Last weekend wines

As I wrote a few times before, not a long ago I almost had no white wines in my collection and my only experiences with whites were some Israeli Chard's from Castel & Golan Heights. But during the last year , that has changed. It started with some white Burgundies, mostly from Meursault, Chassagne Montrachet , some Corton Charlemagnes and even Montrachet. Then came the German Rieslings, from Donnhoff, Dr.Loosen, Emrich Shoenleber and more , a few Sauvignon Blanc's from New Zealand and last week a new revelation : Condrieu.
Last friday I've had one of the most interesting and impressive wines I've had lately. It was Georges Vernay , Condrieu Coteaux du Vernon 2006. In the nose it had a stunning aromas of sweet citrus fruits : sweetened oranges, red grapefruits , chinese oranges and more with some peaches and also flowers in the background , In the mouth it was maybe the fullest bodied white , I've ever had, mouth coating, rich with great acidity , some smokey notes and long finish. Stunning . Score - 96-97. We also had a bottle of Trapet, Chapelle Chambertin (Grand Cru) 2004, Ruby coloured, It had a nose of ripe red fruits, earthy notes and very mild bret in the background that didn't interfere much (I don't like it usually). In the mouth medium to full bodied, quite rich, with some chewy tannins , good acidity and medium-long finish. Very nice and not too expensive for a grand cru (I think something between 500-600NIS). Score - 92-93.
On Saturday night , I was invited for an evening with other wine lovers at Barcarola Restaurant. I didn't wrote any notes but 4 bottles were very nice - A bottle of Champagne imported by Eldad Levi (I think it was Larmandier, I'll find out later) that was balanced and tasty, a superb bottle of Chassagne Montrachet , Boudriotte 2002 from Gagnard (Score - 93-94) , Alion 2001- very elegant with dark red fruits, cedar, and earth, medium to full bodied, rich, wonderfully balanced with great aftertaste. Score - 94-95 , Fantastic value. Last was a bottle of Chateau Nairac 2001 (Brought by me). Golden coloured. Nose full of butter, honey , dominant butritis notes with tropical fruits - pinapples, passion fruits and more. In the mouth quite sweet and concentrated , but with good acidity to balance and nice aftertaste. A bit too young. Score - 93-94.

Some spanish wines

Last week in a group tasting we've had a few spanish wines.
First was the Pesquera Reserva 2002. So far I've had a few spanish from this vintage and was dissapointed . most of them were too watery/diluted for me. This Pesquera wasn't much different. It was pretty medium bodied (compared to the full bodied versions I've had before) and lacked mid palate persistence but it had a very nice nose of red fruits and earthy notes and was very elegant in the mouth with good acidity and nice aftertaste. Score : 90
The next was Alion 2001, which was the best Alion I've had so far. Great sweet nose of red fruits especially cherries and plum , with spices was followed by medium to full body, richly textured , mouth filling with lots of glycerine and long sweet finish. very very nice. Score : 94
Last was Numanthia 1999. I've had my last bottle about 3 years ago and it was superb, and seemed ats its peak. This evening it was totally closed. even about 20-30 minutes in a decanter didn't open it. the nose had a liitle black fruits and licorice but was otherwise very closed and so was the palate. I didn't expect for that, and unfortunately this was my last bottle from this vintage. NR

Also tested was a very nice Viognier from Rhone that was very nice but reminded me Chardonay with its buttery nose that accompanied citrus and some tropical fruits. In the mouth it was also smooth and buttery with good balance between acidity and sweetness . nice . Score : 91-92
I'll try to find out again the name of the wine.