TN: Two w/ Dinner..(short/boring)

WINE TALK
1

We tried these two (among others) last night w/ seared tuna:

  1. Ryme Vermentino LasBrisasVnyd/Carneros (His; www.RymeCellars.com) 2011: Med.gold/burnished bronze color; somewhat phenolic/cidery/orangey very spicy/savory some floral/Vermentino/perfumed complex/exotic nose; fairly tart rather dry/austere some phenolic/savory/cidery/orangey bit floral/Vermentino/orangey light smokey/pungent complex flavor w/ light/lean tannins; very long/lingering some phenolic/cidery/savory/resiny light orangey/floral/Vermentino/spicy slight smokey/pungent/smoked hot dog exotic/complex finish w/ light tannins; seems to be losing some of its strong phenolic character & developing some Vermentino aromatics; a very attractive/savory/exotic white.
  1. Ch.Tirecul LaGraviere LesPins AC: Monbazillac (12%; www.ViniBilancini.com; www.EuropeanCellars.com) Claudie & Bruno Bilancini 2011: Deep gold color; very intense botrytis/peachy/apricotty/ripe/Sauternes-like slight volatile/earthy complex beautiful nose; quite sweet soft very intense botrytis/peachy/apricotty/creme brulee/butterscotchy slight earthy beautiful/uncoutous flavor; very long/lingering slight volatile/hot very intense/botrytis/apricotty/peachy/creme brulee bit soft slight earthy finish; a beautiful very intense Sauternes that has a long life ahead of it at a great price. $24.00/hlf (BWM)

A wee BloodyPulpit:

  1. Ryme: Ryan & Megan Glaab make two Vermentinos from FrankMahoney’s LasBrisas vnyd. The “Hers” is made by standard/conventional white wine techniques and is almost always my favorite because of its wonderful aromatics. The “His” is made w/ skin-contact thru fermentation, then finished in a reductive manner. It usually has a strong tannic/phenolic character to it that I find a bit harsh/austere.
    I was totally blindsided by this wine. When I last had it over a yr ago, the tannic & phenolic character was very strong and it was not a big favorite of mine. Now, with a yr of age, the tannic component seems to have greatly reduced and the floral Vermentino aromatics seem to be coming more apparent. I liked this exotic wine considereably more than I did a yr ago. Never would have thunk.
  1. Tirecul: I’ve had many btls of this top-level Monbazillac over the yrs, especially the Cuvee Madame. I had never done did see’d this LePins label before & didn’t recognize it as Tirecul. An amazingly good Sauternes.
    Tom
2

Thanks for the notes, Tom.

I’ve heard many good things about Monbazillac wines, but have not yet tried one. I’ll try to keep the Tirecul name in an accessible corner of my mind.

The Vermentino sounds quite good, too. What’s the price point on that one?

3

Monbazillac is an interesting AC in SW France. It, like StCroix du Mont, can be an interesting, and considerably cheaper,
alternative to Sauternes. Though the Tirecul has escalated some in price.
The Vermentino was $32.00
Tom

4

Cool. Thanks, Tom. [cheers.gif]

5

You know Tom, you always label your notes “short/boring”, and they’re never both and usually neither.