We returned home from a trip to Florida last night and got takeout Thai food for a quick 'n' easy meal. To go with it, I pulled out a bottle of the latest (2nd release) version of a perennial favorite:
2009 Dom. de la Pepiere Muscadet de SeM sur lie ($13.49)* nose: very aromatic, white stone fruits, minerals palate: rich mouthfeel, lush, good acidityThis is from a recent purchase of the "official" 2nd release from Marc Ollivier's Domaine de la Pepiere. As always, it's a great value in a food-friendly, ready to drink dry white wine. I found this year's edition richer yet less vibrant than others I've had. Fortunately, I have several more bottles of this to further explore the question, not to mention its more ageworthy cellarmate the '09 Clos des Briords.
Mark Lipton
- This bottling had a synthetic cork in it, so I won't be hanging on to it for too very long. The next bottling of this wine is supposed to have a real cork FWIW.