Florida Jim
Florida Jim
2009 Baudry, Chinon Ros:
A spring day, low humidity, clear skies, 70 degrees, sun warmed skin, a light breeze that has a slight chill to it; hard to feel better than this crystalline flavors, vary pale, bone-dry, 13% alcohol, $18.25 delivered to your door exquisite.
One more thing it does not suffer by being at refrigerator temp.
2005 Michaud, Brouilly Prestige de Vielles Vignes:
This bottling can be brooding and austere in this vintage it is focused and deep well concentrated black fruit with some generosity, earthy accents and spice tones; firm but not hard structure, perfect balance. A controlled wine with polish and potential.
2007 Ridge, Lytton Springs:
14.4% alcohol; $20; 71% zin., 22% petite sirah, 7% carignan; oaky and disjointed nose; no real varietal (for Jonathan) markers in the mouth with a somewhat sour delivery, smooth texture and noticeable oak; sour and attenuated finish. Unimpressive on day one.
Day two: smoother and more integrated without the sourness but still too oaky and alcoholic for me but then, zin. and petite sirah are not really my thing to begin with not bad but not for me..
2006 Pazo de Arribi, Bierzo:
14% alcohol, $8 and 100% menca; closed and funky at first with a sort of dirty wood smell opens over time to cabernet type fruit aromas and accents of earthiness; the same in the mouth really requires time open becomes a simple but quaffable wine without artifice. At this price point, Id stick with the Domino de Tares and Descendientes de J. Palacios bottlings they would seem more reliable.
Day two: there is still something odd about the nose its not just earthy but maybe a bit medicinal; the rest of the wine is more serious but the grip is taking over and its too weak at mid-palate to stay balanced. Not unpleasant but my first days impressions are borne out.
2005 Vincent Girardin, Gevrey-Chambertin VV:
13% alcohol; black fruit, soil and stones on the nose; compact on the palate with flavors that follow the nose, intense, balanced and long. Solid wine with some finesse and no oak noticeable. Very good with Ranch Gordo Christmas limas with kale and egg. A surprise for me, as I am not usually a fan of this producer.
2002 Jol Taluau, St.-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil VV:
12.5% alcohol; completely shut down and really angry and nasty Kay is right, do not touch.
Best, Jim
A spring day, low humidity, clear skies, 70 degrees, sun warmed skin, a light breeze that has a slight chill to it; hard to feel better than this crystalline flavors, vary pale, bone-dry, 13% alcohol, $18.25 delivered to your door exquisite.
One more thing it does not suffer by being at refrigerator temp.
2005 Michaud, Brouilly Prestige de Vielles Vignes:
This bottling can be brooding and austere in this vintage it is focused and deep well concentrated black fruit with some generosity, earthy accents and spice tones; firm but not hard structure, perfect balance. A controlled wine with polish and potential.
2007 Ridge, Lytton Springs:
14.4% alcohol; $20; 71% zin., 22% petite sirah, 7% carignan; oaky and disjointed nose; no real varietal (for Jonathan) markers in the mouth with a somewhat sour delivery, smooth texture and noticeable oak; sour and attenuated finish. Unimpressive on day one.
Day two: smoother and more integrated without the sourness but still too oaky and alcoholic for me but then, zin. and petite sirah are not really my thing to begin with not bad but not for me..
2006 Pazo de Arribi, Bierzo:
14% alcohol, $8 and 100% menca; closed and funky at first with a sort of dirty wood smell opens over time to cabernet type fruit aromas and accents of earthiness; the same in the mouth really requires time open becomes a simple but quaffable wine without artifice. At this price point, Id stick with the Domino de Tares and Descendientes de J. Palacios bottlings they would seem more reliable.
Day two: there is still something odd about the nose its not just earthy but maybe a bit medicinal; the rest of the wine is more serious but the grip is taking over and its too weak at mid-palate to stay balanced. Not unpleasant but my first days impressions are borne out.
2005 Vincent Girardin, Gevrey-Chambertin VV:
13% alcohol; black fruit, soil and stones on the nose; compact on the palate with flavors that follow the nose, intense, balanced and long. Solid wine with some finesse and no oak noticeable. Very good with Ranch Gordo Christmas limas with kale and egg. A surprise for me, as I am not usually a fan of this producer.
2002 Jol Taluau, St.-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil VV:
12.5% alcohol; completely shut down and really angry and nasty Kay is right, do not touch.
Best, Jim
