The 2009 Demarne-Frison 'Goustan' brut nature was recommended by the caviste at Caves du Panthéon after I was told they were alas out of Blanc d'Argile. This is a tiny producer in Aube who apparently was guided to some degree by Bernard Gautherot of V et S.
It's an interesting wine made in the ripe grapes, no dosage style. It shows rather spicy pinot noir fruit and is quite rich and creamy for a brut nature, and perhaps a touch oxidative, but powerful barbed wire acidity keeps this from even thinking about blowsy. Said to be 50-50 pinot noir and chardonnay but the former is driving.
The 2011 Yvon Métras Fleurie 'Le Printemps' was a bit raw and reduced initially but a day after opening a lovely floral perfume has emerged and this is delicious if slightly astringent in the way very young gamay can be. The remainder was gone quickly on a hot early evening, glou-glou.
2009 Domaine Ganevat 'Cuvée Florine' was a fantastic ouille chardonnay. A really 'wow' nose, rich and developed yet with brisk saline, oceanic elements. Utterly seamless aromatics and palate, and just enough oxidation to mimic mid-term bottle age. One of my favorite Jura chardonnays I've tasted and right up there with Gahier's La Fauquette. Unfortunately my octopus carpaccio served as a vinous coc-bloc by accentuating an astringence in the wine that I'd not noticed sans poulpe.
Alas I neglected to confirm whether the Bernard Burgaud Côte-Rôtie I drank a glass of was the 2008 or 2009. The wine list indicated the 2008, but it drank much more like a 2009. In any event it offered initially gorgeously perfumed smellies with smoky capsicums and violets, and a rich and tactile palate with dark rich '09-like fruit. Ample round tannins that just cling to every inch of the palate. A bit bigger and riper than I usually prefer, yes. But really this put on quite a show -- until it shut down mercilessly in the glass about 15 minutes in. *sigh*
This afternoon I gleefully relieved Les Caves Augé of a bottle of '10 Dard et Ribo Hermitage at just a hair more than what we usually see the St Joseph for in the states. Will report back.
It's an interesting wine made in the ripe grapes, no dosage style. It shows rather spicy pinot noir fruit and is quite rich and creamy for a brut nature, and perhaps a touch oxidative, but powerful barbed wire acidity keeps this from even thinking about blowsy. Said to be 50-50 pinot noir and chardonnay but the former is driving.
The 2011 Yvon Métras Fleurie 'Le Printemps' was a bit raw and reduced initially but a day after opening a lovely floral perfume has emerged and this is delicious if slightly astringent in the way very young gamay can be. The remainder was gone quickly on a hot early evening, glou-glou.
2009 Domaine Ganevat 'Cuvée Florine' was a fantastic ouille chardonnay. A really 'wow' nose, rich and developed yet with brisk saline, oceanic elements. Utterly seamless aromatics and palate, and just enough oxidation to mimic mid-term bottle age. One of my favorite Jura chardonnays I've tasted and right up there with Gahier's La Fauquette. Unfortunately my octopus carpaccio served as a vinous coc-bloc by accentuating an astringence in the wine that I'd not noticed sans poulpe.
Alas I neglected to confirm whether the Bernard Burgaud Côte-Rôtie I drank a glass of was the 2008 or 2009. The wine list indicated the 2008, but it drank much more like a 2009. In any event it offered initially gorgeously perfumed smellies with smoky capsicums and violets, and a rich and tactile palate with dark rich '09-like fruit. Ample round tannins that just cling to every inch of the palate. A bit bigger and riper than I usually prefer, yes. But really this put on quite a show -- until it shut down mercilessly in the glass about 15 minutes in. *sigh*
This afternoon I gleefully relieved Les Caves Augé of a bottle of '10 Dard et Ribo Hermitage at just a hair more than what we usually see the St Joseph for in the states. Will report back.