Fine Wine Daily: 2011-05-05 (Reviews of Domaine Serene, Château Trotanoy; WHWC Weekend Tasting)

Summary: A recent review of the Domaine Serene Pinot Noir Willamette Valley Yamhill Cuvée 2008 from The Wine Spectator; The New York Times’ Eric Asimov interviews Christian Moueix of Château Trotanoy; This weekend’s WHWC tasting.

Reviews

Recent Wine Spectator Top Picks over $30

May. 03, 2011: Domaine Serene Pinot Noir Willamette Valley Yamhill Cuvée 2008

Pure and focused aromatically, with blueberry, plum, spice and loam aromas leaping from the glass. The firm tannins have bite, but the complex flavors shoot through on the lively finish. Shows depth and grace. Best from 2013 through 2018. 7,500 cases made. (91 points, Harvey Steiman, winespectator.com, $42)

On The Net

The The New York Times’ Eric Asimov interviews Christian Moueix of Château Trotanoy

The 2001 and the 2000 were a fascinating pair. The millennial vintage was greatly hyped and overshadowed 2001, but I find many ’01s far more interesting than the ’00s. The ’01 Trotanoy was lovely, graceful, vibrant and precise, while the 2000 seemed dense and ungainly to me, structured but without shape. (Eric Asimov, The New York Times, 2011-05-04)

Events

Weekend Tasting: Woodland Hills Wine Company (LA Area)

2010 ROSÉ – PART 2

Cost: $2/sample or $9 for all five

• Cep (Peay) Rosé Sonoma Coast 2010
• Moulin de Gassac Guilhem Rosé 2010
• Bieler Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence Rosé Sabine 2010
• Bergerie de l’Hortus Coteaux du Languedoc Rosé de Saignée 2010
• Verdad Grenache Rosé Edna Valley Sawyer Lindquist Vineyard 2010

CHABLIS

Cost: $2-10/sample or $22 for all five

• Barat Chablis 2009
• Billaud-Simon Chablis 2009
• Azo Chablis Vau de Vey 1er Cru 2008
• Collet Chablis Valmur Grand Cru 2006
• Fèvre Chablis Les Clos Grand Cru 2006