Matt Latuchie
Matt Latuchie
A couple folks got together at Table, Donkey & Stick to welcome Keith to town. We had a nice mix of food and wine on a beautiful September evening. Some highlights:
2014 l'Anglore Terre d'Ombre - such a charming wine that shows off pure red fruits with touches of spice and earth here and there. nice and zippy, this was a great bottle of mourvedre.
1998 Müller-Catoir Haardter Bürgergarten Spätlese - a wine of incredible presence, this had serious viscosity and intensity. loads of peaches, mangoes, passion fruits, etc. has the flavor of an exotic tropical island cocktail without the sickly sweetness. lots of balance
1990 Louis Jadot Corton-Pougets Domaine des Héritiers Louis Jadot- i'm pretty sure this was the best wine on the table. tasted incredibly fresh with beautiful red fruits, subtle oak, tones of wet leaves, and spices galore. tasted blind, i think most people would have pegged this as a 5 year old wine.
1990 Domaine Bruno Clair Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Cazetiers - a qualitative step down from the 1990 Jadot, but still a treat.
2001 Eric Texier Côte-Rôtie Vieilles Vignes - oh boy was this good. i can still smell the aromas of dark fruit, earth, and iodine. the body of the wine was clean and sheer with the beautiful fruit on display. balanced perfectly with the underlying acid. what a treat!
2000 Clos du Jaugueyron Margaux - this was my first time trying this producer. i've generally steered clear of 2000 bordeaux lately (i think they're in a, somewhat, weird place) so it was nice to get to try one. beautiful wine with dark/dense fruit that was, at the same time, airy and clean. great balance...guessing this will age very well.
2000 Dönnhoff Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Auslese Goldkapsel - a great way to end the evening. lots and lots of cherries throughout this wine with zippy acidity. will age a while...has great balance now.
2014 l'Anglore Terre d'Ombre - such a charming wine that shows off pure red fruits with touches of spice and earth here and there. nice and zippy, this was a great bottle of mourvedre.
1998 Müller-Catoir Haardter Bürgergarten Spätlese - a wine of incredible presence, this had serious viscosity and intensity. loads of peaches, mangoes, passion fruits, etc. has the flavor of an exotic tropical island cocktail without the sickly sweetness. lots of balance
1990 Louis Jadot Corton-Pougets Domaine des Héritiers Louis Jadot- i'm pretty sure this was the best wine on the table. tasted incredibly fresh with beautiful red fruits, subtle oak, tones of wet leaves, and spices galore. tasted blind, i think most people would have pegged this as a 5 year old wine.
1990 Domaine Bruno Clair Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Cazetiers - a qualitative step down from the 1990 Jadot, but still a treat.
2001 Eric Texier Côte-Rôtie Vieilles Vignes - oh boy was this good. i can still smell the aromas of dark fruit, earth, and iodine. the body of the wine was clean and sheer with the beautiful fruit on display. balanced perfectly with the underlying acid. what a treat!
2000 Clos du Jaugueyron Margaux - this was my first time trying this producer. i've generally steered clear of 2000 bordeaux lately (i think they're in a, somewhat, weird place) so it was nice to get to try one. beautiful wine with dark/dense fruit that was, at the same time, airy and clean. great balance...guessing this will age very well.
2000 Dönnhoff Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Auslese Goldkapsel - a great way to end the evening. lots and lots of cherries throughout this wine with zippy acidity. will age a while...has great balance now.