Posts Tagged ‘lemon’
Monday, April 13th, 2009
89/A+
Tasted by Mike Supple - 03 Mar 2009
Pale lemon color with a clear rim. Very bright, fresh citrus fruit aromas with lemon jumping out of the glass over sweeter notes of white peach. A touch of apple and flint on the back; the front palate has rich lemon curd flavors. Great acidity with a nice medium bodied mouth feel. Lots of stony minerality surrounds sweet Meyer lemon, green apple and a touch of toast. The finish is impressively long for this entry level wine.
Crisp and clean, this is a wine that will make you wish spring would hurry up and get here. A fantastic wine to drink while you’re deciding what to make for dinner, but it has enough body to stand up to creamy fish dishes, roast chicken and even pork (see more on pairing food & wine here). Over delivering for the price, this is a great ringer to pull out if you know you have a white Burgundy fan coming over. This vintage was just released, so if you don’t see it yet in your local store, keep looking.
Drouhin offers a fantastic line of wines from the standard Bourgogne Rouge and Blanc up to some of the best Grand Crus produced. They generally over deliver at all price points, but the ‘07 Macon Village is truly an impressive value. It’s cheaper than wines from neighboring Pouilly Fuissé, but this one retains a great mineral quality to the fruit. Drink it now and any time over the next 3-4 years.
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Tags: 2007, apple, Burgundy, chardonnay, citrus, flint, france, green apple, joseph drouhin, lemon, lemon curd, macon villages blanc, maconnais, maison, meyer, mineral, toast, white peach, White wine
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Monday, April 13th, 2009
86/B+
Tasted by Mike Supple - 08 Mar 2009
Pale gold core with a water white rim. Fresh lemon and yellow apple aromas are surrounded by light toasty oak and vanilla. Very ripe, intense fruit on the front of the palate with so much power that it gives a hint of sweet to the palate. Classic Chardonnay flavors of lemon and apple with a touch of ripe melon giving way to some creamy oak on the finish.
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Tags: 2008, apple, calina, casablanca valley, chardonnay, chile, cream, gold, lemon, melon, oak, reserve, toast, vanilla, White wine, yellow
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Monday, April 13th, 2009
86/B+
Tasted by Mike Supple - 21 Feb 2009
Soft lemon yellow hue with a clear rim. A touch of oak and butter floats on the nose over bright citrus and green apple. Lemons and limes fill the front palate, and are matched by a slightly sweet hint of yellow apples. Clean finish with a lingering touch of oak and cream.
A very mellow, easy-to-drink wine.
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Tags: 2006, apple, butter, california, chardonnay, citrus, cream, green, heron, lemon, lime, oak, White wine, yellow
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Monday, April 13th, 2009
85/B+
Tasted by Mike Supple - 02 Mar 2009
Bright lemon green core with a clear rim. Fresh and crisp aromas. Very floral with notes of lilac over apricot and grapes. Crisp on the palate with flavors of white grapefruit pith, apricot and grapes. Fairly short finish.
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Tags: 2006, apricot, don rodolfo, floral, flower, grape, green, lemon, lilac, pith, torrontes, vina cornejo costas, white grapefruit, White wine
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Monday, April 13th, 2009
93/A
Tasted by Mike Supple - 25 Feb 2009
Bright, rich gold core. Very deep aromas of dried apricot, peach, pear and beeswax with a hint of earth and mushrooms. Rich entry into the mouth. Round and full, yet maintains a steely minerality and crisp acidity. Rich flavors of apricot, yellow pear, apple and a hint of lemon lead to cream and nutmeg on the finish.
Just released, Kalin Cellars holds their longer than just about any winery in California. Some of the most outstanding wines made in California; particularly the Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon and Pinot Noir.
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Tags: 1994, alameda, apple, apricot, beeswax, california, central coast, chardonnay, cream nutmeg, cuvee w, earth, gold, kalin cellars, lemon, livermore valley, mineral, mushroom, peach, pear, White wine
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Monday, April 13th, 2009
91/B+
Tasted by Mike Supple - 24 Feb 2009
Medium lemon green color with tons of very persistent, tiny bubbles. Raspberry aromas flow from the glass and are quickly surrounded by biscuit, lemon, yellow apple and a touch of wet stone. Creamy entry in the mouth with a hint of raspberry followed by lemon and lime zest. The little bubbles fill the mouth, and the flavors linger with a touch of toast and vanilla.
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Tags: 2002, anderson valley, apple, biscuit, brut, bubble, california, cream, ermitage, green, l'ermitage, lemon, lime, mendocino, north coast, raspberry, roederer estate, sparkling, stone, toast, vanilla, yellow, zest
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Monday, April 13th, 2009
86/A-
Tasted by Mike Supple - 17 Feb 2009
Clear with a light lemon-green core and tons of tiny bubbles. Fresh, youthful and bright on the nose with lemon, lime and green apple aromas. Tiny creamy bubbles fill the mouth. Fresh green apple is accented by lemon zest and a touch of white peach. Crisp with a hint of sweet and a fairly short finish.
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Tags: apple, brut, bubble, canella, cream, green, italy, lemon, lime, peach, prosecco, sparkling, spumante, veneto, white, White wine, zest
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Wednesday, February 4th, 2009
91-93 / B+
Tasted by Mike Supple - 03 Feb 2009
Fairly dense aromas of toast and spice around thick lemon and tons of flinty pear. The intense flint carries on to the front of the palate, supported by lemon zest. Medium bodied and incredibly well balanced; rich, yet finessed. A long mineral finish with lingering pear and lemon.
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Tags: 2007, aloxe, Burgundy, chardonnay, charlemagne, corton, cote de beaune, flint, france, grand cru, lemon, maison, mineral, olivier leflaive, olivier leflaive freres, pear, spice, toast, White wine, zest
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Wednesday, February 4th, 2009
91-93 / B+
Tasted by Mike Supple - 03 Feb 2009
Lots of yellow pear exploding on the nose, lifted by light wild flowers, all underscored by wet stone and a touch of sweet nutmeg. Big stony entry on the mouth. Round and full with tons of lemon zest with sweet green pear and crisp green apple. Good length on the finish with a lingering touch of cream.
Aged in 100% French oak, 20-25% of which is new.
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Tags: 1er cru, 2007, apple, Burgundy, champ, chardonnay, cote de beaune, cream, flower, france, gain, green, lemon, maison, montrachet, nutmeg, oak, olivier leflaive, olivier leflaive freres, pear, premier cru, puligny, stone, White wine, wild, yellow, zest
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Wednesday, February 4th, 2009
90-92 / B+
Tasted by Mike Supple - 03 Feb 2009
Spicy oak and white flowers, tangerine and yellow pear on the nose. Toasty lemon and oak flavors with a solid streak of minerality wrapped around fresh green apple and a medium creamy length finish.
Aged in 100% French oak, 20-25% of which is new. Grown, produced and vinified from Oliver’s own holdings.
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Tags: 1er cru, 2007, apple, Burgundy, chardonnay, chassagne, clos st-marc, cote de beaune, cream, flower, france, green, lemon, maison, mineral, montrachet, oak, olivier leflaive, olivier leflaive freres, pear, premier cru, spice, tangerine, toast, white, White wine, yellow
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