Moscou and Chianti
Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2020 2:05 am
Last night, dinner with friends, as it will not be possible for the coming weeks, starting this night.
I opened a 2015 Chemin de Moscou, Vin de Pays d'Oc from Domaine Gayda. Mainly syrah, with bit of grenache and cinsault. This was excellent, among the strong wines of Languedoc i had in the last 10 years. What is amazing, was the infused terroir in that wine. A superb classic fruit, rasberries and cherries, with a great mineral touch. Also some cinnamon, light cocoa, and even blackberries. The mouth is controlled, on strong flavors of soil (that i appreciate), smoky cherries, spices and light vegetal touch. Complex, with that exotic oaky spice on the long final. Tn: 92.
Tonight, with tomato sauce spaghetti with meatballs, opened a 2016 Falco de'Neri Chianti classico riserva. This is nice, with 10% canaiolo that give i guess a tobacco/ strong cherry edge to the wine. More in mouth, less on the nose, some spicy flowers and strong red berry flavors. Good woody tannins, good freshness, kind of perfumed candle taste. Length is limited. Unfortunately, the nose is quite limited with spirity cherries and something like dry saucisson. Time should help the nose. Tn: 88. Maybe I need to get back to red Bordeaux?
Cheers,
Nic
I opened a 2015 Chemin de Moscou, Vin de Pays d'Oc from Domaine Gayda. Mainly syrah, with bit of grenache and cinsault. This was excellent, among the strong wines of Languedoc i had in the last 10 years. What is amazing, was the infused terroir in that wine. A superb classic fruit, rasberries and cherries, with a great mineral touch. Also some cinnamon, light cocoa, and even blackberries. The mouth is controlled, on strong flavors of soil (that i appreciate), smoky cherries, spices and light vegetal touch. Complex, with that exotic oaky spice on the long final. Tn: 92.
Tonight, with tomato sauce spaghetti with meatballs, opened a 2016 Falco de'Neri Chianti classico riserva. This is nice, with 10% canaiolo that give i guess a tobacco/ strong cherry edge to the wine. More in mouth, less on the nose, some spicy flowers and strong red berry flavors. Good woody tannins, good freshness, kind of perfumed candle taste. Length is limited. Unfortunately, the nose is quite limited with spirity cherries and something like dry saucisson. Time should help the nose. Tn: 88. Maybe I need to get back to red Bordeaux?
Cheers,
Nic