2018 Walter Scott Cuvee Anne Chardonnay
A little apple, Chablis adjacent, crisp, very well integrated. What it isnt? Oaky, buttery, heavy, overtly alcohol. This country may be awash in vulgar BS. This wine bucks that trend.
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NC mountains? Where - if you donât mind sharing?
big fan of the Thiriet wines.
Carried with me to highlands. We visit the area several times/year.
@MChang Same on Thiriet. Neglected to post above, but silky and rather easy drinking already. The 22s are quite gulp-able.
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I want to try to Clos Vougeot sometime but donât want to pay $600+ for the privilege, I heard she doesnât make it anymore though.
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I thought about it at whwc recently- a little below average $- but, yeah a lot without context/track. I do have a couple cdnvâs to check on - have mostly been on the BR so far.
I donât own any of the wines but it was one of my surprises of La Paulee 2025.
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Iâm a few hours away. Just curious which mountains. NC mountains can mean a lot of different things lol
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First time with a full bottle/glass and not just a taste of an Eyrie Pinot Noir. Delightful wine. Pretty typical Oregon black cherry on nose and palate. Nice palate weight.
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did you like the Tolpuddle? I really like it a lot
Beautiful mature classic Barossa Shiraz. Whilst this is fully ripe, it is the antithesis of an âooze monsterâ and has lovely acidity and an appealing freshness. Rockford are old school wine makers and this shows old school style to perfection. I donât drink these very often but this was a wonderful bottle.
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Brought in by berserker, @Oliver_McCrum. Delicious, fresh, a bit weighty â going to go great with prosciutto chicken tonight.
I did! I shared it with a friend whoâs ITB. On the nose and palate it hints at whole bunches (spices and cool herbal tones). Fine grained tannins and medium+ acidity that brings it all together on a decent finish. The nose is more dark-berried than the palate. I like the balance on this wine. Good to drink now but Iâd love to try this when tertiary aromas have picked up. Iâm buying more and looking out for the 2024 when itâll get here.
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I hosted an Indy tasting group last night. Theme was 2015 Bordeaux blends from anywhere. Thanks to
@Charles_Perry, @Patrick_Taylor, and @gensealc who joined our group, which totaled 11.
Unfortunately, I didnât get a picture of the wine lineup, but it would have been tough to fit the 13 bottles in one shot!
Welcome (to the debate 
):
2020 Ultramarine Hirsch Rose
Flt 1:
2015 Ch. Talbot
2015 Ch. Tronquoy Lalande
2015 Ch. La Rose Du Temple
2015 Ch. Senejac
2016 Ch. Senejac
+1 I am missing
Flt 2:
2014 Cadence Bel Canto Cara Maria Vineyard (Red Mountain, WA, USA)
2015 Clos Apalta (Colchagua Valley, Chile)
2015 Fleur Cardinale
2015 Raats MveMve (Stellenbosch, SA)
2015 Continuum (Pritchard Hill, Napa, USA)
2015 Ch. Pape Clement
It was a short evening due to âschool nightâ curfews, but it was a good opportunity to check in on a broad sampling. A few thoughts on the wines from my perspective:
The Ultramarine was a pleasant starter. Some felt there was a slight smoke taint (more on the nose than palate). I wonder if some of the strong opinions about this producer and recent vintages stem from (pun intended) the vegetal nature, which may have been more pronounced shortly after release? I also see quite varied opinions and wonder if we just had a (relatively) good bottle. I will hold my other to see how things continue to integrate, as I suspect.
There was no extended contemplation of the 2 flights on my part, but some takeaways include:
- All were pleasant, no duds for me.
- For the French wines, the 2015 left bank were more balanced than those from the right, which were blousier (made up word?).
- For the whole group, none seemed mature/at optimal drinking and did best with the bites on offer (especially the pork, chicken and turkey liver pate).
- The first flight was generally more approachable, the second was a bit tight despite 8h of slo-ox and excepting the 2014 Cadence (which was rocking), I would not expect âpeakâ drinking for another decade+.
- In the single vintage comparison of the '15 and '16 Senejac, the 2016 had much more fruit, was fresher and remained balanced: 2 grades above the 2015.
- The informal consensus WOTNs were the PC and Cadence, the latter being the only 2014 (which I included at the last second after the horrifying discovery that I have no 2015 Bordeaux blends from WA in the cellar).
- I am a sucker for the southern hemisphere reds (cool climate, complex mineral and vegetal notes).
- Wine friends are nice to have.
Franklin
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The wine youâre missing from the first flight is the 2015 Pontet-Canet.
My WOTN was the Pontet-Canet, followed by the Pape Clement, then the Cadence.
Thanks again for hosting. It was great hanging out with so many Hoosier wine geeks!
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Since my wife is away at a conference, I was âallowedâ to cook salmon (cedar plank, with dijon and miso paste glaze, bit of brown sugar and maple syrup) since she HATES the smell of salmon, and taste (except sushi), and since I rarely drink wine, I figured I should pull something nice
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Roughing itâŚ