Comments on: Energy in the wines at the Return to Terroir

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 04:32:08 +0000

Also found the Georgian wines interesting, though not exactly vins de soif. I loved the Cotar wines from Slovenia. Also dug Landron, Zusslin, and Ulivi, among others.

By: Francesca

Francesca — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 21:46:16 +0000

Personally, I enjoyed the classics of Nicolas Joly, Marcel Deiss, Olivier Cousin, and Domaine de la Pinte.

My new discoveries:
Borc Dodon (Uis Blancis, Uis Neris – natural fruit)
Vignoble Réveille (Pot Rouge, Climas, Diable – balanced fruit/freshness)
Domaine Viret (Renaissance, Dolia – superb super natural wines)
Champagne David Léclapart (L’Amateur, L’Artiste – like you, I enjoyed it’s complexity and finish)

By: Todd - VT Wine Media

Todd - VT Wine Media — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 20:56:26 +0000

Doc,
Totally with you when it comes to Corsica…across the board favorite for me and the folks I was tasting with. Mr. Abattucci’s wines were very exciting, and we pleaded with him to visit VT. At Casa De Mouraz, the sole Portuguese representative, I had my concept of Vinho Verde completely blown out of the water. Already fan of the Meinklang wines as we get them here, great to finally meet Werner Michlits. Joseph Landron’s Loire Muscadet were serious QPR.

Don’t have my notes here at work, but did you by any chance try the first wine from Our Wine, LLC, the Georgian producer, the one that macerated skin, seed, and stems for six months in buried clay vessels? Holy White Tannins!
Cheers.

By: Kristen

Kristen — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 20:13:40 +0000

The Coulée de Serrant wines were standouts, but I was also glad to hit up the Alsatian section. The Josmeyer, Deiss, Zind Humbrecht, and Ostertag wines were fantastic!