Pratique Flashcards
Chardonnay Burg
2018 Berlantcourt, La Demoiselle, Bourgogne
Established since 2008
One of the smallest domaine in Burg
No new oak, later harvest - for more texture
1er cru value
Chardo Burg PREM
2002 Ponsot, Monts Luisants, Morey St Denis
Aligoté, Chardo, Pinot Gouges
*Pinot gouges, degeneration of PN to PB discoverred by Gouges family
Monts Luisants only 1er cru allowed with aligoté
2002 Exceptionnal vintage - Shine and freshness for the whites with a souvereign purity
“L’Euro devient la seule monnaie ayant cours legal dans les douze etats europeens”
Fleshy white from the Cote de Nuits
Vines planted in 1911
Nowadays 100% aligoté
Rudi Kurdiwan scandal
Chardonnay France outside burg
2015 Vignoble Guillaume, Reservée a mon pere, IGP Franche Comte
Poised, mountain fresh Chardo
Oaky style - BM like
Xavier Guillaume is the head of FC wine board
Nursery activity selling vines to Gaja Vega etc
Chardo NW
1995 Penfolds Yattarna Bin 144
aka White Grange
Name means little by little, gradually
Fruit sourced from mutliple regions
First vintage 1992
Max Schubert released this wine after 144 trials
New style very reductive
Sauvignon Blanc OW
Guilhem and Jean Hughes Goisot Exogyra Virgula
St Bris, few kilometer east of Chablis
Same soil as in chablis kimmeridgien with fossilized oyster shells, reminiscent of the Terres blanches from Sancerre
Biodynamicly farmed
A modest appellation, with top quality level
purity, racy
Sauvignon PREM
1971 Ch Carbonnieux
Villenave d’Ornon, Pessac-Leognan
Grand Crus classé of graves in 1953 (white and red)
Excellent white wine vintage with low yields for optimal concentration
Sauvignon NW
2017 Folium, Reserve, Marlborough, NZ
Takaki Okada, Jap Winemaker
Used to work for Clos Henri
Dry framing style, which reduces herbal aromas (Methoxypyrazines)
Vines planted in 1996
Chenin OW
2002 Lenoir, Domaine les roches, Chinon
Alain et Jerome Lenoir, Beaumont en Veron
23 acres of chenin blanc 70 y old vines on tuffeau soils
6 y old cask mautrations
Chenin NW
Three, Ken Forrester Dirty Little Secret, Olifant River, Pierkenierskloof
Multivintage 2017-2020
Vineyard planted in 1965, bush vines in sandy soils, 400L barrels, 1.6ha
OVP
Chenin PREM
1990 Nicolas Joly, Coulée de Serrant
on savennieres
3 parts : Plantes, Clos du Chateau, Grand Clos de la coulee
Biodynamic since 1980
used to belong in 1130’s to cisterian monks
Curnonsky
Riesling Discovery
2016 Hartmann, La Chapelle, Koeppfchen
200 years old domaine
Wormer Koeppchen is one of the most knowned site of Lux, located in Wormeldange
45 degrees inclination
Chapel buildt in 1925 Saint Donatus
Riesling Prem
2013 Egon Muller Scharzhofberger, Kabinett
Founded in 1797
Prephyllox vines
Primum Familiae Vini
Riesling NW
2013 Grosset, Polish hill
clare valley
Blue slate -1996
1981 purchased of old milk depot to become the winery
Mars/Rouss Dicovery
2012 Orient du Val d’Argan
From Charles Melia, WM in CNDP
Clairette based + mars/rous/vio
13 grapes of CNDP planted, crazy adventure in Essaouira since 1994
Sergui
Plush
2016 Ciavolich Fosso cancelli Colline Pescaresi IGT
Pergola trained vineyards, trebbiano d’abruzzo, planted in 60’s
Chiara Ciavolich
ancient wool merchant, winery lost during dates from 1853
lost during 2WW regained in 1960
Viognier Prem
1971 Chateau Grillet, Renaissance
made only in exceptionnal vintages
content 70cl
Neyrat Gachet
Monopole
Viognier vines planted on arzelles between beautiful and terrific chaillees
Plush NW
2018 L’Entremetteuse, Rouge Gorge, Sémillon
Nancagua, Colchagua Chile
granite soil
old barrels 6 months
Laurence Réal / Claire Naudin
micro winery bringing female wine makers and people from all over the world together
Skin
2016 Pierre Frick Gewurz Maceration
Pfaffenheim (Haut Rhin)
Demeter since 1981 and among the pioneers of natural wine in france
book written about biodynamie
PN FR
2016 Bollinger La Cote aux Enfants
PN sourced from Ay GC since 1926, established by Jacques bollinger
It’s a monopole
High elevation pure chalk
Oak barrels
PN GC
2016 Poisot RSV
use to own RSV since 1902 - very limited bottlings, main part sold to negociant, part of the share sold to l’Arlot
Remi Poisot first vintage 2010 former navi captain
PN OW
1998 Gantenbein Graubunden
located in Flasch
Martha Daniel
PN/Chardo/Riesling
winery founded in 1982
desire to be independent specially for martha - impossible to be an employee quite a free spirit
small winery wines always sold out
BDX RB
2005 L’arrosee St Emilion
western part of the St Emilion plateau
50% merlot 30% cabs 20% cabf
100% new oak
Propriety of Clarence Dillon since 2013
Prior this belonged to Caille brothers.
