Wine Tasting 20: 2003 Ch De Myrat from Sauternes/Barsac Fran

This famous region of Bordeaux specialises making dessert wines from Botrytis white grapes of semillon, Sauvignon Blanc and Muscadelle. Botrytis Cinerea is a fungus that attacks and dehydrates the grapes thus naturally leaving the grapes concentrating on their sugar level. Botrytis doesn't just develop every year with ease but needs the right conditions from mother nature. Recent excellent vintages in Bordeaux are 2001 and 2003. The de Myrat is a second growth from the 1855 classification. The color of the wine is yellow / yellow straw. On the nose, profound honey and candied lemon fruit/ citrus oil came out. This syrupy, oily bodied wine offers more candied lemon, candied pear, candied pineapple, subtle smoke and spice. The finish is long with sweetened bitter lemon rind and great Botrytis characters. The balanced acidity, sugar, concentration and alcohol ensures it's ageability. I look forward retasting this wine with you in 5 and 10 years time to see how it develops. (90-92 points by Michael Lam of the Beverage Review).

Just an extra note: when tasting dessert wine. One, primarily, is looking for balance between acidity and sweetness but the most important thing is looking for COMPLEXITY. Winemakers can manipulate and adjust acidity and sweetness but they cannot create natural complexity which comes from the grape. Complexity also develops as the wine ages...the fruit level drops as well as loosing some sweetness but other dimensions like coffee and even subtle spices emerges with a change to a darker colour. You gain some and you loose some!

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[wdeboer0]

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[michaelyblam]

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[michaelyblam]

The king of the Mountain is/was worn by a special group of 'mountain dancers' such as Robert Millar, Steven Rooks, Gert-Jan Theunisse, Michael Rasmussen, Richard Virenque, Laurent Jalabert and many others. They to me belong to an elite group who can endure endless pain and punishments...

[GhostMint]

I don't drink anymore, but I used to really be into this chianti that was made from organic grapes. I can't remember the exact details of it, but my pallet definately leans towards sharper, tart reds.

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[michaelyblam]

Italians make more sharper, zingy, higher acidity wines. The reason: They make wines to compliment their food especially much Italian food are rich, cheesy and fatty. The perfect marriage with a high acidic wine! Glad you like the shirt! I do too...especially when I climb with my bike with friends...

[wineco]

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[michaelyblam]

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[michaelyblam]

I seem to get more commenst about the cycling shirt than the wine itself! Watch the Tour de France and you will see this shirt especially on the mountain stages!

[porter2005]

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