Extracted from a thread just posted: 4 wines tasted blind at dinner: 2008 Pierre Moncuit, 2020 Guffens-Heynen Macon-Pierreclos "Juliette", 1982 L'Eglise Clinet and 1994 Chateau Montelena Cabernet
2008 PIERRE MONCUIT BLANC de BLANC EXTRA BRUT GRAND CRU- served blind to 3 others; they immediately picked up on the oxidative notes that prevailed in the nose and taste profile although the color was more yellow than gold which suggested to me, although I did not find any information to sup[port this, the producer may have a tendency to give his wines more air, but then again, the vintage was so replete with big and powerful wines, more air would not really be needed; caramel and tangy butterscotch were the first notes that suggested such with tangerine, Meyer lemon, yellow apple, mango and a coat of honey and streak of minerals coming in on the palate; the aromatics were very intense and I had to back off and come in more gently after the first hit; the wine had bracing acidity, depth and loads of energy and provided an aggressive yet fun and interesting experience in this Extra Brut disgorged 11/20 and dosed at 3 gpl. One of the others had it as a 2000 and most had it as a BdB.
Cheers,
Blake
