L. Aubry 2003 Champagne Brut Le Nombre dOr (9/09 disgorgement) (Champagne) Fascinating. Exotic pear. Very floral and boisterous. Fun and yet odd. Considering what this is made from fromenteau, petit meslier, and arbanne theres little surprise Im having trouble getting a handle on it, or contextualizing it within my expectations for Champagne. This joins the Drappier no-sulfite bottling among the more unique bubblies I've had over the past year. (3/10)
Goyard Domaine de Roally 1999 Mcon-Villages Tradition (Mcon) Vivid and beeswaxy, commencing in a linear fashion, growing rounder and fleshier around the waist, and then tapering again into the finish. Dry honey, chalk, crystals. After an hour or so, theres a hint of butter. A really, really good wine, and my best bottle of this yet. (3/10)
Descombes 2006 Brouilly (Beaujolais) Fiercely acidic. Raspberry, cranberry, and underbrushbut this is like trying to drink from a spiked metal helmet. Liquefied iron arrives somewhere within the finish. A little brett, too? Impossible to ignore, screeches for food, and while I like it, I think it will need to be addressed as Mistress Descombes in the future. (3/10)
Granger 2006 Chnas (Beaujolais) Soil-infused red cherries, squared-off and solid. Starts nice, gets better. Really quite impressive by the time the bottles drained. (3/10)
Ollivier Domaine de la Ppire 2008 Muscadet Svre & Maine Sur Lie (Loire) Ripe shells, rounded bones. The dryness here is a fulsome dryness, and that makes all the difference in a wine that can, at times, be spare in the tune of void. I like this for drinking now, though Im sure theres no real hurry either. Classic Muscadet as it should be, rather than is, and the price is absurdly low for the quality. (3/10)
Renardat-Fache Bugey Cerdon (Ain) How many more notes does the internet need on this wine? Its pure joy. Buy it. Buy cases of it. Buy pallets of it. (3/10)
Goyard Domaine de Roally 1999 Mcon-Villages Tradition (Mcon) Vivid and beeswaxy, commencing in a linear fashion, growing rounder and fleshier around the waist, and then tapering again into the finish. Dry honey, chalk, crystals. After an hour or so, theres a hint of butter. A really, really good wine, and my best bottle of this yet. (3/10)
Descombes 2006 Brouilly (Beaujolais) Fiercely acidic. Raspberry, cranberry, and underbrushbut this is like trying to drink from a spiked metal helmet. Liquefied iron arrives somewhere within the finish. A little brett, too? Impossible to ignore, screeches for food, and while I like it, I think it will need to be addressed as Mistress Descombes in the future. (3/10)
Granger 2006 Chnas (Beaujolais) Soil-infused red cherries, squared-off and solid. Starts nice, gets better. Really quite impressive by the time the bottles drained. (3/10)
Ollivier Domaine de la Ppire 2008 Muscadet Svre & Maine Sur Lie (Loire) Ripe shells, rounded bones. The dryness here is a fulsome dryness, and that makes all the difference in a wine that can, at times, be spare in the tune of void. I like this for drinking now, though Im sure theres no real hurry either. Classic Muscadet as it should be, rather than is, and the price is absurdly low for the quality. (3/10)
Renardat-Fache Bugey Cerdon (Ain) How many more notes does the internet need on this wine? Its pure joy. Buy it. Buy cases of it. Buy pallets of it. (3/10)