TN: Quick notes on Winter drinking so far

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Jeff Grossman

Jeff Grossman
Dom. Sylvain Gaudron 2004 Vouvray Sec "Cuvee du Pere Lucien" - a gift; white peach, dry, good intensity; I'd drink more of this (thank you, Bill)

Pepiere, Dom. de la 2007 Muscadet - $12; I just keep on pouring this one

Ch. Montrose 2004 St-Estephe "La Dame de Montrose" - $30; yup, that's Bordeaux

Chauveau, Daniel 2002 Chinon VV - $11; ripe, full, but not tawdry; Day 1: this has some verve; Day 2: has gotten ordinary

Ch. Montus 1989 Madiran "Cuvee Prestige" - $70; blue fruits, tannins that have softened up a bit, good bottle of this

Donnhoff 2006 Schlossbockheimer Kupfergrube Riesling Auslese - $35, from 375ml, 77530101507; the other end of the table never even gave me a chance to try it!

Guillot-Broux 2007 Macon-Cruzille - $17; a Jenny & Francois experiment; at the tasting this had some dirt and interest; today's bottle is pretty boring gamay; vive l'experiment mais achetez les autres (apology to SFJoe)

Godeval 2008 Valdeorras "Godello" - $19; a hint of nuttiness that reminds me of arneis; good with my swordfish

Magnon 2007 VdP de la Vallee du Paradis "La Demarrante." - $20; a little VA, which blows off; clean and pure; Corbieres made in the style of a Cru Beaujolais; sure, buy again

Sainte-Anne 2001 Cotes du Rhone Villages-St. Gervais "Les Mourillons" - $22; silky texture, a pretty wine, glad I have a couple more (bought on a promo from RWC)
 
originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
Guillot-Broux 2007 Macon-Cruzille - $17; a Jenny & Francois experiment; at the tasting this had some dirt and interest; today's bottle is pretty boring gamay; vive l'experiment mais achetez les autres (apology to SFJoe)
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This was lively and great in the spring, I went through about 10 bottles, sorry to hear about the flat showing.
 
Thanks, I probably should as well. Did you also get an '88? The magnum of the '88 Prestige we had at the cassoulet jeebus was rather nice.
 
originally posted by Zachary Ross:
Thanks, I probably should as well. Did you also get an '88? The magnum of the '88 Prestige we had at the cassoulet jeebus was rather nice.
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By the time I got around to buying, CSW was out of the '88 and the '90. I had not had the '89 but "gambled".

Story: So, I ask Jamie whether he knows anything about late '80s Madiran vintages. Not being Alain Brumont, he says no. He speculates that it can't be too far different from Bordeaux. On the strength of that, I bought. (I like '89 Bordeaux....)
 
Seems reasonable. I believe Brumont has said that 1990 was the best vintage he had ever had, but I forget where I read that. I've never had any of his 1990 wines, but for what it's worth, within the past year or so I have tried both the 1990 d'Aydie (at the cassoulet jeebus -- delightful) and 1990 Domaine du Chic (also quite nice).
 
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