Weekend drinking, September 27-29

[Keith Prothero]

Im actually enjoying this..... ripe and round but well made.
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@Keith Prothero do you think the 2014 kanonkop estate pinotage is worth a punt at £40?

Yes. A very good vintage of the world’s best pinotage

 

[David Bell]

I don’t know much about it because the label is all Greek to me.

I'm not sure if this was entirely tongue in cheek but in case not, my very poor Greek allows me to decipher that the name of the cuvee is Thalassitis - seems to be 100% Assyrtiko.

 

[Alex Lake]

Had it a couple of weeks ago and enjoyed it very much (the Gaia Thalassitis)

 

[Thom Blach]

Beaune Toussaints 2009, Albert Morot, as meltingly fragrant and autumnal as the last bottle was dull and ill-humoured. With Burgundy one must take the rough with the smooth; this is exactly what one hopes for.

 

[Russ Sainty]

Beaune Toussaints 2009, Albert Morot, as meltingly fragrant and autumnal as the last bottle was dull and ill-humoured. With Burgundy one must take the rough with the smooth; this is exactly what one hopes for.

Interesting as my last bottle was rubbish. Bretty as hell.
I shall live in hope

 

[G. W o l f f]

I “accidentally” aged some of the Burlotto versions by way of lost and then found… they definitely seemed better with five years on them in my opinion..

Nice either way.. crunchy young or a bit more smoothed out with five years.

Some Dolcetto certainly seems to improve with age. Marcarini's Boschi di Berri and Poderi Colla's Bricco del Drago (which has some Nebbiolo in it too) are examples that come to mind. Not surprised that Burlotto's falls into this category.