Tried last night w/ dinner:
1. Mas d'En Compte Dd'OQ: Priorat Blanc (13.5%; NealRosenthal) Celler Cal Pla/Porrera 2011: Deep gold color; intense honeyed/honeysuckle/GB big/lush fruit rather strong toasty/charred/oak/smoky nose; soft/fat/lush/porky very strong toasty/smoky/oak very ripe/lush/honeyed/honeysuckle/GB bit alcoholic flavor; long very ripe/fat/porky/underacid strong honeyed/honeysuckle/GB/bit floral big fruit rather toasty/charred/oak/caramel finish; loads of lush GB fruit but a ton of new oak and too soft & porky on the palate for my taste. $23.00 (AV)
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2. Jongieux Mondeuse AC: Vin de Savoie (12.5%; VintageImports/Denver) EugeneCarrel & Fils/Jongieux 2010: Med.dark color; strong earthy/classic Mondeuse/plummy/boysenberry bit herbal/rosemary/pungent somewhat rustic/gamey/earthy rather interesting nose; tart bit hard/tannic classic Mondeuse/plummy/boysenberry some earthy/loamy/rustic/mineral/dusty/root cellar slight bretty/unclean flavor; med.long bit hard/tannic/bitey strong plummy/boysenberry/Mondeuse/rustic slight herbal/rosemary/mineral/quite earthy/dusty finish; could use several yrs perhaps; a classic earthy/rustic Savoie Mondeuse that's interesting to drink; well priced at $17.00 (AV)
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A wee BloodyPulpit:
1. PrioratBlanc: This producer has one of the old blocks of GrenacheBlanc that was not ripped out in the Priorat. Past editions of this wine I've had I liked a lot. This 2011 was just too overripe & flabby to be enjoyable to me to drink. It has huge GB fruit, so probably drinks well in Monktown.
Tom
