Wily Trout
Trout Lily Ranch
Adam's Vineyard Chehalem Mountains Pinot Noir 2015
Delicious. Expressive and composed nose shows sappy cherry, moist loam, graham cracker spice, and a slight resiny note. Very Burgundian. In the mouth it’s quite elegant. Deep fruit in a bone dry package, lots of crushed stone minerality. Very long. Soft texture. Hint of porcini. The only quibble is that alcoholic heat peaks through a teeny bit. — 9 months ago
Cloudy Bay
Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2020
Quite nice with Pat’s grilled swordfish ($26). Will have to acquire more now that we have a local source.. Had again on 3/23/22 with trout. Quite nice. Would also work as an aperitif. — 3 years ago
Loveblock
Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2019
Lemon, minerals, Mellon. Went very well with rainbow trout onion, caraway and lemon sauce. — 3 years ago
Kutch Wines
Trout Gulch Vineyard Chardonnay 2019
Beautiful expression of Chardonnay — 3 years ago
Hubert Lamy
En Remilly Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Chardonnay 2018
Lamy’s En Remilly is usually a wine I hold in higher regard, but this bottle was knocked back by a touch of… dare I say… premature oxidation. With Diam 30 and a thick white wax cap (plus a great track record), you can be sure this was again a function of bad cold chain in Malaysia. Sigh. Having said that, it was still a decent showing - loved the mineral saturation the wine displayed from start to finish. The nose was rich and still detailed with aromas of popcorn, wheat grain, iodine, pear, unripe pineapple, lanolin, and a tinge of mint as well as the dreaded oxidative musk. The palate was dense, saline, expectedly taut, and had a lovely texture that seemingly enveloped the tongue. The oxidative honey note was rather distracting in the finish, but a chill did help mask it. Actually superb with confited ocean trout, but I can’t help but feel robbed of the full enjoyment of this wine. — 2 years ago
Mark Rosse
Still too young — 20 days ago