Remembering Jean Pierre Marty, former wine director of Talbot who passed earlier this year. Jean Pierre was my father's best buddy from university.
The nose is made of tar, a bit of cocoa and coffee, black currant, a bit of green bell pepper (?) and bit of heat too. The palate is great! Superb acid drive, very subtle, silky mouthfeel, black currant, cocoa notes too, before a massive mid palate in form of a sphere that initiates some disturbance in the mouthfeel with a layer of grain, powering up a long finish of black currant, cocoa, that silky mouthfeel with a grain and a nice bitter touch that shows up in the end. Great testimony of a great wine and a great wine maker. — 3 years ago
Marty b’s Tempranillo — 7 years ago
Soft and tangy, prominent sake, delicate peach and mouthwatering melon. Pretty color — a year ago
Very smooth, full bodied — 5 years ago
Jen and Nick shared gave to us. Very smooth. Drank with Marty in 3/4/19. Marty liked it a lot — 6 years ago
Light grass nose example of cats piss light at top. Lime and apricots dry back. Actually really great. Marty says you can tell it's old world because there are less tropical fruits.... — 7 years ago
A Talbot blanc with a bit of age on it. This is a tribute to Jean Pierre Marty, former wine director at Talbot and my father's best pal from the University who passed a bit over a year ago.
The color is a golden hue with almost a lemon peel nuance. The nose is marked by lemon and vanilla with some hay and flowery notes too. The palate shows a great acid drive, some nice lemony notes and a great width, some nice grip and a long finish with lemon, vanilla notes that last for a good minute... White Bordeaux for the win — 2 years ago
This was a very nice bottle of Meruzzano from a Co-op. It reminded me of a village Bourgogne. Marty brought this to the Cinco de Mayo dinner with Cartmell family. Went great with the crazy good food. — 6 years ago
Birthday bottle for Marty
Acid forward, limestone, good terroir
Smells like a town square in Burgundy, like limestone fountain and chalk — 6 years ago
Rachel Chervin
Really delicious chilled red. Perfect for summer nights. — 2 months ago