This and That.

originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
Tonight: Le Piane 2020 Boca Vino Rosso "Mimmo", with rare roast lamb. The wine is heavenly. It has the cran-cherry profile you expect from nebbiolo, mixed with mild earthy/minerality and definitely roses > tar. Lightweight by itself but it's catching with the acid in the lamb marinade and the whole is yum much greater than the sum of the parts.

(...and I really should neither drink the whole bottle nor eat a 4# roast at one sitting...)
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The Mimmo yellow label I am looking at does not say 'Boca' only 'vino rosso'; the blue label wines say 'Boca'.
 
originally posted by mark e:
originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
Tonight: Le Piane 2020 Boca Vino Rosso "Mimmo", with rare roast lamb. The wine is heavenly. It has the cran-cherry profile you expect from nebbiolo, mixed with mild earthy/minerality and definitely roses > tar. Lightweight by itself but it's catching with the acid in the lamb marinade and the whole is yum much greater than the sum of the parts.

(...and I really should neither drink the whole bottle nor eat a 4# roast at one sitting...)
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The Mimmo yellow label I am looking at does not say 'Boca' only 'vino rosso'; the blue label wines say 'Boca'.
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yes. Mimmo is not a DOC designated wine.
 
Chevillon R 2019 Nuits-St-Georges VV, 13.5%, strong wine, smooth even tannins, iron, earth, very dark plummy fruit, cinnamon?, pretty sturdy acids, let's see what tomorrow brings. (Thanks to Jayson for the recco.)

Tomorrow: Fruity filigree appears and makes the plum/cran more interesting; the last glass is gently perfuming half the dinner table.
 
La Grange Aux Belles 2024 VdF "Brise d'Aunis", 11.8%, says on the label, under the name of the wine, in a small font, "le vin rouge qui glisse".

About which a French AI writes:

L'expression « le vin rouge qui glisse » désigne un vin rouge léger, fruité, peu tannique et facile à boire, évoquant une sensation veloutée et gourmande en bouche. Ces vins, souvent jeunes et croquants, se caractérisent par des arômes de petits fruits rouges, une fraîcheur pimpante et un alcool modéré, idéaux pour des dégustations décontractées.

Voici les points clés concernant le vin rouge qui glisse :
-- Profil sensoriel : Frais, souple, avec peu de tanins et une acidité équilibrée, offrant une sensation de légèreté.
-- Arômes : Dominance de petits fruits rouges (cerise, fraise, framboise, groseille).
-- Accord mets-vins : Parfait avec des charcuteries, des viandes grillées, des plats légers ou à l'apéritif.
-- Les "larmes" ou "jambes" : Dans un autre contexte de dégustation, on parle de « larmes » ou « jambes » qui glissent sur le verre pour désigner les gouttelettes témoignant de la teneur en alcool et en glycérol (le "gras" du vin).

Ce style de vin se distingue par son côté désaltérant et sa buvabilité, s'opposant aux vins puissants et charpentés.
 
Now that the men with long beards are finished throwing furniture at each other, I can report on recent drinking.

Ambassadeur de Graves, Designe par les Consummateurs - so says the fancy little crest on the front of the bottle. I had always thought one chooses an eminent diplomat to be the ambassador but perhaps I over-estimate the sashed classes. OK, really it's Clos Floridene 2019 Graves, 14%, and it gave a curious performance: On the first night, it was all eager fruits, sweet and juicy; tres moderne. On the second and third nights, a sip was sullen and hard and totally no fun to be around. On the fifth and final night (how long can I stretch it?), it was suddenly a wine from Graves, minerally, a little earthy, sturdy but not stiff, nice cab/merlot flavors tilted slightly red. It might be preferable to skip Days 1-4 next time.

Texier, Eric 2022 Cotes du Rhone "Brezeme" - 11-14% alc, this was right at the edge of my tolerance for brett (which lessens as I get older), certainly drinkable but not as good as I had hoped.

