TN: 2001 Domaine Valette - Pouilly-Vinzelles "OOO" (France, Burgundy, Mâconnais, Pouilly-Vinzelles)

Brian_G_r_a_f_s_t_r_o_m · December 17, 2009, 7:40pm

2001 Domaine Valette Pouilly-Vinzelles “OOO” - France, Burgundy, Mâconnais, Pouilly-Vinzelles (12/12/2009)
– popped and poured –
– tasted non-blind over 2 days –

NOSE: very odd/interesting nose of pineapple, dried regular tooth paste, oak, and hints of leaves and lees; moderately expressive. Day 2: pineapple has turned to green pear; an alcohol presence that wasn’t there on Day 1; otherwise, pretty much the same.

BODY: medium bodied; very small bit of superfine sediment in the bottle; golden yellow color w/a touch of green mixed in.

TASTE: good fruit/mineral balance; still tastes very young; good mid & rear palate acidity; a bit stemmy, but not tannic; rich, but not fat, with lightly tropical flavors and a hint of green olive on the finish; healthy dose of oak; a bit flat, but still has what I can only describe as the typical white Burg finish; the short finish (15 - 22 sec.) is not intense, but has an intriguing personality nonetheless; dry – not bone dry, but mostly dry; front and back(importer) labels not consistent w/r/t alcohol: 14%/13.5%, respectively; kind of comes across as being half CA, half Burg.; weak rear palate. Day 2: still solid, but more boring than yesterday.

Day 1: B: 50, 5, 12, 15, 7 = 89
Day 2: B: 50, 5, 11, 14, 7 = 87

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Laurent_Gibet · April 1, 2022, 2:01pm

2001 Domaine Valette Pouilly-Vinzelles “OOO” - France, Burgundy, Mâconnais, Pouilly-Vinzelles (12/12/2009)
– popped and poured –
– tasted non-blind over 2 days –

NOSE: very odd/interesting nose of pineapple, dried regular tooth paste, oak, and hints of leaves and lees; moderately expressive. Day 2: pineapple has turned to green pear; an alcohol presence that wasn’t there on Day 1; otherwise, pretty much the same.

BODY: medium bodied; very small bit of superfine sediment in the bottle; golden yellow color w/a touch of green mixed in.

TASTE: good fruit/mineral balance; still tastes very young; good mid & rear palate acidity; a bit stemmy, but not tannic; rich, but not fat, with lightly tropical flavors and a hint of green olive on the finish; healthy dose of oak; a bit flat, but still has what I can only describe as the typical white Burg finish; the short finish (15 - 22 sec.) is not intense, but has an intriguing personality nonetheless; dry – not bone dry, but mostly dry; front and back(importer) labels not consistent w/r/t alcohol: 14%/13.5%, respectively; kind of comes across as being half CA, half Burg.; weak rear palate. Day 2: still solid, but more boring than yesterday.

Day 1: B: 50, 5, 12, 15, 7 = 89
Day 2: B: 50, 5, 11, 14, 7 = 87

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Domaine Valette Mâcon Chaintré 2013 : 17/20 - 30/3/2022
Boisé, grillé, menthé, sur une grosse matière citronnée savoureuse, qui semble venir de la Côte de Beaune ou de Chablis (il m’arrive souvent de confondre Chablis et Mâcon). Excellent, sapide, puissant et tonique, à peine évolué, pour penser à 2013.