Special Edition - Marchesi Alfieri, La Tota, Barbera d'Asti, 2011 (Italy)

October 11th, 2014

Marchesi Alfieri, La Tota, Barbera d'Asti DOCG, Piedmont, Italy - 2011

• $25.50
• Color: Intense Ruby
• Served with Lasagna, soup and a cheese platter

He says :           5.0 stars

• Wonderfully balanced and complex
• Start is very earthy, with a hint of cherry and fruit, and the end is just ethereal, in a positive way
• Long finish is really wonderful
• Light body when served chilled, it has enough bite and a great bite
• Best wine so far

Whites - Sauvignon Blanc #3 - Domaine De Ladoucette 2010 (France)

Part A - White wines

Section 4 - Sauvignon Blanc

November 5th, 2014

Domaine De Ladoucette AOC Pouilly-Fumé, Vallée de la Loire, France - 2010

• $31.75
• Color: "average" yellow like honey, touch of green
• Served with an assortment of sushi

He says :           4.25 stars

• Smell reminds me of hay, of herbs with a slight floral side, a hint of citrus and cat piss
• Soft start, then explodes in mouth with a quite long finish
• Start is more mineral, slightly sweeter than Cloudy Bay, explosion is citrusy
• Very complex and interesting, balanced
• Slight taste of butter and almonds, especially in aftertaste, very subtle, more of a feeling
• Start is more soft and smooth than Cloudy Bay, comparable quality maybe a tad less pleasant

She says :           4.25 stars

• Complex and interesting
• This wine is smooth, slightly sweet in the beginning
• Smells fresh and acidic, wet grass / hay
• Finish is long and acidic, very complex, multi flavored
• Litchi, lemon, almonds (lime)
 

 

 

 

Whites - Sauvignon Blanc #2 - Cloudy Bay 2013 (New Zealand)

Part A - White wines

Section 4 - Sauvignon Blanc

October 28th, 2014

Cloudy Bay, Marlborough, New Zealand - 2013

• $32
• Color: almost transparent, yellow / green, touch of pink
• Served with lasagna and a plate of cheese (Reflet de Portneuf and St-Honoré)

He says :           4.5 stars

• Smell reminds me of hay, of herbs, a slight hint of citrus and cat piss (grapefruit)
• Nice astringency, excellent balance
• Taste of pear, citrus (clementines, grapefruit)
• After taste is a bit floral and herbal
• Taste is a little bit similar to champagne, acidic, feels a little bit sparkly/ bubbly, limestone/mineral
• Super fresh taste, not dry
• Starts off softly, then explodes in your mouth (citrus taste)
• Finish is very long
• Excellent wine, I don't really love herbal tastes but otherwise it's excellent

She says :           3 stars

• Smells acidic and fresh
• Apples, citrus, fresh pears
• Fresh in mouth, pleasant at first but then, the finish is too acidic for my taste

Whites - Sauvignon Blanc #1 - Robert Mondavi Winery 2012 (U.S.A.)

Part A - White wines

Section 4 - Sauvignon Blanc

October 19th, 2014

Robert Mondavi Winery, Fumé Blanc, Napa Valley, California, U.S.A. - 2012

• $25.20
• Color: light and pale yellow
• Served with cream of leak, and bell peppers stuffed with rice, beef and veggies

He says :           3.75 stars

• Slight cat piss odor
• Very dry and astringent
• Very thirst quenching, then very astringent, then very dry
• Dryness stays in the mouth long as opposed to the taste which is very short
• The thirst quenching side has a light fruitiness with hints of raisin, sweet apple, a bit of pear but not a sweet taste overall
• Crisp and refreshing at first, then dry with mineral notes
• The astringent side reminds me of citrus and green apple
• Overall, a decent table wine which is not overly complex but alright : good for the garden in the summer

She says :           3.25 stars

• Smells like cat piss
• Very dry but not astringent
• Smooth and round
• Lemon zest
• Very acidic citrus notes
• Like an unripe fruit (apple / pear)
• Not sweet at all

Whites - Pinot Gris #3 - Jermann 2012 (Italy)

Part A - White wines

Section 3 - Pinot Gris

October 10th, 2014

Jermann, Pinot Grigio, Venezia-Giulia, Italy - 2012

• $33.00
• Color: Clear yellow, transparent with a hint of pink
• Served with potage st-germain w/ braised pork flank, he had moules frites, she had bavette sauce échalottes, mashed potatoes w/ gouda, and green beans at Restaurant Wellington.

He says :           4.25 stars

• Starts off with a buttery taste, then goes more acidic - long lasting taste
• Very balanced, no particular flavor stands out, just well intertwined, pleasant flavors
• Start is sooo smooth, finish a little too astringent, citrusy
• 2nd favorite white so far, behind Chablis
• mineral feeling, particularly when cold

She says :           3.75 stars

• Notes of butter
• Pleasant, smooth, mellow in the beginning
• Sour, bitter, astringent finish
• Well-balanced, light
• Reminds me of the freshness of celeri or cucumber