2009 Clos Roche Blanche Cabernet

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Jay Miller

Jay Miller
2009 is definitely an atypical vintage at CRB. This is more impressive out of the bottle that the Gamay. Where the latter was showing dense this was showing rich and velvety. Surprising but very enjoyable. After a half hour or so the nose began to smell like classic CRB with beautiful minerality leaping from the glass. Alas, the nose got its act together at the expense of the palate shutting down hard. Give it some time. The only 2009 I'd really recommend drinking at the moment is the delicious Sauvignon Blanc.

Or you can revisit this after a few hours of air, it might blossom again. I left the rest of the bottle at CWS so I won't know.
 
That was quick!

Still waiting for CSW to ship mine, but I'm looking forward to it. Though I thought my last bottle of the Gamay was quite stunning after half an hour of air.
 
originally posted by Jay Miller:
2009 Clos Roche Blanche Cabernet2009 is definitely an atypical vintage at CRB. This is more impressive out of the bottle that the Gamay. Where the latter was showing dense this was showing rich and velvety. Surprising but very enjoyable. After a half hour or so the nose began to smell like classic CRB with beautiful minerality leaping from the glass. Alas, the nose got its act together at the expense of the palate shutting down hard. Give it some time. The only 2009 I'd really recommend drinking at the moment is the delicious Sauvignon Blanc.

Or you can revisit this after a few hours of air, it might blossom again. I left the rest of the bottle at CWS so I won't know.
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Store the gris too?
 
originally posted by Tom Glasgow:
originally posted by Jay Miller:
2009 Clos Roche Blanche Cabernet2009 is definitely an atypical vintage at CRB. This is more impressive out of the bottle that the Gamay. Where the latter was showing dense this was showing rich and velvety. Surprising but very enjoyable. After a half hour or so the nose began to smell like classic CRB with beautiful minerality leaping from the glass. Alas, the nose got its act together at the expense of the palate shutting down hard. Give it some time. The only 2009 I'd really recommend drinking at the moment is the delicious Sauvignon Blanc.

Or you can revisit this after a few hours of air, it might blossom again. I left the rest of the bottle at CWS so I won't know.
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Store the gris too?
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Do you meant the Pineau d'Aunis Rose? My only bottle of that was, alas, a fizzy mess so I don't have a read on good bottles. I've never tried aging it in the past.
 
originally posted by Jay Miller:
originally posted by Tom Glasgow:
originally posted by Jay Miller:
2009 Clos Roche Blanche Cabernet2009 is definitely an atypical vintage at CRB. This is more impressive out of the bottle that the Gamay. Where the latter was showing dense this was showing rich and velvety. Surprising but very enjoyable. After a half hour or so the nose began to smell like classic CRB with beautiful minerality leaping from the glass. Alas, the nose got its act together at the expense of the palate shutting down hard. Give it some time. The only 2009 I'd really recommend drinking at the moment is the delicious Sauvignon Blanc.

Or you can revisit this after a few hours of air, it might blossom again. I left the rest of the bottle at CWS so I won't know.
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Store the gris too?
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Do you meant the Pineau d'Aunis Rose? My only bottle of that was, alas, a fizzy mess so I don't have a read on good bottles. I've never tried aging it in the past.
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Yes the rose, but I'm not serious about aging it.
 
originally posted by Jay Miller:
originally posted by .sasha:
at CWS ? you mean I might be able to try some tomorrow ? :-)
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It's possible...
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I did get a quick taste, thanks for leaving it around :-)
Very impressive aromatically, quite closed on the palate 24 hours later. This is ripe but very pure; the flavours tend to remind me of CF dominated pomerols (e.g. coneillante, lafleur) rather than st emilion, in ripe vintages of decades past.
 
originally posted by .sasha:
originally posted by Jay Miller:
originally posted by .sasha:
at CWS ? you mean I might be able to try some tomorrow ? :-)
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It's possible...
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I did get a quick taste, thanks for leaving it around :-)
Very impressive aromatically, quite closed on the palate 24 hours later. This is ripe but very pure; the flavours tend to remind me of CF dominated pomerols (e.g. coneillante, lafleur) rather than st emilion, in ripe vintages of decades past.
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Interesting. Sounds like it didn't budge much in the 24 hours. Wouldn't be surprised it it turned out rather special in 5 or 10 years.
 
I think so. The 05 was clearly special, if it hand't been for... well, you know.
 
I did age very nicely, it was gorgeous 1 to 2 years after release. But then you had to drink it quicker than I could have possibly imagined.
 
got blinded with this a couple of days ago.

Spectacular aromatics, ripe but fresh and floral.
On the palate, quality undeniable but pretty much shut down.

How does one squeeze this out of a grape at 12%? Oh, it's Didier, never mind.
 
originally posted by .sasha:

On the palate, quality undeniable but pretty much shut down.
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Takes some time to shut down. 15, 30 minutes?

I'm convinced that magic plays some part in how they do what they do. It's the only explanation.
 
the presenter had decanted it for about 20 minutes before I had a go, so it could have closed up during that time.
 
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