Smell
Early: Hints of strawberry and menthol in a field of ash
Later: Strawberries accompanied by forest fruits
Taste
Opens as gently as expected of such a transparent ruby-red wine, with a savoury flavours of smoked meats that had forest undergrowth added to the coals. Whilst the mouthfeel is light, it carries subversive tannin that only appears at the end of each glass. Time breathes life into both strawberry and mushroom flavours that join the undergrowth-smoked meats. By the final glass the flavour profile has dried out and moved towards Rosé-style fruits, such as strawberries and raspberries, however the smoked meats are ever-present.
Tale
As a family of farmers and coopers, the Naigeons bought property with vines in 1890 and began to produce their own red wines. The winery is currently under control Pierre Naigeon, who is the 5th generation of Naigeon vintners. The wine is produced as gently as possible, from hand picked and sorted grapes, to gravity racking & bottling, with minimal fining and filtration. The philosophy is designed to produce natural wine that expresses a sense of place, at minimal environmental cost.
Price: $17
Quality: ☆☆☆☆
Value: ☆☆☆☆
http://www.domainepierrenaigeon.com
http://danmurphys.com.au/product/DM_916185
Monday, 12 August 2013
Tuesday, 6 August 2013
(W) Simonnet-Febvre: Petit Chablis 2010, from Yonne, Burgundy, France
Smell
Before & After: Floral with tropical fruits
Taste
For a Petit Chablis, which is 100% Chardonnay by nature, this is an incredibly fruity wine that resembles an aromatic Gewürtz more than a Chardonnay. The fruity flavours of crabapple, pear and pineapple are balanced nicely with a lingering acidity, which hovers between a citric lemon rind and slightly unripe green apple. Admittedly, it's not the sharp, flinty and mineral Chardonnay for which the Chablis region is renown. Nevertheless, this is a smashingly fruity Chardy that's certainly worth a try!
Tale
The Simonnet-Febvre winery was founded in 1840 by Jean Febvre, a barrel cooper from Montabard (west of Paris). The winery was originally used to produce sparking wine through the "traditional method" and is currently the only Chablis winery to produce "Crémant de Bourgogne", the creamy sparkling wines of Burgundy.
Price: $17
Quality: ☆☆☆☆
Value: ☆☆☆
http://www.simonnet-febvre.com/en/
http://danmurphys.com.au/product/DM_347387
Before & After: Floral with tropical fruits
Taste
For a Petit Chablis, which is 100% Chardonnay by nature, this is an incredibly fruity wine that resembles an aromatic Gewürtz more than a Chardonnay. The fruity flavours of crabapple, pear and pineapple are balanced nicely with a lingering acidity, which hovers between a citric lemon rind and slightly unripe green apple. Admittedly, it's not the sharp, flinty and mineral Chardonnay for which the Chablis region is renown. Nevertheless, this is a smashingly fruity Chardy that's certainly worth a try!
Tale
The Simonnet-Febvre winery was founded in 1840 by Jean Febvre, a barrel cooper from Montabard (west of Paris). The winery was originally used to produce sparking wine through the "traditional method" and is currently the only Chablis winery to produce "Crémant de Bourgogne", the creamy sparkling wines of Burgundy.
Price: $17
Quality: ☆☆☆☆
Value: ☆☆☆
http://www.simonnet-febvre.com/en/
http://danmurphys.com.au/product/DM_347387
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)