'10 Argiano BdM paired great with fresh pasta and meatballs. This is ready to drink, but I think it has longer window of drinkability than some other '10’s I have had.
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Went to an Italian wine tasting on Thursday night where the star of the show was supposed to be 1985 Sassicaia.
I much preferred 2008 Sassicaia
I am finding this tasting format, while a great way to sample widely, is really brutal to wines and there was nothing that I really loved. Though I am also finding that my taste aligns more with Burgundy, Bordeaux and Champagne.
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Glad to hear they’ve updated the wine list with any wine remotely suited to Mexican food. My wine experience there was one of the worst I’ve ever had in New York on a number of levels and marred an otherwise interesting meal.
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2010 great year for brunello went pretty long in 2010. have a few of these(6). Have not opened any yet. Glad to get your update on the wine and the vintage. will hold my 2010 a couple more years. going long on 19 vintage.
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Drank this in Burgundy at a restaurant last year. I had a very similar experience - muted and tightly wound for the first few hours but really started to open up arround the 2 hour mark. Wished I’d decanted.
I went long too. I drank a bunch young though because they were delicious (Il Marroneto, Le Ragnaie, Fuligni), but they did shut down after a few years.
real nice selection. I will be visiting a bunch of these in September to stock up on 19
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This was a very good bottle.
I have some of their Batard’s and CC’s relaxing in the cellar. I’m excited to try those.
This was very nice and a surprise. Very deep garnet color. A slight floral nose. But lots of game on the palate, kind of like you get from a Hermitage. Nice acidity integrated very well with the blackberry fruit. I just pulled this out after a hard day of yard work to sip on the porch. Very satisfying.
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How did you like the Sanzay Les Poyeux? Was considering picking a bottle of that up recently.
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It was good, but not something that will wow you. In this lineup it felt short. Depending on price and reference, then I can give a better recommendation.
Then i am very curious of the Bienaime and the Balanoz! And which Ganevat is that?
Bienaime was 2019. Reductive as ****, but with all the salty and lemony notes you look for in Savagnin. It is absolutely delicious, but these wines requires some time.
Ganevat was a 2017 Sous Voile Savagnin. Few producers do it better than Ganevat in this category.
Rousset-Martin’s Balanoz (2014) is a conundrum. So light! But is it really a sous voile wine? When you accept it for what it is, it is great. So unique in its expression. Had a similar experience with his 10 year sous voile Vin Jaune.
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Bienaime is up there in price. Worth it compared to others?
It really depends of you preferences. For the price I paid I would say yes. The danish importer still sells older vintages at lower prices… at 2022 vintage prices I am less sure.
But the Jura market is the wild west. Tomorrow I might give a different answer.
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I came here to ask about the Poyeux as well. Think the vintage might be in play? 15 is not my favorite for Loire reds.
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