2011 Pépière Muscadet
With excellent Kumamoto (on the east coast, who’da thunk)
and decent Malpeque and Blue Point oysters, its usual dominant self. Fucking
Marc is a demi-god.
2010 Guy Breton Morgon Vielles Vignes
Another very pretty and delicious bottle of this wine.
Perhaps a bit tighter than others. Whispy berryish fruit mixed with herbs and
some purple flowers. A meadow. Should be even better in a couple of years. A
wine that is often overlooked by Beaujolais lovers.
2002 Louis Jadot Clos Vougeot
I picked up some of these on a lark as it was a screaming
deal and part of my auction bottom feeding for wines in or near a drinking
window. While this is undeniably young, it showed superbly last night.
Everything one could ask of a Clos Vougeot, dark, brooding, deeply pitched
stony blue and black fruits. There was a whiff of bitter chocolate, but more
like earth than torrefication, mixed with all sorts of sous bois notes
underpinned by leather. I don’t think I’m doing justice to how deep the nose
was. On the palate there was much more evidence of the wines youth. Very firm
tannins that aren’t choppy but refined but have evolved past the spot where
they cut the finish short. With rich winetry food, this was fantastic. I think
that in another 5-7 years the tannins will soften enough to be in a great spot
for me with fruit still there and the beginning of the earthy elements shading
savory. For others, they may want to wait 15 years or so for the wine to fully
resolve.