originally posted by Jayson Cohen:
originally posted by Oswaldo Costa:
Last night we tried out a well-reviewed Lisbon restaurant called Essencial and the wine list had a handful of potentially interesting things. Remembering that the basic Guiberteau white sees little or no oak, we sprung for a 2017 and it was gorgeous. Since I've bitched about the oak in the higher cuvées, it's only fair to report such a good experience. The red was a 2017 Duroché Gevrey-Chambertin that was also lovely and oak-free (unlike the higher Duroché cuvées). In essence, the pair of lower-on-the-totem-pole 2017s plumbed the Essencial of each variety with aplomb.
As a necessity of being priced out now of high end Burg, I've gravitated to still reasonably priced village wine and “deals” on PC, as well as an occasional splurge on wines like Chevillon Caille. This Duroche fell within the village camp a few months ago, and I’m looking forward to trying it! Not shutting down?
Based on admittedly small sampling, I haven’t had a Guiberteau white that wowed me.
On a more general note, there is so much going on in the Loire valley these days with the explosion of what appear to be conscientious Chenin growers that are being touted outside the valley by somms and such over the past few years. But I’m still waiting for the wow moment on many of them. To name a few, Guiberteau, Courault, Boudignon. Maybe I’m not hip enough.
