Last night we popped around the neighbour’s place with a couple of bottles of wine; they couldn’t have been more different.
Morey Saint-Denis 2002, Domaine Dujac
Oh what a ravishing nose, I am instantly smitten by its compelling beauty and charming refinement…
My father sent me these two bottles that he had picked up in the gift shop at his local stately home. Obviously, when I opened the parcel I thought he had sent them as a joke; anyone with even a cursory knowledge of my interests could not reasonably expect me to get anything from wine like this…
We have just been to France and liberated a batch of wines. We thought these two would go well with roast beef.
Recently, I have been reminded that relativism is absolutely false (good Morey is very Morey-y), so I shall attempt to avoid using any relative comparisons between these two wines…
A few chums and I decided to have some wine. I feel the bottles I opened were most instructive.
Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru Vergers 2002, Domaine Ramonet
This is a beautiful nose of wonderfully defined aromas and power-up-complexity-action. It has the Chassagne ‘flat Champagne aroma’ as well and really pure lemon fruit and a highly sophisticated minerality. This smells like a charm-mongous bottle of Chassagne…
I seem to be in a dirty kind of mood as far as my blog titles go, suits me just fine. This does have a slightly arse character.
Bandol 2006, Domaine Tempier
Brambly, pruney fruit on the nose. Also shades of a slightly sweaty dirtiness; this we call arse-like…
When I tried this chez Pibarnon the winemaker was highly amused that I said it was sexy. It is sexy, I tell you!
Bandol 2001, Chateau de PibarnonA rich, heady nose of ripe, complex fruit. This is packed with style, and is really voluptuous on the nose; deeply, deeply lovely…
I do love Bandol. 1997 wasn’t a great vintage but I enjoyed this last time I had it and I am enjoying this now.
Bandol Cuvee Speciale la Tourtine 1997, Domaine TempierA lovely nose of soft fruit, grilled meat and a bit of arsehole character. This is very perfumed and has a very pleasing aroma. Nice earthy complexity there, too…
I’ve just decanted the magnum of red we’ll be drinking with the neighbours tonight, seems better to write a tasting note now rather than be rude when they are around and bury my nose in a computer for a few minutes.
Bandol 2000, Domaine Gros Nore en magnum
A meaty, herbal nose, like some kind of stew enriched with prunes…
It is so nice to have a drink after being locked up for a week that I will have several. Nice to see a friend and the partner, too.
Condrieu 1992, Guigal
Mid-yellow colour, not too bad for its age. It doesn’t smell that oxidised, either. It smells quite strongly of melon, but also vaguely meaty, which is a touch odd…
I like Collioure, good Collioure obviously, it is a relative bargain for the quality one can obtain. Mas Blanc and Rectorie are the best producers.
Collioure “Cosprons Levants” 2002, Domaine du Mas Blanc
A rich nose of ripe, dark fruit. It is quite meaty and earthy with a good herbal character. This smells reasonably complex, good…
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