| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2002 DuMOL Pinot Noir Russian River Valleymore |
5/8/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote: 87 pointsLast bottle lost in the back of the cellar, this is tired but still clearly enjoyable, showing rich black and red cherry, fully mature, nicely rich (enough). Actually got better with an hour of air, then got tired from there. |
| Red |
2015 The Hilt Pinot Noir Old GuardSanta Barbara County more |
5/7/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote: 90 pointsPlenty of black berries with near-sweet spice and a touch of humus. I like the richness juxtaposed with enough brightness here, but find a bit too much pronounced whole cluster interferes with the otherwise fine balance. Still, certainly good and nicely complex. |
| Red |
2005 Louis Jadot Volnay 1er Cru Clos des ChênesPinot Noir more |
5/7/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote: 86 pointsA good enough glass of Pinot Noir but underwhelming for the vintage and vineyard. Black fruit, lacking spice with good enough weight, hardly recognizable as Volnay. |
| White |
2018 Jules Desjourneys Pouilly-Fuissé Les MénétrièresChardonnay more |
5/5/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote: 91 pointsPausing for the Cause Fundraiser and Dinner (Obelix - Chicago IL): Small late night taste from magnum. I believe this is one of the vineyards that is now 1er Cru. Bright, lithe, and nicely energetic with a good display of vintage richness. Very good concentration, and while I have no experience with this wine, expect more complexity to emerge with cellar time. Very good now, upside from here. |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
1967 Château SuduirautSauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more |
5/5/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote: 93 pointsPausing for the Cause Fundraiser and Dinner (Obelix - Chicago IL): Small late night taste. Caramel apple from start-to-finish with good depth and weight. Not the most complex example of old Sauternes, but still fresh enough and wonderfully balanced. Much better vs last time tasted two years ago. |
| Red |
2022 Domaine Remi et Robert Niero Côte-Rôtie EminenceSyrah more |
5/5/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote: NRPausing for the Cause Fundraiser and Dinner (Obelix - Chicago IL): Small taste from bottle brought by the importer. Very rich and well spiced with robust fruit, still certainly oaky right now, there is a long of good stuff here but loss in the context of the older wines tasted tonight. |
| Red |
1966 Camille Giroud Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les PruliersPinot Noir more |
5/5/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote: 93 pointsPausing for the Cause Fundraiser and Dinner (Obelix - Chicago IL): Opened 20-30 minutes before pouring. Fully mature black fruit with meaty notes and lots of earth, but still clean and nicely silky. Wonderfully harmonious, good density. |
| Red |
2007 Louis Jadot Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Domaine Louis JadotChambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru Pinot Noir more |
5/5/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote: 93 pointsPausing for the Cause Fundraiser and Dinner (Obelix - Chicago IL): From magnum alongside the Clos St Jacques. Reticent nose showcasing red and black cherry, much like the CSJ, but more explosive and assertive flavors, showing more richness, meat, and spice, with very good depth and density. Upside from here. |
| Red |
2007 Louis Jadot Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St. Jacques Domaine Louis JadotPinot Noir more |
5/5/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote: 91 pointsPausing for the Cause Fundraiser and Dinner (Obelix - Chicago IL): From magnum alongside the Chambertin-Clos de Bèze. Ripe red and black cherries throughout gives this a plush start, then more reserved middle forward. Good depth and weight, nicely balanced now. At its peak. |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
2020 Château d'YquemSauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more |
5/5/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote: NRPausing for the Cause Fundraiser and Dinner (Obelix - Chicago IL): Small taste. Absolutely delicious, and absolutely a decade too young. Precocious but approachable, even if not showing much of the nuance that will certainly emerge with cellar time. But lots of depth, great 94-95+ point potential. |
| Red |
1985 Château Cheval BlancSt. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more |
5/5/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote: 93 pointsPausing for the Cause Fundraiser and Dinner (Obelix - Chicago IL): Small glass tasted double blind. Clearly old Bordeaux with an engaging Cab Franc streak, so I thought St Emilion, lots of meat and earth, making me think this slightly older, probably late 1970s. Very good now. |
| White |
2008 Domaine Dublère Chablis Grand Cru Les PreusesChardonnay more |
5/5/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote: 92 pointsPausing for the Cause Fundraiser and Dinner (Obelix - Chicago IL): Alongside the 2007. Rich and bright at the same time, clearly more conventionally Chablis than the 2007. Good depth with a long, bright finish, nicely layered. |
