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Venue Chez Mills Bloomfield Avenue Bath
Attendees
Mike Selig, Caroline Ellis, Mark Masento, Benita Sabharwal, Andy Ridge, Vin Madden, Gareth Barker, Georgina Watson, Kevin Wetherell, George Wickham, Ed Kay, Philippa Nason, Guy Nason, Quentin Lambert, Regina Lambert, Roger Jardine, Bethan Evans, Gareth Birchley, Sarah Randall
Alsace Gewurztraminer L Blanck 2013 Georgina £15.50
Sweetish, dolly mixtures, sweet cigarettes, cider, pear, creamy, tropical, apricot, not too in your face!
Some thought Viognier others Gewurz
Chablis 1er Cru Montee de Tonnere 2010 F&W Caroline £18
Bit lively, attack of kernels, wood smoke, steely, flinty, not massive acidity, nettle, creamy oak.
Loire Sauvignon? But finally Chablis
Deidesheimer Hergottsacker Riesling Trocken Rflz 2011 Von Buhl Benita £28
Hint of vanilla, ice cream, limey, good acid balance, Ed Gewurz? Restrained Riesling.
Alsace Pinot Gris ‘Hugel’ 2011 Wine Society Bethan £23
Too aromatic to be chardonnay, sweet entry, ripe, good acidity not as spicy as Gewurz but of that type
Au Bon Climat Hildegard 2010 Central Coast California Kevin £28
Quintessentially oaky, banana custard, vanilla, good balance, limyness, not subtle enough to be French, lacks elegance, a little short. Odd cepage Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc and Aligote
Cannonball Sonoma County California 2012 Quentin £16
Cream soda, short, lacks middle, saltiness, vanilla, New world Chard
Ch Lynch Bages Blanc 2009 Steve £30
Body shop slurper(?),ohh!, floral, orange flower, apricot yoghurt, orange ice cream, amazing, different, impossible grape variety, fruit party in my mouth, Auslese? Sem Sauv
Pouilly Fuisse 2011 Ed £18
Creamy and full, quite nice, new Zealand, high acidity and alcohol, Chard Old World French
Erdener Herrenberg Spatlese 1995 Germany Mark £15
Raisins, tyres burning rubber, lemon, low alcohol, delicious, goes well with curry, acidity, old world
Yves Cuilleron Viognier 2011 magnum Gareth £12
Good balance, apricots, not bone dry, many guessed Viognier
Winzergenossenschaft Mosel Riesling Auslese 2016 magnum Mark £15
Very yellow, petrolly, Germanic, quite good for Mark, lovely, not that sweet
Grande Millesme Brut Gosset 2004 Champagne Gareth £51
Good mousse, apples, biscuit, complex defo vintage, about 10 years some said older – great palate cleanser
Wines Reds
Chambolle Musigny 2007 Co-op Fine Wine Mark £14
Lovely pinot smell, red cider, farmyard, bit dried out , lacks middle, faded, past best
Valmaggiore Nebbiolo d’Alba Sandrone 2006 Roger £53
Muscat and dates, sweet dried fruit, dark cherry, figgy prunes, Italian great stuff
Beaunes 1er Les Greves Dom Maillard 2010 GWW Gareth Barker £33
Stinky good, farmyard, not Italian, many thought NZ good weight for Red Burgundy
Vieux Telegraphe La Crau CNP 1995 Vin £££
Medicinal, old savoury, coal tar, TCP, sweaty saddle, licorice, legs on legs ?, old Claret Roger fooled us old Rhone.
Chang Yu Pioneer Mike £6
Offering from recent trip, raw potatoes, paella, green pepper, bit of tree, green, corked?
Ch Batailley 2009 magnum Quentin £32
Defo French, pleasant fruit, opened up, soft, ripe, not tannic, very easy, approachable drink 2014 -2020
Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru Jean Grivot 2001 Mike £££
Older than last one, savoury on nose, good weight, dry finish, some fragrance , femininity, attar of roses
Fonte del Re d'Alba Lacrima di Morro Umani Ronchi GWW Andy ? £15
Astonishingly purple, parma violets, ripe fruit, Montepulciano-esque
Barolo (?) Prunotto 2009 Guy £££
Roses aroma, licorice, light nebbiolo, tannin on finish, quite elegant
Ridge Santa Cruz Mountains Estate 2005 George £75
Coconut, American oak, mint, very dark, very conc fruit, another fruit party, wonderful
Morgenhof Estate Stellenbosch 2004 Sarah £40
CS 65%, M 25%, Malbec 6%, CF 4%
Very claretty but more ripeness, great balance and presence, origin stumped us best SA I have ever had
Brokenwood Hunter valley 1998 Steve £££
Sweet ,earthy, good balance and weight, old worldly, something odd or missing – not one of SM best but
a privilege to try – need more H of G
Great tasting 12 + 12 – barely a poor wine, every tried to make a link to theme
Faves White Lynch Bages and Ch Batailly
Good to see the Big G, but he was quite late, so he had a little section all to himself.
M Masento 8.7.14
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