Breaking tasting notes from Real Wine Assault, Seattle

originally posted by Steve Guattery:
originally posted by Brad L i l j e q u i s t:
It sounds like the 2007s at Belleviere will be dry and outstanding, similar to the 02s. But I was pretty blown away by how the 05s were drinking - cloying was not a term that came to mind. But certainly this vintage here is off dry.

My "cloying" comment applies only to my experience with the 2005 L'Effraie; for the record, I liked both the 2005 Les Rosiers and Rouge Gorge, and had no problems with their rs levels. I haven't tried the Belliviere 2007s yet, but look forward to it.

Most of the 2005s I've had from Belleviere had a fair amount of RS. I believe I heard that the '05 Elixir de Tuf has near 200. Personally I find this a good thing, however, as I'm a bit of a sugar hunter and enjoy RS in my Chenin Blanc.
 
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