Reminder to all… we are ON!
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Looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow! We’ve been in town for 36 hours and eaten 3 great leaps already, and had a shocking amount of lovely wines already (thank you @Mark_Golodetz and also @Joseph_Grassa ). The BYO tomorrow should be amazing as well.
We have the three sparkling wines (and still Chardonnays from Durant and Whistling Ridge for comps) as well as a couple of bottles of undisgorged Blanc de Noir from Whistling Ridge as well (hoping the yeast lees have had time to settle so we can open them before the dinner tomorrow).
It should be a lot of fun and a good (very) early look at the sparkling wines. Please feel free to ask any questions, we’re happy to answer anything during either the Goodfellow tasting or the BYO!
See you tomorrow!
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This was such a fun tasting. Thank you @Shan_A for hosting and @Marcus_Goodfellow and @Megan_Joy for sharing your wines with us. I can’t wait to do it again!
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So is anyone going to do a post on the wines tasted? Inquiring minds want to know…
Didn’t take notes of any of the wines, so it’s mostly brief impressions from memory of some of the highlights for me.
Overall impressions on the Goodfellow sparklings from me is that were all really enjoyable, and each very distinct and speaking to the sites where they are from. You could feel the riper fruit character of the Durant. The litheness and tension from Whistling ridge shone really well in both the BdB and the unreleased à la volée ’22 BdN Blue Label sparkling. It is still very early on the the Goodfellow sparkling project. I’m really curious to see both how these individual early cuvees evolve with time as well as how future releases change when Marcus and Megan build up a deeper set of reserve wines.
96 Gerard Mugneret Boudots- in a great place. Plenty of red fruit and bright acids. Really enjoyed this.
95 Leoville Poyferre- beautiful fruit profile, cassis, blackberries rounded and well integrated. A reminder for me that sometimes I should seek out.
95 Prum WS Auslese- peaches and cream. Bright, lively, medium bodied. Delicious wine to drink.
16 Lassaigne Clos St Sophie - highly coiled, with some prominent reduction notes at the start. Mandarin, amchur, green curry powder.
94 Beaux Freres Beaux Freres Chardonnay- this was a weird wine. En magnum and out of the Herbfarm cellar. Still some rs in wine. Quite ripe, but with a descent amount of acid to support the wine. Interesting to drink more for educational purposes than enjoyment.
93 Cristom WV- en magnum. In great shape and drinking beautiful, didn’t take any formal notes
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We estimated there were over 60 wines BYO’d! So I’d be surprised if anyone took notes!
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I don’t really drink champagne, so my opinions are of a layman. What I tasted showed strong progression from the first bottled, to the second and the recently disgorged (which will be released in a few years). The wines picked up more precision and a coolness to the fruit, and gave me the perception of being less acidic (despite being younger and younger). I really liked the Whistling Ridge, which I wonder is not a surprise as those are my favorite reds. Marcus disgorged the “blue label” in his hotel room right before the tasting!! Super cool
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I didn’t love the Prestige glass (although others were more enamored!). However, the Essential was really nice. It was finer and more elegant. I already have Grassl at home, but I wouldn’t hesitate to buy the Essential (and would probably gift a 6 pack for future wedding gifts or a housewarming gift, etc.).
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2020 Bouchard VV: I loved this wine. Makes me a little sad I cannot drink champagne much at all. It had savory notes of bruised apple and just very complex to me. Others at the table really liked it, so I think it was enjoyed.
2006 Comtes Rose: I loved this wine too. So complex and not like what I normally drink (which is never rose). My wife says I need to go buy more. There are reasonable prices for this in the UK (including mags!).
2018 Burlotto Monvigliero: I regret bringing this wine. The last time I had this wine it shut down, and I thought folks would want to try this one and took a risk. When I opened it smelled gloriously of strawberry pie, open for business. But I am told it shut down. I should have brought something more mature, even if a worse label.
