Very nice California chardonnay fix , which is hard to come by in Denmark. It has a lot of flavour as my wife said. some buttery creaminess, nutty, ap ricot. I was hoping for a cheaper kistler les noisetiers, as the store mana ger promised, but it is a bit lighter and more normal taste notes. Id place it between Raymond Vineyard & Cellar Chardonnay and kistler les nois. The bottle design is obviously inspired by burgundy.
2011 Domaine les Bruyeres Georges Reynaud ****Wow this is such an experience. The store that doesnt have my fav. cornas ( courbis) anymore recommended I should try this as it has the same gravel an d smoky components as I liked in courbis, while their other cornas (delas) wouldnt be my style. I've only had cheap crozes hermitage before that were horrible, so I was skeptical but gave it a go. its almost black in the glas s. It is biodynamic and unfiltered. It first I thought it was very powerful black fruits, and a bit too acidic, so I was a bit disappointed that it wa snt that much like the cornas, but then again it had the right smoky and st ony qualities. And the Cornas was 7 years older - maybe the fruit and acidi ty will mellow a lot , leaving more room for the smoke, cigar, and stones. But there was something else going on. a fatness and salty overtone I coul dnt pinpoint until I told my wife I had bought olives. The wine has a heavy taste of olives! I never had a wine like this. It renews my sense of adven ture in finding new wines. There's still tastes out there I havent tried. T here might still be a burgundy out there that blows my socks off. The lamb burgers with blue cheese mellowed the acid down a lot. My wife couldnt drink it , "this is just too wierd", she said, and grabbed a beer, even though she loves olives. The label is beautiful in exactly my colours, black with accents of gold an d red (like BV clone 4).