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'05 beaujolais
- Thread starter Sandy Crozier
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Jeff Grossman
Jeff Grossman
Says the Rahsaan that nobody knows.
originally posted by Rahsaan:
originally posted by Tom Glasgow:
You prefer CdP?
... And since no one has any reason to talk about Chateauneuf du Pape, there is not much room for confusion.
scusa?
Ian Fitzsimmons
Ian Fitzsimmons
Two 05s opened this week:
Pascal Granger Moulin-a-vent: Drinking beautifully right now, almost straight from the bottle. Lean, relatively elegant profile. Fruit flavors strictly secondary, giving a kind of restrained bouncy richness to balance out the taut acidity and ample tannins, with hints of spice and some complexity. A really good bottle, and a vigneron I will pay more attention to.
Vissoux Fluerie Poncié: Still in an funny place: plenty of lively acids, decent mid-weight heft on the palate, a slightly sauvage, almost disjoint edge. Fruit-derived flavors are muted, but there's an odd sense of lurking power. The wine softens and improves a bit with air time, but never really relaxes. Hard to say.
Pascal Granger Moulin-a-vent: Drinking beautifully right now, almost straight from the bottle. Lean, relatively elegant profile. Fruit flavors strictly secondary, giving a kind of restrained bouncy richness to balance out the taut acidity and ample tannins, with hints of spice and some complexity. A really good bottle, and a vigneron I will pay more attention to.
Vissoux Fluerie Poncié: Still in an funny place: plenty of lively acids, decent mid-weight heft on the palate, a slightly sauvage, almost disjoint edge. Fruit-derived flavors are muted, but there's an odd sense of lurking power. The wine softens and improves a bit with air time, but never really relaxes. Hard to say.
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Matt Latuchie
Matt Latuchie
opened a Coudert Tardive a couple weeks ago. needed lots of air. only after 5-6 hours did it really brighten up. lots of minerals, lots of florals. not touching my other bottles for another couple of years.
Bill Bounds
Bill Bounds
Here are my 2005 Beaujolais; I have had several of each this year:
2005 Savoye Cote du Py VV - drinking beautifully; all you can ask and much more from this wine.
2005 Desvignes Morgon Javernieres - it's just not there. Reminds me of 1985 Cabs; you keep waiting for it to come around and it just doesn't happen. Still tannic, not much fruit.
Both wines bought on release from CSW and cellar stored.
2005 Savoye Cote du Py VV - drinking beautifully; all you can ask and much more from this wine.
2005 Desvignes Morgon Javernieres - it's just not there. Reminds me of 1985 Cabs; you keep waiting for it to come around and it just doesn't happen. Still tannic, not much fruit.
Both wines bought on release from CSW and cellar stored.
originally posted by Ian Fitzsimmons:
Vissoux Fluerie Poncié: Still in an funny place: plenty of lively acids, decent mid-weight heft on the palate, a slightly sauvage, almost disjoint edge. Fruit-derived flavors are muted, but there's an odd sense of lurking power. The wine softens and improves a bit with air time, but never really relaxes. Hard to say.
Thanks for sharing this with me. The half bottle you sent me home with turned it to something really nice with the veggie pulp burgers we had! The spice and cranberry character of the wine played well with the cumin. Thanks again!
Keith Levenberg
Keith Levenberg
I remember the Desvignes being pretty damn tannic on release. I guess it's not a surprise that hasn't changed.