Thought that this was excellent. Lots of berry fruit, acidity, with a bit of sous bois. Much cleaner than a couple of older bottles I have had in the past year. Excellent pairing
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Lucali pizza?
Yep - very good takeout.
I’m rather proud that I guessed right. (Brooklyn born and raised).
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Corentin Houillon Chautagne Veronnet 2023
Chautagnard de Gamay 55%, Gamay teinturier 8%, Mondeuse 23% et Pinot noir 14%.
Cuve de béton, no sulfites added, unfiltered.
Mostly Gamay on the nose but some Mondeuse as well: unripe cherry, some sauvage, a little bit of wild flowers with leaves as well. Spritzy, high acidity, cranberry amd griottes with just a little tanic bite that hits the inside of the cheeks.
Well made in its style. But it’s another one of those glou-glou types that could come from any region. I’ve had so many of those in restaurants over the years amd i remember the profile but never any cuvée. I bought a few of these because of the name and thought it would pair well with salmon burgers and tartare sauce. The salmon was spoiled. I threw it out. Chicken burgers it is.
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Well no one wanted any and I gotta say, very easy to drink through (11%). Bottle empty.
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This was ok but went mousey fast, initially a nice blend of herbal berries fruits. Poor value at UK retail prices.
Sistema Vinari Fato.
I visited Corentin in 2021, he is super engaging and a pretty cool guy.
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Okkkk, well this Bruyeres – Etienne Horbach '22, is pretty great. On opening it was slightly reductive. Slight grainy viscosity and a little oily. Pomelo, ripe stone fruits and a little funny comte note on day two. Quite ripe fruits and a little fat in it’s expression with a slight salty finish. Very classical. I think it’s a very commendable first vintage but I’d wish for a bit more edge next time. Bravo — buy some!
De l’Avant from Katie was a bit of a let down. Even more reductive than my previous bottle. Just ordered some long elevage, so fingers crossed for more.
Fleurie '21 from Metras is so highly perfumed. Really amazing aromatics. Slightly mousy on day two.
Domaine de Pech is also a classic powerhouse of a wine. Great. Tobacco, leather, cold cuts galore.
Lenoir Les Roches '09? Great. Very young and spiky here. A bit young but maybe not with as much fat as other hotter vintages. A little shrill.
Edit; a Morgane Turlier Pangea '22 was crazy badly made. Too acidic and mousy. A Metras Fleurie Printemps '21 was horribly turbid, and unfortunately so the second one like that in the batch.
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This was so good. Very lightweight Grenache (confusingly it’s from a vineyard also called Grenache), the essence of freshly cut strawberries. So far I’ve loved everything I tried from these guys.
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do you have any other experience with turlier? almost ordered one off a wine list but read too many iffy sounding notes. someone posted a pretty negative note on lapassionduvin and she even registered an account to rebuff the remarks 
Had two whites that were fine! The reds are a minefield as ever so often. I probably would not spend more money on it.
Is Metras wine typically mousy to varying degrees? I had a really great experience with their L’Ultime 18 a year or two ago, and bought several of their cuvées since then, knowing their wine is often not clean. I don’t have 21, but I’m trying to gauge how much risk I’m taking when I buy their wine.
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Getting to know the natural wine scene in Seoul… What a fun night!!
All bottles showed really well. ‘22 Nourrissons was WOTN
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The aftermath of the warm vintage/s following 2018 is undeniable in Beaujolais too, and the wines from then to now has been a minefield, except of course at Foillard. I don’t know if the Metras family has done any work to reduce the harmful microbiome. When that is said— when these wines are on they sing at a different level than Foillard and Chamonard. They can be absolutely fantastic.
I just added a note to the 2021 Fleurie Printemps on CT and so far 2 bottles in my 6 bottle case has been turbid…
If I were you, just picking cherries, I’d aim for anything up to 2017.
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Oh I’m sorry 2 out 2 so far is brutal. I got several bottles of 22/23 already, but I’m then skipping 24 and buy when I find older vintages.
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Julien Meyer - Affinites Electives Gritterberg/Muenchberg 2018
Rare cuvee from Patrick Meyer. In the best years he chooses grapes to make this cuvee that sees 3 years sous voile.
Oily viscosity as always from this domaine. Old old foudres. Sotolon smell from the voile and kerosene from the riesling— amazing stuff. The palate is dominated by apples and underripe stone fruits with this long spicy sous voile finish plus an enamel ripping acidity. Long finish. Clean and stable here on day 2 and I’ll have to go and buy a few more for my cellar because this stuff is built to last two-three decades. Under glass closure.
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sounds fantastic. is the cépage all riesling? i recently had beck-hartweg’s sous voile gewurz from the lanzenburg and i found some of the varietal characteristics unpleasant with the oxidation
Yes, sorry, all Riesling. I could imagine a gewurzy sous voile could be oddly messy with the sotolon component.
Patrick has also made a few off cuvées that’s seen longer elevage and stranger RS levels.
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Back home with one of the seven bottles I picked until we’ll be in Venice for the bienale next month.
Julien Crinquand Le S.A.V Cuvee Oxy 2020
This is pretty good!
Viscosity is clear, with a slightly oily texture. Nose is sotolon-dominant but also very fresh, with green apple and a hint of Comté rind. Long and strong drink of green apple and empyreumatic notes of candied almonds in the wintertime. This is very good for a first oxy cuvee. Will be buying some more of his wines. Bravo
Up there with Horbachs Bruyeres cuvee as Jura discoveries of the year. And it’s only March—
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