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Mmm, you inspired me to have a look. Not fully toasty, but superb balance and supremely elegant.Started last night with a stonking bottle of Moet 08, much like the early bottles, open and toasty but plenty of cut too. These seemed to have closed down a while ago but this was glorious. Tempted to open another tonight but tempting fate.
Red?1993 rollin pernand verglesses. High acidity.... slowly picking up weight. Intellectual rather than pleasurable.
Funnily enough we had another Schafer GH Kab on Tuesday and my notes have similar theme. Needs more time, many of the 20s are easy enough right now.
- 2020 Willi Schaefer Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett - Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer (02/07/2021)
First of these since 2008, late harvested on 17 October but real Kabi style, really juicy grape, apricot and white peach. Has a bit more stuffing that the other 2020 Kabis from here, a real bite to the finish showing huge potential.
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Red or white?Cote De Beaune 2014, Drouhin. Fugitive in the extreme. This is a perfect example of a wine that is more or less totally closed. One knows that aroma and flavour are there but they are staying firmly locked in their room. A pity, and a reminder to think harder about opening wines of this age even though they are not supposed to do this so much nowadays.
Well done Leon. One day we might see as much Riverby mentioned on here as PYCM. Sadly, I can't open a bottle myself every time I see it mentioned as I only have about 12 bottles left. Only 12 of the 2019 left as well. More of it in the UK than here. I have just released the 2020 here; still very young but I have high hopes for it.A brace of forum faves this evening.
The sherry is lovely - salty, nutty, light - and at 15%abv somewhat gentle.
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the Chardonnay was singing from opening - a touch of lemon, great acidity - really excellent for what it costs, and extra bonus points for the screw cap and lightweight bottle.
I keep seeing Christopher Vaudoisey wines around for, by Burg standards, suspiciously sensible - even downright bargain ?- prices, the Volnay Villages for sub £20 & the PCs, and very respectable PCs like Clos des Chenes, for sub £30 (iB)....not knowing the producer, (and not really meant to be buying), I have not snapped any of them up. Do you or anyone else have any thoughts on the the domaine. Are the wines undervalued & will I be kicking myself in years to come....or are they priced more or less according to their value ? (relative to other Volnay or Cote D'OrChristophe Vaudoisey Volnay 2016 for me this evening and it is rather charming, and none the worse for having been decanted into a brim-full half bottle and kept in the fridge for 7 days!
I’ve been buying regularly for a while, but inevitably not yet drinking them regularly. Of those I’ve tried I’ve been happy and suspect they are undervalued, compared to ‘average’ prices in the respective appellations, for the quality. I’ll stand something up and report back in due course…I keep seeing Christopher Vaudoisey wines around for, by Burg standards, suspiciously sensible - even downright bargain ?- prices, the Volnay Villages for sub £20 & the PCs, and very respectable PCs like Clos des Chenes, for sub £30 (iB)....not knowing the producer, (and not really meant to be buying), I have not snapped any of them up. Do you or anyone else have any thoughts on the the domaine. Are the wines undervalued & will I be kicking myself in years to come....or are they priced more or less according to their value ? (relative to other Volnay or Cote D'Or
producers).