r/wine • u/Cloverdad Wine Pro • 2d ago

Yesterday’s dinner

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Ok, I had a dinner last night with some people I do know, and some new. The diner was in a very old fashioned restaurant, possibly the oldest in town. We went in wines first (byob) and picked foods around them.

Aperitif: Pol Roger Cuvée de Réserve Vinothèque Brut Rose 1999. I was very pleased with the color. Very developed and toasty aroma with rosehip, cherry, and that distinct aroma of dried apricots. Palate was delightfully fresh and balanced. Very cool experience, my mileage has varied a lot when talking about aged champagne.

Starters: Catena-Zapata Adrianna vineyard White Bones Chardonnay 2021. Very sharp aroma, that developed while drinking. Lemon zest and chamomile was expected, but the fresh peppermint aroma, which was quite strong was new to me. Stong body and fresh as ever, this really competes with the best burgundy whites. Highly recommend if You can get your hands on one.

Main course: Yalumba ’The Caley’ 2013. Blend of Barossa Shiraz and Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon. While not overly so, this was very concentrated and full bodied wine, that has many more years of potential. No really signs of agening, but the character was developed however (I’ve tasted 2012 like six years ago). Jammy, spicy, dark black currant and some menthol (the Coonawarra component). Lots of freshness still, and overall very nicely balanced wine, and very hard to pick anything to really complain about.

If only had these opportunities more often.

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u/fkdkshufidsgdsk 2d ago

Been super curious about white bones and/or white stones. Are there any burgundy AOCs or producers it reminds you of?

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u/Cloverdad Wine Pro 2d ago

I recently had a bottle of Puligny-Montrachet by Bruno Colin, which has lot of same qualities, sans the herbal notes, as this. The burgundy was more full bodied, and 10 years older, but these wines kinda tell you why some of the worlds best whites are chardonnays.

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u/fkdkshufidsgdsk 2d ago

Appreciate it! That peppermint note is very intriguing to me, good feeling I would love this wine