoc - this is a British Transport Hotel Shipping bottling; Don and Eden both get mint but I sense it as a general leafy/green smell; another old wine in very good shape, stricter and more austere than the '82 but akin to the '85
Day 4: the entry and palate have become very simple but the finish still has a little fruit and shows the warmth of the vintage
Huet 1961 Vouvray Moelleux "1ere Trie" "Le Mont" - chenin, of course; "There is a lightness to it" -Eden, "It has an airiness that isn't like a dessert wine" -Jayson; and that's right: this isn't a substitute for creme caramel; this is deft and juicy and, yes, sweet and rich, but derived of a fruit essence, not vanillin; can't say enough about it
Day 4: OMG strong silky sweet citrus toffee heft
Jay and Victor pour.
In the order tasted.
Pinon 2014 Vouvray "Deronnieres" - smells good but what does it smell like? "Pineapples" -Victor; strong acidity, citrussy and lip-smacking, it takes only a few guesses to peg it as Pinon, this will age forever, great balance and just a touch of sugar
Day 4: still charming, still fresh, nose and finish scream chenin but the midpalate not so much, and the finish goes on and on
Clos Roche Blanche 2014 Touraine Rose Pineau d'Aunis - 13.5%, but seems like lots of alcohol, "Baking spices" -Victor; it takes us forever to identify the cepage because none of us noticed that it's a rose... the palest of the pale... and it's really atypical, and really not much fun to drink; a rare swing-and-a-miss from CRB
Day 4: a little stinging, no different than before otherwise
Scherrer 2014 Zinfandel "OMV", Scherrer Vineyard - 14.8%, "Is this payback for the German pinots last time?" -Jayson, this is really oaky and I'm having trouble consuming it; "Quite a lot of oak" -Jayson; we have no trouble placing the wine in California but we do have trouble picking it out as zinfandel; this is another bottle of a strangely-off bottle a few jeebi ago
Day 4: nose has improved showing a zin blackberry-ness that is verging on black cherry, mouth still has oak spice but more balanced
Joseph Drouhin 1995 Corton-Bressandes GC - "Dark, tannic, dried leather" -Melissa, lots of black cherry, Eden call pinot noir (yes), this is really good Burgundy, "A proper glass of wine" -Victor, I must be off tonight because I should have known this wine
Day 4: raspberries with a hint of hinbeergeist, silky texture
Ch. La Lagune 1985 Haut-Medoc - "Graves?" -Jay(no). "Porcini!" -Eden(yes). Good texture, deep and balanced; the group navigates to Haut-Medoc but Jayson jumps right in to the house and the year, bravo!
Day 4: it's the cab sauvignon flavor wheel definition: tobacco forward, then some old leather, black currants and a whiff of decay/funk, savory
Ch. La Lagune 1983 Haut-Medoc - corked, frowny faces all around
Ch. La Lagune 1982 Haut-Medoc - very structured, excellent Bordeaux, Melissa tastes some broth (indicating significant age), Jayson again identifies the wine and vintage
Day 4: the plush version of the '85, more glyceral and fruity (though not any sweeter), this gives every appearance of lasting another 20 years
Ch. La Lagune 1970 Haut-Medoc - this is a British Transport Hotel Shipping bottling; Don and Eden both get mint but I sense it as a general leafy/green smell; another old wine in very good shape, stricter and more austere than the '82 but akin to the '85
Day 4: the entry and palate have become very simple but the finish still has a little fruit and shows the warmth of the vintage
Huet 1961 Vouvray Moelleux "1ere Trie" "Le Mont" - chenin, of course; "There is a lightness to it" -Eden, "It has an airiness that isn't like a dessert wine" -Jayson; and that's right: this isn't a substitute for creme caramel; this is deft and juicy and, yes, sweet and rich, but derived of a fruit essence, not vanillin; can't say enough about it
Day 4: OMG strong silky sweet citrus toffee heft
