Up front the nose was brioche, which lead to a butter citrus pith. Round, taut, And delightfully “here, there, everywhere”.
— 4 years ago
Haut-Bailly Dinner in SF with Veronique Sanders of Haut-Bailly.
The 2010 is an excellent vintage but, it is for the later part of your life or your children.
This is drinking beautifully with a 4 hour decant. The structure & tension are just starting to their softening stage. The length and balance are in the forget about it range and will just get better & better. Ripe, stunning fruits of; blackberries, dark cherries, black raspberries, plum & a touch of blue fruits. Moist clay & top soils, stones, mint, graphite, fresh tobacco, dark cola, anise to black licorice with stunning, withering floral bouquet. Acidity is perfect. The finish is everything you want in a Bordeaux.
Definitely a 99-100 point wine in 15 years plus.
Served with the Cheese Plate; Red Hawk, Hop Along & Roquefort. @Mathilde French Bistro
Photos of; Clyde Beffa Owner of K&L Wine Merchants & Veronique Sanders, dinner menu & pairing, Veronique talking terroir/vintages & dinner guests. — 5 years ago
Advanced color and oily texture but still very interesting. Tropical fruit like bananas gives this a unique flavor. — 3 months ago
Drank with Tamryn & Mathilde in Montmartre at Boîte aux Lettres. Light refreshing and fruity, but still a bit dry. Very good! — a year ago
Vin communion Mathilde — a year ago
Viognier, Grenache Blanc, Roussanne, Marsanne.
Floral, pear, citrus, peach, golden grass. 13.5% ABV
Based on this wine, Duché D’Uzes is the Santa Barbara region of California. All notes considered, the peach notes of Grenache Blanc are amazing,and hard to find the equivalent of outside of Santa Barbara (and Paso Robles).
Most definitely has my vote in the $15 range — 5 years ago
Loren Gesinsky
Exemplary non-interventionist blend of Pinot Blanc, Sylvaner, Pinot Gris and Pinot Auxerrois. Good value. — 2 months ago