Our New Year wine was the Chateau Fuissé Pouilly-Fuissé "Les Brulés" 2006. A bit outside our normal snack bracket at $54.29 but the lobster was cheap.
Clear, clean and mildly golden appearance. Reltively intense nose for a Burgundy with a mix of ripe apples, melon and mild cumin? It became more tropical as it opened up. Very tasty and enjoyable. Med-bodied, good fruit/acid balance with a long finish.
Price: $54.29
Score: 88
Value: 3/5
Region: Macon, Burgundy
Grape: Chardonnay
Alcohol: 13.5%
UPC: 3760113386060
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Chris
ReplyDeleteI'm a little surprised at your score. I tried this at the wine show, and I would have rated it higher than that. Very good complexity. How would you compare it to the Pio Cesare Piodilei?
Norman,
ReplyDeleteI liked the 2005 vintage of the Les Brulés better. I gave the '05 90pts.
The Piodilei is one of my favorite wines. I find the Pio more stuctured and oaky than the Les Brulés but less fruit forward. It is also about $10 less per bottle.
I'll have to try the Piodilei - I know I've tried it somewhere, but I think it was only one taste from the tasting machine at Prospect.
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