| White |
2007 Domaine Dublère Chablis Grand Cru Les PreusesChardonnay more |
5/5/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote: 92 pointsPausing for the Cause Fundraiser and Dinner (Obelix - Chicago IL): Opened alongside the 2008. Rich and intense with good density and a bright mineral character, just faintly sweet. simple on long-ish finish. |
| Red |
1987 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie La MoulineSyrah more |
5/5/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote: NRPausing for the Cause Fundraiser and Dinner (Obelix - Chicago IL): Others enjoyed this, but I found it well past its peak. |
| White |
2013 Domaine Ramonet Bâtard-MontrachetBâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru Chardonnay more |
5/5/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote: 95 pointsPausing for the Cause Fundraiser and Dinner (Obelix - Chicago IL): Another great bottle of this wine. Big and plush, miraculously coming across as ripe in this non-ripe vintage. So much nuance and depth that keeps unfolding in front of the lucky drinker, this is wonderful now and will last for a long time. |
| Red |
2009 Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier Bonnes MaresBonnes Mares Grand Cru Pinot Noir more |
5/5/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote: flawedPausing for the Cause Fundraiser and Dinner (Obelix - Chicago IL): Small taste. Seemingly an off bottle, coming across with perhaps ripe VA touches and lacking fruit. |
| White - Sparkling |
2017 Georges Laval Champagne Premier Cru Brut Nature Les ChênesChardonnay more |
5/5/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote: 93 pointsPausing for the Cause Fundraiser and Dinner (Obelix - Chicago IL): Magnum. Ultra bright apple and lemon, nicely floral, brightly minerally. Great length and depth, but still reserved and taut. Better in another year or three. |
| White |
2011 Weingut Keller Kirchspiel Riesling Großes GewächsRheinhessen more |
5/5/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote: 93 pointsPausing for the Cause Fundraiser and Dinner (Obelix - Chicago IL): Bright green apple and lemon, nicely floral, wonderfully textured with an impressive minerally finish with very good depth. Still further upside from here. |
| White |
2021 Jean-Louis Chavy Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les PerrièresChardonnay more |
5/5/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote: 89 pointsPausing for the Cause Fundraiser and Dinner (Obelix - Chicago IL): Bright apple throughout, much too young, but clearly with good 1er Cru density and weight, just perhaps with too much of a tart note on finish. |
| White |
1992 Domaine Fabien Coche Meursault 1er Cru Gouttes d'OrChardonnay more |
5/5/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote: flawedPausing for the Cause Fundraiser and Dinner (Obelix - Chicago IL): Brought as a birthday gift for Nicolas' birthday, sadly this bottle was far more tired and lackluster than any of my previous bottles from this same case. |
| White |
2018 François Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru Montée de TonnerreChardonnay more |
5/5/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote: 93 pointsPausing for the Cause Fundraiser and Dinner (Obelix - Chicago IL): In contrast to the 2003 getting tired, this isn't even close to ready and not yet fully enjoyable. Rich and dense, but clearly reserved and coiled with taut structure. Nicely floral start with good richness certainly bode well, and I expect 93+ point potential, 2028 forward. |
| White |
2003 François Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru Montée de TonnerreChardonnay more |
5/5/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote: 89 pointsPausing for the Cause Fundraiser and Dinner (Obelix - Chicago IL): Fun nose, less complete palate, slightly sweet, slightly tired, but still good weight. |
| White |
2012 Domaine Georges Vernay Condrieu Les Chaillées de l'EnferViognier more |
5/5/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote: 92 pointsPausing for the Cause Fundraiser and Dinner (Obelix - Chicago IL): Bright lemon with lemon curd, supported with the most faint tropical notes. Still wonderfully fresh with very good depth. |
| White - Sparkling |
2005 Taittinger Champagne Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs BrutChardonnay more |
5/5/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote: 91 pointsPausing for the Cause Fundraiser and Dinner (Obelix - Chicago IL): Magnum. Rich and well balanced, good weight and depth, at its peak now. Not as complex as the 2006 just tasted. |
| White - Sparkling |
2006 Taittinger Champagne Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs BrutChardonnay more |
5/5/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote: 93 pointsPausing for the Cause Fundraiser and Dinner (Obelix - Chicago IL): Magnum. Bright and completely fruit driven showing lots of bright yellow and green apple, Very good length, upside from here. Better than my previous time tasted a few months ago. |
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