Jenny & Francois’s tasting was the perfect size, snuck in beneath Jane Restaurant. Here are the standouts from my experience.
JACQUES LASSAIGNE CHAMPAGNE. APPLAUSE! Beautiful stuff
GUILLOT-BROUX
Love this Macon producer. The Combettes is angular, structured food worthy white with a dose of fennel. The simple Macon is somewhat of a bargain. Don’t overlook the Bourgogne rouge, got plenty of pinot zip.
2005 DOMAINE CRUIZILLE ARAGONITE
Austere but good. Will be happy to drink.
2004 DERAIN MERCUREY, will some one please tell me why 2004 got a bad rap. I love the wines. Lots of ground ivy and silt.
01 PACALET GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN was showing really well. It must have been a fruit day. Last summer it was gone, now it’s out of its dumb phase and into a hell of a lot of prettiness.
DOMAINE ANGLORE CUVEE LES TRAVERSES
Mostly syrah with bits of mourvedre and Grenache. Due to the technique of vinification I’m not getting a whole lot of varietal characteristic but it is awfully stony and pleasant
L’ANGLORE PIERRE CHAUDE is 70% Grenache and it’s a nice flash of a wine. Attention getting.
2004 COURTOIS QUARTZ
Is sauvignon, though I defy you get it in a blind tasting unless you’re familiar with his style of winemaking. However the real minerality shines through with a touch of oxidation. A great wine to play with food.
2005 DEUX ANES---I always love these Corbiereres, especially the Fontanilles. It’s a crowd pleaser and gets more expressive after a day or two.
2005/06 ESTEZARGUES--- As always. Low rent wines that deliver for the party. Nice Rhoney character. Ie specially loved Les Genestre and the Gres Saint Vincent.
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