Onwards in my wine tasting practice! Grinding away at things I don’t drink enough. I’ve had other Paul Croses offerings so was excited for this and it is in fact lovely and balanced. Lots of yellow apple and pear. A whiff of creamy lees, the perfect amount of acid and alcohol to make it slightly full but infinitely quaffable and...All the same it has an ineffable essence that makes my brain know it is Chardonnay and I rarely am in love with Chard even when balanced. So I have realized with Chardonnay I have to trust my instincts and just get better at nailing down where exactly the Chard comes from. This one is certainly more identifiable than a Chablis, for me. Now to get my hands on some affordable Côtes de Beaune. That about does it for the French Chardonnay I’d be tested on: Chablis, Cote de Beaune, and Macon. Although does Pouilly-fuisse count as Maconnais? It is different certainly but still...anyway if you dig Burg Chard I think you’d like this although it is a more swillable one than say, a Meursault.
Onwards in my wine tasting practice! Grinding away at things I don’t drink enough. I’ve had other Paul Croses offerings so was excited for this and it is in fact lovely and balanced. Lots of yellow apple and pear. A whiff of creamy lees, the perfect amount of acid and alcohol to make it slightly full but infinitely quaffable and...All the same it has an ineffable essence that makes my brain know it is Chardonnay and I rarely am in love with Chard even when balanced. So I have realized with Chardonnay I have to trust my instincts and just get better at nailing down where exactly the Chard comes from. This one is certainly more identifiable than a Chablis, for me. Now to get my hands on some affordable Côtes de Beaune. That about does it for the French Chardonnay I’d be tested on: Chablis, Cote de Beaune, and Macon. Although does Pouilly-fuisse count as Maconnais? It is different certainly but still...anyway if you dig Burg Chard I think you’d like this although it is a more swillable one than say, a Meursault.
Mar 5th, 2018
A plethora of notes coming from this fabulous wine. Bright color, loads of slate and minerals and some oakiness. This is an outstanding effort. Pairs wonderfully with cheese
A plethora of notes coming from this fabulous wine. Bright color, loads of slate and minerals and some oakiness. This is an outstanding effort. Pairs wonderfully with cheese
Dec 20th, 2018
Pouilly-Fuissé, Mâconnais, Burgundy, France