1977 Trefethen: My original plan was to blind people on it, but I just poured it. Some felt it was dead. I thought it was just very mature with lots of library book and soft dried cherry fruit. Blind, I’m not sure folks would go Cali on this. Wasn’t worth what I paid for it, but still fun.
JM Vincent Soler #1: I did blind people on this. I got 6 guesses back and all were Chardonnay, with some calling just ‘Burgundy’. No one guessed Aligote. I never got to hear Marcus’s guess. I really liked this wine myself.
1995 Prum Auslese: This was my second favorite wine of the night. Complex and lively. Maybe not a surprise that my favorites of the nights were two whites because I drink so little.
1993 Cristom (Magnum): wow this was drinking really well. one that stuck out to me. Makes me regret not owning more magnums, but keeps me optimistic for the couple of Goodfellows I have.
1996 GM Boudots: This wine didn’t resonate with me and reminded me why I don’t like the few 96s I’ve had as a Burgundy vintage (and by that I mean very few!). Crunchier and leaner than I like.
1995 Leoville Poyferre: I liked this a bit and wish I had it with steak entree vs. earlier. From what I recall, resolved, rounded, more savory (dark fruits, tobacco) with a bit of green/funk/herbs.
1990 Drouhin Mouches: Unfortunately (for me) this got lost in the night. There was one glass of red that I remember being soft, resolved, earthy, but with good intensity of cherry fruit. I believe it was this Mouches.
2004 Economou Antigone: I almost brought this wine myself given the recent WB thread, but someone else did! It showed as I remembered it last, with mature earth, red berries and spiced figs. I think pricing on this wine is every slightly too high, but I own some to memorialize my trip to Crete to visit Economou.
Domaine Serene (Oregon) White Pinot Noir: a nose of butterscotch for days. Not as pleasant in the mouth. Fun to try through.
2008 Elio Grasso Chiniera: I cannot remember this wine, but there was a thought it needed to get a lot more air.
2006 D’Angerville Ducs: Another generous bring by someone. D’Angerville has never done it for me, and didn’t do it fo rme here.
2016 Biondi Santi Brunello: I really liked this wine, but it felt 10-15 years too young.
2013 Vilmart [ ]: Really enjoyable, but preferred the Comtes and Bouchard more.
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I wish I took more videos of Marcus and Megan talking. Every time they started talking, it was a wealth of knowledge and I kicked myself for not recording it.
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Thank you Megan, Marcus and Shan. Lovely tasting dinner and great to catch up with wbers. Thank you Marcus and Megan for the sparkling wine and still flights. Durant was drinking well and consistent between the sparkling and still pairs. For Whistling Ridge I liked the Sparkling. Still was reduced, both great sites. Also really enjoyed the BdN. after party wines were great as well. Antigone stood out as a new find thanks Sam. Champagnes uniformly drinking well, thanks Shan and many others. Most already mentioned Bondi Santi, Clos du Ducs, Prum, 96 GM, Dujac, GV Cazetiers so many lovely wines. The glasses were well thought out as well - thank you Shan for a special and fun tasting! (the 19 Durant was well received at the nyc Monday blinds dinner, many calls for white Burg, one person’s wotn, and was still drinking well.)
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It was great to meet all of you and share a great dinner and wine. Thanks so much to Megan and Marcus for the wines, history and insight. I really enjoyed the shower-disgorged sparkler, though I admit to a bit of PTSD over the mental image.
I think Marcus said that cuvée was done Brut Nature.
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Hand disgorged, so brut nature. Though I didn’t think it really needed dosage.
Thank you everyone for coming. It was a fsbulous evening with a tremendous amount of good wines. The generosity of Berserkers, and sharing of special wines is remarkable. We had so many great wines.
But a special thank you to Alan Comroe for bring the 1995 Leoville-Poyfete and reminding me again that Megan and I need more Bordeaux. Also to Shan for organizing and bring the Burlotto. And to Seth Rosenberg and Craig Gleason for extending my love affair with 1990s Burgundy.
Best of all is putting faces to posts and meeting people in person, or seeing them again.
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