Thomas-Labaille 2001 Sancerre Chavignol Les Monts Damnes "Cuve Buster"
Sunshine yellow with a hint of green in color. Toasted nuts, pineapple, caramel and cream on the nose. Big, almost massive and rich on the palate but never hot. Ripe lemons, and talc, almost initially like a dry chenin. Very, very, very long finish almost never ending. About 45 minutes after opening a mineral component emerges, large in the nose on the palate. A massive Sancerre that will last another thirty years.
I bought three of these on release, drank one right away and the only memory that remains is one of some type of metallic aftertaste. The second was cooped about a year ago and was terribly oxidized. I opened this one, the third, to serve with fried zucchini blossoms, fresh mozzarella and heirloom tomato salad with a little sauscisson sec thrown in for good measure. The whole mess mopped up with pizza bianca from Sullivan Street Bakery.
Sunshine yellow with a hint of green in color. Toasted nuts, pineapple, caramel and cream on the nose. Big, almost massive and rich on the palate but never hot. Ripe lemons, and talc, almost initially like a dry chenin. Very, very, very long finish almost never ending. About 45 minutes after opening a mineral component emerges, large in the nose on the palate. A massive Sancerre that will last another thirty years.
I bought three of these on release, drank one right away and the only memory that remains is one of some type of metallic aftertaste. The second was cooped about a year ago and was terribly oxidized. I opened this one, the third, to serve with fried zucchini blossoms, fresh mozzarella and heirloom tomato salad with a little sauscisson sec thrown in for good measure. The whole mess mopped up with pizza bianca from Sullivan Street Bakery.