Notes from a travel planning session.
Pierre Peters Blanc de Blancs Champagne (nv) – quite nice lemony nose, tasty, clean and fresh.
2005 Crochet Sancerre – had this recently – one of my favourite Sancerres, this time showing more lime than lemon in the nose, with clean savoury mouth impressions.
2001 Les Pallieres Gigondas – a hint of menthol in the nose, soft tannins, smooth – time I got into mine as this drinks perfectly now.
2003 Rostaing Les Lezardes Syrah – a vin de pays from Collines Rhodaniennes, this was delightful! Lovely fragrant nose, bright fruit, everything working well together.
2002 Las Tablas Glenrose Vd. – the label indicated a blend of 35% Syrah, 29% Mourvedre, 26% Grenache, 10% Counoise, and in this case it resulted in a good Rhone nose, one of the best I’ve seen in a California Rhone blend. Bright flavours, god acidity, soft tannin, and an excellent ringer for a Rhone tasting. A tad on the simple side, so more like a decent CduR than a CNduP.
2001 Serrette Cornas VV – This was Cornas Light, for those who lack the patience to wai out the traditional style. Pleasant sort of generic nose, soft and ready.
1997 Dom. Coursedon St. Joseph - Patrcick lesec wine, this still has good colour, a nice syrah nose with a definite green element, and almost soft smooth feel. Decent length. Drink up.