'02 L-P Excelsior

[drssouth]

2002 Pierre Luneau-Papin Excelsior, Alc 12.5%....nose is a bit subdued....palate is sl tart but more dense than many other L-P Muscadets....it has lemon rind and a hint of orange....finish is sharp....
Seems to be very young and in need of considerable more time in the bottle

 

[Unknown]

jizz.

treat as appropriate.

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[drssouth]

originally posted by fatboy:
jizz.

treat as appropriate.

fb.

swallow not spit??

 

[SFJoe]

which one is this?

 

[Unknown]

originally posted by SFJoe:
which one is this?

swallow? or spit??

i know. shit gets complicated. not always a plus in muscadet.

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[SFJoe]

Two different wines called "Excelsior" in 2002.

Not to get in the way of the festivities.

 

[Michael Lewis]

I am guessing that he means Clos des Noelles.

 

[drssouth]

originally posted by Michael Lewis:
I am guessing that he means Clos des Noelles.

I don't think so
"regular" Burgundy bottle, cream colored embossed label

 

[Michael Lewis]

originally posted by drssouth:

originally posted by Michael Lewis:
I am guessing that he means Clos des Noelles.

I don't think so
"regular" Burgundy bottle, cream colored embossed label

Sounds consistent with Clos des Noelles. Was there a neck label? The only place that my bottles of 02 say Clos des Noelles is on the neck label, in script.

 

[SFJoe]

There is an identically-packaged Clos du Poyet. The Noelles is better.

 

[Yixin]

originally posted by SFJoe:
There is an identically-packaged Clos du Poyet. The Noelles is better.

How many points better?

 

[SFJoe]

originally posted by Yixin:

originally posted by SFJoe:
There is an identically-packaged Clos du Poyet. The Noelles is better.

How many points better?

Quite a few.

 

[Jeff Grossman]

originally posted by SFJoe:

originally posted by Yixin:
How many points better?

Quite a few.

I'm +k on that.

 

[drssouth]

originally posted by Michael Lewis:

originally posted by drssouth:

originally posted by Michael Lewis:
I am guessing that he means Clos des Noelles.

I don't think so
"regular" Burgundy bottle, cream colored embossed label

Sounds consistent with Clos des Noelles. Was there a neck label? The only place that my bottles of 02 say Clos des Noelles is on the neck label, in script.

Ah...upon further inspection there is indeed a hard to read green script that reads Clos des Noelles on the neck...

 

[Jeff Grossman]

originally posted by drssouth:
Ah...upon further inspection there is indeed a hard to read green script that reads Clos des Noelles on the neck...

That is a biodynamic ink made from hand-gathered nettle and elder leaves, mixed only by moonlight, and scribed using a lark's quill pen.