Hints, please, and some weirdness...

Jun 04, 2004 3 Replies

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Ian Hayward 22 years ago

As a part of one of those intriguing clearance "mystery cases" yesterday I got a bottle of Domaine Long-Depaquit, Albert Bichot, 2001 Chablis. I am not at all knowledgeable on Bourgogne, but I am a fan when it is done well; too often it is not, of course. Some brief research suggests that this is an entry-level Chablis from a respected producer, and should therefore be pretty good. Can anyone offer any experiences of this wine, or suggestions as to whether it's a "keeper" (if so, how long?) or a "drink now".

Y'know how non-believers take the p*** when you refer to "hints of grass on the nose", or "a touch of chocolate in the finish"? Well, I had some chocolate today - the real dark Swiss stuff, not the hydrogenated vegetable fat to which the British laughably apply the term - and I thought "Hmm... South East Australian Shiraz Cabernet". Honestly, that's what it reminded me of. So don't feel bad about a little hyperbole now and then.

Regards,

Ian

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Dale Williams 22 years ago

I don't remember having a Long-Depaquit before, but they are on a list of "good no-oak" Chablis producers I have. While I think Chablis 1ers and GC age beautifully, I tend to drink all Chablis AC young. Dale

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Ami Silberman 22 years ago

Yeah. I've seen reviews that liken a wine to an aroma of roses, but, now having become somewhat of a gardener, I'm always wanting to ask "which rose". I recently compared a rose to smelling rather like chenin blanc.

Has anyone else noticed that sometimes a glass that held Pinot Noir smells the next day (if you forgot to wash it) like Violets?

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Max Hauser 22 years ago

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As usual in such cases, we may rely on Yoxall. (The wines he refers to below are 100% Pinot Noir, in case they are unfamiliar to anyone.)

"[Chambolle-Musigny] is said to smell of raspberries, as Echézeaux is said to do of truffles and Clos Vougeot of violets, but I must have an insensitive nose as I never catch these nuances; good wines of these communes just seem to me to have a lovely vinuous bouquet, with Echézeaux the most pronounced."

-- H. W. Yoxall, _The Wines of Burgundy,_ Penguin, 1974, ISBN 0140462007. (It's also in the second, ISBN 0812860918.)

"There are two of the comparatively rare Burgundy châteaux at Chambolle-Musigny, neither very old and each called the Châteaux de Chambolle-Musigny, which is not very helpful. The older one has splendid cellars."

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