Stephane Saillet Romorantin 2023
Significantly improved on day 2. Slightly viscous in texture with good legs, medium+ acidity, a pleasant bitter mote. Yellow fruit, salinity, rosemary, turmeric. A Chenin made in Jura could end up like this. Unusual and interesting.
Tissot 2018 Sursis Chardonnay
Quite light for 14.5% Though it’s certainly more melon than citrus. Clean with a saline finish. Fine.
Famille Vaillant Les Grandes Vignes VdF Brut Nature
Along with many others (no pictures, no recollection of labels and names). This one was enjoyable and I took a picture!
23% Groslot gris, 49% Chenin, 21% Cabernet Franc, 7% Chardonnay
Plenty of fruit (apple and apricot), slightly sweet on the finish, some toasted and leesy notes and good mineral freshness. Good.
For all the americans on WB im surprised there aren’t more american bottles of natural wine being posted in this thread! I opened a bottle of Stagiare chardonnay over the weekend and was very impressed by it, lots of lemon character with a touch of salinity+oxidation to give it some more oomph. Definitely felt that the jura was a reference point, but with riper california fruit. 0/0 still wine bottled under crown cap (unclear why, maybe cheaper+easier than cork?), I would definitely recommend this producer if you see them on a list somewhere - i think he changes the cuvee names every year.
La Bardette from 2019 is drinking beautifully! This is all I want in Labet. I think we have a good amount of notes on these wines, so all I want to say is that it is good to go.
Bought from a (very good) winelist at a campsite here in Denmark. A couple, who worked at Geranium, bought the site a few years ago and have turned it in to such a wonderful place. As a parent of two young boys, it is absolutely wonderful being able to dine outside while the kids just run around having fun with all the other kids.
I just realized I’ve been camping at the wrong sites.
Can’t be Denmark?
Labet at a “campingplads”
No rain
Fish isn’t deep fried beyond recognition
No remoulade
A Dane happy to camp in Denmark
But then again, it’s the power of Labet on the mind. Have a great vacation!
Devastating
I had this bottle in March, posted upthread
Yes, the height of adulting is when you can enjoy your beverages with a watchful eye (or not) on your kids doing their thing without you!
I’m not a regular poster in this thread, but thought folks might have views on the 2020 Jakob Tennstedt Mauer Fuchs Riesling. I know better than to try this in the US, where the bottles seem to be regularly beaten up. But figured when in Germany, why not get a taste.
And those tastes were delicious! Needs some air to shake off the initial natty funk, but then it becomes a very nice wine. Of course plenty of hazy nutty sour ‘natural’ wine notes, but also some nice firm structured red apple skin texture, plus juicy berry notes, and crystalline cut on the finish to complement the cloudy natural haze. I would happily order this while lounging in a wine bar. Which is perhaps the intended demographic.
But, I have no plans to purchase more, because I would be hard pressed to identify this as a riesling, or as a Mosel wine, or even as a German wine. It could be from anywhere. Still, while not for me to chase, I’m sure others enjoy…
I think I have one bottle of the 2018 Mauerfuchs somewhere. Thanks for the note — no big hopes from me. I think I’ll let it rest and check back in a number of years.
First time with Rossese and this producer. More evolution than I’d expect, fruit was lacking. Otherwise nicely balanced with a dry finish. Maybe a slightly defective cork that let some oxygen in?
Also first time with Lano. A little odd version of Nebbiolo with blueish color and blackberry on the nose. Nice acidity but very dominant greenish tannins that didn’t integrate very well despite fairly short maceration (12-15 days) and a year in tonneaux. My guesses were all over the place, could not pinpoint Nebbiolo at all.
Le Trame from Giovanna Morganti was pure Sangiovese seduction with immaculate balance, structure and elegance.This 2016 is in a good place now. P’n’p, it didn’t hold it together when I revisited the bottle after two days
I just saw this but Brent makes amazing wines. I think some names change and some stay. His wines are consistently great and he works with some great sites also. His Pinot’s are super interesting wines as well I had him on my podcast about a year ago, if you want to learn some more about him - IWP Ep51 Brent Mayeaux - Stagi… - Indie Wine podcast - Apple Podcasts - lots of other US natural producers also fwiw. Sorry for the self promotion Ha
So you’re not too crazy about his wines? Have you continued to buy/taste in more recent vintages?
To both questions, no. It was rather obvious to me early on what style this was and I do not feel the price tag of 45€ justifies what’s been bottled.
Haven’t loved the other Tennstedts I’ve tried (forget which exactly) but I was blinded on an ’18 Perlmutt the other night and liked it a lot. Called as 10 year old loire chenin (was also thinking maybe Hungarian furmint). Couldn’t find any typical riesling notes. Full bodied with a lot going on – Honey, butterscotch, candied apples, chalk, nice acid, long finish.
Thanks Jeremy! I mean, I will drink it without prejudice— or try to…
I remember when I was poorly allocated 4-5 years ago and these wines were sold extremely carefully. Some dubbed it Miroirs from Mosel…