Clarence Dillon made the choice to merge Tertre Daugay with Arrosee to create Quintus.
BDX LB
1985 Leoville Las Cases
2nd GC class
Delon propriety
55ha 50 olv vineyard
cabs 70% merlot 21% cabf 9%
Initial cedar and tobacco. Very smooth and rich mouthfeel with charcoal and black cherry finish. Fresh and moorish. When on-form, 85 is one of my favourite LLC vintages (with 61, 66 and 82)
85 coolest temperature recording at the beginning of growing season, but latest harvest of decade. Merlot fully ripe. best for RB - but idk something magical happened in St Julien
BDX LB unicorn
PC4
Blend of 4 different vintages
2000 2005 2010 2015
990 bottles produced
Bordeaux Unicorn
Syrah OW
syrah - like
2018 Louis Trosset, Confidentiel
Mondeuse the oldest vines from the domaine
Combe de Savoie (20% prod of savoie wines)
Arbin 2.3 ha
Sons of Charles Trosset Joseph & Louis now, used to be the reference of Mondeuse in the past
Syrah Prem
2006 Turque
Guigal
cote brune 60-70 steep south facing expo
93%syrah 7%viognier
100% new oak french barrels 42 months youngest vines of any guigal wines
LaLaLa
New launch of fourth La : La Reynardes
First vintage 1985
Original owner of La turque was family neyrat gachet in the 1920’s proprietor of Grillet. Purchased by Guigal in 1980, owned by vidal fleury at that time.
Shows always fresh but ripe fruit version. Dense
Syrah NW
2019 Lillian California
Ex worker of Sine Qua Non Maggie Harrison
Manfred Krankl offered her vines of syrah to start he rown journey in 2004
Leather, strawberry, blueberry, oak.
Palate is strawberry, blueberry, burnt toast, tobacco, leather.
Very long finish with a creamy texture. Full bodied excellent wine.
Spicy
2015 Bressan Schioppetino
Fulvio Bressan 9th generation
130 year old vines in Corona
Schioppetino also knowned as Ribolla Nera
Unique wine, fascinating spices
What a palate! - polychrome flavours tumble over each other: menthol, cloves, cake spices, violets, Iodine, balsamic, pepper, herbs and pine.
Nebbiolo
2005 Balgera Valtelina superiore
Chiavanesca
Located in Chiuro since 1885
Paolo 4th generation
very steep and vertical vineyards
ageing 10 years in 10000Lbarrels
fragrant
Sangio
2019 Monteseccondo, Tin
Silvio Messana
First vintage 2000
Inspiration of Elisabetta Foradori since 2009 his Sangio is now fermented and aged in anfora
Tin means clay in arabic, as he pass his childhood in tunisia
Vineyard planted in 1970
Merlot
2016 San Walfredo, Guado al Tasso
First realease of Antinori
pure merlot
heart of Bolgheri
striking
Malbec
2015 Catena Zapata Riverstone Adrianna Vineyard, Tupungato, Alto Region, Mendoza
1366m high
French oak
1902 Italian immigrant Nicola Catena
pioneering role in malbec resurection
2023 world’s best vineyards
Sweet
Donnafugata Ben Rye
Sweet
1997 Fargues
1943 first vintage
Sweet
2013 Eric Bordelet Poire de Glace
Normandie
Fortified
2008 Rancy sec
maccabeu
50 y old vineyard
schiste
5 y ageing in oxydative environment
Fortified
Grahams 30y
Liqueur
Abricot Roulot
mignardise
Pate de fruit abricot et thym
chocolat blanc sirop melba
Liqueur
Banane Giffard
mignardises
creme brulee vanille madagascar
chocolat cafe bourbon pointu
Liqueur
Feuille de menthe jean paul mette
mignardise
fraise des bois chocolat blanc
chocolat chartreuse verte
Spirit
Calvados Lemorton Grande Reserve Domfrontais
25 years aged in barrel
70% pears
Didier and Damien
Domfrontais
min 30% pears in the blend min 3y aged in oak barrels
Mignardise
Mini pomme au four flambée
Chocolat au lait fleur poirier et pralin
Spirit
Chichibu The Peated 2022
Japanese Single Malt
Master blender Ichiro Akuto produced in Saitama prefecture
Founded in 2008
smoke, crisp apples, dandelion
Mignardise
Tonka cream
chocolate lapsong souchong
Spirit
Domaine de Jaurrey, Laberdolive 1979
Bas Armagnac
Mignardise
Dried plums from Agen
Chocolate black truffle
