Easter Saturday, cold and sleety, so I go for a cold chicken terrine with minty potatoes, ( first sprigs of mint from the garden)
Bourgogne, La Tufera, Etienne Sauzet 2005.
A bright viscous pale gold, nose a bit muted at first, but then revealed buttered biscuits, wonderful fat palate, layers of simple fruit and healthy wadge of balancing acidity. Long. My wife said she could drink a lot of that!!
First out of the case, try again 6-12 months?
JT
Hi John,
last week I had my dose of basic Bourgogne at several restaurants in Paris:
- Anne Gros Bourgogne Blanc 2005: served in a small glass (at a 400% markup and still...), it was a fairly good wine with sense of place. B in Dale's scale.
- Ghislaine Barthod Bourgogne Rouge 2005: wow, lots of finesse, great nose with good intensity and elegant bouquet redolent of Chambolle, very good volume in the mouth. Outstanding. A-
- Domaine Roulot Bourgogne Blanc 2005: very tight (and served too cold), but with a great potential (and this is the basic wine). Outstanding. B+ but could be A with some time.
Also, had a Domaine Joblot Givry Blanc 2005 Clos de la Servoisine Premier Cru that was amazing, but then it was served in a good glass at perfect temperature. A-/A.
Best,
Santiago
Is the la Tufera a new wine, separate from regular Bourgogne? Not seen that designation. I generally like the basic Sauzet Bourgogne. I used to think it a wine that could age surprisingly well, but as Sauzet seems especially subject to the PremOx curse won't try till cure is certain. Have one more '02 Bourgogne, and 1 '02 village Puligny.
Thanks for notes.
thanks for notes. G. Barthod is very good producer. Roulot is a fave in Bourgogne blanc, I was a tad disappointed with '04, glad it sounds like back on track.
DaleW wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@e67g2000hsa.googlegroups.com:
I had the chance to visit Etienne Sauzet one month ago and they told me that they were very concerned with this PremOx issue. It seems they no longer use silicone-coated corks, and have returned to traditional corks. They also have changed the bottles for a new model with a longer and tighter neck. From their comments, it seems that they have decided that corks were deemed culprit of the PremOx illness. Their 2006's are lovely from the bottle.
Best,
Santiago
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