Wine Raconteur

Domaine Tortochot - Mazis-Chambertin - Grand Cru 2005

Score: 17.5/20 Concluded by my actual tasting notes.
Nose: hint of barnyard, whispers of dried herbs, rustic fruits, cranberries, cherries.
Palate: (attack) a tangy boysenberry teased the tongue. (Mid-palate) Dry, immense amount of tannins. It has a sturdy foundation with lots of fruits hiding behind it waiting to be unfolded. Surrounded by mineralities.
Texture: bright & fresh, got a good suction of tannins.
Finish: Bramble berries, good impact of fruits. very solid & long.

Domaine Tortochot - Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru - 2005


Score: 18.5/20 Concluded by my actual tasting notes.
Nose: intoxicating nose of cherries, dusty strawberries supporting by some forest earth. Minty & grassy.
Palate: (attack) Hitting with substantial power of fruits, bright but not flat (Mid-palate) impeccable balance, revealing some pomergrante, blueberries, progressively showing off great deal of depths. Layers of earth & wet stones. It hasn’t really show it all , it has a lot potential to become more complex, its nuances of subtleties will build up.
Texture: Grainy tannins, so rounded like a sphere.
Finish: Long & unforgettable. Clouds of sweetness surreptitiously clinging on back of my throat.
Reminiscence: It’s a mona lisa painting, the smile is magical.

Domaine Tortochot - Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Champeaux 2005

Score: 16.5/20 Concluded by my actual tasting notes.
Nose: It’s bit closed. picked up just hint of spice & cherries.
Palate: (attack) Still quite shy, mostly tangy fruits (Mid-palate) slowly developing some fresh herbs, some bright cherries notes. Seems still in a coma now. However, it has the potentials, 4-5 times from now.
Texture: Clean, solid. More acidity of tangy
Finish: Medium length, with some nice minerals, still tangy.

Domaine Jo Pithon - Anjou - Les Pepinieres 2005

Score: 17/20 Concluded by my actual tasting note.
Nose: It says Hello! powerful aromas honey and tropical fruits.
Palate: (attack) apple & melon, a bit austere (Mid) mineral with spice mingling with very solid fruits, whiff of wild berries slowly expending back of my palate.
Finish: Persistent & memorable.
Some special fruits coming from a 4-hectare vineyard called les Pepinieres. Its a southfacing slopes full of Carboniferous soil.
Reminiscence: fall season, leaves turning colors, in a cold evening, I pulled over by a curvy windy canyon road side, watching over the traffic were slow downed by the thickening fog.
Music to pair: Moonlight in Vermont sung by Ella Fitzgerald

My little comments: Soil does helps the fruits when plants are farmed organically or Biodynamically.

Domaine Jo Pithon - Savennieres - La Croix Picot - 2006

Score: 16.5/20 Concluded by my actual tasting note.
Nose: Its a bit closed. Hint of peach & rocky minerals
Palate: (attack) nice touch of pineapple & citrus (Mid) Expensive fruits hit very corner of my palate. Very intriguing bright stone fruits. well positioned acidity.
Finish: Long. Mineral subtleties mingling.
Story: Its fruits from a 1.5 hectare of sandstone schist soil. High on the slopes overlooking the Loire.