The Wines of This Week's Tasting:
Wines for the Feast - 2024
November 20, 2024
White
A classic rounded Chablis that drinks like grand cru
2020 Charly Nicolle Chablis Mont de Milieu 1er Cru; Aroma: heady broad, very dense, full, fresh and fragrant, lifted and savory with a green citrus note; Excellent $50; Case, $43
Rich, dimensioned Sancerre
2021 Domaine Sautereau Sancerre Chene Marchand; Aroma: flinty dense, flinty dense full, fat, herbal, full; Mouth: bright, clean fruity, very ripe, nice acidity, firm, good weight, lightly lemony, subdued power and firmness; Excellent $50; Case, $35
Red
Decanted, it drinks above its price
2021 Justin Girardin Santenay Beauregard 1er Cru; Aroma: Heady and lovely, intense se savory intense fullish, fat with fine acid definition; Mouth: Clean racy, finely delineated, very pretty, refined acid, long expands with air; Excellent$48; Case, $41
Napa Syrah with mature Northern Rhone spice
2009 Byron Kosuge Syrah Hudson; Aroma: rather heady lifted, aromatic bacon, rather rich sweet, tapenade; Mouth: sweet, relatively dense, nicely focussed, dark, jammy fresh, secondary notes, fine tannins, low toned long; Excellent $45; Case, $38.
One of the best values in Barolo
2017 Luigi Oddero Barolo Convento Bright ruby fading to garnet rim. Expressive aromas and flavors of cherry, roses, orange zest, and spice. Excellent structure and bright acidity with a very long finish. Excellent $48, case $41
More than Merlot, complex and savory
2020 la Fleur Bouard, Lalande de Pomerol
Jeff Leve “Smoked cherries, black, red, and blue fruits are out in front with no effort. There is richness, supple textures, and layers of creamy-textured, ripe, sweet plums in the mid-palate and in the finish. This is in contention for the best vintage I have tasted from this estate” $45, case $38
Mix any of these at their case prices
Some other suggestions
This Ramey’s one of Wine Spectator’s top ten; it’s been top for us for years
2022 Ramey Chardonnay Russian River $56, case, $48 limited
Richer cabs and their blends
2019 Jax Cabernet Sauvignon Napa $64, Case $54
NV13 Cain Cuvee $53, Case $45
Riesling, dry or rich, loves turkey
2020 Robert Weil Estate Riesling Spatlese $42, Case $36
2019 Markus Molitor Ockfener Boackstein Spaatlese Trocken $47, Case $40
2020 Wittmann Westhofener Riesling Trocken Rheinhessen $48, Case $41
2022 Maximin Grunhaus Abtsberg Riesling Superior $69, Case $59
So do richer roses
2023 Ch. Ste. Roseline Lampe Meduse $24.99, Case $21
2021 Ch. Simone Palette Rose $81, Case $69
2018 Ch Cibonne Rose of Tibouren Cuvee Marius $89, Case $76
2023 Domaine Tempier Bandol Rose $60, Case $51
2021 Chateau Pibarnon Bandol Rose $38, Case $32
Mix these in at their case prices, also
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