Florida Jim
Florida Jim
2008 Masi, Modello:
This is all or mostly refosco and is a lip smacking, thoroughly quaffable red for about $9. Perfect for lasagna, pizza or other red sauced food. Drink now.
2007 Drouhin, Chablis:
Tight when first opened but it got going after about a half an hour; crisp, stony, of its place and mouth-watering. Very nice wine for less than $25.
2007 Saintsbury, Pinot Noir Garnet:
This is up to $22 and, for my taste, is generic and barely worth the effort. Not something Id buy again.
2007 Guy Saget, Muscadet:
About $11 and pretty non-descript when there are so many good Muscadet around, this is a waste.
2007 Matrot, Meursault (375 ml):
Screw-capped, $10 and so much better than the price suggests. Lots of stuffing, good complexity, flint and nuts amidst taut chardonnay fruit. Excellent and what a deal!
2007 Drouhin, Saint Veran:
Around $18 (Im trying to convert euro to dollars in my head bad craziness) and shockingly delicious. Clean, pure scents and flavors, moderate complexity and an after-taste that makes me want more. Just plain yummy.
2007 Gonon, St. Joseph:
Under $25 (same conversion thingy) and really good; complex, round, tactile in the mouth and quite a finish. Excellent.
2002 Anne Gros, Bourgogne Hautes Ctes de Nuits:
Elegant, feminine, intense wine with a real sense of place, good complexity and sustain. A joy to drink. About $25.
2006 Anne Gros, Bourgogne:
Adequate pinot noir from Burgundy without artifice or nuance; nothing more. About $28.
2007 Edmund Vatan, Sancerre Clos la Nore:
Decanted about an hour; I feel a little helpless in describing truly great wine its as though this rises above its sauvignon blanc variety, and it rises above its Sancerre appellation, to become Vatan the unique and dazzling expression of the mix of variety, site and a lifetime of work and excellence. Its tight and gives every evidence of being a several decade wine and yet, the scent, structure and flavor are precise, fresh, complex and balanced to such a degree that I stop eating just to concentrate on the taste. And I find myself waiting longer than I would have expected to pick up my fork again this doesnt just finish, it resonates for a time after swallowing. Nothing flamboyant here; no big, plush texture or blockbuster impression it is controlled yet expansive; soulful, in a way that transcends the written word. And, as luck would have it, I found it at $35/bottle when it is often near twice that.
Oh my!
Best, Jim
This is all or mostly refosco and is a lip smacking, thoroughly quaffable red for about $9. Perfect for lasagna, pizza or other red sauced food. Drink now.
2007 Drouhin, Chablis:
Tight when first opened but it got going after about a half an hour; crisp, stony, of its place and mouth-watering. Very nice wine for less than $25.
2007 Saintsbury, Pinot Noir Garnet:
This is up to $22 and, for my taste, is generic and barely worth the effort. Not something Id buy again.
2007 Guy Saget, Muscadet:
About $11 and pretty non-descript when there are so many good Muscadet around, this is a waste.
2007 Matrot, Meursault (375 ml):
Screw-capped, $10 and so much better than the price suggests. Lots of stuffing, good complexity, flint and nuts amidst taut chardonnay fruit. Excellent and what a deal!
2007 Drouhin, Saint Veran:
Around $18 (Im trying to convert euro to dollars in my head bad craziness) and shockingly delicious. Clean, pure scents and flavors, moderate complexity and an after-taste that makes me want more. Just plain yummy.
2007 Gonon, St. Joseph:
Under $25 (same conversion thingy) and really good; complex, round, tactile in the mouth and quite a finish. Excellent.
2002 Anne Gros, Bourgogne Hautes Ctes de Nuits:
Elegant, feminine, intense wine with a real sense of place, good complexity and sustain. A joy to drink. About $25.
2006 Anne Gros, Bourgogne:
Adequate pinot noir from Burgundy without artifice or nuance; nothing more. About $28.
2007 Edmund Vatan, Sancerre Clos la Nore:
Decanted about an hour; I feel a little helpless in describing truly great wine its as though this rises above its sauvignon blanc variety, and it rises above its Sancerre appellation, to become Vatan the unique and dazzling expression of the mix of variety, site and a lifetime of work and excellence. Its tight and gives every evidence of being a several decade wine and yet, the scent, structure and flavor are precise, fresh, complex and balanced to such a degree that I stop eating just to concentrate on the taste. And I find myself waiting longer than I would have expected to pick up my fork again this doesnt just finish, it resonates for a time after swallowing. Nothing flamboyant here; no big, plush texture or blockbuster impression it is controlled yet expansive; soulful, in a way that transcends the written word. And, as luck would have it, I found it at $35/bottle when it is often near twice that.
Oh my!
Best, Jim