Friday, January 03, 2003
1998 Chateau du Trignon Blanc De Blancs Cote du Rhone
One of the niceties of white wines from the Rhone is how well they age, and more importantly how the change. When young they are steely, minerally, floral and and all soft tropical fruit. Given a little bottle age, some proper cellaring and they change to a more complex wine that is richer, deeper with a higher degree of flavor making for a more palate coating elixir of pure fruit. Made up from most likely Grenache Blanc, Clairette, Marsanne, Rousanne and some Viognier tossed in, this sub $10.00 white is loaded with apricot, melons and a hint of tangerine flavored fruit. Blessed with a long finish, the wine is a sheer delight to drink at this point in it's evolution.
1994 Mas Morties Pic St. Loup Coteaux du Languedoc
Like so many Languedoc reds, once the reach age eight, they seem to blossom. The Garrigue aromas and flavors become most evident, they shed their baby tannic fattiness and develop greater complexity, a nice smoothness and an almost indescribable mouth feel that in some ways is Bordeaux like, while at the same time Rhone inspired. That was the case with the Mas Morties, as it gave off wonderful flavors and aromas of rosemary and thyme, juniper berries, blackberry, blueberry, cassis and cherry flavors, without any semblance of oak or tannins. Unlike the unfiltered release which is all Syrah, this bottling is made from a likely blend of Cinsault, Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre and possibly some Carignane. The wine is now at a point where it is drinking perfectly well and should for another four or five years.
One of the niceties of white wines from the Rhone is how well they age, and more importantly how the change. When young they are steely, minerally, floral and and all soft tropical fruit. Given a little bottle age, some proper cellaring and they change to a more complex wine that is richer, deeper with a higher degree of flavor making for a more palate coating elixir of pure fruit. Made up from most likely Grenache Blanc, Clairette, Marsanne, Rousanne and some Viognier tossed in, this sub $10.00 white is loaded with apricot, melons and a hint of tangerine flavored fruit. Blessed with a long finish, the wine is a sheer delight to drink at this point in it's evolution.
1994 Mas Morties Pic St. Loup Coteaux du Languedoc
Like so many Languedoc reds, once the reach age eight, they seem to blossom. The Garrigue aromas and flavors become most evident, they shed their baby tannic fattiness and develop greater complexity, a nice smoothness and an almost indescribable mouth feel that in some ways is Bordeaux like, while at the same time Rhone inspired. That was the case with the Mas Morties, as it gave off wonderful flavors and aromas of rosemary and thyme, juniper berries, blackberry, blueberry, cassis and cherry flavors, without any semblance of oak or tannins. Unlike the unfiltered release which is all Syrah, this bottling is made from a likely blend of Cinsault, Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre and possibly some Carignane. The wine is now at a point where it is drinking perfectly well and should for another four or five years.
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