The moment, as in “instantaneous”. Like a photograph revealed as so many interior imagery, lines of thought, which, directly or indirectly, joins this world of wine in this kind of tasty capture of the moment. An ephemeral art constantly in motion, wine is appreciated in the tight framework of tasting like a photo itself subject to the rule of thirds to find its visual balance.
The physicist Albert Einstein was not mistaken: “In art, and in the higher spheres of science, a feeling of harmony underlies all enterprise. There is no true greatness in art or science without this harmony. »
Did the visionary foresee in this Clos Puy-Arnaud 2014 ($77.50 – 14591278) this grand cru imagined by Bordeaux thierry valette whose harmony seems settled like music paper? Yes. Great biodynamic wine adjusted beyond the infinitely small and the infinitely large, driven by its own fruity radiance, articulated by the nobility of its fresh, refined and racy tannins. (5+) © ★★★★
I personally agree with the thoughts of the architect Frank Lloyd Wright on these moments that we lose struggling to catch up. “Most people don’t take the time to live, run, grabbing what they can along the way, thus breaking with the part of divinity in them. If I don’t believe in the here-now, I can’t believe in the hereafter. »
No doubt this is the philosophy of Quebecer John Bambara when he vinifies his wines.
His burgundy white “The stone throw” 2019 ($26.80 – 14294441), whose naturalness bursts freely under the fine tension of its pear fruitiness, is unquestionably a beautiful nod to life, here and now. (5) © ★★★ 1/2
Even more “velvety” moments
Life is like wine, with the avowed hope that everything will go smoothly. Without glitches or hiccups, but with that natural flow worthy of a long calm river and those mellow tannins so substantial that there is just as much to drink as there is to eat.
This is the case for these two reds from the 2019 vintage, both with 15 fine solar degrees of alcohol. Yes, we are there, but here we are, our two fellows skilfully get out of business, because they remain balanced. Certainly rich, opulent and powerful, but balanced. That’s the main thing.
What is interesting, apart from the youthful and deep colors like a black night without stars, resides above all in these fatty tannins which dress them like princes, gentlemen who know how to waltz fluidly without tripping when the time comes to dress up the palate. The first is delivered to us by the Portuguese Domingos Alves de Sousa and his Caldas Reserve ($22.30 – 11895330 – (5) © ★★★ 1/2), a small concentrated fruity monument with a hint of mineral (schist) based on touriga nacional, whose fresh and spicy tannins are so tight that they hug to the velvet of texture another layer of concupiscence in the relief. A bit like adding a finger of whipped cream to a soft chocolate fondant.
The second is from Bordeaux and is assumed by Christian and Edouard Moueixa Pomerol ($35.25 – 739623 – (5) ★★★ 1/2) obviously based on Merlot (90%) which rolls its “R” as if exposing its royal curves out of the often too tight corset of the Bordeaux society.
With the difference that we are here on the right bank, with its Merlot and its unique sap, bawdy to be sure, but never out of place in tone. Fruity, animal nuances, almost “truffled”, and fresh tannins, melting and tightening under the impact of the clay-limestone subsoils. A classy invitation à la Gainsbourg, recovered with dignity by the Moueix clan, whose discretion is the first virtue. Something to texture your palate in the corner. No escape possible!