Showing posts with label Mercurey. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mercurey. Show all posts
June 25, 2024
2021 Mia
Drinks at Caprice Bar.
2021 Mia Mercurey Clos la Marche Rouge - obviously opened at least the day before so this was not "fresh". Decent nose of leather with some cooked fruits. Still got the tannins as it's pretty young.
October 31, 2011
Faiveley Mercurey and Colombo Condrieu
Lunch at Chez Flottes in Paris.
2006 Faiveley Mercurey Clos des Myglands - some fruit with a little mineral. Chewy tannins.
Dinner at Le Violon d'Ingres in Paris.
Vranken Cuvée Diamant - honestly, nothing really special...
2010 Jean-Luc Colombo Condrieu Amour de Dieu - floral, fragrant and ripe. Exactly what I wanted out of a Condrieu.
Full post on lunch and dinner is here.
Vranken Cuvée Diamant - honestly, nothing really special...
Full post on lunch and dinner is here.
April 30, 2010
'82 Bordeaux horizontal
Dinner at Man Wah (文華).
Louis Roederer Brut Premier - this was a little on the sweet side.
2003 Michel Juillot Mercurey - nose of honey, a little sweet grass, a hint of corn and very light toast. The nose was obviously very ripe and sweet, but without the cooked nose of orange marmalade. Pretty nice.
1982 Léoville Barton - nose was initially muted at first, with a hint of grass showing its Saint Julien character, and the highest acidity level among the three. Towards the end it became a little spicy on the nose.
1982 Gruaud-Larose - classic left bank nose with smoke and coffee grinds. Open and beautiful. Very smooth on the palate with medium acidity. My favorite red of the evening.
1982 Ducru-Beaucaillou - nose was muted, a little smoky, with acidity level that's the medium of the three. Very soft and silky on the palate after shark's fin. Honestly I was disappointed in this wine, especially since it died completely at the end when Gruaud-Larose was still going strong.
1982 Suduiraut - tons of honey, orange, botrytis, acetone, a hint of preserved orange rind (陳皮), a whiff of honeydew melon and banana. Not too sweet on the palate, a little heavy on orange and that tartness. Much nicer than I expected, and definitely a better wine than what I tasted at the Altaya tasting some time ago.
Louis Roederer Brut Premier - this was a little on the sweet side.
2003 Michel Juillot Mercurey - nose of honey, a little sweet grass, a hint of corn and very light toast. The nose was obviously very ripe and sweet, but without the cooked nose of orange marmalade. Pretty nice.
1982 Léoville Barton - nose was initially muted at first, with a hint of grass showing its Saint Julien character, and the highest acidity level among the three. Towards the end it became a little spicy on the nose.
1982 Gruaud-Larose - classic left bank nose with smoke and coffee grinds. Open and beautiful. Very smooth on the palate with medium acidity. My favorite red of the evening.
1982 Ducru-Beaucaillou - nose was muted, a little smoky, with acidity level that's the medium of the three. Very soft and silky on the palate after shark's fin. Honestly I was disappointed in this wine, especially since it died completely at the end when Gruaud-Larose was still going strong.
1982 Suduiraut - tons of honey, orange, botrytis, acetone, a hint of preserved orange rind (陳皮), a whiff of honeydew melon and banana. Not too sweet on the palate, a little heavy on orange and that tartness. Much nicer than I expected, and definitely a better wine than what I tasted at the Altaya tasting some time ago.
Full post on dinner is here.
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