TN: Last Night's White & Red....(short/boring)

WINE TALK
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Tried these two new wines last night:

  1. LeClos du Tue-Boeuf VinBlanc VdF Touraine/Loire (12.73%; natural wine; 95% SauvBlanc/5% Chard; Macerated for 2-3 days; Louis-Dressner/NY) Thierry Puzelat/LeClos du Tue-Bouuf/LesMontils/Loire 2022: Med.light gold color; bit funky/dishwater/natty light floral/herbal/SauvBlanc somewhat earthy/mineral bit mucilage strange/interesting/bizarre not very attractive nose; soft slight phenolic/skin-contactsome natty/funky/disheater/mucilage/taste of envelope seal glue slight off-dry slight herbal/SB/earthy slight sour/bitter weird flavor; long finish that mimics flavor w/ a slight wet dog fur aftertaste; not undrinkable but not at all very pleasant; the next morning it had cleared up some to just a funky Loire SB character but still rather strange & not very attractive. $24.50 (KK)
  1. Dosset VinoRosso Dolcetto (11.0%; Organic/Biodynamic; PortoVino/Buffalo/NY) principiano Ferdinando/Monforte d’Alba 2021: Med.color; rathe attractive grapey/juicy/Dolcetto bit earthy/loamy pleasant Dolcetto lightweight nose; lightly tart/tangy pleasant bit light/lean grapey/jucy/Dolcetto some earthy/dusty/bit rustic flavor w/ light grapey tannins; med.long juicy/grapey finish that mirrors the flavor; a pleasant light-weight Vin de Soif Dolcetto that is rather unthrilling. $18.50 (KK)

More skeeterblab from TheBloodyPulpit:

  1. Louis/Dressner specializes more or less in natural wines, though they don’t wear it on their sleeve. But they say the standard mantra of natural winemaking. Their wines are a bit hit/miss but not generally as badly flawed as the LLadabour wines are, in general.
    Tom
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Nice notes Tom.

Tue Boeuf has been a bit hit and miss. Have had a terrific Pinot noir / Gamay blend that was great.

As for Principiano, the Sant Anna dolcetto is leaps better in my opinion, and at least in Europe it’s negligibly more expensive. If they also carry the Barbera debut it to try. A lovely Barbera and haven’t come across any other that offers more drinking pleasure. Except making lovely Barolos Ferdinando is the master in Langhe of delivering great entry level wines. Dosset is probably the wine I like the least among his wines even if it’s nonetheless a simple easy drinking wine.

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Tonight, after a day in the btl on the counter, most of the funky/weird character had disappeared and it was just a pleasant/low-key Loire SauvBlanc. Nothing exceptional, but at least a bit of pleasure to drink.
Tom