So now there will be a window for 3 or 4 days – here they are: I have had the notes from John for a while but didn’t want to post them when they would be immediately over-taken by the the Balkan scene-setting post. While I was away – tasting in action, in the Loire, nearly 3 weeks ago John and Ann presented the W1NG group with a tasting of six 2013 wines from Bordeaux – one each from 6 well-known appellations: Haut-Médoc Pauillac Margaux Graves Saint Emilion and Pomerol. Thanks Rob for a generous and interesting tasting. The 2009s (1 & 6) quite big, a little “hot” and unresolved maybe, very enjoyable but probably not in line to attain the elegance involved in the other 2 vintages. ![]() ![]() ![]() The 2010 was a lovely wine but a little young IMO. The 2005s (2 & 5) were lovely: ready, enticing and complex. In the end, for me the tasting spoke more of the vintages than the areas. This was a hard pair to resolve, if anything I thought the first was Merlot and the second Cabernet Sauvignon ((in fact they were – but not from different side of the rivers), but the former wine certainly seemed more evolved.Ī very enjoyable tasting showing many aspects of classic claret. A little hard – is that youth or vintage or appellation? Slightly lighter bodied and very different fruit/tannin balance. This is more forest floor and mushrooms on the nose, and a darker overall impression. Classy though – it turns out – quite soft for the appellation. Palate is soft and sweet but with a drying underlying structure, which frames the fruit well. This pair clearly have a Merlot imprint, and the not-quite-ready depth of the second wine is a function of its quality and the excellence of the year, not of relative youth….ĬHÂTEAU CAMBON LA PELOUSE Haut-Medoc Cru Bourgeois, 2005įragrant red fruit with some floral hints. Palate is firmer with much deeper flavours and a chocolate hint, quite rich with a spicy element… not quite integrated yet but very nice… This has a heavier, darker nose with crunchy darker fruit. Easy quaffing – which probably implies maturity or simplicity…ĬHÂTEAU LAROQUE St. Palate is sweet plum fruit with a long acid line. Sweet nose, with red fruit and an earthy hint. The wines were not that far apart, the first wine slightly “muddier” and a browner rim (falsely) leads one to the think it’s older… ![]() Palate is sweeter and more supple than the previous wine with a lighter feel supplied by the fresher acidity. More restrained but typical claret nose, sharper fruit and some cedary herbs.and a lighter touch. The palate is quite grippy with damson fruit prominent, a little grainy… satisfying in a heavy sort of way.ĬHÂTEAU HAUT BAGES AVEROUS Pauillac Cru Bougeois, 2005 Nose of dark fruit and a slightly smoky wood hint, a faint floral (lily?) hint too with some pungency. This proved more difficult that it sounded, I think for everyone – although I personally found the former question much easier than the latter, or to more exact – a proximate question of which wines were Merlot or Cabernet Sauvignon dominated? Part of the reason – I’m sure – for inaccurate guesses was the distraction offered by the pleasure of the wines…ĬHÂTEAU BATAILLEY Pauillac, 5 ème Cru, 2009Ĭabernet Sauvignon (CS) 70% Merlot (M) 25% Cabernet Franc (CF) 3% Petit Verdot (PV) 2%. Serving blind in 3 pairs, Rob challenged us to guess from which Bordeaux bank they originated and which of each pair was the older. Find the complete list below.On Monday 7th October Rob treated the group to six classic red Bordeaux. We are proud to announce that the fabulous Livermore Valley wineries won a total of 152 medals at this year’s San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition! This is a true testament to the hard work that our winemakers put in and the quality of the wine that they are creating.
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