TN: Chablis, Bourgogne, Trebbiano

DaleW · 2007-04-04T13:11:00+00:00

Monday I opened a 375 of white as an apertif. I have generally likedthe Gilbert Picq wines, but the 2005 Picq Chablis wasn't thrilling.Plenty of ripe fruit, but not a lot of minerality, and seemed a tadfat. Tasted on following night it seemed even rounder, without a bitof zip to give it more liveliness. B-Dinner was a simple roast chicken from Keller's Bouchon cookbook,along with macaroni & cheese and brussels sprouts. I opened the 2005Sylvain Pataille Bourgogne. You know how people are always buying the"wrong" Roumier, Dauvissat, or Lignier? This is first time I everbought based on wrong first name- I realized after buying it I wasthinking about Sylvain Cathiard. Never heard of this producer, mightas well try. A little oak on the nose, but not vanillay- mostly thenose is a pretty rush of crushed raspberries. The palate is a littleless exciting- nice enough ripe red plum and black cherry fruit, butwithout the exoticism of the nose. Still, a nice balanced Bourgognewith enough acidity to make it food friendly. I've made worse mistakesA little sip on night 2 seems unevolved- will try again tonight. B/B+Tuesday's dinner was an Italian recipe of prawns (well, jumbo shrimp)in a tomato/pancetta sauce, with broccoli rabe. Needed a half-bottleof white for recipe, so I chose an inexpensive Italian, the 2005 DarioD'Angelo Trebbiano d' Abruzzo. We served with dinner, and I actuallyfound it a pleasant surprise (my expectations for $6 Trebbiano arelimited). Good crispness, light pear fruit, a hint of nuttiness. Ihestitate to say that Italian whites (certainly a vast array) shareany common characteristics, but it does seem I get that almond meetscashew nut aroma on the finish of IT whites ranging from Greco di Tufoand Fiano to Arneis. Anyway, there's nothing complex here- Pepe andValentini have nothing to fear- but at $6 before mixed case discountquite a bargain. Unfortunately, looks like sold out. :) BGrade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an...

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