2007 Charly Thevenet Rgni Grain & Granite, alc 13%....this starts out very subdued and savory but as it warms from cellar temperature, it develops a soft gentle red fruit (mostly tart raspbery)character....this builds in the mouth and dissolves again into a more savory finish...very provocative...I can sense an undercurrent of earth and minerality that makes it even more interesting...
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'07 Charly Thevenet Rgni Grain & Granite
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Steven Spielmann
Steven Spielmann
I remember drinking this a year or so ago and thinking it had the prettiest fruit I'd ever tasted. That was maybe all it had at the time - though more than enough despite - but it sounds like maybe it's gained some complexity since then.
Oswaldo Costa
Oswaldo Costa
Tried it in May of 2009 and thought it very fine but not Beaujolais enough:
Deep cherry hue, with relatively subdued but classy berry aromas, closer to Bourgogne cherry than Beaujolais strawberry/raspberry. A hint of caramel, tar and very mild barnyard or brett that soon blows off. Nice, sharp acidity, underlined by good, strong yet discreet fruit. Tastes lovely and refined, and wears its relatively high alcohol with great comfort. Feels like it should age into something special in two to four years. My only gripe would be insufficient Beaujolais tipicity, as if this were closer to a passe-tout-grain.
Sounds like it has changed...
Deep cherry hue, with relatively subdued but classy berry aromas, closer to Bourgogne cherry than Beaujolais strawberry/raspberry. A hint of caramel, tar and very mild barnyard or brett that soon blows off. Nice, sharp acidity, underlined by good, strong yet discreet fruit. Tastes lovely and refined, and wears its relatively high alcohol with great comfort. Feels like it should age into something special in two to four years. My only gripe would be insufficient Beaujolais tipicity, as if this were closer to a passe-tout-grain.
Sounds like it has changed...
Tom Glasgow
Thomas W Glasgow
Did you have a hand in the Brun declassification in 2007?originally posted by Oswaldo Costa:
My only gripe would be insufficient Beaujolais tipicity, as if this were closer to a passe-tout-grain.
Steven Spielmann
Steven Spielmann
Interesting, Oswaldo. I had it about the same time you did, but I only found it Burgundian texturally. The only 'fault' I had with it was that it was a bit too WYSIWYG for the price. Lovely, refined, silky texture, beautiful fruit, but not that extra bit of something. Perhaps drssouth's post suggests it has more now? I didn't detect any Brett in my bottle, though, and the smell was definitely raspberry Gamay, though not the kind you find at the secondhand store.
In any case I can easily comprehend these differences in terms of bottle and palate variation without any need to attribute the varied experiences to deficiencies.
In any case I can easily comprehend these differences in terms of bottle and palate variation without any need to attribute the varied experiences to deficiencies.
Oswaldo Costa
Oswaldo Costa
originally posted by Tom Glasgow:
Did you have a hand in the Brun declassification in 2007?originally posted by Oswaldo Costa:
My only gripe would be insufficient Beaujolais tipicity, as if this were closer to a passe-tout-grain.
Indeed, I just loooove to use the AOC rules to stifle innovation.
originally posted by Steven Spielmann:
In any case I can easily comprehend these differences in terms of bottle and palate variation without any need to attribute the varied experiences to deficiencies.
The multivariances make it all so confusing!
I'm so going to steal this line.originally posted by Steven Spielmann:
raspberry Gamay, though not the kind you find at the secondhand store.
I did have formative years in Minnesota though.
kirk wallace
kirk wallace
originally posted by slaton:
I'm so going to steal this line.originally posted by Steven Spielmann:
raspberry Gamay, though not the kind you find at the secondhand store.
I did have formative years in Minnesota though.
The line is PURE genius. ('07 Descombes VV in my glass isn't too shabby either.)
Tom Glasgow
Thomas W Glasgow
Line's not the same since the Clinton administration.
kirk wallace
kirk wallace
originally posted by Tom Glasgow:
Line's not the same since the Clinton administration.
wore rasberry (cap or gown).
Jeff Grossman
Jeff Grossman
I had a nice bottle of Sardinian wine yesterday: Meloni 2006 Monica di Sardegna "Jaccia". Grenachey but not so syrupy. A bit of cocoa and cigar for interest. Went well with the rustic food (ravioli with artichokes, roast suckling pig) served alongside it.