An earthy and mineral combination!
Henri Giraud Aÿ Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Champagne Brut 2013
I love Henri Giraud's champagnes, and this Blanc de Blancs 2013 was delightful. In the glass, it displayed a pale golden color with fine bubbles. Although slightly timid at first, the nose showed nutty and stone-fruit aromas, along with toasted, oaky, salty, and savory notes. The palate boasted ample richness and complexity, with excellent balance and freshness, featuring the same flavors as on the nose, enhanced by a lovely minerality from the attack through the long finish. Nicely done!
Philippe Colin Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru Burgundy 2019
Philippe Colin is a classic in my book. I have always loved his wines and cannot get enough of them, and this 2019 Chevalier-Montrachet was stunning! What struck me most about this wine was its minerality and sense of purity. I often describe minerality as fresh water flowing over a rock, like a waterfall or a gentle stream, and that’s precisely the image I had in mind when I tasted this wine. It combines freshness, minerality, purity, ripeness, and complexity exquisitely. It offers aromas of yellow fruits and citrus zest with buttery and mineral nuances. Focused, tense, and sharp, yet so suave, coating and gracious from beginning to the seamless, lingering finish. Gorgeous wine!
Domaine Trapet Latricieres-Chambertin Grand Cru Burgundy 2005
Formerly named Domaine Louis Trapet, the estate split in 1993, creating two separate entities: Domaine Rossignol-Trapet and the renamed Domaine Trapet Père et Fils, now run by Jean-Louis Trapet, son of Jean, and his wife. The domaine became known for pioneering biodynamic farming in the mid-1990s. This wine comes from a single parcel with some of the oldest vines on the property, planted in 1938. From an outstanding Burgundy vintage, this 2005 Latricieres-Chambertin shows ripeness, power, and richness, yet remains very elegant, offering black fruits and berries mingling with mineral, spicy, and earthy nuances. Despite its velvety texture, the tannins are present yet integrated, and the finish is earthy, a signature of most Trapet wines (in my opinion), meaning well-crafted, harmonious, and clean, yet always with that touch of terroir-driven earthiness. Lovely wine.
Château Lynch-Bages Pauillac Bordeaux 1990
I was really pleased to open this bottle because I had not tried the 1990 vintage in the past 5-6 years and did not know what to expect. It showed beautifully. I did not decant it, and it was fine that way. 1990 is a Bordeaux vintage I really like. I have been opening countless bottles of various Bordeaux from this vintage over the past 30 years, and most of them aged and evolved gracefully. Lynch Bages 1990 is definitely one of them.
In the glass, it displayed a dark, intense color with a light brownish hue. The nose was fragrant with attractive secondary and tertiary aromas of black currants, cedarwood, mocha, and underbrush combined with earthy and spicy notes. The palate is rich and complex, quite ample and voluptuous, harmonious and fully integrated, with good structure and texture, leading to a seamless finish with this soil-oriented earthiness so characteristic of Lynch-Bages. Excellent wine!
Some may argue it will last for years to come (which is likely true), but, in my opinion, it has reached its full potential and is now in a perfect window of drinkability. I do not believe that it will get better than it is now with a few more years in the bottle, but that's just me.
Life is too short to drink bad wine!
Cheers! Santé!
Dom
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