Vérité La Joie Red Bordeaux Blend
Thanksgiving evening, Jared (Gelband) stopped over with a bottle of Vérité La Joie Red Bordeaux Blend. To accompany the wine we paired some Smoked Gouda and Swiss cheeses.
Vérité La Joie Red Bordeaux Blend 1999
The Verite opened firm and tight with a hard edge, then reverted to a layer of barnyard funk, but after two hours, it burst open with complex concentrated structured backbone of dark raspberry and black currant fruits accented by layers of graphite, cigar box, tobacco leaf, spicy oak and floral notes with hints of vanilla, then silky textures of fine tannins on a long lingering tangy finish.
At seventeen years, this almost seems like it needs several more years to settle. Will be wonderful to taste this again in five and ten years if you can wait, and get access to some.
RM 94 points. Robert Parker gave this 95 points; Steve Tanzer 94, Vinous 93 points and Wine Enthusiast 90 points.
This is a blend of 59% Cabernet Sauvignon and 41% Merlot (89% from Sonoma and 11% from Napa).
https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=6409
http://www.veritewines.com/
He also brought a Furmint based blend dessert wine, Château Pajzos Tokaji Aszú 5 Puttonyos 1999, so we pulled from the cellar to pair with a 2000 Royal Tokaji Wine Co. Tokaji Aszú 5 Puttonyos Birsalmás, and a 2002 Kracher Chardonnay TBA #2 Nouvelle Vague Chardonnay.
Château Pajzos Tokaji Aszú 5 Puttonyos 1999
Interest that this was similar to, almost indistinguishable from the 2000 as they're from different vintages and different producers. Slightly more pronounced perhaps but same profile and character.
https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=78287
Royal Tokaji Wine Co. Tokaji Aszú 5 Puttonyos Birsalmás 2000
My review of this wine from 2014 - "Burnt orange colored, medium full bodied, sweet apricot with tones of peach turning to pink grapefruit citrus on a tongue coating smoky almond finish."
RM 91 points.
https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=381819
Alois Kracher Chardonnay TBA #2 Nouvelle Vague Chardonnay 2002
I last reviewed this wine back in 2011 when I wrote, "Honey color - full bodied, thick, chewy apricot, hints of grapefruit citrus, touch of pineapple and smoke."
An interesting comparison against the Tokaji's ... this Austrian Chardonnay based dessert came across as smoother, more elegant and approachable, a bit lighter, with more finesse.
RM 92 points.
https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=50493
http://www.kracher.at/en/
More to come ...
Rick, Jared, and Johnny ...
Thanksgiving evening, Jared (Gelband) stopped over with a bottle of Vérité La Joie Red Bordeaux Blend. To accompany the wine we paired some Smoked Gouda and Swiss cheeses.
The Verite opened firm and tight with a hard edge, then reverted to a layer of barnyard funk, but after two hours, it burst open with complex concentrated structured backbone of dark raspberry and black currant fruits accented by layers of graphite, cigar box, tobacco leaf, spicy oak and floral notes with hints of vanilla, then silky textures of fine tannins on a long lingering tangy finish.
At seventeen years, this almost seems like it needs several more years to settle. Will be wonderful to taste this again in five and ten years if you can wait, and get access to some.
RM 94 points. Robert Parker gave this 95 points; Steve Tanzer 94, Vinous 93 points and Wine Enthusiast 90 points.
This is a blend of 59% Cabernet Sauvignon and 41% Merlot (89% from Sonoma and 11% from Napa).
https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=6409
http://www.veritewines.com/
He also brought a Furmint based blend dessert wine, Château Pajzos Tokaji Aszú 5 Puttonyos 1999, so we pulled from the cellar to pair with a 2000 Royal Tokaji Wine Co. Tokaji Aszú 5 Puttonyos Birsalmás, and a 2002 Kracher Chardonnay TBA #2 Nouvelle Vague Chardonnay.
Château Pajzos Tokaji Aszú 5 Puttonyos 1999
Interest that this was similar to, almost indistinguishable from the 2000 as they're from different vintages and different producers. Slightly more pronounced perhaps but same profile and character.
https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=78287
Royal Tokaji Wine Co. Tokaji Aszú 5 Puttonyos Birsalmás 2000
My review of this wine from 2014 - "Burnt orange colored, medium full bodied, sweet apricot with tones of peach turning to pink grapefruit citrus on a tongue coating smoky almond finish."
RM 91 points.
https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=381819
Alois Kracher Chardonnay TBA #2 Nouvelle Vague Chardonnay 2002
I last reviewed this wine back in 2011 when I wrote, "Honey color - full bodied, thick, chewy apricot, hints of grapefruit citrus, touch of pineapple and smoke."
An interesting comparison against the Tokaji's ... this Austrian Chardonnay based dessert came across as smoother, more elegant and approachable, a bit lighter, with more finesse.
RM 92 points.
https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=50493
http://www.kracher.at/en/
More to come ...
Rick, Jared, and Johnny ...
