LeDomduVin: Jamais deux sans trois!

Jamais deux sans trois!

In life, 1 is usually not enough, and 3 is too many, as things are usually better in pairs and even numbers. That goes for pretty much everything! 😉😁🤣

However, there are some exceptions, like with wine, for example. If you're at least 2-3 people, 1 bottle is usually not enough, 2 is perfect, and 3 might be too many, yet it will definitely be appreciated, too. 😉

That happened that day for a private after-dinner drink with cigars. I finished half of a previously opened bottle of Domaine Tortochot Chambertin Grand Cru 2015, so I had to open another one. Beautiful wine! (See my previous post for tasting notes here.)  

As the host and his guests enjoyed talking while sipping the wine, I realized the bottle would not be enough. As I was out of Tortochot, I had to open something else from another producer. 

I found this bottle of Laurent Roumier Clos-Vougeot Grand Cru 2016 and was really looking forward to tasting it, as it had been a long time since I last tasted it. Unfortunately, it was corked. (This is why Sommeliers taste the wine before serving it.) 

So I returned to the cellar fridge to pick up another one and found this bottle of Domaine Faiveley Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru 2010, which was drinking beautifully. Despite its age, it showed many juicy red cherry fruit aromas and flavors mingling with floral, earthy, and mineral notes. Lovely acidity and integrated tannins enhanced the wine, bringing freshness, texture, and structure. I loved it.   

It's a shame the second wine was badly corked. I would have loved to taste it, as I am a big fan of Roumier. 

Two bottles were the correct number, although they would have drunk the middle one if it had not been corked. 

Cheers! Santé! 

Dom

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