Been another 2 weeks since I met up with the gp.
It has been such a crazy month since I came back from summer vacations and I did not even feel I went for a holiday. Anyway, it was work, work and more work and of course, I have to start doing my running schedule for the stanchart marathon. I wonder why do I need to put myself through all this sh*t to run 42km. Guessed I just want something to look forward in life. It wasn't exactly funny when I finished last yr - my eyes teared up... how did I finish that distance?!!
Anyway, it was a Michael Lafarge/ volnay night. There is always a debate among whether his Clos des Chenes or the Clos Du Chateau des Ducs is his best wine.
- 2001 Volnay - some 30% of the vines suffered hail damage. Much like bourgogne but prettier and elegant with more weight and volume to the delicious, round flavours. finishing sweet. Nice for easy drinking.
- 2001 Volnay Clos de Chateau des Ducs (50yr old vines that produced only 20 hl/ha bcos of severe sorting). Sweetly sweet and highly complex nose of raspberries cut with black cherries and a touch of earth led to medium wt flavours and a firm, ripe, reasonably persistent back end. Delicious but yet subtle and fine. Like this one bcos it feels so alive in the mouth.
- 2001 Volnay "Clos Des Chenes" (45yr old vines that sits just above champans and heavily hit by the hail) Somewhat typical nose of strong red raspberry and strawberry aromas. Nice and firm.
Nice dinner. Now I shd really think where I shd go for my next break.
