My 3 new Favorite Wines
I get to try hundreds of new wines every week but it is not very often that one of those will catch my eye like these beauties did.
The 2005 Mas Igneus Fa 104 Blanc blew my mind with racy acidity and crisp minerality balanced in perfect harmony. Made from 100% Garnatxa Blanca and aged for 4 months in New French oak barriques this wine displayed an incredible array of tropical fruits backed by a minerality of slate and limestone and finished with yellow dandelions and papaya.
Next, we had the 2005 Nicolas Rossignol Pommard from Burgundy. Nicolas is an up-and-coming wine maker with a light touch and an eye for excellence in his wines. As he gets older and more experienced I can only see his wines getting better and better. I think he will be a force to be reckoned with in the future. This wine was fabulous with a seductive cherry cola nose and a classic worn leather and white pepper palate finishing with a slight toast. Crisp acidity and super smooth tannins make this bottle my top value wine.
We finished with the 2001 Mas Igneus Costers – only bottled in the best of vintages – a blend of 80% Garnatxa Negra and 20% Carinyena and aged 12 months in new French oak this wine was bloody fantastic! Immediately upon opening this wine the bouquet exploded from the bottle revealing roasted plum and dark chocolate. After putting the wine in a glass the palate told a story of silky tannins well developed by age and a chalky minerality balanced with subtle damp earth tones. With no fining or filtering there is a considerable amount of sediment left at the end of the bottle but the bold flavor is well worth chancing a little bit of sediment in the glass.