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Mike Conner

Mike Conner
1997 Filliatreau La Grand Vignole Saumur-Champigny (Loire)

tasted Saturday 7/17/2010

The last of this wine from my cellar. Seems I managed to pick a perfect time to open it (for my palate).

On opening, luscious nose of blackberry and maybe black raspberry, with just a hint of bramble/herbaceousness (is that a word?). Some leather and maybe a floral component that I can't really identify, but it (and of course, the other components) really entices my nose into the glass.

On the palate, really sings. The floral notes and a super laser-like beam of fruit tingles my tonsils. Pretty good balance, with nice acidity that would have been great with many dishes (I drank this after dinner). Tannins fully resolved (as evidenced by the gunk on the side of the bottle).

A pleasing finish that hangs for a bit and pleasantly disappears leading to my desire for another sip.

Thank you Joe D.

Can you tell I like this wine? Will need to find some of my other '97 cab francs and pull bark....

Thanks for reading.

Mike
 
originally posted by Mike Conner:
TN: '97 Filliatreau1997 Filliatreau La Grand Vignole Saumur-Champigny (Loire)

Will need to find some of my other '97 cab francs and pull bark....
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Yes please do. I may also have a bottle or two of the 97 vignolle somewhere. Perhaps it's time to check in on some of the other Filliatreau bottlings as well.
 
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So, Don, while you're out there (and anyone else if looking in), I've got these wines, and would love any thoughts if any should be held for any specific reason.

'96 Chteau du Hureau Saumur-Champigny Grand Cuve
'96 Clos Giraud (Paul Filliatreau) Saumur
'96 Olga Raffault Chinon Les Picasses
'96 Jol Taluau St-Nicholas de Bourgueil VV
'96 Charles Joguet Chinon Cuve Terroir
'97 Domaine de la Chanteleuserie Bourgueil VV
'97 Breton Bourgueil Les Perrieres
'97 Breton Chinon Les Picasses

I haven't opened any of these in quite some time. Understood at the time that most of these could take some rest.

Thanks for the advice,

Mike
 
Taluau-Foltzenlogel 1996 St-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil Vieilles Vignes (Loire) Three different wines in one bottle. The first is heavily dill-infused, sour with pickled acidity and yet weirdly compelling due to its pulsing, earthen bass line. The second is balanced and structured, with graphite-textured tannin, fine acidity, and dark black fruit loaded with morels and soil. And the third is reticent, dominated by its structure, and rather boring to drink. What does this mean, in terms of the wines progress along its aging curve? I have no ideaor, rather, I have three different answers depending on which of the trio is on current display. My guess is that its still not ready, based on the way it seems to close up after extended aeration, but that initial burst of nastiness must be considered as well. (9/07)

NB: I'm fairly certain that this was (in 9/07) a recent re-release, not the original, so that bottling may be performing differently.
 
originally posted by Mike Conner:
'96 Jol Taluau St-Nicholas de Bourgueil VV
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I opened a bottle the night before last and I thought it was singing with all kinds of herbal, tobacco and mineral aromas and flavors, along with still vibrant red fruits. It was a great match with grilled fresh Alaskan sockeye. It still has significant tannic structure remaining and I suspect it could last for several years more (or even longer, perhaps). I plan to leave my remaining bottle alone for a while just to see how it does, but it is drinking wonderfully right now.
 
A Joguet Clos Chene Vert 96 was bretty and reduced a couple of months ago; so much we did not drink the bottle. Next day it had cleaned and was superb, or so we were told by the owner of the restaurant we went to
 
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