Serious drinking Wednesday

Back with another mini review of the wines. Me and my friend decided to bring some VGS (Very Good Sh**) wines to surprise our sommeliers.

Armand Rousseau Chambertin 2010:

Initial nose gave me leather and slight ripe dark fruits. Right away, I understand why Rousseau is considered the King of Chambertin. The words "balance in all things" came to my mind. Even though it just starts to get into its stride, the complexity and aromas of ripe fruits, leather, a bit of barnyard is oh so amazing. Having said that, it has moments where it entered its dumb phase where sometimes it feels quite linear. If this wine is a person, I would describe it as someone of a royal status, perhaps Kate Middleton.

Faiveley Chambertin Clos de Beze 2013:

Since I tasted this blind, the initial impression is similar to that of Rousseau. Dark fruits, quite grippy tannins. However, it has more structure on the palate and a slight hint of Soy Sauce and Iodine to me on the nose. This tells me that the wine is slightly younger than my Rousseau. It has the characteristics of Gevrey Chambertin wines, but since I asked my friend to bring something of a similar caliber, I went straight away to CdB. This wine has a linear progression as it gets better and better throughout the night. If this wine is a person, I would say Lana Del Rey.

Wildcard – Ar Pepe Sassella Nuova Regina 2013:

This was a wildcard in a sense me and my friend was given blind. Initial impression on the color tells me that I am looking at a pinot noir, especially comparing to the Faiveley. The smell at first led me to burgundy pinot, with bright blue fruits present. However, the acidity wasn't medium and it has more structure and body compared to the typical Pinots i drank. As I kept on swirling on the glass, it gave me a tar and rubber smell, and taste wise it gave me a cheese notes to it. Me and friend decided to go for Nebbiolo, and for the vintage I settled for 2013-2015. If this wine was a person, it would be Sydney Sweeney.

Every wine that we had today has its own characteristics and deliciousness, with the wildcard being the surprise of the night. Nevertheless, it is something that I for sure will remember forever.