Posts Tagged ‘meyer’
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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Tuesday, January 27th, 2009
88 / B
Tasted by Mike Supple - 30 Oct 2008
Medium gold core with a clear rim. Tropical aromas of pineapple and mango join the classic yellow apple and lemon zest, all surrounded by a hint of roasted hazelnut and vanilla toast. Great acid on the palate with ripe Meyer lemon flavors taking charge. More subtle yellow pear come in on the mid-palate, joined by the hazelnut and lingering vanilla and nutmeg baking spices.
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Tags: 2004, apple, baking, california, carneros, chardonnay, Coast, gold, hazelnut, hyde, lemon, mango, merryvale, meyer, North, nutmeg, pear, pineapple, roast, spice, toast, tropical, vanilla, Vineyard, white, White wine, wine, yellow, zest
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Tuesday, January 27th, 2009
89 / B+
Tasted by Mike Supple - 31 Oct 2008
Light lemon yellow core with a bright, clear rim. Rich lemon meringue aromas surround ripe lime zest and loads of wet stones and flint. A touch of fresh herbal notes in the mouth are backed by flavors of Meyer lemon, cream, lime and green apple with a touch of charred vanilla and toast. Medium bodied with a fresh, crisp finish.
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Tags: 2005, apple, blanc, bland, bordeaux, char, cream, flint, france, green, herb, lemon, Leognan, lime, louviere, meringue, meyer, Pessac, sauvignon, Semillon, stone, toast, vanilla, white, White wine, wine, yellow, zest
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Monday, January 26th, 2009
90 / A
Tasted by Mike Supple - 22 May 2008
Pale lemon yellow core with a clear rim. Tons of tiny bubbles fill the glass and stick around for quite a while. Rich aromas of yellow pear, lemon, slate, yeast, toasted brioche and a touch of raw honeycomb. Very crisp in the mouth with small yet aggressive bubbles. Citrus flavors of white grapefruit and Meyer lemon lead to ripe yellow pear and deeper notes of honeycomb and toasted baguette. Creamy and full of soft bubbles with the faintest hint of raspberries on the lingering finish.
Champagne Deutz as been producing one of the most elegant and finessed non-vintage Champagnes on the market for decades. Complex, rich and full without getting overbearing. Absolutely delicious and one of the better values to be found in Champagne.
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Tags: baguette, brioche, bubble, champagne, comb, cream, deutz, france, grapefruit, honey, honeycomb, lemon, meyer, non, pear, raspberry, slate, soft, sparkling, sparkling wine, toast, vintage, white, wine, yeast, yellow
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Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
88 / A-
Tasted by Mike Supple - 15 April 2008
Pale lemon yellow in color with a clear rim. Fresh ripe juice on the nose with big honeydew and candied citrus backed by a touch of crisp asparagus and flint. The palate entry is fresh and bright with Meyer lemon and sweet melon. A great spicy kick comes in on the mid-palate with a huge fresh jalapeno pepper pop lingering in to the finish. Outstanding spiciness throughout the wine with a flinty finish.
This wine is crisp and fresh, and perfect for a hot 4th of July celebration if you’re not a fan of beer. The ‘06 Arboleda combines some typical Sauv Blanc characteristics of grapefruit and lemongrass. Chile makes a lot of high quality wine at a good price. What makes this one particularly worth the money is the unique Jalepeno Pepper flavor. It sounds weird, but trust me, it’s there. It’s not a dominant flavor, but adds a really cool spicy hit to the fruit. Not overly complex, but well made and more than worth the money!
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Tags: 2006, arboleda, asparagus, blanc, candied, chile, citrus, flint, grapefruit, grass, honeydew, jalapeno, lemon, lemongrass, leyda, melon, meyer, pepper, sauvignon, spice, white
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