Jeff Grossman
Jeff Grossman
attendees: Russell Faulkner, Jay, Josh, Marty, Jeff
It is the day of a big winter storm: temperatures in the teens, 6"-10" of snow falling, gusty winds creating near white-out conditions. But you can't stop the winos: We've got an honored visitor from Abu Dhabi (climate shock, anyone?) and we've got plenty of bottles of anti-freeze:
P. Amiot 1985 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er "Les Combottes" - an initial funky note blows off, leaving a beautiful, chewy cherry wine, shows younger than the other bottle of this wine, with air it develops citrussy notes and even a little minerality, really good
Roty 1993 Gevrey-Chambertin "Clos Prieur" - the flavors are youthful and the acidity is sound but this is not an assertive wine, more white cherries than red, lightweight, some grace
d'Ardhuy 2003 Corton GC "Pougets" - very rich and sweet, lots of fine tannins, lots of glycerine, the texture lightens a bit with some air but "textbook example of a shut-down Burgundy" -Marty; the rest of it, two days hence, are unchanged
Cecile Tremblay 2010 Echezeaux GC "du dessus" - bottle 558, very pretty wine, mid-weight, face-powder and old lady's handkerchief on top of red fruit, yum
l'Arlot 2005 Nuits-St-Georges 1er "Clos de l'Arlot" - kinda grippy, masculine, tannic, slightly too ripe, also halfway shut down
Arcadian 2005 Pinot Noir "Francesca" - rather like the d'Ardhuy though with a lighter texture
Muller-Catoir 2001 Haardter Mandelring Scheurebe Spatlese - 13 02, tangy, pretty, mild apricots and green grapes, tasty and not too intense
Muller-Catoir 2007 Haardter Burgergarten Riesling Spatlese - definitely more delicate than its older sibling, less oomph though still pleasant, a small notch down
Keller 2007 Westhofen Kirchspiel Riesling Trocken - 54 08, OK, I guess, but it seemed waxy and flabby to me
Willi Schaefer 2005 Graacher Domprobst Riesling Auslese - auction, 02 06, 8% alc, juicy, pretty, nicely-judged ripeness: "apricot plus" yet not at all stewy
It is the day of a big winter storm: temperatures in the teens, 6"-10" of snow falling, gusty winds creating near white-out conditions. But you can't stop the winos: We've got an honored visitor from Abu Dhabi (climate shock, anyone?) and we've got plenty of bottles of anti-freeze:
P. Amiot 1985 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er "Les Combottes" - an initial funky note blows off, leaving a beautiful, chewy cherry wine, shows younger than the other bottle of this wine, with air it develops citrussy notes and even a little minerality, really good
Roty 1993 Gevrey-Chambertin "Clos Prieur" - the flavors are youthful and the acidity is sound but this is not an assertive wine, more white cherries than red, lightweight, some grace
d'Ardhuy 2003 Corton GC "Pougets" - very rich and sweet, lots of fine tannins, lots of glycerine, the texture lightens a bit with some air but "textbook example of a shut-down Burgundy" -Marty; the rest of it, two days hence, are unchanged
Cecile Tremblay 2010 Echezeaux GC "du dessus" - bottle 558, very pretty wine, mid-weight, face-powder and old lady's handkerchief on top of red fruit, yum
l'Arlot 2005 Nuits-St-Georges 1er "Clos de l'Arlot" - kinda grippy, masculine, tannic, slightly too ripe, also halfway shut down
Arcadian 2005 Pinot Noir "Francesca" - rather like the d'Ardhuy though with a lighter texture
Muller-Catoir 2001 Haardter Mandelring Scheurebe Spatlese - 13 02, tangy, pretty, mild apricots and green grapes, tasty and not too intense
Muller-Catoir 2007 Haardter Burgergarten Riesling Spatlese - definitely more delicate than its older sibling, less oomph though still pleasant, a small notch down
Keller 2007 Westhofen Kirchspiel Riesling Trocken - 54 08, OK, I guess, but it seemed waxy and flabby to me
Willi Schaefer 2005 Graacher Domprobst Riesling Auslese - auction, 02 06, 8% alc, juicy, pretty, nicely-judged ripeness: "apricot plus" yet not at all stewy