Busy tasting
Today we held a big tasting of the wines of the Clos Roche Blanche arranged in several verticals with the oldest wine from 1987. A total of 42 wines were shown. Although impressive verticals are relatively common in parts of the wine world, today's tasting was a fairly unique event for a Touraine producer in the Cher Valley.
It is a testament to quality of the Clos Roche Blanche wines that although a few of the older wines were drying out there was hardly a complete dud. Even the 1987 Côt from a very difficult year was still there as a pale phantom. Otherwise perhaps the 1995 Gamay was closest to being off its perch – disappointing as the 1996 Gamay is still there are giving pleasure.
The wines
Arpent (Chenin Blanc, Arbois etc.): 2000, 1999, 1998
Sauvignon: 2001 2000, 1996 1995
Sauvignon n°2 : 2007 2006 2004, 2002
Gamay: 2005, 1999, 1996, 1995, 1990 (Première Vendange, Henry Marionnet)
Côt: 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1997, 1996 1995, 1994, 1987
Closerie (blend of Cabernet, Côt and Gamay) : 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1993
Cabernet: 1996, 1989 (Domaine Michaud)
Further details to follow.
Some of the bottles