Graham 1994 Vintage Port - 20% alc, purchased on Winebid, this is absolute perfection: dark, plummy, sweet and rich in the bouquet and on the palate, a hint of smoke, a hint of bergamot or wintergreen (or something like that), totally classic, good paired with chocolate but even better with dried fruit.
 
Clos du Gravillas 2023 IGP Herault, Cotes du Brian, "Lo Vielh", Carignan de 100 ans - I like this wine. This vintage is a little unyielding on Day 1 so just have a small glass and put the cork back. On Day 2 it shows a dense and silky texture, and so very very dark. I've seen reviews that said it tastes like blueberries, and I can see why they said that, but it doesn't ring true to me. I am reminded of some unwooded shirazes of long ago and, of course, of carignan from Bechthold and other vineyards. The wine is too solid for acidic snap but it is not flabby. I should try holding for a while, if Chambers ever gets it again.
 
I was surprised, too. Although, it's already some years that I heard that he was nearly 70 (possibly on the back slope of that...) and had no obvious successor.
 
originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
I was surprised, too. Although, it's already some years that I heard that he was nearly 70 (possibly on the back slope of that...) and had no obvious successor.
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Totally, it had actually been on my mind a while.

I've had long visits with him twice...not surprisingly it's a very large operation and it seemed like he managed nearly everything himself. He must be exhausted. I'm very glad he found someone to take it over...wishing him the best in the transition.
 
In honor of Jean Paul's retirement, I opened a '16 Beaujolais blanc of his. Unfortunately it was plastiqued...at opening had some of those oddball plastic cork aged elements...just atypical and not right...a strange oxidized element in the middle. I just stuck it back in the fridge for three days to see if it blew off...it is better now, but only just drinkable.

In the days of Diam, I just don't get the plastic continuation...
 
Gaudry, Vincent 2019 Sancerre Rouge "Vincengetorix" - not your father's red sancerre, this is so plush and so strong; over several days open it loses not one iota of oomph; where's the minerality?; very present but not very refreshing; doesn't even really taste like pinot noir; not sure what to make of this

And there are no notes hereabouts! I found a couple of notes to myself:
vintage 2016 - tasted twice in 2019, 1: midweight yet still nimble, chalky minerality in the background, very pinot fruit with just a touch of gravitas; 2: dark fruit on Day 1 but shuts down ever after
vintage 2019 - tasted in 2021, no note but immediately adjacent to the note above so the same ultimate evaluation ('good enough to buy again')

Dom. Rollin 2020 Pernand-Vergelesses Rouge - opened tonight, complicated stuff, bouquet of red currants, very inviting; palate changes several times over the moments held... fruit and a whiff of camphor, then some kind of chalky or stony flavors wash over it, finally a distinctly wet earth fragrance. I'll update when I drink the rest (likely tomorrow).
 
Last night - 2000 Filliatreau S-C. Always fun to follow a wine for a bit, which we've done since release on this. A bit sad however - this is the last bottle, and no surprise, the best. Baby fat has melted away leaving a more savory core, this was lovely with grass fed range ribeyes.
 
Tonight - '14 Lafarge Bourgogne rouge. Lovely transparent color, old school, cranberry, a bit of winter fire remnants and hints of Christmas orange, a walk amongst the pines, spice cake. A pleasure on a cold rainy eve here in Jet City.
 
originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
Dom. Rollin 2020 Pernand-Vergelesses Rouge - opened tonight, complicated stuff, bouquet of red currants, very inviting; palate changes several times over the moments held... fruit and a whiff of camphor, then some kind of chalky or stony flavors wash over it, finally a distinctly wet earth fragrance. I'll update when I drink the rest (likely tomorrow).
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Drinking the rest now, on the snow day, with an incredibly stinky goat/cow cheese from Vermont Creamery... even better, the earth and stone flavors are just full-on, laced with cherries and a few flowers. It's really quite a dance of the acids and a couple kinds of fruit flavors (I know I'm not really drinking earth or stones). There may even be a little yellow fruit in here.

Alas, no more '20 in storage; I have '07, '10, '12, and '16, mostly Fichots. Anyone can opine about which might be most ready?
 
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