A beautiful golden color. Nose - notes of guava fruit, unripe banana, baking soda and lemon followed by floral herbs and yellow grapefruit. Taste - OMG! rich and creamy with a slight oily feel on palate. Initial notes of apricot, lemon rhine and hints of grapefruit, followed by tastes of saline and wet rock and a white pepper tangerine adding to its long finish. — 7 months ago
Tons to unwind here. Black and green olives, clay and uncooked peat, multi grain bread, pecan, black sesame, mushroom fricassee, grilled filet with beurre blanc and jus. Sage, mint, and tarragon. All cohesively woven together; immaculate. That’s just the nose. Graphite and oak pencil the initial signature, which delineates the oeuvre. The cherry life cycle, from underripe to dried expressed in black and red; still-grainy tannins supporting. Raspberry tart, briary berrries. Rooibos tea, cinnamon and clove. Impeccable.
#chateaulafonrochet #lafonrochet #saintestephe #grandcruclasséde1855 #2001bordeaux #bordeauxrouge #leftbank #misenbouteilleauchateau — 2 years ago
Dwindling stash! — 6 months ago
Sweet, dessert wine, melon and peach flavours. Lychee. Smooth — a year ago
2021 | Sparkling Wine, Méthode Charmat
(70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% blend of Mourvedre, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc, Petit Manseng & Muscat)
Mas de Daumas Gassac; Rosé Frizante
Languedoc-Roussillon; Gassac, France
2022 NYE redux in Jan 2023
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I knew, yet proceeded regardless, sabarage of Charmat bottles is ill advised...Not enough pressure in the bottle. — 2 years ago
Le trouble fait.. le trouble est.. ce vin est TOP. Dry, but smells of honeysuckle with underlying taste of a creamsicle. Easy drinking. Will absolutely buy again. — 6 months ago
2010 vintage. Black cherry and black currant with cigar box and allspice and a touch of multi-grain on the nose. Black and bing cherry with chewy tannins and rooibos. Plum tartness, and an interesting grape-y aspect. Ripe currant and licorice.
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#leftbank #bordeaux #grandcruclasséde1855 — 8 months ago
The 2022 white blend is Picpoul, Clairette, Orange Muscat, Marsanne, Rousanne and Chardonnay. More Muscat than the Pet Nat, and the orange peel and floral notes are great. A little nutty, dried apricot, pear, yuzu, sea salt. Medium acid. Very good versatile and Rhône-inspired white. — a year ago
Tom Heckert
Paired with basque cheesecake. Sweet and bubbly, citrus notes. Nicely paired. — 3 months ago