A Few Gems incl 82 Gruaud
Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2015 2:15 am
Great day on the links with my winos and took them down hard playing for a few dollars making it a freebee for dinner to follow at local BYOB with spouses.
Fauna did a lovely job with dinner and showed off our wines beautifully.
2006 Monbousquet Blanc is in a word delicious. Mostly Sauv Blanc with Semillion and touch muscadet. Oily,lanolin,beeswax and honey with citrus notes and integrated oak. Theme of the night was balance with everything we drank and went fabulously well with BC spot prawns and crab anglonotti app. 92 pts
1998 Gaja San Lorenzo initially pop and pour did this a disservice. Closed upon opening and gradually started to strut 45-60min in glass. New world craft with still present ripe tannins. Smoke,pepper and plum/cherry and flowers. Beautiful wine but I think this is 5-10 years still from prime even though so tasty now with food.94 pts
1982 Gruaud Larose is just singing. Wow Wow Wow. This is what I live for in mature Bordeaux a point. Cordier funk aside and it is very present this is perfect balance with bricking on edge,nice acidity,leather,cedar and tar. Man I loved this tonight and I'll be interested to see what direction GL heads into with their new winemaker going forward who swears there will be no brett in her wine. Can't believe I saying this because I have been totally put off southern rhone wines because of the off putting brett. This was stunning tonight.97pts
1995 Guigal Cote Rotie Ampuis also a beauty. New world crafting and pleasing all corners of the mouth. We were expecting one of the LaLa's to arrive tonight but this was no slouch.Again all balance with beefy notes,lighter fruit than expected for syrah and smoke. Very nice but on this night it was outshone by the bottle that preceeded it. 92pts
Life's pretty good!
Fauna did a lovely job with dinner and showed off our wines beautifully.
2006 Monbousquet Blanc is in a word delicious. Mostly Sauv Blanc with Semillion and touch muscadet. Oily,lanolin,beeswax and honey with citrus notes and integrated oak. Theme of the night was balance with everything we drank and went fabulously well with BC spot prawns and crab anglonotti app. 92 pts
1998 Gaja San Lorenzo initially pop and pour did this a disservice. Closed upon opening and gradually started to strut 45-60min in glass. New world craft with still present ripe tannins. Smoke,pepper and plum/cherry and flowers. Beautiful wine but I think this is 5-10 years still from prime even though so tasty now with food.94 pts
1982 Gruaud Larose is just singing. Wow Wow Wow. This is what I live for in mature Bordeaux a point. Cordier funk aside and it is very present this is perfect balance with bricking on edge,nice acidity,leather,cedar and tar. Man I loved this tonight and I'll be interested to see what direction GL heads into with their new winemaker going forward who swears there will be no brett in her wine. Can't believe I saying this because I have been totally put off southern rhone wines because of the off putting brett. This was stunning tonight.97pts
1995 Guigal Cote Rotie Ampuis also a beauty. New world crafting and pleasing all corners of the mouth. We were expecting one of the LaLa's to arrive tonight but this was no slouch.Again all balance with beefy notes,lighter fruit than expected for syrah and smoke. Very nice but on this night it was outshone by the bottle that preceeded it. 92pts
Life's pretty good!