This little white ($12.99 from my new favorite wine shop, Liner & Elsen) was just delightful. After a weekend of wierd, off balance wines, I was so happy to just simply enjoy a fantastic wine. It was crisp, rich and just delicious. I’d recommend finding this wine if you can. I plan on buying a few more bottles of it the next time I’m on that side of town.
February 9, 2009
February 3, 2009
2007 Leth Gruener Veltliner
Wherein I make good on my resolution to write something about my daily wine intake.
This was a nice little Gruener. It’s not overly complex, but it is quite enjoyable. I had it with our diner of quite spicy Indian lamb, spinach and peas curry. It must have been pretty decent, because Heidi liked it and we drank the whole bottle. For $15, a good buy, but not a great buy. If it were $10, then it would be a steal.
February 1, 2009
2000 Chateau Cote Montpezat
I’m missing a few fancy french accents in the name of the wine. So sue me. 
It’s from the Cotes de Castillon and claims to be 12.5% alcohol. I bought it from wine library in November.
This wine has been disappointing to me so far. It is very tight, both on the nose and the palate, and I can’t tell if that’s because it’s just young, or if it is over the hill, or just not very well made. If I warm it up in my hands, I get a little bit more fruit out of it, but in general it just doesn’t have much going for it. Today I put it in the decanter about around noon, and I’ve been trying a little bit every hour or so, hoping that it will eventually open up. I will update as I go.
Update: So…it’s now almost 6 o’clock. 6 hours after I opened the bottle. I think that it is just starting to open up. I’m getting a little bit more on the nose and a tiny bit more fruit on the palate, too. Interestingly, it also seems like the tannins are getting more expressive as well. Strange stuff. I will continue to sample through the evening and see how it goes.
Update #2: I’m not really sure that this wine is going to get any better. 8 hours in to it and it’s got a lot of acid, some tannins and very little fruit. I think this wine is past it’s time. I have a little left in the decanter which I will try after work tomorrow. I’m not sure what I should do with the 4 remaining bottles. I’m thinking of contacting Gary V. and leaving some feedback on this wine that he recommended.
Update #3: I left a little bit of the wine in the decanter overnight, just for the heck of it, and I’m sure glad that I did! It was delicious! It was also full of sediment and kind of gritty, but it had fruit! And flavor! I did contact Gary, and his team was great. They were willing to take the wine back, paying for shipping both for the return and replacement wine. I’m going to hang on it to the remaining 4 bottles, though and see how they turn out. Maybe 6 months from now, you’ll see another post on the 2000 Chateau Cote Montpezat.
