Oswaldo Costa
Oswaldo Costa
A white and a red from the talented Christian Chaussard, who died prematurely in a tractor accident in 2012, leaving behind two children and the kindly and harried Nathalie Gaubicher, a former sommelière and professional clown. Chaussard is the only one to have risen from our relatively short (geologically speaking) history of winery visits, causing an almost Lennonesque shock to our little family, increasing our bond with the bottles we down.
2004 Domaine le Briseau Jasnières Clos des Longues Vignes 13.0%
100% Chenin Blanc. Last bottle of a variable lot where the best were spectacular. Wax, propolis, and jasmine. Good acidity, finished tastefully bitter, but a bit dilute before food. With food, it somersaulted into the ether and vanished faster than an observed quark.
2010 Domaine le Briseau Coteaux du Loir Les Mortiers 12.5%
100% Pineau d'Aunis. Blackberries, herbs, and assorted twigs, the kind one finds scattered haphazardly around a sylvan eco-system. Bucally satisfying, a body to be sung electric, the entire quite tannic, especially for a pineau. Went great with a homemade meat pie. Alas, unlike its creator, should age marvelously well.
ps: as if frozen in homage, the Louis/Dressner site still says "Christian Chaussard, like the proverbial cat, has had several lives already."
2004 Domaine le Briseau Jasnières Clos des Longues Vignes 13.0%
100% Chenin Blanc. Last bottle of a variable lot where the best were spectacular. Wax, propolis, and jasmine. Good acidity, finished tastefully bitter, but a bit dilute before food. With food, it somersaulted into the ether and vanished faster than an observed quark.
2010 Domaine le Briseau Coteaux du Loir Les Mortiers 12.5%
100% Pineau d'Aunis. Blackberries, herbs, and assorted twigs, the kind one finds scattered haphazardly around a sylvan eco-system. Bucally satisfying, a body to be sung electric, the entire quite tannic, especially for a pineau. Went great with a homemade meat pie. Alas, unlike its creator, should age marvelously well.
ps: as if frozen in homage, the Louis/Dressner site still says "Christian Chaussard, like the proverbial cat, has had several lives already."