Popped and poured in celebration of my buddies very positive MRI. In the glass, the 2003 Tarlant “La Matinale” shows a burnished gold color with a moderate moose. On the nose, initially there is a bit of a butter scotch thing…but there’s also a good amount of fruit and what’s there has a surprising freshness to it. Apples, golden, raspberries, brioche and citrus fruits with white peaches well. On the palate, the fruit set was confirmed. The fruit was even more fresh than the nose would have suggested, and there remained quite a bit of effervescence that was really lovely. I suspected that this would continue to liven up over time and sure enough, it did. No doubt, the tremendous acid has given this the lift necessary. Fantastic showing from such an extreme vintage. Disgorged 10/2016 (12 years on lees 😵💫); zero dosage.
Popped and poured in celebration of my buddies very positive MRI. In the glass, the 2003 Tarlant “La Matinale” shows a burnished gold color with a moderate moose. On the nose, initially there is a bit of a butter scotch thing…but there’s also a good amount of fruit and what’s there has a surprising freshness to it. Apples, golden, raspberries, brioche and citrus fruits with white peaches well. On the palate, the fruit set was confirmed. The fruit was even more fresh than the nose would have suggested, and there remained quite a bit of effervescence that was really lovely. I suspected that this would continue to liven up over time and sure enough, it did. No doubt, the tremendous acid has given this the lift necessary. Fantastic showing from such an extreme vintage. Disgorged 10/2016 (12 years on lees 😵💫); zero dosage.
Nov 28th, 2022
Amphora raised base wine, 3 years on lees with no dosage, 50/50 Chardonnay/Meunier, awesome wine. This was a successful experiment in my mind and the longer lees aging resulted in a wine that worked perfectly with no dosage.
Amphora raised base wine, 3 years on lees with no dosage, 50/50 Chardonnay/Meunier, awesome wine. This was a successful experiment in my mind and the longer lees aging resulted in a wine that worked perfectly with no dosage.
Nov 18th, 2016
28% Ch, 45% PN, 27% M, krasne, stavnate, vyvazene, perfektne nazrale. Vyborne.
28% Ch, 45% PN, 27% M, krasne, stavnate, vyvazene, perfektne nazrale. Vyborne.
Jan 27th, 2018
Champagne, France
