Peter Creasey
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New France Wines w/multicourse dinner
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Jonathan Loesberg
Jonathan Loesberg
I'm not wildly knowledgeable, I grant, but what's new about these wines? They seem all to be from long and very established domaines and winemakers.
Peter Creasey
Peter Creasey
Jonathan, Here is what the dinner cochairs (not me, obviously) offered up...
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Peter Creasey
Peter Creasey
First a comment! These notes may be even less useful than usual as I seemed to have difficulty grasping what some of the wines were trying to offer.
WINES
L. Aubry Fils Aubry de Humbert Champagne 1er Cru '02 -- Medium yellow, fleeting bouquet, apples, citrusy nuances, fruit mostly balances the acidity, some nuttiness, a tad dry. [VG - E]
Didier Dagueneau Pouilly-Fumé '10 -- Pale yellow, pleasing grassiness, light citrus, airy, so pure, medium acid, good balance, lots of personality, food friendly, deep complexity. [E]
Rene & Vincent Dauvissat La Forest Chablis 1er Cru '11 -- Light yellow, complex bouquet with good depth, citrus fruits, tightly knitted, maybe some nuts, dry profile, medium+ acid, [VG - E]
Comte Armand Clos des Epeneaux Pommard 1er Cru '08 -- Medium red, heavy bouquet, some wood, firm red fruits, rather hard-shelled presently, muscular in an edgy way, reluctant personality. [VG]
Chateau Canon-la-Gaffelière '05 -- Inky red, big dark fruits, earth, maybe some chocolate, firm almost unyielding tannins, full/strong/weighty, quite young, perhaps some plums, hard wine to get around (I may be underrating it). [VG - E]
Zind-Humbrecht Pinot Gris Clos Jebsal Vendange Tardive '08 -- Dark yellow, numerous tropical fruits, nuts, spicy bouquet, complex flavor profile, plenty of acid that's well buffered, almost Tokaji-like. [E]
. . . . . Pete
WINES
L. Aubry Fils Aubry de Humbert Champagne 1er Cru '02 -- Medium yellow, fleeting bouquet, apples, citrusy nuances, fruit mostly balances the acidity, some nuttiness, a tad dry. [VG - E]
Didier Dagueneau Pouilly-Fumé '10 -- Pale yellow, pleasing grassiness, light citrus, airy, so pure, medium acid, good balance, lots of personality, food friendly, deep complexity. [E]
Rene & Vincent Dauvissat La Forest Chablis 1er Cru '11 -- Light yellow, complex bouquet with good depth, citrus fruits, tightly knitted, maybe some nuts, dry profile, medium+ acid, [VG - E]
Comte Armand Clos des Epeneaux Pommard 1er Cru '08 -- Medium red, heavy bouquet, some wood, firm red fruits, rather hard-shelled presently, muscular in an edgy way, reluctant personality. [VG]
Chateau Canon-la-Gaffelière '05 -- Inky red, big dark fruits, earth, maybe some chocolate, firm almost unyielding tannins, full/strong/weighty, quite young, perhaps some plums, hard wine to get around (I may be underrating it). [VG - E]
Zind-Humbrecht Pinot Gris Clos Jebsal Vendange Tardive '08 -- Dark yellow, numerous tropical fruits, nuts, spicy bouquet, complex flavor profile, plenty of acid that's well buffered, almost Tokaji-like. [E]
. . . . . Pete