A brief little rundown of what I've drunk lately :
NV Jacques Selosse 'Exquise", Avize, Champagne
Anselme Selosse is really the man. This is a wine created at the behest of Pierre Gagnaire as a 'cuvee gourmand' - the ideal food wine. Slightly higher dosage in no way impedes the purity of fruit. An amazing freshness my friend referred to as "very pure ice, such as you would find in a negroni", rich aromas of baked apple, cider, buttercup, fresh cream, beurre bosc pear and a touch of honey. Moreish.
Rekordelig Pear Cider (Sweden)
A slightly sweeter style than i would normally enjoy, but amazing nonetheless. Candied pear, gum drops, jubes, pear syrup are all appropriate. Fresh and lively. Very fine bead.
2008 La Violetta 'Das Sakrileg' Riesling, Mt Barker, Western Australia
A 'sacrilege' of a wine. unfiltered, unfined, barrell fermented, natural yeast. A rich creaminess on the mid palate thanks to the old oak, fresh acidity, grass and fresh bush herbs on the nose with sorrell, lime and white grapefruit. Miniscule production.
A selection of reds at a menu tasting. Delicious all. The Chignard in particular is off the chain.
A disaster of a wine, with a cork to match. This is how it looked when i opened it. So the cork was broken BEFORE it was put into bottle, and yet they shoved it in anyway....ridiculous.
Wines on my birthday. A grange from my birth year (terrible vintage) but drinking very well for the style. Not up my alley but a good look at classic Australian icon red wine. earth, bitter chocolate, dried hedgerow, dried old cherry and currant, a bit meaty.
Also a champagne my father described as 'better than Krug'. Still frightfully young, massively powerful, coiled and brooding. Loads of acid, a little hard to judge at this stage but years ahead of it.
NV Jacques Selosse Rose
A gem. Bought at auction - listed merely as Selosse Brut. Ha. Truly like a sparkling red burgundy. So long and elegant and vinous. Tannin. Beautiful fruit, round and rich but not too ripe and in no way sweet. Incredibly delicious. The best rose champagne I've ever tasted.
2007 Pierre Overnoy Arbois Pupillin Chardonnay
Incroyable. A burnished orange bronze colour. Aromas of brine, apple cider, cold tea, dried yellow flowers. Soooo much minerality. Fresh as a spring breeze. Long and complex and a triumph of natural winemaking. Hooray for the Jura.
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