On Aug 9, 11:00=EF=BF=BDpm, DaleW <Dwmi...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Today I spend afternoon and early evening at Jacques and Jill Levy's
> place (Betsy had to work). Fabulously generous hosts - a great spread
> of food, a lovely giving attitude, nice wines provided. The guests
> reflected the hosts- nice attracts nice- and also brought some nice
> wines. Some fun with whites beside the pool (accompanied by hummus,
> guacamole, chips, etc):
>
> 2002 Domaine Michel Niellon "Clos de la Maltroie " Chassagne-
> Montrachet 1er
> Midweight, little tropical (pineapple/papaya) but with a good streak
> of minerality. Some flowers and a bit of oak. Exotic without being
> over the top. B+/B
>
> 2002 Guy Amiot et Fils "Les Caillerets" Chassagne-Montrachet 1er
> A bit more obvious oak, good apple and pear fruit. B
>
> 2001 Jadot/Duc de Magenta "Morgeot:" Chassagne Montrachet 1er
> PreMox! PreMox! D
>
> 2006? Rozak Chardonnay (Santa Maria)
> Fig, ripe apples, a bit short. B-/C+
>
> 1999 JN Gagnard Batard-Montrachet
> Very rich, ripe exotic fruit, some oak, long. B+/A-
>
> 1999 Pernot Batard-Montrachet
> More austere than the Gagnard, but also more focused. Clean, elegant,
> smoky, minerals. A-
>
> 1998 Niellon Batard-Montrachet
> Premox! Premox! Old apple skins with a little fish oil.
> Arrrrgggghhhh!! D
>
> 1998 Bonneau du Martray Corton-Charlemagne
> Whew. I brought this praying for no premox. I've been running about
> 1/3 oxidized on these. =EF=BF=BDThis one is fairly fresh, good pear
fruit=
with
> a little lemon curd and vanilla, good length. A-/B+
>
> 2005 Radio Coteau "Savoy Vineyard" Chardonnay
> Big, fruity, just a little oak. B/B+
>
> There were some great wines waiting in the wings (Guigal C-R, Radio
> Coteau and Pax, '73 Mastroberardino, '69 Heitz!!!!) but I needed to
> get home to my tired wife.
> Thanks to Jacques and Jill, the ne plus ultra of hosts.
> =EF=BF=BD
Sounds like a nice line-up of white burgs. My luck with the 1998
Martray is about the same. So far I've yet to have a Ramonet or a
Domaine Leflaive that's been premoxed I still have about 1/2 a case
left of the Martray and I've been opening virtually every white burg
I've got prior to 2004. It seems to run in streaks for me. You seem
to be on a run with Radio Coteau these days. Sometimes I like it and
other times it seems a bit over the top. I'm joining some friends for
a tasting on Thursday of "cult" wines so perhaps "over the top" might
be an understatement.
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