Going in order of lightest to most full-bodied of the wines:
2011 Louis Jadot Corton Clos du Roi Grand Cru
Drinking nicely now. Slow-o'd for about an hour. Elegant, light-bodied frame. Attractive nose of red fruit and sous bois. Medium red cherry palate with mellow tartness. Nice bit of saliinity / savory-ness that made it food friendly. Solid effort for a so-so vintage. No reason to hang on to this for more than a handful of years.
2006 Broadley Vineyards Pinot Noir Marcile Lorraine (Willamette Valley)
First time I've tried this producer. Quite impressive and a very reasonably priced Oregon pinot noir. Craig and Claudia Broadley founded Broadley Vineyards in 1981 and received widespread recognition for the 1994 Claudia's Choice cuvee.
The '06 Marcile Lorraine is instantly likeable with medium-bodied mature red and black fruit, sandalwood accents on the nose, graceful dusty tannins and lilting nuance of forest floor. This has aged very nicely and could go another couple of years as evidenced by the palate gaining a bit in presence over the course of the evening. I'm definitely going to acquire some of the newer releases to try out.
2008 Kanzler Family Vineyards Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast Steve Kanzler has always produced one of my favorite pinots from California. His Sonoma Coast cuvee is an enjoyable fuller bodied cuvee that is dependable year in and year out. His Reserve bottling can reach heights of greatness. Kanzler Vineyard ranks in the grand cru realm of pinot noir vineyards in California in my opinion. Check out this video that Steve Kanzler recorded... it is a tour of his vineyard (he planted it himself in 1996) with fascinating detail on the pinot noir clones, soils, methods, etc...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57jSSynGUvQ&noredirect=1
The 2008 Sonoma Coast bottling is definitely the fullest bodied wine of the evening. It really began to show its stuff several hours into the dinner. Gaining presence and balance over the course of the evening, the last pour was stunningly delicious in its combination of flavors... red raspberry with mouthwatering savory character, spiciness and the signature hints of anise that so elegantly complete the picture.
667 Clone, Pommard Clone 4 and Clone 115 are planted in the Kanzler Vineyard, each making their own unique contribution to the framework of the wine.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day 2 notes on the '11 Jadot Corton Clos du Roi....
Gained significant presence, blossoming into a rounder, fuller expression of Corton. Less angular at this stage than I think the Corton Pougets would be. (I have some that I am holding off on for now).
Quite seductive on the nose. Sous bois influence is very nice. A great trait in the red wines from hill of Corton. Brings to mind the beautiful forested area on the crest of the hill , the Bois de Corton. Last year, there was a movement to protect the fabled woods.
https://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2017/02/big-names-ride-to-corton-s-rescue
No comments:
Post a Comment