The Wines of This Week's Tasting:
Affordable Burgundies
April 20, 2022
White
2020 Jean Manciat Macon Charnay Franclieu; Color: very pale clean; Aroma: very firm, mineral, light flint dense, restrained; Mouth: thick, clean, very pure, light, clean firm, perfect balance; Very Good Plus 19.99, case 16.99
2020 Goisot Bourgogne Cotes d Auxerre; Color: rather sweet intense; Aroma: rather firm, mineral, rather firm, heady, juicy dry; Mouth: bright fleshy sweet forward, rather firm, juicy, restrained, firm, very nicely balanced; Very Good Plus 26.99; Mixed Case, 24.29; Case, 22.99
2019 Olivier Leflaive Bourgogne Aligote; Aroma: savory heady, rich spice, an earthy undertone; Mouth: thick, dense, heady bright acid spice, over a savory heady, earthy undertone; Very Good Plus 28.99; Case, 24.99
Red
2019 Stephane Aviron Fleurie Dom de la Madriere; Color: dark hue light concentration; Aroma: heady rich, dense delicately etched but full and plump; Mouth: ripe on entry full fat, juicy a fine clean acid, plump on the middle, nice long finish; Very Good Plus 23.99; Case, 19.99
2019 Chateau des Jacques Moulin a Vent; Color: transparent purple-black; Aroma: very sexy rich fruit, very dense, fine & pretty, firm & deep, very rich; Mouth: clean, fresh, light elegant, fine minerality, nice balance, strong racy fruit, persimmon & plum, very long, firm fine tannins on the finish; Very Good Plus 27.99; Case 23.99
2018 Garaudet Bourgogne Rouge; Color: very dark, almost black; Aroma: sweet pinot, very heady sweet pinot with a light wood edge, very rich exotic plum; Mouth: griotte wild plum cherry plum, smooth structure, fine acid very long, rich finishes dry; Very Good - Excellent 36; Case, 29.99
Mix any 12 bottles of the above at their case discount prices
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- Len Rothenberg
