Monday, March 18, 2013

Report from ... 2011 Bouchard / Fevre / Ponciago Tasting - March 12, 2013

Light cherry with hints of strawberry and raspberry ($26.00).
*** 1/2+

Touch more robust, darker cherry fruit, light touch of tannins ($33.00)
*** 1/2+

Cherry blossom, rich cherry, silky palate - a sexy Beaujolais ($53.00)
****+
White fruit driven with pleasant apple and lime notes ($52.00)
*** 1/2+

Nice hit of pineapple on the palate and good mineral stoniness ($52.00)
****


Nose of tropical fruit, tangerine and mineral
Flavours of grapefruit cocktail, citrus and green apple ($76.00)
**** 1/2



Pineapple, apple, lemon-lime and mineral all follow on the palate
rich fruit, nice mouth-feel, long finish ($117.00)
****+

Good fruit and mineral - well balanced ($21.95 - #276436)
****
Palate is the winner here, light buttery-ness and hint of apple crumble ($70.00)
*** 1/2

Very rich buttery, vanilla, caramel apple and a long buttery finish ($103.00)
****

This has got it all: vanilla-caramel, soft butter, floral, apple / peach cobbler,
cinnamon, spice on the finish - easy entry, great mouth-feel ($211.00)
**** 1/2+

nice, Chardonnay with a full mouth-feel and good finish ($15.60 - #51573)
*** 1/2

Nice spiced cranberry and cherry ($62.00)
*** 1/2+

Black cherry and violets on the nose; hints of leather and licorice on the finish ($67.00)
*** 1/2+


Pretty perfumed nose loaded with floral,
palate pulls off a nice spiced cranberry and sour cherry ($97.00)
****

spiced violets and raspberries with a long black cherry finish ($105.00)
****

Black cherry and red licorice with a real sexy mouth-feel ($127.00)
****+

Nice spices, black cherry, and anise; soft and smooth ($130.00)
****

Soft, silky and sexy - nice tannins always with a white pepper note ($149.00)
****

Extremely pretty, violets and vanilla. black cherry, sweet and sour cherry,
lovely mouth-feel and a hint of white pepper on the finish ($248.00)
**** 1/2
 

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