More impressions

[Florida Jim]

Bubbles:

Falmet, Brut Le Val Cornet - charming
Cedric Bouchard, Roses de Jeanne - complex and impressive

Rose:

2015 Dom. Tempier - just lovely
2003 Clos Saron, Tickled Pink - quirky in a good way

White:

2012 Cowan Cellars, Ribolla Gialla (skin-fermented) - showing well with spice and apricot tones
2015 Pierpaolo Pecorani, Ribolla Gialla - fresh and pleasant
2015 Perusini, Ribolla Gialla - more convincing than the preceding wine
2007 Radikon, Jakot - always unusual and, for me, a wine that must have food. When it does, it defies description but works
2015 Liable, Riesling - designated troken but still seems Demi-sec; regardless, it was delicious
2014 Rudi Pichler, Gruner Veltliner Federspiel - crisp and long
2015 Jolie Laide, Melon - precise, varietal and crystalline
2015 Kirschenmann, Chenin Blanc - pretty, pretty, pretty

Reds:

2013 Arpepe, Rosse di Valtelline - charming but no more
2011 Fernando, Carema (white label) - charming and more
2015 Sandlands, Mataro - true to the grape with good depth; seems a good candidate to cellar
2011 Cowan Cellars, Syrah - secondary development underway and showing well
2008 Giovanni Canonica, Barolo Paiagallo - closed on day one, decanted immediately but served on day two; rustic and haunting all at the same time
2010 Arpepe, Grumello Rocco de Piro - great wine, I would love to cellar some of this
2013 Pillot, Santenay les Champs Claude - texturally beautiful, some depth; more to it than expected
2012 Dom. de la Cote, Pinot Noir Santa Rita Hills - beautiful, complex and savory; such a pleasure
2010 Cowan Cellars, Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast - very close to the preceding wine
2001 Vajra, Barolo Bricco Della Viole - special wine with years to go
2009 Allemand, Cornas Chaillot - profound

Best, jim

 

[MarkS]

Isn't the Pepe simply "Rocco de Piro"? Pirouette would be French.

 

[Florida Jim]

originally posted by MarkS:
Isn't the Pepe simply "Rocco de Piro"? Pirouette would be French.

Auto-correct.
Edited.
Best, Jim

 

[Bill Lundstrom]

did we really drink all that wine?

 

[Florida Jim]

originally posted by Bill Lundstrom:
did we really drink all that wine?

Oui.
Best, Jim

 

[slaton]

originally posted by Florida Jim:
Falmet, Brut Le Val Cornet - charming

Did you happen to notice vintage?

Have drunk the 2010 twice in recent weeks and found it quite savory and exciting. Blind, I'd never have guessed Aube.

 

[Florida Jim]

originally posted by slaton:

originally posted by Florida Jim:
Falmet, Brut Le Val Cornet - charming

Did you happen to notice vintage?

Have drunk the 2010 twice in recent weeks and found it quite savory and exciting. Blind, I'd never have guessed Aube.

I did not.
Bill?
Best, Jim

 

[Bill Lundstrom]

2010, disgorged may 2016

 

[robert ames]

originally posted by slaton:

originally posted by Florida Jim:
Falmet, Brut Le Val Cornet - charming

Did you happen to notice vintage?

Have drunk the 2010 twice in recent weeks and found it quite savory and exciting. Blind, I'd never have guessed Aube.

what is the aube difference?