Two 2005 Melons

[Ian Fitzsimmons]

2005 Pepiere Briords

Showed an off note upon opening, hinting oxidation. It passed, and the wine showed pleasantly enough, rather light, decent acidity, but lacking the interest and goodness Briords trains you to expect. The off-note re-emerged in the leftovers the following day.

2005 Luneau-Papin L d'Or

Drinking beautifully right now, with a glyceral roundness to the texture that wasn't there before, half-mature flavors of tangy leather, and a decent acid spine that floats in and out of focus. Very robust, with plenty of life, I imagine. I haven't really gotten this wine before, but now, wow.

We also ingested a 2011 Brun Fleurie that was good enough the first night, rather better the second.

 

[Ian Fitzsimmons]

Opened another 2005 Briords tonight: fresh, crisp, vital. Converged over the course of the evening towards an asymptote of increasing lightness and transparency, with intensifying minerality. A treat.

 

[SFJoe]

Cool.

Two bottles of 2002 Briords this week. One transcendent, one fucked w/ p'ox.

 

[MarkS]

Indian Summer? Love L d'Or, but seems harder to find now than several years ago?
Just had a 2007 Granite de Clisson earlier this week and that had a touch oxidation to it. Seemed quite ready to go.

 

[Ian Fitzsimmons]

originally posted by MarkS:
Indian Summer? Love L d'Or, but seems harder to find now than several years ago?
Just had a 2007 Granite de Clisson earlier this week and that had a touch oxidation to it. Seemed quite ready to go.

That's unexpected. I hid my few bottles of 07 away and didn't expect to take them out again for a while yet.

Agree L d'Or is less plentifully abundant in the market now: perhaps the Chinese have discovered it.

 

[Oswaldo Costa]

Asymptote sounds good in a tn. But two melons is a bit brazen.

 

[Unknown]

originally posted by Ian Fitzsimmons:

originally posted by MarkS:
Indian Summer? Love L d'Or, but seems harder to find now than several years ago?
Just had a 2007 Granite de Clisson earlier this week and that had a touch oxidation to it. Seemed quite ready to go.

That's unexpected. I hid my few bottles of 07 away and didn't expect to take them out again for a while yet.

Agree L d'Or is less plentifully abundant in the market now: perhaps the Chinese have discovered it.

tried a couple of 07s in the past two years; very youthful, not rushing with the rest

what do folks make of 2010 clisson ? drink and hold, or just hold?

 

[Cliff]

I had one a few months ago. After seeing the warnings, I gave it plenty of air, and it was beautiful. I don't plan on opening another for awhile.

 

[MLipton]

I opened one in Chicago last year that was just so-so. I was planning on opening another soon in the spirit of scientific inquiry.

Mark Lipton

 

[Jeff Connell]

originally posted by .sasha:
what do folks make of 2010 clisson ? drink and hold, or just hold?

It's a bit complicated. Drink if you can. Drink if you must. And above all, hold en masse.

 

[Ian Fitzsimmons]

originally posted by Ian Fitzsimmons:
[...] A treat.

Next-day remnants were weary, so I won't hold my 750s any longer; mags will be opened selectively.

originally posted by Oswaldo Costa:
Asymptote sounds good in a tn. But two melons is a bit brazen.

Or just a bit juvenile.

 

[Tristan Welles]

4 07 Clissons over the past 6 months have been terrific. '09 had once off a restraurant list, so-so.

 

[Ian Fitzsimmons]

We opened another 05 Briords last night, and it was fresh as a daisy.