Lunch with 6 champagnes, 9 white Burgundy and 2 desert wines

Blake_Brown · July 20, 2019, 11:17pm

I appreciate it Ray and feel blessed to have so many opportunities to post about so many wonderful wines.

Blake_Brown · July 20, 2019, 11:19pm

2008 VEUVE CLICQUOT BRUT ROSE- the 2 Veuve Roses were brought by the same person to compare and compare we did and most preferred the NV over the 08` which I would have expected to be the opposite; this bottle was really understated with everything being suppressed but identifiable as spicy red fruit; it had a medium body at best and not a lot of length. Perhaps in a dumb stage or a bottle variation?

Blake,

I hosted a tasting for some of my wife’s colleagues and we tasted the 08 Veuve and 08 Veuve Rose. I have to say that I’m not entirely surprised by the outcome of your tasting. I thought both of the 08 Veuves were serious disappointments. Like you I noted spicy red fruit, but felt that the wine was a bit cutting, not particularly smooth or well integrated, not particularly complex, and a bit clipped. All in all, not a very interesting or satisfying wine.

Interesting and more than a little disappointing. Both Gillman and Brad Baker loved it. Oh well, I have one queued up for tonight; we shall see!

Hopefully, the bottle we had was a variation from the norm. I`ll be interested in knowing how yours turns out Neal.

Neal.Mollen · July 20, 2019, 11:53pm

About like yours. Felt hollowed out. Some nice strawberry fruit on the attack but it empties out pretty much immediately. Very disappointing for a wine I had some hopes for (and own a half dozen of!)

Blake_Brown · July 21, 2019, 12:44am

Sorry to hear that Neal. I don’t know about Gillman, but I do know Brad and trust him impeccably so I’m wondering if he had a different batch?

Neal.Mollen · July 21, 2019, 2:28am

It’s just possible it needs some time. I hope so

K_John_Joseph · July 22, 2019, 1:53pm

Be an interesting wine to follow, but a big let down for me at this stage.

Mike_Grammer · July 22, 2019, 5:28pm

Another fine post, no surprise Blake. Thanks to you, in part, I am well acquainted with Lanson

Haven’t had a white from Louis Nie but was super-impressed with a 2009 Pommard that I started my California trip with last year at Steve Anderson’s house in San Diego.

Did you decant or aerate any of the white burgs at all?

Hope you are keeping well during the summer

Mike

Blake_Brown · July 22, 2019, 5:56pm

Hi Mike, having a great summer with plans for a great fall, winter,…

Appreciate your comments. No, we did not decant any of the white Burgs, but certainly the younger ones could have stood some more exposure to air assuming no premox which we did not have.