by Ray Johnson | May 5, 2010 | Burgundy, Chambolle-Musigny, Clos de Vougeot, Cote de Beaune, Cote de Nuits, Pinot Noir, Volnay
Domaine de Montille, Bourgogne 2007 There’s pretty raspberry fruit laced with brown spices in the nose. The mouth is quite concentrated, full of acidity with a whisper of tannin in the background. As with the 2005, lay this down for a few years. This is from the...
by Ray Johnson | May 5, 2010 | Burgundy, Chardonnay, Macon, Macon-Milly-Lamartine
Les Heritiers du Comte Lafon, Macon-Milly-Lamartine 2008 Give this wine some air to blow off a bit of sulfur. Then the nose begins to open, showing apples and stone fruits. In the mouth this wine is quite concentrated, tasting of fresh oranges and nectarines, with...
by Ray Johnson | May 5, 2010 | Burgundy, Chablis, Chardonnay, France
Domaine William Fevre, Chablis Premier Cru, Montmains 2008 The nose is tight and not yet very expressive. In the mouth however, there is concentrated green apple, topped with buttery richness and plenty of acidity to provide freshness – very nice. This domaine...
by Ray Johnson | May 5, 2010 | Austria, Kremstal, Riesling
Salomon Undhof, Kremstal, Pfaffenberg in Stein, Riesling, Trocken 2008 The nose features minerality and lime. That theme continues in the mouth with great concentration, plenty of acidity, a touch of silkiness and great length – very nice. The fruit for this...
by Ray Johnson | May 4, 2010 | Argentina, Malbec, Mendoza
Navarro Correas, Mendoza, Coleccion Privada, Malbec 2007 The fruit in the nose shows with the freshness of newly made wine, expressed as plums and blackberries. In the mouth there is a peppery spiciness and a velevty texture, light and ready to throw down with a...
